Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-01

aud Cyru. ilamlin. the father ~ lIanni-
bal lIsmlln, aud other gentlemen In the
locality.
Tho school Ms opcnei Va september.
i-OS, and while .C1rrs of other acade-
mIr. In the state have died after q short
bat weak existence, the light ~ thl. In
.iltutIon has continued a. shin. without
Interruption from thu, day Ia thl.. u
orginiied a. q Blpti.t sch"ol and has
continued under the patronage of the de
nomination majority ~ It, trustee.
having b-cu liap,i.ts during i,s entire
carer.
The fr.t academy building ~. an w.
Iusiraiion a. we'll ~ prophecy ~ the
union ~ .ci.nr- aud religion, At the In
.titution. Nn early student has de.crlb-
c,I u asa building "somevhat peculiar
In IL. form and appearance. u was ~
weed, on. story high. Near the c-ntrr
If the hou.e Nasa chimney With q fire
plac. on each .ldc. ln front ~ N"
chimney was an -ntry, aud hack ~ "
w.r- folding doors. When thr.- dear.
were clo.~I We hal two goOl runm, fpr
study ,nd recitation. When the doors
" err open thrf- va. one hall Tor declh-
nation and on the sabbath onc -anciu-
ary for worship.
The prr.ent buildings are located ln
clo.. proximity to the lhptist meeting
hou.. aud the same hell that calls th.
student. a. rr,.itation summon. the pc"-
pie Ia worship. \ religion. inruenc"
has alvay. prevailed in ". infringement,
II. Board of Instruction during u. en-
tire history, With hardly an sNc"ptlon
having been composed of religious men
~ the BaTai.t faith. The iir.t prr,rpior
Of th. academy "a. wm. Barrow., Jr.,
.on ~ the deacon ani . graduate ~
Dartmouth. Among It, principle. laN"
lp--n Rev. Dr. George a.. fairbank., Who
died AZ MlidleboTu year or two since.
Rev. An. 4. small nov 81 Portland,
Hon. Mark n. Dunnell, twelve wear.
msmtsr IL Congress from Minne.ota,
Mr.. charlie. !. Prescott, nov a teacher
In jersey Ciiy. seldom y. Neal subs"-
aurntly professor In Rate. college,
Rev. Dr. Joseph .. Elder IT New York,
Iry. \. 4. llcrrick of Sacrcmen,o, John
.. Moody ~ Auburn aud W. W. Mayo
nov a teacher In Colorado, some of
HON arr doubtle.s we'll known Ia YOU,
aud all of whom are graduate. oi Colby.
4. va. .iIl by Dr. Pepper on thi.
platform Ia October, ''ths academy !. lo-
rate,I la mO.t magnificent region i"r
student. from which have come IN the
p,.t . multitude of able and noble men.
Within q distance of twenty milc. are
"a. birthplace 10 ten Governors oi
Maine and other states, of AZ least thrrc
t'nii.,I states senators, two of whom OBJ
tainsi their education at the academy,
aud of very many msinbcr, Of Congress,
clsryym.n, lawyers, teacher. and men
eminent IN other pursuits. Vice Frrsl-
dent IIamlin has aid that ~ one time
a. served Ia Congrr.. With eight pcr.on-
from IA. little broken, sterile County ~
Oxford. where he was born amidst ".
hlll., aud that more than thirty native.
~ that county AZ different times and
from different states hal served Va Con
rr,... This surely I. mo.t remarkable
exhibit for q county whose total popula-
tIou 4. only 39,OO. At least ls,UD stu
dent. ha,. been In attendance since the
e.,abll.hment ~ the school. aud among
them arr men IL prominence In every
walk of life, such men a. Hannibal Ham
lin. wm. Pitt fe.sendeu, John ID. Long
and Eugene Hale la political life; Henry
n. smith, Adam Wilson, stephen u.
Dennen AMI u. VI. u. King In the minis
| try. ani many other. who.. name. do
not nov readily recall.
An academy I. center from when
rsdlate. an Influence over Vide extent
of country. 4 quickenlng, inspiring IN
fiuenc., awakening the desire and orig
mating the purpose Ia many minds Tor a
liberal education. Every well conduct
-i academy becomes the center of such
an influence. The pre.snce of TIL. aca-
ismy la. been no exception to the prin-
cIple. but Ia. served for more than
eighty year. q. constant Inspiration to
hundreds of boy. and girls, scattered
Throughout the entire section.
| The graduating exercise. ~ the close
of the year Ia June last we're held In the
open air under the shade of the naples
ON the campus, aud "a an Illustration of
the influence of the Institution upon The
people ~ the surrounding town. more
Than two hundred well-illled carriages
drove into the village on that occa.lon.
The community round about the acade-
my 4. purely a rural Que. There are no
large town. ar elite. In its vicinity.
There are only two town. In the whole
county which have more than ,yDo IN
habltsnt., Pari. abi Norway. aud these
1.-TWO have Ie.. than 800.
An academy I. q Bece..liy In such =
region where the people are scattered IN
farms aud small villages. There is
seminary nj Kent. Ilili under control ol
the Metiiodi.t., thirty miles to the east
one at Bridgton, twenty miles to tbs
~est: one at Bethel. thirty miles To the
north. while the only institutions To the
south are the high schools of Auburn
and Lewiston, cities located about eigh
teen miles away.
OF the persons who constituted TIN
fret graduating class at Waterville Col
lege one pursued his preparatory cours'
at Hebron. aud from then until nov iher'
has not been q time when students frotI
Hebron have not been members of ~
classes. With the exception of the 20
burn institute IL has sent more boys u
the college than any other school u
Maine.
The real estate owned by the corpora
ltion consists of about fifteen acres o
land upon which are located an academ,
building, q chapel and boarding hcas'
worth In all not more than e5,O00. Ih
latter Was originally constructed In isl.
. TO which additions were made In lsS1
1851 and 1858. II IL "a wooden building
/ prcsenting . fair appearance, aud &C
; comodating about thirty students. Tn
academy building which IL OF brie|
MAS erected In 1919. In t there are w.
| recitation rooms without desks, beside