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LEWI TON:

EDITOï¿½S. ALBERT

'78.

C. GETCH E L L,

'78.

F R A N K J. J O N ES,

W I L LIS A. JOY,

'79.

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CH AR LES F. WAR N E R,

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etproxiniosetalienos: And tbu ,

making our prettie t genuflection b hin d

OR.A

the

foot-lights, do we greet tbe patrons of tbe 'LE.

Owing to tbe number and variety of

r new and uorirnlcd panorama, and to tbe l ack

tbe scenes to be unrolled in tbe presentation of

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scene, we are able to notice but briefly a fow of tbe general ufficient time for au extended description of each

features, leaving to be detected by you tbe mauy le�ser beauties and blemisbe ,-beauties, becau e undoubtedly a ishes, because Nature is the only true Arti t and tbat ,·e11vivid imagination greatly aids

our Yisual organs,- blem

erable Dame, infiuence<l perbaps

by mercenary moth-e ,

bas secured tbe copyright, an<l will part with neither

tate

T he Class Histories, so long a feature of the ORA LE,

nor County rights.

have (with one ex: eption) bee11 this year rejected, because, in the opinion of tbe Editors, they have given it a sameness

witty apo t h eg m .

T ha t of the Senior Ola s is pre eute 1,

being u ually remarkable neither for literary excellence nor

THE

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when th y are about to lea'e College scenes and mingle i n ince items concerning

class possess greater interest

t he b u y b u rn of the outside swarm.

The place o f the rest

is occnpied by literary matter, and several new features. The foriner will, we think, merit your approbation. respect at least,

they deser,ing of commendation;

As to the latter, if they are new and original, in that are

while, if unsatisfactory, they b u t participate in the usual fortune of e.s:perirnent;:; when first tried. have endeavored to meet this demandÂˇ

Realizing that a few pleasantries would be demanded, we and if our jokes

seem too personal or bordering on the v ulgar, jt should be borne in mind that the passage between Scylla and CharybÂ dis is narrow and exceedingly difficult of navigation, and

in a.tternpting it.

many crafts, better manned than ou rs, have been wrecked

To om artist

our poets, and our h istorian, and all who

barn in any way Jent the willing hand, we extend our hearty thunk . And now t he light

the attendants ready, the mellow cadences of th e orchestra are arranged, the pn116ys well oiled,

are heartl , and the entertainment begin .

Do you applaud, let it be cheeri l y ;

kindly.

Clo you cen ure,

As for us: "The torch shall be extingai bed, that Hath lit our midnight lamp."

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of a serious or emu a tragic character, there ]s

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plays which are put on the stage, if tbey he

though not necessary to the full development

frequeut.ly introduced

of the plot, yet serve

a comic part

to enli v en the play and

temper its general seriou ness . of life, serion

wbich,

o in the drama

though it be, there are times i\hen tbe

acy and draws ns for the time a i cle from the grave concerns

joyou , happy part of our nature asserts its uprem

of life, returning us re fre bed and ready to take up our burdens again.

as truly a part of our uature as

Nor is this wrong.

laugh and be merry i

Tbi

di po itiou to

Love, Pride, or Ambition, and as such should receive its

As a general thing, we laugh at what is trange, striking

due attention.

Wit, which i

uncommon.

m o st potent to produce laugh

ter, is merely that which gives to ordinary thoughts or age, '' IIora quota est.'

new a pects. pa

He ha. jn t t rnn lated it when

Thus, Fre bman i

it in an eutir ly new ligb t by the bell strikes.

,I,t/

reading from Horace tbe

a quick change, and pre eots tbem in entirely

occurrence

The Profe

or take ayiog,

tbe tbougb.t, pre ent Half-pa t five," tb.us

making a sober sentence a funny one.

te ·or, " Do u 't blow so hard a to a i

.Agnin

wa,ting too much breath i\Hh blow-pipe .

l -f-

t i l e Pro-

stutlent

i t com Ill erce!'

THE

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Wit may take for its subjects anything and everything. It may make you laugh at a tree, a horse, or a house.

may make you laugh at natio!JS, societies, individuals.

the last mentioned office we propose to discuss it, that is, when the object aimed at is some per on.

Thus employed,

wit may do much evil; it may also do much good.

Well

directed wit is potent, not only in bringing out the joyous in our nature but it may, when judiciously employed, direct attention to faults and thus arouse in the person a de ire for their correction.

Wit is here of double value, for it

administers rebuke and at the same t.ime makes .the victim laugh. · In this way Dickens and great power which they have

Thackeray gafoed

the

wielded over the world.

It is the sharp wit of Dickens, as when he brings out the shameful management of the poor iu England, that makes bis stories so valuable. tions of 'fhackm·ay

It is the laughable descrip

In our life in College, among

as he exposes the shams

that makes him so readable.

of society,

It makes us more free.

And if

our mates, what is better thau an exchange of kindly wit? It makes us more social.

any one happens to be at all mischievous (and such are not scarce) we come to be more careful.

What efforts have we

not put forth to avoid ridiculous mistakes in our class-room exercises? Personal peculiarities furnish the best subjects for these ever-ready fellows.

Is one pompous in his air, his very

appearance is a signal for a joke at his expense.

Does he

use the biggest words be cnn find, there is ever some one ready to trip bim on them.

Is one over-careful of his

personal appearance, a glass case is suggested.

Does one

have a hobby which be rides nearly to death, he is sure to be reminded of the distressed conditiou of bis animal. Surrounded by such influences as these, one is apt to look twice before he steps. Wit thus directed to persons should nev·er be accom panied with malignity.

There should always be with it a

desire to correct the frwlt ridiculed.

If this be not so, wit

will siuk. into low abuse and scurrilit.y.

It should be the

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fault tbe haft is aim ed at, not the -vi tim of the fault. are not for an instant to land or ber ruler .

It was the faults

bated Eng

uppo e that Dicken

o rife under tbern .

ome natures are so sen itirn tbn.t, if e x po ed to

Care should be taken upon whom we practice om wit.

cntting wit, they would droop as a tender flower under the

would only exa perate.

early

uch tbe exerci e of wit

Others are quick-ternperecl.

fro t.

Upon

everel y

should be careful aod judicious.

uch ridicule

.l!'or, although a sbarp

exercise of w it may in time work out the de ired re ult.

thru t may be without it

well-meant effect , yet a cautious

io t r uments fur reform.

As such it

Well- di rected wit, then, may be one of the mo t u eful

by all, and especi ally by tho se who have nature

ad apted for it.

hould be culti vate<l

ince, then w it bold

so high a p lace not

pe uliarly

do, we think that it de erves a place in a col lege paper a only for the plea, urn it afford

but al o for tbe good it may

It ha

aim t hat our wit should not de cend to shrncler; that no

repre entiog one pba e of stuclent life.

been our

ca es, we ba r n bad in rnintl the wel fare of the one n one

houlrl be subject to it unle s he deserved to be.

REVIE\i

OF THE YEAR.

1'zt�t-:WJI

HE bound that bark

indication of progre

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In all

ailed.

OH�r the ground the fa.. te t.

wonderful change .

the most seld om gets Noi e i

'fbe year which bas

It ba been a year of plea

pas ed is marked by no

(-Q a nt , profitable work, that i

tartliog event ; all.

It i

The true bi

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power to relate a few i nc i< len t , oDly iu tba bi t o ry .

tory of thi

year 1'e cannot girn.

to ry of the year i

to be reatl in the

haracter of

tho m en that our Col l e;e grnduate , and in the

The real

and po itioo of tbe Co l lege her elf.

thu

iu our

baracter

r ad we are

TH E

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willing to submit it to the world..

We do not foar critics,

serere though they may be· we are proud of it.

The College is to - day iu better condition tbc.tn ever be

fore.

Through the earnest labors of President Champlin,

the former President of the University, it has been put on a

p resent management it is ra pidly increasing in u efolue s

solid financial foundation, and through the efficiency of the

and popularity.

The number of students exceed

that of

Through tbe

any year since the breakiug out of the war.

beneficence of its supporters, the College is able to furnish every year increa ed facilities for study. During our short stay we have noticed great improve

not so frequent as wheu they could be purchased for t,eu ments iu the general habits of the students.

"Cuts" are

marked improvemeut among the tude n ts geuernlly.

cents.

'Flunks" are at a discount.

Indeed, there i

There

seems to be a greater i1Jterest in the wol'k, wore effort at regularity in attendance upon the exercises, and

( rna,y

ay it) the Faculty de erre honorable mention for a,ttenclcwce at prayers during the year.

And yet tbe students are uot

gettiug to be book-worms.

Far from it.

They take

seeking to buil u np healthy miucls and

lively intere t in their work aud also a lively intere t in tbeir sport., •tbu

There are a few events out iue the line of College routine

hodie.

The history of last year's OR.iCLE

which we shall record.

hrougbt us up to the Summer Term of '77. take it np.

During tbi

There we

ball

term our B<l e-Ball Club was in

excellent condition, and the games which they p1ayed were highly creuitable.

Amo1Jg their contests

WAS

a serie

games with the Bo1tdoins, in wbicb they came off vlctoriuu . 'l icin ity

Dming the term tile Junior ·in the

in connection

The Professor is famou to

had excursions to locaHt.ies ith their study of Geolog .

for teaching those under hi

charge

tu<ly Nature as well as their text- books.

we barn enjoye<l for years.

Onr visitors were many aud

Last Commencement was one of the most pleasant that

ll t

the season as sum ed its old-time liveline s.

One of the

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attractive featur s among the exerci e , was the planting of This was not only a no1elty but, from tbe

character of the ceremonies, furni bed much enjoyment to all concerned, and prnved to be

uch an important an<.1

intere ting a l<.lition to the exercise that we tru t the

Commencement,

ustom will be perpetuated.

During the Summer vacation Profe sor Elder, with bi characteri tic eagerness to pnt within the student's reach all that the College caD afford, bad a room in Coburn Hall fitted up for laboratory work.

An l

Tbe Juniors have now an

excellent place for their work in General

bemi try.

there are also accommodations for such of the Seniors a wish to take a Course in Analytical Chemistry. The Fall Term opened with an unu ually large number.

Tbe chief event of the term, in the line of athletic

The Freshman Class was the largest that bas entered for

sports, was a Rope-Pull between 'SO and

years.

a great difference in m1mb rs, yet what 'SO lacked Although

iu meu she made up iu pluck, and thus ma<.le the cont st there wa

highly int.ere ting to tbe spectator'. to victorious 'Sl by '7S.

A medal was pre ent d

During the term the Art. Department was enriched by a uust of Milton, by Paul Akerďż˝, presented by the Alumni. At the close of the term we were agreeably surpri ed by the announcement that we could take books from tbe College Library for the Winter vacation. Although at the beginning of the Spring Term all were not back, yet one could. not help noticing, by the number that wa

on band and by tbeir eagerue s to be about their

work, that the ide3. that the first two weeks of the Spri1Jg Term amount to but little, was not

o prevalent as formerly.

Early in tbe term the telephone fevel' reached COLBY. It

oon broke out in many places.

spice-boxe .

Fil', t, in the shape of

It spread with alarming rapidity, increa ing

in danger, until at la t it broke out as drum bead

an<l

to a, emble, tbiuking that t.hey bad di covered a corn -tie Id

threa<.led t.be air so thickly with line

that the crows began

it'

o�� 1_ T� � H _ R A_C_L_ E _·��E _O ahead of the season.

The College passed the Cl'isis snfely,

We will JJO\\ glnnce at a few of the As ociatioJJ

bowernr, aud kept on her way, telephone and all.

in the

College. The Literary Fraternity is in a fl.ouri biog condition, as

their p ublic debates would show.

the intere t which is manifested in their meeting and also The Reading Room continues to be well-stocked and well-mnuaged.

We are

intere t which i

plea ed

note the increasing

manifested in this

readine s with which pecuniary aid i

part of the Colle0e,

shown by the JJumbers which frequent it and also by the The E

HO,

offered.

a monthly paper which was started la t year,

has taken a high rank among college publications.

By the

literary excellence of it� contributions and by its admirable realized its supporters' hopes.

management, it has won much praise and has more than Our Base-Ball

indications we team.

lnb have gone into field practice and from

bould say that the

Tbe Club ha

will turn out a

trong

been uofortuoa.te in lo iug many of

its be t player" -some graduating, some leaving College. Perkins, of

o, the ''only one in College who could catch

BoozJ decently,' le ft to the Club, as he i

pring for We st Point.

tbi

plea ant companion, "lfe miss him.

But he i

a good player aou the only one with

"lfhorn our pitcher can do bi

best.

We now bid you good-bye for

are "very well

Our

Friend

As a

a double lo s

we have told you all that there is of intere thank you.'

year.

ti.

We, the children,

1\Iater,' though her

honored bead begins to be sprinkled with venerable gray, is strong and

igorous, aJJd gives promise of increa ing

streugth with which to bear the cares which her large family of troublesome children may bring upon her.

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THE

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SONNETS. PIIOSPIIOR.

LOVER of the Beautiful and True ! 0 Son of He!Jas aud the Orient ! thou,

With eyes of star-l it midnight and with brow Of morning, thou art taken from my view, And half my life has vanished with thee, too. The voices of the wood and river now Sound strangely to me, and, I know not bow, All things deserted seem, the landscape through. I watch the Morning brush her darkling hair From her bright face, and then I think of thee, Who art beneath the

unrise, and in prayer

I look to H i m who wept at Bethany, From human friendship, seeking that bis care Around thee and thine own may constant be.

IlESPER.

IKE a spent bullet to the target's ri m, The S un drops d own in to th e Wes t; and soon, With brandished scimeter, the crescent Moon Wrests the Horizon's treasured gold from him. A lighted taper on the pine's dark limb, The star of evening hangs ; with velvet shoon And trailing robe of sable star-be,trewn, The night glides onward, fragrant, vaporous, dim. Sweet Hesper ! far-off friend, around whose head The happy beams of sunlight linger yet, My thoughts, fl.own w e tward with the day that fled, Would fain seek Heaven, and the promise get,

ray

That thus will life its light around thee shed, When long for me its latest

has set.

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ARLINGTON HOUSE. ETWEEN Washington and Virginia the Potomac

rolls rapidly along,

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a broad, bright

river.

