The Portland daily press., 1889-06-29
MAINE soYs AT HARVARD.
They Are RefIectins Credit on Their
Native State.

present the record OF the standing OF all the
Portland men in Harvard University. The
academic year of 1899 is ended, the final ex-
aminations passed and the result Of the
marking announced.
Nothing so clearly indicates the great in
crease and development of the University in
all its departments as the increase In the
size of the commencement programme, for
this year 1t has attained the number of
twelve pages, and upon 1t the rank Of the
graduating students is stated with the
honors, whatever they may be samma magma
or minor, which have been awarded for
scholarship.
There are only two men In the senior class
this year from our city, Mr.. G. A. Hight and
Mr.. Elmer l.. Wengren, and both are very
good scholars. The first named is son of
Mr.. Horatio Hight, the treasurer Of the Lid
back Manufacturing Company, and the
brother of Mr.. Leroy l.. Hight Of the elassi-
cal department Of the Portland High School.
He has taken the usual college course, and
during the last year has taken English liter
ature and composition and philosophy. or
college societies. he has been a member of
"The Institute Of 1770," the Signet, o. K,
the Harvard, Y. NJ. G. Association, secretary
and treasurer of the Philosophical Club, and
an editor of the Harvard Advocate. He has
also been member of the class rowing crew
for four years and has taken part In five
races, winning two. He intends to return
and enter the Law School at the next term,
and he received honorable mention for pro-
fciency in English literature and philosophy.
Mr.. Wengren, the son of Mr.. James f.
Wengren, the cashier of thelI First National
Bank, has also been faithful and ex-
emplary student and gentleman, and beside
the regular curriculum has pursued as his
elective studies, the French and German
languages, during the last year, with Eng
liSh Literature and Composition and POliti-
cal Economy He Is member Of the Signet
and La Conference Erancdise. He Is fair
musician withai, playing Two instruments in
the Pierian Sodality or college orchestra. lie
too will return and pursue the study Of the
law after delightfully."- spent vacation.
Mr.. Henry Ernest Oxnard graduates with
ceives the degree of l.. l.. b. He expects to
commence the practice Of his profession In
Boston at once.
Mr.. A. w. Tolman, Bowdoin 'sS graduate,
has devoted himself to English Literature
which is favorite elective study now with
many. He has already attained some
success in literature having received one or
two handsome prizes. 1t is his intention to
teach for year at least. He is member of
the Y. NJ. G. A.
Of Hon. Joseph ii. Manley, should be men
toned. Beside the regular course his spec
ialty has been history, particularly Colonial
Histories, and he receives Honorable Mem
tion" for it.. He is member Of 'the Insti-
tute." the Hasty Pudding and Art clubs, the
ID. X. E., Treasurer Of the Exeter club, and
a member of the Varsity nine for the last
year or two, and he was an officer Of the Re-
publican Club 'SS, which had membership
of S17 men.
Mr.. G. A. Pudor has concluded his full
course at the Medical college and will doubt
less soon commence practice in Portland or
elsewhere.
Mr.. w. NJ. Cole. formerly at Colby, is in
tie junior class, taking special studies. He
is devoted student and could graduate as
to scholarship with the present class, but
will remain one year longer. journalism Is
his chosen lifework and his collegiate pur-
suits are all in the line OF that honorable
profession.
Mr.. II. F. Strout, son of A. A. Strout, Esq,
Is promising scholar in the junior class:
He is a member of one or two societies and
the treasurer Of LA Conference Fran
caise."
of the other Portland young men in the
under classes, viz: Messrs. l.. w. Chamber
lain, Nathan Clifford, Howard Carney, w. G.
Eaton, +. l.. Jerris and Mr.. Tryon, late of
the Portland Argus, it may be ssid, that
LnOugn not known personally, Lney are sup
posed to be devoting themselves to faithful
study.
OF Mr. o. S. Hill, son of Ex-President
Thomas Hill, and our well known pastor
1t may be said that he Is making fav0rite
study of literature, especially In the classi-
cal line, and he holds very respectable
rank, his marks being high in this branch.
Mr.. +. III. Whipple has finished his first
year at the medical school all right.
Mr.. l.. 4. Partridge OF Orland, Me-, Is the
only resident of Maine in the senior class
outside of Portland. In addition to his reg
ular course, he has taken Political Economy
and the History of the United States, and in
this latter named study he received honora-
BILE mention. So coed scholar was he that
he received scholarship worth 500 at COM
mencement. There are some twenty other
students from other towns in Maine In the
various colleges of the university.
Apropos of the subject, 1t may be mem
toned that the city of Cambridge Is on
the best terms with the university. Town
and gown" agree and support one another
very pleasantly, and the corporation kindly
granted the use of Sanders Theatre on
Tuesday evening, for the exhibition of the
Cambridge High School, under Mr.. Il. A.
Hill, Bowdoin, '6S. The full class exercise
in literature was newly prepared analysis
with brief essays, paraphrases, expositions
concerted short readings, ETC., from the
Merchant of Venice" which proved very
entertaining. The scientific exercise was
"fhe Story Of Sunbeam" showing various
experiments with light, as white hot solids
and liquids, the rainbow spectrum, glowing
gases, etc, by six boys. X.