The Colby Oracle 1877

COVBY UNIVERSITY.

Entered according to Art of the

ll\' THE EDITOK ,

rudent.s,

F L ORE N T IUS M. HA L LOW E L L,

JOH N

CHARLES

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M. FOST ER,

'n

F. JOH N SON,

'78.

H E NRY M. T H OMPSON,

'78.

•

is 11es of

this

with fe:ir should encounter

been their reception, and that it

o

is our

kindly, and If such

great

lot

to tremble le t

our efo f rt

hould be

commendation

ha\'c they received,

011r

be j11dged le

reception be le s worth

the case, we beg all to

of prai e.

con icier that

to hm·e ench ORACLE equally good would be shamefully and at lea t to o-i\·e u

monotonous

the

prce It wa

the

credit for 11<lding the

Yariety, to the literary production

of COLBY.

sugge tecl by a reader of tlie la t i

uc that if

histories, joke , re ponses, etc., were

cla

and the paper

filled

Ya t improvement.

with

olid reading

it

The present Boan.I of

left

out

would be a

Editor , how­

ever, hold the opinion (in which, we believe, the re t of the College unite) that the

OnACLE" is intended to be a

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college publication. and not a literary magazine of the same

genus a

the

'Atlantic."

A

all phases of life among the the grave;

their relaxation

uch,

it

hould represent

tudents, the gay a

as well a

well as

their labors.

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It ha s been our aim, in preparing this issue, to present matter as new a nd

varied

not to be too per anal

as

possible, in personalities

and in a ttempt

a\'oid both the vulgar nn<l the abstruse.

at witticism to

If, to the minds

of a ny, the cru d e matedal furnished by the Deity seems to

have been directed,

against

them elves,

by

we

the interpreters, too plainly

trust

they

will

bear

it

with

Surely no one ought to take offense at "a

equanimity.

college joke to cure the dumps"- especially when it is an

z'nterpretation. \Ye would

express

our thanks to those who have so

1 indly a ssi ted us in our labors.

been contributed Ed i tor'

totally

wn

d estitute

of

poetica l inspiration.

nrti t, too, ha s ser\'ed us most unate for future editor cl:l sic hall And now of our labor

The poetry which ha s

most welcome aid to a Board of acceptably.

that he i

Our

It is unfort­

so soon to desert the

for the lancet and tlie pill- box. kind reader, we

ubmit to you the results

to read and pa

judgment thereon.

\Ye

trust that you will con ider them fairly; approve if you can, criticise if you must.

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EJ)J1'0RIAll�

\\'e open we do not .

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wish the people in Kennebec Valley to nccu e

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� u of making n mid on the e tabli hed calendar;

for we remember the odium which fell upon the

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Enrl of Macclesfield nnd Dr. Bradley when they

urged the Engli h Parliament to steaJ that memorable ele,·en days from the calendar

fa shio:1able.

No, no, another year ha

ORACLE appeared.

that

will

appearance.

regnrd

nn apology a

clecideu that we would

ince the Inst

a fa tidiou

neces ary

for

this

cla enrly

pring, and we saw

L t Thank giving Day, and

tart at once for Delphi that we

mi()'ht arri,·e before Apollo of

there i

very early

symptoms of it as early a

t to make England

not rolled away

And perhap

\Yell, it i

ju

houltl get wearied by the rn ·h

pring visitor . \Ve

made our

journey

appeared hefore the

there

golden radiance, lighted the vale.

mishap,

"ithout

Delphic mnnsion a

the sun

and with

In re pon e to repeated

call , Apollo appeared and declared he wa

no speech-

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maker, but sai<l he liked our platform and was in the hands

of his friends.

For the benefit of his constituents we will say that, not­

withstanding the many long years he has spent at Delphi, he hows no signs of age save in his failing eye-sight; he keeps a large

upply of the Elixir Vit� on hand, but this

being an acid, the vitreous humor of the eye acts as an alkali upon it and neutralize it

effect, so, while the rest of

the body is rcnoYated, the eyes grow dim.

He is an active politician, a Tennessee Whig of the Old School, and a member of

the M. E. Church.

Owing to

poor eye-sight he <lid not recognize us at first, but before the end of our visit familiarity broke clown all forma lity, a11d we called him Phrebe

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for short."

\Ve started back to CoLBY highly elnted and stopped at Baden to enjoy the baths; here one of our number took a evere cold which resulted in a long illnes .

On reaching

Ohl Orchard Beach, another of our number, highly delighted with the urroundi11g , thought he would stop, as a delegate from the Phocian Conference, to a camp-meeting about to take place there. (hundred).

And so we returned, hut not the four

The delinquents have ince returned, howe\'er,

much to our joy. \Ve gladly note the changes which the year ha brought in the appearance of the Campus the doing of the students, and the conduct of the Faculty. those changes which the average notice -n

vVe

hall not speak of

tudent does not <leign to

the annual growth of our beautiful shade trees,

the gradual (?) increa e of the bill for general average, and the plea ing change in the color of the Campus from white to black to green.

La t

ovember the

faine Central Railroad Company

made their second successful march

to

the

Kennebec,

through the depths of the Campus; they piped all the way but the students would not dance.

The effects of their

march can still be seen by the careful obsen·er.

The Trustee , at their last annual meeting, ,·oted to

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rebuild the Gymnasium, and appropriated a generous sum for that purpose.

As a result we now have a very fine

brick building much larger than the old one, and in every It is seventy feet

way suited to the wants of the students. long and sixty-five feet wide, with all

necessary height; but

one student, an ungrateful wretch, said it resembled a mud­

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turtle in outward appearance, when he was quickly silenced by another of better judgment, saying it was broad at the ba e, and its foundation was deeply laid, and was, therefore, in perfect accordance with the intellectual and moral train­ ing at COLBY.

A fine Bowling Alley is connected with the

main building.

A rubber course for running has been put

dow11, and other needed apparatus will soon be aclclecl. large number of

tndent

engaae daily in gymna tic drill

under the general direction of

Dr. \ il on

in lructor, and in the pecial chnrgc of Mr. of the Gymnasium A Gymna ium in the of il.

A

ociation.

tate and the

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our popular

mith pre ident

\Ne now have the be t

tu<lent

are ju tly proud

The only wooden building now on the

ampu

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the '' Hou e of Commons" on the north-we tern part of the ground , the remo\·al of which would be con idered by ma11y perhap

as a decided improYement.

is now entirely remodeled and it tion·

indeed the room

now

uch a

Campu

, outh College

rooms are in fine condi­

in both dormitory building

to plea e the most fastidiou

tudent.

are The

bounded on the north west, and south by the

ame beautiful fence, and on the ea t the Kennebec

till

rolls rapidly. it doe

a mas i\'e

wing to the beautiful

The Library building, forming a

trncture containing the

hapel and

l\1emorial Hall show

no change externally, but under the

charge of Prof. within.

minute account would.

Iall there have been

ome impro,·ement

The mode ty of the Prof. forbids our giving the of

the

improvements which we gladly

\Ve will sny however that ome over two hundred

volumes have been added thu

far during the year, and tvw

hundred more will be ndde<l before Commencement.

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whole number of volumes at present is 12,900; number of pamphlets, 6,250.

Choice volumts are continually put

in by the friends of the College.

The Colby Fund for

purchasing books consists of $500 a year, from Mr. Colby, ·

our generous benefactor.

The number of students at COLBY is much larger than last year.

The Fre hman class this year numbers about

forty, and contains very fine scholars.

There are a mong

the students at CoLBY some very deep thinkers, many splen­ did intellectual machines,

and

others of great executive

ability; nearly all are of fine personal appearance; · many are noted athletes.

The public declamations given during the year, by the three upper classes, have been warmly praised and show the effect of careful training.

�he Literary Fraternity is in a v ery flourishing condition;

the meetings have been interesting during the year; the library of the society is now finely arran " ged, the books having been clas ified under the direction of the College Librarian.

During the Fall Term a l a rge majority of the students organized into what is termed the A. ociation." monthly paper. of the

Colby Echo Publishing

Editors were cho en, and the first number

Colby Echo

ber i now out.

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The object of the A sociation is to issue a appeared in March, and the. third num­

The succe s of the monthly is apparently

guaranteed.

The officers of the Athenreum attend to their onerous duties with alacrity.

The Reading Room is supplied with

all the leading newspapers and magazines, so that not even the Freshmen can be pardonably ignorant of the location of the White Hou e or its occupant.

The

1ilitary Company have l ately received breech­

loading rifles, and now are having uniforms made.

The

company is drilled in the manual twice a week, by Capt.

Looney

under the general inspection of Dr. Crosby, the

military instructor.

There is considerable interest in base-ball, more than last

t

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Capt. Drummond keeps the University nine

in practice and hopes to do some effective playing before the season is over.

Bosworth and Perkins have been put on

the first nine from '80; they add little to the avoirdupois of the nine, but as they are regarded as jewels they will of course be weighed by troy weight.

Tbc nine had good

success during the Fall term.

There is plenty of

£nterest in boating, but there is great principal, so, although the water

difficulty in finding tbe

still invites the boatman and tbe boat-house contains the boats yet, tbe oar is not pulled as in the day

of yore

( ?)

But on the whole there never was more pnblic spirit in the College than at present.

All the

tndents take some

physical exercise, some more than good health actually demands, others perhaps not enough.

Some are apparently

striving for honorable mention in the next catalogue for bowling in the �lley in addition to regular \York claiming

that it is in part pre cribed by the Faculty and germane to the course of study.

The Chess Club i

now pla_ ing a eries

of games with Bate· and Bowdoin with Yaryi1w The religiou

interest among the

as the more earne t of the pray for.

tuclent

tuclent

i

ucce s.

not

The Thursday evening prayer-meeting i

ducted by Dr. Robin· vigor into all;

o cleep

incerely desire and

and his earnestnes

no one can li ten to hi

infu e

con­ new

stirring appeals

without making good re olutions for the future.

Through

fesen·e, Pre ident of the

Boardmnn

the activity of Mr.

l\1issionary

ociety and Young Men's Chri tian As ociation,

cvcral able sermon

have been given <luring the year by

noted men from diflerent pnrt

of the

tate.

The Faculty <le erve honorable mention for excellence in deportment during the year.

Chapel Exercise No change ha

Their punctual attendance on

has attracted the attention of the students.

been made in the Faculty during the year.

Each department i

filled, and well filled as every

tudent

will nffirm.

In accordance with a vote of the Tru tees, the <luties of

the Faculty have become more arduous for this year thnn

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O_ R_A_ C _L _E_·������ 1_2������T__ H E � _ formerly, by a d ditional work before the classes on Monday and Thur day mornings.

The students, of cour se, hail

with delight anything that vvill bring more l a bor and disci­ pline for them elve , but deeply sympa thize with the Faculty in this cruel addition of labor and ha,·e thought of a num­ ber of

plans by which this requirement might be done

nway, but none sufficiently matured to present.

Sickness kept Prof. Taylor fro111 his duties d uring the first half of the Fall term.

He hns, with the true spirit of

reform, changed the location of hi class-room, having gone to the third floor of Champlin Hall, into a l arger room.

Here he can ventilate as he pleases; he will have a plenty of oxygen in his clas -room if pos ible.

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The Prof. leaves

tone unturned to make the study of Latin exhaustive;

he keeps on his desk for the inspection of the student, a n enormou folio o f choice engra,·ing , representing the dress and cu toms of the Romnns, and on the walls of the room hang all needed map a nd many large pictures representing the d re

and buildings of

e110Ta\·ing

in the cla

of all que tion clas e

many of

these

That Prof. T. has a happy way of asking

from Germany. que·tion

the ancients·

were obtained, \''l'ith much trouble and expense, -room, nncl i

put to him, i

perfectly able to dispose

a fact often mentioned by

under hi in truction.

Prof. Fo ter's health ha

been poor during the year, but

it in no way impairs his memory for he will quote a l l of Xenophon to illu tratc Demo thene

and vice versa; he will

compare each sentence in Greek to some Engli h expression and quote pages of Shakespeare to il lustrate. farnou

for his knowledge of

Engli h a

Greek, and hi stock of choice, pointed

Prof. F. is

well as of

the

tories is unequaled

in New England.

