The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-10-03

IMMORTAL EXEEcI-K. AfIYNDfSG THE
LATISG % IHY COK~KE SIoSK.


The RAINY weather 'rnur.dav a., ,n,a-.
! fered .9fn.wff4. 80. ,yb.. ,y.st o,fz r.
I vic have h4.n M, .ncca--f,,1 re,..
many a n. layiny Of ,hr ct,rrcr .,.,n. 4
tho new shannon C1i,eerva.,,y ~. -
/ .rci-e- vere mo-, f,.,,..+t,y 49,.
number NJ Tho f,.ends ~ ,sa c,iffa,. 80
present. au,rg ,1e.r -evc-af of IT,,
/ trustees irrlndfny Tn,i,,. P,nn.y "a.
Portland. Exce,l.n, nu.ic "a. furnf-I.
ed by the Toms Military pand
Among the rnarno,is1s ,ia.e9 In ,be ron.
per tox b.ueat1 he .tut,,. ,,.re e,,,'I,.. II
lae college Implications e,tsI,.re. p.
ports and nrf,i+n.rv e,cn-a. ~. ct.,.er
nf the college vsrion- d..tv n.t,.r- a.
portraits Of Col. shannon abd pfaf.
Rogers
Pkg,tDySr swan sail.
Tie fact with We c4ieh-a.e t,,-,3s,
marx. a noteworthy s,sye ia mo d.. ,-,-,-
meut Of our cDlIepc. Las evening L.,
eued 10 an address nv "a. eldrr b1t one
u our living AInmri II. .n,,ke ~
Watarvilla coii,.ge a. n. ,.-r,..,=,..,e, f,
durinp he ten y1a,. from ION IA L.
when l. who'll f,cul,v contested ~ ,h,e.
professors Tbe.. tbrea nre-i4ed ov4-
three deparfrn.n,s S,rrAd rb.1lo1y
I4ngnage H..b.na.tc- and N.+pre1
phlo.ophy AUtha in..rnrtt,, giv.n -,
the college was included In tlre. ,roun.
We can ina,ine sorn.,t,tnp ~ ,ba 6-.e ~
and d4nth of knowieiue trn,arte1 uoie-
tnose conditions Sine. tho fr.. decsA
of the life of the colleoe d4nsrf.
ments have been Differentiated a. kn1yI
edge has grown more special. and aDility
| has increased To give in.trnr.ian in ~.
methods of Investigation ,eeulia- b.
specific sciences To-day we celebra+.
not the recognition of a distinct denar,.
merit of research that ha. gone hefore
The day will come when mis- saIen,ia
| house Of two tenernnnts ,yfu he he hf,rna
of two scientists with their discinle.. Tho
one STUDYING the exnounding Of the
| phenomena of the heavens the 1.h.r a.
serving and declariog th. laws Of ter.
| testrial mechanics. TIL the dsy comes
we are fortunate in hayin, our house ten
anLed BY an occupant at home in either
tenement: a sesrche- of the heavens who
ha, for wear. contributed to astr1n1ntrsl
| Knowledge. and At the .ame time nhv.
sic,.t who is to win still higher laurels
stimulating to more careful research in
the realm Of terrestrial mechanics A. We
Law this corner stone. we are moved ba,h
by realization and an authorization. fol
Ne build upon it no, merely the structure
that Is seen before. We build upon il de.
termination that il shall he in a certain
sense the corner stone of another edifi,a
to which Colby is ahle to give an .aus,ly
worthy tenant laboratory for the s,s,el
science of charity. Nav Colby's cbiefe.t
wealth and iu,test prite eyer he not b-r
building hui her men.
Prof. Rogers enumerated the purp 1ses
of the hnildinr as follows Flr.t an in.
,lfspcnsable HELM to instruction In tn,. re.
gular curriculum of the college. second.
this building i, constructed with refer.
ence tn the needs of the student in the ex.
detrimental which he NAV elect. either in
nhyslcs or astronomy. II will esn.ciallv
he tn. aim To give tn stud.nt. such a
practical acnuaintanc4 with the snniecl
Of electricity As will fiji thos. who mr.
nose to pursse the science As a prnfes.
sion. to enter with advantage the hes,
schools of electrical engineering such a.
,;,,;i,j, ,,,Tss;1s. Sstsrf1; t,,-s,.ta,.- IIsr-
ward the Massachusetts, In.tjtut. of
Technology. or ,hr more recently e.tah.
lished .pecial schools at Worcester Col.
umbis follege and Princeton. Third the
buulinp is MANNED with rrfar.oca h
special scientific investigation. The
speaker here gave detailed ,i.-c-;5ti1u
of the construction of certain most ms
Of the building Fourth. the bul,inc
should be the means of contlj,Y.ius to
the enjoyment and kpowl.d,e of al
friends of the college. especially hy the
free use of the telescope in i.w9;..- tor
estino objects in the heavens. ftia iais
bulLiinr with all its anpniutwcntS. i con.
secrated not only To the student. row con.
nect.d with the College. hut to all who
shall heresft. enter Il. walls l. ought
to he the means of increasing th.ir Iowa
ty to the college. 1t ought Ia help maze
| -. coIt..u. lnn,ru for ,rha, II do ra