Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-19
STATE COLLEGE.
Commencement Week at Orono
1.-The Prize Winners.
Examining Committee Much Pleased
with Condition Of the College.
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Commencement Grafton In Evsnins.


ORoNo, June 18.-The graduating exey
cises At the Maine State College began a
10 O'Clock Monday.
The report of the examining committee
was unanimous 10 hearty approval of this
present policy, and gave glittering show.
ing Of progress under the new executive
president, A. w. Harris. One of the pin.
cipal features of the report was the need
as stated by the committee, of increased ia
cilities for the instruction.
Secretary b. Walker McKeen of the
State board Of agriculture, followed. He
fully endorsed the preceding report and
dwelt particularly upon the need and use.
fulness Of an agricultural department. lie
was followed by ex-Assistant Secretary Of
Agriculture Willis of Washington.
The awarding of prizss was as follows
Printiss prize for junior essays, o. L.
Grover, Redlands, Cal. honorable men.
ton, J. w. Martin, Boston; M. Il. Ellis,
North Guilford; sophomore declamations
Preniiss prize, Mark L. Urann, Sullivan
honorable mention, P. B. Palmer, South
Bridgton; J. L. Randlett, Richmond; Lib.
bey prize for the best agricultural essay, L
A. Rogers, '9G, PAtten; sophomore standing
prize, c. p. Weston, Madison, first; P. ID.
Sargent, II. S. Niles; freshman standing
prize. w. T. Barstow, Rockport, first; IL.
A. White, H. f. Stevens.
In the afternoon the drill of the Coburn
Corps Of Cadets, Lieut.. Mark l.. Hersey,
9th United States Infantry, commanding.
occurred from to o'clock, and consisted
of battalion, mock battle and other move
me nts, followed by dress parade, at wi ich
the following orders were read: Cadets
graduating with highest rank in the military
department are Edward B. Wood, Camden !;
Augustus d.. Hayes, Belfast; Herbert
Murray, Rockland. By orders from the
war department the names of these gradu-
ates are reported to the acknowledgement of
the United States army, Washington, d. c.,
for insertion in the next annual army regis
ter.
The following appointments were also
made: Senior captain, Harold S. Board
man, Bangor; first lieutenant, quartermas-
ter and adjutant-general, Earle C. Merrill,
East Eddington; senior first lieutenant
Melville +. Rollins, Bangor, senior second
lieutenant, Ora w. Knight, Bangor.
The exercises at the presentation of the
painting of DR.. Fernald to the college,
consisted of an opening address by Prof
Estabrook, president of the alumni, who
introduced Mr.. Blanding of Bangor, who
made the address Of presentation in a very
feeling manner, speaking of the inseparable
connection of DIR. Fernald with the incep ion
and growth Of the Maine State College, of
the great forts he has always made for its
benefit and his sacrifice of all at any time
if only the welfare of the college was
assured.
The painting, which is of large size, rep
resents DR.. Fernald standing with COM
mencement programme in his hand and is
pronounced very life-like. This work Of
art is the production of Mr.. Albert V. Cur
rier, Hallowell's celebrated young artist,
and will be hung in the library beside that
of DR.. Allen, the first president of this in
stitution. The painting was accepted in be-
half Of the college by President Harris.
In the evening, at the Town hall at
Orono, the commencement Grafton was de-
livered. A very large and select audience
was present. On the stage were seated
President A. W. Harris, Phi. D the orator
of the evening; Hon. Edwin Willis. ex-
assistant secretary of agriculture, and other
prominent gentlemen. 1.-THE New Impulse
in Education" was the speakers
subject. In his introduction he spoke
Of what are the requirements of
good education. He said the
highest aspiration was to be talker, and
next to that writer, and we have not quite
got over the feeling in this age. Somehow
the impre ssion prevails that all other call
ings are menial. Let us canvass the rea-
sons for this.
First, our literature is full Of it. Second,
somehow the world has notion that as talk
ing and writing are mental exercises all
other intellectual exercises are material and
of grosser type. There has been change
in public sentiment on this subject in the
last so years. What shall constitute true
education? The old cast-iron plan of the
classics and metaphysics has been broken
and the world is beginning to appreciate the
fact that there is mental discipline in the
study of science, and at least
far the age a. good discipline, and
that while in sense it is different there 10
AZ much vital strength and - much real
breadth as in the old plan.
Now if have hobby it is in line with
this change and sentiment. The farmer.
First, every man has right to be farmer.
Second, it is no disgrace to be farmer
need not be fool Heretofore the so
called learned professions have had the
right of way ia literature, but today some
of the keenest minds and sharpest pens are
enlisted in the cause of labor on the farm
and in the shops.
If the good people of the six New Eng.
land states will stand by the possibilities OF
their agricultural and mechanical colleges
and will make these possibilities yerities,
thew will retain their ascendancy. II they
40 not. what 10 now perhaps approaching
equality will simply precede her decline
and fall and we may and will begin to write