Every

wave is twinkling and dancing to-day, as the

* · rise snow -white on the surface. bright October light

flecks it, and the sails Thirteen years

ago, in striking contrast, monitors and rebel gun-

boats furrowed the waters of this "Proud Potomac" of our history.

Over the long bridge the way leads

through the open lanes and fields, over Arlington Heights to ' Arlington House."

Simple in architecture, it is inter

esting, mainly in its history; especially for its connection with our late civil drama.

'l'he house itself: which stands

full three hundred feet above the river, needs little descrip tion.

It was built many years ago by Washington's adopted

son.

The broad portico, with its graceful wings, is modeled

after the Parthenon at Athens, having the eight Doric col umus.

Indeed, Nature has been far more lavish than Art,

for here she has draped her most fascinating combinations of loveliness.

Have her fairies bewitched the place with some

enchantmeut? draught?

have

they

steeped it with some

magic

In front, fields gently sloping to the river; west

ward, the far blue hills of Maryland.

There is a broad lawn

before the door, studded with clusters of noble old trees, which stand out in fa,ultless symmetry in the depths of the clear sky.

The whole life of sunlight ripples through the

red aud gold of the maples, making every twig a torch of living fire.

Only ·tµe drifting. clouds melt from purple into

gray, and burnish the bosom of the river with even a deeper shadow than the crimson fringes on the bank. the

river gleams the white

Far across

Capitol and the unfinished

monument. We drink in deeply with our eyes this full cup of God's beauty.

So lovely now, we cannot imagine it as it was

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Tbe places tbat speak of these tbings are full of t b e deepest interest.

Tbe birds sing of t b e pa t ;

even the

river at our feet i s rolling out an accompani ment.

Like a

panorama, there passes before our mind, scene after scene of our country's history, and portraits of b er great men flit by, one by one.

Tbe year eighteen h undred and twenty

five graduated a large class from West Point.

Some were

to be remembered in tbe world for honor, others for shame, and shame's darkest sbadow was hovering over tbe fair name of

When Arl ington House was tbe

Robert E. Lee.

b orne of Lee, previous to tbe rebellion, it was probably at its greatest prosperity.

Some of its chief attractions, paint

ings and army relics of Wasbington1 bad been removed to Mt. Vernon and elsewhere, but the· grounds b ad been made more beautiful by c ultivation, and probably no Southern home saw more refined1 intellectual, :ind social living.

For,

A single writer styles him "Au overrated military leader,

with one exception, men credit Lee with remarkable talents.

man of routine, a pet of the ViL"ginia.ns becau,e be was de cended from one of their fir t families."

A born warrior, eral

o that only Grant '\\as a greater Gen

be was, too, a

characteristic

·cholar and thinker, who, with th e

hospitality

the

South,

welcomed every

day, friends and stranger , poet , painters, and authors.

wit equal to b is own were reflected i n tbe manner and con

wbatevel' society, be wa versation of

equally brilli ant, and gra e and

bis lovely young wife, who was closely con

nected with the family of Wa bington.

Even that relation

should have kept Lee true and loyal to h i

country.

Their

visitor , than was Holland Hou e tu

home was not less noted in the South for b o,pitality and the character of i t

London people. in the early part of the present century. Its libraries were sought by scholars, its parlor

always alive

with conversation, its halls and gardens ringing with laugh ter ; while at night the long rooms were filled \tith the heavy perfume of flowers and music, as the merry dance went on.

Was i t right for slavery and war to enter here

Alas, that such a morning should have such a night!

Alas,

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brilliant, should sink into a traitor's grave !

A trusted offi

tbat tbis man, his youth so promising, his early career so

cer in tbe Union army, Robert E. Lee became one of the first to resign its cause, and give its plans to the Virginia

conspiTators.

With bis name are associated all the revolting

horrors of Andersonville and Belle Isle.

Arlington House

was confiscated by our Government, and one dark day the un happy family were driven from the borne which was so dear to them.

It is lonesome and deserted now, the ivy climbs

over it, and the swallows build under the eaves.

The rooms

are bare, but we half expect to hear the rustle of brocade, or the click of some noble dame's high heels on the winding stair. We pass through the long balls, and out at the rear of the mansion.

Tread softly now, for we are among the

graves of seven thousand of our unknown boys in blue. In this National Cemetery rests many a mother's son, after tbe roar of battle bas ceased.

We quote from Lossing:

"Everywhere on the green slopes are little hillocks eover ing tbe remains of soldiers.

In the midst of this garner of

that bad been literally laid at his

the ghastly fruits of the treason of Lee and bis associates, fruits

door,

were tbe

beautiful white monuments erected to the memory of the venerable Custis and his life-long companion,-the founders of 'Arlington House.'

It seemed almost as if there was a

voice in the air, saying, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay."'

THE

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FRIENDSHIP. S friendship but au empty name Tbe good, the beautiful, and true; And faith, and trust, are they the same, All evanescent as the dew ? I wil l not, cannot, think it just,

That friendship is but meant for gain; And though betrayed, I still will tru t That somewhere it will never wane. That on some fairer, brighter shore, Where darkness never clouds the day, J,oÂˇrn

hall be love forevermore,

.And friend hip there shall la

t for

aye.

CHARACTER.

HARACTE R i s purely a n acquisition.

I t i s the

great work of life and it abides fornver.

Man

comes into the world endowed with undevelÂ oped capacities.

Apar t from the chain of

cause and effec t, be is free.

He is the cause

of bis own acts, tbe originator of bis en tire course of ac tivit y.

The sum total of bis acts,

thoughts, habits, and propensities constitutes his individual character.

So, if I want to know wha t my character is, I

have only to ask, What am I? Of what is my life composed? Character, th . en, i sion, and his only.

man's production.

It is bis posse -

Neither man nor angel can girn or

1_6�� T� H _E � O_R_A_C_L_ _E . �� take, elevate or impair it. industry and care.

Sterling character is the fruit of

It is not a plant tha,t germinates, grows

and matures in a single day.

It is not a bubble that shines

in the sunlight for a moment only. fortune. worth.

greater intrinsic

Let it not be con founded with reputation.

latter is simply an opinion of men. may be

It is not a mere gift of

It is of slower growth and of

false.

The

It may be t.rue or it

Character is a fact, and not an opinion.

Reputation is unprotected, open to the ridicule and blasts of human passion.

Character is unapproachable.

standards of measurement.

Both are

The world judges a man vir

tuous in proportion to the height of his popularity.

God

judges a man virtuous in proportion to the depths of his truthfulness. Every word, act, or thought, leaves its own impress upon character, more enduring than the chiseled trophies upon the marble slab.

From the dawn of intelligence to ripe old

age, the process goes on.

In spite of man's free agency,

be is fearfully susceptible to external inf:luences, wbet�her good or e\il.

Horne, school, society and the world tend to

give him form and complexion. Many a man has suffered

through life from the galling

weight of shackles, riveted in childhood

as is seen in the

contraction of pernicious habits and in the indulgence of unlawful propensities. drama of life.

Yet childhood is but one act in the

The succeeding period is equally critical.

The epoch of school-life is more emphatic in the formation of character.

This is the period in whlch the ideal, which

shall allure to future life or death, positively asserts itself; in which the most fascinating and too often deceptive incite ments of ambition make their appearance; and in which the worst elements of human nature apparently combine their forces to gain supremacy over the whole being. Not unfrequently does a

young man leave the sacred

influence of home, with all the innocence of infancy, and with all the aspiring dignity of youth he enters the college walls.

The acquisition of knowledge is his object, and the

honor which superior wisdom brings is his incentive.

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ideal bas taken its place and, with a rival o n either side, be sets forth to attain it. He forgets that in the pursuit of knowledge, as in the pursuit of wealth, he is subject to a higher law.

He forgets

that be owes supreme devotion to au object higher than self.

His intellect becomes his God.

He grows more and

more selfish ; :finally he is compelled to enter upon the work of life, cramped and dwarfed for the want of that which only a symmetrical development of intellect and heart procures.

This is merely a tendency of ambition and

represents but one phase of student life.

Others might be

mentioned, but we refrain, admunisbing the young aspirant that whatever be his daily life, it shall be perpetuated in the immortal fabric of character. It is man's reason and capacity for improvement that elevates him above the brute and gives him that exalted place, " A little lower than the angels."

The wide differ

ences in the characters of the mass of mankind do not arise so much from differences in the original structures and endowments

different

minds, as

from different

influences and culture. Discipline and culture, without which our vision of the external world is blurred and our conception of the Deity is vague, are indispen able to the noble�t manhood.

The

appetites anu passions, which too often make brutes of men, can be made to subserve their designed end only by rigid discipline.

The faculties of the soul must be culti

vated in order that tbe truth, revealed in nature, may be received as it is.

They must be developed in unity and

symmetry, in order that there may be a knowledge of and a conformity to the law of God as written in the heart and embodied in the material universe. To develop and improve is the great duty of lU:e.

The

formation of a perfect character is the highest mi sion in life.

ature bas furnished the material.

It is tbe work uf

human hand to build and :finish the temple which, though founded upon the earth, ball rise into the heavens.

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THE FRESHMAN.

NCE upon a n e-rening dreary, To the College, sad and weary Came a Fre hman to the Campus, In the stately time of yore; And his eyes had all the seeming Of a demon's that is dreaming, And the hall lamp o'er him streaming Ca t h i

shadow on the floor,-

On his heart a deeper shadow, To be lifted nevermore. For this soul, with sorrow laden, Thought to woo a lovely maiden; So with cane and glossy beaver He had sought her father's door. In her eyes be sat divining,

With his head at ease recl i ning O n the sofa's velvet l i n ing, What the future had i n store, B u t whose velvet-\iolet l ining He shall press, ah ! nevermore. Presently his soul grew stronger, Hesitating then no longer, Down h e knelt upon the carpet, Down upon the tufted flo or;

Then beneath the roof paternal Made h e vows of love eternal, Vowed by all the gods supernal That h e loved the maiden more Than all others - vowed to cherish And protect her evermore. There he knelt engaged i n guessing, But no further word expressing

bi�

To the maid who. e love- lit eyes Now burned into

bosom's core;

Yet we cannot help agreeing This infatuated being, If be had been blest with seeing, Who was seated on the floor, Would have looked behind the sofa Ere be knelt, if nothing more.

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Deep into tbe brown eyes peering, Long be knelt there, wondering, fea1ing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no Fre bman E>er d ared to dream of yore. But the

ilence wa' unbroken,

.And the

tillness ga>e no token,

Till behind tbe lounge was spoken : "I

have beard that tale before;

You have told it once too often

You're a. fraud, and nothing more." tartled at the

tillnes

broken,

By reply so aptly spoken" There i

some mistake," be muttered,

"'Ti' a. lie, and nothing more."

.l ot the lea t obeisance made he,

Not a moment stopped or stayed he To take learn of either lady ; Straight he bolted for the door Bolted for the out ide entrance He

hall enter ne>ermore.

POEMS OF THE SEA.

�

ONG tbe variou

defi nitio n

there is no o ne so good a

., be expre

The i ndirect expre

eel directly."

io n of feeli ng

Su mmer?

that

a n not

uch feeli ngs are commo n to every

o ne, a nd therefore we are all to tbi any o ne tell how be i

of voetry, perbap that which make it

exte nt, poet..

Ca n

moved by a fair mor ni ng i n early

Perhaps he mn,y be able to expre s bi

feeling

i n exact terms, but he is far more likely to let the bird with their song its freshne

of joy a nd the sky air a nd foliage, with

a nd beauty, tell the

tory for hi m.

Gray, i n the ope ni ng li nes of his Elegy, i ng

uppermo t in hi

mi nd

How doe

peak of tbe feel

Not, i ndeed, directly, but

rather by selecti ng from the scene which surrou nd" hi m those objects which most perfectly harmo nize with the feel i ng

a.doe

a nd gloom which the church-yard hn.

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a wak ened.

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Thu s, the poet sees i n Nature the re tlection of

bi o w n oul, and when he finds beauty or subl i mit.y in the opening of a flower, or the motion of a warn of the sea, he

m ake ' poe try i mit ati rn in it i� giving e :s:pre

io n to h i

This i ndirectne s o f

e :s:.pr e sion i s a cbaracteri tic of all the arts. indeed, be said to have the same origi n : upon the i magi n ation

this wbich

nature, o that it may be c alled

i�ter art to painting and scul pture.

It i

own emotions.

They may all, in a strong feel

which is a p art of m an'

ing, l o nging for e:s:: pres ion, c alling for a i d upon natme, and nature, and

yet falli n g far short of telli ng t he whole.

'rhe true poet lorns the p lain and the rnlley,

B ut poetry, as an i mi tati ve ar t, ha to appeal continually to

Jature.

the mountain and t he

E rnr y one can

ea, because h e find

expres ed in

the m the highest e motion

of his sou l.

ea ily i magine mo st person

have experien eel, the pec uliar

i ts my ste ry , grandeur, a nd power ? feelings wh ich the se a in.' pire .

Who has not t hought of But

to the

poet i t

becomes not only the source o f i n pi ration, b u t also of

If we tu rn no w to notice briefly the bi to ry of this cla s

expres ion .

of productions, we

ba ll fincl that of all poem

sea c a n la :f the higbe t claim to antiquity.

tho e of the

ang of

Da\'id

Ho mer are full of tho ughts in pired by the murmur of the t h e ocean wave

and its blessings to m anki nd · and the poe ms of

h as i magined h i m

So m e

ta nilin g npon the Ion ian

upon the beach and their rage in the storm.

o ne, indeed

bore: amid t scenery the most varied and sublime, where he " Beheld the Iliad ancl the Odr e e R i ' e to the swelling of t h e voiceful sea.'

ea bas always been of great service to man no t o n l y

Wherever we may direct o ur research, we shall find that

ocially an rl co m m e rc iall y but also i n tellectually.

the

poetic pirit to the i nfluence of their po ition. lieve that Italy and

We be

pa in, England aud Ger many, owe their O n the ot her

a oy, may fai rl y be cited t o prove, b y i t s uefect , that litera-

ba nd, t be poetry of countries far i nland, whene ver there i s

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TH E

OR A C L E . e

ture meet. w ith a great lo. s when i t m i of the expect.

the i o tl u e n e

For the sea i . one of the mo t ferti le

ea,.