\Yil lia m Elder A. 1., our popular Profe sor at Coburn

Ha ll ha s received some flattering invitations to accept position elsewhere.

a

\Ve re pectfully remind him that if he

has the good of CoLBY in view and we know he has, he can­ not conscientiou ly leave here for at least twenty-five year .

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A member of the class of 'So was asked, a few days ago, how he liked Prof. \Varren.

'' Ah," said he ' he's

immense, and keen as a razor."

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The Prof. is closing his

second year here and is very popular.

Prof. Hall has as little time for play, perhap , as any other Prof. at CoLBY;

be ides his classe

in the Modern

Languages, he has charge of the Library, and until a month ago was Chairman of the School Committee of Waterville.

Under his care the Library is kept in fine condition.

Profs. Smith and Lyford have been at COLBY so long that all the friends of the College know them well, and their long stay is of great significance.

Dr. Robins came to CoLBY with the present Senior class, but his departure would cause far more regret than theirs will, and surely he can not be spared so well. uaked facts concerning COJ.BY'

These few

Faculty could be ea ily in­

creased in number and enlarged upon to great acl,·antage.

Now, \vhen, in the cour e of hnman e\'ents, it becomes necessary for CoLBY UXIYERSITY to awake from her ancient lethargy, and to assume among the colleges of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of Apollo entitle her a decent re pect for the opinions of similar in titution

require

that

she

causes which impel her to take this

houlcl declare lhe

tancl.

\Ve hold the e truths to be self-evident: That all college are not founclecl ·with equal advantages·

that they are 11ot

endowed by their founders with perfection;

that with the

preceding facts in view every college i ble sed with a Board of Tru tees and ornamented with a Faculty, deriving their just powers from the consent of the Freshmen that rally about them in herds more or le

immense; that the ancient

virtue and upper-cla smen have one peculiarity in common

-they suffer long and are kincl, think no ev•l; that a good curriculum and able Faculty are incompatible with college

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decay.

Now, that COLBY u�rYERSITY i unequaled for beauty of situation, that it command

genuine respect and admiration

from men and bodies of men of great worth, an<l that it is _

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bl essed with a President and Faculty noble to look

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who a l ways command much pity and leniency from the students, are very fortunate truths, and in support of which l et facts be submitted to an angry world.

Our College is located on the right bank of the Kenne­ bec, the finest river in Maine, and second to none in the Union for combined

a dvantages and the readiness with . which its waters crystallize during the Christmas holidays.

It is conceded that the Col lege buildings are situated in the finest spot in New England, and the Village of w-aterville is unsurpassed in beauty by any village in the State. ·

Just west of the Campus, and just near enough for con­

venience, stands a fine c!ctssical d epot, at the junction of the principa l railway lines in the State.

vVith ten minutes'

notice a student can take a letter to the train, meet there, or e\'en depart with his trunk.

a

friend

Here we must speak

of the re pect and a d miration which the Maine Cenb·al Railroad Company ha\'e for COLBY, as shown by their care and anxiety for the condition of the College grounds.

The

Company seem determined to have COLBY underdrained a t whatever cost; a n d a s a result o f their generous endeavors, our Campus probably has the best system of underdrain­ age of any Campus in America.

The people of Waterville

are justly proud of CO L B Y (of course they are).

They have

found out at last that whatever the students do in the village is done solely for the good of the citizens. vVe realize, as ·we close, that the passing year, which is so prosperous for CoLBY, deserves a more careful review than we ha Ye been able to give; and we remind our friends who a re inclined to criticise that ' The quality of mercy is not strained.

It droppetb as the gentle rain from Heaven,

upon the place beneath; it is twice blessed-it blesseth him that gives and him that takes."

Yet if any are determined

to critici e, we say with a l l modesty, we trust:

"Blaze

with your serried columns,

We'll not bend the knee ;

The

hackle

ne'er a"'ain hal l bind now is free."

The quill which

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SEA COLOR .

FROM TilE COLBY ECUO.

IGHT on the

ea:

uch light the 'ombre land

In all its summer splendor never knew, As when la t eve the salt wind

horeward blew,

And day's bright craft sailed p a t the

un'et ·traud,

Leaving a wake of fire, who e glory ·panned The i le-gemmed bay, and fired its ripple

throUCT b ,

'fill all t h e gray sea into glory grew.

Tbe highlands of the i lands stood np grand, .Aud took

oft tint

of twiliuht o n their snow·;

But royal hues the royal

ea put on,

As like a huge kaleidoscope it gleamed With purple, crim ou, amber, gold, and rose, That mingled, changed, and faded until gone, And earth o.nd ocean, wrapped in <larkue!'s, drcamec1.

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HERE i

a tigma re ing upon colleo-e education.

College

are charged with the ruin of young

men.

Nothing i further from the truth.

that young man to college,"

aid an aged man

to

"

end

a gentle­

man who con ulted him in reference to ending his on away to school, "and you do it at the peril of b is soul." it the opinion of

one, but of many

Nor is

that college life i

corrupter and destroyer of youth.

Let us consider the facts.

It i

a

true that a number of

young men, very small in compari on with the entire cata­ logue of college graduate , have pa

ed from college ruined

in four years, or have suffered di grnce before their cour was fini heel.

e

It i al o true that many of the ruined were

in their home , polished

pecimens of morality held up to

the boys of the neighborhood as examples worthy of imita­ tion.

\Ve do not deny that col lege life i

to end, a trial.

from beo-ioning

There is all the more doubt as to the re ult ,

inasmuch as, in most cases, it is the first se\•ere test of char-

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acter which the young man has experienced.

But it is

a

great mistake to regard the test as more severe in the case of a young man sent to college, than the one sent anywhere else away from home

influences and among strangers.

There is real danger in either case, but less in the former than in the l atter.

Niy reasons for this opinion are: First, our associates in college are among a class, which, as a class, is better than a boy in general falls in with on leaving home.

Secondly,

we are more or less under the restraint of college regula­ tions whereas a boy who is a perfect stranger in city or tov,rn is his own regulator.

vVe also come in contact with

our instructors, and from this source nothing but good can be anticipated.

Thirdly, our pursuits are such that we are

led from study and observation to contemplate the rewards of virtue, the results of vice.

It is not my object however, to carry out the comparison between the actual danger incident to young men setting out for college or for any other place of labor.

It may be

a ked, are there not severe tests of character to which a tuden t is subjected?

There certainly are.

temptations peculiar to e\'ery class in society. does not e cape. erou

There are The student

He meets in his course many a treach­

rock, now on his right, now on his left, to avoid which

there is need of watchfulness

a

steady hand at the helm.

The very atmosphere of

college

breathed in the home circle. te ts.

And with all

there are a few who have suffered injury. life differs from that

Each year is marked by its

Those who come from paternal restraint, are apt to

go to the other extreme of absolute freedom of thought and action.

Late hours are kept.

sought; work is to be avoided.

Fun and frolic are to be Nothing being too deep

for ambitious minds, Darwin and Huxley, Tom Paine and Herbert Spencer are favorite authors, and for light reading Merivale's Rome and Plutarch's Lives are intermingled.

The majority settle down to work after the Freshman year.

The true meaning of college life begins to dawn upon them.

They are in a preparatory school for something higher in

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after life.

Some realize this.

go from bad to worse. the least, doubtful. depart.

Alas, a few do not.

They

Their moral characters are, to say Self-respect and respect for others,

Conscience is seared.

Such are the men who

cause students as a class to be branded with dishonor, and the term " student" to be one of reproach.

There is yet another rock upon which a few may have been wrecked, and upon which many have run.

It is the

danger which results from the vain attempts of incipient thinkers to grasp subjects which are far beyond their reach.

Unable to give a satisfactory answer to many of the prob­ lems which naturally occur to a thoughtful mind, they become skeptical.

From the same cause, I think, much of

the modern infidelity results.

Finally, what is the cause of the ruin of these young men? mean .

Is the fault in our system of education?

By no

It is, in most case , merely the development of a

tendency imparted to the man in his eai-ly trnining. course

Two

of training for the youth, both extreme, are espe­

cially likely to result in evil to him when ca t upon his own re ources, whether that be sooner or later.

The fir t colll¡ e

is to give him free rein and thus permit the inculcation of evil rather than good principle .

Nothing but a miracle or

a lack of force in hi character can keep such a one from ruin.

The other course i

to draw the reins of parental

authority too tightly o"er the youth. turn.

Check him at every

Apply the rod of correction freely.

Force npon his

attention a consideration of the principles which the foundation of his character. from home.

That proces

hould be

Thns trained, send him

of di cipline by which you

expected to stamp morality indelibly upon the character of the son, may be the secret of his destruction.

But there is a course bet\ een these two extremes.

Let

parents instil into the characters of their boys, a love of honor for honor's sake; of purity for the sake of purity; of morality for the love of morality; of Chri tianity for the sake of Chri t. elsewhere.

Then will they be as safe in college as

They will be so

trongly fortified within them-

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selves that no temptations, incident to life in college, can break down the Castle of Mansoul.

Let those who stigmatize our colleges, accuse

not wrongly

an innocent

party.

ee that they do Some of

responsibility might reflect on themselves.

NATURE'S

MUSIC.

ONE within my chamber now,

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care has fted away;

The while I list to music sweet That unseen fingers play.

A

treble grand the wild night wind Doth

ing with

ough and moan:

Ancl far below I bear the bass­ The river'

undertone.

The mnsic of the wind may cease: The waves npou the shore ThEJir choru' with the rivees voice Repeat forevermore.

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all this toil, thi

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constn.nt strain

pon the mind, this tax upon the brain ?

0!

"'T i s the strife for rank, for fame,"

Yon say; " nor ease nor health outvn.lues name.

For this, we study day and night;

For

thfo, we struggle with our mind and might:

Fare.well, all things that hold us down­

We upward press to vict'ry and the crown.''

But what avails this little gain, If, after all yonr labor and your pain,

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When onward through life's path you go,

No

longer tens, bnt zeros then you sow.

We do not say, shun honest fame,

Or reputation good, or spotless name: But are these wholly found in books,

By him alone who delves with haggard looks 7

Th!m envy not the book-worm wise,

If all things else escape his narrow eyes; For life s stern path mu t soon be trod, o make not class-room ruuk and fame .your god.

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COLLEGE

�ERHAPS,

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in a paper designed to present the

condition of

the students as viewed from a

student's standpoint, a few remarks in regard

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to the spirit manifest in affairs pertaining to the College

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and

to the students in common

would not be wholly out of place. has there been greater progress for

In nothing.

the past two

years, and especially during the last year, than in the

development of a College spirit, or of a pride in our College.

Two years ago we were represented in the field in none

of the college sports. looked like

a

Our apology for a Gymnasium

place where heads might be broken more

easily than muscles developed, and was frequented as much by small French boys from below the College as by the students themselves.

Among the numerous publications

issued by the students of other colleges, our sole represent­ ative wa

the yearly publication of the OR

question as to

j'

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a

CLE.

The

monthly issue \\as raised, we believe, but

was rejected on the ground that it could not be supported by the students.

A propo ition, if any one could have

been found so bold as to make it, to have a ' Field Day," would have been met with derisive laughter by some, and by others with gapes and yawns.

And when

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FiYe had the moral-we may almost say sublime-courage to break from this yoke of indolence, the bold act was looked upon with as much wonder by the undergraduates as was the "winged flight" of owner.

Pegasus by his peasant

The only spirit manifest was that of laziness, and

truly this was wide-spread.

\Ve were looked upon as a

"dead set," capable of nothing outside of Greek Grammar; and so prevalent was this idea, that we ourselves came to regard ourselves as such.

Although all of us would have

liked to see CoLBY well represented in the field and else­ where, yet the spirit which, as in anything of the public's interests, is necessary on the part of each, was entirely wanting.

But we fancy that the graduate returning after

an absence of two years would hardly recognize, in the spirited group gathered in the Gymnasium or upon the ball ground, the indolence which characterized the student of his time, when to play croquet was deemed.fine exercise.

vVe now publish, besides the 0RACLF., the Echo, a

monthly, which though but in its infancy, compares favor­

ably with the older publications of other colleges, and is doing much both in the way of introd ucing us to the notice of other , and to awaken an in terest among the boys. have a base-ball organization all

vVe

' in running order," with

a nine in active practice, which promises no less than the

Echo to make us noticeable the present season, and to fully repay us for the efforts that have been made to send out a sh·ong team, and to show that we have as much ability, when we wi h to exercise it, for base-ball as for Greek Grammar.

