The Colby Oracle 1870 by Colby College Libraries

0 RAC LE.

THE

ï¿½bitors. D. A. HAMLIN,

W. B. MATHEWS,

H. W. TILDEN,

L. A. WHEELER.

LEWISTON: JOURNAL

STEAM

1870.

PRESS.

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F'rER

long and somewhat doubtful

the" ORACLE

to respond;

tru.ly wi bing that

ileuce,

again intimates its williogoe.s ome one

more able were in our place, we take our

pen to record its words of wisdom ; and if our

report shall fail to equal those of former y ar , it

urely re ult from a want of

kill in present-

ing it, and not from want of material. Our friends cannot fail to notice the improved dre other indications of i

ue;

, and

general pro perity presented by thi

for the old form. we have substituted that of the

pamphlet, as being in all re pects much more appropriate for such publications.

We regard these College Annuals

simply in the light of bulletin , and such being their char acter, if properly compiled they cannot fail to be of perma nent value for preservation. other, the pamphlet form

For this rea on

hould be chosen.

if for no

We hope the

change may meet the approval of all our readers. It is with great satisfaction that we review the two year pa sell

ince our la t publication.

miled upon us;

Fortune has indeed

and although her promises are not the

mo t certain of fulfilment, they yet give us well grounded hopes for the future.

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ORACLE.

With ju t pride the friends of noble Memorial Hall.

' Colby' point to the

Although it may not equal the proud

tructures erected by m ore wealthy in titution , y t it i �imple and appropriate.

Not only is it an honor to the

liberality uf the friends of the Uni ver ity, but it i tribute of the kind to the fall n heroe

the fir t

of freedom-tho c

patriot.� ''ho e graves are scattered o-1er the lJroad tb.e rnthle igo

outlwru

:No monument may mark their final re ting phw ·

land.

band of time may ham obliterated foreYer all

of tb ir es:istence · but their name

of thi

ut in th

tab! •t.

beautiful ball will tran mit to the late t tim

'nblime ._tory of their death.

The dead lion of Thorw. 11-

"en will tell mo t touchingly the story of their uuclying llevotion. ucb structure

have �:moth r and most importc. nt u

fathers; they strengthen the ti

that bind u

they call up the past, and place us face to face 'IYith

to our nntiv,

land and render our bi tory otherwi e too coltl and lifi le. a

palpable fact-a ltring thing.

nr �,

Egypt without the pyra

mid, Rome and Athens without their ruins-su h will he any laud forgetful of the pa t and it

sacred memento

Let us then cheri h the memory of the pa t

those tbonsands lo t 'IYhich are lati bed upon the m ment

nor think

of the brave departed· with the future tbey will

plead om cau e with the tongue of eloquen e; on the pla ti ilearts of the young they will write a with a burning p �n.

A great want ha been met by the Ob ervatory just com pleted.

It ntands

ome <li tn,nce west of the rulage

alth ugh somewhat remornd -rom the Colleg

ground

and ,

beautiful and comparatively commanding position which it occupie' will compen ate for any inconrenience arising from its remotene s. We can but feel that tho e in power ham been what tardy in re ponding to this most urgent call;

pm ery

good in trument ha long been rendered comparativ ly u e less by the want of a proper building for it hope that the cla

r ception.

of '71 will fully appreciate the ad an

tages which they are the fir"t to enjoy in the study of the heavens.

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ORACLE.

The change in tbe hours of recitation ha now been long enough in use to fect ucce s.

ecure a fair trial, and bas prov d a per

Six in tbe morning no longer find

...,ubterrnnean clas

us in those

room , hill d by tbe clampue

, hivering

witb the cold, or with an aching bea l cau· ed by the exces sive beat which

ometimes prernil d in those regions.

to tbe e incon enience

Add

toma h all the while pleading

mo t earne tly for breakfa t, and you have a condition of thing

not ea ily borne; yet

uch L the

trength of cu tom

that ·rnry few then complaine l of what now it would be very hard to inclu e any one to endure. member or mem b r

Thank

to the

of the Faculty wbo proposed this

much needed reform. ed, ha� at la t become a

The Gymna'ium so long dis u realized fact. the uece hi

The Trustee , at their meeting in 69 made

ary appropriation , and Pre ident Champlin with

well known energy, immediately

et about tbe erection

of the building, which was fini bed and ready for occupa tion at the beginning of the

pring term.

That the Gymna iurn meets a great want in American Colleges all will be convinced on the It i.

in tbi

whi h iou

country one of

are of real value. etics which

Tbe

It ha

do trine of tho e pernic

so p pular in the

and to which our own time i

f: t di app aring.

lighte t con icleration.

tbo e modern impw,ement middle acr

by no mean

a stranger i

been found that the body an l the

mind ham other and high r relations than the di ciples of that fal e doctrine wer faced, dy peptic tbe idea of

wont to admit.

tudent will

true sch lar'bip with

trangely ab urd; the ooner it i

uch a per onage wa

di carded the better.

The Library is in a more pro perou befo�e.

The pale, tbin

oon be a thing of the pa t;

condition than ever

Through tbe liberality of Mr. Colby it is to receive

�nnually the sum of five hundred dollar

for a term of

year ; yet this sum will not go far in the pmcha. e of ·rnlu able books.

