North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-14
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doubt NOT inc. n. &c ne exercises on that oc-
ed with a brief account Oh '"e
casion. cn;or Glass was exam
;ned in National and ConstltnI9nna t and acou;tt.
OF GOV. Nelo dnu bigby creditable manner, show
Gu - had been faithfully Instructed ana clear
f rug .II, those difficult studles'
The evening was occuPieu "
~. .,,,rrs SELECTED FROM THE FRESHMAN CLAss'
Hsnrv Sylvester Gibbs, (Hyde') Patriotism,
Spague. H., Merritt. Chatham The Puri
tans Wma Lafayette Scott (GuiIfOrd.) Literary At
.u.o,;ons of the Bible" Hamilton.
lanes Cameron Moore, jackson, MISS, )Flsher
.,es on the British Treaty.
Samuel Spencer Jackson, (Pittsborough,] Phil
Inc nm Catholic Emancipation.
''p Thomas Newton Crumpler, (Rockford,) Nc
lowell, on the Union.
10" R;ctard Bullock Henderson, Granville Glenn
~. On the Slavery Question.
2 Clinton Milton Andrews, (Greensborough,)
.Uasbino,on's Monument-the keystone OF the
.,cb of the Union, by Kaufman.
9, Malachi Haughton, (Edenton,) The Death Of
Harrison, Willis.
,;rored the annual address before the two Literary
S'oe,ies. His subject was " State PRIDE" which
bo treated in manner worthy of one who graduated
III, the first ao os ofthe Institution, and the descen
Sant Of the patriotic first Attorney General of North
Carolina. -, ALL; A.oo.;o.; IL,
.,hIc meeting at which obituary notices were read
IF such of the graduates had died since the last
Commencement. r,
,.ooino Rev.d, Professor Hubbard delivered an
oIJ,ass Containing brief notices of the lives and
vritinos of the Historians of North Carolina. Law
som Brckel w illiamson, Martin and Jones, (ShoccO)
This terse and classical composition was gem of
its kind. and it is to be hoped will be published.
Gov. Swain, the President OF me University, VINO
is celebrated for his researches into the history of the
State made speech explanatory of the reasons which
induced North Carolina long to delay the ratifca
,ion of the Constitution of the United States.
AT night we were entertained by
DISCLAIMERS SELECTED FROM THE SOPHOMORE Glass.
|. John TilIinghast Taylor, (OxfOrd,) Miller's
Euogy Of Gen. Taylor.
9 Spencer Augustus O'Daniel, Chatham,) Ev-
eret on the extension of the Republic.
8. David CASTOR Worth, (Asheborough,) " By
ron," Pollok.
4. Junius Irving Scales. buckingham Levin, on
the proposed mission to Rome.
s. John Willis Johnson, (Halifax,) Soule, on the
Compromise.
6. Cary Whitaker, (Halifax,) CASTOR, against the
Invasion of Canada.
!. James Glenn Jefreys, (Caswell,) Decisive In
tegrity, by Writ
g. James Magnus Spencer, (Greene Co. Ala.)
" Lafayette" Spragne.
TO- Peter Archibald McEachin, (Robeson,) Web
sers Eulogy of Adams and jefferson.
These young gentlemen, like those Of the preced-
ing evening, acquitted themselves very well
whole, l have never heard better declamat ton. Some
of decidedly of the first order. On Thurs
day. Commencement day, the exercises were accord
ing TO the following programme:
FORENOON.
l. Sacred Music-lOOth Psalm.
Y. PRAYER,
3. SalGatory Grafton in Laiin-Claudius B. San
ders, Johnston.
L. Grafton. - Early History of North CaroIina''-
Bartholomew Fuller. Fayetteville.
5. Or ton, "Plrly Spirit''-Thomas A. E. Evans
Cumberland.
g. Grafton, 1.-THE In6rmities of Men of Genius -
Julius Guion, Raleigh.
!. Grafton. "A Graduates Aspirations William
NJ. Richardson, Arson.
g. Grafton, - irtue alone makes Men Free -
Thomas NJ. Garrett, Colerain.
9. Grafton, Religious Tests of Office, unjust and
impolilic in Republic David NJ. Garter, Hyde.
10. Grafton, I" Excelsior ''-Lowndes Treadwell,
Lamar. Miss.
IL. Grafton, /" Socialism Jesse Fl. Lindsay,
Greensborough.
AFTERNOON.
L. Grafton, " Influence of Public Opinion Leigh
Claiborne, Upton, Tenn.
3 Grafton. The late crisis in our National AT
Auio - lOueICh A. lOOmSI, FlLSOOIOuSn
3. OratIon " The nublest motive is the. Public
Good '-Charles e. Terry, Richmond County.
a. Oration " Flora Mcdonald ''-MalcoIrn J. Nc
Dufe, Cumberland.
5. Annual Report.
E. Degrees Conferred.
7. Valedictory Oraton-James A. Patton. Ashe-
vile.
g. Sacred Music-I17th Psalm.
9. Benedicon.
The following Graduates received the Degree of
Bachelor of AIRS:
Charles E. Bellamy, Joseph B. Bryan,
DaVio VI. Garter, Watkins l.. Claiborne,
thomas A. E. Evans, Bartholomew Fuller,
Thomas NJ. Garrett, Richard s. Grant,
S S u1ion, Benjaman S. Hedrck,
samuel s. Holmes, Aegidius Leitch,
Jesse t n. Lindsay, Malcolm J. McDuffe,
Ven Mchay, Jr., Thomas ]. NorcuD,
3u l.. PATTERSON, James A. Patton,
William NJ. Richardson, Etheldred Ruffin,
y EiaucinS D.: Sanders, Joseph ]. Seawell,
Francis E. Shober, Peter T., Smith,
Hndnes y. Terry. Fred. A. Toomer,
LIo"hoes lreadwel John WaddIll, IT.,
James A washington. Iobn n Wheat l.
wilson Z. Whitaker, Edmund w. Wilkins,
John L. Wooster
lne speeches of the Graduates were fine pieces of
composition, and handsomely delivered. Being ne
she limited to short space of time, few Of
Po,Teht features were presented in effective
The style graceful and forcible; strong
""nou! rage, without o'erfowing, full"
Al night the large " Assembly Room" which is
aoI yet nnlshed, filled with crowd of youths
teet'' '"o 0"s .ou'S Will nyl"s
40. HefS much doubt whether any part of the world
aa produce better looking assembly than was then
"u mere assembled. The students are the handsom-
eros snq MoSt geRtlemanly set of young men have
g,@r seen and The State has cause to be proud of
>''IIl physically as well as intellectually.
-o very t5ing went off in an orderly and agreeable
, ."onnel. Some young men from distance, wholly