A good nine, we believe, will, as the reputation

of the College is at present, be of especial benefit in the way of gaining additions to our numbers.

A n ew Gymna­

sium has been erected on the site of the old one, and when fully fitted out with the n ecessary apparatus, will furnish all the advantages needful for indoor exercise and gymnastic drill.

The military drill, we regret to say, has not yet

reached that degree of perfection which we hope to see; the old muskets have been exchanged for breech-loading rifles more suitable for the drill, and there is to be a uniform

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· � � � � � � � � _ _ � _ � _ _ _ � �

this summer.

La t yea r the d r i ll was ·wel l s 1 1 pported by

the students, a n d furni hed a v e ry plea sant rnoc.le of exerc i e and its well - wish ers are sti l l very fa i thfu l .

COLBY ha

i ndeed entered upon a new e r a by the efforts

of the student a

a i ded by the Pres i de n t i n w h ate,·er h i s

ist: rn ce could rightly b e g i ve n .

T h e o l cl d ul l n e

, ' h i ch

made it appe a r more li ke a mo1w tery th a n a col lege w h ere young men were ga thered hn

nea rly clisn ppe:Hecl thl>ugh

some traces yet rema i n ( for dullness i enemy to conquer ) .

you k now n h n rtl

A n d instead may be een

li fe a n d vigor whi ch, we beli eve. it i young ma n to posse

with a head that ha s already worn out

e\•eral bodie , may .

But we hope

is but a begi nning in the de,·elopment of

which shall raise COLB Y up to the standard of college in the lan d.

a

, although a young man of twenty,

cau e a parent's heart to leap with glad n e thi

ome of the

nQ con d e m n ati o n for

a

pride

any other

\Ye have ability enough both intellect­

ually and phy icall ' to do this · but w ha t vo,•e want is the willingness to u e it, and a spirit \Y b ic h shall not look upon a college course as made up of a

much

can be po sibly done in a four year

much money i to be paid; which forget the intere ts of

' plugging " a

course, for which so in it

e l fi lrnes

others altogether; and which seemingly,

after the cour e i fini hed, and it ha

done what i t coul<l to

tear from the college the worth of the money which ha

been expended, c a res very l i ttle whether the college, which it leaves, is the better or the wor e for it

been spent there.

tudent l i fe ha\'ing

But we do want a spirit which

hal l

regard, a s i t own the interests o f its college kno\ ing thnt whatever raises her rai es the student. the college a c cording to that posse

A character i given

ed by the

tudent .

Our prime object of cou rse, shoul<l be attention to our tudies; but this is apt to serve o n ly in making the Prof. acquainted with our abilitie a pupil in the rec i tation room;

in doing no more than this it in no way make known.

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spirit.

Here there i

One issue of the Echo will make our character

better known than if that enviable ' 3

the College

a field for the exe rci e of our college ex "

were awarded each

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student, and besides affording an advantage to u s for exer­ cising our skill.

We wish the Echo all the success that is to be had - it is just what is needed, and no doubt it will be well supported.

A good ball nine, as we have said before, we believe, will, as the reputation of the College now is , do more toward gaining additions to our numbers than the gradu­ ation of a dozen classes that

�y: � ..

��

flunked."

LOST A:t\ TD FOUND.

'�E heard

.

never "

it

aid, or somewhere read -

Unless I am mi.-taken-

" Lo1e ne'er will come to auy one Whom h e h a ' once f01·saken.11

Yet one I kne w - of coru c, it's true He ought n't to ba1e done it ­

Wbo fell in lo>e, a

I

With a bran - new

ball prove, nnday bonnet.

He chanced to be in church, you

ee,

When sailing up the aisle There came a craft, too gay by half, Rigged in the late t style.

Then Venus' boy, with fientlish joy, Took up a barbed dart; With deadly aim he

ent the same

Right through the young man'' heart.

He

pent his ca'h to cut a da-b,

.Ami

tried all arts to win her;

But lo�t his tin, and got " took in " By the pretty l i ttle

inner.

For when she found, by a king round,

His

ca b not worth the getting,

he left him here without a tear, And ga>e him straight the mitten.

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He thou g h t one To e n d hi

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pell it wou l d be wel l

weary l i fe ;

Then made a ;ow that, anyhow, He never ' d ha"Ve a wife.

But then , one day, there came that way .A. girl with a veh·et bat,

Who made this yontb believe, for·ootb, .A. tale worth two

of

that.

he courted h i m ; b e wiped hi' chin, .A.ud then pul led down b i s >e t ;

.A u <l w h a t befell I u ee <l not tel l ­

you know the rest.

O f cour

Now all young men thi.' le

on ken :

You can bet yom money on i t,

.A. veh·et bat i' ju t a· pat A.

a

bran - n e w

uuday bonnet.

POSSI B I LITIE . " I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and say, " 'T is all barren ; and so it is, and so is all the world, to h i m who will not cultivate the fruits it offers."-Ster1u.

'

VE RY one has a past filled with failures which

e looks upon a

splendid triu m phs begun, but

warfed in fini hing by

ome trifli ng circumstance,

o that at maturity they could add no glory to the family record.

The pre ent i

filled with realities the final

uccess of which must be insured by a thorough inspection of them from all points of the compa

.

The future i

mi takably laden with po si bilities, and it is the dut

un­

of all

to seek for that i ntelligence which enable one to u nderstand

I

j

his personal power, which decide the po sibi lities of action ; that, in the language of the ancient hi torian, ' panderet

modo sinum et venienti Fortunte occurreret."

Many cJi tingui heel men will not admit the u e of im-

+ '1 �

fossible as an

adjecti ve, but re trict it to the

Per rnps coll

e student

�

_

=

=-

phere of fools.

s l i t tle ;nct;ncd to grant

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adjective as any class of people; they look into

the fu ture a n d behold the transformation of possibilities into blissful realities with ns much confidence and satisfaction as they see their images reflected in the mirror.

They little

realize tha t, if disposed of at auction when closing their college course, they .would go far below par - and perhaps fa il to go at all if " Pa " did not go for them.

CoLBY students, however, are seldom over- sanguine, though they look upon all practical needs as having a legal demand on supply, and regard such supplies as possibilities, and

o they often differ with others in d efinition.

Now, they believe it is possible, for a mere pittance, say $3000, to grade the Campus of CoLBY down to the river bank, thus putting on the finishing touch to what is now a beautiful situation.

In this they difrer with the Trustees, perhaps.

They believe- the lower-classmen, especiatly - that the change of Davies's Mathematical Series for Olney's brings more labor than satisfactio n , and is a possible in jury.

In this they difler with the Faculty, perhaps.

M any of them believe that it is possible for the present arrangement of terms at COLBY to fully meet the wants of a good college calendar.

In this they agree with a majority of the Trustees, per­ haps.

M a n y of them believe it possible to better their condi­ tion, even while in Colleo-e, by taking a helpmeet.

In thi

they get the reluctant consent of the Faculty,

perhaps.

Yes the boy

a t COLBY believe it is poss1'ble to so live

while in College, that, when their summons comes to grad­ uate, tbey can look back upon a course well spent.

In thi s they are divided among themselves, decidedly.

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C O L B Y U t U V E R S I TY.

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ORACL E .

P R E r m,NT.

B E \-. H E N RY E . ROBINS, D . D . ,

HON. A B N E R C O B U RN, VICE PRE I DENT. E L D R l DG E

HELL, E

L. GET

Q., THJU rnEH.

B oard of T r u stees.

H O N" . A B K E R COBURN, C rr A I R M a N .

R E V . .'. P. M E R R I L L ,

R E \'. J

ECR E'URY.

E P H RICKER, D . D .

I D DI N G " , Esq.

l{ E\'. D

YID

N.

•

HELD

R E V . W I L L Ll.M H.

N , D . D.

HA I L E R , D . D .

R E L � d.. T I T A N IE L B C T LE R, D . D .

H o .N" . l J

NN r B

r_, lL\ ll L I N , L L . D .

H o ); . J :o; I A H H . D R

U E \'.

E I GE

H8L

L l: H :X K. P .

ll ll N D , L L . D .

W. BO. �-

RTH, D . D .

H O N . D l<� N N J f' L . M I L L I K E N.

\Y I LL I

ll A. L L .

11 \ 1 L O��, E 'Q .

THE J

ME

H.

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ORACL E .

H NSON , L L . D .

H O N . BENJAMIN D . METCALF.

HEv. H E N RY V. D EXTER, D . D .

REV. FRA N K LI N M E R R l A

GARDNER CO LBY, E Q .

H E v . E . E.

MMING

• Ho�. C H ARLE

,

1.

D.D.

RENDOL

W H I DDE N .

HoK.

J . WAR R EN M E R R I L L .

Ho

C A LV I N

T.

H PKI N .

HOK. WILL IAM E. WORDI N G , L L . D .

REV. OAKhl

rr

Ho:x. ALE

IDER C

REV. B . F .

R

R EV. A .

Ho:x. GE

•

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TEAR

, D . D.

MPBE L L .

HAW, D . D .

RA.NE.

RGE

H. P I L B RY.

R EY. J. T .

HAM P L I N , D . D . , L L . D .

PER ' IVA L

BO;: N E Y, E

". D . CARLET

Q.

r , E

Q.

E x am i n i n g Com m ittee.

R E \T. J . T .

REV. B. J:>EI

t

I

F.

AL

·

HAM PLIN, D . D . , L L . D .

JI w , O.:

E

, E.

* Deceased.

Q.

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R E V . II E N RY E. RO B I N S , D D . , PRE

rn EK T ,

Babcock Professor of Intel lechtal and Moral Philosophy.

HB\.

A hl E L K .

.

' li f T T H , D U . ,

Professor of Rhetoric.

1\10 E

L YTOR D , L L . D . ,

Professor of '- atural Philosophy and Astronomy.

J O II "N" B .

FO T E R , L L . D . ,

l'rofessor of the Greek Language a n d Literature.

ED\\ ARD W. HALL, .A..hl., Professor of Modern Languages.

W I L L U U E LD E R , Merrill Professor o f Chemistry and

J

.A. . M.,

.

atural I [ istory.

L T A �� D. TAILOR, A. M.,

" Professor o r t h e Latin Language and Literature.

L A. BAN E. WAR REN, A . hl . , Professor of Mathematics.

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'RO ' B Y, A . hl. , M . D. ,

F R E D :ll. W I Ll"O

,

A . B. ,

�LD.,

I nstructors in Gymnastics a n d M i l itary Dril l .

PMF. J . B . FO TER, ecrctary.

PuoF. E. w. H A L L , Librarian.

Janitor, Bora in King and Q.lleen's Co., Virginia, i n

1

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a

citizen

o f Maine, and for three years has had charge of Colby University.

TH E

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LAR K IN

O RA CL E .

PHaidJont.

D NTON, A. . M . . . . . . . . . .

H . W.

R IC HAR D

PROF.

C'H

HLE.

. . . . . . . . . .

Bo TON,

lliss.

Vl!oo P'1t-oi 1dloett.

N , A.M. .

.

.

. . . .

- . . . . . . . . PORTLAND,

N CCU>Q;�QgJ[�t.

E . HA I LI N

-

. . . . . . . . . CA1IBRIDGE,

lli s .

� e i< r�t:M� i!nd 'lirou !! r t U>.

PnoF. E D \Y A H D

PROF.

\'..,. . H A L L .

hl. LYF O H D ,

. . . . .

QQ;!!etlOitl�L'

.

. . .

lli.

- . . W .iTERVILLE,

lli.

•

Ho�. REUBE:N FO. TER,

Ho�·� E DllUND F. WEBB.

President . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . . . Hon . HE�Y

W.

ecretary . . - - . . . . - . . . - . . - . - . . . . . Col . FRAKK

P.A.D"E, L L . D .

;' .

HESSELTINE.

