Monday, April 17, 2017

Fall 1885 Issue of The Hebron Semester, Student Publication at Hebron Academy at Hebron, Maine


Fall 1885 issue of The Hebron Semester, a student publication at Hebron Academy at Hebron, Maine.

This copy was presumably owned by student Edith Lulu Packard of Hebron, Maine, who wrote her name at the top of the front cover.

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

Also, see another post that features the autograph album of Albert Smith Ventres of Canton, Maine, a member of the Hebron Academy Class of 1888; several of his schoolmates, mentioned farther below, inscribed pages in his album.


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 9-1/4 by 6" and contains 47   pages, plus 25 pages of advertising, as well as advertising on the inside front cover, the inside back cover and the back cover.


The Hebron Semester's editors were:
  • W. Lowell Bonney of Turner, Maine; Managing Editor
  • Ernest E. Briggs of North Auburn, Maine; Associate Editor
  • Cornie M. Spear of Freeport, Maine; Associate Editor
  • Adelbert F. Caldwell of Oxford, Maine; Associate Editor
  • Helen A. Johnson of South Paris, Maine; Associate Editor
  • Agnes M. Prince of West Auburn, Maine; Associate Editor
  • Harlan P. Knight of Freeport, Maine; Business Manager

Among the Contents, listed above:
  • The Anderson Fund - named for David Anderson and wife Nancy of Livermore Falls, Maine, who left a significant bequest to Hebron Academy, pages 8-10
  • Valedictory Address "Fixedness of Purpose", by Frank E. Hanscom, pages 10-13
  • "My First Trip to Singepole", by C. W. S. [presumably Charles W. Skillings of North Auburn, Maine], Class of 1887, pages 13 and 14
  • "Eighty-Six Salutatory}, by A. F. C. [presumably Adelbert F. Caldwell of Oxford, Maine], page 14
  • "Object of Education", by G. E. L., '87 [presumably Georgia Etta Lawrence of Bryant's Pond, Maine, pages 15 and 16
  • "The President's Policy", by J. M. P. [presumably James M. Pike of Hebron, Maine], pages 18-21  
  • "Gradatim", by C. M. S. [presumably Cornie M. Spear of Freeport, Maine], pages 26 and 27
  • "Sunset on the Island", poem by C. M. S., '86 [presumably Cornie M. Spear of Freeport, Maine], pages 29 and 30
  • "Tyrocinic Adelphi", by W. L. B. [presumably W. Lowell Bonney of Turner, Maine], pages30-32
  • Letters from Hebron Alumni, John D. Long, Governor of Massachusetts; and Hannibal Hamlin, former Vice President of the United States
  • Letter from F. P. H. [possibly Fred Porter Hammond of Paris, Maine, but then of Glen House, New Hampshire] describing the building of a carriage road up Mount Washington, pages 34 and 35
  • Alumni Notes from the Classes of 1883-1885
  • Charles L. Aldrich, Class of 1885; studying law in New York with his brother, page 36
  • Arthur W. Alley of Hartford, Maine; member and Secretary of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39 [2 places]; Librarian at Hebron Academy [or a relative]; on the affirmative team of a debate held at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • David Anderson and wife Nancy of Livermore Falls, Maine; left bequests to Hebron Academy, biography, pages 8-10
  • George M. Atwood, Class of 1883; admitted to the bar of the Supreme Judicial Court of Oxford County, page 35
  • W. H. Atwood, Esq., of Buckfield, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees
  • George E. Ayer of Greenwood, Maine; member of the Sub-Junior Class of 1889, page 44
  • Hattie P. Bailey, instructor in Music at Hebron Academy
  • Edward P. Barrell, Class of 1884; sophomore at Colby, page 36
  • Eva M. Barrows of Hebron, Maine; member of the Sub-Junior Class of 1889, page 44
  • Harry M. Barrows of Hebron, Maine; member of the Sub-Junior Class of 1889, page 44
  • Villa M. Berry, Class of 1883; teaching in Turner, Maine, page 35
  • Hon. Percival Bonney of Portland, Maine; President of the Board of Trustees
  • W. L. Bonney, Esq. of Turner, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees
  • W. Lowell Bonney of Turner, Maine; Managing Editor of The Hebron Semester; member of the Senior Class of 1886 and of its Committee of Arrangements, page 39  [2 places]; essay "Tyrocinic Adelphia", pages 30-32; member of the reading-room committee, page 24; President of the Base-Ball Associaton, page 25; on the negative team of a debate held at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26; declamation at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Belle L. Bridgham, Class of 1884; at home at Buckfield, Maine, page 36
  • Mary F. Bridgham, Class of 1884; at Buckfield, Maine, page 36
  • Ernest E. Briggs of North Auburn, Maine;  Associate Editor of The Hebron Semester; member and Secretary of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39  [2 places]; member of the reading-room committee, page 24; member of the Committee of Arrangements of the Base-Ball Association, page 25; on the affirmative team of a debate held at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Gracie M. Bumpus of Hebron, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43