The old library

demoralized in its new and alcoves of empty Thi

helve

call the many friend

eerns

omewhat

omm diou

cattcred and

quarter , and the

plead mo t eloquently for aid. of the Univer ity will without

THE

ORACLE.

One want is much felt by tbe

doubt heed.

tutl e nts, that

of a more full and complete catalogue which, if we mi take now in cour e of preparation.

not, i

In the department of Natural Hi tory many -valuable a lcli tion

ham been made including a fine mi ro

ope an ex el

lent series of ZoOlogical charts p ai nte d by Prof. MOR E ot S ale m

and. a very es:ten irn collection of

Ea t Indie .

Thi

hells from the

valuable contribution, due to th

ity of Hon. J. W.IBREN MERRILL, of

lib ral

Cambridge, wa

lected by Prof. BICKMORE on the island of .Amboyna, an d ontain upward of firn hundred very rare naturali t. in thi

pecie ,

and of cour e very preciou

ome of "'\\hlch are in the ey

of t he

This acqui ition more than tr ble the ·ollection

branch and cannot fail to be of -value to the

of Conchology.

tuclent

'l'he narro"'\\ quarters to whl h the cabin t

i s re tricted ha-ve now become a ·rnry erious incom· ni n ·e. It is to be hoped that another year

mil

ee a buildi ng

dernted entirely to thi department. The "\\Ork of renomting the old Chapel, and changing it into recitation room

appeara nce and

is �·e ll under way.

set of cla

room

made to it

tructur

that will answer al l requir m nt�.

The Read.inO' Room ha

quite a pa

From pre ent

we are to have a very fine looking

been refitted and now pre� nt

able appearance.

Addition

ham al o be

li t of papers.

Colby, after

many \ici

itude , after many ...,truggle

again t pornrty and neglect, where the faint-hearted have

given up in de pair and even the brave have lo t bas r eached it

fiftieth year.

indeed every institution

It i

ourage

not ev ry man

nor

of our changing land that rea he

this point; of those that are th us fortnnat , the one may feel a grim satisfaction in having ers of de truction whlch

o long witn tood the po"'\\

urround him; the other may con

gratulate it elf that the days of its infancy are pas ed, and may, with a reasonable hope, look forward to a life of ever increa i ng u efulne s . To the last Commencement, being as it was on the erni centenary, great intere t was attached. Tbe sons of tb institution were called together. They came from the north

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and the . outb, from tbe east and the west, a goodly com 'fhey

pany.

filled

the old halls again, and all felt that

good to be here.

it wa

Even the dead were present, each

in tbe memory of his friends, and all in the noble"Obituary Nor was Alma Mater

Record" prepared for the Alumni. herself forgotten.

Fifty thousand dollar , with many prom

i es for the future, were left to cheer her age.

All departed

well pleased, and thus closed the fir t :tifty years . . Here we mu t bring to an end our brief review of the pa t two years of "Colby."

That they have been year

great prosperity, we need not say.

But the present is an

age of rapid progress, and to keep abreast with it is no light task.

Its heart beats are strong and vigorou ; it feels tbe

llie blood coursing quickly through its vein . up and doing, or soon we are left behind.

We must be

To lead this age

were the highest honor; to follow it is the duty of all; to fall behind were mo t di graceful. Hoping that our University may ever be found in the first ranks of true progress, we bid our readers farewell, and drop the editorial pen.

T i

a question often asked, with impatience by friends

of the College, and almost with despair by the under graduate', wben shall we ber '

ee an increase of num

hall we ever see these halls filled to their

utmost, as in days that are past'

We shall be lotb to

believe that this Univer ity is to stand isolated from the general tide of prosperity that

eems to be renewing the

life of our older institution. , and giving a vigorous youth to the younger.

A half century ha

paratirn wilderne

elapsed, since, in a com

, amid the tears and prayers of a few

noble friend of education, this College was planted. that time we think no institution can hi tory.

Since

how so checkered a

From infancy oppressed with debt, denied the rich

endowments which her si ter

colleges

have so readily

received, located in an unfavorable. region, it is a matter of wonder that she has maintained her position so successfully.

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ORACLE.

During her exi tence he bas ent forth from her wall a noble army of graduate , many of whom are Presid nt or Profes"ors in other colleges, some take an honorable and important part in the National and State coun el , while -very many occupy important pulpits all Ov r tho land. The

present year, her semi-centennial, pre ent her iu a diffe:- ent a pect. Munificently endowed by the joint effort of tb noble man who e name she bear , and the Bapti 't denomi nation, the campus adorned with new and beautiful bnlld ings, with lectme room , that for elegan e and comfort will any institution

bear favorable comparison with tho e of

d to

with a course of study that bas been carefully r n meet the want

of the times, she seem

high degree of

material prosperity.

increase of resour 'e

to be enjoying a

But, with all thi

we are unable to chronicle any pro

portionate increa e of number.. In considering thi force themselve

que tion a number of con ideratiou

upon our att ntion.

