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CHARLES C. TILLEY, '76.

HARRY N. HAYNES, 'n

CHARLES H. PERCIVAL, '78.

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we tho ught when we wi t 1 essed the trying ordeal and the severe criticism to whic h the l a t ORACLE, after m uch pai nstaking and . . . ''4) 1 a b or 111 its prepara t ion, wa s su b"Jecte d . N or ha\'e we been u n m i ndful i n the preparation of s i ss ue, of the critical e xa m i nation which i s no doubt a wa i ti ng us.

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" Every one is eagle - eyed to see Another's faults and his deformitv." 0

W h i le, therefore, we have been aware of the reception which we wou l d meet o n o ur appeara nce i f we i nd ulged to a ny great e xten t in personalities , yet we have fel t that for a proper a p preci ation among a certai n class of persons, we must not omit entirely t his feature of our publication. Bel iev i ng, moreover, that

"A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men,"

i nserted s uch personal ities as we thought would

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be l east obje ctionable. vVe have stre n uo usl y avoided a l l all usions to personal defe cts or appeara n ce. Hoping that those who ha ,·e been so unfort unate as to be a mong the vi ct irns in o ur personalities, w il l appre ci ate and understand the motive wh i ch h a s a ct ua ted us , we will leave this part

of o ur theme. Wh i le we h a ve followed in the main the customa r y o rder i n t h e arrangement of certai n parts, t h e i ntrod uction of new fea t ures, whi ch , we trust, will be <luly appre ci a ted, has caused us to m ake some alteration in other p arts. The in ertion of the vari o us cuts is entirely a ne w feature. We fel t that somethi ng of the kind wo uld be a cceptable to m any of o ur friends, and wo ul d add to the attra ctiveness of THE ORACLE. vVe trust that \Ve h ave not been de ceived in o ur conje ct ures . We e xtend o ur si n cere thanks to those who have ren

dered us an fayor or ass ista n ce and we wo ul d espe ci a l ly e xpress o ur gratit ude to Mr. Col cord for h i s poem . Feel ing that we have endeavored fa ithfu l ly to d i s charge o ur d uty, and w itho ut com menting further upo n o ur l abor, we ·

' i l l fi nish o ur task with a q uotation from a d i s tingui shed

poet : -

"In e\'ery work regard the writer's end; For none can compass more than they intend, And if the means be j nst, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due.''

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� � �'Y.. � � � i nfl uence of the press has become of such importance i n this co untry that no . ��}i � favorite theory or party move ment is n o vv 1] -j,Y broached witho ut first sec uri ng the control of ...

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notions and doctrines. Nor i s it any unusual thing now -a -d ays for lead i ng men to have the i r o w n organ. S i nce therefore, t h e press t bu form t h e essential means thro ugh which to dissem i nate di fferent views an<l doctri nes, i t i s not at all unnatural tha t the students of different Colleges and U n i versi ties sho uld e tab !i h a Jo ur nal of their own, thro ugh which to expres their opi nions and to give the i r friends some knowledge of wha t is tra n s p i ring abo ut them. This i dea of a Col lege paper has become so <Yeneral that we know of n o College which does not boast of i ts cha mpion exponent. THE O RACL E cla ims to be the e xponent of this i nsti t ution, and as uch to embody the senti ments of the students, to record the change which have occurred with i n the past year, and to give the condition in which we now are.

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Every th i ng is mut able. If the re were no cha nge, there could be no adva ncement. This la w we see e xe m pl i fied on eve ry h and i n the p ro gress which has bee n m ade du ri ng the pa st yea r. The first cha nge of which we shall spea k i s i n the ma nagement of this pape r. He retofo re it has been publi hed by the t w o lite rary s oc iet ies, who ch ose the edit ors from the S eni or a nd Ju ni or classes ; but this year i t was th ought p rope r to tra nsfe r i ts m a nagement to the wh ole C ollege, who c h ose an ed i t or fr om each class. That THE O RACLE no\- repres ents the wh ole nu mber of stud e nts a nd no p a rticu l ar caste or s oc iety, c an not be ques ti oned. Wheth er the i nnovati on wi ll p r ove ad rnntageous m ust be deter mi ned h e reafter. The a m e nd me nts made u p on the s outh divisi on of the S ou th C ol lege c onstitute th e esse ntial i mp roveme nts in the C ollege buildi ngs d uri ng the p a st year. This d i visi on was thorough l y re novated. The r ooms a re fi nished in a pl a i n a nd substantial m a nner, a nd are heated by c oal st oves p u t i n b y t h e C ollege a uth ori ties. B y m a ny this m ode of heat i ng the ro oms is th ought t o be a n i m p rovement u p on steam, b y \>Yhich Ch apl in Hal l is heate d. T h os e wh o were c on ve rs a nt with the dilapidated c onditi on of this build i ng, will feel a se nse of pleasure that th ose u nwh oles ome a nd d i ng y r ooms h ave bee n t ra nsfor med i nt o capaci ous a nd pleasa nt ones. The north d ivisi on of this b u i ldi ng is t o be repaired as s oon as the rooms a re nee ded for occupa ncy. The campus exhibits no pe rcept ible c h a nge. What i t w a s a yea r ago, i t i s t o-da y. Eve n the ridge of d irt formed by the l a yi ng of a sewe r pipe from the dep ot to the river h a s not settled to a ny a pp re ciable degree. vVe w ou ld advise a ny one c omi ng u p ou the g rou nds i n the e ,·e ni ng, by the d iag onal walk, not t o leave the beate n path , u nless they desi re t o take the cha nces of fal l i ng whe n the y c ross this ridge, w hich they m ust d o in order t o get to either d onni t ory. S i nce th is ridge extends aero s a very pro m i ne nt pa rt of t he campus, be ing betwee n the S ou t h C ollege a nd the Chapel, it sh ould be rem oved. It m a rs the beauty

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that p art of the grou nds. As pleasant as the grounds a re between the build i n gs and the river, there is yet room for great i m p rovement. They should be graded and te rraced to the river's edge. Duri ng the past yea r the Gym nasi u m has been very roughly used not only by outsiders who have no right to i t , b u t e ,·en b y some o f the student s themse h-es. It seems a s i f t h e a i m a mong some h a s not been t o p reserve, b u t t o destroy. Such , howeve r, we p resume, a re e xcusable , since they a re so consti tuted as to rega rd only thei r own rights. It is now being thoroughly repai re <l and refurn ished ; and an associ ation is to be formed fo r the pu rpose of usi n g and p rese rv i ng i t. It is to be hoped that under the management of the associ ation a stop will be put to the abuses which have been in vogue d u ring the past year. The vac :rnt chair in the Professo rsh ip of Mathematics was tempo ra ri ly filled at the commencement of the fa l l term, b y Rev. Nathaniel Melche r, a g raduate of Bowdo i n College. D u ri ng t h e sp ri ng term, howeve r, M r. H . W. Stewa rt, a graduate of Colby i n the cla s of '74, pe rfo rmed the duties of that depa rtment, a s Mr. Melche r was engaged in teaching at Houlton. This te rm M r. Melcher is aga i n w i th u s . Some defi nite action will , no doubt, b e taken a t t h e co rni ng Commencement i n rega rd t o th is departme nt. The requi rements in the Depa rtment of Mathematics, for admi sion to Col lege, have been i n c reased ; and n u m e r ous changes i n the Course of S tudy h ave been made. The importance of this i nc rease must be patent to a l l who a re conversant with Col lege w o rk. I t enables the student to go ove r m o re ground i n a thorough manner, and thus to augment his fund of knowledge. By th is i n c rease he i s able t o take u p the studies o f heat a n d sou nd which hereto fore we re given in lectu res on Thu rsday morn ings. This i n c rease i n the requi re ments h a i nvolved a c o rresponding cha nge in the a rran gement of the studies in this depa rt ment; w h i l e the d i ffe rent i deas ente rtai ned by d i ffe rent i nstructors, in regard to the m ode a n d o rder of

