The Colby Oracle 1867

e

PUBLIS:E:ED B"Y T:a:E

NUMBER I.

EDIT'ORS

rac. e

STUDENTS

OF COLB"Y UNIVERSIT"Y'

WATERVILLE, MAINE, NOVEMBER, 1867.

PRICE 7 CENTS.

1867.

FOR

J.B. Clough,

OFFICERS.

R. W.Dunn,

A. W. Jackson,

W.

H. C.Rowe.

Organized May 25th,

Printed at the ,Journal Office, Lewiston, Maine.

0. Ayer, Jr. , President.

J. K. Richardson, Vice President.

1867.

E. A. D aniels, Rec ordin g Sec'y.

R. W. Dunn, President.

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C. L. Clay , Corresponding Sec'y.

N. N. Atkinson, Vice Presiden t.

P. M. \Vo o dm an,

F.

Ji:., &e cretary.

P. S. Warren, Treasurer.

E. F. Merriam, Britt on, C. H. Cumston,

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I.

FIRST

II. E vele th , T re asurer .

EJOMMITTEE ON S.S.

H. ML Hopk i nson ,

Directors.

ll>'. Palme11;

F. H. Eveleth.

NINE.

MEMBERS.

P. S. ·warren, C atcher .

R. W.

Gilman Clark Fisher, Charles Ro w ell,

Ch arle s Leonidas Clay,

C. Wescott, C. Fiel d.

Harry Ca rleton Hallowell, Henry

E.

E d w ard Franklin M erriam,

F. M erriam,

Harry Carleton Hallow el l, Edwin Sumner Sm al l , Fred. Augustus Waldron.

JUNIORS.

Nicholas Noyes Atkinson,

A b ra ham \Villard Jackson, Ephraim Wood Norwood, J nstin Kent Richards on, Edward Pa y s on Ro b er ts , H ow ard C ha n dle r R o w e,

P.

S. Warren,

C. W. Foster,

G.

R. Stone,

V\T. B. Mathews,

F. H.

Charles vVil be r t Foster,

D . R. Sto ver ,

-u--:-- w escott;""

J. R. Hathaway,

Daniel R andall S to v er,

E. A. Daniels,

Claren do n vVe s cott ,

C.

lI.

�tltr.mt emu.

of'

Charles Howard S t u rgi s, Arthur Nash Wi l ley.

Prize Declaimers of Selected Articrmt Class of

N. N.

'69.

Atkinson,

May 3,

1867.

J. K. Richardson,

G eorge Ll ewe llyn l<'arn.um, H enry Webster Follett,

OFFICERS. COMMITTEE.

H. M. Hopkinson,

L. D. Carver,

vV. A. Smith,

A. W. Jack son.

Erastus Melville Shaw.

D. R. Stover, Pr esiden t.

E. C. Cole, Vice President.

F.

FRESHMEN.

Wilso n , S e cretar y .

William L ibby,

vV. F. Marston, T reasurer.

C. Wesc ot t, A. N . Wille y, C. J. . Brown,

DAILIES-Boston J ourn al,

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SEm-\V��EKLY-N.

Y.

Eveni n g

FIRST

C. W. Fo s ter, 1st Base, (Capt.)

WEEKL1Es-N. Y. Tribune,

\V.

.

Portb :md T r am scrip t , J o urnal,

B. Mathews, 2d Base.

C. J. Brow n , 3d Base.

Zion's Herald and Wesleyan

E.

MOZART

NINE.

E. S. Sheldon, S. Stop.

Post.

Charles E. Gould.

Directors.

Alfred Eben Mei 9s ,

George Stratton Paine,

SOPHOMORES.

Ed w in August us Daniels,•

'71.

F. Wilson, Pitcher.

Wi llis Bron s on Mathews ,

Uharles Holt Kimball, Park Sha.w Warren.

Fred Ho wa rd Eveleth,

Class

Portland P res s .

M arston ,

Edward. Payson Roberts,

Fr ed Wi lson.

C. Wes cott, Catcher.

-waiter D eFo rrest

�

. - -� g · �r1_ C Ea?dler _ vVarren Augustus Smith,

D. Vv. Cam pbel l ,

L e w iston Journal,

Delwin Augustus H amlin,

-

vV. F. Marston.

Cumston,

G eorge Llewellyn Farn um ,

David Wass Campbell,

.....,..

W.R. White,

B angor vVhig and Courier,

Fred. Irving C amp bell ,

Charles Wesley Chase, Justin Kent Richardson,

F. I . Cam pbell,

Evele th ,

Fred. Howard Eveleth,

FRESHMEN.

JUNIORS.

Ni cholas N oyes Atkinson,

P.M.Woodman,Jr.A. N. Willey,

SOPHOMORES.

Prentiss Mellen ViTood man , Jr.

Jr . ,

John Richmond Hathaway,

FRESHMEN.

Fred Augustus Waldron.

F. vVilson,

N. N. A tkins on , . ...-Da-E. S� R awson , -

Ho p kinson ,

David Pa lmer,

Hen ry \Vebster Follett, ErastrIB Melville S]!i!F' ._

M alc olm

II. Putnam,

I. Britton,

q eor ge Royal Stone.

C h arle s Hen ry Cumston,

Scorer.

G. R. Whidden,

R. W. Dunn,

E. F. Merriam,

Ch arles Rendol Whidden, Jr.

John Blake Clough,

George \Veston Davis,

P. M. vVo o dm an, Jr., R. Field.

MEMBERS.

Charl es \Ve sl ey Clemen t,

Carver,

E. S. R aw s o n , 3d Base.

Parkman Shaw Warren.

SOPHOMORES.

D w i ght

Leon a r d

'William Heman Clark,

C. II. Cumston, L. Field .

Charles \Vesley Chase,

'William Heman Clark,

Thomas Melvin Butler,

F. Wils on, 2d Base.

JUNIORS.

Leonard Dwi gh t Carver,

vVilliam Oli ver Ayer; Jl1.1�,

C. W. Fo s ter, 1st Base.

Isaac Britton,

William Oliver Ayer, Jr.,

SENIORS:.

Pitcher, (Capt.)

E. A. Daniels, S. Stop.

SENIOR.

Reuben Wesley Dunn.

SENIORS.

D un n ,

W. H. C l ark ,

II. C. Rowe,

C. Col e, L. Fi eld .

W. F. Mar s to n, C . Field.

·

·

C. H.

E. F. C. L. P. S. J. B.

QUINTETTE' G:EE'B'.

Cum s t on, Merriam, Cl ay , "\V arre n , Clo ugh.,

MIDNFGET

Tenor .. .Alto.

Soprano ..

Baritone.

B&ss ..

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SERENADERS.

H. M. Hopkinson,

Leader ..

W. A. Smithe,

'Jlin-lflornist.

Zion's Advoeate,

D. R. St o ver, R. Field .

F. A. Waldron,

Swinettist.

\Vatchman aind Reflector,

F. I. Campbell, Scorer.

W illia m ILibby,.

@ow-Bellist ..

Gospel Banner, Mornin g

Star, Examiner and Chronide, C hristian Mirror, Waterville Mail, Christian Banner, Androscoggin

Herald ..

MoNTHLIEs-Missionary

Herald,

OFFICE RS.

W. A.

Smi th, Presi de nt .

A. K. Gurney, Vice President.

David Palmer, Secretary.

Wm. Libby, C ap tain .

The Secretary has furnished us with a record!