Some of th m it is

not our duty, nor i. thi' the place, to enumerate. other

however, are within the sphere of thi

omo

I aper, one

of which we intend briefly to notice in this article. What are the dutie a

This may seem

v ry

deplorable fact that it ha

f an alumnu to bi imple

que tion.

Alma Mater' But

it i�

been neglected by the gradua,tes

of thi institution, yet it is one that mu t be fairly met and favorably an wered, before we the better.

which a sou owe

ee any great cba,ng

for

to a lonw; mother, to who e fo tering

care and judiciou training is What ha

Strictly analogou , we say they are to tho e ue bis sub equent pro peri y.

the College <lone for nim'

he ha

taken him, a

youth in whom only the thir t for knowledge ha excited, without definite plan

been

for grntifying tho e de ire ,

standing with he itation on the confine

of the great field

of knowledge, and familiarized him with the great high ways, has shown him path to be explored in after lifi , and taught him to soms.

ull with judiciou

In short, his mind ha

hand the cboi

matmity, which, in an eminent degree, give.

t blo -

acquired that breadth and a,

college cour e can

He came to her, a youth; be graduate

, a ?nan,

fitted

THE above other

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to fight succe

fully life'

9 great battle, to exert

a controlling influence in the affairs of men, to become a pioneer in reform.

He enters actual life, freighted with the

rich experience of

all the great of

ancient

and mod rn

times, with their fault to shnn, and their glorious succe ses to in ·ite him. What return shall be make for all this' progre s, when a life-time seem

In this age of

far too short to carry out

any of the great ideas tbat claim the attention, there i too little reverence for the past, too great a disposition wholly to neglect the me::tns by which we attain to eminence in the ocial or intellectual \TOrld. coll ges be so engros

Let not the graduates of our

d in the pur nit of wealth or fame,

that they cannot be tow a thought on their mother."

"fo tering

Has he succeeded in winning for himself a name

above others'

Let some portion of that glory be reflected

upon the college.

Let bh11 show to the world that be is

proud of the in titution that educated bim and placed him on the highway to renown.

Has he gained great wealth�

Let him not forget, while riding on the topmost wave of - prosperity, the source to \Tbich be owes tho e accompli h ments by which be has acquired property more ea ily than he could otherwi e bav-e done, but let him remember the greater the resource of a college, the greater its usefulne s, and contribute generotrly of that which Fortune has placed in bis band .

But there are other aids, which e-ren the

graduate in the humble t wallc of life can give.

They are

the word of hone t 11rai e, the truthful repre entafion of its advantages to the youth preparing for college, and in what re pe ts it is

uperior to other institution .

If the e duties

were more fa,ithfully performed, we think there would be a steady increa e in the incoming cla

e .

Graduates of Colby, have you performed your whole duty in this matter

It i

nine years there ha

been no as ociation of the alumni.

a significant fact that for forty

Con equently there bas been no unity of action, or feeling of

ympathy for the

ollege or ea h other.

Where is the

like in tance in the history of our American colleges 7 the older in titutions it ha

alway

With

been one of the mo t

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o voung, that it has not

efficient aids to success, and none

ee an example

formed an organization of this kind.

i ter college,

of its efficiency in the rapid growth of our Bate .

We attribute tbis in a great ruea ure to the earne t

ness with which the alumni barn labored in her behalf. ince such an organization bas been formed here we ba'e have

The graduate

bad evidence of increased Tital action.

come back in greater numbers to attend Commencement and numerous projects of reform anc.1 improvement barn been in tituted and carried out.

We tru, t that tbi" r Th·

ing intere t is but the prelude to an enthusiastic rPvirnl of regard W"hich shall repleni h the clas e

and the trea ury.

Member� of '71, "We have been noteLl a

a cla

in which

Our ranks b arn 1 een inrnd c.1 by

there is perfect union.

..,ickness and elf-content in a Jes degre

than u. ual.

\.Ye are

fast nearing that w 11-known portal1 through \Thich w turning our backs upon the world of idea tbe conflict, with th

realitie

of life.

"ill be sernre, and of doubtful i

With mo t of u

ue.

ue,

to take part in it

But, in the mid t of

succe s and rernr e let our regard be turned with harmony to one object, and that object "Colby.'

T all

crude

proportion a

crude.

ernrything there i

ub tance' known to

condition more or le tbey are

n...,

are found in a

au l worthle

howm-er low in tne scale of matt r it may be,

ome element of value

Su ceptibility of

improvement

eems to

tamped

upon ernrytbing within our reach and imprornment i appointed sequence of ment

till, in almo t

"Well-directed toil.

Thi

the

improve

however, is not e ffectec.1 by implanting any new prin

ciple of value in the material wrought upon but by refining and developing tho e already contained tber in· re fi ning, developing proce s rnry poor material i wrought into objects of great value.

by tbi

ometime

Material thinO' , how

ever, though made m·er so -valuable, are all peri hable. grandest

monuments of

human skill

and

the

The

bighe t

THE

triumph

of art, mu t

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ventnally

rumble in the du t, and

the labor be towed upon them will be rendered fruitle s wben they have thu But there i

pas ed away.

given to u

impro\-ement, a

ornethiog su ceptible of an

much higher than that of material things

a mind is above matter, and upon which the labor bestowed for its imprornment is never lost.