T H E O RA C LE. certai n st udies , have wro ught a ch a nge i n the other depart ments. So the Co urse of S t ndy at the present t ime i s essentially diff e rent from what i t was. There has b ee n a cha nge, not onl y in the Co urse of S t ud y, b ut also i n the m e th od of teaching in some depart ments. Th e i mporta nce of committ i n g ideas a nd not words is rapidly gai n ing gro und. The mere "Parro t " will soon cease to sta n d at the head of the cl ass, altho ugh he m ay obtai n the h ighest ran k ." S t ud ying for ran k alone is not com mendable in a ny one. One ·who st udies for rank solely, does not care for the tho ught ; he o nly wa nts the exact wo rds. These he can rattle o ff with a feeling that h e is making a perfect recitation. S uch a person may s ucceed in complet i ng his College course and h ave a feel i ng of sat i s faction i n having taken the highest ran k· b ut while he has bee n taking the "h ighest rank," he has bee n dwarfing i ns tead of e xpandi ng his i n tellect. This i n a great meas ure acco unts for the fact that so m a ny who too k very high rank in Col lege are n e ver heard of after gra d uati ng. It i s there fore i mpolitic fo r an inst ructor, when sti m ulating a student to greater e ffo rts, or when ce n uri ng him for rem issness i n h i s studies, to i 11trod uce ran k a a n incenti ,·e. The lecture systern accompl ishes a grea t deal in this d irection of obtai n i ng ideas and not word . While we wo ul d not decry other methods of teachi ng, provided proper in tr uction i s gi ven, we wo ul d ascribe to the lecture system that i m portance to which it i s entitled. If thi s system is of s uch i mportance that it sh ould be introd uced , it i s of paramo un t i mportance that it sho uld be contin ued , un less a better system can be a dopted. B ut while we belieYe i n i ts e fficacy, we do not believe in the method of rec tation someti mes p urs ued . The person who reci tes a lect ure g i ves the ideas as he took them at the time and as he s uppose d to be correct. No w, if they are not correct, we hold that i t i s the d uty of t he i nst ructor to set h i m right a ud not perm it h i s mi statements to pass unheeded. It is a. gross i nj nstice not o n l y to the person h imself b ut also to his class-m ates.

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\!Vith the ch ange i n the C ourse of Stud y has c ome a change in the meth od of examinati ons. We h ave been examined by all the diffe rent meth ods with i n the past year. Last sum mer our exa mi nati ons were enti rel y ora l ; last fall we were examined oral l y two h ours and i n writing tw o h ours, making the length of ti me for the exami nati on in one wh ole term stu<l y four h ours. L on g an<l tedi ous as this meth od of examinati on was, it was by far preferable t o the m eth od pursued at the spring term. At this term the e xÂ am inati ons were entirel y i n writi ng, occup ying three h ours in each w h ole term study, a nd c ontinuing for three cla ys. The y all began u p on M onda y and cl osed u p on Wednesd a y. The Freshman got th r ou gh h i s examinati on as s oon as the Sen i or . The propriety of examining classes i n w ri t i ng m a y be ''vell en ough, provided i t is n ot gi ven i n t oo great quantities ; but the proprie t y of dragging the exa m i nat i on of a class thr ough three da ys i s certainl y n ot ver y apparent. There is n othing to be gai ned by the Freshman, and there i s certai n l y a l oss on t h e part of the upper classes. N or d o w e think that t be examinat i ons are an y better or a n y m ore satis factor y. The onl y result we see is the opp ortu n i t y w h i ch it furnishes t o gri n<l the u pper classe fo r two da ys l onger. It seems as th ough one da y ough t t o be of su ffic ient length in which t o exa m i ne a class i n one term's w ork . At the last C om mence ment, thr ough the generosity of the H on. H an nib al Hamlin, six new prizes were offered. T w o of these, c onsisti ng of te n an<l five d ollars, are give n t o t h e you ng ladies of the Soph omore class for excellence in readi ng. The remaining fo wÂˇ, viz . : A fi rst prize of ten d ollars, and a sec on J prize of five d ollars, to t he you ng men ; and a fi rst prize of ten d ollars, and a sec ond of five d ollars, t o the you ng ladies, a re give n to the Freshman cla ss for excellence in readi ng. The exh ibit i on for the ab ove prizes by the Freshman class occ u rs at the m iddle of this term. The management of the Reading Room has been transÂ ferred fr om the c ontrol of t be Litera r y S ocieties t <:> the

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s tuden ts, who ha\·e formed a Read ing -Room Associ a tion. Any stude n t can become a member of thi s a ssoci ation by paying the s u m of one dollar. This small i n i ti a tion fee i s requi red in orde r to mee t the e xpenses of the assoc i a tion. The Readi ng Room now con tains all the lead i ng magaz i nes i n the cou n try, and the grea ter n u mber of the leading papers. The change has eviden tly i m p rove d i ts manage men t. Ba -e ball is revi i ng. The Fresh men and Sopho mores have each orga n ized a club, and have alread y played one m a tch game, wh ich resul ted in a v i c tory for the Sopho mores. There i s a ple n ty of m a terial in College to form a n e xcellen t Nine bu t there see ms to be a wan t of ambi ti o n i n tha t particular d i rec ti o n to pu t forth the necess ary e xertion. The edi tor of the last ORACLE wro te some very pre tty sen tences in regard to the establish men t of the cou rse of readi ng, of wh ich the sen ti men t is qui te true, bu t the reali za tion is some th i ng l i ke the l ake whi c h is seen i n the Deser t of Sahara. The objec t sough t i n the e s tablishmen t of such a course is wor thy of commenda tion. Bu t the fac t i s tl a t the s tuden t who does h i s regular work and does i t well, wi th wha t exh·a work he m u s t do, has but l i ttle ti me for re ad ing. The design i n each departmen t i s to assign such l essons as wi ll requi re two hours in their prepara tion . Whoever, therefore, ge ts h i s three lessons wel l , and reci tes them , m u s t \York n i n e hours each da y. I t wi ll thus be seen tha t however desirou s one m ay be of the adva n ta ges derived from such a cou r e, a proper regard for heal th will admon ish a ny s tuden t of tbe necess ity of i n fri nging upon the time allo tted to regular work i f a ny bene fit is to be obta i ned from this sys te m . Con trary to the cus tom which h a s prevailed for some time, Class D ay will be observed thi s year. The par ts h ave all been assigne d ; and their fulfillmen t is guara n teed . The hab i ts of the s tu den ts are of a h igh order; and are, we thi nk , superior to those of a ny o ther i n s ti tu ti o n of a s i m ilar grade i n the coun try. No rowd yi s m or carousing i s

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seen. Each student seems to be striving fo r the a tta i n ment of that object for which he is h e re. Good as the habits a re, howeve r, the re is yet one filthy p ractice which is gai n i ng g round too rapidly. vVe mean the d isgusting use of tobacco. Some two yea rs ago the re was sca rcely a studen t who used the wee c.l ; now they can be found i n abundance. vVe do not i ntend to m oral i ze upon the use of such stuff, but we t rust that some will see the folly of thei r ways and mend them w h i le the re i s yet time. As the task which \Ve u nde rtook i s now n ea rly com pleted , we can but feel that this yea r has been with us a yea r of p rogress, and one of whi c h the friends of o nr belo ved institution may be p rnu cl. P rog ress i s the watchword of a living age ; and may it always be said of " Colb y," that she is a l i\·ing i n stitution.

