The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-07-13
THE DANCE ON THE GREEN.

BRUNSWICK, July IA bright and glorious
summer day greeted many an anxious face this
morning. Nothing could be added to the day
for it continued perfect throughout. Quite
large number of visitors are in town, mostly
friends and relatives of the class. This day
was particularly. devoted to the class and its
friends, and is perhaps the most enjoyable
part Of the commencement programme to
those most directly concerned. The transepts
in the First Parish church were filled early
with hosts of fair forms and faces and the body
of the house was well occupied before the hour
for the exercises to begin had arrived. Chan
der was as delightful as usual and enlivened
the occasion with some of his finest selections.
Promptly on the hour the exercises commenc-
ed and were continued according to the follow
ing programme:
Prayer. IA. e. Written
Grafton. w. Manson
Poem ................... ......'..t. Il. johnson
In the afternoon seats provided under the
Thorndike oak were filed with an admiring
and attentive audience and much pleasure was
manifested IS the following programme was
rendered.:
Address under the OAK. 800; 9. Rogers
Parting Address; 49,. v: Chamberlain
Cheering the Halls.
Farewell.
( The officers Of the day were: President, 81.
S. Payson; Marshal, F. B. Merrill. Commit
tee: L. B. Lane, G. Haggerty, w. M. Brown.
The largest number ever in the class was 40;
number at graduation 46; average ageI22 years,
5 months, there! being 10 under o. The oldest
man is Written, q years, 10 months, 20 days;
average weight 1856 pounds heaviest man
(Walker) 2O5; lightest man tGoddard) 122;
average height eft. 93in.; shortest man (E. II.
Chamberlain) SIT. 2ain.
The proposed occupations of the class are as
follows: Law, II; medicine, 10; undecided, s;
business, 4; ministry, 3; teaching, Q; money
seeking, 1; journalism, 1; jack at all trades, 1;
civil engineering, 2; cotton manufacturing, 1.
Political preferences - Republicans, 81;
Democrats, 10: Greenback, 1; no preference, 2.
Religious preferences Congregational, IS;
Unitarian, 5; New Church, 4; Baptists, q;
Catholics, 2; Universalists, 2; Episcopal, l.;
Methodist, /; no preference, II.
The browning event Of the day was the
grand illuminated dance under the" Old Oak"
Chinese lanterns, eolored lights and other de-
vices for producing an elegant and attractive
pyrotechnic display, were generously provided,
and the spot presented an appearance very sug-
gestive Of fairy land observed from either end
of the campus, while soft strains from "Chan-
dler's sixteen" fell with melodious sweetness
on the ear. The toilets of the ladies were es-
pecially noticeable, and their varied forms
sliding gently and gracefully to the strains of
the raquet or Newport, produced together with
the general illumination a most pleasing eff
feet.
At intermission various spreads were indulg-
ed in to the complete satisfaction OF the Tin
man."
The festivities continued till the small hours
and all retired with the most pleasant recol-
lections of the class of 49,.
Tomorrow the boards meet and Rev. DIR.
Bartol addresses the alumni. The alumni
also hold their annual meeting and the Phi
Beta Kappa elects members from the outgoing
class.