3

o RAc LE

THE

l

· _ _ _ _ _ � � � � � � � � � � _ � _ _ _ � � � -

mHE

1

Adde parum parvo, magnus acervo erit.

history of tbi

the year

i l l u triou

cl a

in i ts progres

through

of Fre hman verdancy, of 'ophornore prcten i o n .

and of Junior dignity, ha

�+<J To tho e per ons ( i f any

already been g i v e n to t h e o benighted are

in

world.

e x i tence)

who have ne•er read, or, having read, remember not that Hent­ ful record, we recommend a careful perudtl of that b i tory which

and fa ci nated the readers of the

adorned the page of

1 7 .

n i m patient pnulic d mand

It a k ,

' Has the cla

, eniorial gravity, ber , a

of

kind 1

' LE "

a con t i n ua tion of t lrn t narati ve .

'77 a fter donning the toga i-irili of

u tained it

b i ah reputation ?

' mo t potent, aravc, and re,·erend . eniors,·

dign i ty of the i r

iu

"

tation and t heir relation

o it

mem ­

realize the

to the re ·t of man ­

" If so, our i ntelligen t reatler , a ociating the e chronicle " ith the nanati ve of the previou three years of the cla ' cxi tence, will have tran cri bed on the table[ of memory a

bi tory to be tran m itted to the late t po terity, and which slrnll

'°errn a

a model of conduct to all

ucccedi u g generation

of

colleaiau .

A

the b i torian considers the great i m portance of hi

he is painfully aware of bi tempted to throw down hi

theme ,

incapacity to do i t j ustice, a nd i

pen in despair.

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Ilowever, 011 furthe 1

refi ction, be tb i nks be tter of i t , tru ting that the i r Ii rely i n t rest

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TH E

i n the t h e m e will induce b i

lectores benei,oli to refrain from

aclvcr e critici. m, and to overlook bi palpal>I

though they l>e.

shortcomings, many and

With this modest and u n preten tious

c xord i u m wo enter u pon our herc u l ean ta k.

J t wa acknowledged by all canclid obserrnrs that the class of '77 a urned the honor of the . ' e n ior eats anu all that they i mply, with becomi n g dign i ty and mode ty. m e m bers of

trangers who met

t h e c l a s for tho first t i me d i d not n eed to be

i nformed that they were Seniors.

A , in ancient times, when

the gods were wont to walk iu di gui e among mortals, their celestial origiu was di closed by their nol>le stat ure, their majestic bearing and t h e i r superior grace ; as Venu� was recognized by

JEn a , since " Et vera inces u. p((,tiiit clea ; " so were the Seniors

of '77 betrayed l>y tllei r very gai t, their every motion ; so did an Freshmen k n o w almo t intuitively t he d i fference between Seni.:n·s and ord i nary mortals.

The cla s at onr.e, to borrow the words of another, " pl unged

i n to the d ptbs of metaphy ical profundity." they becom e in

between t h e

So expert did

ul>tle analy is, i n percei v i ug n i ce distinction s

con c rete and a b tract,

tile

n bject i ve a n d t h e

obj e t i ve , the i n t u i t i n a l and t h e experiential, t h e p ycbological and the m et aphy ical, tllat all fal e tbeorie of m an's nature and

o f the u n i v rse vanished before the bri l l iant i ntellects of '77 as

fogs and mists are annihilated by the gloriou The G erman language a t tention of the cla

ver e with a G erman

one d u b t

.

It i

orb of day.

and l i terature, also, engaged the probable that any member can con­

arnnt u pon any ab t ru e theme .

(If any

thi , l e t h i m bring on the ·az:ant ) .

But t h e i ntellect of t h e class wa t h i . w o r l d alon e.

T h e movement

studied and fully comprehended.

n o t confined t o t hings o f

of t h e h eavenly bodies were It w a

n ight t o trace out the constellation

a favorite pastime by

and calculate the right .

ascensions and dec l i n ations of tlle pri n cipal fi xe d stars.

•

The

enior Exhibi tion called out the l i terary talents of t h e class. o profound were the thought

expre

and so fini bed n.nd elegant the

ion of most or all the es ays pre entecl on that momentous

occa ion, that the committee needed five months to thoroughly review them and award the prize.

At the close of the Fall term

the n u mber of the class was dim.ini heel by the withdrawal of

/I

one

�ember, whose lo s i

L t

m uch regretted by b i s classmates.

T e long Wi nter >acation came at last, and was spent by

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most of tho class in the roles of country schoolmasters, in which capacity (of course) they covered themselves w i th glory.

The

pring term was very prolific in great events.

Travel­

incr on the rational engine, guided by the psychical needle, flour­ ishing in the left hand the moral yardstick, and in the right the metaphysical scimitar, the class of '77 passed through the misty regions of ethical speculation, and fought and conquered those great giants :

Freewill , The Natme of Conscience, and The

Problem of . in.

A few more weeks of serious study, of merry greeting, of

friendly intercourse, and of jovial song, a n d the classmates of '77 separate, perhap never to meet again . eventful da.y, draws nea.r.

The 26th of Jnly, I 77,

The exqui ite strains of the Mendels­

sohn Quintette strike the tympanum

of the delighted a sembly.

One after another the modem rivals of Demosthenes receive the plaudits of an admiring audience, a n d the college days of the class of '77 have " vanished into the i n fi nite azure of the past."

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C LA S S

O F F f C E R S.

PRE IDENT.

SECRETARY.

J. H . DRUMMOND, J a.

C. D. S M IT H .

V I C E P R E TDENT.

TREA URER.

W. H. GIBB .

HI

TOR I A N

. • • • • •

G. W. YOU

. . . . • •

. . • • • •

. . . • • . . • • • • . •

F . M . H .i LLOWE LL. •

COllMTTTEE OF A R RANGEMENT

C. D.

MITH,

G.

H. N. HAYNES.

E . O . LORD,

M E M B E R S.

William Ilenry Brownson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waten-ille.

Loui e Helen Cob u rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Josiah Hnyden Drummond , Jr . . . .

.

.. . .. . .

.

. . .

.

kowhegan.

. . . Portland.

Jo eph Howard File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gorham.

John :Mar-hall Fo ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville.

William Harris Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watenille.

Floren ti as Merrill Hallo well Harry

. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . .

Wind sor .

eil Harn e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greeley, Col.

Josiah Robert Hende ro n

. . . _

.. .... ....

William Henry Looney .

. . . __ . .

Edward Oliver Lord .

.

Edwin Franci

.

.

.

. .. .

.

.

.... ..

.

... ....

. .

.. .

.. ..

. . .

.

...

. . . Watervi lle. .

. . Portland.

. . . . . . . . . Great Falls, N. H . .

Lyford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waten·ille.

Charle Francis M e erve . . . . . .

Charle Dennison Jud on Andrew

. . .

.

. .

. .

.

.....

. .

. . . Waterville.

mi th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland. turtevant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Fay e tte

Georae We ton Youn g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corinna.

.

.._

)

I ./

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ir Oracle, and w\Jen I ope my lips let no dog bark . "

.

t i me h a

a r n. ved once more, when

'7

hould speak

briefly, in hi toric languacre, in confi rmation of her existence.

Time flies, whether vic tory or defeat crown our endeavors.

1.i I t

eerns but a day si uce the record \Hitt 11.

bi tory wa

f our la t college

carcely read it before "e are

\Ye ham

startled at the announcement that a report of our J u n ior year, o full of int re t t o u

as a clas , mu t be

u b m i ttecl for public

p rusal and edification.

'We entered upon i t s dutie i tic .

bearing uo abuormal character­

Our lleads were n o t di torted with b ump� i n d icating

malignant .'ophomotic as umption ; nor our con cieuce a result of

Fr

That no one cla

h rn a n torture.

ore as

should dictate

piri t or conduct of another, we have mai ntained from the

the first.

I n view of our marked l i terary achievements, terlio regni anno, i t become' u

to ay in explanation , that it i

to our preparation for tile work. doses of

due largely

\\'e had pre>iou ly taken n i ne

hem ical Phy ic , for inward renovation · be ides hav­

ing om· observation enlarged and electri fied by the frequent use of the macric lantern.

\Te were then enabled to euter upon the

scientific cout"e with surpri iog aptnes .

Chemistry wa

ta:k en up.

..111 that was empyrical, grap h ic,

and rational, so perplexing to disposed of.

The \irtue of

our

predece sors, was easily

H. o� was con tautly t r ied with

I

I

THE p l easurable results.

ORACL E .

37

Meanwhile our ears c a u gh t tllc ominous

sound aud understood tbc etherial vibration .

We c rowuecl

Demosthenes and l au gh ed a t the Mac ed o n i a n k i n g .

vacation come ;

to go

we separate

forth

a

Our w i n ter

an d

teacl.Jer

preacher , to do w i t h m igh t what our bands find to do. sun a centl

t o wa rd the verual l i tie,

sting, and w e fi n d o u rse l v e

t he bleak w inds l o e their

again under the re t ri c t ions of col•

lege life.

Huxley i

a h ar d nut to crack.

studded with tbe gem is a

of b i

A. l t h o n gh h i s

t he d Heat

pages are

cientific gen i us , yet b i couci enes

painfully apparent to tbe student, a

bu hwhacker t o

The

p e rce p t i on

cussions on the nat u re of the blood ;

is the gai t of a cou n t ry

of a c i ty bell . . B is di -

i ts c h a nges through the

re p iratory proces ; the u l t i m a t e ramification systcm ,-we all appreciate an d

" thanks " of our w o r t h y Profe Our work o n t h e u p per floor

of the cap i l lary

w i t h a<l va nta o·e , a

t u dy

or a t te t .

hould n o t be pa

Ligh t and ele ct r i cit y are our bob b i es .

t!Je

eel u n noticed.

The my terie

heli o tat, photometer, and k a l e id o cope are n o longer such . have been w i t h i n

f the We

tlrn " ph 11·0 of i n fl ue n ce , " and have rcn.sou e u from " i nductio n . " W h a t e l y , too, ba · breathed b i ' la t u pon us - we i ubale hi c n t i m c n t and arc ati tied.

l lnsing h i nted tun m u c h i n refer nee to o r l i t e rary work , w e We h:w <' not u •en free from m i fortune.

Joe a fr e r anotber o f om o ri g i n al n u muer ha left u . • ome ham bee n compclle<l to go from i l l b ealt b , We c an only hope that some from other unavo i c l ahle c a m.. eR. our lo ·s w i l l be t he i r g a i n .

H u t t he re are two side to the ac ou n t . . o we w o u lt l not for"' •t to cred i t '77 for her I . .

They ha\' come i n with u ; we re , i ve tb 'm g l ad l y , for tlley are uc b as to add gr n t ly to the: i n t 11 •ctual arnl m o ra l · tn.tu o f w o u l d c i t e the r a d e r to onr . o c i a l rel a t i o n ..,.

'7 . we

W e a re fe w, t l J o l e a t but n o t the la t.

bal l e p e ci n. l ly t ry to p rpetnate.

" Ju n ui o u there i w h a ve been l e d in

acb o th e r'

Th

It i

tr n g t ll , " aucl uy cberi b i ng thi

to rejoice i n e a c h o t h e r ' s j oy

o r row .

moral and re l i g i o n

tono that has cbara t ri zo c l u

profess per�·ction - far fro m it.

t llat motive whlch 1ook

entimeut

a n d , y m pn t b i 7C

pa t, w e t r u . t bas lo· t none of i t · p u r i ty th i.' year .

5

t h e q1u1lil!J

We a do p t ed t l t c adarr ,

toward

But we b licve i n

it.

\V

in the

do no t

h r i sb i n g

'O,J11y ei''f'7J'1W � 7ill l"J f1w i

. .

������ _ E · ����� T_ E� O_ R_A_ C L_ � H_ _ onr motto still.

It has given birth to original idea

and i nsti­

t ution . ..ln l\'y Day will be ob erved this year for the first time with i n tbe wal l s of Colby ; i o t ituted by and conducted nnder

the auspic s of '7 . the

We father the i nstitution, not merely for

ake o f novelty, but rather t o extend in

friendly relation

memory

the

which we here su tain to one :mother.

During the late pol i tical gale, from its first threatening to the i nau cruration o f

fr. Hayes, '78, democratic in principle,

republican i n sentiment, evinced a deep interest, significant o f unalloyed patrioti m .

Ha\ing briefly n.lluded t o o u r l iterary, social , moral, and

pol i tical bearing, we leave the reader to i n fer from these what our minor relation

are.

H re we close, consciou

of the fact ,

1'o copy beuntie , forfeit' all preten e

To fame ; to copy fault" i

want of sen. e.