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HAT men know is m u c h less than what they believe and imagin e . The real i n l i (e holds us to a ve ry l i mited pace ; but the ideal opens up before us a boundless field of explorations. \Ve re ou r thoughts con fined to actua l exi tences, our m i nds would be a rrested i n thei r � flight like a bal loon tied to the g round. But cut loose '1 fro m the leadi n g st rings of the real and the m i n d may soa r beyond t h e u t mo t bo nnd of hu man thought. Memo ry enables u to cal l up thoughts of real things, and i magi nation so com bi nes them as to fo rm a plea ing and almost i nfin ite va riety of fanci ful c reations. How many of these plea ing phantoms float before u s i n a single day ! In t imes of reve rie we seem to be lifted above this wo rl d of ca re a nd toi l i n to a n i deal world of painless pleasu re ; and o we b u i l d our ai r castles.

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Imagi nation pai nts for u s a m ore gl owi ng picture tha n e ver otme from a n a rti t ' ha nd · angel i c c ompa ni ons atte nd us, and our ears are greeted with mu i c t oo seraphic for earth ; b u t a i ngle j ostle of real i ty brea ks in u p on u s a nd di sol ves the e ncha ntment. We enj oy thi idle drea m , a nd perhaps are not i njured by it, if we have sense e nough n ot t o be disapp oi nted \Vhen the bubble b u r ts. S ome per ons are th e victim of a vitiated i magi nati on, which is the result of a sti mu lu c oming from a l ow order of ficti on . From the c onstant c ontem plati on of characters high-wrought a n d o v erd rnw;1, they c ome often to m i sta ke the r oving of fancy for actual fact, and thus are led to shape their c ou rse of l i fe after fa! e and unattai nable m odels. The h ighest and t ru est l ives are t oo tame a n d c om m onplace for the m. D i card i ng the p ure t s ou rce of i nspirati on, they c ontinually grasp sha do·ws a n d m iss the substance. The wh ole of l i fe to them i as t h i n and v a p ory as the phantoms after which they strive . Eve n c a ndid men are s ometi mes s o sangu ine of su ccess that they thi n k that the will -o'-the-wisp which allures the m on i s the guidi ng star to victory and succe s. They m a ke n o provi i on for de feat. They build their h ope heaven -h igh, l i ke Babel' t owers ; but whe n the real cri is c omes c onfu i on a nd d i s may awa i t the m . I t i quite right t h at 've sh ould fo r m our lives after an ideal but not after a vi i onar y ph a nt om . As the c opy re embles the origin al, o every m a n's l i fe re Yeals h i s pat te rn. Here l ies the secret of every l i fe. The architect plan s his bui ldi ng acc ordi ng t o h i s ide al of the utility a nd s ym metry of th e needed tructure ; the p ni nter trie to reproduce on ca nrns t he b eauty of his idea l · t l ie s culptor ma ke t h e marbl e s pea k a n d reveal t h e traits of h i s ch i eled her o. The builder of character just as truly foll ows an i deal as these artists a lth ough h i i nstruments a re un een, and per haps the p l a n a l m ost u n k now n even t o h i m e l f. Every m a n h as h i s i deal of Y i rtue often perhaps n o h igher t h a n he bel i e ves h i mself capable of atta i ni ng. T h e pen m·i

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man's high est conception of man i the millionaire with bo nndless re ources ; the glutt on beli eves i n i n finite supply ; while the laz y man's h ea ven would be noth i ng to <lo and all etern ity to do i t i n. But good and t rue men are actuated by purer and h igher motives ; their i d eal ri ngs out the w atch word, "onward and upward," a n <l, a s if grasping a sup port above th emselves, the y mount to a h igh er plane ; a n unseen power seem s t o raise the m above other m e n , a n d their whole l i fe is exalted b y cl i nging t o a loft y ideal . The fo unta in can not rise above its sou rce, neither c an men l i ft themselves above their highest conceptions of character. Accord i ng to the i deal w h i c h we place be fore us, so v·:ill be the real c urrent of our l i ves. How i mporta nt, then, that we bu i ld this structure, which i s to stan cl a n ete rni t y after sculptur ed ma rble has c rum bled to dust, after the highest conceivable i deal. Such alone can be found in that man who was i n finitely more than m a n , whose divinity wa vailed i n h u m a n i t y for o u r example. Every true l i fe must be formed after this ideal, and eve r y other s h a l l fai l.

LIFE. TIIE IDE.l.L. clorob the mountain'' rugged s ro c afar the

fin.

morning bell,

bro"W,

bing o'er the >ale below

The sunlight's

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plenclor fell.

Once more be turned to Yiew the scene, Hi

youthful . pirit sacl and lone·

Ilere all bis clearest dreams

bad

ueen,

The hope and lorn bis life bacl known. The "t"ilJaae

mall and white he

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The bordering meads and stream let cl ear, His home emllowercd among the trees, The lakelet and the woodland near.

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A tender home through m:m.v a year: Mr future life lies far from thee, Yet memory oft mil wander here.

"There's a .ilrnr laud beyond the sea, \Vhere the suu of fortune brightly beam , And oft iu thought it come

to me,

And oft has thrilled me iu my dreams. "There oft I 'l'"e trod the path to Fame, In fancy dewed her echoing Traced on the wall And prared

hrine,

each lu. trou" name,

uch grace might hallow mine.

' And my eager

pirit longed to roam

Afar to seek that fa1ored

hore,-

The lirrht of joy for 路ook my home, ..l.nd sweet content wa., mine no more. "

an't bring repose to the longing heart,

Or wiu the fer1id brea't from care'? As

0011 command the

oul depart,

And plant eternal quiet there. "No longer could my tongue withhold The dreams within my- heart that lay; The tale to saddened friends I told, And eager prayed to be away. "I lea'l'"e thee, now, belornd dell, The T i

unlight tells I mu t be crone; ad to speak the long farewell,

But the wide world lure' my spirit on:路 The youth ba The

gone to a 1i,ion laud,

uu ha路 clomb far up the

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And the life - tide in the vale at hand I路 swelling

till aud pulsing high.

The re tle

years have

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And many a

ped their way,

ad, sweet day has flown,

Once more the sun has spanned the day, Aud flings his waning glory down.

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An old man tread' the rugged path That wind

across the mountain

height,

The peaceful valley lies beneath Enveloped in the full iich light. His frame was bowed with years and care, Hi' pallid cheek was woru and old, And lines of pain deep- graven there The story of his sonow told. He viewed tbe once familiar scene, Whicl:t time bad touched with tender grace: The homes a

white, the :fields as green

As when in youth he marked the place. The olden life again returned, And hope

that charmed youth's wayward day,

The hourÂˇ his childish

pirit yearned

And fretted o'er the long delay. "How vain the thought that dreams would la t ! T wa "

thus his quiveling lips began;

o quickly were those visions past

I wonder that they e'er have been. " I longed that glory mine should be, I sought afar for radiant fame,

Abandoned all endeared to me, And chased the phantorns of my dream. "The so -called path to fame I found, The glory that I

trove for came;

I saw my life with fortune crowned,

And heard the world commend my name. "Then, while life's pro perons

ky was clear,

With honeyed lips and idle prai. e .A. host of flattering friends were near,

And joy was mine some blis ful days. " I 've seen the sudden storm - cloud cast .Aero s the world a dreadful pall,-

my day- dream my shadow fall.