'fhat

omething i

the

hunian intellect-a park of Deity, a pricele �boon to e\ ' ery man. We find, however, the ame thing true of iutelle ta i true of material things.

It i

girnn to u

in a rude, uncul

tivated condition; it needs careful effort to bring forth it powers which are yet undernlopecl, and it

beautie

are yet un een.

doe

We al ·o find that cultur

any new faculty to the intellect, but only bring

whi h

not impart into activity

those which it already bas. The mind, previous to di cipline, act out certainty, aml with little inten ity. thither, and i

incon tant and fitful in it

wind; or as the cour e of a bottom i

indeed, but with It flit

hither and

action a

changed by each pebble,

o the cour e of un li ci

plined thought is directed by ernry freak of fancy. random mental action, i

the

ca,nty brook upon a pebbly

of com"e, fruitle

uch

of valuable

result . No truth of any importance can be comprehended by a pas ing thought, only the obvious arn.l ordinary can thu be taken in.

Great truths are under tood only by protracted

and intense thought, although the fact i

often overlooked

and per ons think, because they have seen the outside form of truth, that they are thoroughly acquainted with it, while really the part they have seen is to the part they have not seen, as the husk to the kernel, or as the surface of a body of water is to the quantity beneath it.

A profound and

valuable truth may be compared to an elaborate picture; sometimes we glance at such a picture and think, perhaps, that we have comprehended its full import, but by looking again and continuing the gaze, beauties heretofore hidden are unfolded to view, detail after detail is revealed, each by its fitness setting off the other, until at last, we are delighted with the charming symmetry and perfectness of the whole.

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OR.A CLE.

So it is with any great truth. A glance of the intellectual vision may reveal its outlines, but only a prolonged, inten e gaze can disco-rnr its full meaning and beauty, as in the picture, oue fact after another comes to view, each throwing light upon and u tainiug the other, until at length a beauti ful, comely whole is pre ented to mind. Great truth am dearly bought, and must be paid for jn intellect; they are hidden from the common gaze by partition disciplined thought can break down.

which only

Thu is there offered

a premium to intellectual culture. ,

Knowledge is the oxygen of the intellectual atmo ph re, a source of joy to the soul, and he who ha

life with only a glance at truth, ha

gone througb

not really lirncl, nor ha" There is true delight in

he enjoyed life s highest felicity.

following upon the track of con ecutive fact , with the tep of logical thought,_ reasoning, deducing, and at length eizin upon some new truth.

This delight i

manner by the "Eureka 'of Archimede . ual eureka ha

a greater or les

new discovery is

an influx of

a thrill of plea ure.

indi ated in a lirnly So every intellect

degree of ec ta y.

E\ery

light, and brings with it

But, notwithstanding the pl asure

which a culti·rnted intellect

gi.

e , -very few, comparnth·ely

are seeking for it. A majority of men are looking at some far off object for happiness, to attain which they employ their energie , while really the source of happine s is within themselces, aml if the effort

put forth to attain the

hadow, were exerted to

attain the substance, the goa would be reached. mistake,

h·ange as it is pre-rnlent, that only tho

It i

who

contemplate a profe ional life hould e pecially train the mental powers; for whatever may be a man s ·rncation, on thing is certain, he can never be eparated from the ociety of himself, and upon the quality of that society, will depend rnry much his happiness in life. That man i to be pitied who cannot be happy in the company of his own thought·. Finally, it is not only for our highest advantage in every respect to discipline the mental facultie , but we are under the most serious obligations so to do. Talents are never given to be buried or neglected. It is sad to ee the mind

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so underrated, and mental cu1ture

o much neglected; men

train their hands, their feet, they educate every phy ical faculty, while the faculties of the mind, the noble t they have, are allowed to lie dormant.

Thu

do they neglect

most their best powers. There is but little enthu iasm for knowledge, and too much for wealth.

How many can say, with that dernut

and able student of nature, Faraday, that they cannot spend their time iu making money�

And yet all mu t admit the

rea onableness of such a feeling who have any just concep tion of the superiority of knowledge to wealth. ' Popular opinion has been lenient to the unlettered, but the time i

coming, if it has not already come, when neg

lect of intellect will be disreputable, and the terms igno rance and sin will be more nearly synonomous.

HE benefit arising to our country from it tions of learning cannot be too highly valued.

in titu Ever

since it has been an independent nation its political and literary greatne s have increa ed together;

and even

before its establishment as a distinct power the ·e institu tions were exerting a power greater, perhap , than is sup po ed, preparatory to the ori is, and assisted to rai e from the ma s a free and stable government. No one could say, but we might imagine, what would be the situation of our country if the e in titutions had not been founded and increased contemporaneously with it. In. · the first stages of its existence, even within the fir t ten years after the settlement of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, a college was founded,. sufficient for and adapted to the number and condition of the people.

So from the very

first it has bad the nourishing influence of institutions of learning;

and to these may be attributed, as a leading

cause, the wonderful rapidity with which the nation bas increased in every way.

