Heirlooms Reunited: November 1881 Issue of The Hebron Semester, Student Publication at Hebron Academy at Hebron, Maine

Friday, March 31, 2017

November 1881 Issue of The Hebron Semester, Student Publication at Hebron Academy at Hebron, Maine

May, 1881, issue of The Hebron Semester, published at Hebron Academy at Hebron, Maine. Volume 1, No. 2. The editors were Walter S. Bailey; George M. Atwood; and Lizzie M. Whitman.

Note on the cover above that this copy was owned by Edith Lulu Packard of Hebron, Maine. Lester M. Bessey wrote his name on page 24 and on the back cover.

See links to more posts about more issues of The Hebron Semester and other Hebron Academy memorabilia here.

An alphabetical list of the people mentioned in this publication, with additional information about them gleaned throughout the issue, appears later in this post.

The issue measures approximately 9" by 6" and contains 24 pages. Images of all of the pages appear at the end of this post.

Included in this issue:

Literary contributions, including a 5 page biography of Hannibal Hamlin
Editorial Notes, including:

The students were invited to the home of Mr. Alexander Turner to feast on pears; page 14
The students mourn the death of the assassinated President, James A. Garfield and placed a large portrait of him in the chapel; page 15
The students placed in the chapel a very fine etching Bryant by Cyrus Cobb; page 15
lectures by Rev. S. D. Richardson of Hebron, Maine; W. H. Looney, Esq. of Portland, Maine; Col. Z. A. Smith of the Boston Journal; Rev. F. W. Bakeman of Auburn, Maine; page 15

Honored past Hebron Academy graduates; page 15

Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Minister to Spain, and former Vice President under Abraham Lincoln
Hon. Eugene Hale, U.S. Senator from Maine
Hon. John D. Long, Governor of Massachusetts
Hon. Mark H. Dunnell, Congressman from Minnesota

Officers of the newly formed Hamlin Cadets, in honor of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin: Captain, George M. Atwood; First Lieutenant, J. B. Sturtevant; Corporal, F. P. Stearns; Sergeant, L. L. Whitman; page 15
Board of Trustees
Board of Instruction
Students
School Calendar and Tuition
Advertisers

E. B. Holden, M.D. of South Paris, Maine; page 21
N. D. Bolster of South Paris, Maine; page 21
F. H. Chase of South Paris, Maine; page 22
Elliot & Stowell of South Paris, Maine; page 22
O. B. & C. H. Dwinal of Mechanic Falls, Maine; page 23
J. A. Bucknam & Co. of Mechanic Falls, Maine; page 23
F. C. Merrill of South Paris, Maine; page 24
J. U. P. Burnham of Norway, Maine; page 24
Wheeler & Shurtleff of South Paris, Maine; inside back cover
W. J. Wheeler of South Paris, Maine; inside back cover
E. A. Thomas of Mechanic Falls, Maine; back cover
D. B. Perry of Mechanic Falls, Maine; back cover

Alphabetical list of names that appear in this issue, and the pages on which they appear

George M. Atwood of Buckfield, Maine; student in the Class of 1883, page 18; Editor of The Hebron Semester, title page; Captain in the newly formed Hamlin Cadets, page 15
George M. Atwood, instructor in the Commercial Department, page 17. Presumably not the student of the same name but perhaps related.
W. H. Atwood, Esq., of Buckfield, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees, page 16

Walter S. Bailey of Turner Centre, Maine, in the Class of 1882, page 18; Editor of The Hebron Semester; title page
Hattie P. Bailey, instructor in Music, page 17
Rev. F. W. Bakeman of Auburn, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees, page 16; lecture "Pride and Vanity"; page 15
Rilla M. Bard of Turner, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18; a subsequent issue spells her name as Rilla Baird and Rillia Baird
Edgar F. Barrows of South Paris, Maine; student, page 19
Eva Barrows of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Harry Barrows of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Ella M. Berry of East Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Hon. Percival Bonney of Portland, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees, page 16
W. L. Bonney, Esq., of Turner, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees, page 16
Ina E. Bridgham of Minot, Maine; in the Class of 1884, page 18
Henry S. Brown of Clinton, Maine, in the Class of 1882, page 18
Wallace E. Bruce of Buckfield, Maine, in the Class of 1882; page 18
Mrs. W. B. Bucknam, instructor in Drawing and Painting, page 17
Corry A. Bumpus of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Horatio A. Bumpus of Hebron, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18

