Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-06-09

Robertus Theodore Harris SamueE. Westray,
Thomas-Branch Harris, Gulielmus Whitaker
Addison Harvey JosephusMastres White,
Phippus-ThornhiI Hay Willie-Whitefoot Whitehead,
Jacobus-Stadler Hill, Boaz Whitefed.
Ludovicus billiard, Thomas-Smith Whitfield,
Guelmus-W. HUMPHREYS, Josephus Williams,
Jacobus- Davis Hunt, Joannes-W. Williamson,
stephanus- Gulielmus Isler julius Walker Wright
Franciscns Marion johnson, David-Jones Young ,.-
R0bertus Daniel Johnston Gulielmus Hamilton Young.
Zabulon-Morrs Johnston,
Of these the following were chosen to represent
their class on Commencement day in Girard Hall,
and they chose the following themes suitable SUBJ
jects for the exercise of their various gifts:
Latin Salutatory THOMAS WILLIAMS MASON. Virginia
4. Plea for Ambition, ROBERT DANIEL JOHNSTON Lin
coin Co.
5. Inventive Genius JOHN BLUE BUCHANAN, Richmond
6. Bene cogitare, multo meIius est, guam bene
somnare" NATHANIEL PEARSON LusHER Tennessee.
The Conservative spirit of the South, WILLIAM CAMP
8. The Influence of Religion Government, HAMILTON
CHAMBERLAIN JONES. Rowan Co.
9. The Mechanic Arts, ROBERT HENRY MARSH, Chatham
TO- Josephine; Poem, JAMES srADIER HILL, Stokes Co.
HAMMOND, marlborough.
10. Revolution. element of Progress, PHILIP THORN
MAY Rockingham Co.
10. Byron,LERor MAxcuM McAFEE, cleveland Co.
H. Responsibility of the American Youth, ROBERT The
Is The Historians Trust JOHN MERIT PERRY Beaufort
is. Die TatrrIanbslists JAMES TURNER MoREHEAD,
II. The Westward Flight of Freedom a Poem, EDWARD
SrARk1E BELL, Alabama.
Is La Goire de la France, ROBERT WALKER ANDERSON,
49, The Poetry of Battle Fields, JOHN ALEXANDER
GILMER GreensbOrough
90 nlibera,ty of Thought, ADDISON HARVEY, Missis-
q. The Beautiful; Poem, WILLIAM MACON COLEMAN,
Concord.
o. The valedictory, WILLIAM CAREY DowD. Wake Co.
This class of young gentlemen was highly com.
plimented for their mental and moral excellence. It
was the most numerous class that was ever gradua-
ted at Chapel Hill, and it was as remarkable for the
high tone of its morality we'll for the excel.
lence of it's scholarship Those also who REPRESENT
ed their fellows on the stage performed their parts
with no small success. Only their speeches consid.
ering their unusual number, entirely too long.
The girls do not want, at such time to look at any
one fellow for more then five minutes in that time
the grey headed sres easily judge of his capac-
ity and of his performances; the weather is mighty
hot, the chapel is mighty crowded, and the speeches
are not mighty few. So young man, especially
towards the end of the feast would often get mmor-
tai honor by cutting his speech, we'll prepared in all
respects and we'll worth listening to- right short off,
instead of insisting that it all be heard The speech
es that this occasion attracted chief attention,
were those of Messrs Lusher, Marsh, Harvey and
Coleman. The Greek speech sounded very musi-
cally and so, for all that was known, d d the two
speeches in modern and foreign language. A re-
markable feature Of the scheme given above is that
it contains three poems; showing that the Muses.,
who were thought t" be dead, had again visited our
groves where they used to resort and pour inspra-
ton the souls Of Morehead and Allston, and An
derson. Mr.. Colemans essay had many passages
of great beauty in it.
After the degree of A. B. conferred on the
young gentlemen named above, the next highest
that of A. NJ, conferred on the following grad
yates and students Of the University, viz: Messrs
w. L. Alexander, NJ. S. Davis, j. W. Ewing, j. NJ
Gallaway, w. = Hall, j. R. Hogan I; H. Holmes
McIver, j. A. Mckay, N Mckay, II. j. Mcneil,
w. j. Montgomery, j II. Morrison, w H. Morrow.
W. N. Nichols E. II. Pummer, NJ. L. Robins, c. E.
Shober L. F. Siler, P. E. Spruill, and F. A. Toomer
The degree of Bachelor of Laws was conferred
on Messrs. R. H. Battle, j. 6. McNab, and W. L..
Saunders.
The degree of Bachelor of Science was obtained
by Messrs. B. B. Hemkin, I. Lasslter, and D.
Whitaker
The Board of Examiners for this year reported
that they had assiduously performed their duty,
carefully looking into all the departments OF the
University, and attending the examinations of the
various classes; and they reported that they had
found evidences of good order on the part of The
| Students in an unprecedented degree but that it
| were to be wished that the scholarship had been
| equal to their department. Some had done well in
| every thing but such instances entirely too
rare The Board of Trustees is understood to have
given permission to Prof. Kimberly to prosecute his
| studies in Europe for year after next November,
and to have ordered the erection of two new build
ings in the Campus forthwith, at cost of near
P4O,ooV. IL Is very SeueIaHy WiSHeu tuat tney
may speedily the funds sufficient to put up
new chapel ALSO chapel too big for the audiences
gathered in it is not more to be apprehended at the
University. than Society Halls, Libraries Recta-
ton rooms. If others are invited to worship reg,.
larly with the Students if the public is desired
| to frequent the Connencements, there ought to be
accommodations of proper extent and sufficient CON-
| fort.
From the Annual Report it was gathered that
| in the Senior class, Messrs. Anderson, Dowd Ham.
mond, Lord, Mason, McAfee, Morehead and Perry
secured the highest honors in scholarship. The
next to them were Messrs. Bell, Buchanan, Gilmer,
Grower, r. T. Harris, Harvey, Hay, Hill, R. D.
| Johnston, Jones, Lusher and r. H. Marsh. The
third honor was assigned to Messrs Baker, Bronson
| Clark, Clement, Coleman, D. s. Goodloe, Hady, F.
M. johnson, Mccarthy, Stewart, Twitty, Walker and
| w. H. Young.
~ Mr.. Tatum was counted worthy Of the second
/ distinction in Engineering and Chemistry.
OF this class, three, viz: Messrs. Fason, More
1 head and Walker, were counted as having missed
none of the 700 attendances required of them in
/ their, four years course Messrs. Foreman and r
/ Marsh had missed but few Of them from sickness
in their Freshman year Mr.. Buchanan was ct the
University three years and was entirely sPunctual
Mr. j. S. @. Brown was there also three years, and
his Senior year. ~.
ss Among the ninety seven members of the Juuiol
Class. the first honor il scholarship was given e
Msssrs: y. W p Johnston, md y. 80
M. ferguson was emf tiled 10 ~ send homer 81
Latin md. Chsmistry a. ths tEsk in Abe osle.
si departments and theA spcond
ii Greek s6d Chemist aud the first ii hs oh
IS er s{Gdesssssk