The operation of the institutions

of our day is far different from that of those in former years; but at which we do not wonder, in a land like ours,

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where the motto is

ORACLE.

and

' Improvement aud Progre� , '

which mu t neces arily barn occurred, keeping pace with tbe time , in order to procluce the benefit it bas. made at present, and we may look for future.

And not

hange been made in tbe pa t, but is al o being

only has

till more in the

But mth all thi , the obje t and purpose of tb

have ne\er been changed to give to tho,e under their con trol a sound, general knowledge, upon which they can build, a

firm foundation

ture· and to this

of l\hate\er

ort be the

uper�trw.:

attended their labor , and the benefit delirnu

which ha

from them· while, it is land is a mere

cholar

intere t which date

aid, the cla sical

cholar in Eng

with no knowlege on any topic

ince the Chri tian era, ancl l\ith no

Jlllpathy in the pursuits of the great ma men;

in a great <legree, i" due the , ucce

a state of things which

of hi

country

if existing here, would be

anything but beneficial· and hol\ernr much one may know· of the classics, unle

he is acquainted mth our history auu

progres , he is not considered

scholar of the high

But our Colleges and Unirndtie with su b

have

t . ort .

ent fi rtb men

foundation to work on, who have ri en to u

fulne s and distinction as

tate men

poet , author

and

dinnes, raising the political, literary, and moral reputation of our nation abroad, and its power and effica

at home.

And when our country shall have ri en to its highe t po�i tion, we may expect it will have produced men not at all inferior to those of other nations.

THE

JAMES

OR.A.CLE.

T. CHAMPLIN, D. D . , PRESIDE T,

Babcock Profes or of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy.

SAMUEL K. SMITH, A.M., Professor of Rhetoric, and Libmrian.

CHARLES E. HAMLIN, A.M., Merrill Professor of Chemistry and Natural Hi tory.

MO ES LYFORD, A . M. , Professor o f Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.

JOHN B. FOSTER, A.M.,

Professor

of the Greek and Latin Languages anu Literature.

E DWARD W. HALL, A.M., Professor of Modern Languages and Literature.

JULIAN D. T

YLOR, A.B.,

Tutor.

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Adam Wilson, D. D.:

Hon. Henry A. Kennedy,

Samuel Garnsey, Esq.,

James H. Han on, .A. :M.,

Joseph Ricker, D. D.,

Hon. Benjamin D. Metcalf,

Moses Giddings, E q.,

Gardner Colby, Esq.,

David N. Sheldon, D. D.,

E. E. Cumming , D. D.,

William H. Shailer, D. D.,

Hon. Charles R. Whidden

RmÂˇ. Nathaniel Butler,

Hon. J. Wanen Merrill,

Hmmibal Hamlin, LL. D.

Henry V. D xter, D.D.,

Hon. Jo iah S. Drummond,

Rei. Franklin Merriam,

George W. Bosworth D.D.,

Caltin Hopkin , E q.

Henry B. Hart, EÂˇq.

William E. Wording 11.D.,

Hon. Dennis 1. Milliken,

Oakman S.

Rev. Albion K. P. Small,

Hon. Alexander Campbell,

William Wil on, Esq.,

Re-v. B. F. Shaw.

tearns, D. D.,

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ASSOCIATION OF THE ALUMNI. PRESIDENT.

HoT. HE"NRY w. PAINE SECRETARY

AND

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NECROLOGIST.

PROF. C. E. H MLTN------------------------Cla.

of 1 47.

TREASURER .

PROF. E. \V. HA.LL

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COuNCILLOR

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...�1 qan9ed in the

ORACLE.

�1 deq 0£ theiq �stablishment.

EKI O R

OTTO H. BLEWETT, WALTER F. Mc\R. TOX, WILLI B. MATHEW , FRED I. AhlPBELL, DAVID W. C..:UIPBELL GEORGE . P rnE, DELWIN A. Rd.MLIN C HARLE H. T RGI ARTHUR N. WILLEY. JU:XI O R ELIHU B. HA. KELL, HOWA.RD R . MITCHELL,

•

WILDER W. PERRY, ALFRED . TOWELL.

O P H O M O RE S . NATHANIEL B TLER, JR. F. HERBERT P.tl..RL IX, hl. c. hlcLAUGHLrn, J. HERBERT PHILBRI K, GEORGE H. STURDY. F R E. S HMEN. ABRAHA.M B. CATE , ALBERT P. DOE,

W. R. HE:M:MENW JO I.AH 0. TILTO

Y, .

THE

ORA CLE.

ENIO R S . HARLES W . FO T E R,

FRED M. WILSON.

JUN I O R

LOUIS A. WHEELER.

JOHN D. SMITH,

S O P H O M O RE S . H E RBERT STETSON.

FRED. FULLER,

FRE S H MEN . ALBERT B. ALLEN,

WILLIAM L. PALMER,

EDWARD O . HOW.A.RD,

DAVJD M.

CHARLES F . C . MOOR,

THEODORE F. WHITE,

ALPHEUS E. BRIGG .

CRIBNER,

THE

ORACLE.

A-A-A-A - F. I.

R- W. B. 1l.:\.. THEW ,

.tUIPBELL,

D - D. W.

