The Portland daily press., 1889-06-21
MAINE TOWNS.
Graduating Exercises at Westbrook
Seminary.
Superintendent Luce's Examination
of the Corham Graduating Class.
Interesting items Gathered by Many
Correspondents.

Interesting items Gathered by Many
Correspondents.
peering.
COMMENCEMENT DAY AT wEsrBRooK SEM.
MARY.
AS usual thing college and seminary COM
@encements are attended by heavy rain
storms and particularly has this been so
win the commencement days at Westbrook
seminary. But yesterday pleasant weather
prevailed, and the most successful com
mencemet that the Seminary has enjoyed for
years was observed.
The students who have been toiling hard
TO complete their respective courses were
therefore favored by "Old Prob" and had
their rhetorical and oratorial abilities alike
before the large crowd of people that filed
the Universalist church. Here the gradua-
ting exercises were held and at an early
hour every seat In the church had been TAX
en- and even the vestibule afforded no more
room for standing.
The church presented beautiful appear
ance with its dazzling and
handsomely :, arranged decorations con
floral display was extremely handsome. The
most elaborate Of the decrations were on the
platform, over which was inscribed the mot
TO OF the class of 70, "Votwarts" in German
letter beautifully wrought in green and
white.
The graduating class numbered z6 men,
bers and was the largest for long time, The
young ladies looked very attractive in their
graduating costumes and each took the part
assigned her admirably. The young men,
too, did themselves pround, their orations
being well written and finely delivered Be-
sides tho salutatory by Ebert Allen Hardy
OF west Falmouth, the valedictory by Susie
McDonald Winslow of North Falmouth. the
oratlon by VIM. Henry Hawkins of Deering
and the essays of the Misses Brightman.
MSS Lane and Miss Jennie Amanda Sargent
OF Portland, are worthy of special mention,
Prof. A.B.Allen presided. The programme
which was long was nevertheless interesting.
she entire class participating, 1t was as
follows:
Music.
Prayer.
Music.
:...,,::...; Elbert A. Hardy, West Falmou. h
Essay-Lifes Harvest. ......................
Florence i. Allen, Windham Centre
Essay-Shakespeare's Children. n................
..:,..;..'......,....L Louisa IL. Beal, Deering
Essay-A!aska :....:...:.
........sarah r. Brightman, Portland, oregon
oratlon-Beauty in Everything -
p..' ;r;......,..: Claude nj. Grifeth, Portland
Essay-The Capitalization of Man. .............
Hssay-"A primrose by the rivers brim,
yellow primrose was to him,
Aud it was nothing moren ............
Auce IL. COX, D1Xheld
Essay-"God who studies each separate soul
& out 81 commonplace lives makes his
-. Bessie NJ. Drinkwater. Cumberland Centre
Essay-'in contemplation OF created things,
by steps we ascend to Cod.
,............,....:;; Emma Flint, East Hiram
orailon-The Object Of Life
!. Charles ii. Clifford. West Falmouth
Essay-The Star Spangled Banner. ............
..-..............M Mary e. Gould, East Turner
Poem-A Vision. Ruth Mcclure, Plymouth, N H.
ay-independence Of Opinion.
'......-..........; Carrie A. Lane, Woodfords
Music.
....................Wm. II. Hawkins, Deerng
EEssay-xoices. .Addie NJ Lawrence, Fairfield
..,...Eya G. leighton, West Falmouth
Essay-Modes OF Correspondence. .........
:..Zena M. Leighton, Deerng
,..........vioia +: Mcclure, Plymouth, n. H.
Music.
Oration-ROme was not Built In Day..
...-..-.......... Charles w. LeGrow, Portland
..;...........Jennie a. Sargent, Portland
.:.........Jennie {. stiIiines Jefferson T n. II.
EEsssy-or.ler. Flora A. Tibbetts, Montsweag
Emily G. Winscw, North Falmouth
......susie McD. winsiow, North Falmouth
Music.
Awarding Diplomas.
Class Ode.
