Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-12
FOURTH july PROCEEDINGS ;.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.
EoukrH IuIH. 1912

Tbs day being the elose Of the Session and the
period Tor the annual exhibition OF Graduates and
the eonferrng OF degrees and other College honors,
the faculty and studers assembled at II o'clock in
the College chapel, where the following exercises
were performed in presence Of large audience.
A prayer first addressed to the throne Of Grace
by the Rev william Hodges;
Then the following orations were delivered:
I. On Society and Social Regulations. BY John
Moon OF Albemarle, l.
2 Ga the past, present and future OF our Conn
try. BY Littleton Tazewell Of Richmond. l. d
;. On the Profession of Law. BY Rob't l. Mon
tsgue Of Midd,csex, LIB
4. Influence OF knowledge on the moral and So
oial conci ion OF Man. BY Eaton Nance Of Charles
City, Alb
S. valedietSry to the Licyvironian Society. BY
Joseph II Lewis OF Essex, A
After these, the President delivered the Baecaiau-
reate address, and then proceeded TO confer the de-
gree Of A on the following gentlemen;
James Bosseau, Of Dinwiddie
Geo W Carroll, Of Isle OF Wight
Gideon Christian, OF Charles CHy
John III Fox, OF York Town
Joseph w KAY. Of Essex
Joseph VI Lewis. OF Essex
Eaton Nance, Of Charles City
Francis Ruffin, of Surry
John G Williams, OF Richmond
and tie degree OF l. on the following gentlemen
w W Coke, OF Williamsburg
Peter G. A Evans, OF North Carolina
Robt I. Montague, OF Middlesex
John Moon, Of Albemarle
Robt Ouid, OF Georgetown
John Povall, OF Powhatan
John S,ith, of Northumberland
Ltueton TOzewell, OF Richmond.
Certificates of proficiency, under the College Sca,
were then delivered to the following gentlemen;
Geo d Ashton, entire Junior Course
FL Barziza, Government
Jas Bate, National Law
Jno w Broadnax, Political Economy and CO.
vernment
SP Christian, Political Economy, Metaphy-
sizes and Government
Gideon Christian, History
Jos Cosnahan, Junior Moral Course, Nations
al Law
wm 5 Casts, Junior Neral Course, National
RS Dobsop, Junior Moral Course, Chemistry
SB Downing, History
W.T. Fitchett, Entire Junior Course
PS Foster, Chemistry
J III Fox, Government
AC Garrett, Municipal Law and Government
l. Harmausou, LIST half Junior Moral Course,
Chemistry
Ed Jones, History, Metaphysics
Jno Jones, Entire junior Course
Jos w Kay, History
Jos II Lewis History
M L Mayo. Political Economy, Metaphysics,
Government
w S Morris, Junior Moral Course, Maizena,
tics, National Law, Chemistry
RN Neblett, National Law
W. Neblet, Political Economy, Metaphysics,
National Law, Government, Chemistry
PPP Peace, Entire Junior Course, Metaphy-
sizes
Jno Peachy, Natural Philosophy
wv Preston, Political Economy, Metaphysics
RS Rennods, LIST half Junior Moral course,
National Law
IL Rose. Entire Junior Course
Miles Selden, Junior Moral Course, National
Law, Chemistry
EB Shelton, Junior Moral Course. Politics,
Economy, Metaphysics, Natura; Philosophy
Crawford Z Smith, Junior Moral Course, Ma
tional Law, Chemistry
Sydney Smith, History, Metaphysics
JB Walden. LIST half Junior Moral Course, Ju-
nior Msth'l Course, Natl Law
Ii NJ Walden LIST half Junior Moral Course,
junior Mathr Course, Natl Law
VIM Walker History, Metaphysics, Natu
raj Philosophy
WI Watkins, Junior Moral Course, National
Law, Chemistry
SDC White, History, National Law, Chem
isiry
Thos VI Wilson, ls,half Junior Moral Course,
Chemistry, Nat. Philosophy, Metaphysics.