The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-13

| who now pursues his stndies without blood, and
with sole desire for improvement.
The alumni Of the AcGdemy The chain that binds
its present to its past it's memories with its hopes.
Here, at our Alma-Mater, where the memory or the
old is married to the hopes of the graduates, we
pledge to her renewed devotion.
The Lady Graduates of the Academy-They givsto
the memory of our sehool-days its beauty and poe
try. As the years have passed, their influence has
multiplied, and to their charms they have made
addition by aiding us to sclve that sweet problem of
suostraction, which through "union or hearts,,
from taco makes one.
the Ctergy-The Puritan settled New England.
His ministers bull the schoohouse as well as the
church. Though he may have disliked Baptists and
Quakers then, he was founder of a "Church with
out Bishop. State without King in the Liber-
al of his day.
The Bar Study and practice make its members
revere precedent respect authority and obed1ent TO
forms. Yet in the DAYS of the revolution they
made the n best Of Rebels for no profession SO well
made to protect, and not subyert the rights of men,
The Bench. The judge stands between the State
and the citizen, as the arbiter of civil rights. His
opinions modify, if they do not repeal and enact
law. His position has given him the power to pre-
serve the peace of society," protect it, and alleviate
its burdens.
The Medical Pyofession-We welcome the physi-
clan in the hour of pain, and make him our conf
dent and friend. No profession, by skill, study,
and the qualities belonging to true gentlemen con-
fers so much service to society.
The PreSs-It is the day-book and ledger of man
kind, and editors the worlds book-keepers It's
free dom, Independence and purity will secure the
survival Of the fttest men and ideas.
Our Sister bstitutions-We welcome them all as
laborers in the field where the mind receives its
culture, and man is made of more value to MS
brother man.
The Farmers Mankind depends upon his har.
vests his prosperity is the basis of the prosperity OF
all pursuits The more varied his knowledge the
better can he serve MANKIND.
THE Mechdnic-He harnesses ideas to wood and
ron and by conquering natures forces enlarges our
civilization. He demonstrates where others theo-
rize Without him progress , % WOULD cease 90 onr
liberties and the protectors of our national honor
BY their yaler our institutions preserved, and
from grateful hearts we extend them welcome.
[By Associated Press.l
The alumni of the time honored Brdgton
academy to-day celebrated the seventy-fourth
anniversary Of the founding of that institu-
tion by general reunion. There is large
attendance, and the reunion of old-time school
mates so long separated is an ever to be re
membered event.
Prominent among those present from abroad
are Dexter A. Hawkins, A. NJ, of the New
York bar; Mr.. Ezra Carter of Haverhill
Mass, Hon. Enoch Knight, B. G. Stone, Esq,
III. W. Richardson, Frank Sawyer, Giles o.
Bailey, George f. Foster, Mr.. RackleH and
others of Portland sColonel Fl. S. Osgood OF
Augusta; e. f. Brown, Esq, Now York city;
Hon Noah Wood, Rev. Cyrus Stone, Bangor;
e. p Burnham, Saco; Rev. j. |. Vine. Ken
nebank.
The exercises consisted of an address OF
welcome by George S. Farnsworth OF the COM
mittee of arrangements, historical address By
Hon. A. S. Kimball of Waterford, poem by
Rev I. S. Perry of Cumberland Centre, ora
tion by Dexter A. Hawkins, "a. M. OF New
| York, former preceptor OF the academy, all
interspersed with music by the Bridgton Cor
| net Band.
Hon. George Pierce of Harrison, 81 years OF
age, is president of the day. The afternoon
was devoted to collation. and toasts and re-
| sponses by distinguished members of the
| alumni association.
Tomorrow the exercises of the graduating
| class will occurs