So c1uickly was o dreary did

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"There came at length one fatal day When wealth and hope seemed all my own, And fame and all were swept away, And bitter life wa� spared alone.

call no heart of man forlorn

Who boa ts one friend to mourn hi;; lot; He only feels the wealth of scorn Whose friends in sorrow know him not. " .A.. homeless outcast, worn and old,

I longed to view my native

ky,

hut out the world so drear auu colu, ...:\.ncl near my childhood's home to die." The old man's faltering word' were done, His fnrrowed cheek grew strangelr pale, ..is he watched the slow descending sun And the .hadow,; creep along the vo.le . .A.. soul ha' gone io the shadow land,

The sun bas left the western

ky,

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we sit by the w indow of o u r stud y and look out on the wate r of the Kennebec, flowing by the � g rounds o f Alma �fater, moving slowly but su rely towa rds the Atlantic, we a re rem i nded that ·we too a re eve r d rawing nea re r the g reat ocean of futurity ; that m a ny of us students a re d rifting th rough ou r College cou rse with sca rcely m o re thought of the futu re than h ave the logs which float along the s mooth sur face of the river. These logs , howeve r, w i l l not always d ri ft with the cu rrent. They will soon be a rrested in the i r cou rse and made to subse rve i n nume rous ways, eithe r the necessities or the luxu ries of men. Every o ne, from the huge t runk of the once stately p ine to the almost w mthless p iece of �

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wood , will be made u se ful , tho ugh i n very different degrees, accordi ng to their different qua lities, sizes, and conditions. We will not always, as st udents , be moving down the peace ful r iver of College l ife, but soon m ust enter u pon more active duties, and m ust each, i n h i s chosen occupation, make h i mself of some use to the wo rl d . No man i s enti rely without i nfluence, b u t every one subserves som e en cl i n th e great economy of t h e u n i verse. The use ful ness of d i fferen t i ndividuals is not the same or e qu a l , however, but varies accordi ng to their characters, talents, and s ur Â roundings. But while the logs, which we see in the river, h a ve no control of their own move ments, an cl the u se for which each i s emplo yed i s determined by cau ses entire ly foreign to itself, in the case of men i t i s very different. Th ough some, to be sure have i n herited talents or are s urrounded b y advantages of wealth and po ition, which others do not enjoy, yet i t c a n not b e denied that each m a n's usefulness a n d h i s success or fail ure in the worl d, depend principally u pon h i mself, h i s own exertions, h i s own will, and the manner i n which he i mproves his time and opportunities. Upon us as students, then, a heavy respons i bility rests. Through the bene ficence of good and noble men we h ave opportun ities for self- cultu re, which the great m ajority of men do not possess. We have the use of l ibraries fi lled with the i ntellectual treasures of the most gifted m i nds of all ages. \Ve receive i nstruction fro m men of deep lea rn Â i n a an cl thorough cu ltu re, who devote all their time a n d talent t o p romote t h e mental develop ment of those w h o are under thei r charge. In ret urn for all these advantages it is not only for our i nterest, it is our positive duty to i mprove to the utmost of our power these preci o us mo ments ; to show to the world that we appreciate the bene fits bestowed upon u ; that the ti m e and mone y devoted to o nr education are not wasted, but have fitted us for l ives of greater u se ful ness to om fellow -men. Society has a r ;ght to demand t h

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man's education shou ld contribute to the we lfare o f others as we ll as h i s own. It is one thing to define our duties on paper when by reflection we fee l our responsib i lities, but quite a nother to make o u r e ery -day student life conform to the reso lutions prompted by th �se convictions. Too many of u s try to ' get through Co llege " with the least possib le amount of labor. Every opportun i ty tor sh irk i ng a duty i s eagerly e mbraced. When a reci t ation i s " given i n " i t is regarded as s o much gained rather than lost. Many ava i l themse lves of surreptitious aids in c li mb i ng the rugged teeps of Parnassus ( vide cut of the Junior c lass), thereby losing th e chief benefits of the journey. It sometimes happens in the Co llege course that, owing to the g reat amount of g round traversed i n so limited a time, we on ly a c qu i re a few e lementa ry p ri nciples of a science i n the c lass room . I n s u c h cases i n o rder t o m ake t h e study profitab le , we shou ld pu r ue it further by p rivate i nvestiga tion. It i s the ru le, we fea r to forget what litt le is learned as soon as the e xam ination i s passe d. :Many student , befo re com i ng to Co llege i ntend to h ave some regu lar sy te m i n their read i ng to which t hey w i ll strictly adhe re · but a fter being a sho rt time within the c las ic ha lls they forget the e good reso lutions. \Vhat litt le rea ding they do accomp lish is desu ltory and without a i m . I n short, there is a tenden cy among students t o gai n the least rather than the greatest pos si b le disc i p li ne in the Co l lege course to obta i n a superficial ra ther than a rea l e du cation ; to see k for a dip loma a s i f that i s the g reat end of life, forgetti ng that a deg ·ee from a Co llege is of little Yalue without the thorough di ,..c i p li ne and cu ltu re it i s sup posed to repre ent. This tendency a mong stu dents i s ea i ly e xp lai ned . It i s owi ng t o the n atural laz i ne s com mon t o t h e race , that dis pos ition to sac rifice futu re and permanent advantages for present and temporary co mfo rt and ease. But when we m e n who a r e continua lly h ara s e d by t h e c are ·

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busi ness , devoti ng their whole time and st ren gth to the acqu isition of wealth, a l lo wing noth ing to tu rn the m from the i r fi xed p u rpose, shou ld we not be ashamed that a feeli n g o f laz iness, o r any other cause, should i nduce u s to ne glect the means of obta i n i ng what i s much to be preferred to gold, a thorough education, a cultivated, wel l-de veloped mind, and kno wledge, which gi ,·es to i ts possessor the most exa lted p leasure ? Let us then fight as o nr dead liest enemies these tenden cies to neglect duty. Let u s so i mprove our Col lecre da ys that i n after years we may look back upon them as the most profi table in our li ves, and e cape the bi tter remorse wh ich is sure to visit those who see too late the folly of wasti ncr the precious opportun i ties of youth.