W. H .. Cla11k,

J!lwmstrumist.

T. M. Butler;

Tin-Panist ..

D:a;v:is,

13.'rass-Kettl,eist ..

G. \V. J. K..

Richardson·,.

Conch-Shellist ..

'llhe above Tuoupe,.although

unknown

to the·

Faculty., have been in practice during the year, and now stand ready for

past

th e accommodil-­

tion of. the public., They are acknowledged1the· best Band of Serenaders in the country-have·

Isaac Britton,

E.

glorious achievements of the Marmots-­

exhibited before many prominent individuals,.

vV. Chase,

H.

C. Rowe,

Spirit of Mis si on s ,

the numerous victories won, and the numberless·:

and won for themselves a world-wide r.eputation •.

C. F i s he r,

Charles Rowell,

Freeman's Journal,

prizes, bats and balls borne away in triumph J;y

Their services have been engaged:

A. W. Jackson,

W. A. Smith,

African Repository,

the champions; also au ac count of the· general

serenades during the week commendng

E. S.

G.

C. G.

Rawson,

P. S.

P. Roberts,

R.

Stone,

Warren.

Advocate of Peace ,

Macedonian and

Record.

of the

growth of the club since its organiZ-&tibn; and many other items of interest;

but owing to lack

of space we are not able to inser1!. tilem.

24th, by the following C. L. C-y, R.W.

r-n.

;

for private·

Jove-smitten

D-u ,L.ID-ttr-n,

Nov;.

yo.uths :­

B; S. w,;.-.-.

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'64.

THE

EXHIBITION

Ira Waldron, Dover, N. H.,

OF THE

Latin Oration.

UNIVERSITY,

COLBY

Waterville, Me., November,

1867.

Greenwood

Cyrus

fi

Fort

Richardson,

�miot

English Oration.

Fair eld,

Henry Joseph Cushing, Skowhegan,

English Oration.

-OF-

�nsfrudion :REv.

JAMES

anh �oh.ernmmt. '£. CHAMPLIN, D. D.,

Edward Clarendon Littlefield, ChesterEnglish Oration.

ville,

Stanley. Thomas Pullen, Foxcroft, English Oration.

William

Pierce Y oun:g,

PRESIDENT,

'65.

Professor of Intellectual and l\Ioral Philosophy.

SAMV-EL K. SMITH, A. M., Professor of Rhetoric and Librarian.

CHARLES E. HAMLIN,

A.

Howard Haskell Grover,

JOHN

M.,

l\L,

E. FOSTER, A. M.,

Greek and

Latin Languages

atu re.

G'louces-

Latin Oration.

ter,

English Oration.

William Henry Lambert, Auburn, English Oration.

Augustus Dennet Small, Waterville, English Oration.

and Liter·

A.

'66.

·ware

English Oration.

Hale, Ellsworth, English Oration.

Hon. Abner Coburn, Vice Pres.

Eldridge L. Getchell, Esq., Treasurer.

AWARDS.

Rev. Joseph Ricker, Secretary.

Rev. Adam Wilson, D. D .

Rev.

Samuel Garnsey, Esq. Rev. David N. Sheldon, D. D.

Rev. William H. Shailer, D. D. Hon. Noah Smith, Jr.

First Prize.

Nathaniel R. Boutelle, M. D.

Rev. Nathaniel B_utler.

Hon. Hanniba� Hamlin, LL. D.

Hon Josiah H. Drummond.

Rev. George 'V. Bosworth, D. D. Hon. Mark H. Dunnell.

Charles Leonidas Clay, East Andover, N. ·

-'-

G eorge "Weston Davis, R euben Wesley Dunn,

James

H.

Hanson,

M.

[ Poe. ]

Justin Kent Richardson, Buxton,

Rev Henry V. Dexter.

·

Rev. Franklin Merriam.

Gardner Colby, Esq.

Parrhasius.

[ Willis. J

Rev. E. E. Cummings, D. D.

Men who for the last five years have graduated with the highest College Honors.

'63.

to the

A scholarship which will pay the

term bills for the year, to the student best fitted for college; to be continued

Charles Dana Thomas, Brandon, Vt., Latin Oration.

Percival Bonney, West ll:lin o t,

through

the

course, if a high rank is

maintained.

Andover, N. H.

Park Shaw ·warren,

Bangor.

for the best if not less than six from

Simeon Lovell Bearce Chase, West Mi-

the same school; the gratuity to be

English O rat ion .

Charles Melvin Emery, Waterville, English'Oration.

John Oliver Marble, Waterville, English Oration.

continued

from year to year on the

same condition as above.

3.

The first term bill cancelled

the best of not less than four from

for the

same school; this gratuity, also, to be continued as above.

Nathaniel Meader, Waterville, English Oration.

But no school shall be entitled to

Horatio Nelson Nutting, S. Parkman,

more than one prize; nor shall any re­

English Oration.

ceive a prize who is not well prepared

George Stephen Scammon, Waterville, Engli sh Oration.

William Ricker 'J'hom.pson, S. Parsons-

fi eld,

English Oration.

William Penn Whitehouse, Vas.saUJoro', English

Oration.

for college.

In accordance with Art. 1 of this

provision, a prize is awarded ward Stephen

Shelden,

to

Ed­

Waterville;

Art. 3, to Charles Howard Cherryfield.

1870.

South China.

Charles Wesley Clement,

Palmyra.

Kendall's Mills.

John Richmond Hathaway, Harrington Putnam,

David Palmer,

Woodstock.

Milton Plantation.

Charles Edwin G o u ld, Willis Bronson Mathews, Walter De ]forest Mar ston ,

Dedham,

Mass.

Auburn.

Bath.

illiam Libby,

Cherryfield.

Grafton,

'Valdron, Buckfield.

Frederic Angnstus

JUNIORS.

French Version from the E nglish of Channing, English

Nichobs Noyes Atkinson, West 111inot.

Version from the l<'rench of Cbateau­

briaml,

Pembroke, N. IL Sallust, Iflphraim 'Vood No r w ood , Camden.

Latin Version from the Greek of Demos t he nes , Justin Kent Richardson, Bitxton.

Charles Holt K imb al l ,

Version from

Greek

the Latin of

ORIGINAL

ARTICLES.

Monday Evening, August 12, 1867.

Antagonism

Mutual

of

the Papacy to Civilization,

0.

,V.

Influence

of

W. II. Clark, North Hancock.

War on Literature, �r. M. Ilutib�, "Ifa,-,,_cuvlc.

the Late

Light,

llf.

H.

Hopkinson,.Ft.

F. A.

The Dignity of Human Nature,

L. Wealth's V i ctim,

Prudential

The Her oic

'Comv1�ittee.

Genius

Charles Leonidas Clay,

John Blake Clough,

Edmund F ranklin

Sturgis,

Hm1eock.

Lag�:ange..

East An do ver, N. H.

Merriam,

Hanover, N.

Waterville.

Winslow.

Fred. Augustus ·waldron,

Bnckfield.

1869.

Hichardson,

1870.

Charles Henry Cnmston,

Edwin Augustus Daniels,

l<'red. Howard F�vcleth,

Buxton.

Monmouth .

Paris Hill.

Durham.

Rumford.

Parkman.

a

Rock l nd.

Shaw,

Charles Rendol Whidden, Jr.,

Calais.

Auburn.

Prentiss Mellen Woodman, Jr.,

Fred.

1871.

