The Portland daily press., 1888-06-28
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
Happy Maine College Graduates
Receive Their Degrees.
Hon. Vim. n. Clifford Speaks to
Bowdoin's Medical Men.
Bates Reports over One Half the
500, 900 Subscription Raised.


Bates Reports over One Half the
100000 Subscription Raised.
ORoNo, June 27.-Commencement day at
the Maine State College opened clear and
bright. with nice cool breeze. Ats m.
the members of the graduating class, in car
riages, weresescorted to the town hall, where
the commencement exercises were held, by
the CaLet Band. The commencement was
most successful. President Fernald pre-
sided. Degrees were conferred as follows:
Bachelor of science-Nathaniel Estes Wilson,
Francis Stephen Brick, HAIRY Foster Lyneoln,
| John Russell Boardman, Ralph Hemenway
| Marsh, Harry Butler.
Course of Chemistry-Wilam Jerome Hancock,
| Thomas George Lord, John Wood Hatch.
| Course of Agrculture-Edward Henry Elwell.
Course of Science and Literature, Bachelor of
| Cvil Engineering Charles Dennet blanchard,
| William Philbrook, Frank Adelbert smith, Dud-
| ley Elmer Campbell, Seymore harrington Miller,
| Hiram Bertrand Andrews
Course OF Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Me-
| chanical Engineerng-Claude Lorraine Hawes,
| Frank Llewellyn Small, George Edwin Seabury,
| George Stetson Bateheldor, Seymour Everett,
| Rogers, Fred Langdon Eastman.
| Course of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced
| Degree Master of Science Harry Torsey Fer
naid. class OF 'sh Levy "A iliiam Taylor class of
Oliver Cummings Harrington. class OF 81.
Advanced degree, mechanical engineer-Elmer
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Advanced degree, civil engineer-Lieut Charles
| Leonard Phillips.
The diplomas were presented by Hon. Geo.
E. Warren. of Governor Marbles Council.
| The Prentiss prize for the best junior essay
was awarded to Fred Percy Briggs, Hudson,
and honorable mention to George Melville
Gay, Damariscotta, and Mortimer Frank
Wilson, Orono. The Prentiss prize
for the bess sophomore defamation was
awarded to George Herbert Babb, Sebago;
and honorable mention to Joseph Riley
Rackliffe. Hampeen, and Elmer Lake Marcy,
Colombia. The Libbey prize for the best
essay on an agricultural subject went to
Fred Percy Briggs, Of Hudson and honor
able mention to George Clifford, of Freeman.
EThe procession was formed at one o'clock
under the marshalship of Lieut.. Phillips and
marched to Mayo's Hall where dinner was
served. President Fernald presided and
speeches were made by Hon. S. M. Warren,
Hon Elliott Wood, Hon. L. G. Lord, of the
Governors council; Rev. c. f. Allen, d. D.,
Gen. Charles Hamlin, of Bangor; J. B. Far
rington, Esq, Portland; Hon. Nathaniel
| Wilson, Orono; ID. nj. EstabroOke, Gorham :,
e. ii. Efwell, Portland.
| fudtfiC MtGQtCdt SCHOOL.
BRUNSWICK, June 27.-At 9 o'clock this
morning Memorial Hall was well filled to
witness the graduating exercises of the
Maine Medical school. The annual address
before the graduating class was delivered by
Hon. William Henry Clifford, of Portland.
