The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-06-18


Ths Rsisigh Register gives an interesting &C
cunt Il he proceedings 81 he late Commence
nsni Il our UHiSsrsiiy. lie editor having hssr
"a locker On in NsrOna." We are pleasea :.
lsan thss thsEe WAS . numerous suaiisry, and
that this interesting ssEbEstiaa has lOsa nsns d
is usa.l attractions. The YslsiieiOry sermon
~ Re Hsy. M. fotbss; the Address On N,
In Ani character Of Sir Walter Ralsigh, by lhe
Rev. y. ". HubbANl; The Annual Address be.
Ers the tSo Literary Societies. b. B. p. MoOse
esd; and The Address before The Alumni Assoc.
alton, By sI.GoEeFHos MaEehead;- all spoken
ofin he strongest lernss Of praise. aud ~ having
bssn highly erettabio 10 their authors. II is eva.
tying 70 see our distinguished and learned men
thu, lsneing their aid, and the influence Of good
example. to saeOsrage The young and 10 promote
tie cause If Literature, Onr space will no. al.
low Us TO copy the whole Of the Registers article
We make room iOr the following extract.
The 0raliOns delivered BY the Seniors.
exhibited degree Of talent, and Of high
moral and intellectual altainments, that
angured we'll foT their future success in
life. The class consisted OF iweniy-nine
gentlemen. on each Of whom the Degree
Of Bachelor Of Arts was conferred. Their
names are as follows. viz: James :. AIMS.
i. w. Battle. VIM. X. Blake, Alexander
r. Brevsrd, VIM. =. Bryan. VIM. r. Car.
Ter. John N. Daniel. William A. Daniel,
Vim. J. Duke, Solomon ]. Faison, VIM.
A. Faison, Richard n. Forbes, Edward
II. Hicks, Robert +. c. $. Hilliard, John
l.. Holmes, David 5. Johnston. VIM. B.
Meares, Thomas NJ. Newly, Stephen +.
Pool. Sion II. Rogers. James s. Rufiin,
Frederic 4. Shepard. John V. Sherard,
David 7. TaylOe, James n. Ward. Rich.
ard i. Weaver, Benjamin r. Whitaker,
Owen II. Whitfield, Hillory NJ. Wilder.
The frs. distinction in Scholarship, in
the Senior Class, was awarded to William
s. Bryan, Of Raleigh. In the Junior
Class, the first distinction was given 10 ].
J. Pettigrew, Of Tyrrcll, and NJ. w.
Ransom, Of Warren. In the Sophomore
Class, Seaton Gales. Of Raleigh, r. G.
Pinckard, Of Alabama, and John Wilson.
Of Milton, obtained the first distinction.
And, in he Freshman Class, the first ho-
nor was awarded To Kemp p. Battle, of
Chapel Hill, Joseph b. Lucas, Of the same
place, and Bryan Whitfield, Of Alabama.
On each day. during the week, pro-
cossion was formed, under the direction
Of William NJ. Howcrton, Chief Marshal,
assisted by his Aides, Messr.. l.. T.. Ec-
w, J. ID. Myrick, J. J. Pettigrcw, and J.
W. Tucker, which moved to the sound of
martial music from the front Of the South
building. 10 the new Chapel.
The Honorary Degree Of Master of
Arts was conferred on the following gen.
tlemen, viz: Ashbel G. Brown. Tutor in
the University; Haywood w, Guion, of
Llncolnton; John A. Bingham, os Hills.
borough: James W. Downey, OF Gran
vile; John w. Ellis. of Rowan James
W. Lancaster, or Wayne; John c. Will
hams, of Fayetteville; Henry S. Graves,
Of Texas; and John Kimberly, of Heri.
ford.
On the whole, the situation of the Uni
versity was never more prosperous and
our earnest wish is, tina, it may continue
to flourish yet more and more, yearly to
send forth from its walls a detachment Of
educated men, TO bless and adom our high
ly favored country.