Irving Campbell,

David 'Vass Campbell,

Albanus Kimball

Gnrney,

Delwin Augustus Hamlin, George 13tratton Paine, Daniel Randall Stover, Wallace Rowell

White,

,T,

D.

N. H.

·

'l' a ylor, Winslow.

Uerriam, IIanover,

N. H.

Danbury, N. H.

EXHIBITION -OF-

leger�emain an� Ventrilo�uism !

PROF. PHILLIPS

Turner.

Henry We bster l�ollett,

Melville

Carver, Lagrange.

Clay, East Andover,

E. I<'.

Has taken the Hall,

Rumford Point.

George Llewellyn Farnum, Erastus

;

and Talent,

Winslow.

\Villard Jackson,

Justin Kent

L.

Sin

a

D v i s , Alfred.

We are pleased to announce to the p ubl i c that

Isaac Britton, Edward Stuart Rawson,

C.

GRAND

II.

Julian Daniel Taylor,

A.

in

D.

The Influence of Adversity, ,J, B. Clough,

Danbury, N. H.

Edwin Sumner Small,

Bangor.

Social Progress Imperceptible, E. S. S mall , Waterville.

1868.

Leonard Dwight Carver,

G. W.

Critical Moments,

Shaw, 2d Librarian.

Thomas Melvin Butler,

a

W ldro n , Buckfield.

Community of Danger a Source of National ·unity, R W. Dunn, Waterville.

Richardson, 1st Librarian.

·

Small, Vassalboro'.

.Palmer, Grc(ffon,

Fred. H. Eveleth, Rec. Secretary.

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[1airjield.

The True Greatness of States, H. C. Hallowell,

John B. Clough, Treasurer.

Thomas M. Butler, A . .Willard Jaekson,.

Bangor.

Ayer, Jr.,

Dependence of Men and Nations,

The Oneness of God in Nature and Revel:ttion, Vt. D.

A. ·willard Jackson, Vice President.

Er astus NI.

•

�ri�t �eclmuntintt$, (fl;ln$$ nf '68.

The War and its Results,

Julian D. Taylor, President.

K.

Vt.

'l' ay lo r, Winslow.

Julian Daniel

The Study of Law,

E.

C!Bnrsopyian

N. II.

Edwin Sumner Small, TVaterville.

Epochs,

'Shrewsbury, Mass.

Edmund Cha;;e Cole,

2. The two first term bills cancelled

English Oration. not,

Litchfield.

George Royal Stone,

MEMBERS.

above prizes, the

Institution now offers the following:-

1.

Kendall's Mills.

Warren Augustus Smith,

Prize Scholarships.

In addition

New Gloucester.

Charles Rowell,

George L. Farnum,

CLASS OF 1871.

Joseph Barrows, Esq.

Camden.

'Vaterboro'.

Howard Chandler Rowe,

Justin

Second Prize.

Ilon. Benjamin D. Metcalf.

N. II.

Leonard D. Carver, Cor. Secretary.

The.Raven.

Rev. N athaniel M. ·wood.

Unity.

Pembroke,

Merriam, Hanover,

Estimate of Character,

West Minot.

Chase,

OFFICERS.

First Prize.

Charles Wesley Chase, Unity,

A.

Grafton, Vt.

Flclward Payson Roberts ,

The True Greatness of States.

Hon. Henry A. Kennedy.

Fort Fairfield.

Ephraim Wood Norwood,

Faii:ttelrt.

Habit of Thought and Obserrntion,

Declamation of Selected Articles.

Hon. Lot M. Morrill.

Bangor.

Charles Holt Kimball,

CLASS OF 1869.

William Wilson, Esq.

Franklin

Self-Made Men,

Waterville.

1869 .

Harry Carleton llillowell, Bangor,

Hon. Dennis L. Milliken.

Alfred.

Harry Carleton Hallowell,

Henry B. Hart, Esq. Rev. Albion K. P. Small.

N. Hancock.

William Heman Clark,

Arthur Nash ·wrney,

Second Prize.

Form Essential in Human Go1•ern-

Harry Carleton Ha llowell, Bangor.

Edmund

Bangor.

J,ivermore.

-- --�-- __ - is, ·"'"' esifow ard Stilrg CJ ie ITyfleld.

-.""""� .,,�1-a11 ictirn

__......

.,

Reuben ·wesley Dunn, Waterville.

Henry l\falcolm Hopkinson, Ft.

C harles Joseph Brown,

Declamation of Original Articles.

of

Relation of the Arts and Sciences to lkform,

187'1.

CLASS OF 1868.

Moses Giddings, Esq.

ment ,

1868.

·wesley

Davis, Alfred.

Necessity for Restricted Suffrage,

William Oliver Ayer, Jr.,

Alfred Eben .7\Ieigs,

For the Year 1866-67.

Arthur Drinkwater.

Diversity

l\:IEMBERS.

EJ.harles

English Oration.

Henry

Committee.

Nicholas Noyes Atkinson,

Charles Ransom Coffin, .Auburn,

Danbury, N. H.

George Weston

The Skeleton Bridegroom,

Henry Malcolm Hopkinson,

'07'. ·

J

John Blake Clongh, Uses of the Beautiful,

Prudential

David Palmer,

Lemuel Howard Cobb, Portland,

Rev. James T. Champlin, D. 10., Pres.

A lfred E. Meigs,

East Andover, N. H.

Charles Leonidas Clay,

l'ersecution for Opinion,

Charles W. Clement, Asst. Librarian.

George R. Stone,

Hancock.

The Good and Great from Humble Stations,

Cb.arles W. Chase, Librarian.

Howard C. Rowe,

William Oliver Ayer, Jr., Bangor.

Thomas Melvin Butler,

Harrington Putnam, Rec. Secretary.

William O. Ayer,jr.,

The El eme nts of American Greatness, Christianity and Literature,

Ephraim \V. Norwood, Treasurer.

English Oration.

M.,

Professor of :Modern Languages and Literature.

George v.r. Davis, Cor. Secretary.

English Oration.

Frank Wales Bakeman, Portland,

EDWARD W. HALL,

Nicholas N. Atkinson, Vice President.

William H. Clark,

'67.

SENIORS.

Harry C. Hallowell, President.

Charles Veranus Hanson, Portland,

,Professor of l\Iathematics and Natural Philosophy.

Professor of

New

Grenville J>IIellen Donham, Turner,

M<?rr.ill Professor of Chemistry and Natural History.

MOSES LYFORD, A.

Kendtusheag,

English Hration.

OFFICERS�

20,

NOV.

WEDNESDAY EVE.,

English Oration.

Harrison Merrill Pratt, Turner,

�unior �lasses,

anh

Cherryfield.

Cherryfield.

Cape

Elizabeth.

Sidney.

Winslow .

Harpswell.

Dixfield.

No. 4,

•

•

North Block,

Where he nightly amuges and bewil<lers the people of \.\'�a.terv.i.llc and vicinity with his

WONDERFUL TRICKS! In

Sleight of Hanel

anrl Ventriloqu-ism. vices of

The ser·

:r,.1.[QNS- RO"v:TELLE7

The Celebrated Pipe-ist and Vocalist I Il•we been secured for a limited period.

An:\nssro�, 10 CTS.

FRESHMEN, HALI" Pn1cE.

Doors open at 9fo'cl'k; Performance to commence

at 10.

P. S.-Prof. P. is also a noted medium, and any wishing t.o comult with the departed will be accom­ mo dated between the hours of 12 P. M. aud 3 A. M.

