The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-01-13


that crowns Kent's Hill with honor and
fame.
Then | read the names of Cox, Den
nett, Lampson, Blake, Durham, Nor
ris, Dunn, Wilson, Morrill,, Tukesbury,
Trafton, Shaw. Fogg, ETC., in the roll
of honor, which stirred my memory to
"reminiscences of personality, character,
peculiar traits, and scraps of ancient
history.
had the pleasure of attending ban
quet of the alumni of Kent, as rep
resentative by proxy of the class of 1882
and a fairer, finer, more intelligent as
sembly of educated persons / have sell
dom met. These were the soDs and
daughters of early friends and students,
recent graduates, and silver haired SEN
iors AS listened to the familiar, sweet
tones of the dialect of my native State,
a thrill of admiration and pride moved
me, and l was glad l was of the Pine
Tree State and my father had been an
alumnus of Kent. An ancient lady OBJ
served my happy mien and gray locks
ard offered her hand, saying, 81 think
you were of my class in 1866" She was
quite disappointed when l told her was
not graduate, and said. 81 did hope to
find some one of my own class here to-
night"
The requirements of the school for en-
trance in 1882 were simple and easy;
those for graduation were those of our
modern High schools. The full course
was three years of rather elastic currl-
culum in Which | noticed Navigation and
Theology were elective studies. | was
surprised by the latter, as the institu-
ton was under control of Methodists,
Navigation there confirmed my father s
attendance, as he taught it in country
schools to many youths who afterwards
| became captains of little and of big
craft that whitened the seven seas. He
taught me theoretical navigation IN my
teens before had any notion of becom-
ing sailor. The English course COM
prised the usual studies of complete
education, among which were few
branches not taught in the modern High,
and suppose languages were elective
The Language Course included much of
! the English and critical study of Greek,
Latin, French and Spanish, with full
preparation for college entrance
A Department of Industry admitted
students of regular conrse over IA
years of age to study and work at Me-
chanical trades; others to the branches
in Agriculture, and labor was exacted
upon the farms of the school which Law
between the hill and beautiful lake at
its foot. The catalogue reads: ''The
means of labor, sufficient to defray the
expense Of board, are at present fur
nished for about 60 (students), who re-
ceives compensation according to their
disposition and ability to labor There
were 10 students in the Agricultural de-
partment and so in the Mechanical, at
this time.
What thoughtful and benefcent
privilege for the poor, ambitious student
thirsting for knowledge; where he could
"drink deep-the Pierean Spring." Ex-
pense of Education. Tuition in Eng
lish was $500, Higher Mathematics and
Languages $3.75, and other branches
called ornamental (probably elocution,
music, etc.) $3.50, per quarter. Board
could be had in the vicinity of the Semi
nary for boys at SIPS and for girls at
$1.0O per week. There were four weeks
vacation in July and nine weeks in De-
cember and January.
The poor, cheap. little blue Catalogue
of 1882 consists of only twelve pages.
''Kent's Hill Bulletin, issued quarterly
by the Maine Wesleyan Seminary and
Woman's College of 1911-12," has 63
closely printed pages, illustrated by
seven full page pictures of the exterior
and interior of the many beautiful
modern college buildings now in use.
The names of corporation officers, COM
mittees, board of education, etc., cover
46 pages; the professors and teachers,
q, and examining committee, 5.
The prices have naturally risen consid-
erably. Table board for girls is So. 90,
and for boys $3.50 weekly. Dormitory
rooms range from So. so to $3.50 term.
Electric lights and steam heat are $500
term. Tuition is $3.50 to S.. 90 a term
for the general course. and extra branches
range from $3.50 to $25. 90 per term, this
latter being for music. I estimate the
teaching and living expense of a COM
plete course of over eight months at
about $3.50. How very reasonable this
is compared with the prices charged at
many other finishing schools and acad-
emies. And paramount advantage is
that it consumes less than three years
time, when time is so valuable to the
developing youth. The curriculum is
complete and comprehensive; there is
opportunity to specialize; there is suffi-
Gent athletic exercises; there is canoe