The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-16

an experimental progress pf more than 10
months, by which the comparative adyan.
tigrs and evils Of the plans heretofore A.
,adapted are sat fictorily tested The
: proceedings of the board are not yet di
'ul.ed they will b. published as soon az
they can be procured. GazeLe,
From the Family Visitor.
Commencement Of Htmpaen Sidney Col.
fge, Prince EdWard County, pirg,nia.
The examination of the classes IN this
rnlege commenced ~ the 22d day of Sep
lembrr, AID closed on the 2Blh. II is tic
JHie ~ the institution, three tlmes in The
year. Ia subject the students To n rigorous
'tsamlpalien IN nl the studies of the term
immrdhtlY prrcrdlug that is 10 say, dn
rug The Iast week IN April, The last weel.
/ IN September. and just before the recess At
/ Christmas. These examinations are held
! BY The college Faculty, in presence of Il
/ CDtumittee of the Iioald ofTrustees called
the framiRing Committee, and any gentle
mn, whether mrnhrrs of the Board or
not, Who may choose to attend.
Al the close of the COLLEGE Course, can
dld,ie for Degrees are carefully examined
nn all the studies of the Junior aud Senior
1 years, and on any parts of the preceding
studies which may hr thought necessary.
+ II Is understood that the candidate is rrgnl-
red 10 be ready tor thorough examioa-
lion on the whoi" cpnrse, should the rxa-
mlnng Committee call for IT. The writer
OF this alter having paid particular atten-
tinn Ia Tie must distinguished literary in
suintinns nf tbr country, feels himself an-
! thorlled to say thai probably no where else
ar" the students called 10 20 through
dlflllng 81 thorough, aud andure an exam
'nttloo So se'eJc, AS at llampdcn Sidney.
/ The result OF all this appears at com
mencement. The young men then deli
yer IN pubic, orations 20 subjects of their
own lection, written by Themselves with
"ut AID, and without correction, except in
cases where matters are introduced which
youth ouslt to let alone.
The range of thinking and the style of
lheaght IN these eXert ises may, in part. be
sren from the list of subjects Inserted be.
low. The last anniversary WAS celebrated
"n The g7th ot September. IL may be pro
| per To obserys that there are four oratlnns
The pronouncing Of which Is understood tn
confer distinguished honor.-The Saiufa.
tory addresses IN Latin; the CiioSophic p
ration; the Philosophical and the Tatedic
tory The flo Wing Is a list of subjects
with the names annexed ofthe young .cn-
tlnmen who treated of them:
|. Oratlon IN Baun--De rcbus grstis
fmaqur Gfarchurun. BY Andrew Hart
of Alh,rmarle.
: The moral Inhnrnce Of History. BY
b 2. Walker of Birmingham.
s ntlaencr of the Advancement of &.
i'lA't'o" an Poetry. by u. W. Read OF
thnlut;e.
?, /. The SnprrsiItinns ef Europe in the
middle ages, comparrd with Pagan super
-ttlnns, IN their influence On the lmagina-
lion by fhr"dorek Pryor of Dlnwiddie.
lhr influence OF rational anticipation on
human happiness. BY Thomas Read oil
Charlotte.
&. The Cliosophic Grafton. P0rticaI
character OF Camoens, author Of the Lusi.
I'D. ~ Nm A. Daniel. of Lynchhurg.
7. The Genius Of Hess. BY N. L. Read
Of Charlotte.
B. The character of the heroic ages 81
Greece, compared with the ch,alry of tn,
mIddle ages. By w, u. Cook of Rich.
mand.
Q. The Philosophical Grafton. Com,
r parson between the happiness of politca
aud private HE. By q. +. Dabucy o
Campbell.
10 Character of the Saracen Empirt
IN Spain and its influence ON the subse
gnent characters of the Spaniards. ByJ
Newman of Orange.
IL. The Va'rdictory Dates of Ameri
can Scholars as citizens. BY John Watt o
Richmond.
The Degree of \. NJ was conferred u,
jesse >. Armistead, Robert Burwrn. VIM
: Clarke Beverly CraN ford, Allen D. Met
] eaite, Robert D. urnbul, and Samuel +,
VenabIe. alumni ofthe Institution
. The honorary degree of A. NJ. was ron.
ferred on the Rev. Matthew Lyle of Prince
Edward, and the Rev Clement Read 81
Charlotte; and that of l.. l.. d. ON Chan.
; mao Johnston, Esq, of Richmond.
Mr.. Hugh Garland, 4. b. of Nelson co,
: Virginia, has been elected Tutor in Col.
! iege.
On the 28th the Literary and Philoso
7, ph'c"l Society of Hampden Sidney Col
J sfge held its anniversary mee,inc 10
TINS occasion an instructive and truly eio-
Quent discourse was delivered !, nrasano,,