The Portland daily press., 1881-06-11
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Closing Exercises at Maine Wesley an
Seminary.
KENT's HILL, June 10.

KENT's HILL, June 10.
The Commencement week closed with the
usual Thursday exercises of reading by the
ladies and declaiming by the gentlemen Of orig
inals. The salutatory was in Latin by Miss
Frantic Weber of st. Adams, and the vale
dictory by Miss Tina FL. Preble of Whitefeld.
At the close of the exercises the several COM
mittees reported as follows: For the best writ
ten essay on tho "Civil Service Reform the
society prize-the gift Of Mrs. Louise f. Chase
was awarded to Ernest P. Clark of Riverside,
of the Literati Society; prize for the best de-
livered declamation-the prize declarations
and readings took place Tuesday evening-was
awarded to Edward G. Strout of Livermore,
and the prize for the best reading was awarded
to Miss Annie M. Hamilton of Kent's Hill.
There were several graduates from the ladies
college course, four from the classic course,
thirteen from the scientific course, two from
the normal course, and one from the scientific
musical course.
The alumni reunion in the evening was large
ly attended Near it's close very fine silver
service was presented by Prof. Morse to Prof.
Stone, bearing the following inscription, "Pre-
sented to Prof. G. H. Stone by the Faculty and
Students of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary
and Female College, June 9, 1881"
Prof. Stone has accepted professorship in
OollCSO Al OOlolduO Springs, OOlOEdQO. Il6
will carry with him the best wishes of students,
teachers and citizens. PETROWsKy
Programme for the Week at Bates Col
lege.
Annexed is the programme for Commence
ment week at Bates College,
Wednesday, June %. Examination of Senior
class.
Thursday, DETERMINATION of Junior class
Friday and Saturday, "a, DETERMINATION of
Sophomore and Freshman classes.
Saturday, DISCRIMINATION of Theological school.
Examining Committee of the College0A. r. Saw
age, j. w. V. Rich, Cyrus Jordan, Albert M. Spear.
Examining Committee of Theological School
Rev. Messrs. j. M. Bailey Z. W. Porter, H. F. Wood
G. s. Kicker.
Sunday, e.-Baccalaureate exercises at Main
street Free Baptist church, at 215 o'clock p. IN.
Sermon by President Cheney. At 7.45 p. m. SER
mon before Theological School by Rev. G. F. Penney
of Augusta,
Monday, 27th-Sophomore Champion Prize De-
bate at Main street Free Baptist church at p.
Question-Ought the United States to adopt the
policy Of free trade? ATE T., A. Tinkham and 9.
II. Tucker. Junior exhibition at Main street f. b.
church at 7s4 p. m,
cs Iaesday 1SdnCas S. Day on the campus mxer
meeting of Alumni in Hathorn Hall at 4 p. m.
Concert at ia o'clock p.
wednesday, 29th-Annual meeting of the corpora
ton in Hathorn Hall at o'clock a. m. Examina-
ton for admission to College at the Library at 8
O'Clock a. m. Anniversary of Theological School at
= u.
ercises of the Alumni at F. B. church at 734 p. m
orator, Hon. L. H. Hutchinson; poetess, Miss Jen-
ME II. North.
Thursday, Commencement exercises at Main
street +. B. church at 10 o'clock a. m. Address be-
fore the Literary Societies by Rev. E. c. Bolles of
Salem, Mass at ia o'clock p. M The President
reception to the graduating class Friday at p m.
The graduates have decided to have the usual
Commencement concert this year 1t will be
given by the Bates Glee club, probably assist
ed by the Mendelssohn club of Boston June
2Sth in Music Hall. The Glass Day exercises
and the annual Grafton will also take place in
M usic Hail.
Prize Readings at Colby University.
) VAUDEVILLE, June 10.
The Colby University Freshman Readings
for the Hamlin prize occurred Wednesday eve
ming. The following was the order of exer-
cises:
Auo organ DulINeT OOTT
Charles William Morrill,.
Skipper Ireson's Rice. ............. Whittier
Charles Sumner Estes.
Jane Conquest. Observation-Disclosures. Anon
Smaller Matthews.
Legends of Bregenz ......................P Proctor
Elwood Earle Dudley.
Marmion and Douglass Observation-Disclosures Scott
Benjamin Francis Turner
The Closing Scene. Reed
Henry Franklin Dexter.
The Seaman's Story. ....................In gelow
Henry Kingman.
Herve Riel. .....,...............R Robert Browning
Franklin Bailey Hubbard