Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-07

The religious denominations q Maine
have. anong other good works. stepped
10 some extent into the educational hsld.
and our colleges and larger schools. - in
other states. are each under the general
supervision Of some religious dsnominA-
ton. The BsP,is, College Of Maine =
Colby University. situated ~ Waiervills
AID is endowed sitting schools are, .or
we're Wa;srville Classical lns'iiuis, sit-
.isd a, wsier-ille. Hoalioa Academy.
situated =, Houli0n. In Aroos,ook Coan-
", and Hebron Academy. situated a.
Hebron. in our own Couniy. The Col
lsge and iis hiting schools have from
time 10 time been The recipients o. Co.
naiioas from friends Of The school This
i. all proper add night and leads is ia
aaenee 10 The AdvAroemen, q the cause
q education and religion. bat another
factor has erepi into this touatioa busi-
hess. Men are ambitious Ia this world
and strive 10 perpe,aAie their names.
One popular method q doing % has
been found 20 give . large amount Of
money 20 some school or college uPon
condition tha, the institution thu. bene-
fied shall take upon itself The name Of
its bensf.c;or. In this way the ins,i,a-
ton known from 1921 70 1867 a.
swa,eryille College" was in January Of
the latter year changed by act Of the
Legislature TO 'COlby Univsr.iiy. the
valuable consideration Tor the change
coming from The Hon. Gardner Colby.
NEXT The wa,ervills Classical Institute in
consideration Of valuable gih from The
late Governor Coburn. Pe,iiioasd the
Legislature and had It's name changed
20 Cobarn Classical Institute.
And now We are Informed thA, Pc
,i,ion vii Be pr-sen;ed TO the neHi Leg
i.laturs Asking thA; the name Of Hual-
ton Academy be changed 70 Kicker Cas-
seal Institute in honor Of DE-. Joseph
Kicker who has beea . great lAborer IN
the interest. Of the Institution and The
means Of bringing valuable sums Of mo-
ney 70 is treasury.
In the ligh, Of these facts We are Jed
TO inquire: "Whai nex, ," or the BaP-
list schools Of Name. but one Is lefi taAi
elings 70 H. time hoaored nAme-'our
Own Hsbroa Academy aud jas, GOV
,hs, venerable Institution : renewing IL
age and receiving contributions f0f the
erection. the coming year. Of = Thirty
thousand dollar building. Nov ne are
not aware that any entsrprising aud BE-
nsvolen; philsnihroPist has ever eonesiv-
ed the idea Of perpe,uAiing bis name BY
hanging IL to the old seat Of lsarnins
which has for more than eighty yssrs
hooored our County under the modest
and unAssaming title Of ''HebrOn Aesd-
emy"-we hope not; bu, 10 the light
Of What has gone before. and in these
days Of progressive sntsrPri.e" it's vel
20 call q halt in time. Whatever I'M
provement and advanesment. and
success. financially or oihsrsise may
come 10 HsbrOn Academy. viii Be hall
ed With delight BY her long lis, Of alum
ni.-bat in al this IL IL most earnestly
10 be hoped that no man shall Be allow
ed 70 tack bis name a. an advertisement
to coming generations. With all its
modern appliances and progressive meth
ods Lee the "Hsbron Academy" Of good
old Father Trip" and Deacon BArrovs
b the same in name. a. least. 20 the
coming gsnsrsiiOns- A name Is valaa-
BE In Ia houorsd associations.