Nor i

tbis at varience w i tb what we shonld ources of

i nspi rati o n , and i n i t many form fitly expre se, h uman pas sion .

Add to this tbe fact that tbe n u m ber of men who

have been governed by reason

in their writi ngs is small

compared with those who have w ritte n under tbe infiuence of their emotions, and i t i so much to the

ea ily seen why literature o wes

ea.

Of what the ancient poets have said about the sea, we mu t be content with a few exa m ples from Homer.

But i n

Homer we perceive n o t merely description, b u t that w h ich comes nearer the t rue es ence of poetry, the delineation of human pa sion by the analogies of nature.

Indeed, the

strongest argument that bas been given to refute the i dea of Cicero, that Homer was blind, is that furnished by the study of those pas ages w here h e speaks o f nature and the sea.

In the Iliad i s found this fine description of the roar

of the sea, w hich is yet, a

intended, a sti l l finer description

of the surging h o ts of the Grecian army :

along

to the re. ouu d i u g shore

" As wheu the oceau b i l lows,

Before

.A.re pushed

urge ou

urge,

the we�tern wiud, and firt a wave

Uplifts itself, anrl then against the land

on high and spouts its . p ray a fa r,

Dashes and roars, and round the headl ancl peaks To se

So moved the serried phalanxes of Greece To battle."

Again, in the same poem we find the champion warrior

to destroy th e sailors :

of the Trojan , compared to a storm at

ea which threatens

'' I n a blaze

Of armor, Hector r a bing toward their ranks

flings

Fel l on them like a mighty billow rais ed

Br the strong cloud - born -w i a d s, that

fearful ly among

O n a swift ship, and whelm While

i t.· elf

i t in the spray,

the cordage howl

The bla t; the sailors tremble aud are faint

heart."

With fear, as men who deem their dea,th hour nigh. So the Greek warrior,, were dismayed at

O _R_A_ C T _H � E � E ·�� _L __

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But there are many passages inspired by the storm or calm on the sea, in the modern poets .

Dryde n bas a fine

pi ture of firmness in these lines : " There standR a rock ; the raging billows roar Above its head in storms · but when 'tis clear Uucurl their ridgy backs and at its feet appear."

And Shakespeare sa ys : Rage like an angry boar chafing wit h sweat '1

" Rave I not heard the sea, puffed up with wind�,

But the more passionate thought of one who is struggling with emotions, which c an neither be concealed nor full y expressed, i s found in the exclamation o f Gra y : " Cease, cease, thou foaming ocean ! For what s thy troubled motion To that w ithin my breast ! "

The power of the s ea is grandly set for th in these well known lines of B yron , which we d o not hesit ate to quote, in spite of all th at bas been s aid agains t them.

If the

enemies of B yron c anno t find an ything of w orth in these lines , as they o fte n tell us; if t he y fail to see i n them the i n.finite p ower of the sea, se t against the pun y arm of man we can only de plore their mistake.

They

hardly

need

quoting : " Roll on, thou deep and

dark blue ocean - roll !

Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with rui n - his control Stops with the shore - upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed ; nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, sa ve bis own, When for a moment, like a drop of rai n , He sinks i n t o thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a gra1e, unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown."

If B y ron bas failed here, we are sure there ca n be no doubt as to the meaning of these lines of Spencer : " Th e rolling billows beat the rugged shore, A s they the earth would shoulder from her seat.'

But perhaps the idea of grandeur and i mmensity is the

\,:

most evident of al l those aw akened or expressed by the

'f'

THE

· � � � � � � � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ � � � _ � �

sea.

It has influenced the though t of t he wr iters, of all

t ime, who have be en well ac qua inted with the sea in their younger years.

Some one has said of

Goethe, that on

account of b is never having see n the sea, till in the pr ime of l i fe, there is nothing inde finite in h is works; e ver yth ing bas its boundaries , and is as fixed as the continents, so that bis wr itings have none o f the in finitude o f the sea.

But not

so Byron, w ho, to quote ag ain, sa ys : " Thou glorious mirror, where the Alm ighty's form Glasses itself in tempest : in all time Calm or convulsed-in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or i n the torrid clime Dark-heaving ; boundless, endless and sublime The image of eternity-the throne Of the Invisibl e ; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made ; each zone Obeys thee ; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alon e . "

Milton also joins in with these majestic l ines : " Il limitable ocean ; without bound, Without d i men ion , where length, breadth, and height, And time, and space are lost. '

.Again he sa ys :

'' Sea covered sea, Sea without , bore."

Pardon us for making one more quotation, this t i me from Procter : " The sea !

the sea ! the open sea !

The blue, the fresh, tbe ever free ! Without a mark, without a bound, It runneth the earth's wide regions round ; It plays with the clouds, it mocks the skies, Or like a cradled creature lies."

The idea of mystery wh ich is awakened in the mind of every thoughtful person, as he stands upon some sea shore, is perhaps more truly poetical th an an y we ha ve yet men tioned.

It ma y, indeed, include all that cannot be exp ressed

in the power and grandeur of the sea.

To the poet t h is

thought fi tl y e xpresses some o f the mysteries of human nature w h ich cannot be told, and can only long for expres-

T H E ORAC LE. _ 2 4_____ _ _ _ ___ ____ __ ___ si on thr ough the medi um of the imaginati on.

There is n o

be tter illu tration o f our meaning than th ose we ll -kn own line

of Tennyson : " Break, break, break, On thy cold, grey,

tone', 0,

ea !

And I would that my tongue could utter

The though t · that ari-e i n me."

And then the wh ole heart of the p oet g oes out in prayer for the s afet y of the t oile rs on the dee p, whi le t he th ought of '

their peril, c ontra t ed wi th th e safet y of th o e in the tately

hips

that ' g o on to t heir ha v en under the hill, '

remind him of s ome l o t f riend, and he " For the touch of a .A.nd the

vaui

ig bs :

h e d hand

oand of a mice that is sti l l . '

We barn heard them speak of the st orm and the calm of

S o m uch fo r wha t the p oets have said ab out the sea.

the p ower, in finit ude , and m yster y th ough these general idea

alm os e -rer y age, yet the in fluence of the been the

ame.

the

ocean .

But,

may be found in the p oetr y of ea ha

n ot al 11a ys

A m en h ave bec ome m ore enlightened a nd

better acq uainted with the m y terie of the dee p, they ha m been differently affecte d b y it.

The ancient poet , kn owing

·rnr y li ttle of the real nature and p ower of the sea sa w sub limit y onl y in the st orm and the calm . almo t n othing of

T o them wh o kne w

the nautical art , it beca me als o the

great barrier bet ween nati ons.

But t o m odern men it has

S o far t oo, is it from being a barren wa te , which was the

bec ome, in tead, the great and onl y means of intercour e. old n otion tha t in man y wa ys it furnishes u abundant harvests.

The p oet of our da y

with the m ost

ees n ot only the

s t orm and the calm, the waves da bing again t the r oc ks or playing up on the beach, but, aided by the e ye of science,

He see. the ocean e-rnry

beh old' that silent lifting of the wa ters b y which the bec omes the w orld's great t onic .

where, an d in every form chained t o the wheel of the p onder ous engine, and free a

the sp ar kling rill of the gr ove,

in the rain and the de w in the la ke an d t he river, cea e -

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ly striving to mingle its waters with those of the infinite

parent sea. ages ha

If the ocean

as it bas been viewed in past

thus inspired the poets, what ought we to expect

will b e the future of the poems of the sea . we live in nn age perbap

It i

true that

too practical ; when the ideals of

the poet seem to be con igned to tb e back-ground of the great picture of bu tle and activity which the world now presents.

But, dangerou

as may seem this outlook fur

poetry, we believe that there is more than one ray of hope in the

poetic spirit of humanity for the revival of this

noblest part of a nation's literature.

It may not b e in

America, where the l ove of money i

fa t becoming the

noblest element of character but we have faith that some where the poetic spirit of pa t ages will be pre ervecl, if not enlarged. Let it be understood in conclusion, what we mean by poetry.

Not by nny mean , tho e mere de criptions

natural scenery, which though sometimes pretty, are des

peri · IJ .

tined to l ive but a short time and then, like flow rs, to The true office of poetry, it ha

not to de,cribe but to create :

been well said, is

" to repre eat human char

acter and feeling1 action and pa sion the cea ele and alternate victories of Life and Death."

warfare

To do thi

poet must never stand aloof from nature.

the

Remembering

that the greatest delioeator of human character tbat ever lived

'' Found

, and

tongues in tree�, books in rnnniug 1.Jrooks,

errnons in stone

good i n everything."

Let him say, al o, with this great master : " T hou Nature art my godde

; to thy law

My services are boun d . ''

True poems of the

ea then, of which we may see many

example , are never made of a continual jingle of

ing- ong

and rhyme, about the heaving and seathing, and rumbling arnl tumbling of the sea, but they u e these only that they may better teach tbe le sons of humanity. the proper chord, tbus :

1\Ioore touches

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" See how beneath the moonbeam's smile Yon little billow hea'\"es its breast,

And foams and sparkles for a. while,

Then, murmuring, subsides to rest. " Thus man, the sport of bliss and care, Rises o n time's eventful sea,

.And having swelled a moment there, Thus melts i n to eternity."

FACULTY MEETING . E RET O F O RE i t bas been impossi ble to t ear asi de he vail t hat shrou de d the s ecret workings o f our Faculty, an d present to the world not only the actual

results of these meetings, but also the

not able inci dents an d remarks t hen an d there occurring . However , aft er caref ul an d diligent i nquiry, t hroug h the kindness of a spectat or upon w hose aut hority we can rely, we can no w offer for t he perusal of our r eaders a nearly accur ate report o f one, its in accuracy being confine d wholly to t he s tatement of the exact language us ed occasione d by -t he non -committal o f it to writing until some consi dera ble time ba d elapse d.

If co mp ar ed with t heir recor ds, it will

be foun d to c orrespon d very ne arly.

It was

special

m eeting, hel d at t he house of the Pr esi dent, an d occasione d by the a,la rming i ncrease of derelictions an d dem eanors on t he part of t he stu dents, an d its o bject was to de vise some sui t.a ble reme dy for th ese evils. At the hour appoint ed the different Professors presented themsel ves, an d " joy was (evi dently n ot ) wi t h every guest " . The Presi dent ra pped t he m ee ting to or der, an d calle d upon t he Secretar y for the rea ding of the r ecords o f t he pre vious meeting .

But th ese, o win g to

f unctionary,

tb"e

dil atoriness of t hat

had not been copie d, a n d he b ad on ly bis

pencilings on loos e sheets . uggestions an d corrections

With

t he ai d of occaďż˝ion al

fro m t he other o ffic ers t hese

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were finally deciphered and the translation read.

After

reprimanding the Secretary for his inexcusable procrasti nation,

the President stated the object of the meeting,

saying that he hoped

each

Professor would

make his

grievances known in order that there might be a full and clear understanding before any decisive action was taken. A

moment

of meditative

silence

ensued, and

tben

there was an upheaval from the chair occupied by Pro fessor Smith,

and that personage, arising,

said : '' While

there are many actions of the students which are ex tremely annoying

to myself,

and

perhaps a

source

evil for the College, yet I wish to caution my colleagues against any hasty, unpremeditated action in endeavoring to prevent these.

If the regulations must be made more

stringent, let it be so ; but let each new restraint be care fully considered before we place it upon the students.

chief complaint is that, in my department, procrastination and ' cutting '

are the rule rather than the exception as

regards articles and declamations.

Articles are never in

when they should be, and rehearsals are rarely promptly attended to.

Otherwise I shall find but little fault."

With these remarks be resumed bis seat, and, after a brief interval,

noise was beard in the remote corner of

the room, which,

upon

closer inspection, proved to b�

Professor Lyford, nearly concealed in the shadow of a chair, his countenance not presenting the serenity of that of bis predecessor.

H e said : " Although I might complai n m uc h

of t h e conduct of o u r students i n t h e class-room a n d o f many other things, yet I will n o t mention these b u t will call your attention especially to the appellations bestowed upon me by the students, and bandied back and forth by them : ' A relic of the Silurian Age,' ' Preserved since Pale ozoic Time,' 'A Shadowy Substance,' 'An Eighty-Pounder,' ' A --

; ' b u t I have neither time n o r patience to rehearse the

list of their epithets.

If they had more work to do, and

the restrictions were more severe, there would b e less of this poor ribaldry, and therefore I will agree to any law, however stringent."

THE

O RAC LE.

Th e n ex t sp eaker w as Professor Eld er, who, tho ugh th e room was th en cloudy, r eached for ano th er " Yara," (this w as b efor e fem inin e influence h ad caus ed th e er ad i cation

Laws ar e no t and n ev er will b e

of this p erni cio us h ab i t, ) l it it and, risin g, s aid : "Boys ar e and al w ays will b e boys. l aws unless enfor ced . on o ur boo ks.

Th er e ar e now eno ugh of d ead l aws

I could find m any t hin gs to complain of in

th e s tud en ts, b ut pr efer not to

w as te t im e in talk.

WhatÂ

ever r eg ul at ions ar e pass ed, I sh all ha v e enfor ced in my d ep art m ent." Th er e was a

gen er al mo v em en t amon g th e r es t, b u t

Professor Fos ter s ecur ed

th e floor, and

th us dis co urs ed :

" G en tlem en, I do not propos e to enter in to any ext end ed

tension of th e pr es en t existing r estri ctions, bo th b ecaus e I

d is cussion con cernin g th e prop er m ethod of increas in g th e th ink th e o cc asion do es not r equir e any el abor at e s tat em en t o f each ind i v id ual opinion, and b ecaus e I ha ve end ea vor ed

always

to pract i ce myself, and to in culcate into th e

m inds both of my pupils and of my associ ates th e c aution, laid down by an author d istin gu ish ed

ali ke for his l it er ary

and oratori cal powers, th at ' ex cess i v e prolixity is p ed antry indi cat i ve of s uperfi ciality,' and th er efor e I sh all be bri ef and confin e mys elf stri ctly to th e s ubject, consid er in g th at by so doin g I sh all b es t s ubs erv e th e obj ect whi ch drew

I h av e, indeed, m any gr i e v an ces , b ut for th e r easons j us t

most of us fro m our lo v in g w iv es and pleas an t fir es id es. men ti on ed I s ha ll n o t m ention all, bu t v ery briefly all ud e to

a few and thos e th e most irr i ta ting ones.

