The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-16
int. C. UNIVERSITY.

lowing particulars of the late Commence
ment at Chapel Hill
On Tuesday morning the Rev. DIR. Hawks
addressed the Historical Society. repeating
his eloquent and interesting lecture upon
the Mecklenburg Declaration. On We'd
nesday morning a crowded audience was
interested and entertained by Henry w.
Miller. Esq, of Raleigh, in a very eloquent
address to the two Literary Societies; and
in the afternoon the Hon. Warren Winslow
addressed the Alumni of the University in
a mastery speech of two hours, Astounding
in valuable statistics. The addresses OF
Mr. Miller and Mr. Winslow. we understand,
will be published by the two Societies for
distribution.
After the address by Mr. Miller. the AL
umni Association was called TO order by
Walter l.. Steele, Esq, of r chmond, when
an election was gone into by the AssOcia-
ton for President for the ensuing year,
and Paul C. Cameron, Esq. of Orange, be-
ing nut in nomination, was elected by accla-
nation.
The Graduating class consisted of sixty
nine members, and showed. we understand,
many specimens of high scholastic acquire
ments and promise of "real life usefulness"
The names of the graduates for 1857, are
as follows:
j Anthony, Harrington, A G Avery.
III Hurvey, b B Barnes, L b Hayley, t G
BrIsher, w Ii Hayley, r Bingham, T N
Hill, r ) Cannon, l. w Howard, Ii
Christmas f Hunt. H Coble, j C Jacobs,
G Davie, L NJ Jiggitts, J b DeBerry, L
Johnston, f Digger, w III Jordan, Jr..
G VI Buskin, L S keenan,, j II Evans, } NJ
Lawing. A J Flanner, w Lea. H W Gard
ner, E Lewis, B F Grady, Jr.. E Logan,
D VI Graham, Mckinnon. J w Graham,
C MCLAUGHLIN, Graham, w p Mclean.
G H Gregory, r McLemore, J Hargrave,
II Mcmillan, II p Harrell. H c Thompson,
c A Mitchell, II r Thorp, N A Morrison,
Tilltt, H Mullins, Venable. w S
Norment, n p Ward, C Polk, n H Watson,
n Ramsay, L Webb. F r Roam, Z
Wharton, J A Robbins, N Il Whitefeld,
E S Sanders. F 5 Wilkinson, II w Ses-
sions, w Fl Williams, F G Smith, w E
Wilson, J L Steward, G. L Wimberly, w
VI Sutton.
The first distinction was assigned to
Mes$rs. Avery, Bingham, Grady, Venable,
Webb, and Wharton.
The second to Messrs. Coble, Digger,
Harvey, Mclaughlin, Robbins, Smith, Stew
ard. Thompson, and Wimberly.
The third to MesSrs. BelSher, d Graham,
wv Graham, Hayley, w Fl Haley, Mitchell,
Thorp. Ward, and Wilkinson.
Messrs. Grady. Mitchell, Williams, and
Wimberly were counted as having never
failed in any one of the 46OU attendances
required from them in the course of four
years.
Messrs. d Graham, Lawing, and Thorp
were perfectly punctual during three years.
Messrs. l. b Hayley and Steward were
not absent during their connection of two
years and half with the University.
The degree of Master of Arts was confer
red in regular course upon William Bad
ham, Jr., of Edenton; William Fl Bum,
of Wilson; Col. Henry Cannon, of Ten
nessee; Rev. Pleasant II Dalton, of Madi-
son; DR.. Thomas L Di<mukes. of Nash
Vile, Telnsseee Jo<eph A Engelhard,
of Raleigh ; John w Graves of Cas-
well; DIR. Benjamin Green, of Franklin
John b Gretter, of Salisbury; Delano w
Hustled, of Raleigh; Samuel Jackson, of
Chapel Hill; Thomas c Leak, of Rich
mond DIR. w L Ledbetter. of Wadesbo-
rough; Leonidas Merritt, of Chatham
John NJ Morrison, of Robeson; Richard B
Saunders, of Chapel Hill; VIM. L Saun-
ders, of Chapel Hill; DIR. Rufus w Scott,
of Washington John d Shaw, of Rich.
m"nd; John d Taylor, of Brunswick; G.
\ Thompson. of Leasburg; DR.. Frederic
A Toomer, of Pittsboro'; james A Wright,
of Wilmington.
The Honorary Degree of Master of Arts
was conferred on WIN. S Mason, of Raleigh,
and on Lucian Holmes. of Wilmington.
The Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws
was conferred ON the Hon. Aaron V Brown,
Postmaster General of the United States,
an Alunnus of the University.
nv hohofdfy ueSfce Oh Ooctof Oh bi'lh-
ity was conferred on the Rev. w Hooper.
LII. d., another distinguished son of the
University.
1t became the painful duty of Governor
Bragg. as President of the Board of Trus-
tees, TO announce that the Beard had ex-
PEELED from the University John M"hl,y,
of 5. c., and Paul l. Jones, of Alabama,
for riotous bchaviour-the sad fruits of
dissipation.
The time for marriage in Sparta was fixed
by statute--that of the men at about thirty
or thirty five years; that of the women ut
about twenty or a little younger. All men