COLLEGE JOURNALISM. lriii:i!i�iiiilHE newspapers of o ur cou ntry to-day reach, i n their circu lation, more tha n t wenty and a ha lf m i llions of peop le, and they must, i n the present re lations of our government to education, be re garded as the greatest popu lar ed ucators of the da y, and for this reason, if no other could be a d va nced, journalism, as a profession, demands the attention of educated men a nd of the student. vVe can, i n fact, safely assert that our sys tem of jou rn a lism is one of the stro ngest fou ndat i o ns of repu b lican i n stitutions. This system began in the earliest day of our nati on. Every year a our country has gro wn in wea lth a n d power, this too has e ver kept growing i n i ts d i rect i ng and reforming i n fluences. If we sho u ld take it a way, there wou ld re ma i n sti ll a few leadi ng m i nds ; but t h e great masses of the peop le wou ld ho w soon relapse i nto heed less n e gli gence of pub li c i nterest, and shortly ou r country wou ld become, at

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least i n character, a monarchy. For the pri nciples of self gove!·nment can u nder n o other circumstances exist, than when all the people for themselves are privilege<l to examine and criticise the existing administrations. What a tri u mp h has o u r age, i n i t s wide system of journalism, over t h e fteet footed runner of the time of the Greeks, as he carried from city to city the news of war or peace or the will of the ruler ! H ow much more poten t than the tablets set up i n the city of Rome, or the bloody cross or the red-stained spear of after-time h u rried through the land to give the alarm of battle ! \V hat a splendid advance is ours from the time even when the lantern hung from the church tower, or the watch fire on the hills, or the hurried ru mor from mouth to mouth , changing as it went, told of the state of the natio n . Rome had, to be sure, a li m ited and very meagre kind of journal ism. But had Cicero and the m any masterly, politicians and philosophers of the Rom a n state been able to gai n access t o t h e great m asses of the common people, h ow much m ightier their i nfluence would h ave been , and doubt less Rome would have b ee n far less corrupted and m uch longer lived. It is true i ndeed that some of our journals, and espe cially the political o rgans, are in the hands of m e n who take a nything but broad and elevated views of justice and law. True it i s that some of these h ave sunk to mere spreaders of personal gossip and corrupting literature . So true is i t that our government i s in the hands of men some of whom a re self-serving and dishonest politicia ns. But this detracts not a t all from the glory of republican i nstitutions ; it only shows the need of putti g the rei n s of government i nto cleaner hands ; and exactly so in the former case, we need our strongest, purest, and ablest men a t the press, and then i t will rise to i ts true glory. Journalism i s not the property of a n y one par ty, profes sion, or department. Law, Medicine, Theology, and Com merce, all claim the pri i leges which it o ffers, and all make

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nse o f i t. S o that nearly every party, denomination, and branch of trade has come to have a n organ devoted to i ts i nterests. Further, journalism is not i n the han<ls of a few only, every o ne has this offe red to him as an avenue of approach to thousands of thinking men ; he can rebuke or recom mend, and i s sure of a heari ng. In short, it is the weapon which every i ntelligent man or woman can learn to wield, aud which as i nstru ments of conquest, the i rrepressible conflict with corruption and error are to employ. So that he who goes forth from his school or college tra i ned only to direct men by word of mouth and personal i nfluence, i s l i ke one who goes to battle skil led only in the use of the bow a nd the arrow, when be m ight h ave learned to scatter death with the sword a nd the cannon. One great fault with our jou rnalism of to-day i s that its forces are all u norganized. The man who i s to be a moral teacher of the people goes out of his tra i n i ng school with a theoretical knowledge , at least, of what he has to do and how it is to be done. He ha the advi ce, experience, and m ethods of all the greatest moral teachers of the worl <l . These principles applied, and experiences acqu ired, make succe s most likely. And so the scholars of law, medicine, art, l iterature, and of the h igher branches of hÂˇade, enter upon the acti ve duties of their professions, h av i ng their knowledge of them ystemÂ i zecl and their own powers trai ned. No so with the journalist. If he makes the most of h i s position, he holds a p l a c e equaled i n p o i n t of influence by none of those m entioned ; i t is h i s to teach and direct from day to day thousands of men and women ; and certainly to hold such a place as thi , he needs tra i n i ng. But i n the majority o f cases he does not receive a ny preparatory eduÂ cation at all, outside of his actual experience i n busi ness ; a com plete k nowledge of the facts of h i story, so essential for settl i ng the questions of the day, a n acquai ntance with the best l i teratu re of the past and present- of national law, the best way to secure i nfluence w ith the people - all these

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m ust h e learn, while oppressed with duties of themselves l aborious enough . In view of these fact and a multitude of others, which, i f space allowed , we m ight mention , we claim that journal ism as a professi o n demands a greater share of attention, especially a mong l iterary men ; and that there should be a sy te m of College journali m to tra i n , to some degree, every tudent to di cu the numerous que tions of public i nterest, and tlrn when in actiYe life to w iden a nd extend h is i nfluence. Our College papers should not be devoted to simple College i ntere ts alone · and they should not be employed merely as e cape-val ves for the student's wit and sarcasm ; but they should be the medium through which we m ay express our opin ions on whatever subject. Certai nly this depart ment of our education has as much clai m on u as the lyceum or athletic contest. Be i des, such a course would tend to keep the scholar acti vely i n terested and well i nformed i n matters of publi c interest and general i nforma tion i n \Yh ich students, as a \Yhole, are sadly deficient. It would be of the greate t l iterar) and practical benefit, and i f n o other reason could be advanced, wou l d help to break u p the monoto ny which the pre cribe<l course of study alone i wont to occasion. And finally, it would exert a n i nfluence� i f adopted i n all our College to elernte and make more useful the journali m of o ur country.

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No m a n is a poor spe ller, but i n the opinion of lexicogra pha l gentlemen he needs a rej uvenescence of orthographical phrontisteries. Here i s a good word to use : Lepadotemachose lachhog a leokran i o leipanodri m hypotrim matosilphioparaomelistokat akechumenokichlepikossyphophattoperistera lektryonoptegk ephalokigkJopeleio lagoosi raiobaletraganopterygon. (See comedies of Aristophanes, hash.) But you should e labo rate ly eli minate cryptoga mous troglodytes and p latycepha lous sideroschisol i tes ; but i f you don't remember, don't say so. Say, In the ceaseless m u ltipl icity of my allotriopragmosyn ousness the e vent has entire ly eva ded the ratiocinationa l ju xtaposition of my pericran ial p rocesses. By a care less reading a nd carefu l i mitation of such i nspiri ng passages as the above, even a cetaceous sycophant must become ill ustrious, u nle s he be a ffected with pharyn goglossal phthisis or p leuroperipneumony. " E ngi neer your own vocabu lary." DANIEL PRATT.

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Josiah Hayden Dru m mond, Jr . . . . . . Portland. Joseph Howard Fi les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gorham. John Marshall Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vVaterville. I<la Mabel Fuller So. Albion. William Harris Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville. Florentius Merril l Hallowell . . . . . . . . \Vi ndsor. Harry Neil H ayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kmâ&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ hegan. Josiah Robert Henderson . . . . . . . . . . Merrimac, N. H. \Villiam Henry Looney . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland. Edwin Francis Lyford . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville. Fannie Elliott Man n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yarmouth. Charles Francis Meserve . . . . . . . . . . . o. Abi ngton , Ma Francis Oliver Nichol . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haverh ill Mass. Charles Dennison S mi th . . . . . . . . . . . Portland. Judson Andrew Sturtevant . . . . . . . . . No. Fayette. Drew Thomp on Wyman . . . . . L ivermore. George Weston You ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co1 inna. . . . . . . . . . .

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�r�sijmau <ifass . '78 . PRE

H . l\I.

!DENT.

VICE

T H OMPSON. ECRETARY.

TREA

J . \\- . JENKIN

C. H .

URER.

F . J . JONES .

O R ATO R .

D. W.

PRESIDE

L . P H I L L I PS .

POET.

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PIKE.

TORIA

P R O P H ET .

W. G .

PERCIVA L .

MANN.

T MA T E R .

TOA

H . B . T I LD E N . 01\I i\ I l T T E E

A . C. G ET C H E L L ,

E . �1URRAY,

AURA. GEME�TS.

W. E . W. G.

C. F. J O H N ' O N .

C O ) I 'IJ T T E E

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S 1ITH IANN

ODES.

