Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-06-15
Our University.

Our University.
The Editor of the Standard, who was pre-
sent at the recent Commencement of the uni
versity of North Carolina, gives an interest
ing and extended account of the Exercises,
from which we make the following extracts
On Monday night the Sermon to the Grad
uating Glass was delivered in the Collegef
Chapel, before a large and attentive audiences,
by RevgF. Hawks. ID. ID. Ii. d., from Rom.
l4th chap. 9TH verso For none of us liveth
to himself The Sermon was devoted, as the
text denotes, to the Importance and beauty
of unselfshness and charity among men,
It was replete with sound and v~irtuous SEN
timents, and its appeals to the Graduating
Glass were especially touching, forcible, and
eloquent.
On Tuesday, at IL A. NJ, the Annual Adj
dress was delivered before the North Caroli-
ma Historical Society, by DIR. Hawks-that
gentleman having been introduced to the au-
dience in most complimentary terms by Pre-
sident Swain. His subject was Sir Walter
Raleigh. lie held the fixed attention of his
large audience for nearly two hours and a
half, By an Address which, for chasteness
and appropriateness of Language, for sarcasm,
wit, humor, and grasp Of historical know
ledge, has never been equalled IN North Car
olina. /.
Defamation at night by selections from the
Freshman Class.
On Wednesday, at IL A. NJ, the Address
before the two Literary Societies was deliver
ed by the Hon. A. o. P. Nicholson, OF Ten
%nessee. The Address was devoted mainly to
the character of the lawyer, and was well
conceived and impressively delivered. Judge
, Nicholson's style is plain. clear, and elevated,
with little ornament He fully sustained his
reputation as a gentleman of enlarged and
; cultivated intellect.
On Wednesday afternoon the Annual Ad'
t dress was delivered before the Alumni Asso
citation by Dr.. j. II. Dickson. of Wilmington
This was a learned, able, and most interest
. ing effort, and was received with much graft
o fcation and applause by the audience.
+ Defamation at night by selections from
g the Sophomore Glass.
On Thursday Commencement day-ori
ginal Orations were delivered by the follow
8 ing members of tho Graduating Glass, viz
Mcssrs. V. A. Allen, Newbern; A. g. Mer
o rift, Tenn; w. w. PEBBLES. Northampton
! Alex. w. Lawrence, Rlleigh Robert A
y Chambers, Montgomery W. II. Powell
BERTHE T. I. Dismukcs, Tenn; n. E. Scales
Rockingham A. r. Black, Moore A. Nc
d Iver. Moore D. G. Worth, Ashborough
: M. Bullock. Ala; j. I. Scales, Rockingham
J.. Woods. Tenn. Then followed the Annua
Roport-Conferring Degrees, Valedictory ORA
ton by J. i. Morehead, Greensboro. Til
4 Standard says: There were none of til
speakers Of this day who did not pcrforr
y their task respectfully, while not a few Other
evinced talents of 4 high order. Presider
Swain, in the course of some remarks sui
mitted before the ceremony of handing to eac
his diploma and Il copy Of the Holy Biblt
u bore emphatic testimony to the SCHOLARSHIP
n and manly qualities of the Graduating Clas
The declaimers, too, from the Freshman an
Sophomore Glasses, exhibited evidences
talent and of cultivation alike creditable
n themselves and to the Faculty.
The following gentlemen received the D
gree of Master Of Arts, viz Malcolm Ma
l. nair, Of Robson e. G. Chambers, Montgor
cry F; w. A. Dick, NJ. D., Lumberton Seato
to Gales, Raleigh w. E. Hill, Duplin ]
u Hines, Chapel Hill Julius Gorrell, Green
re borough John Pool, Elizabeth City w.
Pool, NJ. D., Elizabeth City; Lawrence Smit
t. Scotland Neck clement G. Wright, Fa
ID etteville and w. II. Johnston, Tarboroug
ID The Degree of Doctor OF Lrvs wyS~
Eed ferreEH up0Ef the Hon. ~Eaaeg4.OK Nash,
INST Hon. Richmond NJ. Pearson, and the II
veil William III. Battle, Judges of the Supre
ted Court and also upon the Hon. Walker
ya;t derson, of Florida.
yer The degree of Doctor Of Divinity was C
the ferred upon Rev. Thomas I. Davis, Bis
the elect Of South Carolina also, upon F
Cyrus Johnston, Of Charlotte, and Rev. Jos
wo- Cross, Of Charleston, S. G..