Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-06-30
HEBRON. OLD HEBRON.


Perhaps the most striking character
present WAS the second speaker, Father
rripp, row of Rockiand. livery one
present Will carry away aud retain n
pleasant memory of this old gentleman,
nov In hls eighty. sixth year, Who gave
In clear and forrlble language HE rccol-
iections II the old academy. The speak
er u son of old Elder Trip, the pastor
aud helper IL Dea. Vim. Barrows In form
Ing the Institution at Hebron.
Father Tripp spoke fcellngly Of the
pleasure With which he had anticipated
bclug present on this occssion. wv. ex-
pectsiIons had been exceeded. lie was
happy. like Moses, when he had View
ell the promised land, he could say;
Snow lctie.t thou thy servant depart In
pcscc." Father Tripp gave an Interest
Ing description ~ the first academy
builsiing. the one that was burned
In isia. The charter had bcen
granted In ispt aud the fir.t school VAS
In isos. The old balldlng Was = large
wooden structure, high In the wall. aud
contained two rooms, one would seat
about ~ the other ~ ar ~. In the
larger was a roomy stage used for dccla-
nation aud exhibition. On TIL. va. the
.globe box" on which old Elder Tripp
preached. The Building Was not painted
insIde nor out. "ln those days" avs
Father Tripp, ~ think there were only
thru. house. IN Hebron that were paint
ell" Father Trip then spoke ~ some
~ the early principals whom be- rcmem.
bcrs,i. among them John Avery, the late
Judge stephen Emcry, % Paris, then
Young lawyer, Moscs Emery, Ephrslm
rripp aud Michael ID. sargent, grad
uiie 90 Dartmouth Collegr, ~ whose al
mlni.tratlon Father Trip spoke In very
complimentary terms AID tb.n com
pl-,,ly brought down the house" by
HI. unconscious joke on the present prin-
cip,l. insp.,,klng of ". u. Sargent aud
hl. work Father Trpp says "lIe us.d
Ia ssy that the ssrgcnts didn't have
common sense until they reached the
age % thirty" though, he added, that
TIL. particular memtcr ~ the family
taught a very succ.s.ful school there NJ
tsrniy. lie ssii th. meeting house WAS
built In lssD. Speaking ~ the dl.cour-
sgenenls IL the scademy's early dsys
b. AID that D-,. Vim. llsuows went
With III. PETITION bcfor the General
Court ~ Msssachussti. aud after . great
aud ilscouraging struggle be got the
munlhccnt appropriation 10 onc-hslf
township of Wild land the prrsen, town
~ Mon.onl which they .old for MY.
four ccut. an acrr. taking four c-nts p.r
acre down and allowing the any Ia ~
main az Interest.
Father Trip vss followed by Hon.
George y. Lmery Who thought that u
BE- Ncrr to make any addition Ia the
new baililug Il would h. Ia carve the
name IL pcs. VIM. llarrows, IN. founder
of the Institution on It, corner stone aud
the name ~ i'.rCi,al Honey, the man
whose pluck and uniiriug devotion aud
possibility. upon Ia cap-sions. Mr..
Emery alluded AZ some length to the un-
sucCrssiul attempt % remove the acai.
smy Ia rari. Ilill after the burning oi
IT, building In 1873.
Hon. Marx ~. Dunncll, . former prln.
ripsl ~ th~ academy, aud for fourteen
wears member ~ Congress from
Minnesota, Nas one 81 the distinguished
guests and speaker. 10 the occasion
lie came ~ the academy In lSil aud b.
lacked hack upon ts associations With
very pleasant mcmoric. aud much o'
satisfaction. lie reviewed caialogu'
of hl. student. (lSSsl sni found the
names 20 many Who had .lnc. b.coms
eminent In professional, political and
bu.lncss life. among thru Hon. JOIN
II. Long aud Senator Eugene Hale. IL
~. proud that be had somewhat Ia a,
With the early ciucatlon ~ such men.
rrof. !. y. Moody. now had 20 tn
Edward Little Institute ~ Auburn, /
former principal ~ old Hebron, who |,
remembered most Agr-cshly by hundreds
70 al. student. throughout all TIL. 49,
tiou. va. the next speaker. lie knew
tao boy. Who In the fall ~ VI Ni.hc,
for an educsiion. Their father was {
l,sp,lst deacon aud thought Hebron
academy the best place for them.
think az now. was one % those boys.
4 l'rof. Moody spoke % the pleasant recol
lections 81 hi. connection with IichroI
aud paid glowing tribut. Ia IA. lad,
students, whom b. thought shouli NO
d. overlooked. lIr suggested that II
ihe.e day. ~ progression and munlh
cent gii,. fof the endowment ~ schools
and academic. II might require the sam'
effort Ia keep school Ia It. place tia
va. required Ia plsc. II there.
Prof. George q. Purington ~ tn
state Normal school NJ Pennington, q
former Instructor al Hebron, followed
In witty and entertaining remarks con
graduating the school upon It, prosper
ity.
President \. ". small 81 Colby unl
N,rsiiy otf,t-l hl. congratulations, not
40 much ~ vAIf had b-cn don. az al th'
,,ay u had b--n done. lie thought Mr.
>turteyant dill more wisely Ia giving =
pcr cent provided It. friend. contributed
I the remainder than II he had given th'
whole amount. lie gave the impulse
We appreciate a thing for which w'
labor. Pres. small doe. M, believe "a
the claim sometimes put forward that
our modern ~luc,tion !. not q practical
one. I, doe. no, teach the student thai
the world owe. him living, but give
him the power snd preparation for golng
into the world aud bearing heavier
burden than other. are willing or able q
bear.
gey. Joseph Kicker, u. d., % Augu.
"a. spoke ~ the wisdom ~ not dividing
the Wording donation between Hebron
aud Iloulton a. some had advocated Al
the tim. the Wording donation VA
made.
rrof. ". T.. Sargent, the present pop
ular and successful principal, SPOKE
fecllngly 81 the school % the present
aud ~ the graduating class. lie pro
n0unc-i them strong. earnest young
men and women. 4 manly spirit hid
identified them throughout their course
Prof. Sargent paid an eloquent aus
glowing tribute Ia benjamin D. Sturte
want, whose munlncent gin IL crystallll
III In the elegant building which today
bear. his name.
AZ the afternoon exercises Harry u
| Hamilton 81 North Brooklin delivered hl.
graduation Grafton: "rhe Great Debt We
ose To Hebron Academy and How shall
II IL Paid"
The afternoon exercise, closed by
singing the appropriate hymn kindly
written for thi. dedication by l,ev. =. y.
smith, ID. D., of Newton, Mass, whose
name aud fame will 20 down Into history
a. the suthor 81 that patriotic hymn,
"My Country, Ills 81 Thee" DIR.