The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-20
wESTsRooK SEMINARY.
Graduating Exercises at the College
Yesterday.
The Dinner and Speeches at Hersey
Hall.


The Dinner and Speeches at Hersey
Hall.
Yesterday was commencement at West.
brook Seminary and Female College. It was
beautiful day and the grounds never looked
more attractive in their summer dress. In
the morning the graduating class exercises
were held In the church which was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion The liter
airy exercises showed thought, culture and
GOOD power of expression This was the
programme:
Bitter Sweet. Helen Louise Flint. East Hiram
=: .Heryey HiasstiDg;s; aoyt, Peabody. Kansas
lucy f Edna Greenlaw, Cumberland Mills
-. 80. Sewell Baker Kiblourne, Portland
True Art.....,:. AbbIe Francis Holding, Deering
Physical and Men Charles Tesss iOFgsr KNIGHT es0g
Study of the Classics.
o ;i. :; Cc.,, Clara Gordon Jones. Deering
Frank Wilson Lamb, Cumberland Mills
:::::;:: Minnie Augusta Rankin, East Hiram
Progression of the American People $500.
4, ,;;.;;....;;....; John Murray Qulmby. Augusta
Gold Lies Deep In the Mountain. 80. =.
p,os:, i;::.:;.;. Mae Florence Thayer, Portland
Lillian May Weeks, westbrook
- o Fred storer Walker, westbrook
Awarding Diplomas.
Benediction.
This is the list Of the graduates in the va
rious courses:
Higher English Course-Helen Louise Flint,
Ivraxr
Sewell Baker Kilbourn, Lillian May Weeks.
=, scientific Course-Heivey Hastings Hoyt, John
College Preparatory Course Clara Gordon
Jones, Frank Wilson Lamb, Charles Storer
Knight, Virgil Leighton, Fred Storer Walker.
,,i naurease Of science-Ora Gates, Minnie Au-
Laureate Of Arts-Mae Florence Thayer.
Grimmers orchestra furnished excellent
music for the occasion.
AT the conclusion of the exercises in the
chapel, the students, the visitors, alumni
and friends Of the Seminary passed into the
long dining-room between Hersey and God
dard halls and took seats around the long
tables which had been beautifully arranged
for the occasion by Mr.. Frank Fl. Holden,
the steward of the institution. When all
were seated the Divine blessing was invoked
by Rev. G. A. Hayden of Auburn The COM
pany did full justice to the excellent bill of
fare, finding time, between courses to renew
old acquaintance and to form new ones
with alumni of later or earlier dates. At
about 2 o'clock Principal Allen raped for
order and spoke briefly of the school work
during the year. The attendance, he said,
mas been good. A larger proportion of schol-
airs than ever before have been long term
and full course students, which of course
tends In every way to benefit the school.
Attendan e has been regular and the schol-
arship for the yea just closed compares fav-
orably with any other year of the history of
the institution. He said that there had
been many improvements made in and
about the buildings during the year. Among
the most important was the fitting up in
Goddard Hall of reading and reception
room. This work has been paid for by the
students during the year by the proceeds of
entertainments held in the chapel and else
where 1t has been wisely decided not to
contract any debt for the furnishings of
this room, and unless some good
friend Of the Seminary helps it during vaca-
ton, work will have o.be suspended until
next term. Mr.. Allen introduced ex-Goyer-
nor Sidney Perham to speak on the subject,
"Reminiscences of Westbrook Seminary"
Mr.. Perham said that he was glad to be
called on first. as he had spoken so often on
such occasions that he felt that there was
nothing left for him to say now, and he
could make the others coming after him an
excuse for cutting his remarks short. He
said that he had been connected with the
Seminary for 30 years, and had seen it expe-
rience many ups and downs. He thought
that the present time was as favorable and
prosperous for the institution as any of its
history. He said that In his travels he had
been surprised to find how many graduates
and students of the Seminary there were
scattered about the country, ard in their
ranks were many men distinguished in the
various walks of life.
Rev. DR.. o. F. Stafford was the second
speaker, his theme being "The Ministry and
its Needs" He spoke pleasantly first of
some of the doings at the Seminary in days
gone by. and then. reaching his subject, said
that the day had gone By when boy who
was not thought fit to do anything else was
thought fully competent to be clergyman
He said that 1t is now generally recognized
that the best men are none too good for the
profession. He then presented the claims of
the ministry upon the graduates eloquently,
saying that he was glad to. know that two of
the graduating class were already committed
to it, and wishing that there were more.
Rev.C. A. Hayden of Auburn next spoke of
"Westbrook Seminary. its Needs and Work"
He presented the claims of the institution
for endowments, in order to enable it to car
ry on Its work as it should be done, saying
that while other denominations were liberal
ly endowing their schools, the Universalists
had as yet only reached the stage of agita-
ton.
A. D. Knight, Esq, of Hallowell, was the
next speaker. He spoke of the Importance
of right behavior on the part of the students
of any institution.
Principal Allen spoke after Judge Knight,
saying that that gentleman's remarks re-
minded him of something of which he had
intended to speak, but had forgotten;
namely, the good order maintained during
the year. There had. he said. to his knowl-
edge been absolutely no occurrence that was
in any way unworthy of ladies and gentle
men.
Rev. Henry Blanchard, d. D., was the
next and last speaker, his remarks being as
he said sort of postscript to his baccalau-
reate sermon reported in Mondays PRESS
To the lessons of that sermon he would add
the thought of the illimitableness of the
field Of human knowledge. I.have, he said,
been more interested in these graduating ex-
ercises today than in any since
came to Portland, with this thought in my
mind. How boundless, he said, is the field
Of human thought presented by these parts
today. He then spoke of one essay after an
other and showed that each opened little
world of itself, so that if man lived thou
sand years he could not hope to more than
enter on the threshold of the whole field. In
conclusion he counselled the graduating
class to always remember their motto, Ever
Higher" and in connection with 1t, the motto
he gave them in his baccalaurate sermon.
ALWAYS To Be The Best" together with