  • Adelbert F. Caldwell of Oxford, Maine; Associate Editor of The Hebron Semester; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39; "Eighty-Six Salutatory", page 14; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25; read Report of Secretary at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Minnie B. Caldwell of Oxford, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887 and on its Committee of Arrangements, page 41 [2 places]
  • Effie G. Chesley of Hebron, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43
  • Hattie E. Clifford, Class of 1885; at home at Paris, Maine, page 36
  • Mary A. Cloutier of West Minot, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43
  • Rev. A. H. Crane, agent of Colby University, page 8
  • T. S. Crocker, Class of 1885; freshman at Bowdoin College, page 36
  • Willard H. Cummings of Hebron, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • Hattie A. Currier of Mechanic Falls, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • Fred H. Cushing, Class of 1885; has entered Oberlin College in Ohio, page 36
  • Albion P. Cushman of Hebron, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43
  • Fannie Cushman of Hebron, Maine; unclassified student at Hebron Academy
  • Henry M. Cushman of Hebron, Maine; member and Vice-President of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43 [2 places]
  • S. P. Cushman, Esq., of Hebron, Maine
  • Professor Daniels; The Hebron Semester started publication when he was Principal, page 5
  • Minnie A. Davy, Class of 1885; teaching, page 36
  • Elsie A. Day, Class of 1883; teaching in Turner, Maine, page 35
  • Nellie I. DeCoster, Class of 1885; teaching, page 36
  • Fannie E. Denning of Mechanic Falls, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41
  • May A. Denning of Mechanic Falls, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • Parke G. Dingley, Class of 1883; married Miss Rilla M. Baird, also Class of 1883, in the summer of 1885; they reside at Auburn, Maine, page 35
  • Florence L. Donham of Hebron, Maine; member of the Sub-Junior Class of 1889, page 44
  • Emily G. Dudley of Paris, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41
  • Gertrude Dudley; gave a select reading at the public Lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26; not sure if Gertrude was Emily Gertrude Dudley or Nena Gertrude Dudley
  • Nena G. Dudley of West Poland, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39
  • Lena Dunn of West Poland, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41
  • Minnie L. Everett of Hebron, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25; select reading at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Ada E. Farris, Class of 1885; assuming the title of school marm this fall, page 36
  • Fred F. Foster of Buckfield, Maine; member and Vice-President of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41  [2 places]
  • Dorillous P. Foye, Class of 1883; studying medicine
  • G. D. Gerrish; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25; could this be the student John D. Gerrish?
  • John D. Gerrish of Buckfield, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41
  • Henry H. Gleason of Mexico, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39
  • Alida M. Graves of Hebron, Maine; member of the Sub-Junior Class of 1889, page 44
  • F. P. H., wonderful description of the building of the carriage road up Mt. Washington, pages 34 and 35; possibly Fred Porter Hammond of Paris, Maine
  • Hon. Eugene Hale; donated $100 toward the Philosophical Department, page 16
  • Hannibal Hamlin, former Vice President of the United States; alumnus of Hebron Academy, pages 33 and34
  • Lizzie P. Hammond, Class of 1884; teaching at Paris, Maine, page 36
  • Frank E. Hanscom, Class of 1885; Valedictory Address, pages 10-13; teaching at North Raymond, Maine
  • Gertie M. Harlow of Hebron, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43
  • Austin J. Hayes of Greenwood, Maine; member of the Sub-Junior Class of 1889, page 44
  • Harry T. Hayes of Oxford, Maine; member and Vice President of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39  [2 places]
  • Otis Hayford, Esq., of Canton, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees
  • Abbie LeB. Hibbs of Hebron, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43
  • Joseph A. Hibbs of Hebron, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41
  • Hattie A. Hooper, Class of 1884; teaching the intermediates at Oxford Village, Oxford, Maine, page 36
  • Alton O. Howard of West Minot, Maine; member of the Sub-Junior Class of 1889, page 44
  • Mrs. W. W. Mayo, nee Helen Howe, is with her husband; they have gone to Colorado in search of the "pearl of great price - health", page 35