Whil e I sh all no t

w ith o ur UNIVERSITY for b estowing upon m e the abbre v iÂ

s ev er ely cens ure th e yo un g gentl em en at pr es en t con nect ed ation of ' Johnni e,' yet I m us t enter my prot est against th is

fam il i ar w ay of th us speaking of thos e who have surv i v ed m any gener ations and ar e y et in th e enjoyment of all th eir fa culties .

I am even v ex ed at th e m is-st atem ent so o ften

m ad e by them th at th e cl assi cal and p ecul i arly appropri ate i ncid en ts and an ecdot es, whi ch I am a ccus tom ed to r ela te in co nn ection w ith th e wor k in the class-room in ord er to hold their att ention clos er to

th e l essons, ar e all s ter eo-

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So far is this from being true that really less than

one-half are even written arnl o n file among my papers, while in no one instance has one been stereotyped by me. Again, a report is prevalent that my lectures on Greek stigmatize as an exaggeration, and if any person will take History,

etc . , are

merely

' horse '

translations.

This I

the trouble to compare my lectures with Harpers1 Editions of the various Greek authors, they wil l be found to present frequently different language and occasionally even different

if I b ad a recitation two hours long I should talk a class to ideas.

But what grieves me the most is their saying that

death, which, considering that I am

unusually guarded

against wandering from the real topic of the recitation, and bringing up subjects not directly connected with it, and spending any time upon them , m ust evidently emanate from Closing with these fow remarks, I have to say

some person either of malevolent spirit or distorted imagi足 nation.

finally that the students are not encompassed by as many restrictions as are both necessary for the advancement of our College and the promotion of a spirit of labor and diligent research in literary pursuits, and for t!le inculcation of a pure feeling of subordination t o our authority.

Where足

fore, I shall earnestly advocate the affixing of penalties for deeds not n o w considered incompatible with our require足 ments." As he took his seat a simultaneous sigh of rellef arose

from seven persons, and then Professor Taylor pushed bis chair back in bis most dignified manner, and remarked

think something ought to be done to prevent the wonderful increase of equestrianism among our

students.

As for

I fear, I loathe, I hate, I detest, I despise, I abominate a

myself I can only say that this is my greatest grievance, for

be assured that my classes will conform to them." ' horse.'

Pa.as whatever regulations you may see fit and

As Professor Hall was too much overcome by his emo足 tions, Professor Warren was the next spokesman, who said : " Gentlemen, I will detain you but a moment.

I am not

much troubled because called ' Cosine,' but the reports that

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I am so susceptible to female influence as to favor greatly the ladies in my department, and that the hardest examples in Mathematics are

never

given

them, do

trouble

me considerably, and I here wish to characterize them as false in every way.

That i s all."

All eyes were now turned toward the President, and that gentleman, after a moment's reflection, placed a Latin and also a Greek Grammar upon the table beside him for ref erence

and thus began :

" Gentlemen of the Faculty, the

idiosyncracies of some of our students have led to so fre quent departures from the paths of rectitude that they can no longer be palliated, and I believe additional regulations should be made, which should be enforced

ipso facto.

any of my remarks seem incoherent, or I fail to preserve a logical nexus throughout, I must ask you to attribute it to the perturbation ·o f mind in which I find myself when I contemplate the many, many

instances of

partial (I bad

almost said total) depravity in some students. tion but a few.

my trusty messengers.' and sing

I will men

They refuse absolutely to associate with They stop in front of my residence

' Good Night Doctor,' until not only myself but

the entire neighborhood are roused from their slumbers. A certain class (1'bich I have been

judicionsly ' weeding

is, ' There 11 be no Need of a Doctor's Spy.'

out ) barn upon their list of songs, one, the refrain of which .And they are

reporting (to what heights of audacity will not students soon

come ?)

that it i s

intention

soon to use the

matrimonial ' halter,' and they dare to jest about it.

These

are but a few drops from the bucket, but they show the tendency of the times, and hence I am inclined to favor the adoption of stronger measures for their proper restraint. Any motion will now be in order." Various schemes were

proposed,

and

it was finally

decided to adopt a method by which deeds before uncen sored should be made to lessen the rank of the delinquents. And then came the decision as to w hat those deeds should be.

One proposed " Attendance at a ball-room ;" another,

" Going

the

theatre without

permission ;"

third,

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" Attendance a t any place of public amusement with a young lady not a blood relation, without a special permit ;"

another, " The use of tobacco ; " and the climax was the

after much discussion, the meeting adjourned at 2 P.M., proposing of the prohibition of croquet-playing. " Appendix to the Laws of COLBY UNIVERSITY."

Finally,

having adopted as " Demerits " those laid do wn in the

MAY . Diffugere nives, redeunt jam gramina campis Arboribusque comae.

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Ji,

-Horace.

.A.ROH, tearful i n her smiles, is past, .And April, smiling through her tears : And now, Spring's fairest month and last, • 1 ed M ay appears. The golden-gird

The mornings take a softness on That is not kin to Winter's light ; The days are slower to be gone, But sunset sooner brings the night.

The scentless purity of snow Gives place unto the milu pe1fume Of buds that burst, and leaves that blow, .And blos om

breaking into bloom.

The brook, late bowed with icy yokes, Leap

like the squirrel on its brink ;

.And in the amber air the oaks Become a vaporous maze of pink. The sky takes on a deeper blne To match the sun's intenser glare ; .And, winging high its cleamess through, Return the song-birds to our air. Upon the suuny slope

appears

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Of golden shields an d jeweled spears, Like that which Cadmus called from earth. But here no dragon's teeth were sown, So here no sons of earth uprise ; The dandelion and grass alone Salute the curious traveler's eyes. A quivering film of living gold, Drifting and circling in the sun, The butterfly we now behold, And greeting thank her, every one, For those delicious memories, Born like the sunshine i n the east, That she recalls ; and in them is Herself remembered not the least. 0, Psyche, teacher sent from God,

Thou boverest near, and straight mine eye Looks deeper than the springing sod, Looks higher than the azure sky.

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REV. HENRY 'E. ROBINS, D . D . , PRESIDENT. HON. ABNER COBURN, VICE PRESIDENT. ELDRIDGE L. GETCHE LL, ESQ . , TREASURER.

B oard of Trustees. HON. ABNER COBURN, CH.AIRMAN. REV. S . P. MERRILL, SECRET.A.RY. REV. JOSEPH RICKER, D . D . MOSES GIDDINGS, ESQ. REV. DAVID N. SHELDON, D . D . REV. WILLIAM H . SHAILER, D . D . REV. NATHANIEL BUTLER, D . D . HoN. HANNIBAL HAMLIN, LL.D. HON. JOSI.A H H . DRUMMOND, LL.D. REv. GEORGE W. BOSWORTH, D . D . HoN. DENNIS L . MILLIKEN.

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REV. ALBION K. P. SMALL. WILLIAM WILSON, ESQ. JAMES H. HANSON, LL.D. HON. BENJA.MIN D. METCALF. REV. HENRY V. DEXTER, D.D. REv. FRANKLIN MERRIAM. GARDNER COLBY, ESQ. REV. E . E . CUMMINGS, D . D . HON. J . WARREN MERRILL. HoN. CALVIN HOPKINS. HON. WILLIAM E . WORDING, LL.D. REV. OAKMAN S. STEARNS, D.D. REV. B . F . SHAW, D.D. REV. A. R. CRANE. HoN. GEORGE H. PILSBURY. RE v. J. T . CHAMPLIN, D . D . , LL.D. PERCIVAL BONNEY, EsQ. ALMON KENNEDY, ESQ. HoN. W. J. CORTHELL.

Exa m i n i n g Co m m ittee. REV. W. H. SHAILER, D.D. PERCIVAL BONNEY, ESQ. o

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REV. HENRY E . ROBINS, D . D . , PRESIDENT, Babcock Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy.

REV. SAMUEL R. SMITH, D . D . , Professor of Rheï¿½_aric.

MOSES

LYFORD, LL. D . ,

Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy.

JOHN

B. FOSTER, LL. D . ,

Professor o f the Greek Language and Literature.

EDWARD W. HALL, A.M., Professor of Modem Languages. Merrill Professor of Chemistry a n d Natural History.

WILLIAM ELDER, A.M.,

JULIAN D. TAYLOR, A.M . , Professor of the Latin Language and Literature.

LABAN E. WARREN, A . M . , Professor o f Mathematics.

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CROSBY, A . hl . ,

M.D.,

FRED M. WIL O N , A . B . , M . D . , I nstructors ia Gymnastics a n d Mil itary Drill.

PROF. J. B. FOSTER, Secretary.

PROF. E. W. HALL, Librarian.

SAM OSBORNE, Janitor. Born i a King and Q.!ieen's Co., Virginia, in i834; for twelve years a citizen of Maine, and for four years has had charge ï¿½f Colby University.

T_ _H � E o _R __ Ac _ _L _ E _. �� s��

Association of the Alumni. President

HON. R. B . SHEPHERD .

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A.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FALL RIVER., lli s . Vice President.

W. H . LAMBERT,

Necrologist. PROF. C H ARLES E . HAMLIN . . . . . . . .

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Secretary and Treasurer. PROF. EDWARD W. HALL . . . . . .

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ME.

Cou nci 1 1 ors. PROF. M. LYFORD,

N. MEADER,

F . A. WALDRON, E

Assoc i at i o n of A I u m n i of B osto n a n d V i c i n i ty . President . . ecretary . .

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History of the Class of '78. " Thy v i rtue, Prince, has stood t h e test of fortune, l i k e pure gold, t h a t , in the furnace, comes forth more bright and brings forth all its weight."

tortured

STILL lives. Death has crippled us. rn health and poverty have deprived us of some of our best meu. But, though maimed and scarred, '7 has not lost its identity. In endeavoring to write j ts H i tory, I will not tax your patience witl1 an attempt at wit or vdsdom, b u t w i l l endeavor briefly to sketch some features of our life i u College, knowing that the eyes of many of our friends will scan these pages, not for pleasure merely, but to learn what fact they may from our experience. Call the roll of '78. Of the thirty-two whose n ames were catalogued as members, twenty-eight appeared i n the cla s-room. o severely ha time m ade its inroads Where are they to-day � upon our ranks that of the original n u mber, only nine remai n . Of the others two are married ; one is i n the West ; four have been taken away by death ; three are i n other colleges ; one bas enlisted for eight years and entered the service at We t Poin t ; and five have left the class for unavoidable reason . With additions received, we now n umber fifteen. W e h o p e this n u m b e r , at least, w i l l be permitted to graduate. Totwitllstanding o u r los es, our College cour e has bad, worked into its very fabrics, one long thread of golden pleasure and joy. The objects which have excited these sensa,tions ha,ve varied with the different. stages of our course. Once, no sound thrilled our souls like the clangor of trumpets of t i n ; n o sight so gladdened our eyes as the glow of a funeral pyre ; no trifle so carried us beyond a,11 bounds as a secret assembly i n which t h e exercise were varied b y legerdemain, stump speak ing, etc . , ani mated with the bloody scenes of the ring. B ut, as the gurgling stream at its source scarce makes a trace in the yielding soi l , but gathering power, l ater plows a channel deep and broad, so our joy, first called forth by frequent follies, bas found other objects more worthy, and deeper and broader, it ha come to sign i fy that trne plea ure found in the search of truth in books and nature. College l i fe has had a deep significance to

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all, as has been evinced i n the faithfulness and zeal manifested i n the performance of College tasks. Persistently and patiently we ha\e toiled, not for College honors, b ut for the honors of a life ennobled by the development of latent powers. \\'hat the results of four years of mental discipline are, it is now impossible to tel l . It will be revealed in a fe w years, in the approving consent of the world to our success on the one hand, or, on the other, in poorly fed sheep under the care of a more poorly fed shepherd ; i n patients, kept sick from the lack of practice ; in the thread - bare suit of the lawyer, whose sole possessiou i s a shingle. But certain marks of progress are already discernible. Outwardly, verdancy has taken on a lighter shade, and extreme bashfulness has somewhat worn off. Mentally, there is manifest improvement, as is seen in the better literary work, greater power of thought, clearer perception of truth, and more free expression of opinion . I n our social rela tions, the bonds of affection have become more binding, and class feeling has grown stronger. We have witnessed many changes for the better in Colby during our sojourn here. Buildings have been repaired, recita tion rooms enlarged, and many improvements made for the comfort and welfare of the students. Prof. Warren has entered upon his duties as Instructor i n Mathematics. Two medical men have been enrolled as members of the Faculty. The n um ber of students bas greatly increased. The modern method of cremation bas been attempted. The fact that man has body as '\\ e ll as soul bas been practically noticed, and more enthusiasm has been shown in physical culture. A new Gymna ium has displaced the old. Base-ball an d military drill have received con iderable attention. Literary talent has found a safety-valve i n the colnnrns of the Echo. Ivy Day bas been instituted. We mention these facts, not to lay claim to any particular agency i n bringing them about, b u t t o show some o f the events which will serve to fi x in our minds the time when Colby began to rise from the clouds of adversity, above them, into the sunlight of pros perity. It wa within the History of '78. It is customary to dilate upon the studies of the yea r , but I refrain. Latin, German, .Astronomy, Intellectual Philosophy, Ethics. The bare mention of the studies pursued is sufficient. Our enior year, and with it our College Course, is rapidly draw ing to its close. Behind us is the tried· past, before us the u n tried future. W e a k not what it contains for us. O u r motto, rightly employed, will forbid that we shrink from duty, and w i l l rather place us i n t h e v a n , i n the thickest of t h e fight. No more fittiualy can I close this brief History than with the watch word of '78 :

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PRESIDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · · - · . . . . . . · · · · - · . . c. H. SA.LSM.AN. VICE PRESIDENT - · · · · - · · - · · - - - · ·

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SECRET.ARY · · - - - · · - · · · · · - - · - · · · · · · · · · - - ·

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c. A.. CHA.SE.