T- G .

'AMPBELL,

V C- C . W. FOSTER,

. PAIï¿½E

-C. H.

TURGI ,

V R- F . hl. \TIL ON.

ORGANIZED

BY THE CLASS OF 'SEVENTY-THREE.

N. BUTLER , JR.,

H . L.

FRED FULLER,

D. "WEB TER,

GEO. H.

J. H E R BE R T PIDLBRI K,

TURDY,

F. H. PARLIN.

TET ON,

1'HE

ORACLE.

OFFICERS.

President-William Libbey. Vice President-Elihu Burritt Haskell. Corresponcling Secretary-Arthur Nash Willey. Recording Secretary-Nathaniel

:S utler, Jr.

Treasurer-Howard Rogers Mitchell. Librarian-Jefferson Taylor. �1ssistant Librarian-Levi Hoyt Clement. Prudential Committee-John Day Smith, Wilder Washing ton Peuy, Thomas Gould Lyons, Levi Hoyt Clement. MEMBERS.

'7r. William Libbey,

Walter F. Marston,

Arthu.r Na h Willey,

Willis B. Mathews,

Charles Howard

tu.rgis.

' 7 2. Elihu B. Haskell,

Thomas G. Lyons,

Wilder W. Perry,

Howard R. Mitchell,

Lewis A. Wheeler,

John D. Smith,

John H. Barrows.

'73Jefferson Taylor,

Nathaniel Butler, Jr.,

Levi Hoyt Clement,

David Webster,

Clarence Percival We ton.

'74. '£heodore F. White,

Albert B. Allen,

Alpheu

E . Briggs.

THE

ORACLE.

OFFICER . President-Delwin A. Hamlin. Vice President-.AJ.fred S. Stowell. Corresponding Secretary- George

. Paine.

Recording Secretary-Frank H. Parlin. Treasurer-Horace W. Tilden. F'irst Librarian-Horace W. Tilden. Seconcl Librarian-Herbert L. Stetson.

MEMBER . '7I. Scotto H. Blewett,

Fred I. Campbell,

Charles W. Foster,

.Albanus K. Gurney, Delwin A. Hamlin,

George S. Paine,

Daniel R. Stover,

Alfred S. Stowell,

'72.

Dand W.

ampbell,

Fred M. Wilson.

Horace W. Tilden.

'73. M. C. McLaughlin,

J. Herbert Philbrick,

H . Lee Stetson,

George M.

G. H. Sturdy.

'74. Albert P. Doe,

Charles F. C . Moor.

mith,

THE

ORA CLE.

�.oarbman OFF!

Pre ide nt - Will.i a m Liubey. Yice Pre ic7ent - H. \T. Tilden. Reco rd ing

ecreta ry - H. L . . tet on.

Treasitrer - J . T ay l o r.

imclay

chool Conim ittee - H. R . .Mitchell, A.

. St o well , J .

H . Barrow', G. M. Smith, David Web ter. � E)'.[ BER . eniors -

H. Blewett A. K. Gurney, William Libbey.

Junior - J . H . Barrow

T. G . Lyon , A.

towell, G . E.

DudlP.r, H. R l\Iitch 11, H. W. Tilden, L. A. Wh eler. ,

oplwmore - R. L . Lan e , H. L.

tetson, G . .M.

mith, J .

Ta.rlor, D . \ fclJ tor.

Fre l mien - J.. . P. Doc, T . F. White, W. R. Hernmemrny, ' . E. I"oung.

THE

ORA CLE.

CO.lrMITTEE.

A. N. Willer

. Hamlin,

W. W. Perry.

Dailies-Bo ton Journal, Kennebec Journal \ertiser

towell.

Portland Ad

Globe.

e m i- Weeklie - :New I"ork E\ening Po t , \\orld. Weeklie - Xew I"ork Tribune and Reflector.

\\ater\ille hlail

Zion'

Adrncate, \\at hman

Anclro coggin Herald

Herald, Someret Reporter Examiner and Chronicle tar, National Baptist Ad\ocate,

Republican

Go pel Bann r Journal,

Maine

Zion'

Morning

Ea tern Argus tandard,

nion

cientific

.American. llionthlie - Mis ionary Magaz·ne can Repo itorr

Foreign hli �ionar.

Our Dumb Animals, Afrid\ocate of Peace :Mace-

donian and Record Dwight s Journal of Mu ic .

THE

CLASS

ORA 'LE.

O F F I C E R S.

<.S c n i o r e . Pre ident, F. I. Campb 1 1 ; Orator, D.

F. Mar ton ; Hi torian, F.

. Hamlin ; Poet, W.

ilson ; Prophet, G.

ddress at Tree, W. B. Mathew ;

Odi t,

. H.

. Pa ine ;

turgi ;

Chap足

lain, William Libbey ; Mar hal, A. N. Willey. Committee of .Arrangements -

. H . Blewett,

. W. Fo ter

. K. Gmney.

9uniore. President, J . H . Barrow ; Vice Pre ident, E . B . Ha kell ; ecretary, T. G. Lyon ; Tilden ; Hi torian, J . D .

Orator, L.

