The Portland daily press., 1881-06-30
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COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS.
| Bates College.
LEWISTON, June 29.-The annual meeting of
the corporation of Bates College was held at
o'clock Wednesday. President Cheney, in his
| annual report, referred to the change OF the
Maine State Seminary to Bates College on the
promise of the late Mr.. Bases that funds
| should be furnished to make it q success. Be-
| sides what he had subscribed Mr.. Bates had
given 100000 on condition that like sum
| be raised, and the condition had been faith
| fully met. If the estate of Mr.. Bates be so
small as not to leave his family handsome
| support the college should surrender every
! dollar of its claim. On the other hand, if the
| estate be solvent, with large surplus, then
the college is justly entitled to at least fair
per centage. He hoped the matter would be
privately adjusted SO there might be no neces-
sity of presenting it to a jury The President
reported that the floating debt of the college
had been extinguished by drawing from the
| endowment fund, which has been reduced to
S131,900. He recommends the raising of
100000 additional.
Hon. j. l.. III. Cobb was elected a member Of
the Board of Fellows to fill vacancy, and j.
G. Emery and Josiah Chase to fill vacancies in
the Board Of Overseers.
The anniversary exercies of the Theological
School occurred this afternoon. The follow
ing are the parts:
Modern Agnosticism,
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Was Peter ever at Rome?
puo,.. +. m Josiah Moses Remick, of Lewiston
John Quincy Adams, of Bowdoinham
Hero Worship in the Church.
pno Glide Gideon Albert Der Burgess Of Providence R.
| Symbolism in Worship
Frank David George of Augusta
The literary exercises that were to be held in
the evening were postponed on account of the
illness of Hon. l.. 81. Hutchinson, the orator.
Estate College.
BANGOR, June 29-Despite the copious rain
the Town Hall at Orono was filled to witness
the Commencement exercises Of the State Col
lege. The decorations were fine. The Gov
ernor and staff, Council, College faculty and
trustees, were on the platform. The exercises
were lengthy, commencing at $50 and ending
at l o'clock. The number of graduates is
twenty-five, five of them ladies. The follow
ing degrees were conferred Bachelor of Me-
chanical Engineers upon three; Bachelor of
civil Engineers upon seven; Bachelor of Sci
ence upon twelve. Prizes were awarded to
Alonzo d. Hurd, of Brownfeld, of the Junior
class for an article entitled "Darwinism," and
in the Sophomore defamation to Levi Will
liam Taylor, of Jay. Music was furnished by
Andrews orchestra.
Soon after p. m. the Alumni dinner came
Off. A large number of distinguished person
ages were present Prof. Fernald, President
OF the College, presided, and addresses were
made by Gov. Plaisted, Col. Robe of the
Council, and many others. 1t was a very en-
joyable occasion. 1t was announced that ex-
Gov. Coburn had donated to this college re-
Gently $4,000.
This evening Class day exercises, consisting
OF an GRAFTON, history, poem, prophecy, vale
dictory, singing of class ode. smoking the pipe
of peace, interspersed with music occurred
and was largely attended and highly successful.
Colby University.
WATERvILLE, June 29.-The trustees of
Colby University met this morning at 9 o'clock
and elected the following named as trustees to
fill vacancies caused by death and resignation:
Rev. f. w. Brakeman, of Auburn, 81. S. Bur-
rage, of Portland, William H. Alden and Rob-
ert o. Fuller.
elected Treasurer.
The degree of LII d. was conferred upon
Rev. Henry K. Trask, Of Bridgton, N j.; d.
d. upon George B. Cow, of Brattleboro, VT,
and upon Rev. Comfort E. Barrows, of New
port, r. l., and the degree OF Bachelor of Sci
ence upon S. X. Hitchings, of Waterville.
The trustees voted 5000 for the purpose of
binding books in the library, and $500 to pur-
chase new volumes
1t was announced that Rev. j. Warren Mer-
rill had donated $1,000 to the prize fund to be
used for the next two years; also that $4,000
had been raised to anticipate the income of the
Colby fund due two years hence.
A. w. Small, Professor of History, who has
been studying for two years in Europe, will re-
turn and occupy the chair in the fall term.
The University is in fourishing condition,
and its friends are very hopeful for the future.
President Robins health is so far restored that
he will assume his duties again next term.
The Commencement exercises were held in
the Baptist church at II a. m. The following
are the speakers with their themes:
The fate of republics,
Josiah Russell Melcher of Waterville
Coleridge. John Monroe Wyman, of Waterville
The social system of Russia and America,
Frank Burton Gushing, of Skowhegan
The Monroe doctrine
John Francis Davis, of Rockland
Ethics in civilization,
ru,. ale Kate Kate Englesby Norcr0ss. Of waterville
True self culture, Isaac Grimes, of Boston
The doctrine of probability,
Horatio Biekford Knox, of Pennington, N.
Is the will caused?
John Howard Parshley, of Live Oak, Florida
| Moral Indifference of true art,
Fred Myron Preble, Chesterville
The class, numbering thirty-four, including
| three ladies, received diplomas at the close of
the orations. 1t is one of the largest ever
| graduated at the institution. The ranking was
| as followf:
English Oration-Josiah Russell Melcher, of
| Waterville; Charles Edward Atwood, Exeter,
n. H.; Frank Dearborn Billiard, Lincoln; A
| fred Henry Evans Holyoke, Mass; Frank
| Burton Gushing, Sknowhegan; John Francis
| Davies, Rockland; Kate Englesby Norcross,
Watserville; Charles Edwin Meseryey, West
| Horatio Bickford Knox, Pennington, N. H.;
| Jennie Merrilees Smith, Watervllle; Carlton
| BECKER Stetson, West Sumner: John Howard
Parshley, Live Oak, Florida; Charles Miller
| Coburn, Skowhegan; John Capron Worces-
| ter, Grafton, Mass; Fred Myron Preble, Ches-
| terville.
Orations-Asher Kinds Barton, of Benton;
John Monroe Wyman, Waterville; Sophia
| May Hanson, Waterville; Clarence Lawrence
Judkins, West Waterville; Samuel Keene
| Marsh, Ripley; Charles Parker Marshall, Fox
| croft; George Nathan Merrill New Boston, n
| H.; Fred Rice Rowell, South Thomaston;