TREASURER · - · · · - - · · · · · · · · - · · · · - · · · - · - · - - · W. c. BURNHAM.

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ORATOR · - · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · - - - · · - · · · · · - · - - H. B . TILDEN. POET · · · - · · · · - - · · . . . . . - · · - . . . . · · · - · · . .

HISTORIAN - - . . . - . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . - . . . H . M . THOMPSON. PROPHETESS · · · - - · . . . . · · - - · · . . - · · ·

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KOOPMAN.

MARSHAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - · - · - . . . . . . . . . W. H. MA.THEWS.

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. A.. C. GETCHELL,

F. E. DEWHURST,

William Carey Burnham . .

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Charles Augustus Chase . . . . . . . . _ . . .

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Ida Mabel Fuller · - - · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Albion . .Albert Colby Getchell . . . . . .

Frank John Jones . . . .

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Emily Peace Meader · - - . . . . . Daniel Webster Pike

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Charles Henry Salsman . . . . . . . .

Skowhegan.

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Franklin, N. H. Pea.body, Mass.

Henry Marcus Thomp�on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wiudsor, Vt. Howard Benjamin Tilden . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canton, Mass. Drew Thompson Wyman . _ . . George Franklin Youngman

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PRESIDENT . . . . . .

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AWARDER OF PRIZES . . . . HISTORIAN

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wARNER.

NATH.A...L � HUNT. F.

H . E . HAMLIN. W . .A. JOY.

E. FLOOD.

COMMITTEE 01� A R R A NGEMENTS.

E . FLOOD,

G. E . MURRAY, C. F. WARNER,

LIZZI E MATHEWS,

J. JENKL.�S.

lWliUWBmlls. Hattie E m i ly Britton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winslow. Charles Edward Conant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeport. Everett Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton. James Geddes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco, Cal . Hannibal Emery Hamlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor. Nathan

Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. Scituate, Mass.

James Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin , ;: . H . Wil lis Al bert Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellsworth. Charles Will iam Judkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornville. Charles Stanwood Lemont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bath. Will Hartwell Lyford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas City, Mo. Lizzie Mathews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterv i ll e. William Withington Mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodgdon. 6

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Mechanic Falls. Waterrille. Canton.

Ju�iu Adfer Walliug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macbias. Charles Franklin Warner

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Hallowell.

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

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JAMES E. TRASK. BOSWORTH.

J. E . COCHRANE. H. L. KELLY. L. M. NASON. H. L. KOOPMAN. J. T. MACDONALD.

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

J. L. INGRAHAM,

A. M. T HOMAS.

E . F. Kl� G,

Fred .Albert Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . Rumford. Caius Cobb Bragg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati, Ohio. Charles Henry Bates

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Walter Sanger Bo worth John Elijah Case

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Charles Haynes Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville. Hugh Ros

Chaplin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bangor.

Carroll Winn Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bald winru l e , Mass. Chester Wel d elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenduskeag. Jam es E d ward Cochrane William Russell Collins Edgar Herbert Crosby

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Caleb Buffum Frye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salem, Mass.

TH E Fred Samuel Herrick

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Joshua Loring Ingraham

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Caribou.

Harry Lyman Koopman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeport. Jonathan Titus MacDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A.vondale, Minnie Hartford Mathew

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Clarence Fillmore Mcintyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield. George Nathan Merrill . . . . . .

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Laurentiu- Melancthon Na.sou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standish. Hart tein Wendell Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockport . .a�her Fo ter Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland. Frederick Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houlton. Horace Eugene Sawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cumberland. Frank Wilbur

haw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houlton .

.Arthur Milton Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hallowell. James E lisha Trask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jew Sharon.

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�LA S S OFFJI�EBS. PREsrnENT . . . . . . . . .

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H . MONROE.

VICE PRESIDENT · - - - - - - - - - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - F . .A. WELD. SECRETARY -- - - - - - - · -

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PROPHET · - - - · - - - - - - - · · - - - - · - - - - - - - - · . . . . s. K. MARSH. ORATOR - - - - · - - - - - - · - - - - · - - - - - - · - - - · · - . . . E . c. RYDER.

PoET . . . .

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TOA T MA TER

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J, H. P.J. R HLEY.

COMl.!ITTEE ON ODES. C. B. STETSON,

SUS I E

. DENNI ON,

.A. H . E V .ANS.

COM){ITTEE OF A R RANG E M E TS. B . R. W I L L ,

I . W. GRIM ES,

F. F. W H I'rTIER.

:IWJ.\Ul!! B ERS.

Da•icl Jud ·on BaileY - - - - · - - - - · · - - - - - · - - - - - · - - - Li ncoln. Ralph Samuel Baker . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . Bath . .Asher Hind: Barton . _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ . _ . . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ . Benton. Luther Crocker Bridgham . _ _ . _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . _ . Minot. .A ug:ustus .A l van Bick ford . . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ . . Sanbornton, :r. H. Frauk Dearborn B u llard . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ . Lincol n . Charle,-; M i l ler C o b u rn - - - - - - - - - - - - · · - - - - · - - - - - - Sko�hegan. Frank Burton Cu bing · - - - - · · - - - - · - - · - - · - · - - - - Skowhegan . Susie Stearns Denni·on . _ _ _ _ . . . . _ . _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ . . _ . Portl and. A l fred Henry Evan . _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ . _ _ . Holyoke, Mass. Charles Harry French . _ _ _ _ . . . _ _ . . . . _ _ _ _ _ . . _ . • . Oxford. Fred Mack Gardner _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . alem, Ma s . Isaac W i l l iam GrimeR . . . . - - - - · - - - - - · - - - · - - - - - - Boston, Mass. opbia May Han. on . _ _ _ _ . . · - - - _ _ _ _ . - - - - · · - - . . . Waterv i l le. Clarence Laverne Jud kin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . . _ . _ West Watervi l l e. H oratio Bick ford K n o . _ . _ . _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . . _ . . _ _ . _ Farmington, N. H . StLm n e l Keene Marsh . . . . · · - - · - - - - · · · - - - - - - . . . . Ripley . Uarleton Parker M a r h a l l . _ . _ _ . . . . _ - . _ _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ K i n g ton, Mass. Charles Will iam Mathews . _ _ _ - . _ . - . _ . - _ - . - _ - - . Waterville.

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George Albion lloJntire . . . • . • . . • • . • . . . • • . . • • . • Skowbep:an. Josiah Russell Melcher Waterville. Charles Ed win Meservey Appleton. Wilbert Henry Monroe . . . • . . . • . • • • • • . . . • . . • • • • Rutland, Vt. Fred Craig Mortimer Waterville. Kate Engles by Norcross Somerrille, Mass. John Howard Parshley Lin Oak, Fla. Fred Myron Preble Chestervi lle. Fred Rice Rowel l . South Thomaston. Erastus Olarence Ryder Winthrop. John Charles Ryder Winthrop. James Madison Sa.nborne East Newport. J ohn E m ery Sawyer Monson. Frank Kingsbery Shaw Waterville. Jennie Merrilees Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville. Charles Clarence Spear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danbury, N. H . Everett Moses Stacy Waterville. Carlton Beecher Stetson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Sumner. Philo Steward Skowhegan. Alfred Irving Thayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . Haverhill, Mass. William Lionel Watson Dexter. Frank Augustine Weld . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . Skowhegan. George Elman White Waterville. Samuel Hodgdon White . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville. Charles Alvano Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canton. Francis Fremont Whittier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Sharon. R �nj!l'min Rubertso u Wills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jersey City, N. J. _ Wilham Henry Wilson Augusta. Charles Branch Wilson . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterville. John Capron Worcester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grafton, Mass. John Monroe Wyman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • North Livermore. • . • . . . . . . • • • . • . • • • . . • • • • . . . • . • . . • • • .

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O RACLE.

Yale College, Bowdoin College, Colby University, Amherst College, Brown University, U n iversity of Mississippi, University of Virginia, Harvard University, Kenyon College, Dartmouth College, Middlebury College, University of Michigan, "\Villiams College, College of the City of New York, Hamilton College, Madison University, LaFayette College, Rochester University, Rutgers College, Asbury University, Wesleyan Un iversity, Troy Polytechnic Institute,

College o f the

\Vestern Reserve, Cornell University, University of Chicago, Columbia College, University o f California.

THE

O R AC LE.

CHA P TE R . Esta.bllshed.

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RESIDENT CRAD UA TES.

Appleton A. Plaisted, '51 , Hon. Reuben Foster, '55, Prof. Edw. W. Hall, '62, Rev. Asa L. Lane, '62, Leonard D. Carver, '68 ,

Fred A. Waldron, '68 , J. Herbert Philbrick, '73, Horace W. Stewart, '74, Edw. H. miley, '75, John M. Foster, '77.

l/NDBRGRAD l/A TES. CLASS OF 1 8 7 8 .

Walter H. Mathews, Charles A. Chase, Henry M. Thompson, Fred E. Dewhurst, Drew T. Wyman, Frank J. Jones, George F. Youngman. CLASS O F 1 879.

Charles E. Conant, Willis A. Joy, Charles S. Lemont,

Will H. Lyford, George E. Murray, William N. Philbrook, Walter C. Stetson. C LASS OF

1 880.

Hartstein W. Page, Fred A . Barker, Charles H. Bates, sher F. Palmer, Frederick Perkins, Chester W. Clements, Frank W. Shaw, Joshua L. Ingraham, .Arthur M. Thomas. CLASS O F

Luther C. Bridgham, Fred M. Gardner, Horatio B. Knox, Wilbert H. Monroe, Frank K. Shaw, 7

1881.

Carlton B. Stetson, Philo Steward, Frank A. Weld, Frank F . Whittier, John M. Wyman.

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CHI

ORACLE.

CHA P TER.

Esta.bll.shed.

RESIDE

1960.

T MEMBERS.

Edwin R. Emerson, C.E., '55,

Fred C. Thayer, M.D., '65,

Simon S. Brown, '58,

R. Wesley Dunn, '68 ,

Col. Francis A. Heath, '58,

Fred M. Wilson, M . D . , '7 1 ,

Geo. G. Percival, M.D., '58,

Louis A. Wheeler, '73,

Frank Smith, '63,

Nathaniel Meader, '63, Atwood Crosby, M.D., '64,

Charles F. C . Moore, '74, Charles E. Williams, '74,

William H. Kelley, '74.

UNDERGRAD UA TES. C LASS OF 1 878.

Albert C. GetcheU,

D. Webster Pike,

William G. Mann,

Howard B. Tilden. C LASS OF 1 879.

Everett Flood,

William W. Mayo,

Hannibal E. Hamlin,

C. Edson Owen,

Edwin C . Whittemore. CLASS O F 1 880.

Hugh R. Chaplin,

Jonathan T. MacDonald,

Edgar H . Crosby,

Laurentius M. Nason,

Fred S. Herrick,

James E. Trask. C LASS OF

1881.

Samuel K. Marsh,

Everett M. Stacy,

George A. Mcintire,

Charles B. Wilson.

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oa1!dtnan .A.ND

Y oun_g Men' .s tkhri.stian As.sociation. O F FICER S. President_

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Vice President

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Corresponding Secretary. Recording Secretary

Treasurer_ . . . . . . . . . .

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Comm'ittee on D. T . Wyman,

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H . M. THOMPSON.

W. G . .YANN .

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G . E . Murray,

M.. COBURN.

C. W. CLARK.

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Membership.

J. E . Case.

Prudential Com'>'nittee. F. E. Dewhurst,

W . W. Mayo,

J. L. Ingraham.

M.EMrJ] .E fR S. mia�g

of ' '78 .

C. A. Chase,

D . W. Pike,

F . E . Dewhurst,

H . B . Tilden,

F . J. Jones,

H . M. Thompson,

W. G. Mann,

C . H . Salsman,

G. E. Murray,

D . S. Wyman.

TH E

ORACLE.

N. Hunt,

C. E. Conant, W. H. Lyford,

W . W. Mayo,

G. Merriam,

C. S. Lemont,

C. E. Owen,

W. N. Philbrook, J. W . Jenkins.

g;:ta§S of

180.

C . H. Case,

J. E. Case,

C. W. Clark,

J. E. Cochrane,

J. L. Ingraham,

H. L. Koopman,

J. T. MacDonald ,

H. W. Page,

G. N. Merrill,

L. M. Nason. H . E. Sawyer.

g;: t a@S of

'81 -

D. J. Bailey,

F . J. Bullard,

C. M. Coburn,

F. B. Cushing,

A. H. Evans,

F. M. Gardner,

I. W. Grimes,

H . B. Knox,

S. K. Marsh,

G. A. Mcintire,

W. H. Monroe,

J. H. Parshley,

F. M. Preble,

F. H.

C. C. Spear,

E. M. Stacy,

haw,

C. B. Stetson,

P. Steward,

A. I. Thayer,

F. A. Weld,

F. F. Whittier,

W. H. Wilson,

C. B. Wilson,

B. R. Wills, J. M. Wyman.

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THE

ORACLE.

OF F IC E RS.

President

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Vice President Librarian .

A. P. SOULE.

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W. I. DAVIS.

Assistant Librarian Treasurer

H . M . T HOMPSON.

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GEORGE MERRIAM.

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Recording Secretary . • • . . . .

C. F. WARNER.

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E. C. RYDER.

M E M B E R S.

S 8 NI O M 8 .

W. C. Burnham,

H. M. Thompson.

W. I. Davis,

D . W. Pike,

W . G . Mann,

tl fll'N l @ flS.

C. E. Conant,

W . A. Joy,

J. Jenkins,

Geo. Merriam,

W. W. Mayo,

C. E. Owen,

C. F. Warner.

A. P. Soule,

S O l>l:B @ M f!UAMS.

F. A. Barker,

E. H. Crosby,

C . H. Bates,

F. S. Herrick,

F . W. Shaw,

J. E. Case,

E. F. King,

H. E. Sawyer,

C . W. Clark,

H. L. Koopman,

l!' fl R S l:BM R N.

J. T. MacDonald,

1 J. E. Trask.

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A. K. Marsh,

E. C. Ryder,

C. M. Coburn,

G . A. Mcintire,

J. C . Ryder,

A. H . Evans,

W. H. Monroe,

A. I . Thaye

C. P. Marshall,

J. H. Parshley,

F. F. Whittier .

THE

P1 esident . . . . . . V ire President S.:cretary T 1 easurer

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O RACLE.

