The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-04

The graduation exercises at Fryeburg Academy
were closed on Tuesday evening by an grafton from
Rev. c. d. Barrows, d. D., of San Francisco on
"The Perspective IN Educaton"-in substance the
same address delivered at Wellesley College the
preceding week. Recognizing the force of the ideal
element in science, poetry, ethics and morality he
maintained thai all tended to the symmetry of an
educated people. lie believed that a half educated
people worse than an ignorant people, and that
it was of immense consequence to the State that a
large class should be thoroughly educated. But
after the school and college, there must not be a
folding of the hands, with feeling that others
must take care OF them.
DR.. Barrows is native of the town, and was
formerly pupil, and afterwards principal OF the
Academy, and is now one of its trustees and the
commencement orator. At the close OF the tore
examination, in brief address to the students
he referred to the fact that Mr.. Richardson, the
present principal, was once his pupil in the same
building, and he announced that for a term Of five
years, or so long as Mr.. Richardson remained in the
academy, he proposed to give annually prize of
$50 for excellence in scholarship TO be divided
equally between the ladies and gentlemen of the
school, and also of $40 for excellence in rhetor-
ical exercises, to be similarly divided.
The pre- ramme Of the graduation exercises we
have previously published. In spite Of the extreme
heat of the afternoon, the hall was crowded. The
decorations were simple and beautiful, the music
excellent, and the parts were well performed. In
the absence OF the President of the Board of Truss
tees, the diplomas were conferred by the principal.
The engraving and ornamental penmanship of tho
diplomas was executed By j. s. Barrows and II. G..
Larrabee.
-Four OF the graduating class had been examined
on Saturday last by the Bowdoin College examining
committee Prof. John Avery, A. NJ, and Hon. John
A. Waterman, of the Board of Oversesrs and GER
tifeates of admission to Bowdoin were given them
all, viz, John Stuart BaTrows, Dennis Moore Cole
William p. f. ROBBIE, and Edward Newton Shirley
From the catalogue, jast issued by W. NJ Marks
learn that 274 scholars have been in attendance
during the year; III the last term. A full and in.
creased corps of teachers will be present at the Fail
term, which begins Sept g.
At the recent animal meeting of the Board OF
Trustees Capt. Geo. IL. Bradbury OF Fryeburg, and
Harrison j. Libby of Portland were chosen TO fin
the two vacancies existing. Some cOnveniences and
improvements have been added to the building
and others there and about the grounds are con-
tempated.
Among the persons in town during the two days5
examination we noticed Mrs. Gov. Robe; Mr. Clark
Barker, postmaster OF Portland, and family; Hon.
Maurice Blake, late Mayor Of San Francisco a
graduate of Bowdoin and native of one of the
adjacent towns Mr.. OsgOod Of the Argus gradu-
ate of the academy and also of Bewdoin; and Hon
j. S. Wiley Of Dover. MIR. Wiley was a former
resident OF the town and is well known in Eastern
Maine, having been teacher, lawyer and member Of
Congress. Although yerging towards his three
score and ten, he gave vigorous aud animated
address to the students, filed with rich expefencs
and wise counsel