George F. Chesley of Buckfield, Maine; student, page 19
Isabelle Cromwell, A.B., Preceptress; instructor in French and Natural Sciences, page 17
Edith P. Cushman of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Hartley F. Cushman of Hebron, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
S. P. Cushman, Esq., of Hebron, Maine; Treasurer of the Board of Trustees, page 16

Charles Davis of Minot, Maine; student, page 19
Flossy Dunham of South Boston, Massachusetts; student, page 19
Hon. Mark H. Dunnell, Congressman from Minnesota; attended Hebron Academy, page 15

Nelson G. Elder of South Paris, Maine; in the Class of 1884, page 18
Minnie L. Everett of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19

Ada E. Farris of West Minot, Maine; in the Class of 1884, page 18

Nellie M. Glover of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Annie Graves of Hebron, Maine; in the Class of 1884, page 18

Hon. Eugene Hale, United States Senator from Maine; attended Hebron Academy, page 15
Lillie M. Hall of South Paris, Maine; student, page 19
Persis A. Hall of North Buckfield, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, then Minister to Spain and previously Vice-President under Abraham Lincoln; attended Hebron Academy; page 15
Elmer H. Harris of Minot, Maine; student, page 19
Charles B. Haskell of Oxford, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
O. A. Hayford, Esq., of Canton, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees, page 16
Clinton Howe of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19

Sadie A. Irish of New Gloucester, Maine; in the Class of 1884, page 18

Hon. John D. Long, Governor of Massachusetts; attended Hebron Academy, page 15
W. H. Looney, Esq. of Portland, Maine; lecture "Irish Land Bill"; page 15

Addie M. Marshall of East Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Bertrand F. Marshall of New Gloucester, Maine, in the Class of 1882; page 18
Lizzie E. Marshall of Paris, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
Louis A. Marshall of New Gloucester, Maine; student, page 19
W. W. Mayo, A.B., Principal and instructor in Latin and Greek; page 17
Sophia D. Morgan of Upper Gloucester, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18

Ida E. Packard of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Zibeon L. Packard, Esq., of Hebron, Maine, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, page 16
Lula A. Penley of South Paris, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
Charles L. Perry of East Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Orland R. Phillips of Carthage, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
Henry C. Prince of Buckfield, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18

Judson Record of Livermore Falls, Maine; in the Class of 1884, page 18
Albert M. Richardson of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
S. D. Richardson of Hebron, Maine; President of the Board of Trustees, page 16; lecture "Make the Most of Yourself"; page 15

Frank S. Sawyer of East Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Col. Z. A. Smith of the Boston Journal; lecture "Journalism"; page 15
Austin P. Stearns of Paris, Maine; student, page 19
Frank P. Stearns of Paris, Maine, in the Class of 1882; page 18; Corporal in the newly formed Hamlin Cadets, page 15
Henry K. Stearns of Paris, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
Joseph B. Sturtevant of Scarborough, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18; First Lieutenant in the newly formed Hamlin Cadets, page 15
S. Etta Sturtevant of Hebron, Maine; student, page 19
Herbert L. Swift of Paris, Maine; student, page 19

Nellie A. Thayer of New Gloucester, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
Mr. Alexander Turner, who invited the students to his home for a feast on pears; page 14

Charles C. Washburn of Minot, Maine; student, page 19
Lizzie M. Washburn of Minot, Maine; in the Class of 1883, page 18
Lester L. Whitman of North Turner Bridge, Turner, Maine, in the Class of 1882; page 18; Sergeant in the newly formed Hamlin Cadets, page 15
Lizzie M. Whitman; Editor of The Hebron Semester; title page
Nellie L. Whitman, instructor in Mathematics, page 17
Lizzie M. Whitman of North Turner Bridge, Turner, Maine, in the Class of 1882; page 18
G. P. Whitney of Oxford, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees, page 16