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W. G. MANN.

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W. A. JOY. J. E . CASE.

PJERJODJ'CALS. DA:I:L:I:ES.

Boston Post,

N . Y. Graphic,

Lewiston Journal,

Boston Globe,

Springfield Republican,

Whig and Courier,

Boston Journal,

Eastern Argus,

Kenn !'. bec Journal,

Portland Press,

Portland Advertiser.

Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie'a,

Portland Transcript,

Journal of Education,

London "ews,

Living Age,

Evening Transcript,

Zion's Herald,

\ATE::E:XL:I:ES.

N. Y. Times,

Maine Standard,

Y. World,

Zion's .Advocate,

N . Y. Clipper,

Camden Herald,

Ne w Era,

Scientific American,

Androscoggin Herald,

Watchman,

Gospel Banner,

Waterville Mail,

Courier-Journal,

Ellsworth American,

Somerset l'teporter,

Y. Tribune,

Missouri Republican,

Rockland Opinion,

Aroostook Times,

Detroit Free Press,

Oxford Democrat,

Fairfield Chronicle,

Boston Advertiser,

Atlanta Constitutionalist. SE:?Mt:I:-:?MI:ONT:S:L:I:ES.

Dwight's Journal of Music.

Yale Courant,

:?MI:ONT:E:L:I:ES.

Harper's Monthly,

Popular Science Monthly,

Popular Science Monthly, Supplement,

Scribner's Monthly,

Baptist Missionary Magazine,

Repnblic,

Eclectic Magazine,

Atlantic Monthly,

Foreigu Mi sionary,

African Repository,

Teachers' Monthly,

Baptist Teacher,

Literary World.

THE

O RAC LE �� . _� _____ ��

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" I hl\ve forgot t o eat and sleep with reading, And all my faculties turn into study."

President .

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Vice President .

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- - - - - - - - . E . c. WHITTEMORE.

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ecretary and Treasurer . . . . . . . .

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D R A M AT I S P E RSO N A E. J. W. Jenkins

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F. S . Herrick .

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H. R. Chaplin. _

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C. H. Bates . . . . . - - . - - - . Bates . - - - - . - - - - - . - . King Henry V. E. H. Crosby

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Everett Flood. _ . _ _ . . Dogberry ( Two foolish C i ty Officers , 5 Much A.do about Nothing . E. C. Whittemore . _ _ . . Verges . _

Shakespearean Club of '81.

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Secretary. - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - . - A. I. T HAYE R.

President.

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Executive Committee. -

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A.. . H. Evans,

F. M . Gardner,

I. W. Grimes ,

F. M. Preble,

W. H. Monroe,

J. H. Parshley,

H. B. Knox ,

- FRANK A. WELD, H . B . KNox.

M E M B E RS.

:E'. A. Weld.

Philo Steward ,

A. I. Thayer,

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THE

ORACLE.

Cla.ss of '78. FRESHMAN PRIZES . . . • First, H. M. Thompson. Prize for best of not less than six from the same school, C. L. Phillips. PRIZES IN READIN G . • • • First, F . E. Dewhurst ; Second, H. M. Thompson. SOPHOMORE PRIZE DECLAMATION . • . • No competition. JUNIOR PARTS . • • • H. B . Tilden, H. M. Thompson, Miss E. S . Koopman, F . E . Dewhurst. SENIOR PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPOSITION . . . . N0 competition.

Cla.ss of '79.

FRESHMAN PRIZE . . . • Prize for best of not less than six from the same school, W. N. Philbrook. PRIZES IN REAI>ING . . . • * First, c. H. Meek ; Second, c. E. Owen. SOPHOMORE PRIZE DECLAMATION . • • • First, H. E. Hamlin ; Second, W. H. Lyford. JUNIOR PARTS . . • • w. N . Philbrook, James Geddes, w. W . Mayo, W. H. Lyford.

Cla.ss of 'SO.

FRESHMAN PRIZE . • • • Miss Minnie H. Mathews. FRESHMAN PRIZE READING . • . • First, L. M. Nason ; Second, C. W. Clark. SOPHOMORE PRIZE DECLAMATION . . . First, James E. Trask ; Second, L. M. Nason.

Cla.ss of '81.

FRESHMAN PRIZES . • . • None awarded. * Deceased.

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ORACLE.

lo:tBY OF'F'.ICERS. President . . · · · - · · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. T . WYMAN. Vice President- - - - - · · · · - · - · - · · · · - · - · - · · · · - · · - · · · C· E. OWEN. Secretary and Treasurer. _ . . . _ _ . . . . . . . C. W. CLARK. - . _

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PRUDENTIAL COMMITTEE.

D. T. Wyman, W. H. Lyford,

W. C. B urnham, F . E. Dewhurst, W. I. Davis, C. E. Conant, N. Hunt, C. H. Case, C . W. Clark,

MEMBERS.

Class

of '78.

C. E. Conant, C . H. Case.

W. G. Mann, J. W. Jenkins, D . T. Wyman. W. H. Lyford, C. E. Owen.

Class

of •80.

Class

of •8.1.

H. W . . Page, J. E . Trask.

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it is, Mother, to see the sea from the land when we are not sailing I"

" How sweet

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H . R. CHAPLIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d Lieut. E . FLOOD

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W. H. LYFORD

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4th Sergt.

5th Sergt .

.A. M. THOMAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! st Corp. J. T. MA.cDoN.ALD . . E. H . CRO BY

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F . .A. Barker,

H . M. Thompson,

C . H . Salsman,

.A. P. Soul e ,

W. R . Col l i ns,

H. L. Koopman,

C. F. Warner,

F. S. Herrick,

H . E. Sawyer,

W. W. Mayo,

J. L. Ingraham,

D . J. Bailey,

J. Gedde�,

H . L. Kelley,

C. H . Bates,

E . F. King,

J. E . Ca e,

C . C. King,

L. C. Bridgham,

C. W. Clark,

F. J. Jones,

F. D. B u l l ard,

J. E. Cochrane,

J . .A . Wal ling,

R. S . Baker, H . Barton,

C. M . Coburn,

C. E . Conant,

F. E. Dewhurst,

F. B . Cushing,

J. W. Jenkins,

E. C. Whittemore,

.A. H . E va n ,

W. E . Morang,

Geo. Merriam,

C. H. French,

F . M. Gardner,

E. C. Ryder,

F . F . Whittier,

I. W. Grimes,

J. C. Ryder,

B. R . Will ,

J . M. Sanborn,

W. H. Wilson,

C. u. Judkins,

H . B . Knox,

F . K.

C. P. Marshall,

E . M. St::cy,

J. M . Wyman,

C. W. Mathews,

C. B. Stet on,

D. T. Wyman,

haw,

C. B . Wilson,

P. Steward,

L. M. Nason,

J. R . Melcher,

.A. I. Thayer,

J. E . Tra k,

Mcintire,

C. E. Yeservey,

W. L. Watson,

W. S . Bosworth,

W. H. Monroe,

F . .A. Weld,

W. N. Philbrook,

J. H . Parbley,

G. E . White,

C . E. O we n ,

F . M. Preble,

. H . White,

F. R. Rowell,

C . .A . Whitney,

S. K. Marsh,

J. C. Worce ter.

W. .A . Joy H. B . Tilden,

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TH E

ORACLE.

BASB�BALLe

O::E":F'J:C:E::E S.

President and Manager . Yice President . . . Secretary . . . . Trea urer .

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JoY.

c. GETCHELL.

F. K . SHAW.

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M. THO.!IIA.S .

E. F. KING.

DIRECTOR . W . .A. JOY,

H. E . HAMLIN,

1!/ntverstl

W. S. BOSWORTH, Captain . . . .

W . G . MANN.

N'4i1e.

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F. Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.

W . H. Mathews . - - - - - . . . . S . S.

G . A . Mcintire . . . .

F. A. Bark er . . . .

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L . F.

G. Merriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d B.

Wel d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. F.

J. A. Wal l ing . . . . . . . . . . . 3d B.

H . R. Chaplin . . . . . . . . . . . R. F.

THE

O RACLE.

Second W. H. LYFORD, Captain . . . . . . . _ - - - . · - · -

Thoma' Judkins

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Shaw

- - · · 1 st B.

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tne.

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Worcester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Joy . . . .

2d B . 3d B.

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Parshley Ryder

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R. F.

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'' Indoctique pilae di cive trochive quie cunt Ne spis�ae risum tollant impune coronae."

:funtoP Captain _ . . . . . . _ _ . .

MERRIAM,

Lyford

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Ham lin . . _ . . . _ _ _ _ _ . . _ . . . 2d B. 3d B.

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Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 st B. Walling

tiw.

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Jenkms .

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Soule . . . . . . . _ Warner

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S. S.

F. F.

R. F.

Sophomore Niiw.

MOTTO-" When I played on the Graftons."

Captain .

BOSWORTH,

,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.

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Perki n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.

Thomas - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. S .

Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J st B.

Tra k

Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 d B.

Bates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. F.

Chaplin

King - - - ·

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Freshman

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Open to all challenges.

WELD, Captain Worcester . . _ Judkins . .

Mcintire

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French .

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Perkins

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Captain

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Ryder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3d B.

MU RRAY,

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Thayer _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R . F.

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ti-w.

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Mathews . . . . . . . _

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Lyford . . . . . . . . _ _ . . . . _ _ . _ . . . P.

Thomas _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. F.

Barker . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ _ _

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Weld . . _ . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . C. F.

2d B.

Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R . F .

Joy . . .

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Inc.

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Hamlin . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . J st B.

2d B.

Getchell

Mcintire .

Stacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. F.

Chaplin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3d B.

Flood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. F.

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E M ILY P. MEADER, Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Lizzie Mathews . . . . . . . . . . 3d Minnie H . Mathews . . . . . . . . . 0. Su ie S. Dennison . . . . . . . . . . P. Kate E. Norcro s . . . . . . . . L. Hattie E . Britton . . . . . . . J st B. Isaac W. Grime . . . . . . . . . C. Jen nie M. m i t h . . . . . . . . . 2d B. Soph ia M. Hanson . . . . . . . R . " Doctrina vim promovet insitam."

FACULTY SA.M OSBORN, Captain . . . . . . . . . L. E. Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. M . Lyford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l t B. H . E. lfobins . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d B . J. B . Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3d B.

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S. K. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. J. D. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. E . W. Rall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . Wm . E lder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . R.

S. B. F. F. F.

C. S. F. F. F.

Uniform : TIJeological C a p, Philosophical Shirt, and Intellectual Belt.

"VJWllYERSITY! GAMES ..

18i7.

M ay 2.-Colby vs. Bates . . . . . . . . May 1 6.-Colby vs. Bate . . . . . .

............ ...... 0 ...... .... .... .... 1 Ju ne 2.-Colby vs. Bowdoin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 June 1 3.-Colby vs. Bowdoin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 June 23.-Colby vs. Portland Red - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 27.-Colby vs. Norridgewock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

to 9 to 1 4 to 7 to l J to 9 to 3

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 to 53

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DURI NG

T H E C O L L E G I AT E Y EA R, BY T H E

STU D E NTS OF COLBY

U N IVERSITY.

E D iTO RS. F. E. DEWHURST, '78.

E . FLOOD, '79.

C. H. SALSMAN, '78.

N. BUNT, '79.

c. A. CHASE, '78, Managing Editor.

H. B. TILDEN, '78.

W. N. PHILBROOK, '79.

T E f\ � S .

$ 1 .50 per year, strictly in advance.

Single copies, 20 cents.

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President - - - - · · · · · · · · · · · · - · · · · · · · · · · · · · · w. H. LYFORD. Vice President .

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Secretary and Treasurer. _

Instructors nomine

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.J. W. JENKINS.

. . J. L. INGRAHAM.

. . - - . . ATWOOD CROSBY, A.M. , M.D. - . . - . FRED M. WILSON, A . B . , M.D.

6.--·-�'

THE

ORACLE.

CO.LBY U N � V£1lS ITY O ftCft£STfli',

c. w. C LE MENTS • . . • • . . . . . . . . . C. W. Clements . . . . 1 st Violin. W. C. Burnham . . . • 1 st Violin. A. P. Soule . . . • • . . • 2d Violin. A. M. Thomas . • • . . •2d Violin. R. S. Baker . . . . • . . . . . .Viola. W. H. Mathews . . Violoncello. H. R. Chaplin . . . . . . 1 st Flute. BUSINESS

W. S. Bosworth,

Leader. E. F . King . . . . . . • • . 2d Flute. W. C. Stetson . . . . . . Clarionet. J. E. Trask . . . . . . . . . . Cornet. G. A. Mcintire . . . • Trombone, J. T. MacDonald . . • • • • • Bass. W. S. Bosworth, Solo Harmonica.

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COMMITTEE.

W. H. Mathews,

J. E . Trask.

CO!..LEQ E CftO ��. J. E. Trask . . . • • . • 1 st Tenor. D. T. Wyman, Leader, 2d Tenor.

J. M. Wyman . . . . . • . 1 st Bass. W. H. Mathews . . . . . 2d Bass. H. B. Tilden . . . . . . . Organist.

'S(Jl QU ��TETTE. Trask Nason

1 st Tenor. . • • • . 2d Tenor.

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Trask . . . . . . . . • • . . 1 st Chaplin . . . . . . . . • . . 1 st Collins . . . . . . . . • . . . 1 st Nason . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d Bosworth . • . . . . . . . . 2d Cochrane . . . . . . . . . . 2d

Tenor. Tenor. Tenor. Tenor. Tenor. Tenor.

Clements . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Bass. King . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 2d Bass.

Clements . . . . . . • . . . . 1st Clark . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 1st Thomas . . . . . . . . • . • . 1 st Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d MacDonald . • • • . . . . . 2d King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2d

Bass. Bass. Bass. Bass. Bass. Bass.

THE

O RA C L E.

••• The

reporter of this paper, not understanding the game of Chess, has been

forced to depend upon the veracity of the individual members of the Club for a n account o f t h e i r standing i n t h i s organization.