THE

ORACL E .

C LA S S

O F F I C E R S.

P R ES I DENT.

c. H .

39

.

A.

AL M A L .

Y I "E PRE ! D ENT.

C.

OFFICERS FOR

O R�TOR.

A.L.

HA

E.

ODI T.

H . B. T I L D E F I E L D M A R IIAL.

MA..,.

AWARDER OP PRIZE

A.

I VY D A Y .

F. J . J O.r E POET.

G E TCil E LL.

TREA U RER.

F. J . J O N E .

C. H .

E RETARY.

.

.

D. T.

.

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.

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.

.

....

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.

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.

WYMAN.

H. M . THO.MP O N.

COM M ITTEE OF A R R A NGEMENT .

A. C. G ETCH E LL,

F. B.

DEWH

R T,

' . I. DAVI

M E M BE RS.

William Car y B u rnham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t . John, N. 13 .

Charles ..au�tu

Cha o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

orth Yarmouth.

Walter I-idoro Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Lou. Fred Eli Dew bur t Icla. Mahe} F u l l e r A l bert

. . • • . .

• . • . • .

. . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . • .

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

. . . . . . . . . . .

My,tio,

'ouu.

oath A lbion.

'olbr Getc hel l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watervi l l e .

TH E

40

O RA CL E .

. I

Berwi ck . . . . - - - . . . . . - - - - . . . . . . . . _ _ . Free port.

Fannie E l l iot Ma.nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - · - - - - - . Yarmouth.

William Gerry Mann . . - - - . . . . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . . . . kowbe gan .

Walter Herbert Mathews . . . . . . . . . . · - - - - - . . . . . . . . Thoma ton.

Emily Peace Meader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville.

Daniel Welrtcr Pike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin, .r . II. Frank J oh n Joue

E l leu

· - · - · - - - - · - - - · · - · - - - · - - - - · · · - -

tatira Koopman

.

_ _

.

Charles Hen ry

al 'ma11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peabody, Ma

Henry Marcus Thornp�o11

. . . .

.. ...

...

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.

...

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..

.

Wind or, Vt.

Howard Benj a m i n Tilcleu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canton, Ma . .

Drew Thompson Wyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Livermore.

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O R AC LE

� � � � � � � � . � � � _ _ _ _ _ � �

a NO T B E R year of col l e O'C l i fe , m i ngled w i t h many pleasant a sociatious, has pa secl.

L+

�

hort a

the time has

eemcd,

we feel that it has brought to us many val uabl-e opportu­

nitie

for imprornment.

The further

we advance, t h e

O'reater is our appreciation of the disci pline and cul t u re w h i ch our

tuclies are de igned to i mpart.

f a r at tained, i

The degree of profit, t h n

an i nduccruent to l abor o n u n t i l further re u l t

reward our effort , remembering that " t1cce s is not to the trong alone, - i t i

to t!Je act i rn,

tlie vigilant, t!Je bra,'e . "

Au e x tended account of a l l the e vents t h a t h a v e tran pired

d uring the year would bo of little i n tere t here.

\\e shall,

therefore, give a brief skctc!J of what may be con idered the

more i mportant matters i n the bi. tory of Tlle clo ing

kowhegau.

our

exit to

.l n affa ir more a()'reeable in every particular can

hardly l>e i m agined. the u n t i ring

'79.

cene of our Freshman year wa

I t was au i m mcn e sncce s, due largely to

fforts of our

m i t tee of Arrangement .

la s Pre ident and an excellent Com­

Then followed tho

nmmer vacation,

which is a llandy thi n er to base when the thermometer takes a

ri e, e peciai1y in a place l i ke \\aterville. opened the cla s wa encounte r - t h i omor s.

I

+

character. our cour

The

W

t i me under the more preteu tiou

tudie

tbi

y ar bav

b en

t i Lle of

oph­

f an i u tern t i ng

ha.rn pur- uccl Rhetoric 'iVith u n l i m i ted. plcc. uro ;

in French wa$ ·baracteriz d by tbe case aod cle <tuce

w ith which we could pronounce, and tll

------

Wllen t h e Fall term

promptly on hand to renew acrai n the

tllri l l i n

II +

i utere t w i t h

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TH E

42

OR A CL E .

which we followed Napoleon in his succession of campaigns.

Some of our n umber had ::m aversion to the study of G reek, but

this notion was soon removed when we were made famil i ar w i th the celebrated orations of Demostllenes, whicll seldom fail to

win admirers.

In the department of Pure Mathematics, from

which we have j u t pa sed, the readiness w ith which we cau

apply formnlas, projec t angles, aud discuss loci, would doubtless astouish Olney him el f.

To our faithful and efficient i n structor

we O'\\e a debt of grati tude for the knowledge we h ave acquired i n this i mportant scieuce.

The other regular studies are deserv­

ing of notice, but we have n ot room to discuss the particular merits of each .

In respect to the associations connected with the College, v i z . , l iterary, military, base - ball, and the various other organi­ zations, '79 is well represeuted.

As to deportment, we have

endeavored to take the golden rule as the guiding principle i n o u r intercourse with others.

'l'be member h i p o f the class has

i ncrea ed during the year, with an encouraging prospect that our n umber will become still larger.

The last record we make upon this page is a sad one to us all.

Charles H . 1.leek left us at the close of the Fall term, never

to ret u rn .

After a brief illness, b e died at Mercer, during the Ile was a diligent scholar, a true gentleman ,

W i n te r rncation.

and a dernted Chri tian .

T b e cla s b as lost a worthy member ;

one whose daily l i fe was pure and noble.

¡

ORACL E .

THE

43

O F F I C E R S.

C LASS

PRE I DENT.

TRE

E VERETT FLOOD. VICE PRE !DENT.

ESS.All T .

H. E . HAMLIN. •

EORETA.RY.

H 1 TOR i a :-<

JUDGE .

.A. JOY.

WILLI

. . . • • •

. • . •

E. C. W H ITTE M O R E .

. . . .

. . . .

• . • •

BG ' I NE.'

W. W. M A. Y O , 0.

.

. . . . . •

, . DA V I

. • • • . .

W M . E . M O R .A N G .

'O.MMITTEE.

L IZZ Lill . 'f E T"

. E . O W E N,

E,

.M

T IT E W ,

W. C .

,

M M IT1'EE ON Of,.lS

P. B . W A R R E J,

URER.

J .A M E S G E D D E

•

Il ..i.T T I E E . B R ITTO.

'. F.

W. H . I1Y FO R D .

ONGS.

,

W . .X . P I I I L B R O

W .A R � E R .

M E M BE R S.

E m i ly Britton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W i n slow . ('harles Edward Cona n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeport.

O·car Charle an born Davi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . idll y.

John Frank l i n D Co.ter .

H ebron. . ... .... . . . llattic

.

.

. .

. .

. . .

. . .

Everett Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

!in too.

Jame:1 Gedde . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

an

F ran ci

co,

IIanniuul Emery Ilnmlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ban gor.

Xatbnu Il unt - . . .

.

.

..

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.

.

..

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.... .

.

. . . . .. o.

l bert Joy . . . . . . . . . .

Willi"

'bnrle. William J o d k i u

t

•

..

... .

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.

......

......

.

..

. . Ell worth. .

Conn-ille.

tan wo od r...emont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bath. .

. .

. .

. .

. . .

al .

citnate, Ma- .

James William Jenkin!> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frankl i n , "· I I .

Charle

K,

TH E

ORACL E .

Will Hartwell Lyford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kan as City, Mo. Lizzie Mathew

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

Waterville.

William Withinoton Mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodgdon .

G eorge Merriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danbury, William Emery Moran " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ea tport.

N.

H.

G eorge Edwin M u rrrLy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lebanon. 'harle- Ed0on Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G reene.

Millard Ki mball Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iloulton.

Frank

DeLaMotte Patten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport.

Loni' Melville Perkin

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mechanic Falls.

William :Neal Phi lbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Li-bou Fall;;.

A l len Pelatiah Walter

on l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water•ille.

banning Stet on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canton.

Jn ti n .A.dfer Walling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Machia".

Charles Franklin Warner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H al l o-well.

Percy Barbour Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor.

Edwin Carey Whittemore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dexter.

Appleton Heath Plai ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville. h arlc" Morri�

argent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New London.

VV£

WIL L

HA Z IN G

•••

t

--

A B OL I SH --

B£ C A U S £

N. H.

THE

*N

eventful season wa

ORAC L E .

the

45

u m mer of 1 76.

Tile rul i ng

sen atiou which took pos e sion of and hel d the m i n d of

.

the

merican people may be ex pre

Centennial.

E ver memorable year !

the world to the great

ed i u a

i ngle word -

� from a l l part of

bow came the variou

product ions of art

and science ( and not the meaue t specimen eithe r), forth from onr home

o came we

to enter upon the reali ties of college l i fe .

A n d s u c h a greeting !

A lma iJict tcr welcomed u w i t h a tender-

nes she had never before di'played.

The . eniors gra ped our

hands and i nquired about onr heal th ; the J u n ior us with placid smile · while the

looked toward

'ophomore , with that di<Tn i t

becoming to thei r exal ted po ition , pas ed contemptuou ly b .

Entrance exa m inatio n - what a farce !

Other

ham groaned

and called it a " grind," but we failed to meet with any troubl

·

in fact we could not refrain from hopina that uefore another

year there might l>e prepared to order, i n Pandemon i um or el e­

where, papers of a more critical character, so as to rai e the

standard of requirement

for adm is ion.

We entered upon our

duties w i th that ardent zeal wh ich ever cbaracterize

youth at

The Faculty, to tame our

the outset of a great campaign.

i mpetno ity, r peatedly lengthened our lesson , but all in vain ; the reci tation hour wa and that decided to

chcme wa.

too

hurt for them to obtain

abandoned.

fter

atisfaction ,

ev<.'ral proj ec t

tbey

ummou to th ir aid the i nfernal machi nat ion

of

Joey, bot latest advic s i ndicate tha.t the Fresh men will s t i l l be victorious.

6

Tllu trious class of

'

0, thy course i

o n ward to

ti

TH E

46 victory ;

O RA C L E .

thy fame shall be transmitted to the

posterity.

nioth degree of

All along thy line of march are stre w n the mangled

remains of the most formidable constructions of Livy, Plato, Herodotus, and Horace, and at present those of Homer are sharing the same fate.

D uri ng the Fall we had a slight alterca­

genus Sophomorum, who soon became very sensibly impressed with the propriety of letting Fre hie alone, and the fact that we carry canes was soon k n own the world over. Bnt while we charge tion upon the subj ect of " canes " with certain of the

with becoming fury upon our natural foes and sworn enemies,

we are happy to state that we are at peace with all the rest of the world.

The

ultan of Turkey has received our solemn

pledge of neutrality, while the grand Czar has been assured that there are no fears of any interference whatever, on o u r part, i n European affairs.

Without fear of being aďż˝ cused Gf

any vainglory, we may further

tate that as a class we are also

noted for our good conduct, as is universally acknowledged by the citizens " down

town " - of course they know.

Campus, the Janitor points to

On the

'80 as a model of good behavior,

while he spends many a lonely hour in weeping over the sins of the upper-classmen.

Each expects the first honors of the class,

and the greatest individual eminence in after life ; yet so great is the moral fortitude of

each, that no disappointment in that

direction can have any serious effect, from the fact that each unsuccessful aspirant intends to adopt the motto : your part ; there all the honor lies."

" Act well

THE

ORAC L E .

C LA S S

P R ESIDENT.

O F F I C E R S.

TREA

J. E. TRASK.

F. W .

SECRETARY.

J. T. MA

0

J. M .

R X,

. W.

A . A. BI

.A R R A NC: F. :\C E l<T.'.

C. F. K T N G ,

M E M B E R S.

POF.T.

LEM E X T � .

TOAST

H R A N E.

ANB

COMMITTEE OF

J . L. INGRA H A M ,

'. W.

DONA LD.

COM M I TTEE ON ODES.

H. R. CH.A.PLIN,

H . L. KOOPM .i .X .

O R ATO R .

J. E.

L. M. NASON.

P R O PH ET.

RER.

" H A W.

BI TO R I A N.

VICE PRESIDENT.

W. S. BOSWORTH.

47

A.

M.

