New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-11
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DRuSsWicK, Me, July iO.-Iho commence
nent esc,clsrs ~ noVlon college occutiel to-day uon
era uhanheiain and Joseph fl omit were elected uhs
tees a. nl vacnncios Nothing toward seectns porna
nnn uieslionl was done uessUf Packard was elected
acting president ana rfuioasui Chapman d'th ui the
Faculty The honorary lie fee of Doctor ct Laws
wac epnietfel ON James q nalne, W l. Putnam, ~
Portland Professor John " Cohn, of Washington, ana
Mortla g. blake, Of San Francisco.
MI naiue Arrived ftUm Augusta at iii2n o. 80, AMI
was ne si tha depot by Professors smith and hohinsoh
aud Immediately went 80 tho home oi GENERAL CHAMBER
isia whose stirsi he viii In
The commencement EXERCISES hogan bafria Tho arrival
~ Mr h,inA bat lhe Marshal Of tho day, q. i GILMAN,
at nuiRsWius, ssrnini hn ffum the hoiso ~ dnnrfh
Chamberlain o. tho church, WHORE lao tanh coal upon
che staso an Tho rgil ut d1vn7hnr l"hn Upon the
stage were ani6t Tho boards o fh,irh, dnd nNrtsnri7
aad many prominent graduates Of The lnaitituh Al
the close OF the EXERCISES IN the church procession Was
formed, which marched 10 Menlrll Han whore the
eommenern Mt dinner was het There was The lar'e'l
attendance Of alumni than has been present for many
years. Mr. Blaine, Senator frye, Governor Rome ana
Dr. Edward Everett lII3 sat AT ,he table Ia The Hoi
part OF the nah Prayer offered by The
Rev. Dr. webb, Of Boston. Afer dinner, President
Packard amid great applause ana introduced COY
ernOr Robbie the first speaker Of the day d. Hal was
then called apou and made fine speech.
When Mr. BIZ as was called upon there was perfect
storm of applause and IL wasa long time before he was
able to proceed lie sad
bad little idea wncn ac opted your invitation 10 De
present to-day tAat should receive from your HAMS the
great honor degree from bo~don College. II Is
great dignity he InHcI IA those who tnrou-hout the
whole lni OF letters dd'o tplc LJ.Jf 80 is IA lli'ol
His EXceicucy Name on os tl &C. e,t nr1 th' COM
try ever saw. N. +. Frs>cudon amt question whether
there 10 mi WI; Du tAe limits d 'H7 country an
iusUUli,. ttI2 iJI. lt Is .. as Li. ctu snow rl'i
Iamr, as u i.'iam Fcssuicn Franklin Pierce, S1r-cnt
Prenii.s and j. l.. bale in puolic life and in tHat
VII ni m gIrT tt IA hcr IuIc, suCh names - 'thA
W Lon -.tO" aud Ndth .uei Hawthorn The years nom
1929 to I32 bear these great names I am sure that
"A l.
make the assertion that tcre Is no coke Ia S cOdh.fy
that contrib dsJ ldg IS ana 50 rcAy earned
prot Ssi0as, In proportion &C. tht nlmoer o. ' Ei%a
as i}OSdou II dsheHcye this bee that TOu VII take
the trioui ia. catalogue pod 10 my hand and study IT,
Ike BOwdOn College am sure II Is nursery OF SOod
health mere, ons Of III gradu ties here who took Is
friend and ncishoor tho Hon. J. " DraiDu - who has
honOed every rust 10 wnich he has been dppJlhleL
took MS dJnI sixty years ago. | must MOI cohlhs
myself wholly to Bow IOiu however for nave h%d the
honor to attend Il" con hence meuts or three colleges ID
this Stlte at each Of which has been present an
eminent divine OF The Methodist church. whom now
before | heard him dcscrib. not loI% SINCE the
effect on the pIhlc OF the dedln OF Washington an
1ttle ori-iasbiJDed, but ] sm cons -ryduVe, having
had my education III od-fasnOncd college.
Mr. Blaine here related anec tote Illustrative of his
conservatism in relation to the college. lie said:
Idon't believe II is right TO decide bent Tor boys
education he is sixteen seventeen yods Old We
have rGaClod exalted pOnt Ia skill IN mduuisCiureS; IL
is az when ind The napkin before m on the tD,
made OF the mater II as the carwnec on wnlcn
rode down iron Augusta This morning.
He closed with fee ing tribute to Professor Packard.
Senator Frye was IN N ciel upon. AM made one of
his Characteristic speeches.
AT the close the speeches, Mr.. Blaine held an in
formal rec puon in -. hall lie left for Augusta the
$50 train large crowd Of psrsols gathering at the
depot to MIN depart
President Packard gave a reception at his house in the
evening to the graduating class aud their hic1d-.