After consulting each one sep

arately, the following result bas been reached :

W. J. Davis . . 1 st President. D. W. Pike . . · - · · - - - - - . . · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l st President. W. G. Mann - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lst President. F. E. Dewhurst · · · · · · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 st President. H. M. Thompson . . _ . . 1st President. F. J. Jones J st President. Lay Members (in the words of each of the above ) , " All but me." _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ - - _ _ _ . - - .

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Our reporter n o t b e i n g q u i t e s n t i l i e d with the result of his i n t e r v i e w w i t h the Seniors, bas adopted the plan, with the J u n iors, of asking Pach of the members about some other.

The result ha� been even more di�astrous than before :

W. H. Lyford . . . . . . . . . . . Don't understand tbe Game. J. W. Jenkins _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I wouldn't put his name in. E . C. Whittemore . . . . . . . . . . . . Can't tell a rook from a crow. C. W. Judkins . . He cau beat any oue in tbe Senior Class, but I regularly beat him twice out of three times. A. P. Soule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oh, Sho ! G. W. Merriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spawn (his own statemen t ) . W. N . Philbrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . A mere imitator. .

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M E M BERS WHO ARE NO M O R E O F F I C E RS THAN T H E ABOVE.

James Geddes, C. E. Conant, C. S. Lemont, G. E. Murray,

Nathan H unt, Everett Flood, W. E. Morang, J. A. Walling.

THE

DINING

ORACLE.

H A L L, A PPLETON C O U RT.

A table massive enough to have dined Johnny Armstrong and his merry men. have heard that Julius Cresar grew fat with feasting there.-Shakespeare.

-Scott. I

According to a rule of the Faculty, requiring that copies of the Term Bill be sent tu the parent or guardian of each student, 11"ith an account of b i� scholarship, deportment, and stomacbic capacity, which mu t be attained a· a condition of receiving a degree, the following statement is prepared :

�

Stomacbic Capacity is designated as follows : 1 , Excellent ; 2, Very Good ; 3, Good ; 4, Moderate ; 5, Deficient. Head Steward . . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " " Cha e. Toast Ma�ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . § § Thomp on. Ganymede _ . . . . . . _ _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � Stetson. _

b Dewhurst, 3. + Jones, 5. t Mathews, 1 . 11 11 Conant, 1 .

t t Lyford, _

2. d Lemont, x. "' M urray, 4 . t t Philbrook, 4 .

§ Barker, x.

II Thomas, 3.

c Gardner, 5 .

� � Knox, 2 .

f Wel d . 4. a Whittier, 2. e Steward, 3.

x Capacity too great to admit of classification in this scale. * " First, Sir, I read and then I breakfast." * * " A good, portly man, i' faith, and a corpulent." t " Tarry at Jericho until your beard be grown." ! t " He is a great observer, and he looks quite through the deeds of men." l " Would he were fatter.''�ugbter." § ,t �� i �� !�rB��e��i:� f § § " You are a fish-monger." 1T " And thou art long, and lank, and lean, as is the ribbed sea sand.'' 1T 1T " L'homme qui rit.11 Thou most excellent devil of wit." IIall;� " lfe��ti�� g��r;<l�t�t�'.},h imagination." b " Observe their moor! on whom he jests." c " She's beautiful, and therefore to be wooed." d " How slow his soul sailed on! " e ��l ��adle babe.'' � ;; f� ��ell��t��!� :; l r " So comes a reckoning when the banci.uet's o'er The dreadful reckoning-and men smile no more.''

TH E

0 RAC LE.

1 1 1 1 I ' I ' I lf I ) I 1 1 1 1 I ' 1 1 1 1 , , I ' 1 1 I ''78

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R A C L_ E. _ n T H E o_ ___

:Tu.ly ��th, 18'7'7.

@ffi c,d?§ of f� -c l!i;? a y .

c . H . SALSMAN.

Orator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F. J. JONES. President .

Poet .

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Marshal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D . T. Wnu.i.-v. Distributor of Awards .

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. . . . . W. H . Mathews.

Best Looking l'i'fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D . T. Wyman.

Mo t Proficient Ponyist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. I . Davis. Best Moustache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . G. Mann. Iostrumentali t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. A. Chase. Vocali t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biggest Eater .

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Infant of '78 .

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. W. C. Burnham.

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Fighting Man . . . . . . . . . Ladies' Man . . . . .

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THE

A s sung with great

O R AC LE.

eclat a t the

Freshman Exit at Augusta,

July 20th, 1 877 .

Arn - Cock Robin.

Who got up the False Orders Y " We, ' sai d ' 0,

Who provided the music T

" I ," said Nason,

" We're no small potaty ;

" After much persuasion,

We got up the Fa! e Orders."

I pro v ided the music."

Who propo-ed the bold deed Y

Who contributed the poetry ÂĽ

" I," said Trask,

" We , ' said Koopman and Mac,

" Without being a ked, I propo ed the bold deed.''

Who argued i t was ri)!ht ÂĽ

" I," said young Shaw, " I expounded the law.

I argued i t wa' right.

Who aided and abetted 1 " I,"

aid Caribou,

" We didn't hang back, But contributed the poetry.'

Who made the arrangements f ' ' I," said Case, " A s was m.r place, I made the arrangement ." Who ga"e the requisite " tin " ? " We, '

" I own it to be true, I aided and abetted."

Who furui bed the title f

aid Col lins and King,

'.rhougb quite a thing, We garn the requisite ti u." Who had them printed 1

" I ,"

aid Bates,

" I," said Thomas,

" As

nre as the Fates,

(Sly little cuss,)

I furnished the title."

" I bad them printed . '

Who got them distributed Y " I," said Bosworth, " 'Twas al l 'twas worth,

Still I got 'em distributed. " There are many more verses belonging to this beautiful little hym n , b u t owiu g t o t h e press o f other matter these must b e omitted. Class Secretary, however, will furnish them n pou application.

The

THE

O R A C LE .

''O l r A' M E T A I .

" Rock the C rad l e , J o h n . "

Drew 'f . Wyman,

James E. Cochrane,

James Jenkins,

Asher F . Palmer,

Walter C. Stetson,

William L. Watson, George E. White.

Youngman . . . . . . . . . White. HamJin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pot. Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . Light Red.

Collins . . . . . . . . . . Dark Red. Mathews . . . . . . . . . Chalker. Bosworth . . . . . . . . . Referee.

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Disciples of

Getchell, Mann, Walling, Rowell, Sanborn, Geddes, :t: Joy, Trask,

tile

Weed.

Ryder, E. C.,

Soule,

Mathews,

Stetso11, Mortimer,

Mcintire, Pike, Barker, t t t Chapli11, Hamlin, Judkins, Baker,

* Tilden, Youngman, Crosby, Caribou, Ma.yo,

Mathews, Whittemore, Bosworth, Flood, t King, Merrill, tt Collins,

Marshall.

t Periodical. ttt Hard to learn. ft .Makes him sick. t Reforms occasionully. * In his closet.

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THE

ORACLE.

" What's i n a name ? "

Shas . . . . • . . . . . . . . c . A . C-e . Jenk . . . . . . . . . . . . J. W. J-s. Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . J. T. M-d. Whit . . . . . . . . . . . E. C. W-e. Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. G-s. Sol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. H. S-n. Deluge . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. F-d. Copperhead. . . . . . W. A. J-y. Tommy . . . . . . . . . H. M. T-n. Cub . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. A. W-g. Neighbor . . . . . . . . c. w. J-s. Hercules . . . . . . . . L. M. N-n. Beecher i _ . _ _ . . . . C. B. S-n. Stet 5 Benny . . . . . . . . . . B. R. W-s.

!irP

Frankie . . . . . . . . . . F. A. B-r. Ras . . . . _ _ . • . . . . . . E. C. R-r. Preb . . . . . . . . . . . . F. M. P-e. Mule . . . . . . . . . . . . c. P. M-1. oup-Stuff . . . . . . . J. H. P-y. Trustee . . . . . . . . . C. F. W-r. Sphinx . . . . . . . . . . S. K. M-h. Charlie Ross _ _ _ . . A. H. E-s. Grandmother. . . . . F. B. C-g. Doody . . . . . . . . . . . F. E. D-t. Bert . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. C. G-1. _ _ Matt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ w. H. M-s. Senator . . . . . . . . . H. E. H-n. Julius Cresar . . . . . . H. E. S-r. Ixion . . . . . . . . . . . . C. F. W-r.

WT U !. � E<Ji O U !.It E . Body Guard , -

Jen , Pepper, Lady N.,

l I

)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _

_ _

. . . Girls' Home.

THE

ORAC LE.

Honi soit qni mal y pense.

'81 . . . .

'Ere the sorrow comes with years l

. . . " Do you see the children weeping, 0, my brothers, They are leaning their young beads against their mothers, .A nd they cannot stop their tears."

c-e . . . . " Magnus

W. S . B-h . . . . " You bear his soft warble i n every field." C. A .

Ego."

J. W. J-s . . . . " Talk Logic with acquaintance ; Practice Rhetoric in your common talk. " C. B . F-e . . . . " A fellow of infinite jest." J. H , P-y . . . . " For as i n bodies thus i n souls we find, What lacks i n blood and spirits swelled with wind."

C-e . . . . " Farntc

W. N. P-k . . . . " Hang up Philosophy." J. E .

l i nguis."

A. P. S-e . . . . " Yes, on e - the :first- the last - the least, The Cincinnatus of t.he East." F . B. C-g . . . . . . . . " B ut still b is tongue ran on, the less Of weight it bore, with greater ease, And with its everlasting clack, Set a l l men's ea.rs upon the rack." W. W. M-o . . . . " And surely Heaven and I are of a mind. ' F. E. D-t . . . . " Heaps of huge words, upboarded hideously, With horrid sound though having little sense . " W . H . M-e . . . . " Memento componere aequus." J . E . T-k . . . . " Oh, blessed Heaven !

Thy goodness has endowed me

With talents passing m o"t of my compeers." C. S . L-e . . . . " A man of unbounded stomach.'' S. K. M-h . . . . " Speech is silveru, silence golden." W. H. L-d . . . . " Fluttering, ďż˝pread thy purple pinions, Gentle Cupid, o'er my heart ! I, a s l ave iu thy dominions,

Nature mu;;t give way to Art."

THE

ORACLE.

H. B . T-n . . â&#x20AC;˘ . " Ocli profanum '\"" u lgus et arceo." C. B. S n . . . . " His food was carried to him in balioons." W. E. M-g . . . . . . . . " Yet, if I come where women are, How Rad soe'er I was before, Then is my i'adness vanished for."

G-:>- . . . " One

G. M-m . . . . " That fellow's almost wild." I. W.

whom the music of bis own 'l'ain tongue

Doth ra>ish l ike enchanting harmony." H. L. K-n . . . . " Poetic fields encompass me around." H. E. H-n . . . . . . . . " What have I to do with days f They are too long already ; My dwelling is of the night."

C. H. F-h . . . . . . . . " Dulce ridentem Lalagen amabo,

Dulce loquentem."

W. R . C-s . . . . " How long, oh Lord, bow Jong ! ! ! "

c. B. W-n _ _ _ _ w ,g

rro.E, .,, fo <; eT."

H. E-s _ . . . " Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war."

J. G-s . . . . " Words learned

by heart, a parrot may rehearse."

H. R. C-n . . . . " .A.nd some they think to climb Parnassus, By dint of Greek." J. B. F-r . . _ . " Brimful of learning, see that pedant stride, Bristling with horrid Greek. " TRUSTY MESSENGERS . . . . " So their wor:-bips o f the Faculty, quite

Sick of merit's rud ene Âˇs, Chose tho e who should owe it al l , d'ye see, To their gratis grace and goodness.' H. E . R-s . . _ . Take heed, for be holds \engeance in hiR band;:, To bu rl upon their beads who break the laws." EDITORS . . . . " Tb us much we've dared to do ; bow far our lay

Hath wronged these rigbteon times, let others sn.y.

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THE

ORAC LE.

\¢1tltn 1tr.

R EV I S E D A N D

I M PROVED.

Aug. 30 . . . . . . . . Fal l Term advertised to begiu. Aug. 30 . . . . . . . . Influx of Freshmen verdancy. Aug. 3 1 . . . .

. .

. . Fall Term begins.

Aug. 31 . . . • . . • . Sophomoric attempt at dignified appearance. Aug. 3 1 . . . . . . . . Address of welcome by the Prex. in the Chapel. Aug. 3 1 . . . .

. . � Facu l ty all present at prayers ;

only time duling the

year.

Sept. 1 . • . • . . • . ! Prex. begins to talk to the Freshmen concerning Re ception ;

also deli vers lecture on the joint e•ils of

tobacco and women. Sept. 2-10 . . .

. .

Sept. 12 .. .

. About thi,; time Sophomores hazed by Fresh-1comen.

ept. 1 1 _ _ . . • . . . Class Elections. _

. . . Society fishing fairly inaugurated.

. . . Now expect indications of tudy.

Sept. 1 5 . . .

Sept. 15 . . . . . . . Prex. begins to prom ise a Reception. .

Sept. 1 8 .

_ . _

. _ _

. Ba. e-Ball gains a l i ttle ground.

Oct. L . . • . . . . . . Initiation s - Oysters - Headaches - Fl unks.

Oct. I 0.

_ _ _ _ _

Oct. 12 . .

. . . Fresh. get hi

_ _ _ . _

Reception - perhaps.

. Examination of Freshmen for

suitable material

for

Faculty <pies : Usual result. Oct. 20 . . . . . . . . Sophomore Declamation, " Ye Gods, how they' ll talk ! " .

Oct. 25 . .

Waterville belle appear for admiration. .

. . . . . Fre'hmen begin to " handle the ribbons," smoke a l i ttl e , utteud worbip

unday ernniogs, and other

1 '

like failing peculiar to infants nt that tender age.

Nm·. No•.

No>.

3 . . . . . . . _ . Junior Dec. J3. l

_ . . . _

. . G ro-ws chilly.

- - - - - · · ·

enior Dec.

" W hy (not) all tho'e bouquets

" Won't you come in a little while

TH E NO\. 24 . _

O R A C L E.

. Term e n d . : General rejoicing .

_ _ _ _ _

L -- f o r two ! Prod-

igal goe borne to the " ick man."