  • Fred S. Irish of Buckfield, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 41
  • Mabel M. Irish [written as Mabel F. Irish in another place] of Buckfield, Maine; member and Treasurer of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39  [2 places]
  • Millie F. Jackson of Lewiston, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40
  • Helen A. Johnson of South Paris, Maine; Associate Editor of The Hebron Semester; member of the Senior Class of 1886 and of the Class Committee of Arrangements, page 39  [2 places]; member of the reading-room committee, page 24
  • Mamie C. Jones of Oxford, Maine ; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 39; member of the reading-room committee, page 24; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • Charles A. Jordan, Class of 1885; member of the firm Jordan & Son of Lisbon, Maine, page 36
  • Mellie E. Jordan of West Poland, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40; commencement part as Poet, page 23
  • Mellie J. Keene of West Poland, Maine; member and Vice Secretary of the Senior Class of 1886, pages 39 and 40
  • Mabel C. Kidder, Class of 1884; teaching, page 36
  • Roscoe S. Kidder, Class of 1885; teaching at Jackson, New Hampshire, page 36
  • Carlos King of Portland, Maine [his name appears in two places on the list]; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 42; on the negative team of a debate held at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Mr. Knight; Seniors are pleased to welcome Mr. Knight, graduate of Freeport High School, page 23
  • Harlan P. Knight of Freeport, Maine; Business Manager of The Hebron Semester; member of the Senior Class of 1886 and of the Class Committee of Arrangements, pages 39 and 40; member of the Committee of Arrangements of the Base-Ball Association, page 25; Ed. of the Hebron Journal, participated in the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Seth L. Larrabee, Register of Probate for Cumberland County; donated a large mounted globe, page 17
  • Georgia E. Lawrence of Bryant's Pond, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 42; "Object of Education", pages 15 and 16; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • John D. Long, governor of Massachusetts; alumnus of Hebron Academy; his letter dated October 27, 1885; page 33
  • Percival E. Lowell of Buckfield, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 42
  • Fred H. Marshall of Hebron, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 42
  • Lizzie E. Marshall, Class of 1883; painting, page 35
  • Fred Vivian Matthews, Class of 1884; entered Colby fall of 1885, page 36
  • Hattie T. Mayo, B.L., instructor in French and History at Hebron Academy
  • Mrs. W. W. Mayo, nee Helen Howe, is with her husband; they have gone to Colorado in search of the "pearl of great price - health", page 35
  • Everard C. Megquier of West Poland, Maine; member and President of the Senior Class of 1886, pages 39 and 40; Secretary and Treasurer of the Base-Ball Association, page 25
  • C. A. Mendall, Class of 1885; freshman at Colby, page 36
  • Alice C. Merrill, Class of 1885; at home, page 36
  • Austin F. Merrill of Brunswick, Maine; member and President of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, pages 41 and 42
  • Henry H. Merrill of Hebron, Maine; member and President of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43  [2 places]
  • William J. Merrill of Hebron, Maine; unclassified student at Hebron Academy
  • Jennie E. Millett of West Minot, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40
  • Prof. J. F. Moody, former principal of Hebron Academy and now at Bridgton Academy; participated in the debate at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • John M. W. Moody of Turner, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40; Vice-President of the Base-Ball Association, page 25;  to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25; on the negative team of a debate held at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Sophia D. Morgan, Class of 1883; married to Lester L. Whitman, Class of 1882, page 35
  • H. F. Morton, Esq., of Paris, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees
  • George R. Morton of South Paris, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25; on the negative team of a debate held at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Julia P. Morton, Class of 1883; at home in Paris, Maine, page 35
  • Walter E. Morton, Class of 1883; at Paris, Maine, page 36
  • Edward H. Moulton of Bowdoinham, Maine; member and Secretary and Treasurer of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, pages 41 and 42; member of the Committee of Arrangements of the Base-Ball Association, page 25
  • Edith Lulu Packard of Hebron, Maine [owner of this issue]; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40; commencement part as Prophet, page 23; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25; commencement part as Prophet, page 23