C oll ege S o c i etie s .

T h e C ollege S ocieties are i n a pros­ perous c o n diti o n .

We feel a s ati s fac­ ti o n in being able to make th i s state­ m e n t , fo r when p ro p e rl y c o n d ucted they fu r n i s h to the s t u d e n t adva11tages which c o m p are favo rably with any of the C o l l ege c o u rs e , an d their i m p ort­ a n c e c a n h ardly be overesti m ate d . -­ They e m body al l the ch aracteri!:'tics of a n n i ver1:>ity o f which the c ollege can To p a r ti c i p ate i n th eir e x e r­ boast. cises the student can thro w off the straight jacke t o f the academ ician or schoolbvy , and be h i m s e l f.

T h e C o l l ege c o u rse is p rescribe d , l i m ited ; doubtless exactly a d apted to the g·e n i u s and procliviti e s o f certain m i n ds , but ill-suite d , repul sive to oth­ e rs .

In the j u d g m e n t o f an able corp s o f T r ustee s , it is the best fo u r year s ' c o n rs e w h i c h can b e adopte d , a n d j u st what the age require s . · However c o r­ rect this decitli o n , a prescri b e d co u rs e o f s t u d y , o f itself, can b u t l ay t h e fo u n dati o n s fo r thought to b uild u p o n , cram the mind with a fo w facts and ideas , an d fu rnish a discipline which m ay give u s the p o wer to th i n k , act and win s u c ce s s . T o p u r s u e it is n o t to enter u p o n l i fe itself-at best, can b e b u t a prep arati o n fo r real l i fe , an i n di­ re c t struggle to s e c u re its grand ob­ ject.

The best sys tem o f s t u dy i s but a c o u rse o f m e n tal gy m n asti c s , a m e re d rill-thou gh a n eces sary preparation -fo r the g re at prize fi gh t w h i c h we all e x p e c t to en gage in .

It can scarcely e v e r be m a d e more t h a n th i s .

O u r· declam ati o n s have n o t fo r th e i r great ohj e c t , to assist the rig·h t or put cl o w n the w r o n g ; t h e y can be b u t e arth e n o r chin a dolls, t h o u g h in form an d col­ o r they c o rrectly re p re s e n t the h n m an feature s . 0 1ir c o m p ositi u n s can sel d o m rise ab ove t h e d i g n i ty o f m arble stat· ues.

However fi n ely wrought o r i n di­ c ative of true genius , the s o u l is l ack­ i n g- .

N o w t h e value of litc ra.rv s ocieties is j u st here : their exerci s � s m ay as­ sume the dignity and reality of actual l i fe . D i s s e rtati ons m ay be p resented before t h e m to a m u s e , i n s t ru c t and c o nvince the audience.

T h e dis c u s­ pon SU �J e C t S ·ch o se n mcrn from am o n g the·migh ty q u e s ti o n s which agitate the w o rl d an d i n te rest e ve ry­ The c ri ticisms , j ust to the body. poin t, upon the subj e c t in hand whe th­ er i t be a meetin g of the soci ety o r the w o rk o f an auth or.

S u ch i s the s t an d­ ard at which lite rary societies ai m . ­ T h ei r te n dency i s t o th i s , s i n c e the subjects are electi v e , the parts vol u n­ tary , and t h e res p o n s i b i l i ty of thei r s u pp o r t ap p e al s to the i n terests a n d the h o n or o f the stu d e n ts them selves. 'l' o facilitate the c o m plete reali z ation of this standard, we re c o m m e n d that they hold p u b l i c d i s c u s sions in t o w n e a c h term , i n whi c h thei r abl e s t wri t­ ers a n d s p e akers s h al l be elected to p a rtici p ate . By t h i s means th e i mp ort­ ant link b e t ween the a c a d e m i c h al l s a n d t h e " stage o f actio n " w i l l b e sup­ p l i e d . E ffo r t s to acq uire ease, grace and fluency i n p ublic speaki n g will thus be assisted by the i n s p i ration of the occasi o n .

T h e p u b l i c e x e rcises of t h e societies are n o w chiefly c o n fi n e d to a yearly o rati oll and p o e m .

The orati on o f the p a s t year, delivere d by C ol. T. W . Hig­ ginso n , was c o u ch e d i n elegant lan­ g u age , and exhi bited be auty o f diction and origin ality of thought. I t was de­ livered i n an eloquent m anner and did honor to the s o cietie s . T h e poem was delivered by H e n ry Colby , E sq . , -0f Newton C e n ter, and did j u stice to the o c casi o n . The present popularity of t.he s o cieties is such as to pro m i s e the m e mbership and co-operation of every stu d e n t i n the fu t u r e , a n d assure u s th at n o efforts w i ll be s p ared to secure th e best talent of th e country for the a n n ual e x e rcises of the p resent year.

The p rincipal re a d i n g matter of the college is furnished by the literary so­ cieties.

The books of the Librari ans s h o w that for everv volume taken from t h e coll e ge library: five a r e taken fr o m the society libraries. This is not o w­ i n g e n tirely to the easier access the students h ave to th e m , but to the fact that they co ntain s o m any of the stand­ ard an d p o p u l ar w o rks which the c ol­ lege lib rary does not. The Ath e nreum

ize the need of t h e arti cle in question . n o t large enough to furnish d e s k s ; It seems to us that a U uive rsitv that for all the papers receiYed. When 1 i s able to bear so large a n am e , �nd to M e m o rial Hall i s c o m pleted, m ay we b ui l d a c h apel that will c o s t fo r ty tho u­ not h o p e that a m o re c o m m o di o u s 1 s a n d dollars , o u ght to be able to fu r­ readi l l g ro o m c an be p rovided ? nish its stude n ts with a gymnasi u m T h e B o ardm an Mission ary S o ci e ty and a fe w o th e r neces sary o ut-b uil­ seeks to e mulate the zeal anrl piety of dings ; for, alth o u gh we w o uld n o t its i l l u strio u s n amesake, e n c o u raging underval u e the n e e d of a ' n e w C h a p e l , th e s pirit o f missi o n s , cultivati n g a w e fee l that the attenti o n g i v e n to o u r thoro ug·h acq u ai n tance with the vari­ mental a n d m oral fac ul ties are b u t o u s missionary e n terp rise s , an d by pre­ p o orly balanced by t h e care a n d c u l ti­ cept and example enforcing the p r i n c i ­ vation o f o ur p h y sic al powers . vY e p l e s o f e v angelical c h r i s ti a n i ty. D ur­ say, then , that the interests of the U ni­ ing the past year it has p rovided lam p s , versity clemaud th e s e i m p rovemen t s ; sette e s , a n d an elegant bible ; fittin g i t ' and we clai m that t h e re are b ut fe w fo r the devotional m eetings as w e l l as better capable o f j ndgi n g of the m e rits the m o n thly sessio n s . The last annual o r demerits of an insti t u t i o n like o u r s , s e r m o n before this body was preach e d t h an t h o s e w h o s p e n d fo u r of t h e best

by R e v . N . M . W illiam s , of S o u t h D an­ years o f their live s within its classic vers, Mass . An effort will be m ade to halls. s e c u re the services of Re v . D r. B oard­ m an , of Philadelphia, fo r the p resent year. The presence at the next com- · m e n cem e n t of so eloquent a man will Our Crim inal Court. add m u ch to the i n terest of th e exer­ cises an d d o ubtless to the prosp erity o f J. T. Champlin, Judge. the University.