F. E . D E W H U RS T

G . E . 1'IURRAY.

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Charle ·

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Hi nsda le, .r 1ass. Din more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harri n gton. . . . .

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C l a rence D a Y i d F o t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . M e c h a n i c F a l l s .

Getche ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . �ath a n H u n t . . - . . . - . - . . . . . . . . . James \.Vi l lia m Jenkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cha rles Fletcher J o h n on . . Fra nk John Jones . . . . . _

lbcrt Colby

C h a rl e

H enry G i bbs .

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Ellen Statira Koopman . . Freeport. vVilliam Gerry Mann . . . . . Skowhegan. E m i ly Peace Meader . . . _ . . . . . Watervi lle. George Edwin Murray . _ . . . . . . . . . Lebanon. Charles Homer Percival . . . . . _ _ . Waterville. Lou i s Melville Perk i ns . . . . . . . - - . . . - . . Mechanic Falls. Daniel 'Vebster Pike . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . - . Frankli n , N. H . Charles Leonard Phillips _ . . . . . _ . . . . . . Waterville. Frank Williams Read . . . . _ . . . . . . . So. H anson , fas . Charles Henry Salsman . . . _ . . . . . . . Peabody, Mas ,, illiam Earne t Sm ith . _ . . . . . . . _ . Bangor. H oward Augustus Stuart . . . . . . . . . . Hampclen. Henry 1arcus Thomp on . . . . . . . . . . . . . W indsor Vt. Howard Benja m i n Ti lden . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canton, Ma Edward Eugene Thayer . . . . . . . . . \ atervi lle. _

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THE

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ESTAB L I S H E D 1 845.

Appleton A. Plai sted '5 r . Hon. Reuben Foster, '55 Prof. Edward W . H a ll, '6z ,

C LA S S

Fred. A . Waldron, '68: Howard R. Mitchell, ' 7 2 . J. Herbert Phi lbrick, ' 73 . OF

Edward J. Colcord. Lesli e C. Corni h "'illiam Goldtln.vait George B . How·ard. C LA S S

1875.

Henry Hud on , Jr. , Cyrus K. :Merria m , Edward H . miley. ]. den Tilton.

1876.

C. Howard Hallowel l. Charle C. Til ley Albion \\� . . mall � n ley E. \Vood u m . George F. Youngma n . CLASS

1877.

Jo i a h H . Dru mmond, Jr. , Charle D. m ith Cha rle F. Meserve Judson A. turtevant, Drew T. W m a n . C LA S S

Charle A. Chase,

Fred . E. Dewlmr t, H.

ibb

1878.

Jame \\'. Jenkins Fra n k J. Jones,

George E. Murra , Charle L. Phillips, H e nry 1 . Tho m p on.

Clarence D. Foster, Charle

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THE

O RA C L E .

E STA B L I S H E D 1 850.

Edw i n R. E merson, C.E., 5 5 Col . Franci s A. Heath, '58, Geo. G. Percival , M . D . , '58 athaniel Meader '63 , twood Cro by, M.D . , '64, Fred C. T h a e r , M . D . , '65 , Charle F. C. '

CLASS

Frank A. Smith, '6:), R. Wesley Dunn, '68 Fred M. Wilson, M.D. '7 r , Lou is A. Wheeler, '72 Charle E. Will iams, ' 74 , v i lliam H. Kelle , ' 7+ Moore, '74.

1875.

George ,V . H a l l ,

Charle F. H a l l . CLASS

1 876.

Edwin C. Long, Clarence E. Meleney.

Fred V. Chase, Atwood C. H a l l , CLASS

Jo e p h H . File , Florentius M. Hallowel l C L A SS

1877.

Harry . Hayne J o i a h R. Hender o n . OF

1 87 8 .

D. Webster Pike, lbert C. Getchell , Charle H. Perci al W i l l i a m G . Mann Edwin E . Thayer.

THE

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THE

ORACLE.

\\Tilliam H . Brownson

Josiah R. Henderson,

Jo. iah H . Drum mond, Jr.

Joh n M. Fo ter,

Franci

\Villiam C. Burnham,

Edwi n F. Lyford,

illiam H. Looney,

Jo eph H . Files,

Charle F. Ieserve

William H. Gibbs

Charle

Florentius M. Hallowell Harry

. H ayne

George \

0. I

ichols,

m ith

Jud on A. S turteva nt .

Drew

Young.

\ yman

THE

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ITERARY Societies, w hen well sustained, are of i mportance to all who would become

L paramount

ready debaters.

No one can well afford to forego the

benefits w h ich may be derived from partici pation in debate, provided the topic of discussion has been carefu lly analyzed, and thorough and efficient prepara tion, with a iew to i mÂ provement, has been made. Desultory speaking, however, so far from being a benefit, i s a detri ment, since i t i s by such means that one becomes a rbapsodist. Each society has a large l ibrary, the t\ o together containing some five thousand volumes, and the members of each have the

privi lege of tak i ng from both l ibraries eighteen volumes during the long winter vacation. To those who wish to read during this ti me, this a rrangement affords an excellent opportun i ty for obta i n i ng standard works. As books can not be taken from the College l ibrary duri ng a ny vacation, the advantage arisi ng from m ember hip with one of these societies w i l l be obvious to those who appreciate the use of l ibraries.

THE

ORACLE.

@FFl:(\;IitRS .

President G E O . vV . H A L L . T "ice Presz"dent . - . . . . .. . . - . . . . . . . E. C. Lo�m. Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. J. COLCORD. Librarz"an . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . - . . . . . . . . . C. E. MELENEY. Asst. L z"brarz"an . . . H. N. HAY ES. T1·easurer - . . C. E. MELE EY. Recording Secretary . - . . . . - . . . . . H . N. HAYNE . . . . . . .

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olcord

· . \ . Hall,

C. F.

. A. Read. Rend .

Hall,

E. A.

C. K . lfe rri a m .

JUNIOR . E.

: Long

C. E. Meleney

A. W.

mall.

OPJ I O M O R E

\\'. H . \V .

Brown 0 1 1 . Burnham

'vV. I. H.

Davi , .

Ha nes VY- . Young.

'v'-l .

H. Looney ichols,

FRE ID1 E . .

Fo ter

L. M . Perk i n

H. M . Thompso n .

T H E

ORA C L E .

President - . . . . - . . - . . . - - . - - . - - - - - . .] . H . Cox . Vice President . . - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . A. C. HALL. Corresponding Secretary . . - - . - . - . . H. TILDEN.

Recording Secretary . . . . . . . - - - . - - . F. M . HALLOWELL. Treasurer - . . . . . - - - . . . . - - . . . - - . . . .]. B . BROW . L ibrarian . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . - . F. V. CHASE . Asst. Librarian . G \V. YOUNG. _ _

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SENIORS .

L. C. Cornish, ]. H. Cox,

Howard , T i l den

G. B. H.

\Y .

Tilton

S m iley, Goldthwait.

J U IORS.

J . B . Brown , A. C. Hall,

C. H . H al lowell , A. E . vVoodsum ,

F. V. Chase, F. Youngman.

SOPHOMORES .

F iles, J . A. Sturtevant, G . W. Young, F. M. Hallowell , D. T. Wyman.

THE

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Jnn�mt ffiissiomrt� �ntiiU�. founded i n 7820. @Fli"IC�RS.

\V r. G o LDTHWA J T . President Vice President . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E . \\Toon M . Corresponding ecretary . . H . TJLDE . Treasurer . . . D. T. \ Y M A Recording ecretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . EO . E . �1 RRA Y. . . . .

