The Portland daily press., 1884-07-11
Following are the honorary appointments of

Following are the honorary appointments of
the class of 1884:
| Salutatory-Charles Cutler Torrey, Yarmouth.
| English Oratons-Oliver William Means, Ernest
| Charles Smith, Augusta John Anderson Water
man, Jr., Gorham; Henry Merrill Wright West
Philosophical Dispositions William Holley Goth
| rem. Harrington; Melvin Horace Orr. Brunswick;
| Joseph Torrey, DR., Yarmouth.
Literary Observation-Disclosures Everett Adams
| Bangor; Zacbariah Willis Kemp, Otisheld; Level
| Ign Barton, Naples; Clas Wilhelm Longren, Wirse-
N. II.
Campbell Clark, Bangor; Rodney Irving Thompsoa,
Discussions Sampson Reed Child, Milton Planta-
ton; Philip Sidney Lindsey, Norridgewock; Alfred
Harris Fogg, Freeport; Horace Coleman Phinney
Thomaston Charles Everett sayward, Alfred;
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Homer Brown Bruins
| wick; William Keene Hilton. Damariscotts: Frank
| lin Pierce Knight, South Paris.
Following are the names of the graduating
class:
| Charles Everett Adams, Bangor; Llewellyn Bar
ton, Naples; Henry Russell Bradley, Bangor;
| Reed Child, Milton Plantation; Donald Campbell
| Clark, Bangor; VIM. Holley Cothren, Pennington;
Damariscotta; zaeharaH Willis Kemp pene otiseId
Franklin Pierce Knight, South Paris; Philip Sidney
Lindsey Norridgewock; Clas wilhelm Longren,
Wirserum, Sweden; Oliver William Means Au-
| gusta; Melvin Horace Orr, Brunswick; Horace Cole
man Phinney, Thomaston; Chas. Everett Sayward,
| Rodney
| Irving Thompson Friendship; Chas. Cutler Torrey
Yarmouth: Joseph Torrsy, Yarmouth Sherman
Warren Walker Conway, n H.; John Anderson
| Westford, Mass.
The Commencement Dinner.
| At the close of the exercises in the church
! the procession was formed, marching to
Memorial Hall, where the commencement
dinner was held. There was the largest attend
ance of alumni for many years. Mr. Blaine,
Senator Frye, Gov. Robbie and Dr. Edward
Everett Hale occupied table in the front part
of the hall. Prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
Webb of Boston.
| After dinner President Packard arose amidst
| great applause and introduced Gov Robbie as
| the first speaker of the day. Dr. Hale was
then called upon, and made very fine speech.
When Mr.. Blaine was called upon there was a
perfect storm of applause, and it was a long
time before he was able to proceed. He said /:
MR.. BLAINE's SPEECH.
| had little idea when accepted your invitation
to be present today that should receive from your
| hands the great honor of a degree from Bowdon
| College. 1t is great dignity to be ranked with
those who throughout the whole land of letters have
| named one of the greatest names the country ever
saw wv. ?. Fessenden), and | question whether
| whether there is to be found within the limits of
this country institution that in four years of its
life can show such names as William Pitt Fessen-
den. Franklin Pierce, Sargent Prentiss and j. P
Hale in public life; and in that wider and higher
life, in literature, such names as Henry w. Long
fellow . and Nathaniel Ss!,a Hawthorne. Thse
great names. 1 am sure that 1 say
no invidious word against any institution when /
country that has contributed largely and so rich
ly to the learned professions in proportion to the
number of graduates as Bowdoin. If you disbelieve
THIS beg you viii take the triennial catalogue
hold in my hand and study.
like Bowdoin College, for l am sure it is the
ates here who took his diploma rs years ago Mr.
John Mussey. My friend and neighbor, Hon. j. W.
Bradbury, who has honored every trust to which he
has been appointed took his diploma so years ago
must not confne myself wholly to Bewdoin, how
ever, for have had the honor to attend the COM
mencement OF three colleges in this State at each
of which had been present eminent divine of the
Methodist church, and whom now see before me.
heard nun n describe not long SINCE the effect on
tie old fashioned, but am conservative, having
had my education in an eld-fashioned college,
| MIR. Blaine here related an anecdote illustrative
OF his conservatism in relation to the college, He
said, Il don't believe it is right to decide on the
bent for boys education when he is 16 or IT
| years old. We have reached an exalted point in
skill in manufactures 1t is the age when find the
napkin before me on the table made of the same
| from Augusta this morning." He closed with a
feeling tribute to Prof. Packard.
Senator Frye was then called upon and made
one OF his characteristic speeches.
SENATOR FRYE's ADDRESS.
Ae said that he thought behind post at COLLAGE
earth If there is any labor earth it is that Of
making an after dinner speech in these days OF
total abstinence. you had assigned task of that
character to Herculese he would have Certainly
caved. After the foremost citizen of a republic q
60, O0O, 5000 people has spoken and in a country
with institutions of learning scattered over it as Il
shaken from pepper box it is only with an exhbi.
ton of high moral courage that he stood there at
that moment. He paid great compliment to Prof
Packard, and closed with few suggestions to the
graduating class.
Speeches were made by Rev. Cyrus Hamlin,
D. d. and others. At the close of the speeches
Mr.. Blaine held an informal reception in the
hall. He left for Augusta on the $50 train, an
immense gathering being present at the depot
The President Reception.
President Packard gave a reception at his
house in the evening to the graduating class
and Friends.