E . S . Rawson, ch arged with stepping

S M I T H-He will s w al l o w an e g g A n d give away t h e shell i n al m s .

RrcHARDSON--I am S i r O racle, And when I ope my lips , let n o dog bark I I ! I RAWSON-A very valian t trencher­ m an .

H e h ath an excell e n t s to m ach .

D ANI ELs-O wonderful w o n d e rful , an d m o s t won d e rful w o n d e rful , a n d y e t agai n wonderful w o n d e rful ! I ! !

G o uLD-I c a n n o t forget thee . T h e Pn,st i s frought with emoti o n s t o o d e e p to b e ligh tly efface d . ( Wh i d d e n . ) JA CKSON-The senior-j u nior- giant­ d warf.

T AYLOR-B anish pl u m p Jack, and banish all the w o rld .

STONE-A lion among ladie s i s a m o s t dreadful thin g .

D Avrs-Flin g away ambitio n ; By that sin fell the angel s .

HAMLIN-Man delights m e n o t , -n o , n o r w o m an neither. \VALDRO N-A snap per-up of uncon­ sidered trifles .

is

on

Physical Culture.

" Little

A Warning.

Sheldon , " while picki n g up

pebble stones to throw at the c hapel

In all literary in s ti tution s , where there i s n o prescribed course of physi­ cal c u l ture , th e re is a g e n e ral ten dency to neglect b o dily exerci se of all kin d s . , T h i s is especially the case, wh e re the 1 exercise needed m u s t be s o u ght in u n ­ attractive place s , a n d is ac quired o n l y at the sacrifice o f c o m fo rt and pleasure , from the m ere belief that it is a d u ty which we owe to the b o dy . Physical . exe rcise under such circ u m stan ces, is • n o t likely to be of much ben e fit to the re ceiver, and only creates a distaste fo r exerci s e th at m i gh t o therwise be On this ac­ p l e asant and profi tabl e . co u n t , w e fe el c o n s trai n e d to utter one more plea fo r a Gym nasi u m . \Ve h ave l o n g fel t the n e e d of a bui l d i n g where m o derate daily e x ercise m i g·ht b e taken without e x p osin g the b o d y to the e x­ tre m e s of h e at and cold ; and we think the ti m e h as c o m e when some effort s h o ul d be made to provide a suitable buildin g , well furnished wi th the neces­ aratus fo r 0' 0 0 4_, th oroµ h " a sar 'Ne do not believe p ys1ca c u ture . that the min d should be e d u cated at the e x p e n s e of the b o d y . Give u s bet­ ter me an s for physical culture , and the m e n that we sen d o u t from us year by year, will oe stron g in body as well as in i n t el l e c t .

Take us from those u n dergro u n d d e n s o f c o n s u m p tio n , c all ed reci tati o n r o o m s , where so m any h a v e l ai d t h e fo undation for ruined c o n stituti o n s , a n d g i v e u s the m e ans o f protecti n g and i m p rovi n g- o u r p hysical po wer s , and we m ay l ive to make some u s e o f the knowledge we are strivi n g to acquire .

Indee d , we are doi n g what we can to p r e se r ve our h e alth , by m e a n s of the very p o p ular game o f B as e B al l , which furn i s h e s u s a go o d degree of exercise d u ri n g the summer m o n t h s . It b ri n gs into active use all the powers of the b o dy, and s tr e n gth e n s e ach p art of the system fo r the w o rk t o which it is adapte d . 'Ve k n o w of n o game be tter a d apted to the wants and tastes of students, than this j and it i s far from being a n inj u ry to the health of those who p ractice i t .

B ut this , i n common with the e x ercise o f sawi n g w o o d , which has often been s p o k e n of as a good agency for the devel o p m e nt of muscl e , i s subject to the c h anges of weather. We have always m anaged to sa�v o u r o w n wood, and never mistook anyb o dy ' s w o o d�pile for o u rs ; but we must acknowledge, we cannot see m uch pleasure i n p u shing a d ull saw through a s tick of tough wood, an d very m uch doubt that we are i m prove d , eith e r in a mental , mo ral , o r physical s e n s e , by taki n g s uch exe rcise in the midst of a " D o wn E ast" rain storm . 'f h i s leads ns to s p e ak of another ar­ ticle very much n eedecl in qur vicin­ ity , and the prn vision of wh i c h we should urge very stron gly, did we n o t know its ex travagan t c o s t . T h i s arti­ cle is c all ed a w o o d-shed. The pecu­ liar s e n sati o n s we have many times e x perience d , when plungi n g ab out in a snow-drift fo r a fe w sticks of w ood, c an be be tte r i m agined th an des cribe d .

Let it be sufficient to say , then, that un­ der such circu m stanc e s , we folly re al-

win dows.

C.

H.

If t h e p e r s o n o r p e r s o n s w h o stole

Fined 10 cts.

C umston , charge d with split­

o u r 'l'in H o rns will return them d u ri n g

ting o ak logs on the floor in the fourth

t h e n e x t vacation they m a y s a v e them­

B eing unable t o

Fined 5 cts .

s t o ry .

selves the disgrace o f being brought

p ay his fine , was c o n fi n e d in t h e D r . ' s

before the Criminal C o u r t .

woo d-closet for o n e hour.

In behalf o f t h e students,

II . C. Hallowell and II . C. Rowe,

X. Y. Z .

charge d with burgl ary i n c ertain un· o ccupied room s .

hours' hard s t u dy .

to two

Sentenced

S e n tence c o m mu­

ted on account of the tender age o f the

SENIORS.

prisoners.

'f . .M: . B u tl e r , H . M . Hopki n s o n , J.

K. Richard s o n an d A . \l{ .

1 I

Marshal,

Jacksvn,

O rator,

J. D. Taylor.

Poet,

C. L . C l ay .

Histo rian ,

F i n e d-to p resent a

II . C . Hallowell.

Pro p h et,

written apology to the faculty .

E.

.A d dress at Tree, ,�

W. D un n .

R.

E . F . Merriam.

Secr etary,

charged with abstracti n g D r . Champ­ l i n ' s B us t from the Library , and s us­ pendin g the same, by a r o p e , fr o m o n e of t h e windows .

W . 0. Ayer, Jr.

President,

S.

S mall ,

L. D . C ar v er .

G . W. D avis.

O di st,

n . M. IlopkjI!_.SOn.

C O MMITT E E

''Let the1•e lie Liyltt !"

J udge .

F . H . Eveleth ,

C l e rk .

C . \V. Clement,

C. E.

G.

Gould,

W.

OF ARRANG EMENTS. D avid Palmer.

II. Clark ,

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JUNIORS.

O n trial for contempt o f

President,

Is aac B ritto n .

Vice President,

E.

C ounsel fo r t h e Clas s .

S ecretary,

Soph's. .

L . F arn u m ,

E . M . Shaw, C ou n sel for the p ri s o n e r .

H . P u �am,

S � riff

O rator,

G . R.

Poet,

H . C. Rowe.

Historian ,

C . R . Whi dden ,

Jr. , Pri m e E xecutioner.

Toast Master,

T orch-b e arer.

II . W . Follett,

robe . "

P . M . Woodman , Jr. , A . E . Meigs, Jurors,

P . S . W arre n .

Pro phet,

C . W . Chase .

N . N. Atkinson.

O clist,

C m rnITT E E O F A R RA N G EM E N T S .

