Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-07-06
roRrIrHR. FIDELIrER. FELlcIrER
rwiNTN sENEN YOUNG LADlKs AND OES-
rIrNgN DELIVER riTEtE ESSAYS ASD
rAKE DIPLOMAS FROM nTnR0N
ACADEMY.


Gus nsm-s Of Hlmlin. Paris, Hale,
Long. aad many Others who have
reached marked success in the various
ealing. 4 lie are well known 20 the
.'alsais o. Hebron Academy, and their
examples are q shining ligh, TO many a
youth ~ho has dug into the mysteries Of
.Cae.ar and Cicero or listened 20 the
plain,ivc melody Of the inhabitants OF
The r,ishboring bOs. since tie days OF
Father Tripp AID good old Deaeoa Bar
rows HsbrOn Academy has always
been blessed With a class Of students
vho ~en, there to study, and not. ss Il
too fryqasn,ly the case. because they
could 70, be disciplined Al home.
Las, Wednesday. the SOih ul,. vas
oss Of The annual rel letter days foe iha,
oil institution o. learning. In 1873.
when under the charge q Prof J. +.
Moody. the Academy graduated class
OF thirteen. the wise ones sAid that -
large = class would no, again b, grada-
aicd from Hebron. for May Yeas. u At
Al In lssJ when Prof. W. w. Mayo
graduated = class numbering twenty. the
sane prediction wAs repeated, bat IN the
YEAR 81 our Lord. one thousand eight
hundr,d and sigh,y.six, when froi.
William T.. Ssrsen, graduated a class OF
tvtuty.scven. the pfophe,s ceased to
prophecy and were compelled to &C
kno~lsdse themselves prepared io' any
degree o. success Or this noble old IN
.iiiuiioa.
Early o., the morning Of June 50ih.
The usually quiet io~n q Hebron ~a'
as,ir With lie. AL ever the very sun
seemed 20 take Ga the spirit o. The oee.-
sioa Anl shine The brighter. l, i an
occasion Cor more than ordinary interest
20 The Avefsge Young lady and gentle
man. when. after hard course Of edl-
ca,ioaal training Coz four years. they
r,ach the goal ard are 20 receive The eef-
,ifca,e % their labor. II j. az coca
son o. mere ,haa ordinary in'sie', 10 The
fathers and mother, and f,isnd' Of the
said Young people when the graduation
day arrives and the mind whose training
they have watched over % carefully aud
% as1iously. i. aboa, 20 develop itself IN
public exhibition q IL requirements.
Such vs. The case ~ hsbfon lat
Wednesday. and those Who came early
% avoid ihe rush" did Dot avoid u. i'r
The "ru.h" va already ,.sie. Long b.
fore he hour appoinied tor the eNeici'c'
20 b,sia. every available ssa, In The
e5mmod.,us Bsp'i.; Church was filled.
ast teams ~sre aui,ios Ia constant pro-
c.s.iou from every qaAref. AZ i~o
o'clock Whsn Gnnmeis Ofchesiis. OF
Portland struck ap" The church "a.
TANNED 90 10. utmost capacity ard
The Inspiring .,fAin' q music hoa'ed oai
over large congregation u people who.
bsins unsblc % gaia admiiiance, had
crowded around The open windows and
dor. aal 10 was oaly With The utmost
e1efiion that the ush,fs could make
Nay through The dersely packed ai'les
ior he procession u handsomely dressed
vouns iAdis. al gcn'lsmea composing
The graduating cla's who marched down
fscm che Chapel ard took ihe sea'' To-
served f1' them.
Ca tie platform we're Prof William
r sargent. PrineipAl u the Academy
Ms. Nellie l.. Whitman. Precsp,ress.
Rev. A. X. T.. Small. ID. ID. q Port
Land. former prineiPAl q The Academy
I E1.Go,ernor Silnsy Psrham. q Paris
Rev G.. r. Harden. Pastor q the Tie
bfoa Bap,is; Church. and Rev ;. ID.
Richardson. for several years the pastor
% The same church.
Rev G. T.. HArdea offered The open
ins PRAYER. and Prof Slrsea, acted as
master Of ceremonies. announcing each
speaker. The ofAiions Ani essays weie
then delivered 10 the following order.
interpreted ~iih music by The Orehe'-
TIA
\ -.i1fatorv In Lailn-rressni Couiltion 81
i lrrlani. lrnrsf LVerCit hrialrs, 10 Aupnfn'
i Al -0mtiimcs Nes,i 90 thAnk Their faNefs. :
/ Mar Ciii1rd Jones, otiofd
n oar Nai.ru'. strsurih a. Proved ~. ttial,
Arfhur williams Alley liAri1ri.
rhsrv Ar - iii,i. thinE.. ,.-,.,,,
Muirrut iryr lacksuns Lewiston.
i 81 Character Harlan Paw Knight, irceport
lena alma Pratt. soath Paris.
I Arar. hisu in thc lnitfi States a. an 'at'
wiris,n l.ossii Iionnsy. Turner.
LIE. Ooruie Maynard ,psaf. frcepofi-
. livery Man lils Osn Architect,
L K,...'--f f.I.r.r..rnf NeruuITr ~ To an
Asae. Ncfioa Prince. Aubaru.
u joaa N.r.han wa.hsarn Nooiy. Turner.
ID - '-''' Mary Abbis ssA-. Turner.
% Lies Crosses. .-c.,,-., o.,..,
/ IA on Evrry Mountain Hsisht .. iicst,
lsnnis LiilA Nilisii. W. hinoi'
% ANGUS Harry fesksbary Hayes. oriori.
Msiiis Josephine Eeens. W. Poland.
wifmot nrookings Mitchell. Treepor
I is TIE Nails 81 -hAkrspcare % the Literary
Nena Gsriruie padlcy, ". Poland.
William IIo.ari walker. rreePori.
Helen Augusta johnson. south Paris.
| 81 Truth crushed a. Earth shall ltse Again,
i Oeorre Randall Morton, south Paris.
I !. No Fall Irut without spring blossoms,
Mary Eiiza jordan, ". Poland.
Minnie Louise Everett. Hebron.
/ IA Nlie.toaes Ia cur Nations Progress.
i James Nadis IN Pike, Hebron.
/ p Chronicl.s. ApphlA Jane Parsons. -. iaris.
/ = prophecr. kim Lula Packard, Hebron.
/ 81 Nalellciory-TheI Lives fioS on Like xiv
/ 49,. thaf Water the Moosilants.
Mabel Maui Irish. Backneii.
The essays snd orA,ions were all 50
very good AID delivered 50 finely tia, any
comparison would be Odious." l, i
sufficient 70 say tia, each individual
member Of the class did honor 10 them
selves. 20 their class. and 10 the ins,i,u.
ton; AID perhaps no better evidence Of
this can Be produced than the fact ihA,
for over Eve hours the immense audience
stool and sat. packed almost like sAr-
dimes. and listened Stieniively.
In a few well chosen and eloquent
word. the Rev. DR. Small conferred the
diplomas, impressing upon the graduates
the importance that they should hold fAs,
the eArliaal virtues. The class then took