Mr.. Clifford spoke substantially as follows:
The spectacle of a graduating class from
any institution of learning, awakens in ma
tured minds peculiar interest. 1t is common
TO hear that we know nothing of the future,
but the lessons man has learned of science
life, and at the feet of our great teacher ex-
perience, enables him to delineate a course
OF preparation, which in a measure antici-
pates, in the light of general principles,
those contingencies of future life which we
cannot accurately foretell. This seems to
indicate that In time we may unravel some
OF The apparent contradictions in common
life and, at last, see as we are seen and know
as we are known. But education has its
well defined limits. Its principles and max
inns may be taught and learned. But its es-
sentlal essence and refined spirit, that which
from years of education distils itself like a
precious extract into the intellect and char
acter, making them wise and sweet and zen
tie and humane-thiS cannot be transplant
ed-this is solely brought by the long trains
of years, bearing into and depositing their
freight of instruction in the starehansa of
each individual soul. This result of educa-
tion cannot be bequeathed like property. At
|
an unreal world we build for our earthly
habitaton the unsubstantial fabric of
dream. The sad duty Of education is
to invade this unreal world, break open the
gorgeous prison house in which young life
incarcerates itself, and point to the real out
side world. But sometimes these youthful
Illusions are the direct outgrowth of the
earnest and devoted character of the minds
over which they are cast To conscientious
natures duties seem great and vast and dan
gerous. Only to careless souls does life seem
playground and a garden. But to him who
grapples with the duties of life, always arm
culties gradually disappear. True education
cannot give any prospectives down
through the coming years or show the short
sighted plodder here where his narrow path
way Is to lead; but it con give correct photo
graphs of the real world. Education teaches
how much of labor must be paid for little
knowledge 1t shows how real useful life is
only an aggregation of little things minutely
laboriously and accurately done. 1t shows
how movement and progress is the only re-
: liable thing in the world, and that fxedness
is deceitful and untrustworthy. With educa-
tion you need not fear the duties of life how
ever pretentious they may seem. High posi-
SGnS wbo ana resppnsOilies Ties seek him him
traction between the educated man
and opportunity. They will surely some-
time meet But do not think that great pro-
l
sure precursors of fTuitfulness at the close
Be not dismayed at the simple, rude begin
nings. Often they are the circumstances by
} which the metal OF our lives is tried. The
single, plain beginning speaks only of a
shining future through the spirit which
animates the doing, and the manner in
which are done the simple duties those rude
J beginnings have imposed. Thus habit is
fOrmed-and habits are the banks within
which the streams of our lives are enclosed
and the influences that control their direc-
) tlons But keep always on the ground.
! True self is the true centre of the world.
buildings in clouds are more evanescent
, than those founded ON the Scriptural sand.
When man with worthy purpose in his
heart is seeking his own honor and eleva-
tioD, he is pursuing the most direct course
he can take for the elevation of his fellow
: man. You cannot eliminate self in this
! | world, as long as you are a man, from any
{ purpose however great Oh grand. Run along
, the iron rails OF yopr own individual career
! "Each man is his own star,
And the soul that can render an honest and a
! Commands all influence and all fate"
1 Man wrapt in visions and exstatic dreams
may muse on lives devoted to the welfare OF
Q | all persons but ourselves; but this is dissi-
patton, and such halluciDations vanish be-
fore the actual light Of real day, or sink into
the darkness OF an fastening night. There
! | is a selishness that is high and holy. II
l keeps man in the great tide of the humane
S Spend no time in trying to lop offending
y branches from this tree of our humanity
: thus sapping its vitality and robbing it OF
< verdure, bloom and beauty. Let it feel the
O storms Of out-of-doors. There is where the
: weak portions will be amputated. In the
great arena of stirring life seek to elevate
: thyself, and thereby you are aiding to ele
. yate mankind: The best way to aid in the
$ progresses of medical science is in practi.
cally working out some of the great prob
e lens of medicinal curing and in fighting
e with the great. dragon. physical disease-nol
in hermit musings in the closet or the cave
) Medicine promises great discoveries for the
y future, and presents a most alluring field
a for those earnest and devoted characters
who are willing to earn and win the glor,
they would like to wear. But life is only al
aggregation of opportunities. Each success
siye opportunity, however, comes but once
This angel of opportunity comes but once
We must be up and ready to catch his bless
Q ings as he goes, or before we are aware tn,
morrow dawns, and that angel of opportuni