. Wheeler ;

mith ; Prophe t ,

Po t, H. W.

towel l ; Odist,

W. W. Perry. Committee of .Arrangements - H. R. M itc he ll , J. D. Smi th, E . B . Ha kell.

<.S o .p f) o m o r c e . President, J . Taylor ; Vice Pre ident, N. Butler, Jr. ;

ecre足

tary, L. H. Clement ; Orator, F . Fuller ; Poet, J. H. Philbrick : Hi torian, G. H. G . M.

tmdy ; P rophet, A. H. Ke l ly ; Toa t - Ma ter,

mith ; Maestro, M. C. McLaughlin.

ommittee on Ode - R. L . Lane, D . Web ter. Committee of A.rrangements - C . P. We ton, H. L.

t tson

F. H. ParUn.

ii r c e f) m c .n . President, C. F. C. 1\Ioor ; Vice P re siden t, \\". R. H em men 足 way ;

ecrctary, W. H. Kelly ; Orator T. F. "White ; Po et, A. P .

Doe ; Hi torian, W. L . Palmer ; Prophet, A . B . A ll e n ; T o a t足 Ma ter, A. E. Brigg . Committee on Odes - E . 0. Howard, D. M.

ribner

C. E .

Will i ams. Committee of .Arrangements - C . E. Young, A . B. Cates, J. O'Donnell.

THE

ORACLE.

Wednesday Even i ng, N ov. 24, 1 869.

Latin \er ion from the Greek of £� hlne .

ration

against Demo thenc . * DELWCT A.rG-1: Tr� H..urLrx,

Genius.

The Future of A.merica.

ER.a. Tr� lliLTILLE . H.!.W, Rockland.

EDW .!.RD

pA.. Y ox R O B ERT

Greek \er ion from the Latin of A.ddre

t o the Roman

* A.Ln�-c

allust.

Knnu..L L

Cato

ape Elizabeth.

"GRXEY,

The Three :1Ionument . outh

hina.

\ariety in Unity. FREDERIC

"aterboro .

enate.

A.LFRED E BE_- lliIG

iclney.

How�D ETILETH, Durham.

Enali h \'"er ion from the French of

ousin.

Glory

and Reputation. * GEOR " E

Progre

of Reforms. H.!.RLE

P .lIXE, "in lo"W.

TRA.. T TOX

French \erion

HE::-."'Rr

OISTOX

from the English of

:1Ionmouth.

Emerson.

Xapoleon, or the :1Ian of the "orkl. "ILLIS BROX

10.

T"Wo \\orl

ox :lL\.TH:EW

.d.uburn.

GEORGE LLEWELLYK F .l...P..:\--nl, Rumford.

• Juniors.

ORACLE.

THE

Monday Even ing, August 1 , 1 870.

Ca te. FRED lRVIl"G CAMPBELL, Cherryfield.

The Realizations of Ideals.

Difficulties.

The De>elopment of Thought.

WILLLUI LIBBEY, Livermore.

CHARLE

WILBERT Fo TER, Portland.

COTTO HEDGE BLEWETT, Augus ta, Ky.

Popular Fallacies.

The Miltonic Satan.

DAYID WA s CA..MPBELL, Cherryfield.

KThrBALL GURNEY, Cape Elizabeth.

ALBA..J.ï¿½

Great Men and their Uses.

Military Qualifications Distinct from Civil.

FRED WILSON, Waterville .

ARTHUR NASH WILLEY, Chenyfield.

The Province of Poetry. WALTER FOREST MARSTO , Bath.

10.

The Balance of Power in Europe.

11.

The Genius of Energy.

12.

American Literature.

CHARLES HowARD STURGIS, Cherryfield .

GEORGE STRATTON pAINE , Winslow.

WILLIS BRONSO:Y MATHEWS, Auburn.

13.

Rationalism.

DELWIN AUGUSTUS HAMLIN, Sidney.

THE

ORACLE.

SENIOR EXHTBITION. FRED H. EVELETH.

J UNIOR EXHTBITION. FIR T PRIZE . . . . . WILLIS

SECOND PRIZE .

. . .

B. MATHEWS.

WALTER F . MAR TON.

THE

OR.A CLE.

U N I VERSITY

N I N E.

CA.PT. F. WILSON. Charles W. Foster, P. ; G. H. 2d B . ;

W. B. Mathews, 3cl B . ;

_ _

. C.

turdy, 1st B . ; A. H. Kelley, F. I. Campbell, S. S . ;

. N.

Willey, L. F . ; W. F. Marston, C. F . ; F. H. Parlin, R. F.

SENIOR CA.PT.

N I N E - ' 71 .

C . W. FOSTER .

_ _

.P.

F . M . Wilson, C. ; W . F . Ma.rston, 1st B . ; W . B . Mathews, 2d B. ; G. S. Paine, 3d B . ;

F. I. C am pbell, S . S . ; A. N. Willey,

L. F . ; C. H. Sturgis, C. F . ; S. H. Blewett, R. F.

SOPHOMORE

N I N E - '73.

