The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-09
The Presidents North Carolina Journey

The Presidents North Carolina Journey.
CHAPTER III.
WAsHiroror, June 7, ls47,
LAST GRAND GALA DAY CHAPEL HILL.
Learning is addition beyond
Nobility Of birth Honor Of blood,
Without the ornament Of knowledge, 10
Inglorious ignorance"
THURSDAY, June 3, l6a7.-Last day Of commencement
ceremonies and exercises at North Carolina University
Village Of Chapel Hill thronged with visters from all
quarters Of the State with occasional stranger the
alumni from other States of the Union The following
Latin paper comprises the list Of the graduating class
which to-day receive their degrees and diplomas
Illustrissimo GULTELMO A. GRAHAM, Armigero;
Caroline septentronalis Reipublice
oUBERnAToRI
Honorando DAVID l.. SWAIN, Armigero LID
FAcuLTArIs PRESIDE;
Omnibusque Senatus Academici Sociis;
Unversis denique Humanitatis Cultoribus;
Exercitationes hasce Juvenes hode print gradus In
artibus honorem petentes
Alfredus Aston. Lone!us Lincoln Levy,
Joscghus Benjamin, Gulielmus Henricus Manly.
fs %Ssa jacob tan. ssoSa: Lissen o:.:y
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Johannes Clark CSlman jseobus Johnston Pstigrew,
samuel Jesh,o Erwin Matt Whitaker Ransom.
III West Hall, ' TSoms. EaysTda. Skinner.
nsopa. W S%Hs ' S ss%. a s,s:s.s ,x
Elias Car Hines, Jc.eptus Joel Washington
Gaiislmas Matthews Hover. Thomas Webb,
Nss.ss. }" ,as Kindred RoS'1':
Die Junii Tertio Ammo Salutis
MDCCCxLvII,
Ammo Libertatis LxXII.
And the following is the scheme Of the exercises for
Sacred Music.
a-sautatory Grafton fin Engishl-Mstt. w. Ran.
4-salutatory Grafton lin LatnI-samuel j. Erwin,
Lincoln Co
S-oraton ''Utiitarianism" = Ell W. Hall, VIII
e.oration aQuisqus 'ua fortuna faber'-Joel D.
Battle, Chapel Hill
Iteration National Insanity"-Lionel L. Levy
s-oration. Revival of Literature c. Cole.
o-oration Public opinionn-Charles E. shober,
Salem.
lo-oration. Political Defamation = John Pool
Il-oration. Progress Of Free Principles n-wm.
Lucas, Chapel Hill.
i-oraton Law and Lawyers William NJ How
crton, Halifax Co.. Va.
2-Oration. Ireland'-Alfred Aston, Warren Co
3-Oration. Dependence Of Liberty on Lsw"-John
j. Kindred Southampton Co., Va
4-Oration William Gaston"-William II. Manly,
5-0ration. Progress of Mind"-Robert II. Win
borne, Hartford Co.
6-Annual Report.
degrees conferred
s-valedictory--J. Johnston Pcttigrew, Tyrren Co.
9-Sacred Music.
lO--Benedicton.
The procession formed Mt 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, and the
chapel being filled TO the extent Of its capacity the resi-
due Of the multitude far the open windows would
permit an opportunity Of hearing surrounded the build
Ing to number equal to that within doors The forest
tees afforded shelter from the SUM- and tho windows
Of the chapel being all taken out the interior we'll
Ventilated notwithstanding the pressure Of the people
The exercises commenced by President Swain In the
reading OF the following hymn copies Of which being
distributed among the auditory II then sung TO the
air OF Old Hundred to wit :
COMMONWEALTH.
With consent. let all the Garth
To God their cheerful voices raise
Glad homage pay with awful mrth,
And sing before him songs OF praise,
Convinced that he is God al,ne,
From whom both ana all proceed;
We whom he chooses for his own,
The nock that he vouchssfcs to feed