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1 875.

Geo. B. Howard a m u e l A. Read John H. Cox J. Oden Ti lton, Ed.,,v ard A. Read. Herbert Tilden \ m. Goldthwait E. J . Colcord . C L A SS

1 876.

...:\. lbion \ . mall . A . E . \ oocl u m , Fred . Chase, Edwin . Long, Atwood C. Hall, Cha . C. Til ley, ' C. Hownrd I Iallowel l , Clarence E . Meleney. C L A SS

1877.

A . ] . turtcvant J. R . Hender on ha . D . m i th C. F. Mc erve F. ichol , F. :\f . Hn l lowell, \V. C. Burnham, D. T . \ man. CLAS

man,

1878.

F. E. cwhur t Frank J. Jone H. ?\.I. Thomp on

H . . Tilden Cha . A. ha e, D. Web ter Pike.

THE

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-l THE N-' E U__i1£. President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . G. ,V. H ALL. Vice President . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. W. SMALL. ecretary . . . . . . . . - . . - . . - - . . - . . - - . . . . . \V. H. Loo E Y . Treasurer . . . . - . . . . - - - - - - . - . . - - . . . . . . H . N. HAYNES. The Pre idcnt, Vice President and 'ecretary constitute the Reacl i n o·-Room Com m i ttee. P E R I O D I C A L S. DAILJE .

Da i l_ G rn.phic, Bo ton Globe, Portland Pre s

Lewi to n Journal Bangor Commercial Kenne.bee Journal, Portland Adverti er. E;\Jl-' EEKLIES .

New York Tri bune

New York Evening Post.

EEKL I E .

E l l worth American Ha rper s v eekly omer et Reporter, Fra n k Leslie' I l lu trated Waterville Mai l , Scientific Ameri c a n , Camden Herald, Littell' L i v i n g Age , New York T i me , N. Eng. Journal of Education, ew York \v orld Watch man and Refl e ctor, e\ York I n dependent, Zion's cl\•ocatc, Z ion's Herald Ne \ York Ob erver, Go pel Ba nner New York Outlook, Chi cao-o Tribune, Portland T ranscript, Patten Tribune . �

.;\ION T H LIE .

Atlantic l\Iontbly Harper's Ionthly, Scribner s Monthly, The Galaxy

Eclectic Iagaz ine The Republic Popu lar cience 1onthly, Phrenological Journal , Foreign Iis�ionary.

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S O P H OMOR E PRIZE .

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C L A S S 0 F 1 8 76. FRE I nr

PRIZE.

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COLBY BOJ\1 C LU B . H. Hun ON, J R . C. F. HALL C. E. MELE EY G. B. HowARD

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President. . . Vi'cc Presz'dent. . Secretary. Treasurer.

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DI RECTOR .

A. C. Hall, J. 0 . Tilton, D . T . Wyman,

H. M . Thornp on.

CREW. E . H . M ILEY . .. . Captain. ]. 0. Tilto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . troke. C. F. Hall 2d. C. H . H allowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 d . ]. \V . Jenki n . 4th. D. T . \Vyman . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . - . - . . . - . 5th. E. H . mi ley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bow. . . . . . .

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\Y i l l i a m oldthwait. G . v . Hal r, H. Hud on Jr. . E. I I . m i ley J. 0 . Ti lton, C. H. H a llowell, harlcs F.

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READ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President. S MA LL

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C. Burnham, '77 · G. Mann, '78.

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]. H . Cox, E. A. Read, A. E. \ \ Tood um vV. H. Looney, J. R. Hender 011 , F . 0 . Nichols H . N. Hayne , ]. H. D ru m mond, J r . , C. F. Johnson , F. E. Dewhurst.

S. A . Read, . Small ,

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F. \ . Cha e J. H . Files \V . C. Burnham W . H. Gibbs. \ . V H. B rownson Nathan H unt, F . v\ . Reed, F . I. Din more,

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SOPHOMORE 8. 8. C.

Captain J. H . DRUMMO D, JR., . . Pitcher. . C. ]. R. Henderson . . . . . . S. J . I. Foster . . 1 t B . D. T. \ y m a n . . L. F. W . II. Gibbs \ V . H . Looney . . . . - . 2d B . A. J. tu rtevant C. F . . D. m i th . . . . . . - . 3d B . H . . H a. nes . . R . F . W. H. Brm nson . - - . - . . - . - . . . . . - - . . . . . . . - . - . . corer. - . - -

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First Grand Encampment of Fire Worshipers.

L one Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . - . - . - . - . C. A . Rus E LL , Sachem. Dog Ta i l . . . . . . . - . . . . . . - . . . . . - F. 0 . N1cHOL , Squaw. Navy Plug . . . . . . . . . . . BERT G ETCIIELL Nledidn e J11'an. Solace . . . . . . . . . . . . . - \V. H . G I B B , Wampum Bearer. Fine C u t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . F . JoHN ON, r st Pappoose. Lone Jack, Dog Ta i l , Solace, Council of ' ar Navy Plug, Fine Cut. _

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Thi i· a society of lono- stand ing ; but u n fo rtunately we are not permitted to publi h the member ' names, only thnse of the officers. The fear is that parent , ·weethearts, and interested friends will make improper discoveries and thus inter fere with the noble work of this society. \Ve would add, howe,·er, that by careful watching you may learn their sign of recognition, and also the color of their degree , w"hich are as follows :First or Emetic Degree. Color, ea-sick Green. Most of the students have taken this degree. ecood or Cheroot Deg-ree. Color, Pale \Vhite. J\fany do oat slop al this point. Third, lay-Pipe or Brienvood e ee olor, Black and Dirty. The number who have reached this degree we dare not tel l , for fear of expul ion . Fourth or �Ieerschaum Degree. Color, a ca.Im i ndifference; don't care a Few, ,-ery few, have a h d this d g e the summit of all earth

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T H E

O R A C L E.

FFF COL B Y CHESS CL UB.

E. J. Colcor<l _ . . _ . . . _ . . _ _ . _ _ _ . . . _ . . . . . . . . _ . . President. C. E. Meleney . _ . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . _ . Secretary. W. H. Brownson . _ . . _ . _ . . . _ _ . Treasurer. H . N. H aynes Ki ng. F. M. Hallowell . . . . . . . - . . _ . . . _ . . . . . . . B i shop. C. I L Percival - . - . . . - . . . . . _ . _ . _ . . - . . . . - . . . . . . . Kn ight. . _ . . . . . . . .

. . . .

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

. . _ _ . . .

F. E. Dewhur t, C. L. Phillips, D. vV. Pike . _ . . - . . Pawns. SOPHOMORE CHESS CL UB.

President . _ . . . - . . _ . .

. . . . .

- . . _

- . . - - - . . . . . H . N. H aynes.

ecretary . . . . . . _ _ . _ _ . . - . - _ . - - . - - - . - - \, . H . Brownson. Treasu rer . . _ _ . - . _ - - . . _ _ . - . . - - . . - - - - - . F . M . Hallo\>vell . .

M EMBER

â&#x20AC;¢

Haynes, Dru m mond, icho1 . Lyford

Brown o n , Davi H al lowell,

Challenges hould be addressed to the

ecretary.

FRESHMA N CHESS CL UB.

