The Portland daily press., 1900-06-15
AT HEBRON.
Preparations For Commencement Ex-
ercises Next Week.

Hebron, June 14.-Hebron seems
quite like suburb of Portland.
We can breakfast in Hebron, take din
there or a late one here having had the
best hours of the day for business in the
city. Hardly day passes at this season
without meeting Portland people ON our
streets. Our business connections have
become almost entirely. with Portland.
The large amount of building that has
cen done at Hebron Academy in ths past
few years has developed close relations
with your city. The contractors have
been Portland men, materials and work
men have come from there largely. The
architect, John Calvin Stevens, whose
stamps of design is upon our public
buildings, has given Portland many
buildings bearing his peculiar style In
finish and beauty. We are in close touch
with Portland through the Academy
school; some of the trustees live there.
The president of the board, Hon. Perci-
val Bonney, spends much of his vacation
time here besides coming often for day
or two through term time. We reckon
by scores the men and women now in
business in Portland who have lived
from one to four years with us when boys
and girls in school atlthe Academy. All
these influences tend to draw us toward
Portland In supplying our wants and 1t
is no exaggeration to say that We seem
quite like suburb of that beautiful city.
The week before commencement Is
always a busy one In this village. On
thousand people are present, and 1t IL
only natural that our people should want
the streets and their homes to look as
well then as they ever do. This year the
exercises are to be Of unusual interest.
Beginning on Sunday, the nth, this pro-
gramme will be followed:
COMMENCEMENT EXERCI SEES.
Sunday, June l7-Il.O a. m. Baccalau-
reate Sermon in the Church, Rev. JOS
eph Kennard Wilson.
Monday, June 1S.-Exami nations of
three lower classes; 500 p. IN. Annual
Prize Debate.
Tuesday, June 10 10 a, m. meeting of
Trustees in Sturtevant Hall; 200 p. IN.
Dedication of Sturtevant Home. Ded.
Address by Rev. Howard X. Grose, OF
Jamaica Plain, Mass; 500 p. IN. Re-
ception by Senior Glass.
Wednesday June 20.-0.OO q. m. Gradu-
ating Exercises In the Church, Its part;
200 p. m. Graduating Exercises, . part;
8 % p. m. Grand Concert by johnson
Quintette.
Mrs. Sturtevant, the donor of Sturte-
want Home, will be present at It's dsdica-
tion A great day in her life it must be
to witness what she has been able to ac.
complish for the institution her husband
so kindly assisted in the days of its need.
This building may not complete her good
work here but what she has already done
will make her respected throughout Ok
ford county where she is not personally
known, as she is loved In Hebron where
she is known.
1t Is hoped that the men and women,
who were boys and girls at Hebron acad-
envy, win come flocking back on that
day from all over the county. Some of
the towns have sent and are sending
their children here by scores to gain that
academic education the Institution can
give under its present. management and
it's present facilities. When once boy
or girl has entered upon a course here,
they sci iom break it, except for sickness.
1t is rare indeed that we hear Of them
changing for another school, and the
want of money never drives them away.
For boy who shows his application
to school work, who has a purpose and
will try to make such use of his time and
opportunities as will develop the best in
him, will get the help from or through
Prof. Sargent to take him through his
course Of study. Nor does his intsrest
stop with the Academy course. There are
many boys in college to day who never