A . vY . Jackso n ,

G . C . Fisher,

E . P . Roberts .

D o o r-keeper.

" B eh i n d the scen e s . " Omnes S o p h o m o r e s .

SOPHO.MORES.

E . .M: . Shaw.

President,

F. II . E veleth.

Vice President,

II . Putnam .

Secretary,

a

Cr.Emrnr-He gentle heart.

hath a · stern l o o k , b u t

Full of repentan c e , D uNN....,C ontin ual meditations, tears and sor­ rows .

PuTNAM-\Vho ever k n e w so young a b o dy with so o.Zd a head .

G uRNEY-IIe wears the rose of youth . up on hi m .

C L AY-You should account h i m the more virt u o u s , T h at he i s n o t ( ?) common in h i s l,o ve.

PALM ER-I am a feath er for each wind th a t b l o w s .

'VHIT E-Sell when y o n can ; y o u are not for all m arkets.

C uMST O N-He doth bestride the n ar­ row world Like a C ol o s s u s .

CLO UGH - A n e e dy, hollo w - eye d , sh arp-l o okin g wretch .

B uTLER-A s tedious a s a twice-told tale, Vexi n g the d ull e ar o f drowsy man.

RowELL-IIe looks a s clear A s mornin g roses newly washed with dew.

Stone.

W. A . S m ith .

Bearer of the " s e eth i n g

J. R . H athaway, B e arer of the " black

S . Rawson.

Charles R o w e l l .

C . H. ,C u mston ,

chaldro n . "

---��

"" ·

.O rator,

C . W . Clement .

Poet,

Historian,

C.

Prophet, T o ast Master,

II.

W. Follett.

R . Whidde n , J r .

E . A . D aniels .

J . R. H a th away .

U. H. C u m ston.

O di s t',

C o mnTTEE G . L. F arnu m ,

OF ARRA N GEM E NTS .

P. M . \Vo o dman, Jr. ,

A. E. Meigs.

FRESH.MEN.

President, Vice President, Secre tary, O rator, Poet,

Historian, Prophet, Toast M aster, O dist,

E . C.

D. A. Hamli n .

W . F . Marston .

A . H . Willey.

W. B . Mathews.

F . I. Cam pbell.

D . R . Stover.

C. J. C. W .

B rown.

F o ster.

William Libby.

Co MMITTEE OF A RRANGEMENTS. Fred. Wilson, Cole, Clarendon Wescott.

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c o m p l e t e d on the outside, and the stone one

w o rk of the r e m ai n d e r i s laid.

'l'he fi r s t fl o o r of the ri g h t

s t o ry h i g h .

enter u p o n the coll egiate c o u r s e .

Another marked c h arac t e ri sti c of our

'

" 1'1/"on Appollnis magis verumi, quam hoc, responsu,rn

w in g is t o be the chapel proper, wh i l e

'¥ e n e v e r know the amount of labor

l y adorned and dedicated to the mem­

ti o n s .

o ry o f the brave sons o f ·w ate r v i lle

val u e s hi s tim e o f

est."-l'E H E :N T .

the r o o m above i t will be ap p r o p ri a t e ­

a t h in g costs, until we o u r s e l v e s e n ­

C ollege who

E x p eri e n ce is

d e avor to p r o d u ce i t .

h e k n o w s how to a p p re ci at e the l abor s i milar p o si ti o n .

a

thi s simple sheet to o u r fri e n d s , we rea­ s o n abl y expect a l arge amount of i nd u l ­ with the difficulti e s under which we

criticisms upon u s .

to p e r form it as best we m ay, h owev­

Since the last n u m b e r o f our p aper

ing, " an d the result will s u rel y be a

m ov e d back between the new

humble apology to the faculty. Since t h e h o rn s d i sap p e ar e d s o m y s teri o u s ly ( ? ) , - thro wi n g water is the w o r s t fe ature of

b u i l d i n g s and South College , t o give

which we a r e g u il ty ; a n d even this is

The whole

struc­

at least .

o u r friends will attribute wh atever o f

we

fi t t i n g tri b u te .

vVe are , h owever, n o t

d i n of battle has died away in the d im

Although the noise of w ar

ers.

an d

d ista n c e , an d s mi l i n g peace agai n ex­

wh at­

erts her gentle sway, yet there are

ever offered for p u r s ui n g the liberal

p l ac e s which will remain vacant for­

p r o fe s si on s . O w i n g to this change in the

n am e of the c o lle ge it has seemed nec­

e ver-hearts th at w i l l b le e d u n til th e

p a p e r since Watervillian w o u l d b e , ap­

generation t o their h o m e i n

dea th -a n ge l shall · summon t h e who l e

e ssary to u s to give a new n am e to o u r

Paradise .

pl i cab l e only so far as the l o c ality i s ·

recovered.

soled b y the reflection that it ha� c om e r e al

we

fo r the sword an d cam p .

the p aper chide u s fo r d e v ia ti n g i n a

be rs i n their gory b ed s .

but rathe r go to the real s ource .

" O n the field of warfare, blood like this ' so h oly is,.

Fo r Li be r t y It would no t stufo t h e purest rill Thnt aro u n d the B o w ers of Bliss I 0, if there be, o n this ear.thly sphere A boon, an offering hea.ven holds

B u t a s an e ditor' s d u ty here i s to

shed, sparkles

speak of what interests the s t u d e n t , we n o w propose to touch b ri e fl y upon the The local i ty of the college b u i l d i n gs

we beli e v e i s unsurpassed in p o i nt o f

ty is

beautifully a d o rn e d with s h a d e tree s .

lilac e ,

whi ch

a d o rn e d the walk s and s o p rofu se l y bre athed forth their fr ag r a n c e in the Our rose bushes, t o o ,

e arl y sum mer. a r e a l l go n e . best.

O f c o u rse i t i s fo r t h e

The fa u l t i s i n u.s if we " c a n ' t

see th e p oi n t . "

Q u e ry-Are all o u r

fl o w e r g ar d e n s to be levelled down ,

an d gras s seed sown in their place ?

It has been r ep o r ted that a hedge i s to be s e t abo u t the gr o u n d s . This wil l add v e ry m u c h to t h e b e a u ty an d ge n er al

aspect of the place.

In the i m m e d i ate

vici n i ty of the n e w

b u i l d i n gs e v ery­

t h i n g is in confusion at present.

Thi's

is no more than we w o u l d n aturall y e x p e c t , an d ,

i n d e e d , we a re con tent that it sh o ul d be s o i n p ro s pec t of the spl e n d i d a n d s p aci ous e d i fi c e which will s o o n be ready fo r our accommo­ d ation .

The present

one that entered l as t year, an d we are

·

e ntert ai n i ng e v e n m or e fl a t t eri n g h o p es

' 7 2 . There seems to . be di s p o si ti o n on the p art o f t h e

for the class of

a ge n e ral

students to a p p l y t h e m s el v e s d i l i gen tly to the w o rk in han d .

E ac h man feels

that the reputation of his class , in a de­

gree d epe n d s upon his own ex e rt i o n s ,

a n d h e n c e he w o r k s and s t ri v e s for that

e n d as we l l as for bis own advance­

ment.

The great s e c r e t o f su cc e s s in Col­ l e g e , as in any other sph e r e of life , is d i l i ge n t a p p l i cat i on .

