The Portland daily press., 1893-06-22
PORTLAND MEN AT HARVARD.
Some Interesting Gossip from the Univer-
sity.

Sity.
Another academical year at this an
Gent and favored university has flown
past and the class of '93 is nearly ready
for action; to go forth, not as funny
college student once said, ''to depredatei
upon society,"" but it is devoutly to be
hoped,Ito benefit and to bless society in
some of the many departments of sci
ence, literature, religion, fine arts or hon
orable business, for which the members
have been severally fitting themselves for
four years past.
The college work is over, the last reci-
tation said, the final examination passed,
and the clerks in the presidents office in
University Hall are now engaged in
adding up the marks in order to decide
upon the scholastic rank and the final
honors of each. These decisions appear
upon the programme of exercises on
Commencement Day, which is docu-
of twelve pages, and it is now printed in
the basement of University Hall, by
printers employed by the corporation,
who now execute all the university work
in that line.
The seniors have made all their ar
engagements for Glass Day and Com
mencement, have had their photographs
taken by Pack of Cambridge, their dress
suits builded and their Oxford caps and
gowns made up.
Glass Day occurs on Friday, the 2sd
inst, and Commencement on Wednesday
the 28th. The number Of men in the
senior class from Portland is only two,
but the number is made up by the quail
ty. They are Mr.. Henry Greenleaf Pear
son and Mr.. John Alden. Mr.. Pearson is
son of our esteemed citizen, Mr. Geo.
Fl. Pearson of the old nautical and Jewell
~ firm of Lowell & Senter, and like his
father is honest, true and solid, vet verv
modest He has pursued the study of
classics generally and thoroughly and is
SO good scholar that he has been one of
the fewwho have been admitted to the
Phi Beta Kappa society and he will have
the high honor of Commencement part,
the theme of which will be the influence
which the Greeks have had upon Ameri-
can life. Mr.. Pearson is quite musi-
clan withal, having attended the courses
of lectures by Professor John K. Paine
upon the theory and execution of music.
He has also officiated very acceptably as
the organist of church in neighbor-
ing town for several years past. In the
autumn he may take up the profession of
teaching.
Mr.. Alden is also close and diligent
student in the classics. AS an elective
study he has taken great interest in
archaeology, and he viii accordingly
spend the next year in Athens, Greece,
in study upon those subjects at the
American school, founded by that great
American scholar, Professor Charles
Eliot Norton. He is member, of the
Classical Club, a good writer, and has
written Latin thesis for final honors,
and in future years will be a teacher or
professor. He is a son of the late Mr..
WilliamL. Alden, and grandson Of the
late Joseph Libby, Esq.,, the original
principal of the Portland High School
Tor the English High School as it was
then denominated), and under whose ex-
cellent tuition the present writer was
graduated in 1841.
: The room mate of Mr.. Alden is Mr..
Richard Dresser Small, '94, the son of
our present efficient postmaster. He is
young man of promise, and will doubt
less be heard from favorably next year.
There are no other Portland men in
the class of "a, and none in that of '95.
but in '96 there are quite a number.
The Commencement OF the Episcopal
Theological School occurred on Wednes-
day, and was very interesting in all it's
exercises. Afterward Rev. Mr.. Carten
of Maiden, was raised to the order of the
priesthood. A large and substantial
building of stone with brick trimmings
has just been erected upon the grounds
OF this school, adjoining the famous
Washington ongfellow estate, as dor
mitory for the students and is called
Winthrop Hall, in honor and memory of
Hon. Robert Charles Winthrop.
Dean Laurence of this school officiated
for the last time as the head of the dean
yesterday. He is bishop-elect of Massaehu
sets, to succeed the late beloved Bishop
Brooks, and is expected to make him
self very able and model prelate, as he
seems to combine SO many needed and
admirable qualities for the high position
and he has withal youthful and manly
strength which might indicate long and
very successful holding of the position.
III is expected InaG ne Will be cOnSeCrated
early N September. Dean Laurence is a
grandson of Amos Laurence, the elder
brother OF Abbott Laurence, our minis
to the Court of St. James at the time of
President Taylor or Fillmore; and Mr..
Amos Laurence will be remembered as
very benevolent man and so hopeful a
friend to young men 40 years and more
ago.
Mr.. Frank A. Hill of Bowdoin, '6S, the
present acceptable principal of the Cam
bridge High School, has recently received
call at liberal salary to the preceptor-
ship of the Boston Manual Traing school
and he has accepted the position.
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