CAPT. G . H. STURDY. - - . c. A. H. Kelley, P. ;

G. M. Smith, 1 st B. ;

D. Webster, 2d B . ;

N. Butler, 3d B . ; C. Weston, S . S . ; L. Clement, L. F . ; J. Ta.ylor, C. F . ; F. Parlin, R. F .

F R E S H MA N

N I N E - ' 74.

CAPT. D . M. SCRIBNER.

_ _

. P.

A. P. Doe, C. ; J. 0. Tilton, 1 st. B . ; A. E. Briggs, 2d B . ; E .

0 . Howard, 3 d B . ; W . L. Palmer, L . F . ; A . B . Cates, C . F . ; A. B . All en , R. F.

THE

President _

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·nee Pre ident ecretary

OR.A CLE.

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. P. We ton.

. E. B . Ha kell.

_ _ _ _

turgis.

c . H.

fathen- .

Trea ureI' - - - - - - - - - - - - - · - - - · - - - - - - · W· B . Mem bers - L . H. Clement

turgi , \ . B. Mathews,

. H.

C . P. Weston, W . W. Perry, E. B. H a kell N. Butler, Jr., G. H . Sturdy, F . H. Parlin, F . I.

. E. Brigg

A. N. Willey

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F . I . Campbell-

C. P. We ton

_ _

ampbell .

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H . W. Tilden.

. E . Briggs A. N. Willey_

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. Alto.

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oprano.

. T nor.

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Qrgani t .

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W. B. Mathews

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F. M. Wilson -

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. oprano. .

Tenor.

. Contralto.

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Baritone.

C. P. We ton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ba H . W. Tilden

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Pianist.

THE

ORA CLE.

Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, at 4 P. M . , will be presented

CS c 'fl i l l c r ' 6

ffi r c a t -

�ra m a

OF -

WILHELM

T E L L.

� c r 6 o n c 11 . HERM

1).ry

G ES LER ( Reich vogt in

chwytz und

ri) ,

Herr D . A. Hamlin.

WERNER STAUFFA HER . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Herr w. B . :Mathews. \ ILHELM TELL, Der W.A.LTITER FiiRST _ . Ro

chiitze .

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_ . . . _ _ _ . . . . . _ . _

EL:uANN, Den Pfaffcr

PETERlIANN, Der Sigri:;t . _ WERNI, Der J ii"er .

SEPPI, Hirtenknabe .

TiiFFI

. . _ Hen Wal th er F. Marston.

_ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

. . _ . Herr Wilhelm Libbey.

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...._

GERTRUD, Stauffacher's Gattin

(

. . . Herr F. I. CampbeU.

_ Herr Carl Sturdchi .

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . . . _ . . _ _ . _ . . . . . _ _

KONRAD BAm.tGARTEN

FISCITERKNABE

_ . . . . . . _

. . . _ .

. ..

_ .

Herr S. H. Ble"ett.

. . . . . . . . . . _ Hen

Karl Foster.

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_ . . _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . . . . _ . _ _ . . _ _ _ . . . _ _ _

Frau Gmni.

. . _ . Hen Willi.

ingt in Kahn) - - - . . - - - - - - - . - - . - - . Friedrich Wil OD.

. _ . . . . . - . . . _ _ . . . . _ . . . - . _ . . . . . _ . . _ . . . . _ _ . .

. . . . . . Georg Paine.

Music will be fmni-hed by the

G RA N D O R C H EST RA, led by H e rr FR I E D R I C H FU LLE R . Prompter .

. . . .

. EDUARD W . ll,uL.

THE

OBA. CLE.

Nunc, Epicuriani, stujfendttm est. Freddy - G rand Bugler

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Luther, The Dutch Reformer .

G. H . S. _ . . C . P. . .

. . .

. . . . .

. .

. _ . . . .

Non ut

'' I gather them

. _ . . . . .

. . . . .

in."

Chief Guzzler.

-vivam edo, sed ut edam vivo.

Hookendum est, henno, goo ere, turkui, ducktum.

Parlin

. .

H. L . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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. .

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_ . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . Grand

her.

Dear Hunter.

Bp. B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " Tell mother I died happy." Mr. D i gnity , Esq. ( J . ) .

. . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . .

Cl - t .

Head Centre of the Order of Bachanals.

. . . . . . . . _ . . . . . .

FULLER.

Convert to Epicurisrn.

" How wisdom and folly meet, mix and unite, How virtue and vice blend their black and their white."

LYONS.

" Calvin's son, Cah-in's son, Seize your spiritual gun,"

B LE""ETT.

WILLEY.

" Why seek I the friendships of the great, I f I no favors need ? " " My Arthur was a gallant gay, Fu' stately strode he on the plain.''

l\iIARSTON.

BARROWS.

GURNEY. STETSON.

" 0 I were I on Parnassus' hill, Or had o f Helicon my fill.''

" "\Vhat \viii I do gin my Heggie die? My joy, my pride, m y Heggie I '

Ye rooter - up of defunct tongues. " That reasoning, high , i m mortal thing, Just less than Jove, and much above

BUTLER.

King."

" Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet To run a muck, and tilt at all I meet."

L I B BEY.

Ye expounder of the Universal Law, (Meta) Physician, heal thyse l f !

CAMPBELL .

The proper study o f man-kind is

woman.