B ut o u e great

d r a w b a ck in o u r C o llege h a s been d u e to t h e fa c t that

so

p a r ti al l y p r e par e d .

m any enter o n l y

We have n oticed

t h e feel i n g among m any students tha t

th ey can enter here, fi t or n o fit, s t u dy with all the vim th ey possess for a y ear

or two, then go to s o m e older Institu­ tion to gradu ate . m e n d able.

'f his is not ' com­

It is h ard labor performed

at a great disadvantage t h r o u gh o u t the

'f h e erection o f the n e w c h a pe l has been prosecuted q u i te v i g o r ou s l y dur­ in g the p a s t fe w m o n th s . tio n t o be u s e d

n u m b e r s , indeed, are not

F resh m an class i s nearly d o u b l e the

ance of the r e m ai n i n g ones even m o r e

beaut i fu l

in quite a p ro s p e ro u s con di­

Our

ti n ual , gr a d u al increase .

as h ave r e n d ere d the gen eral appe ar­

those

her

l a rge , but there i s a p ro s pect of a con­

trees have been rem o v e d , b u t o n l y s u c h

away

n ow

ti o n .

D u r i n g the past year m any of th e s e

exactly see the propriety of c u tt i n g

bleeds

E v e ry th i n g considered, the U ni versi­

The gro u n d s a r e s pac i o u s a n d

c o u l d not, howev�r,

de�{r

'Tis

' the pure libation Liberty draws l<'rom the hea•t that ' and breaks in cause ! "

present c o n d i ti o n o f t h e U n i v e r s i ty .

vVe

Th ey h ave

p er i s h e d nobl y . - S w e e t be their slum­

m ea s u r e from the c o u r s e they p u r s u e d ,

attractive .

c onsidered the cause for w ?- ich they

e x c h an ge d the lexicon and classic hall

whom be lo n g the h o n o r of e s t ab l i s h i n g

b eauty .

Yet the vi go r which left

u s _w as..th e m_ure willing·l y sp ar e d , w��

a.

Then l e t uot those t.o

n ece s s i ty .

joyous

from wh i ch even n o w s h e has not fully

with t h e o l d fam iliar titl e we a r e con­ au

a

Among others, o u r C ol l eg e

d eepl y felt t h e blow of t h e late war,

·wh i l e we regret p a rtin g

f: m -H� �re on-GYF- p-art, but

as.

The p o r­

Li br a ry is n e a rly

m u n i c at i on .

t h i nk the

to ob s e r v e the least a d vantage . T h e co u r s e o f s t u d y is me rely a c a dem i cal ,

c o n c e rn e d .

the s o u rce whence we d e riv e our com-

"At s eventeen years many their fortunes seek,

But at fourscore

bare mention of o u r new Hall i s a m ore

l e s s mindful of o u r n oble dep a rted bro th­

o p p ortu n i ty

no fu r t h er, feeling t h e a ss u ran c e that

error t hey m ay fi n d n o t to u s , but to

heroes, we omit, since

p o m p o u s title

It is not for u s to say

no

B u t l e s t t h e O RA CLE reveal too m u c h

a t i t s first r e s p o n s e , we w i l l c o n s ul t i t

m e mbran c e of the de p ar t ed .

but thu s far we have n o t been able

being

all t h e pa r ti e s concern e d .

y ear s , t ogether with a list of o u r fallen

what has b e e n gai n ed by t h e change,

there

atte n d e d with som ewhat of danger to

p re s e r v e fre s h in m e m o ry a k i n d re­

serted i n o u r col u m n s for the past fe w

Th en it was mere l y W aterv i l l eCo l l e g e ,

boast t h e

The m ai n b o dy

of the old President' s House, which i s

T h e roll of h o nor which has been in­

was i s s u e d the college has m a de qu i t e

of U n i v e r s i t y .

- re a d y to c ry out, " I n d i gn ati o n Meet­

e r t i o n s it h as been procured, as well as

w ard which results.

can

after n i n e o ' c l o ck , e n o u gh a r e al w ay s

high, front i n g to the south, where will

b o th upon th ose b y whose faithful ex­

er weari s o m e or u n p r o m i si u g the re­

it

door i n the n i ght, or "blows his horn"

s tyl e . There is to b e a t o w e r eighty feet'

ab o u t it and w i l l reflect l as t in g h onor

task bein g imposed we h o l d it a d uty

­

om ore h an gs a " B ust" over the Ch a p e l

t u r e in itself h as an air o f n obleness

cepted the e d i t o r ' s chair, but n o w the

i n g in "coll ege tri c k s " w h i ch d i s ti n

The roo f i s after the French

r o o m fo r the former.

It w a s with reluctance th at w e ac­

m u c h i m po r t a n c e

E v e n if now an d then an u nl u c k y So p h­

been

remember c h a ri ty when deal i n g their

too

t o e v i n c e a great i n cl i n ation fo r en gag­

vici n i ty , an d t ri m m e d with Aug u s t a

to be c o nv e rt e d into a l abo rato ry, has

labor, an d we k i n d ly ask a l l o thers to

A m an i n s u ch circ umstan c e s

slate-stone taken from q u arri e s in the

be the main e ntran c e .

gence from t h o s e so m e w hat ac q u ai n te d

now

during the l ate

large an extent u p o n their own exer­

gu i s h so m any similar i n sti t u ti on s . ­

g ra n i t e .

He nce i n p r e s e n ti n g

.an advancem ent-i n n am e ,

no bl y went forth to d o

students, is t h e i r b e i n g de p enden t to so

The w h o l e b u i l d i n g i s o f bl u e

war.

th e ro u gh e r th e e x pe rience the better of o t h e r s who h av e been placed in

so

. battle fo r the righ t

by far the b e s t school for a man , a n d

r

.� students most thoroughly pr e pa re d to

whole c our s e .

vVe are glad to see th a t

o u r fac nlty are en de av o r i n g to rem e dy

the evil by h o l d i n g out in du c e m e n ts in

the form o.f p riz.e scholarships for those

it is

too late a week."

G o i n g to s e a in a tub h as never b e e n p o p u l ar method of n av i ga tion among T h e experien c e d s e a m a n m ari n e r s . wants a good ship, an d still m o re d o e s he w a n t t o be p ro v i d e d with a well C h a n gi n g the meta­ e q ui p p e d s hi p . phor fr o m m aritime t o m i l i tary, e x p e ­ rience has t a u ght us i t sti l l holds go o d .

T h e inclinati o n of Provi d e n c e to s u p ­ p o rt the s t ro n g e s t bat tali ons is s a i d to be almost i rre s is tab l e , a n d the str o n g­ est hearts a n d best fi lled stom ach s So it is n ot generally go together. t h o s e w h o embark without chart, rud­ der o r compass, and w h o d rift w i t h n o desti n e d p o r t, that sail the ocean of ,life s u cc e s sfu l ly . Fortune d o e s not m et y a n d wilfull y d i re c t t h e course of e v ents and gi ve to s o m e a h a p py home , a g o o d di ge s ti o n a n d a quiet c on s c ie n c e , while others a re burdened with u n pai d debts, the d y s p ep s ia , o r a In t h e world t h ere · se�t i n C o n gress .

E v e ry m an m akes is no chambermai d .

But his own bed beforn he lies d o w n . t o . r es u m e o u r nauti c al strai n . I t i s o n l y t h o s e who set s ail w i t h their course ma rk e d out, w h o keep stea di ly in view the object of th e i r v oyage, w h o allo w themselves to be turned asid e by no all u r em e n t s , however g l i t t e r i ng, and w ho go p re p a re d t o w i th s ta n d the in­ fl u e n c e of winds and wave s , that h av e a n y ri gh t to expect t o reach th e i r des- · tina t ion in safety.

