The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-05
BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
Exercises of Commencement Wesk-The
Baccalaureate and Neurology.
Especial Despatch 10 the Press.

Exercises of Commencement Week-The
Baccalaureate and Neurology.
Especial Despatch 10 the Press.]
BRUNSWICK, July 4.-The annual examina-
ton before the board of visiting committee
closed Friday afternoon with the examination
of the Freshman class. The j nior examina-
ton took place Wednesday. and the Sopho-
more Thursday In the evening, the Fresh
men went to Bath to enjoy class supper. AT
ter partaking of the feast prepared by Mr..
Mayberry the proprietor of the Sagadahoc
hotel, the programme of the literary exercises
for the evening was carried out, consist
ing of an Grafton by the class orator, N. B. K.
Pettengill; poem by A. f. Russell; class histo-
ry, H. P. Kendall; prophecy, E. A. Packard (;
singing of class odes. etc. All the parts were
finely written and executed. The Freshmen
returned this morning on the o'clock train.
Commencement week commenced to-day.
The subject of President Chamberlain's BAG
calaureate was "The conflict of laws" Text:
Roms. 7:xxiii. The point was made that some
of these so-called conflicts are not really con-
fiicts of laws, but Of the ambiguous and fgura-
tive meanings we attach to the term. Law in
it's true sense was then defined as rule of &C
ton laid down by a master having power to
enforce his command. Four tests were given
of law proper as distinguished from what is
called so metaphysically.
First, 1t implies authority.
Second, 1t is addressed to intelligence.
Third. 1t is addressed to freedom that is, it
is capable of being disobeyed
Fourth, 1t is supported by sanctions.
The lawgiver has power to enforce his com
4l~ox .<1, - tfnn
1t was shown that the sphere of positive law
gave peculiar opportunity for conflict OF laws.
First, because their sources are different.
Many laws from many masters are binding on
| us at the same time. Second, because law is
fully brought to light by slow stages-epochs
from having different interpretations. but af-
ter all it is not Gods purpose that we should
be free from conflict and struggle with the
| forces and the laws that environ us. In this
lies the discipline of life and character.
NEUROLOGY, 1S79-1sso.
| 1S1S-Rufus Anderson; b Cumberland, Aug. II,
| 1875; Boston, May 80, 1880, act 81.
1819-John Dennis McCrate; Wiscasset, Oct.
1902 r.; d Sutton, Ms, Sept; 1879, ~. ooo
1928 Edward Francis Cutter; Portland Jan.
| 1908; Charleston, S. c., March 1880, 20.
1830-John Harris Converse; b Durham, Dec.
| 1910; Newcastle, June 1880, 72.
1832-John Johnston; b Bristol, Aug. 1906; d
Clifton, Staten Island, N. ", Dec. 1879, 10.
| 1833-Isaac Palmer; Fayette, Sept. 1907;
| North Arson, Feb 1880, 10.
| 1834-Ephraim Wilder Farley; b Newcastle Aug.
| 1877; d Newcastle, April 1880, 63.
1838-Thomas Gldden Kimball; b Monmouth,
| Sept. 1911; d Waterville, Dec. 1879, So.
| 1839-Edward Payson Weston; Boothbay, Jan
| 1919; d Highland Park, ILL.,, Oct. 1879, 81.
1S40-Silas Norton Hebron, Oct. 1918; d Otis
| field, July 1879, 81.
1845-Moses Morrill, Butler; b Sanford, March
| 1924; Portland, Oct. 1879, Sc.
1S46-Benjamin Galen Snow; b Brewer Oct
1922; Brewer, May 1880, 81.
1856-Edward Williams Thompson; b Bruins
| wick, Feb 1886; Batesyille Ark. Dec. 1879
| A.
1S58-Edward Card Conant; Alfred, April
| 1885; d Providence, R. l., Sept. 1879, A.
lS69-Henry Dearborn Hutchins; Fryeburg
| Nov. 1887; Fryeburg, June $780, 43.
185S-George Newton jackson; Foxcroft, July
| 1888; d Chicago, Oct. 1879, 46.
l. l856-William Gray Novel;; Portsmouth, n
| H., Aug. 1888; d in ILL.,, May 1880, AZ.
186O-William Dudley Haley; b Bath, 3June
| 1887; Bath, Jan. 1880, AZ.
1863-Gideon Libby; b Saco. March 1917;
Bethel, Ill, Sept. 1879, so.
1885-Thomas Davee Anderson; b Belfast, May
1889; d Portland, Oct. 1879, 40.
1870-Frederic Ernest Hanson; b Buxton March
1850; d Chicago ILL.,, May 1880, 30.
1876-Orville Clark Gordon; b Chesterville, Feb
1916; d Jan. 1890 36.@-~
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