The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-25


society will accept with my compliments.
e. F. DUREN.
Though not one of his pupils within the col.
lege walls, have felt the influence of his low
ing, faithful exemplary life encouraging, uplift-
ing, strengthening. May not the ST cret of this
De found ID his having put on and worn from
his youth the armor of heavenly truth and
love. With this lie has been enabled to fight
the good fight of faith, never swerving from
the right rhe Maine Historical Society bears
record to Professor Packard as model of fidel-
ity in directing and sustaining its objects. His
appreciative encouragement to all who were en-
oeaVorine to gather and preserve historic ma
terial was marked aud generous.
CYRUS HAMLTN
Professor Packard is probably the Oldest act
ing and active college professor in the United
States, perhaps in the world More than fifty
TWO years ago came under his instructions,
when he had already been eleven years in the
duties OF his office and fourteen years gradu-
ate OF the college. Accuracy, taste, courtesy,
Kindness and answering fidelity to all official
ana social duties made him perfect model of
the Christian gentleman. thank you for CIV
ing me this opportunity before I retire into the
land OF silence to add my voice to the reverent
and joyful acclaim of the more fortunate ones,
who can be present in person to place this
crown OF honor on the brow of our beloved
Professor.
j. W. cHIcKERING.
Though a young man in comparison being
just ten years the junior of DIR. Packard
have known some of his kindred intimately
Tor more than nalf a century, and himself for
nearly thas period; having indeed given him
cause to remember my poor services more than
forty years ago in one of the first of my many
otnclal acts under the great seal of the State of
Maine. His services will not cease when our
devout classical wish, iSero in Goeldm redeats,
shall have been fulfilled
ELBRIDGE H. Goss
OIL lie Tor greetings and congratulations to life
long and faithful servants in good works, are
excellent and pleasant way marks, ENJOYABLE
by all who are privileged to participate in
them.
WILLIAM HARDEN
AS one much interested in the work which
has been undertaken, and is being so success
1aliy carried on by the historical societies of
this country, that of Maine being prominent
among the sisterhood it would give me great
pleasure to be present the happy occasion,
when you propose to do honor to one who has
long and faithfully labored in our common
cause.
REV. FREDERIC GARDINER, d. d.
1t would be qualification to join in the rec
ognition OF SO long life SO worthily spent, and
this occasion would have special interest to
an Alumnus of the college of forty years ago
when Professor Packard was in the prime of
lie and IN the fulness of his useful activity.
Please present to him my congratulations on
this occasion, and say that / am prevented
from offering them in person moi only by dis
lance but by duties as a professor, for which |
was trained in the college with which he has
been SO long connected.
FREDERICK SAUNDERS, ESQ
Iregret that business occupations will pre-
vent my acceptance of your kind invitation.
L beg leave, however, to offer my Fluctuations
on this celebration of the S4th birthday OF
Professor Packard.
HON. VIM. G. BARRoWS.
But though shall not have the pleasure Of
taking the hand of our good friend, Professor
| Packard, and uniting with the rest in the con-
| gratulations he has so we'll merited, I cannot
| forhear to express my cordial interest in the
| object OF the meeting. 1t is eminenty fit that
| our society, of which he has been a member
| ffty-four years, and which he has so faithfully
| served, should take the lead in rendering him
this tribute OF public respect, due alike to his
blameless life and his services to the cause of
education to more than one generation. 1t is
more than i've and forty years since my cof-
| lege class, now sadly thinned by Time and
Death, was travelling under his tuition GER
tam number OF pdrdsdngs in SO many days
| journey, and even then he was sometimes
| styled with the customary irreverence of youth
towards all who are placed in authority over
| them, Old hdi-GGr. For, truly he had then al
| ready been engaged for three or four ltstrazns
| as an instructor in the college which was to en-
! JOY his lifelong services, and where he has at
bracted the heartfelt esteem and respectful re-
| gard of SO many of bis pupils.
| You see [ speak from the standpoint of a
! passably long acquaintance, and I can testify
| that in the opinion of not few of the young
sters OF my time he has been growing younger
and more genial all these years; and while we
| know nothing could induce him to adopt the
boast of the old Roman, to the best of whose
| WORKS he introduced SO many of us, we feel
| that he has clear right now to say land we
will say it for him and in his name):-"Nec me
garasse poenstet; Quontdna itd gi1i ut non faus-
| ira me 1dtune enlistment" And we earnestly
| hope that years more of serene enjoyment of his
still vigorous old age may be his before he shall
be permitted to finish the sentence with ct eg uita
asia dascedo, tGnqadn er hoSpitio, non tdnQltans
| eL dOm0, and we all take the more pleasure in
| this meeting to bear witness TO the esteem in
| which we hold him, because it may with truth
DE said of him as was said of Pop ponlus Atti-
GUS Tile est onlni HberdIi discipline poltissinaus
moIeo mse1l2ae anostaosus naa5.ae IN rogasaao
| permit me to add only that it is not the lam
| guage OF exaggerated compliments to apply to
him the description given of another ancient
worthy VtT antigua tide. ct insigne anime
| probate, ecemptuns retigioniS docu,nentug,
c@terts homiatbaS oirtutis probitatis pradeatide.
HENRY PHILLIPS, JR.
The celebration is one most en.inently prop
| er to be held and / heartily wish long life and
| prosperity to its learned object.
There is perhaps no name better known
| throughout the length and breadth of our land
! than that of Alpheus Spring Packard, whose
| labors have always met with their full apprs-
citation among those qualified to judge
W. P. FRYE.
| My Dear Professor:
greet and congratulate you with all nv
! heart.
May the good God continue you in health
| and happy life. The best illustration / have
ever seen or known of that blessed old age so
| haQUtifullv in H.
| tute.
G. F. MACON.
| There must be many to whom as to myself
| pleasant opportunity is afforded which has
| been long desired. Professor Packard's old
| pupils can express themselves freely about
| him as they could not when under tutelaee as
they would not directly to himself
A good deal of truth will be freely told and
| he must be prepared to hear it as men seldom
do hear truth about themselves while living
make my contribution then to what shall be
said as to the measure of honor he deserves by
bearing testimony that besides direct personal
| obligations to him as college instructor | am
forever in debt to him IS I have been since /
| entered Bowdoin forty-five years ago, for an
| example OF cultivated as we'll as natural man
| illness, OF elegant gentlemanliness without dis
| play and especially of amenity, courtesy con-
| sideration for others and constant kindness of
| bearing and speech which | have never seen
| surpassed No aumnus of Bowdon called to
| ever SO notable, but has performed them better
| for his influence and example.
May the day when you meet and greet and
honor him be an eminentl happy one to him
self Nay the day when the tribute paid to
him in respect and love by all who have
known him shall be touched with the ineyita-
Bile sadness of sense of loss to earth, where so
much excellence is precious, be, by a kind
Providence, long delayed.
Ser0 in Coeldn redeat
Shall have been fulfilled.
An ode written by Edward H. Elwell, ESQ.,,
for the occasion las sung by the choir of the
First Parish church.
SONG.
EDWARD H. ELwELL.
adapted from Auld Lang Syne.
All honor to the faithful guide
Of generations gone.
Who led them on in wisdom's ways
And still our youth leads on.
S44vs-EvI RAISE the song, dear friends
OF Aud Lang Syne
EOs I'LL