:\J A . TER. L A R K.

K i'' O I D .

T.lI O M A . .

Fred Albert Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H u m l'urcl .

Charle Henry Bates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D:l1wcri<1>ort, M a , - . .A.agu tu Alvan Bickford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n11uornt1 11 1 , X . I f .

Walt,e r auger Bo worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G rnft1111, Mu,;,:, John Elijah Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " at n· i l l .

Charles Haynes Ca e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W a t r\'i llr.

H u g h Ross Chaplin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bn.n1wr.

Carroll Winn C l ark . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B a l d w i n;;ri l le , M �.

Chester Weld Clements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K end u�hoir.

James Edward Cochrane . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . W nte r ri l l e.

William Rns ell CoUins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . �cor:rcto w n , 'nl.

Edgar Herbert Oro by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B rmrn r i l l r.

Thomas Glo\"er Eaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruckpu rt .

Caleb Buffum Frye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alc m , M a��Fred amuel Herrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . edg wic k .

Charle. Freeman Hopkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mt. Yt•nw n , X . 1 1 .

J o h u a Loring Ingraham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camden.

Herbert Leslie Kelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield.

Erne t Frothin �ham King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland.

Carl Clinton Kmg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyndon.

Harry Lyman Koopman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeport.

Jonathan Titus MacDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Avondale, . B. Mi nnie Hartford Ma.thews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville.

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4

TH E

ORAC L E .

Cl areuce Fill more M c i n tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield.

George Nathan Merri l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Boston, N. H. Lauren ti n Melancthon N a on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standish.

Hart ·tein Wen d ell Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockport. .Asher Fo ter Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland.

George Wa. hin gton Peacock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hallowell.

Fred rick Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H o u I ton.

Jame: M ad i 011 anboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Newport.

Horace Eugene awyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cumberland.

John Emery Sawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monson .

Fiauk W i l b u r , haw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houlton . .Artbnr M il ton Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hal lowel l .

Jame EJi�ba Trn. k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Sharon.

Georue 8 1 ruan W hite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville.

J oh n Monroe Wym an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. Li1ermore. _

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A rranged in the Order of their Es tablishment.

T HE

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ORAC L E .

THE

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0 RAC L-E .

51

Esta.blisb.S>d iS�S-

RESIDENT

,\ pplcton A. Plaisted, '5 1 ,

CRA D l/A TES.

Leonard D . Carver, '68,

H o n . Heuben Foster, '55,

Fred A. Waldron, '68,

Prof. Euw. W. Hall, '62,

J . Herbert Philbrick, '73.

H e ,·. Asa L. Lane, '62,

Horace W. Stewart, '74.

Edw. H . Smi l ey, '75.

U. 'DBRGR C LASS

Jo iall H. Drummond, Jr.,

Jolrn :\ I. Foster,

Cua. . L\ . Cua c, F red E . D w b nt" t , larcncc D . F o ter, ha . 11. G i !J b,,

1877.

Chas. F . Meserve,

Judson

.

turtevaot,

Edward O . Lord.

CLASS

OF

1878.

Frank J. Jones,

Walter H. Mathews, Cilas. L. Phillips,

Henry M. Thompson,

Drew T. Wyman.

'ha.s. E. Conau t, James W. Jenkin�, Willis A . J oy , 'has.

D l/A TES.

OF

C LASS

OF

Will H. Lyford, Geo. E. M u rray,

Wm. N. Philbrook, Walter C.

. Lemont,

Frc:tl _\ , Barker, 'he t · r ,V . 'lcmcnt.-, Tllo mas G . Eato n , · b e r F . Palmer,

1 879.

C LASS

OF

1880.

tetson.

Fretlerick Perkins,

Fra n k W. haw, rtbur hl. Thomas, J lrn �[ . Wyman, J. L. 1 1 wrubum .

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ORACL E .

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TH E

ORAC L E .

:Esta."bl.ish.ed.

RE f/J EJ,' T

E d w i n R. Emerson, C . E , · -5, ol . Franci . Heath, •.- , G o. G. Perci rnl , M . D . , '.'5 , Nathaniel }foader '63, F ran k m i t b , '63,

.Atwood

53

1850.

MBl!1BER

H . \\-e. l e y D u n n ,

'G .

Fred M. W i lson, M . D . , ' 7 1 ,

Lo u i .A. \Y h ee l e r , '73, Ch a rl e F. C . Ioorc, 7-J. , Im rie E. Will iam , '7-1, W' i n i arn H. Kelley, 'i4,

' ro lJy, M . D . , 'G-1

'barles H. Perci rnl, '7

F red C. Tbayer, :H . D . 'G5,

'JJ ER C R A IJ A T. Jo eph Il. File ,

Florcnt i u

l bcrt

'.

William G .

C LASS

; e tchcl l , •

Ian n

fiu rrh R . 'hapl i n , E drra r B . ' r o uy, Freel ' . n nick,

1877.

J o i a h R. He u d e r on,

I Jarry N . H a rn e

M. Ha1lo� c l l ,

C LASS

OF

1878.

C LASS

OF

1 879.

E rnrett Flood Hannibal E. Hamlin, Ed w i n

7

OF

C LASS

D. ebster P i ke, Ho\'\"ard B. Tilden .

William \\. Mayo,

. Ed on

\ \ b itternore.

OF

.

wen,

1 880

J untbao T. MacDonal d ,

Lauren t i us M . ... Ta on, E . Tra k.

.Tame

1·

THE

54

ORAC LE.

1i1TERARY �RATERNITY� O F F I C E R S.

Pre iden t - - - - - · · - - - · · · · · · · · - · · - · · · · · · · · · - H . N. HA YNE . . i e Prcsiu c u t · · · · · · - - - - - - · · · - · · - - · · - · · · - D· W. Pnrn.

Librarian - · · · - - - - - · - · - · · - · - - - · · - · · - · · · · · · W. I . D A VIS.

As istant Librarian . - . . - . - - ·

-

- . . - - - . . . - . . . F. L. PATTEN.

Treasurer . . . . - . . . - - . . . - . - . . - - . . . . . . . - . . - . H. M. TROMP ON.

Recording

ecrctary .

. . .

...

_

. . . . . . . _

_

. . . . .

J. E. CASE.

M E M B E R S. W. H. Brownson, F . M. Hallowe11 ,

W . C . Burnll am , W. I. Davis,

Seniors.

H. N . Ilaynes, J. R. Henderson, Junior .

C. F. John on,

H. M . Thompson.

Sophomores.

W. A . Joy,

J . Jenkins,

C . E . Owen,

F . A . Barker,

E . H. Crosby,

C . H . Bates,

F.

J. E .

E. F. K ing,

eCoster,

D. W . Pike,

W. G . Mann,

C . E. Conant, 0. C . . Davies, J . F.

W. H. Looney,

G. W. Young.

F. L . Patten ,

G. Merriam,

A. P. Soule,

W. W. Mayo,

W. C.

tetson,

C . F . Warner.

Fre hmen .

C . W.

a e,

,l ark ,

H. E.

•

.

J. T. MacDonald, A. W. Palmer,

Herrick,

J . M. Sanborn,

H. L. Koopman , awy r,

F. W.

J. E. Trask.

h aw ,

TH E

ORAC L E .

55

.A. N D

Offl C E f\S1 President .

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

Vice President .

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.

.

. . . .

c. F. M E ERVE.

- . . . . . - - - . . . . . . . F. E. DEWRUR T.

. . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . J . R. H ENDER ON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. E. O wEx. Trea_s a rer. - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J . M. WnLt�.

'orresponding

ecretary

Recording Secretary . .

Committee

E. 0 . LOR D , J.

.

on

illember 'llip.

Prudential Com m ittee.

TURTEV...U.'"T ,

D. W. PI KE,

H A.

. A.

\V. C. , 'TET O�, A . F . P.ALMEn.

Cl.a.::;: of '77.

O. Lord,

F. M. Ilallowcll,

Edward

J . R. Hender on,

J . M. Fo ter,

�·

C . F. :lfe erve, E . F . Lyford,

H. Brownson,

E.

J . 1 1 . Files,

C . D.

J.

.

m i tb,

tnrtevan t.

TH E

56

H . B. Tilden, I T . �I. Thornp on , . .i.. Chase,

ORA C L E .

Cl� of •79_

D. F.

F . J. Jones,

\\. G . M an n ,

W. (' : Burnham, Cla.:ss of ·79_

W. E. Morang,

W. H . Matllews.

G. E . Murray,

,J. W . Jenkins,

C. E. Conant,

. Merriam,

W.

.

W.

. L moot,

A . F . Pal m r,

J . L. Ingraham,

G. N . "lrerrill,

C' . W. 'l ark,

G . E. \Yb ito,

E . Dewhurst,

. L. Phillips,

\ . I . Davi ,

L. lL Nason, J. hl. \\ymao,

'l'. Wyman ,

D. W. Pike,

Claea of ·so.

C . Stotsou, H . Lyford .

J. T. MacDonald, H . E . Sawyer, J . E. Cochrane,

A. . .i. B ickfo rd, J . E . Case ,

. W. Peacock, H. L. Koopman.

THE

ORACL E .

57

C H A RLE S H . M E E K , i!l i c c l � a n. u n i?

1 l f 1! , 1 8 7 7 .

E D \iV A R D E . T H A Y E R , � i c rl � t' i i 1 : t i

1

187 7.

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58

PRE I DENT

O R ACL E .

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

VICE PRE IDENT . . . .

.

SECRETARY . . .

. . . . · · · · - · . . . .

TREA URER

. . . . .

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• • • •

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W. H . B R O WN SO N.

H. N. H AYNE .

. . . . . . . . . . . . F. E. D E WH U R ST. w. A. JOY.

• • • • • •

. • • • • • • • • • •

PERJOJ).ICALS. DAILIES.

Bo.ton Globe,

Portland Press,

Lewiston Journal,

Bo·ton Journal ,

Ea tern .Argu,,

Springfield Republican,

Boston Po t,

G raphic,

Kennebec Journal,

Boston Heral d ,

Whig and Co urie r ,

Bangor C o mm e rc i al.

Po rtl a n d A d v e r ti se r, S E � - VVEEXLY.

New York Tribune. "'V'ITEEXLJ:ES.

.r . Y. 'rimes,

Ilar p er':; Weekly, London

�L Y. Ind epe nd en t,

ew ,

N. E. Jour. of Edncatiou,

Bo'ton

Lmuay

Zion s A d\o ca te ,

.r . Y. World,

Frank Le lie' ,

N. Y. , u u cl ay Wo rl d ,

ll er a l d ,

N". Y.

b crver,

LiYing Age,

N . Y.

Bo-ton Tran-cript,

Loudo n Time,;,

Zion'R Herald ,

Portland Tran cript,

Au d ro c oggi n Hera l d ,

Scientific A m eri can ,

l i pper,

Camden H eral d , Chicago Tribune,

Wntch mau ,

Detroit Free Press,

Somer:;et Reporter,

:r os pel Banner,

Wa terv il l e Mail,

Oxford Democrat,

Ell worth

Republican Jonrual ,

Fai rfiel d Chronicle,

Ilar'l"ard L a m poon,

Northern Border,

mericau.

Da nb u ry N w-, Loui:\ i l lc

roo·took Valley S u n ri · e.

'nuri r-Jonrual,

SEUI:J: - ut:ONT�LJ:ES.

Yale

'onrnnt,

Dwight's Journal of M u. ic. ut:ONTE:LJ:ES.

P o p ular

cicncc M o n t h ly ,

Pop u l a r

cience M on t hl y ,

u pp l e m en t ,

Harper's Month ly ,

Ba p t i st Mi s i on ary Magazine,

crilme1Js M o n thl y ,

A tla n t ic Mo u th l y,

Maga in P i tt ore:"q ne ,

E c l e c t i c Magazine,

Galaxy.

Repub li c,

Fureigu Mi:si on ary ,

Bapti t Teacher,

N"ational Teacher',; Monthly,

.Afri c an Repo itory.

TH E

ORACL E .

59

� t agg of ' 7 '7 .

F RE ffiI.AN PRIZE . .

.

. None awarded.

SOPHOMORE PRIZE DECLiiUTION . . . . First, E. F. Lyford ; · econd, J. M. Foster.

JUNIOR PAiiT

.

