The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-17
AT WEsTBRook SEMINARY.
The Graduation and Installation of the
New Principal.

Westbrook Seminary took placeyesterday
forenoon in All Souls church, Morrills
! Corner. There was the usual crowded
attendance. Behind the platform was the
class motto, ''Gradatim,'' outlined in
white blossoms on band of evergreen.
The exercises began with music by
J Grlmmer's orchestra, which was the
signal for the audience to rise while the
graduating class, numbering sixteen
filed in and took their places. Prayer
was then offered by the Rev. MI. Payson,
| who, with Prof. Allen, the retiring
| principal, occupied the platform.
| The following order of exercises was
then given:
Essay-Advantages of the State Of Maine
Ovation Co. Harvey A. Cobb, Deering
Katie G. Knight Deering
Dissertation Railway System Of the United
States. Geo. B. Lang Deering
oranon-We End Only to Begin,
- Helen E. Moore, North Arson
observation-disclosures in in ELECTRICITY,
Oration-Our Heroes, - ~ Gu -i'N''n
| Orati on-Love of Country, - -Ne
p,.,u - Marion Nee; Rideout, Bartlett, N. H.
H EsisayEFate. Frank H Quimby, Melrose, Mass.
Dlssertatlon-Things with Difficulty Won
Priced Most Highly,
po,, Janet A. Sargent, Searsport
essay a, Fancy. =. Ida /. Stevens, Woolwich
f0eih-ine Legend OF t Rfo Roses r,oonson To-.
Dissertation-ou Duties to Mankind UhpSon' Jay
n,ssor+.+,o, r. Geo. E. Moves. ,Gorham, N. II.
neutrality-suspicious.,
Myra E. Weatherbee, Lincoln
Valedlctory address. Stella May Dennis, Vim
All the parts were well written and
well delivered the valedictory by Miss
Dennis exhibiting much thought, and
the Latin salutatory by Marshal Parker
Leighton was quite remarkable from the
fact that young Leighton is but fifteen
years old, the youngest member of the
class.
The awarding of diplomas, the singing
OF the class ode written by Flora G.
Thompson, and the benediction by Rev.
DR.. Stafford, finished the exercises.
The essay by Harvey Ambrose Cobb,
Deering, on ''The Advantages of the
State of Maine," was not delivered.
The diplomas were delivered the gradu-
ating class:
HIGHER ENGLISH COURSE.
George Burnham Lang.
Meldon Humphrey Merrill,
George Edwin NoyeS.
Flora Gertrude Thompson.
COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE,
Harvey Ambrose Cobb.
Marshal Parker Leighton.
Myra Josephine Perry. IL i.''
Frank Harvey Quimby.
Ida Isephene Stevens. ~ ,.fef
LAUREATE OF SCIENCE.
Marion Mcclellan Rdeout
Janet Abigail Sargent
Blanche True.
Myra Elizabeth Weatherbee.
LAUREATE OF ARTS.
Stella May Dennis
Katie Greene Knight.
Helen Elizabeth Moore.
The trustees who were present. occupy
ing the front seats; reserved fer them,
were ex-Gov. Sidney Perham, Rufus
Durham, ESQ.,, Alfred Woodman, ESQ.,,
Rev. DR.. Stafford, pastor of the church,
and Harry Virgin, ESQ.
Prof. Allen, it is understood, will leave
for the West and Prof. Stone is going to
Lowell, Mass, to take position in an
electrical plant. His successor is A. M.
Peterson, a graduate of this years class
at Tufts.
Inauguration of President Whitman.
After the usr Inner in Hersey Hall,
which was very largely attended, the in
auguration of Rev. H. S. Whitman, the
new president, took place in All Souls
church.
The exercises were opened by Rev. Mr..
KERN, of the Church of the Messiah,
who invoked divine blessing, a song by
the seminary quartette followed, and
then Ex-Governor Perham, of the board
of trustees, delivered the address of in
vestitude, saying to Mr.. Whitman. that
it was a pleasant duty in behalf of all
the friends of the institute to extend to
him a cordial greeting and hearty well
come, and also, in behalf of the trustees,
to speak the words that should clothe
him with the authority of the position.
And he did it with the greater pleasure
because of his intimate knowledge of the
eminent fitness of Mr.. Whitman In it's
go years of life the institution had had
20 acting principals and presidents, be-
ginning with Rev. Samuel Bundicome
ohu W1Ull IOloSSOI all6u, WHO
had their best wishes for his future and
their heartiest God-speed. Mr.. Whitman
was, therefore, the 21st president. Only
one of the others had served for long
time, and he was the late DR.. Weston,
who had been associated with Mr.. Whit
man at Deane Seminary. The speaker
gave interesting "reminiscences of DIR.
Weston, whom he had known for At
years, and said that could he have been
present none would have extended to
Mr.. Whitman heartier welcome. In
conclusion, in the name of the trustees.
he invested him with the office of presi-
dent of Westbrook Seminary with all
the authority attaching thereto, saying
may your success be equal to our ex-
pectation."
President Whitman's Address.
Mr.. Whitman, in response, expressed
his feeling of responsibility in accepting
the position of trust, and said that he
was well aware how great the burden
must be which is the price of success.
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