Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29

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created equal that governments nsrive
their just power from The consent y tns
governed. They knew the value OF t''ssi
ton and they built scho9is " sscas ia
lage. They fought the Revolution anu
finally won the victory. Ana tnen y Was
that oLr forefathefs made hkc
they forgot the immortal prlneipies lul
which they fought. tney forBpt tue say
redness OF human liberty, and IN Tue
name Of freedom. they put cnain5 UPON
the limbs of others. That was tneir eH'oi I.
Slavery was The seed they sowtI upon
the soil OF freedom, and It's influence
was soon felt Slavery corrupted tne
courts. Slavery seized STATESMEN ana heid
them IN the wise Of goid. slavery sh T., ,s,a
spring time of American Achievements,
just as our country was about 70 become
the leading ration Of the world. me see 81,
d slavery brought forth the fruits OF ciVH
war and the harvest WAS the Saddcst
event of civilization.
But we should praise our forefathers
for the good things they did. We should
thank them for the schools they buifi up,
for the colleges they founded. These
served in a way to correct the mistakes
they had made. These produced "a nation
Il thinking men. These schools and col
lets.s exerted a strong influence upon our
rational growth. The spirit of Princeton
and Harvard was a constant protest
e5.rsrc was an active leader in the war
for Independence.
Ii Is indeed. a noteworthy fact that
70
cpposftion of our colleges 10 war as
measure barbaric and impolitic. one
hundred and fifty years OF experience
have shown that In the event OF such
r,ises The spirit of the colleges and OF
college men has always been resolute and
aari.sSs and always on the side of justice.
'rhis determined spirit has been AN un-
i.nnoriant factor in the events that have
followed This spirit of the colleges made
itself felt In the war of the Rebellion and
cur own college was no exception. At the
4. - tttrIx< 1919.
tJ,.r Waferville college was struggling
INSTITUTION with a faculty of six members
and a student body numbering scarce
over one hundred men. It's history had
been one of hardship and perseverance.
It's methods were the methods of peace.
its purpose WAS TO train men Tor inc
dnries of life. the duties 81 good cltizcn->
snip. The news came that orr Sui
had fallen and war meetings becan5e
part otthe daiiy routine. me -sortA W.
electriiied. the south was uiiih IT, WIN
sri i uslTi ,i, st,. lincoln ca1ts.i
drill and when prs5iaenn Leoln cals.
i9f uyoiS' ~. -, as;s,",n rasrn5da.,
ltQQnsn IL W. iiSilt,icad Ind erarn the
WI NJ oe. ~ tSf,nabee there marched
,1 -, ~ C,olbv in numbers that tcslti-
~ more elouuently than words that her
syyudents had learned patriotism as well
20 creek
I'm ia the close of the war the alumni
and undergraduates numbered about 80.
From this number must be taken the
of the war and those who were disqil;ii-
lied by age. for military service. Inc
number 81 these Two clasSsfS. ac'oruihs
to reliable authority must nave eNeeeued
$50. But at tlAs low esttfhate, howSsei.
there were 4to toloy men VINO n; a zen
inject TO ministry seiV w. UP ~ ~, 'me 49,, ~
81 the war. ~ VIZ n, a;a1 ~ The front
aStiVe .,@' 7,rine. 70 die were
WINE the SUI Nv .,,,,a ~ no lasi rebel
.leadtaS III an, uiiia ~, ana 90 laid down his
Saah ~ ~, "a :, n,ar,attoy
o., ~ ~ not In ihe number of men
80 cnlhv exerted her greatest Influence
~ VOC in the men themselves Her men
went 20 ops poSi' nna half or the men from
t.olb,, beld commissions as officers
,p,onp these were Gen. BENZ f. But
- 90, u,,r;., ~ plaisted C,oIs Fran
- ~ Hath Henry c. Merriam. Capt
pt,bars - sherman Ileut- Marcellus l..
e.,,s,.,,s n,ms espaciallv dear to us. ana
-. 81 tL,nn Ia the whole and nation as
IN -
Tbera xvos not n campaign in the east
T., ,,,hicb ~. cons az Colhv did NOT partic-
ia,re. NOT a eseat hattie in which their
,,t.,1or ,,,d fbaIr blnod did not add to the
,-ia-,, ma he sacrifice Their motiyes
80 - motives of men conscious only
- thair Any ,tnn,irdf,,I alike of Them
Ives and their future They saw arise
~, 60. ~ jntv and led nv the shirt of
- ,;ofisr, tba,s ansyered 10 their conn
49, all n Ia think of country before
lie Il natrjatisrn' they were PATRIOTS: IL
- .iitia ~ s,,ffar md IN die without
,n1,rnnr NJ regret. is heroism. they
-, w. ba,.a,s
TN, ,,,ar nvar +he survivors returned to
Ia n,,rs,,its ~ neore some became prom-
t,S.-i,i,. iaantit;ad win fine state and ma
,fN,,,i e,'rrarnnnont" c,encral PIaisted he
80, esa,ernnr of Maine butler of Mas
sa1busstfs. Tient Stearns held succes-
,f,esi,, tba o,fires Of lie,,tenant governor
"a :,o,,.'rrnr NJ Eynrida. while Cant.
~, coIoren shannon is The member of
S,,,,'rrsss frny, the f2fh conrressional dis
80 ~ M, Yorl, some bacama teach
- ma "a tbese I want 10 nav n special
,riiut,
r-pn bes4 WY, after all ~ buiId nm n
-, ~ - sdneate ~ neonip ..,rhe
,,,,bIjc scbaoI Il mo natton,s breath of
t;e ..t-t.ar1, ecboolhouee is an arsenal
ANA VIII, ana ammunition To destroy the
,-1,,,Ss 90. ~ i,snoranca ami fear.' Every
.rIn,In,s Ser Is 4 general in tfa army Of
.s.,.is - "
l. 10. Won !, tbesa commencement
80 20 80, ond nov o,,r rrihufe m th,,
,',,,,o,.y, 80 p,,, ba,,o,e,, da,d9 Is 81 mo,
III ~, 90 49,, NJ 10 .b,rlr the,n
- III thair u,ari To-, al tbai,. COURAGE
60. 81 tbt;r tn;li / tbinls n is Tho story
~ ,i,lir sa.rit;-.s the starv Of their nasri
ntfs,,, ,i,a,,id Ia lrnoyyn n every i,nJe,-
~, ~ caIb- thint every cit;gs,,
~ Wata,,,iiie sh4,,ld Know thaf the arsf
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