Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-12-25
From the Chanel Hill Gazette

REPORT
CHAPEL Hill, n. c., Dec. 4, 1857.
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
ofMe University Of North Carottao.
The Faculty respectfully report the following parcu-
lars of the regular Semi Annual examination OF the four
College classes.
Due notice was given of the resolution of the Board
respecting disapprovals and taken in advance
to prepare the students for examination OF corspon
dent greater strctncss The classes divided into
snail sections, and time than usual given to
each student Beginning on "Wednesday, 2G:i, of No
venber the examination continued for six days
five hours each-in the order published.
The Senior Glass examined MitchelS Chemistry,
Htchcock's Geology, Whatey's Logic. and Wayanls 5
Political Economy. Of elective studies, a part of the
class examined Alleys German Reader, and part
of Wills Outlines of Analytical Chemistry.
The Junior Glass examined on Gibbons Rome,
(5mths Racine the Histories of Tacitus, the Angone
of Sophocles Mechanics HydrosaticS Pneumatics and
Optics
The Sophomore Class on Arnaut's French Reader,
French Grammar, the Odes and Satires OF Horace,
Homer, Demosthenes and Trigononletry.
The Freshman Glass Smiths History of Greece,
Quintus Curtis, Tenophon's, Anabass Al zebra, and
Geometry.
The Senior Class consists Of nnety-one members; the
Junior class hundred and ten; the Sophomore Glass
one hundred and one and the Freshman Class Of seventy
members
In the several classes were awarded as follows:
Juniof-lst. MessrS. Ferguson Harriss Johnston
and w. Lynch.
Kirkland I'd in Matl and Gem; 1st in the other de-
partments.
Robbins I'd i'll Latin and Greek lst in the other
departments.
j. Robbins do. do. do
Stockton, I'd in Ri. and Mat; lst in others.
ID Mcssrs. Groom, Eure, Fetter Foster Gaines Gill;
c. Green, Latham, McCammy Morrow Nixon, Smith
and Withers.
Badger I'd in Languages I'd in others.
III (oa,, GATH
Green, Hughes, Jones, Knox, Lynch Pillow, Rogers,
Saunders, Webb and WOODBURY..
Sophomore-lst. Messrs. Battle, Bryan Hale, ROys-
ter Scales, Strong, Wilson and Wooster.
I'd. Messrs. Bond Borden, Brooks, Bullock, Cooper,
Daniel Headen, Kelley, Martin and Weir.
Sd. Messrs. Anderson, Baird, Brckel Bruce Butler,
Fain, Fogle, Graham, Howell, King, Mckimmon, w.
Nicholson Pearce, Rial, T. Smith and Ihorp
Smith, I'd Bible, French and Mathematics.
i Freshmdn-1st. Messrs Allen, MOrehead j. More
head, Stedman and Yancy.
I'd. Messrs. Dowd, Ely Hobson, JONES' Lee, McSwain,
Potent, j. Thompson, VanWyck and Wright.
Sd. Messrs. Bason, Belamy, Carr Foy, Hicks, Lane,
Marshall Murphy Nicholson and Parker.
| Messrs. Connor, r. Martin, w. Martini Neal, Pear
son. r. Sims and W. Sims taking the Partial Course
were examined with the Sophomore Glass Trgonon-
etry. Mr. w. Martin is entitled to the second distnc
ton in that study Messrs r. Martin and Neal to the
third. The Others are approved.
BANKING IN GEoRGIA-A bank bill has passed the
Senate of the Georgia Legislature the general provisions
of which are
To grant a suspension of specie payments until the
10Th November, 1858 unless there is general resump
ton of specie payments at earlier date; restricts the
banks to per cent interest all loans other
contracts whether short or long time restricts them
to one per cent the highest limit for sight exchange
forbs them dealing in Southern other paper at the
North at usurous rates and if proved to have done
invaldates their claim In any court in Georgia having
competent jurisdiction; cOmpels all Presidents and
Cashiers to make affidavit that they have complied faith
fully with the provisions of this act and if perjury is
proved them prescribes the punishment, &c. All
banks who do not resume by or before the 9Th Nov
next to be proceeded against by the Governor under the
act of $40 which forfeiture of their charter and
their effects put into the hands OF Receiver &c.
A D1ABolIcAL YOUNG ScouNDREL.-A singular af-
fair is related in a Slcsan journal Five little children
belonging to two tradesmen in Bolkcnhayn, in that
county, went few days ago to play in garden and
were Joined by boy of eleven, who has always been
noted for perversty Of disposition After awhile their
parents sought for them but to their establishment found
that they had disappeared. After looking long while
they found them lying piled one another in large
wooden case in a shed in the garden. -Four dead,
and the fifth though still breathing was in desperate
state that he died shortly after. The lad referred to
was then questioned and he calmly related the astound
ing fact that he had persuaded the children to enter in
pay-had then slammed down the lid and seated himself
on it. remaining there for hrccquartcrs Of hour list
cning THEN cries and goaS He then raised the lid
to see if they dead, and finding that they not
so had fastened it by means of hasp after which he
had gone away TO fly his kite! The little has
been arrested.
NOSE PuIL1NG-A queer appeared i'll the Phil
adelpha police court few days since. 4 young man
had bceu annoyed very much by having his pulled
by almost every boarder i'll the house where be put up
The last very aggravating, and he entered
complaint against the that pulled it, and made the
following remarks to the Judge:
Won vol,vo th.tt has
healthy appearance; III fact it is much swollen and i'll
famed and have reasons to fear that it will be
permanently diseased All these unpleasant effects sir
have been caused by the violent conduct of my fellow
boarders Nose pulling appears to have been sort Of
mania, moral epidemic at hotel every who
stops there becomes infected, should Judge with
unc0nquerabe desire to execute the Cat-and ma nose
is constantly selected the most suitable jet for the
experiment. dare say your Honor would be puzzled
were you to attempt to guess how many times this
! has been pulled within the last three months
GoING IN ON SHARES" Boy where do you come
from, and how do you live ?"
:" Come from Penlsylvany, and live by eating"
Would you like something to do %
" Don't care, if faint hard work
Well, boy, if you like will set you up in Il bust
ness that will prove both pleasant aud profitable
" Drive ahead; I'm lissenen.''
, Well you 60 somewhere and steal a basket, and
then go around begging for cold vctuals and you may
, have halt you get"
His BooTs.-The Charlcstown Mass Advertiser
says whale of the humpedback species was driven
shore ut Nahat few day since, and upon being cut
Open pair of boots marked"J in good state of preser-
vaon were found in his entrailS 1t is supposed that
the boots, they marked -" belonged to Jonah
and were taken off and left behind by accident when
he made his exit from the big fish.
"My Dorr."
Many years ago. when yet there was but one church