  • James E. Packard of Buckfield, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43
  • Jennie W. Packard of Hebron, Maine; member and Secretary and Treasurer of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43  [2 places]; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • Zibeon L. Packard, Esq., of Hebron, Maine; Secretary of the Board of Trustees; donated a chandelier for the chapel, page 16
  • E. C. Park, has left the Class of 1886, page 23
  • Fletcher A. Parlin of West Sumner, Maine; member of the Sub-Junior Class of 1889, page 44
  • Annie Parsons of Paris, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888 and on its Committee of Arrangements, page 43  [2 places]
  • Aphia J. Parsons of Paris, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40; commencement part as Historian, page 23;  to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • Lulu A. Penley, Class of 1883, now Mrs. Albion C. Dyer, resides at Webb's Mills, page 35
  • President Pepper of Colby University, donated a picture of the Colby campus to the Hebron Academy chapel, page 23
  • Laura W. Perkins, Class of 1885; is about to teach the young idea of how to shoot" in Hebron Academy, No. 2, page 36
  • Lena G. Perkins of Poland, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888, page 43
  • Bertie M. Phillips, Class of 1884; teaching, page 36
  • James M. Pike of Hebron, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40; "The President's Policy", pages 18-21; commencement part as Orator, page 23; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25; on the affirmative team of a debate held at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Lena A. Pratt of South Paris, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40
  • Rosa L. Pratt, Class of 1885; at home at Long Island City, page 36
  • Agnes M. Prince of West Auburn, Maine; Associate Editor of The Hebron Semester; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40
  • Rev. S. D. Richardson of Hebron, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees
  • George S. Royal of Buckfield, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 42
  • Artel J. Russell of East Sumner, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 42
  • William E. Sargent, A.M., Principal of Hebron Academy and instructor in Latin, Greek and Sciences
  • Mary A. Shaw of Turner, Maine; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40; member of the reading-room committee, page 24
  • Charles W. Skillings of North Auburn, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887 and on its Committee of Arrangements, pages 41 and 42; Class of 1887; "My First Trip to Singepole", pages 13 and 14; on the affirmative team of a debate held at the public lyceum on October 28, 1885, page 26
  • Miss Spear; Seniors are pleased to welcome Miss Spear, graduate of Freeport High School, page 23
  • Cornie M. Spear of Freeport, Maine; Associate Editor of The Hebron Semester; member of the Senior Class of 1886, page 40; essay "Gradatim", pages 26 and 27, and poem "Sunset on the Island", pages 29 and 20; to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • Henry K. Stearns, Class of 1883, engaged in agricultural pursuit under the shadow of the Academy, page 35
  • William Stearns of Paris, Maine; unclassified student at Hebron Academy
  • Ernest W. Sturtevant of Hebron, Maine; unclassified student at Hebron Academy
  • Fred I. Sturtevant of Hebron, Maine; unclassified student at Hebron Academy
  • Helen A. Thayer, Class of 1883; now Mrs. Charles Berry, page 35
  • Rossie O. Tilton, Class of 1883, bookkeeper in New York, page 35
  • Henry T. Tirrell, Class of 1883; engaged in housekeeping and pulling teeth, page 35
  • Frank D. True of Portland, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887, page 42
  • Mrs. Eva Turner, instructor in Painting at Hebron Academy
  • Albert S. Ventres of Canton, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888 and on its Committee of Arrangements, page 43  [2 places]
  • Lizzie M. Washburn, Class of 1883; at home at Minot, Maine, page 35
  • Mabel F. Whitman of Buckfield, Maine; member of the Sub-Senior Class of 1887 and on its Committee of Arrangements, pages 41 and 42;  to provide a musical selection at the closing exercises of the Fall Term on Nov. 20, 1885, page 25
  • Nellie L. Whitman, Preceptress at Hebron Academy and instructor in Mathematics and Bookkeeping
  • G. P. Whitney, Esq., of Oxford, Maine; member of the Board of Trustees
  • H. L. Whitney of Boston; provided music for commencement of Class of 1885, page 24
  • Laura O. Woodman of West Minot, Maine; member of the Junior Class of 1888 and on its Committee of Arrangements, page 43  [2 places]







































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