The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

large serving room, the kitchen 22xs3. n
pantry 11x14, q store-room 6xl4 and n
large pastry kitchen. In addition to the
rooms is refrigerator for milk, butter,
ETC., the main refrigerator being in the
story below. These rooms are all fitted
with the best of modern appliances and
very conveniently arranged for carry
ing on the work of providing for the large
number of students. The kitchen is lined
with brick throughout.
The sleeping rooms in the upper stories
are large and well lighted, and provided
with ample closet room. The building
is fitted with a ventilating system and
plumbing of the latest design, and is
literally supplied with baths. 1t is steam
heated and lighted by electricity. Lifts
are to be used for Handling heavy sup
plies and baggage, and feature Of the
construction which will aid in the work
of keeping the establishment in order is
an iron dust chute extending from each
floor to a receptacle in the basement.
Broad piazzas add to the comfort and
appearance of the structure. The broad
staircases are supplemented by substan-
tial fire escapes. The comfort of the
student has been the main consideration
in all the details. Among the little
things included for their convenience is
bicycle rack. The building was de-
signed by Mr.~John Calvin Stevens, the
Portland architect.
The masonry and carpentry work was
done under the superv ision of the general
contractor, Mr.. George Smith. The
plumbing was done by William A. Lowe
& Co., the heating and ventilating ap-
paratus was furnished by the Walworth
Construction company of Boston and
the artistic engineering work about the
grounds was done by Mr.. Percy Rich
artison of Portland.
THE EXER CISES OF THE DAY.
The visitors arrived in the forenoon,
but the dedication did not take place un-
til after dinner. Then in the church
which stands in the Academy grounds
the exercises We're held. The building
was decorated for the graduation which
will take place tomorrow and the front
rows of seats reserved for the gradu-
ates, were separated from the rest of the
auditorium by an arch of flowers and
greens. The audience was one which
filed the building. The donor, Mrs.
Sturtevant, and the guests who were to
take part in the exercises were given
seats ON the platform and the graduatin g
class headed by the marshal, marched In
to the building and took the places re-
served for than. Then Judge Percival
Bonney of the board of trustees, who pre-
sided, introduced Rev. DR.. King by
whom prayer was offered.
REV, MR.. GROSE'S REMARKS.
The principal address of the day was
delivered by the Rev. Howard b. Grose
of Jamaica Plain, Mass. Mr.. Grose took
for his subject 1.-The Power of an Idea. T"
and brought to its consideration q ripe
scholarship and mature thoughts. His
language was appropriate and the lessons
set before his hearers. In the course of
the address, MIR. Grose said:
Last week attended the semi-eenten-
NAL celebration of the University of
Rochester, my Alma Mater. President
Anderson, one of the four greatest college
presidents of the century, and for more
than 80 years the heart and soul Of the
institution of which he was also the
head, was a Maine boy who tramped
from Bath to.Waterville to get his educa-
tion at the college there, now Colby.
Like many another Maine boy ne went
forth from his native state to make his
sturdy personality "a source of blessing to
other sections of our common country.
His it was to impress his splendid char
acter upon more than a thousand men,
whom he called, and loved us his boys,
and TO inspire them with purpose to
bring things to pass that being his
| philanthropy and principle Of life. As
one of those boys i owe much to him
and through him to Maine. If DR.. An
In his inaugural address in 1854, he
said: "A true man is the noblest product
of earth, a nobler thing than clergy
man, physician, an advocate or mer
chant. Let us shape our educational sys-
TENS to make men and upon this foun
dation we can superlmpose the special
training which may prepare them for the
! special pursuits of practical and profes
sional life.' This view Of education is
sound and the only sound one in spite Of
the specialist and expert fads Of the day.
The true aim and end of education is TO
make true men, and for this the Chris
tian academy and college stand, sinc'
no man is true who is1 not Christian
This making of true manhood Begin
back Of the college in the academy wher'