In order for o n e ' s e d u cati on to be o f great practi c al benefit to him it is n e c ­ ess ary t h a t h i s c o u r s e of s t u d y b e l a i d out an d p u r s ue d with a d i r e c t view t o h i s after l i fe . A n d i t i s g ra t ifyin g t o observe that the gui ding te n d e n c y i n t h e e d u c a t io n al world a t present i s toward th i s e n d-the u t i l i z i n g o f e d­ Our c o m m o n s c h o ols have ucati o n . ' l on g p r o v i d e d all with the ru diments T here of an educati o n , bnt no more . h a s been no s p e cial c ultivati on of a O n e w h o pr op o se d t o m an ' s facul t i e s . e n t e r u p o n a b u s i n e s s life m u s t either h a v e content e d h i m self w i t h a knowl­ edge of ' ' the three R ' s , " o r have p u r­ s u e rl. a. c o m plete classical cours e , read Homer and V i rgil , s t u d i e d the C al cu l u s and Logi c , and m a d e h i m s elf fami l i ar Although v e ry with L ati n Pro s o d y . well i n their place, th e s e were not " B u s i n e s s Col­ what was wanted . leges" have tri ed to s up p ly th i s w a n t , bu t t e achi n g little m o re than o u r C om­ mon Schools should do, th e y are al to­ gether to o pr e t e n t i ou s a n d s a v o r t o o s tro n gl y of quackery to lo n g continue p op ul a r. 'fh e discu ssions of th i s subject, both in thi s country and E n gl a n d , d u ri n g t h e p a s t few yeaFS, al l indicate the s p r e a d of the opiniio n that e d u cati o n shoul d be, n o t mere�y disciplin ary, b u t practical ; t h at young m e n s h o u l d be t a u ght i n t h eir- youth those thi n gs which will be Q,f the maost use to them a

in li fe-t h e branches c o n ne c t e d w i t h Un­ th ei r future profession o r c a ll i n g . d e r the i n fl u en c e of this o p i n i o n , at the l e a d i n g u n i versi ties a n d c o l l eges of o u r c o u n t ry , s epa r a t e c o u rs e s h a v e bee n e s t ablishe d , i n w h i c h a Rtu d e n t can p u r s u e t h e s tudy o f t h e M o d e r n Languages , the N at n ral Sciences a r. d other branches, w i th o u t wa s t i n g so m uch time with the A n cient La n g u a ge s A t m a n y o t he r i n s ti­ a n d Lite rature . tu t i o n s parts of t h e co urse are m a d e op tio n al , so t h at t h o s e w i sh i n g to fi l l th ,ir n o ddles with Theo reti c al Mathe­ matics an d the Dead L a n gu a ges , a re per m i t t e d to do s o ; while t h os e prefc r­ i n g to acquire a l i t tl e p rac ti c a l k n o wl­ e d ge and p av e the way, as i t were, for after life, have this i m p o r t a n t pri v i l c g·e T h e s e c o u rs e s , as y e t , gran te d t h e m . fi n d m ore favor i n the \Vest t h an w i t h u s , b u t we hope t h e ti m e is n o t far d i s ­ tan t w h e n a re fo r m ati o n w i l l be m ad e in the c o u rse at C olby .

An d yet m any st u den t s do not fu l ly app r e c iat e t h e a d v a n t age of a c o u r s e i n w h i c h t h e r e i s g i v e n a vari ety of T hey s t u d i e s from wh i c h to elect. enter u p o n an d c o m p l e t e t h e i r c o u rse wi t h o ut once t h i n ki n g w he th er the studies p u r su e d will be of any p rac ti­ cal b e n e fi t to them in l i fe . They m e­ ch a n i c al l y p e rfo rm the t ask s as sign ed t o the m , and rejoice w h e n t h e y r e c e i ve · the i r " s h ee p- s ki n s . " T h ey h av e been ben efitte d , t o be s n re , b v t h e i r labors b u t o n l y i n so far as d i s ci p l i n e i s a b e n : A n d t h e r e a s o n f o r this i s th at e fi t . they delay the i m p o rta n t d u ty of c h o o s­ i ng their avocati o n s u n til their c o ur s e is c o m p l e te d . Hence t h e y m ay as well p u r s u e t he s t u d y of G reek as Germ a n , Ethics as Pol i ti c al Econ o m y , e tc . , an d vice ·versa, p r ovi d e d t h e :-; e s t u d i e s chance to be equally well adapted to thei r t a s t e s .

B u t th ere is another gre at a dva n t a ge a ri s i n g· fro m an e arly choice of one ' s c all i n g ; and thi s c a n be ob tai n e d b y u s e q u all y w e l l wi th those p u rsuing t he i r course at i n s ti t u t i o n s where m anv If we ar� of the studies are el e c t i v e . fixed in r egar d to o u r purs ui t s in after li fe , we c a n o c c u py o u r spare m om e n t s The n our to m uch g rn a t er a d v a n tag e . course of readi n g can be settled w i th iew to thi s .;. - Oll .l'.- �.ti e H-!a� a dired attention c a n be giv e n to th ose s t u d i e s which bear u pon this ; a n d our vaca­ tions can be v e ry pro fi t ab ly e m ploye d in pre p a1· i n g for th e g r e at worl d ' s c o n ­ It i s not th ose who give their fl i c t . u ndivided atten tion to their text-b ooks t h a t m ak e th e s m artest and m o st suc­ A college d i pl o m a , o r cessful men . the l abor pe r fo r m e d to obtain i t , w i l l n o t fit one for t h e p racti c e of l a w , n o r will i t a d ap t h i m to a m ercan til e p u r­ s u i t . T h ere i s m u ch other w o rk to be d o n e an d many prep arations to b e m ade, and no ti m e is s o sui table for l ayi n g the fo u n d a tion as th e fo u r years s pent i n college .

Exerc i ses of Commencement Week, 1868.

Sun d ay Even i n g , A u g . 9 th , Serm o n

b e fore the Boardman M i ss i on ary S o ci­ ety .

Monday E v ening, 1 0th, Junio.r Ex­

hibition .

T u e s day, 1 1th , C l a s s - D ay Exercises

and O ra ti o n before the Alumni ..

T ue s d ay Ev e n i n g, O rati o n aud Poem before the United Lite rary S o c i eti e s . vVed ne s d ay, 1 2th, Exercises of th e

G r ad ua ti n g Clas s .

vVe d n e s d ay Evening, C o n c ert.

COLLEGE CALENDAR. Fall Term

Dec .

ends Wednesday,

VACATION OF

25, 1867

J.;IG H T WEEKS,

Spring Term begins Wednesday Evening, Spring Term

1868

February l!f

ends 'Vednesday,

May 13

VACATION OF Tl�N DAYS.

Summer Term begins Monday Evening, May Examin ation of the other classes ·tlegins Wednesday .

Examination for admission to Commencement, 'Vednesday, VACATION OF FO U H

Fall Term begins Wednesday,

WEEKS.

I<Jxamination for admission to

Wednesday,

College,

Ang.

Aug.

T uesday ,

25 8

July

Senior Examination, 'Vednesday,

Ang.

Co.liege,

5

11 12

Sept.

9

Sept. 9:•

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