. E. F. Lyford, J. hl. Foster, Miss L. H .

. .

Coburn, H . N. Haynes.

JUNIOR PRIZE

DECL.AMATIO

econd, E. F. Lyford.

•.

. . . First,

ENIOR PRIZE FOR COMPO ITION .

gr; t acs F R E HMAN PRIZE

.

.

.

. Fir t,

.

.

.

H.

N.

Ilaynes ;

J. R. Henderson.

of ' 7 8 .

H. hl. Thompson.

Prize for best of not less than six from the same chool, Phillip .

PRIZE

rn

hl. Thompson.

READI 'G .

.

. L.

. . First, F. E . Dewhurst ; Second, H.

OPHO::UORE P.RIZE DECLAM TIO� .

. . . No competition.

JG"!IIOR PA RT . . . . H . B. Tilden , H . M. Thompson, Miss E .

Koopman, F . E. Dewhurst.

FRE

1IlIA.N

� l a CS o f ' '7 9 .

PRIZE . . . . Prize for best of n o t less t h a n six from

the same school, W . ... . Philbrook .

F RE IIMAN

PRIZE

IN

RE.J..D ING .

• • .

econd, C. E. Owen .

First, c.

H. Meek j

OPHO::UORE PRIZE DECLilI TIO� . . . • First, H. E. Hamlin .

•

'econd, W. H. Lyford.

�lu F1rn IIM

of '8

.

,. PRI ZE . . . . Mi s Mi nnie H. Mathews.

TH E

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OFPJ'CER

c. F . M E ERV E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Presiden t.

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Vice Pre ident.

C . F. ME ERYE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ecretary.

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-

- - -

- -

-

-

- - - . . . . . Tr0asurer.

DIRECTOR .

C.

�.

ME ER.VE-.

DU.JECTA D. T . Wyman,

MBM!JIVJ.

C. E. Conant,

C . E .· owen,

M. K. Page,

W . N . Philbrook,

G . Merriam,

E verett Flood,

J. H . Files,

J. W. Jenkins,

H. E. Hamlin, E. C . Whittemore,

W. H . Lyford, . F. Warner.

62

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W11r. H . LOONEY W. II . MaTilEWS M. K. PL\ E

E.

E. FLOOD

F.

c.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . .

. . • • • . . • • • .

A.

• • • . • . . • .

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Bar ke r ,

. r,e m o n t,

A. P.

oule,

.A .

1 st Lieut.

• • . •

•

G ETCIIELL

H. R.

2d Lie u t .

. LORD . . . . . . . O rd er ly

II. E. H A. M L IN

ORACL E .

A.

i:rgt.

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Captain.

4th S ergt .

IIA PLIN . . . . . . . . 5th S ergt.

F. PAL mm . . . . . . . . . 1

2d

e rg t .

E. JI. CRO ·ny

3d

ergt.

J. T. MACDONALD

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.

t . . . . 2<l

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Co rp.

Corp .

3d Corp.

C. E. Conant,

F. J. Jones,

J. W. Jenki ns,

C. A . Cha e,

C. F . Johnson,

W. H . Lyford,

C. F. Warner,

J. M. Fo t e r,

J. A. Walling,

J. F . DeCo ter,

P. B . Warren,

F. E. D e w hu rs t ,

W . W. Mayo,

W. E. M o r ang,

E. C. Whittemore,

J. Gedde ,

W. C.

G. Merriam,

0.

C.

. Davies,

te t

on ,

II. M. Thomp ·on,

G. W . Young,

W. R. C ol l i n

F. L. Patte n ,

F. G. Eaton,

C. H. Bates,

F.

,

. H err i c k ,

C. H. Sal mau, H . L . Koop man, G. N. M e rri l l, H . W. Page,

J. E . Ca ·c,

J. L. Ingraham,

F. Perkin!.',

C. W . Clark,

H. L. Kelley,

H. E.

J. E . Cochrane,

E. F . King,

C. L. K i n g ,

awyer,

F. W. Shaw.

THE

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63

OFFJ:CEES. PRE IDENT

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VI E PRESIDENT .

ECRETARY TRE.1. U R E R MA.NAGER .

SCO R E R

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Drum mond . . .

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ORACLE.

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Dewhurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. F.

Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 t B.

Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. F.

Pike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d

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Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d B.

Bo WORTH, Captain

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. . ccretary and Treasurer. .

'f. Wyman, Leader . . . . . - - - - - - · - · · - - - - - - l st Tenor.

, J . E. Trask

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lathew

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Everett Flood .

M . K. Page .

�Iu ic furni bed for all Fancy Entertainment , a

W. H . B rown

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Percy Warren

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Husking , , erenades, etc .

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thirty minute ' notice.

f i\ES�f".\ Leader

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Palmer.

Wyman.

1 1 th Horn .

am pus at all unrea onnble hours during the

ummer months.

.A.s yet this honorable position is vacant, the last who held it having blown F0< partioola< � •m•ll bl l•.

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President and Managing Editor .

Trea urer

J. H. J . H.

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W. H.

BROWN ON.

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l:'ILE , ' 7 7 ,

F . E . DEWHLffi T, '78,

H E XDERSON, '77,

W. A . JOY, ' 79,

E. F. LYFORD, '77 ,

N.A.Til..U H

NT, '79.

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THE

68

ORACLE.

S e n i o r C h ess C l u b.

H. N. HAYNE · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President.

W. H. BROWN ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary. �e=.bers.

Brown on, Drummond, Hallowell, Haynes, Lyford, Lord.

Zeta

Psi

C h ess

C l ub.

H. N. Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King.

F . M. Hallowell

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Bishop.

D . W. Pike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knight.

Everett Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Castle.

0.

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D . K. E . C h ess C l u b.

L. Phillips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King.

0.

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Queen.

H. M . 'l'hompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Castle.

F . E. Dewhurst W . N. Philbrook

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Bishop.

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Knight.

Drummond, Lyford, Jenkin

J u n ior

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and

Palmer . . . .

C h ess

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Pawns.

C l u b.

Dewbur t,

Thompson,

Getchell,

Pike,

Man o ,

Jones.

THE

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ORAC L E .

The " Boss " E ating Club.

BARTERER

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LADL E - MAN · - · - - ·

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w.

. BO S W O RT H .

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F . L. PATTEN.

D E ERT - MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. M. P E R KI

M. K. Page,

W.

L. M. Perkins,

C.

W.

F. L. Patten, C. M.

�mctiti <i:vicuri.

0.

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C. King,

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Palmer, *

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T. G. Eaton,

W . H . M a th e ws , F. E.

Dewhurt,

(1)

ll. M. Tho mp�o n ,

C. W. C l e m e n t�,

W . .J.. . Joy,

\\. X. Pbilllrook , ( ! )

F. J . Jone.-,

'onan t .

W. I L Lyfortl,

. Lo rd ,

.A. M . Thoma�,

A.

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F. W.

Meser-.e,

A . Barker,

E.

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IDlcm'bcre. •

.A. J. Stm-tevant,

C. S . L e mo n t,

F. Perkins, C. F.

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Warner,

C. S . Davies.

D. K. E . E ating Club. c . .A. CHA-SE . . . .

. Bosworth,

In order of capacity.

C . .A.

ha:e,

• . E.

Zeta Psi E ating Club.

Establ ished on t h e principle that those w h o work a n d behave

(?)

SHALL

HEAD(1t7Al!TEiS AT CO!INE!I OF GETCHELL AND COLLEGE ST!IEETS.

M.l. TER. OF CERE1I O � I E CII I EF OF

J . H. F i le

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T.\FF

C. E.

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wen,

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�onuictorce.

*

J. T. MacDonald,

II.

R. Chapli n ,

H . E . II amJin, II. B. Tilden,

§ E. II. Cro lly,

Disciple of Dio Lewis. u . lt�;.W.i ll not serve p t lf!��c���

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M. IIal lowc l l ,

t D. W. Pike,

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II

eat.

J. E . T R A

W . G. Mann,

K.

Flom], E. C. W h i t temore, f1i J . E . Tra k, E..-erctt

W. W. Mayo.

f¥41i'" Ile talks, then he'll talk. s!

II§ Ala Toujours prct.

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Fou.n.d.ed.

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1976 .

..)IEMB.ER S ( f) *

c . H. SAL MAN,

"' F. L.

\\". I. DAV1 ' J. E. CA E,

PATTEN,

* \V. A. JOY,

* E. F. KING. # On Prob tion .

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Extra Trains with Return Tickets to all the following L ectures : .A.stro:n.o:n::i..ica.L " Ah , well may regal orbs burn blue, And satellites turn pale."

J.

" North - West Corner of the Moon '

2.

" Top and Bottom of the Moon

l.

" Ea rth's Penubra "

2.

" Moon's Pedigree "

A. powerful

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tereopticon is used.

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WM. IlERSCIIEL L-N-Y.

Ga.stro:n.o:n::i..ica.L " Art of Feeding

tuc1ent

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" My Jolly Friends' Appeti tes '' . " Creme de la Creme" . .

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D10 L E W I S F-L-s. .

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Beautifully ill ustJ:ated. * Late of Dartmouth.

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THE

ORACLE.

Natural " Capill ary Attractions" . . . . . .

. . . . . .

Science.

PRES. OF

UNIV. MousT .i.CHE

CLUB.

Prof. W. G.

M-N.

" Huxley, the in>entor of Intercostal M u cles" . . . . C. H . S-L ll N, " Th e Oyster, a Decapod"

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

M .D .

'' The Cestracion, an inhabitant of .Au tralia " . . . . . Prof. F. E. D-n-T. " .A Plaut ha

no mouth, con'equeutly n o will power."

t Hon .

F R A N K J-s.

�cella.neou.s.

" Go We t, Young

Man "

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" .Art of Sleeping in a Railway Car " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hon. E. " Lamps vs. Coal Stoves

for

Heating Purposes."

0. L-no.

FR-U R-CK P-RK-NS, LL.D.

t Re-elected to Congress.

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smile a n d educated whi'ker."

what a tangled we\) we wea rc,

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m an ,

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one':; n ame i n p ri nt ; there 'ti noth i n g in ' t . "

ad ; t h e ga rd e n was a wi l d ;

the he rm i t , si ghe d - t i l l woman smiled . "

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Ileueatb the cbnrcb - capped h i l l , au b u m bl e hcareu.'' " llis son g the lark

m i ght

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Angel: �ny :

i ter ,pi ri t, come away . ' "

. _ . _ . . . " Ob , where ! oh , where 's my - u w 1'rel l a ? ' _ _ .

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ne>er kiss a , ·up b agaiu beh i n d th e Col l e ge d oor . '

" Tlly mode·ty 's a

c an d l e

to thy merit."

" D om e st i c happiness ! thou only bib;

Of Paradise that has escaped the fall.''

E. S.

F. S. II .

E. F. L .

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" Ye t you run. t be a h ar m le ss soul .,.

'' Of manners gentle, of affections mild."

" Love seldom haunts th e brea t

where l ea rn iflg

l ie : . '

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ORACL E .

COLLEGE CLUBS . " So comes a reckoning when the banque t 's o'er ; The dreadful reckon ing - and men smile no more."

F . E. D.

A. H. J.

P.

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. " .No common man am

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" Th i

Forernr used to be :

' T. M . .

C. F. M .

I. '

the burthen of bis song

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ljare for np..�ody- � pot I . ' "

. " Be England what .lie will,

With all her fault�, she is my conntry till." _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

P. B. W..

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" That cha tity of honor which felt a stain like a wound."

. " Shakes his ambrosial curls.''

G . W. P . . . . . . . . " Gay birds in cages pine."

C. L. P . . . . . . . . . " My voice is still for war !

Gods, how can I long

debate which of the two to choose- West Point

J. R. H.

W. A. J .

F. 0 . N .

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or Colby "

. . . . " Choose

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not alone a proper mate,

But a proper time to marry. '

. " Vociferated logic kills me quite ; A noi y man is al wars in the right.''

. . . . . . . . " I bear a >oice you cannot hear,

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ays I

mu

t not 'tn.y ;

sec n. hand you cannot

Which 1.Jeckous

·ec,

me away."

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Fall Term ends Wednesday . .

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prin g Term begins Wednesday . .

Sophomore

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Feb.

pril 25.

May 2.