King . . _ _ _ _ _ . _ . _ . . . _ _ . - - . - - - - - - - - - . - - . . C. L. Ph illip . Q!1 een _ _ _ . . - _ . . - . - . . - - . - - - - . - . . - - . - - - . - . . D. W. Pike. ... . . . F. E . Dewhur t. Bi hop . Knigh t . _ . . . _ . _ - . . . . . - . . . . - . . . - . - . C. H. Percival. Ca t ie . _ . . . . . . . . - - . . . - . . . - . . - . . . . . . . . . . . ]. W. Jenkin . .

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T H E

O RA C L E.

OFFI CERS .

President . - - . . . . - . . . - . . . . - . - . C. H . HALLOWELL. Vice President . - - . . - - - - - - - . - . - . - H EN RY HUDSON, J R . - . . . - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - . F. 0 . NICHOLS. Secretary Treasurer . - . - . - . . - - - - . - - - . . - . - . - - v . E. SMITH. _ _

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_ _

C. H. H allowel l C. F. Johnso n , C. A. Russell

ME:MBER .

Henry Hudson,

Nichols, Vv. E . S m ith. F.

Jr. ,

Presi dent . . . - - . - - - . . . . . - - . - - - - - - . . . - . . - . Drum mond. . . - - . - - . . . . . - - - . - - - . . - - - - . . - - . . . B rownso n . Secretary Pair Royal . . . - . . . - - . - . . . . . - - . H allowell, S m i th H ayn es . Flush . . i c h o l , D ru m m o n d B rown o n , Looney. - . . . - . . . . . . - . . - . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . Nic hols. Deuce Ace of Spade - . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . L ooney. Jack . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . - . . - - . . Brown son. One for his Nob . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . Dru m mond. .

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. . . . . _ . . . . .

. . . .

�

Rev. David . Sheldon, D.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville. . . . . . . . . Waterville. James H . H a n o n , L L . D Ban Rev. F . T. Hazlewood . . · - .

. . .

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

THE

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O R A C L E.

do not desire that anv genius hould waste h is sweetness on the desert air. \-\fishing to gh'c s pec i al mention to a few students who h:we mndc attempts, successful or otherwise, to a m u e their fellow students and to arouse " port which wrinkled Care derides, and Laughter, holdin � both his sides," we there fore make " Honorable mention " for work not requm:d in the ollegc Course, ai. follows : -

The enior Cla for good behavior at pra ·er . The Ju nior Cla s for i ntrod ucing a new kind of us pender. The ophomore Cla s for excellence i n :Mathematic and Cremation . The Fre h m a n Cla for mu ic ancl firework fu rnished the above. ]. O . T ilton for contribution of gla to Gen. verage. E. . LongJ"or original di coverie in I atural H i tory a to the size, weight, age, se a n<l moral chara cter of In ecteans . . I I . Hallowell for pn nctu n l i ty i n attenda nce u pon all ol lege xerci e an<l reduci ncr the price of cut . . \V. mnll ucce ful di cov rer of a method of util i z i ng water a an illu m i natincr fl u id. Prof. \ V . C. urnham a lecture on the Black rt . F. to the .1.. 'ichols, nu merous and polite addre e Facu lty. J. H. Dru m mond, J r. attentions to the charm i ng MadehL'o; ellc Bou. ·,

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THE

O R A C L E.

" Tall oaks from little acorns grow." ' ' Les reves prophetiques du genie naissant." " Nous avont essaye de fa i re un enfance exceptionelle a cette m arveil leuse virilite." WHAT VvE S HALL B E H EREAFTER .

F . V. Chase, D i rector of ballet at Niblo's Garden, and candidate for President of Salt Lake dynasty. " 'Tis sweet to court ; but, oh, how bitter I To court a girl and the n - have her n o d out she is the sixteenth on the list."

A. C. Hall, Secretary of the Royal Geographical �ociety. Lakes, mountains, hills, and streams Confound and mingle i n h i s dreams.

C. H. Hal lowell, Leader of the allied armies of Greece and Rome. " A horse is

v a i n thing for sn.ft:ty."

E. C. Long, Proprietor of Yel low Spri ngs Literary I n stitute. N. B . - Jun iors furnished ·with declamations for deficiencies, at half- p rice. " Al l t h e world is f u l l of knowledge, And for it you ha,·e to pay."

C. E. Meleney, Prof. of Medi cal Mining i n the College of P hysicia n s and Surgeons, N. Y. " Graves, yawn and yield your dead ! "

C . A . Russell, S a mpler o f tobacco, and Tester o f brands for His Majesty, the Sultan of Turkey. " Tobacco i s an I ndian weed, And from the Old Harry did proceed."

V\ . Small, Geological Missionary to South Africa .

" Wnere Afric's s u n n y maidens stroll dO\Yn the golden sands."

C. C. Tilley Pre i dent of the Cruelty to Animals.

ociety for Prevention of

" Pity fo r a horse o'erdriven , A nd love in which m y dog hn.s part."

A. E. \V oodsum , President of Cornell, and editor of Bibliotheca acra . " acred I nterpreter f human thought, How few respect or u�e thee as tht:y ought."

THE

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W. H . . . .

" The proper study of mankind i1' Maun."

W. C. B. . . . . " Hc •rn C. D. S.

. ._.."

GEN.

O R A C L E.

a man of unbounded stomach . '

"one but himself cnu be his parallel."

. " .A. cheek of two pile and

W. H. B . . .

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half."

.A. fellow of infinite je t."

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,., . . . . . " .J.. l a

C. K. M . .

. . . . . " To

W. I. D . .

now, pray you, work not so hard. '

both the e si ters ha\e I sworn my love."

_ . " Take my brute and lead him in, tuff b i

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to µlead,

While I have to plead for a. Ca�e."

. Without

Prof. B. . . .

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L. . .

That

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Maun i' a Man n

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o t your empliues

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that,

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frail e'tat

.-ow to our

R. H .

for all

noble youth to madne'

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be rocle,

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T H E

1874,

26,

A n g.

l+'all Term uegi n

May

J u ne 23, July

Wednesd

laca tion of Ten

Wednesday.

ophomore Prize Declamation, •

Week .

'pring Term begins,

21.

.A.p1il 2

Wedne day evening.

Fal l Term end ,

1875, Feb. 3, .April

Wedne day .

enior Exhibition,

:Xo\. 1 , Xo>. 25,

O RA C L E.

Wedne day e-l'ening.

pri11g Term e n d . ,

Wedne day.

lacation of One

Week.

Weune day.

.' a m mcr Term begin ,

Se n i o r :E :s:ami nation,

Wedne-day.

l� :s: aminatiou of other cla' cs beg i n s ,

\\edne day.

J u ly �r,

<Jennon before the Boardman Mi' ionary 8ociety,

J u l y 26,

Junior Exhibition ,

anday e>ening. Monday eve n fog. 'rue day.

.Tnl y 27,

Examination for admi ' i o u ,

J uly 27,

Meetin"' of the Board of Tru1:1tee. , 1 1 A . M . ,

Tuesday.

-�ociation, 2 P. M . ,

Tue - d ay .

.Lu.,

July 27,

Meeting of t h e .Uum n i

July 27,

.Annual Oration,

Tue da.y evening.

om ruencerueat;,

Wedne da,r.

.J u ly 2 July

•

29,

Cla

Day,

racation ctt"

'rbur d ay. Fire W ek.·.

e pt . l ,

Fall Term begin�,

Wedne-day .

ept. l ,

E xa m i nation for .d dmi� i on ,

Wedne-day.

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ollen-e Ca�nlogne,

therefore not

reliable.