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September 28, 1802
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On Thursday, September 9, Rev. Joseph M'Kean was inaugurated as President of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, in a large public ceremony under a pine grove. Mr. John Abbot was installed as Professor of Languages. The event featured a procession, addresses, prayers, and toasts.
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OLD-SOUTH.
LATE OMISSION.
PORTLAND Sept. 6.
COLLEGE in Maine.
On Thursday, the 9th instant, the ceremony of inducting the Rev. Joseph M'Kean into the office of President of Bowdoin College, was performed at Brunswick.
The interest excited in the public mind by so novel and important a transaction, in a country so recently inhabited one by the savages of the wilderness, drew together the greatest concourse of spectators ever witnessed in the District of Maine. The meeting house not being large enough to contain one fourth part of the people assembled, a stage was erected under a grove of pines upon the plains, on which the several ceremonies took place. Notwithstanding the concourse was so great, the utmost decency, order and attention was shown; and the solemnities were performed without any interruption.
Order of Procession.
At half past eleven, the procession moved from the College to the ground on which the stage was erected, in the following order:
1. The Committee of Arrangement.
2. The Secretaries of the boards of Trustees and Overseers, one with the Charter and Seal, the other with the College Laws.
3. The Treasurer with the Keys.
4. The Rev. Dr. Deane, Vice-President of the College.
5. The Trustees, two and two.
6. President and Professor elect.
7. President and Vice President of the board of Overseers.
8. The Overseers two and two.
9. The Clergy and Gentlemen of distinction invited to dine at the Hall.
After being arranged on a stage, the Vice President in a short address informed the audience that agreeably to the vote of the two boards, the Hon. Daniel Davis, Esq. President of the board of Overseers, would announce the name given to the building erected for the use of institution.
The President then declared that in honor of the State which had so generously founded and endowed the institution, the name of the building was ever to be, Massachusetts Hall.
The Rev. Mr. Kellogg then addressed the throne of grace with an animated and appropriate prayer.
Then followed an introductory Address in English by the President of Overseers.
An Address in Latin by the President of the College, concluding with the ceremony of inducting the President into office, by delivering seal, charter, keys, &c.
President M'Kean's Inaugural Address, in English.
Reply to the President, in English, by Vice President, Deane.
A Prayer by Rev Mr. Lancaster.
An appropriate Psalm was then sung.
The inauguration of the President being finished, the installment of Mr. John Abbot, as Professor of Languages, then took place in the following order.
1. Prayer by Rev. President M'Kean.
2. Introductory Address in Latin, by the same.
After consent of Trustees and Overseers is signified, the President declares him to be the Professor of Languages. Then followed an Address in Latin, by the Professor of Languages.
The ceremonies were closed by singing.
The company then returned to College Hall, where they dined; and after dinner a number of Toasts was given among which is the following—
Our Forefathers, whose enterprise, perils and perseverance, laid the foundation of our numbers and fair inheritance.
LATE OMISSION.
PORTLAND Sept. 6.
COLLEGE in Maine.
On Thursday, the 9th instant, the ceremony of inducting the Rev. Joseph M'Kean into the office of President of Bowdoin College, was performed at Brunswick.
The interest excited in the public mind by so novel and important a transaction, in a country so recently inhabited one by the savages of the wilderness, drew together the greatest concourse of spectators ever witnessed in the District of Maine. The meeting house not being large enough to contain one fourth part of the people assembled, a stage was erected under a grove of pines upon the plains, on which the several ceremonies took place. Notwithstanding the concourse was so great, the utmost decency, order and attention was shown; and the solemnities were performed without any interruption.
Order of Procession.
At half past eleven, the procession moved from the College to the ground on which the stage was erected, in the following order:
1. The Committee of Arrangement.
2. The Secretaries of the boards of Trustees and Overseers, one with the Charter and Seal, the other with the College Laws.
3. The Treasurer with the Keys.
4. The Rev. Dr. Deane, Vice-President of the College.
5. The Trustees, two and two.
6. President and Professor elect.
7. President and Vice President of the board of Overseers.
8. The Overseers two and two.
9. The Clergy and Gentlemen of distinction invited to dine at the Hall.
After being arranged on a stage, the Vice President in a short address informed the audience that agreeably to the vote of the two boards, the Hon. Daniel Davis, Esq. President of the board of Overseers, would announce the name given to the building erected for the use of institution.
The President then declared that in honor of the State which had so generously founded and endowed the institution, the name of the building was ever to be, Massachusetts Hall.
The Rev. Mr. Kellogg then addressed the throne of grace with an animated and appropriate prayer.
Then followed an introductory Address in English by the President of Overseers.
An Address in Latin by the President of the College, concluding with the ceremony of inducting the President into office, by delivering seal, charter, keys, &c.
President M'Kean's Inaugural Address, in English.
Reply to the President, in English, by Vice President, Deane.
A Prayer by Rev Mr. Lancaster.
An appropriate Psalm was then sung.
The inauguration of the President being finished, the installment of Mr. John Abbot, as Professor of Languages, then took place in the following order.
1. Prayer by Rev. President M'Kean.
2. Introductory Address in Latin, by the same.
After consent of Trustees and Overseers is signified, the President declares him to be the Professor of Languages. Then followed an Address in Latin, by the Professor of Languages.
The ceremonies were closed by singing.
The company then returned to College Hall, where they dined; and after dinner a number of Toasts was given among which is the following—
Our Forefathers, whose enterprise, perils and perseverance, laid the foundation of our numbers and fair inheritance.
What sub-type of article is it?
Appointment
Education
What keywords are associated?
Bowdoin College
Inauguration
Joseph Mkean
President
Professor Of Languages
Brunswick Maine
Massachusetts Hall
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Joseph M'kean
Mr. John Abbot
Rev. Dr. Deane
Hon. Daniel Davis, Esq.
Rev. Mr. Kellogg
Rev Mr. Lancaster
Where did it happen?
Brunswick
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Brunswick
Event Date
Thursday, The 9th Instant
Key Persons
Rev. Joseph M'kean
Mr. John Abbot
Rev. Dr. Deane
Hon. Daniel Davis, Esq.
Rev. Mr. Kellogg
Rev Mr. Lancaster
Outcome
rev. joseph m'kean inducted as president of bowdoin college; mr. john abbot installed as professor of languages; ceremonies concluded without interruption; building named massachusetts hall.
Event Details
Ceremony at Brunswick included procession from College to pine grove stage, addresses in English and Latin, prayers, singing, induction by delivering seal, charter, keys; large crowd attended with order and attention; dinner and toasts followed at College Hall.