Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-08

itncr came aeifs thcr at innnt over thn ust day
On Tue day It convened at an early hodr when very
respectable number ~ Attendance including four
five gentlemen from your civ At - o'e el. pro
ceedinrf were interrupted by iutHaron from Ih Fac
nIty taflhe pr. @, siun about b. rfDed the
lo5fafthe Lawn and accordingly wPalre1 - the punt
NJ sarfnr when the line OF march WAS taken uP III The
l.lJ"tg order.
Grand Marshal
The Governor II Virginia, under eac1rt Of two Ora
duatts
The Board Of Visitors
Officers oflhe nivcrsify
The Faculty the University
The Alumni. two abreast. (accorling 10 seniority
The Stndcn's.
While this imposing line moved forwaro,a fine band in
the Poreo ID the isoundo, composed II anat. from
HE Asy lum the Blind at Slaunton. played an Inspiring
ar-t they could have played Good air pmt that tie
Il would have bron more appropriate and We entered
the building To u quchstop. The gay one
lnde'd. ioung gentlemen in iUlday clothes aud pro-
fuse espraiion drcked out with and ecknde and
seaues, were running abIn with bG0ns q party coaf
I'd rbhonlhc almost in his meridian spIendor irain-
" favored our designs, nsmtch that the "younp m n
iaIS IN lnu were we'll nigh IT, adeHfashis SuniEcrarlys
could make lhoh-tho lawn and parieo either SIDE
were llrd with Spectators and with the music sound M
IA onr ears We advanced the 'ininnet in Aradn
On entering thc Library Room. we encountered very
ei'rllFe array ut ganc's coming from various quarters
s1he inde mus 10 Alhcmafc. The fcpr. srniaYes
q ADJACENT counties aHd several OF your own far fellow
l u.s. ordinary ., arciso, otLa ,,.,.. ,' -
van. Wv ''"''''''''' ''''' Il"
Il uoud lriedious 10 reconn, ,l, ,.,,,s -, III d..
"ho received diplomas in the several Schools nor tx II
m4letial, as apPrehend they will be- made tn subject
ii aisahct lublitaiion; but must omit to ucniloa
that the degree Of Mas or OF Arts the hirbcst hn
Hegnzed by the University, was conferred ON Air. Ed
mud ". Cashle, Of X Richmond city. Mir Caslyip Nns
tie only student OF the present session ,,bo o,tanr1 Tins
degree.
After these ceremonies and music from tho hand Tho
Society 81 Alumni was addressed by the Han WI.
lam {. Rycs ia an eloquent aud impressive discentso
! 'l'hs address wa. pronounced betr The Historical
/ Department in accordance with an iuyitoti,,, ,,f#nfl
lasl winter. lis subject was History Il was r,afl1
ly great feseaeh mastery nuaI,ss extended ,ir,.s .,
enlarged craftsmanship Wan his accustomed f. l5ry
81 ptesson, IN the SIN plos pur,st ruglIsh tr sr,
~ laid down the legitimate us,s 81 history and How
iue up the civ march of paIoual c,,,ts tr,' m
cafioet aaes la the present d,y s,l,r,,l fr,r i,,
non the happtst Illustrations OF the uast T., ,c,,,,,
is1nhrtuoen the American and French Rev,in1n,s and
ihc causes which led 10 ttr widely different rcs Its
Alr Niyrs r,,c,cd Il =, L, ,t VI, II" ,,aa -
Statesmen nm inc, ro,r r. ,,'o o'a,'9a@5
uf experience. were pudrd in tLoir ,n;,iSl I;t91c
liahls while the movers ~ tho Frcnch s,,,,i j,,ri,
lie whole Of that rollo,s and .f, ,r ! :
ceellod the atr1citics If the Nt,n,,i,, ,, nh.
ward sirp I,y sion \, ,,nt r,o,,;,,, T.. h. -
lessons Ia he cn,l, rcd r,,,, t,, a, ~ rI 49,
and ,l,ca,ed ,ynl,i.os Nr R,,cssrol,,,..,, -
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the late ,r'G,"r Jh SI ~ ,gSl",u y memoir oi