Benedlcuon.
These are the graduates
Higher English-Florence Iseline Allen, Carrie
Augusta Lane, Sara Rebecea Brightman, Audie
Miller Lawrence, Emma Flint, Jennie Amanda
SARGENT. Mary Aralena Hubbard. Jennie Eliza
Scientific Claude Maitland Griffeth, Louisa
Howard Beal, Addle Randall Brightman, Viola
hstelle Mcclure, Flora Anna Tibbetts.
College Preparatory-Mary Lane Carleton, vii
liam Henry Hawkins, Charles Henry Clifford,
Charles winsow LeGrow Ebert Allen Hardy,
Ladies' 'Classical-Alicc Louise Cox. Eva Ger
trude Leighton; Bessie May Drinkwater, Ruth
Susie Mcdonald Winsow.
The class ode was written by Miss Alice L.
Cox.
The programme was interspersed with fine
music from Prof. Grimmer's orchestra. At
the close OF the graduating exercises at the
church, procession was formed and march,
to Hersey Hall. where the annual commence
went dinner was served This lasted fully
two hours, and among the after dinner
speeches were the Rev. @. II. Shinp, former
pastor of the Uniyersalist church, ex-Goy-
ernor Perham, Charles s. Fobes of Portland,
and Mr.. NJ b. Coolidge of Woodfords.
AT $50 p. M, there was business meeting
OF the associotion OF graduates and some i'm
portant business transacted.
The following officers were chosen:
Presideni-M. b. Coolidge.
First Vice President-W. L. Weeks.
Second Vice President-Elia Bucknam.
Secretary and Treasurer-Rose Bennett
Executive Committee--Mr. G. s. Fobes, Miss ID.
A. Morton, DIR. l. 4. Hobart.
The officers report the institu-
ton In a most fourishins
very bright for another year. A large at
tendance Is expected next fall as more appli-
cations have been made than ever before at
this time. III
The present board Of instructors have been
reelected. Miss Morton. the preceptress,
who is now in Europe, will return later in
the summer and resume her duties at the be-
ginning OF the fall term.
AT p. m. occurred the anniversary exer-
clses by the association of graduates at tho
church. Isaac l.. Elder, Esq, class '6S, was
the orator oil the evening, and delivered an
dience. Mr.. Elder took as his subject that
which is so familiar to readers of Shakes
psares works, ITO be or not to be- though
he did not, with Hamlet, apply his remarks
to the immOrt Atty of the soul, but to the
more practical problems of life. One of the
first problems, The said. is home training OF
the child. 1t is that which may send forth
the developed. or half-deveoped man, ac-
corning ID tllh E0Du or bau lnflupnceS winch
surround him. The child who1l.as not this
training takes his first lesson at school, and
i Is here that his future caarse is shaped.
Life, he rightly cnntendsd, is a bitter striIg-
gle from the beginning to the end
The student aftef lie has been through his
school training launches out upon the ocean
OF life with high hopes and lofty ambitions
only too often to discover that bis day
dreams have become stern reality. As the
child so will the man be and early associa-
tions in childhood have n great deal to do
with the after man. In conclusion Mr.
Elder pali glowing tribute TO Westbru0k
Seminary and its supporters, aud at the
close received the applause of the audience
for his logical and practical address before
the graduates OF the Seminary.
After the Grafton in the church there was
a social reunion in Hersey Hall, and dancing
and general good time among the young
people was enjoyed until late ia the evening.
These are the officers Of 'S9:
President Claude NJ. Grifiths.
vice Presldent-Miss Susie M. Winslow.
treasurer and Secretary-Miss Addie r.
and these Of 80:
Presidential. Ii. Hoyt
Vice President-Miss Ora Gates.
Secfetary-Miss Mary Thayer
Treasurer-Samuel j. Smith.
Denny
The sixtieth annual meeting of the Wash
ington County Conference of the Congrega-
tional churches was held at Red Beach on
the 18th and 18th inst. Deacon Lyman q.