Vacation of One Week.

ummer Term begins Wednesday eveni ng

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Freshman Pri ze Reading - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · J une 1 3. eo ior

Examination, Tuesday.

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Examinations of other classes begin Wednesday . - _ . July J unior Exbibitiou , Monday even ing . _ .

Examination for Admission, Meeting of the Board

8 A.M.

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A n n i versary

of Li terary

ocieties .

Com mencement, Wednesday

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Vacation of Five Weeks.

Fall Term begins Wednesday evening .

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A � � E R T I S E M E N T S -.

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ONE DOOR NOR TH OF THE POST OFFICE, Is kept constantly supplied with a.II the

A

CHR O.MOS

CHOICE

ELECTION OF

A ND

ENGRA VINGS

For sale at the Lowest Prices, and framed to order.

A large as�ortment of Mi;;cell aneous Book., Room Paper, Window

hades, Blank Book , and . tationery.

A FUL.l U 'E OP BA E- BALL C OODS.

...- Students

an:

reminded that for a small heap of money they can here get a

larfft heap of books.

" That is so, precisely."-Sopllomor�s.

A L I B E RA L

D I SC O U N T M A D E TO ST U D E N";"S.

Waterville Views, including Pictures of all the Colle[e Bnildin[s, On hand or printed to order.

atisfaction guaranteed to all but conceited people.

Oh, would some pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as CA R LTO :\' sees us.

- AND -

LIVERY, BO"RD l � Q, " � D B"IT l � Q STl\BLE. I

Fir ·t-Cla:>, Team.

L

fi .

to Let.

Team

furni bed to vi it

adjoi n i r w town" at Rea ouable Rate .

O.

b 2\£ I T H .

rJ? r o2r r i e t o r .

A D V ER T I S E M E N T S .

80 Ho,

Every One that Readeth, Come Store !

W h at Store ?

right to

the

Book

Why, the

EVERYTHTNG IN THE LJNE OF

Can be found here, or o n the order list .

••• Made to order at a price gauged solely by the cost of the moulding.

Bring z'n your Fifty Cents and get a Dollar's Worth of Books j and ye that have no money, come and see the sights.

Post Scriptum.- A fnll stock of C anes , Umbrel l a�, Dolls, Pocket Books, Knives, Lamps, Room Paper,

&c.

Post Scriptum No. 2 . - Pas' in at the door ornr which bang:> the " Big Book " and the " G old Pen," and see all the Late;;t M u sic, o. n d P r o pectus of s o m e not yet published.

Post Scriptum No.

out a s pec ial

for a sign.

fit

3 . - St u d en t;;

cau enter this Book Store with­

or previous examination ;

Term s, C A.S H ;

hut this

the

firm

Book a t

the

Door is only

will give stndents

ti m e on a cash payment as their Boarding Lady w i l l .

as mu ch

Brevi Manu. - " Tbis firm h a s been tried a n d found worthy."­

Colby Seniors.

A D V ER T l S EM EN TS

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A

LARGE STOCK OF THE

Constantly on hand and ready to be manu factured, at short notice, into clothes, guaranted to suit in fit, style, and workmanship.

{READ Y- .)dADE

Also a stock of fine

CE O THING-

Manufactured by the firm, and warranted to be first-class i n material and make.

A fine opportunity is here offered to the economical to be well clothed at a moderate expense.

Of all

sorts and sizes.

G E NTLE M E N ' S

A full line of

FU R N I S H I NG

Including every variety of " Purple and Fine Linen."

Shirt Patterns cut.

GOODS,

S H I RTS made to order, or

NECK 'VEAR of every description.

This firm does excellent work, whereto many will testify.

They are of great

assistance to the Faculty in helping to produce the transmogrification by which the verdant Freshma'll becomes the brilliant and dashing Sen ior.

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A DV ERT I S E M E N TS.

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DEALERS

ZN

FINE

Hats, Caps, Trunks, Bags, Jewelry, Toilet Goods, &c. .A.n

end.less

Just Received.

v-arlety

cf

""'V\Ta.l.king

Sticks

The Freshman favorite " H ICKORY C LU B " and

Senior's " S HELL 0 PERA " constantly on hand.

Just walk into this store, Ev'ry student in the tow n ; You cannot buy goods lower, For here they mark " right down."

George W. 0orr1 DRUGGIST AND PHARMACIST, P::S:::: C:E N�

:SLOC�.

Sells Pure Drugs and Chemicals, Fine Fancy and Toilet Articles, Cigars and Tobaccos, Odozone for the Teeth.

Proprietor of Dorr's Instantaneous

Cleanser, Dorr's Bouquet Cologne, Dorr's 'Vild Cherry Bitters.

Castor Oil, sometimes known as " Students' Favorite," always on hand.

L o .E o S H A W �

Jjtoo�.

.[f you want a First- Class Shave or Hair Cut, G O

T O

S ::S: .A. 'V\T ' S •

Over People's National Bank, l\Iain Street, 'Vatervllle, Me. A l l who go into this Shop come out " clean every whit."

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A D V ER T I S E M E N T S .

IS

3

LOCATED AT THE

CORNER OF MA IN A ND TEMPL E STREE TS.

Come in, ye students, and ye slta/I be fod regardless of your capacity or inherited tendencies.

\Vholesale and Retail Dealers in

jurnilure, ¢urpttit1!)£, ¢rochtrlj, �Tti11 1 1111d flnss lare, Everything in the Housekeeping Line.

2

No.

E�u.telle

Block,

J::v.:!: a.in.

St:reet.

M A 1 N ST R E E T, O P P . TH E POST O F F I C E .

Hard

and Fzn� Cu t: �

Tralia©e:o�

Everything ever thought of in the Smoking L i ne .

q], {[? jldOR_RILL) {i?r ·oprietor.

Look i n at t h e window :rnd s e e t h e above statements ill ustrated.

G o u p j u st O n e F l i gh t , and Over Low ' s D r u g Store

R E A D Y TO G I V E Y O U A

fU\ST "' C Ll\_SS

S � AttE

O fi\

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:

EXACTLY a s you want i l . tudents w i l l rememuer that M r . Scribner's ra ors and onions were not designed for the same purpose; h is razor never brought a tear.

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A D V ER T I S E M E N T S .

:E..

O.

F.

C.

S.

Hats, Caps , Furm"shz'ng Goods , Rubber Coats, Umbrellas ,

Trunks ,

Valises,

Tot"let

A rtz"cles , &c. , at One Prz"ce.

S I L K

H A T S

MAIN STRE ET,

T O

O R D E R.

W A T EBV l l L E,

MEe

One Door North of the Williams House.

Mr. R. is

a

firm friend to students, for " he knows how it is hissel."

D E .A L E R S

:r N

S i l ve r W a re , Fan cy G oods, &c . , A.a::: ..A.I N

S T :E. E E T,

"V\T..A.T E :E."'7':t L L E . ..

·watches a n d Jewelry Repaired .

¥#" \Vatches regulated here to keep rom Co/lrgt Tim.e.

H OD S O N �

L O YD ,

l\'Ianufacturers and Dealers i n

This

Firm

Warrant Entire Satisfaction.

First Door South of Ticonic Bank, Main St , Waterville, Me. Students should remember that they cannot go barefooted this Summer and not be complained of, as last Summer.

A D VE RT I S E M E N TS.

85

Keeps Pure Drugs and Jlfedicines, Trusse�, S upporters, Shoulder Braces, and Feather Dusters - A L L VERY CHEAP.

FINE

T OBA C C OS

A ND

Also,

CIGARS}

Including the celebrated " La Piccadura," or " Boss 5-cent Cigar."

o::r Discount made on large orders from " Mustache Clubs."

S.

C.

)1£ARSTON.

Mens', Youths', and Boys'

Hats, Caps, Furs, Trunks, Valises, Rubber Clothing, & c .

Plaisted's Building, Opp. Express Office, Main St. , Waterville.

Mr. Marston is famous for accommodating students.

First- Class Teams to L et. Teams furnished to visit adjoining towns at reasonable rates.

Stable and Office, Head of Silver St. , near Williams House.

G E O

.

.A. .

O S E O E N E,

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Confectionery and Fru its,

Teas and Coffees,

Crockery and G l ass Ware,

Can ned Goods,

Corn, Flour, and Feed.

Cash paid for Country Produce.

New Store, Gilman Block, Opp. Express Office, Waterville.

·r

E E T E T _ s 6�����A V� R__ __ 1_ s _� D_ N__ M _ s _ ·�����

(Successor to T. E. RANSTED & Co.,) Dealer i n

IRON AND STEEL, PAINTS, OILS, CLA

•

S TO VE

•

'J'l'.

WARE.

Builders' Materials, and General Hardware, wr� m snti�r, � �It� rosr orf J ci.

Do not stop to knock, but walk right in on

A n d they w i l l show you

BOOTS A N D

SHOES

Of the Finest Qual i ty . They will gi rn the price, and you 'lli l l t h i n k them joki ng, so low i s i t , b u t i t i s n o j o k e .

Nice

Boots

A\

..

Dovr.n.

M ,,

Close

to

$3.00.

D U N B A R ,,

·- · · - � ·· ·!l '� ·- - ·� �Arr� S1�eer, �Ol\T� Of Tef\i rLe. Magazines Neatly Bound, Old Books Re-bound, A lbums Repaired. [? Mr. D nuuar can be relied on every time.-Students.

W ..,

� : T el � :sJ L L �

War4clk�M@k€r

OJnel

J€W€ler

And D e a l e r i n G o l d and S i lver Watches, Si lver and Pl ated Tabl e Ware, Clocks, Spectac l es , Opera G l asses, Solid G o l d and Pl ated J ewel ry.

Al so, Pocket Cutl ery and Fancy Goods.

�a.in

Street ,

'7\Ta.terv-ill e , �e.

� Correct time every morning, direct from Cambridge by Telegraph.

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A D V ER T I S E M E N T S .

87

HARDWARE, CUTLE RY, and SADDLERY Found a t the Store of

Successors to ARNOLD & MEADER.

I ron,

Steel, Axles, Springs, G l ass,

They also constantly keep, in any quantity,

Carriage Wheels and

Paints, O i l s, Carpenters'

and

Spokes, Saws, N a i l s,

Farmers' Tools,

In fact, everything called Hardware.

JliI'" All kinds of Tin and Sheet Iron Work made�and Repaired. " Finest horns here we ever blew."- Colby Freshmen.

NE W

S TA B L E,

L l lYER Y

On Temple Street, near Corner of Main.

First- Class Teams to L et, at reasonable prices, to Students and other responsible parties.

CHARLES

A.

H I L L,

P R O P R I E T O R.

Students who would like their horses boarded during vacation will fi n d t h i s a convenient place.

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D INJUG} AND LU N C H R O O K S

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A t the M. C. R. R. Depot, opp. South College, Waterville.

SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO

l\!r. M u rray does everything in a first-class manner.

He is a business man

and treats a l l patrons i n a business-like way.

� He also bas

LUNCII Roo:u

IN PORTLAND, which Colby boys

will, of course, :find as they pa s along the line. " Glorious ice creams at �Iurray's."-J'ttniors.

·t·

s _ s����� E_ o_ R v_ ���� A_ l s_ M _T _E __ __ T_ E_ s� N_ .

FINE W O.BK A_ND lOW PRICES.

OF

N E A T LY A N D

.A. L L

XJ:NDS,

P R O M P T LY

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E X E C U T E D,

T� --

One of the Largest Printing H ouses East of Boston.

Haviog a very extensive Job Printing Establishment, furnishe d with the very best appliances of Presses, Type and "\-Vorkmanship, we especially solicit orders fo r Fine Printing of all kinds, for l\fonufacturers or Business �Ien, such as Tags,

Labels, Pay Rol ls,

variety of Printing.

Blank Books; and every

"\-Ve also make a specialty of

Such as Prog ram mes, Catalog ues, A d dresses, Sermons, etc.

/¥jj> Don't send out of the State for Printing, for we guarantee to give Satisfaction.

We ask the students of Colby to carefully consider the

Advertisements in the O R CLE, and get their goods accord­

ingly.

There are two classes of traders in Waterville : one

a dvertises in the O RACLE, giving us material aid ; the other

cannot afford to advertise - some say they \>Yill next year or year after perhaps.

emptor.

Yes, carefully consider, and caveat