Dec. 1 0 - - - - - ·

. Term 1.Jill

appear ;

Rank smal l accordiua to good-will

of Faculty, G en eral A.xerage larger ; Total - mild and plea ant to the ta te.

Feb.

Winter vacation of ten week .

J0. _ _ . . _ . . .

Feb. 3 . . _ _ _

, pring Term opens ; room for the Pedauogue !

. . _ . .

Feb. 1 1 -20 . .

o w organize whi·t c l ubs.

. Laggards appear ou the cene daily.

Feb. 22 . . . . . .

. . .

Mar.

. . . The

Mar. Mar.

G . W.'s climiuutirn axe.

23 . _ _ _ . _ . _ That 15

. .

.April 15 .

Selah !

ouud of glinding wa.xe· loud . _ _ _ . . . " Making up " fi n ished, and now reaction

. _ _ _ _

• . • • . • •

eu ue.

Eternal J unior Declamation !

Ble. �ed b e Fa t Day !

" As i t wa

i n the beginning, is

now, and," etc.

April 2 1

_. _ _ _ . _ .

30 . . . . . .

opbomore Prize Declamation.

Ap1il 24 . _ _ _ _ _ .. Cramming for Examination. April

. . End of •rerm.

One week

j ubilee, and

u b equent

repentance for the deeds " with edl fraught.'' Vacation of one week. May 7.

_ _ _

U -30 . . . . . . Quiet time 30 . - - - - . - . . Decoration

May 1 6 . _ May May

. . _ . _ . Su m mer Term commence .

_ _ _ . . .

. Ba e-Ball partially revive·. . Day.

0-r-d-e-r - it charaed to you !

.Mail

J u ne 10 . . . . . . . . Freshman Prize Reading. ni bed at co t at the

June 15

. . . _ _

June 1

. _ _ _ _

June J uly

. . .

30 . . . . . .

Final Examination of

Elegant Fal·e Order furoffice.

cnior .

. . . Ba e-Ball lively - studie corre pondingly. . .

Hot !

" Yes, I am a red-ribbon man, but " -- ! ! !

4 . - - - - . . . - " This the day we celebrate. '

J u l y 20 . _

J ul}' 24 . Jllly 25 .

_ _ _

. .

. . . Examinations o>er.

_ _ . . . J u n ior Ex hibition.

• . . . . . .

J n l y 26 . -

. _

_ .

hy Day.

Tru tees

talk.

J u l y 25 . . . . . . . . Oration and Poem.

July 26 .

_ _ _

" There all tbeir glory lies."

Examination of sub-Freshmen. ociety Re-u nion·.

- . . . Graduation Exerci e·, oiiginal articles by the , enior ,

'' ponied " Latin by the Prex . :

for a

" We have fought

tbe fight, -we have :fioi bed o n r cour e." very generou l y pay

tudcnt

b anquet for the Faculty,

the Tru 'tee · , their fa milie ', friend·, and pari:<hiouers. Cummencemcut

E t.

oncert.

alre, lole, Finituui

" And now for home.''

'I --·�l�.--��--�� Vacatiuu of five week .

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A D V E RTI S E M E N TS.

DE.U.ER IN ALL KINDS OF

EVERY VARIETY OF

CAlUNETS AND PHOTOGIUlPBS, -- ALSO,--

Stereoscopes and Stereoscopic Views. -

OF -

I have the BEST ASSORTMENT in town.

�J?tiats'I M ut�J?�«ds :ft' Qoe ioe� f:•M�l?F '(DQQfil,,

PEr:RF U.ftfER � IN LARGE AND SM.ALL LOTS FOR SALE CIIEAP.

Croquet Sets, Base Balls and Bats made a Spedalty. Lamps and Fixtures, Flower Pots and Brackets, Frames of all Sizes and �ualities.

Satisfaction Guarant.eed .

All Goods Sold at Bottom Prices.

- AGENT FOR -

Students contemplating matrimony can do no better than to go here for goods and advice.-Facul#y.

A D V E RT I S E M E NTS.

PO P U L A R S U M M E R R E S O R T. --

o--

W E S T W A T E fl V U... 1. E , WT E .

SllrrEflS fOf\ L1t �GE Oft s��LL p 'l�TIES. FINE

D .A N C J: N G

::S::: .A L L.

A pleasant hour's ride from Waterville ; a Neat, New, and Clean Hotel ;

Well-S11read Table.

Steam Yacht ; Sail and Row Boats ; Nice Fishing Grounds ; An Obliging Landlord, and a

AL TON E. A YER,

ProprirJtor.

Best place we ever saw, most fun we ever had .-Editors.

lll.A NU FACTURERS OF

Cu stom B o o t s and Shoes, A lso, Dealers in Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers.

�a.in Street,

""'VV"aterville, �e.

Leather and Rubber Repairing Neatly Done.

We always trade here.-Senio1·s.

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in rt.-

� _� 1m RVXTS, AND ��)ONHCTIONERY. ·� lri"' Special attention given to supplying Cl ulJs aud Boarding Houses duced Rates.

G I L M A N B L O C K , WAT E RV I L L E , M E .

A D V E R T I S E M E N TS.

L. E . THAYER & SON,

T h e very LATEST STYLES .of C lothi ng made t o order, i n the best manner, at short notice, by this Firm .

FOREIGN WORSTEDS IN ALL S TYL ES, FRENCH CREPES A ND MEL TONS, GERMA N CL O THS A ND DOESKINS, DOMESTIC WOOLENS IN GREA T VARIETY, CONSTA N TL Y ON HAND. ALSO DEALERS IN FINE

U M B R E L LAS, H ATS, C A PS, T R U N KS, B A G S,

A N E N D L ESS V A R I ETY OF W A L K I N G S T I CKS Just Received.

The Freshman favorite " HICKORY CLUB "

and Senior's " S H E L L O P E R A " con taotly on hand. Just wal k into th i s store, E•'ry student i n the town ;

You cannot buy goods l o wer,

For here they mark " 1;ght d � wn."

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A D V E R T I S E M E N TS.

Fresll and Pure Con/ectionery -

•••• w. �= - 11 "- i (I � Phoonix Block.

Also Drugs and Medicines, and a full line of Peifum ery and Toilet Requisites. Cigars and Ci''garettes a Specialty. A

most pleasant place in which to trade.-Everybody's testimony.

P. S. HEfiLD rf CO. 1S Main Street,

Is the acknowledged headquarters for Fine

WatervilJe,

Clothing, Hats, Caps � Fancy N eek Wear, A GEN TS FOR THE TRO Y L A UNDR Y.

All the upper classes trade with " Tom," and that is the first thing a Freshman should learn after bis arrival.

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Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver Ware, O PTICAL GOODS, POCKET C U TLE RY, &c. , Main Street, Waterville .

--o-

Special attention given to Watch Repairing and L etter Engraving.

�A <RSTON.

MENW, YOUTH�1 A N D BOY�

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

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

Liberal discount to Colby students.

ADVERTISEM E NTS. Ho, Every One that Readeth, Store !

Come right to the Book

W h at Store ?

Why the

COLLEGE BOOK STORE

F.' PBRCllYA/l -

EVERYTHING IN THE LINE OF

Can be found here, or on the order list.

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

Brz"ng i'n your .Jtifty Cents and get a Dollar's Worth of Books j and ye that have no money, come and see the sights. Post Scriptum.-A full stock of Canes, Umbrellas, Dolls, Pocket

Book , Knives, Lamps, Room Paper, &c. Post Scriptum No. 2.-Pass in at the door, over which hangs the " Big Book " and the " Gold Pen," and see all the Latest Music, and

Prospectus of some not yet publ ished .

out a special fit or previous examination ; the Book at

for

the Door is only

Post Scriptum No. 3 . -Students can enter this Book Store with a sign.

Terms, CAS H ; but this firm will give students as much

ti me on a cash payment as their Boarding Lady will.

Proverb.

Brevi Ma.nu.-" A genero u s advertiser should be liberally patron

ized."-Hindoo

ADVE RT I S E M E NTS.

Waterville Steam Laundry ARD BASK D.008�.

� Having fitted up a Steam Laundry and Bath Rooms i n Waterville, I would respectfully say to the people of this vicinity that I am ready to take i n work of all kinds in our line.

To the Gentlemen I would say that we can do up their Linen

as well or better than any other Laundry. all work.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED in

Bath Rooms for Ladies and Gentlemen.

H E R B E R T K E N D A LL, O LD

FRI E N D S

Open at all hours.

E ast Te m p l e St.

THE

B E ST.

The Students still patronize

T h e W i l l i a m s S ai. l o a '2 � Corner of Main and Temple Streets.

Fresh 0 ysters every day ; Ice Creams, the Best and Purest ; A large an d nice assortment of the Choicest French Can<lies ; Nuts, Canned Goods, etc . ; 'l'obaccos as good a the market affords. Mrs. Young always furnishes our suppers.-Kappas.

V.INSMO.R E EIJR O THER S Have moved their stock of

BO OTS

A:N D

S Fr O E S

To the Splendidly Furnished Store opp. the P.

0. ,

Where they keep the BEST ASSORTMENT and SELL TH E of any store on the Kennebec River.

D I N S M O R E

LOWEST

B R O T H E R S.

Had it not been for Dinsmore we could not have graduated.- Class of 177.

:J:>EA.LER

Flour and Groceries, Preserves, Jellies, EXTRA C TS, KE TCHUPS, CA NNED GOODS, E TC.

M A I N E .

As Jong as the Freshmen buy their oil of Vigue, so long will we borrow of them.-Sophomores.

A DV E RT I S E M E N TS.

Pure Drugs and Chemicals, Soaps, Colognes, Oils, Brushes, I n fact a Full As8ortment of Toilet Articles of E\•ery DescriptionSOLD AT BOTTOM PRICES.

Can give you a Splendid Smoke always. H e always keeps sti l l

about our cigarettes.-Theologuu.

A TT E N T I O N ,

STUDENTS T

Remember that it is economy to

P a t r o n i z e t h e C o r n e r M a r k e t. COOKED

MEATS A SPECTALTY. A l so, Vienna Bread and Hot Rolls every night, all kinds of Cake and Pa. try, and a full assortment of Crackers, etc.

We do like his Pastry.-Freshmen.

LiftJ�ry, Boarding � B@riti:ng

Sta/!JI�.

First-Class Teams to l et. Teams furnished to visit adjoining towns at Reasonable Rates. Special Rates to Students. Stable and Office, Head of Silver St. , near Williams House.

L E GE R,

PL.A.IN

.A.ND

FA.NO Y

B ook and J ob

Print er,

Corner Main and Temple Sts. , Waterville, Me. COLLEGE

'VV O EX

E:ED'O'CED

EATES.

Q- If yon want a good job done you need n o longer go out of Waterville

for i t .

L K <iHUt .

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

COLLINS

A . F.

CO.�

Nice Genteel Dress controls attention and respect everywhere.

takes the best Rooms, the best Table, the best Seats at Churches, Lectures, Theatres, etc., the quick attention of Walters, the best Teo.ms at Stables, the most genial warmth of the Par· Jors,

and

motion

the

most potent

of Civilization

power for the pro·

and

True

Comfort.

Full Rich Stock, Stylish and Splendid Work manship. We sell for Cash.

S TO R E

N O R TH

Our Prices are Moderate.

POS T

O FF I C E, Waterville , Me.

Main Street,

C . A . H l l l I C K S DB, - DEALER IN -

Books, Stationery,

� Fancy Goods,

PAPER HA NGINGS, SHADES A ND FIX TURES,

WATERV I L L E ,

M A I N E,

a:r Special attention given to furnishing School and College Text-Books. Also, Sunday School Literature, Artists' Materials, etc.

ADVERT I S E M E NTS.

:f.

M UR R A

MAINE

Y'-' S

CENTRAL

Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlors, @lP'lNi)IJt'lK

·�·

S@W'Jflll <i;; @ LLEGK.

E1'ery thing served i n Delmonico style. Private Rooms for small parties, and accommodations for parties of twenty-five or fifty I n number. A Telephone is connected with t he business. STUDENTS,

' DON T

FAIL

GIVE

HIM

CALL.

�EW LIVERY STABLE O n Te m p l e St. , near C o r n e r of M ai n . First- Class Teams to Let, a t Reasonable Prices, to Students and other Responsible Parties.

CHARLES

H I L L,

Proprietor.

Students who would like their hones boarded during vacation will find this a convenient pince.

A t His New and Elegant Rooms opp. Town Hall.

Waterville Views, including Pictures of all the College Buildings, On hand or printed to order.

Satisfaction guaranteed to all students.

Oh, would some p'>w'r the giftie gie u s T o s e e ourseJs as CARLTON s e e s u s .

PA INE &

H A N S O N,

D El A. LEl Fl. B

IN'

I R O N A N D S T E E L, PAI N T S, O I L S, CLASS, S TO YES,

TIN WA RE,

�

B U I L D E R S' M AT E R I A L S , A N D G E N E R A L H A R DW A R E ,

_ .

M A � ?4 s n u � lf: f, "' E A � f. c .

....

A D V E R T I S E M E N TS .

D UNBAR

BR O THERS,

Job Printers and Book Binders, M E R C H A N T S'

R O W,

MAIN S TREET,

WA TER VIL L E, ME.

Of all kinds, Neatly and Promptly Executed, at the

One of the Largest Pri nti n g Houses East of Boston. Ha,Âˇing a very extensi\Âˇe Job Printing Establishment, furnished with the very best appliances of Presses, Type and Workmanship, we especially solicit orders for Fine P r i n t i n g of all kindg, for lllaoufaclurers or Business Meo, such a

Tags, La!Jels, Pay Rolls,

variety of Printing.

Blank Books, and every

We also make a specialty of

First-Class Book and College P1inting, Such as Programmes, Catalogues, Add resses, Sermons, etc. Q- Don't send out of the Slate for Printing, for we guarantee to give Satisfact ion.

these Adverti ements in tbe 0 R.A CLE1 and h ope they will

We ask from the students of Colby a careful reading of

make their p u rcbases accordingly, and do not think we are Waten' i l le OKLY the traders who patronize

overstepping bounds when we ad 1 i

you to patronize i n

publications ou the supposition th a t they alone will treat yon fai rly.

the

College