The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-07-05

IL the late commencement was erl,ibi,e,
such an attendance, both az he crave AMI
NE gay. The aged and the yOung. as j,
ven calculated 70 inspire the siadenl.
WIN new ari0r in the pursuit Of know,
ieage. When our Governors and oul
Judges seaEe for few DAYS their oiTiriaI
sia'i"ns, attend the examinations al the
University. and unite with the trustees ia
heEisIng means 10 extend the usefulness
oi tie "oaly stale literary institution"
they are performing one Of the highest
and most important duties. That our
college should he rising, as il is, in favor
and IN fortune, under such auspices, i
not matter Of wonder. The time is fas,
approaching, when carolina's youthful
sons will he educated in carnlina--" a
contamination NJ: dev0uily 10 be wish
Mr.. SFpan!'s address before tie tyo
literary Soeisiies, was sensible and Nd.
rTopriaie. Ills subject Was Classical
Education; and his object vas. a. il al.
ways sh"G'd be in such cases. 10 be usf-
fmI rather than 70 he fine. The same
commentator is due 10 Mr. MANLY, who
addressed tie Alumni.
The exercises Of the young gentlemen
OF tie graduating class. as also Of the re.
pTeseniaiires of the Soricsies. were, in
general. crediiable to themselves and the
institution. I was very far. however,
from being Tie only one of the visitors
that regretted the prevalent mania for
tehg speeches. From many sources did
hear the wish expressed. that the pro.
per authorities woI:ld limit the young
gentlemen IL ten or fifteen minutes. Such
ar'ler would save the audience severe
Iniiiciion, ard teach the young aspirants
Tor orator'eal fame most important les
son in the art Of pruning and condensa-
sion. The motto Of the young composer
ought 10 be. muiiUa, "a parrO," where
as II now seems 10 be, .. paruun IN mnE
To-" This false yard, rod. pole and mile
measure Of the merit Of literary prodnc-
tons is but too prevalent, not only in our
American colleges, but in our legislatures,
and even IL our Congress. II is The vice
Of boys-tyros in learning-fnd them
where You will. DR.. Franklin once apo
logized 10 friend for writing so long Il
letter. alleging that I" lie had no time to
write a short one."
Judge CASTOR. chairman Of the CON-
mIitec whose business il was IN examine
the report Of the Faculty on the doings
"f the session, submitted an interesting
report. which was unanimously accepted.
The action of tho Faculty was sustained
and commended in every particular. The
discipline was represented as mild, yet
firm. The committee expressed great re-
gfei at finding one case Of discipline for
mlemperance, aud the hnnourable Judge
commented in terms a, once lorcihle and
appropriate, on the - mean" vice of drum
kenneSs. 4 most admirable suggestion
Was Gellcatcly made TO the two literary
Societies, with view to Danish forever
from the institution n vice equally de-
struclive Of moral and literary excellence,
and alike incompatible Nth the character
of the scholar and The gentleman. Should
the Societies adop, the suggestion, the OBJ
iect would be accomplished at once. The
censure OF the Faculty and trustees has
comparatively linie terror; but the ban of
the literary Societies is as terrible 10 the
student, as was the papal bull OF excom
munication some centuries ago TO the CD
tholic subject. Most sincerely do | hope.
an! in this hope | an sure all the parents
and guardians of the students concur with
me, that the two bodies win act upon
Judge Gastnn's suggestion. Should they
resolve that no student guilty Of intoxi-
cation, or Of having spirits in his room,
should be admitted to membership. and
that any member guilty OF the like of.
fence should be expelled, my word for it
we should never hear of drunken froic
i'll college. My own college reminiscent
ces make me tremble for my son; and do
not many fathers remhle with me! What
power. for veal or wo. 90 net these two
societies WELD! How great is their re-
sponsibi!ity! viii they not nobly meet it,
and acquit themselves like men! Then
indeed vii they remove, not only from
the trustees and officers of the college, but
from the hearts of their own fathers and
mothers. the chief source of their anxious
cares; they viii save, perhaps, some of
themselves. certainly more OF their sue
cessors from contracting at college habits
which mature in iniamv and ruin; they
vii, elevate the moral character of their
alma mater: they will exert a happy III
iluence on the literature aud morals of our
future statesmen, aud successive genera
tions will rise up and call them blessed.
G.