The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

GEOH}E-OWN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The closing exercises Of commencement week and of
the scholastic year of this venerable institution took
place yesterday in the presence of large concose Of
the citizens of the District and the adjoining counties Of
Maryland aud Virginia The spacious college hall was
well but uncomfortably filed although its capacity
was it appeared to US, considerably diminished by an
extension Of the platform and staging beyond that of
previous years. change rendered necessary
modate the unusually large number of students in at
tendance during the past session The speakers and
subjects in the following order
Samuel A. Robinson The Division Of Poland. ~
Theodore j. Dimitrys-Dc Soto. -
Caleb c. Magruder- American Arts and Sciences. "a
Henry W. Chgett- --Jepthas Daughter.
Edward Wootton- National Crimes and Punishments.
Joseph p orme---- -Pancratius
Francis Y. Ward Tribute to Memory.
Charles q, Kenney Poetry of Life. ..,44
John T. Marion $3.50 -Storming of Stony Point
| Cornelius ]. o Flynn-The Press. 49,
james u, Mclaughlin Battle of Clontarf.
Beverly G. Kennedy Socialism
James Il. Hoban- $780, Death of Hippolytus.
Nicholas S. Hill -yaledictory. a
In the main the students acquitted themselves credi
tably though it remarked by not few that the lit
cary exercises fell somewhat short of previous similar
occasions. There was in afew instances evident alb
of that careful preparation both respects compo
stion and manner of delivery which is indispensable
success at annual commencement This we may arib
ute however, to the multplex and complicated subjects
which occupied the attention of the philosophers during
the exercises of commencement week. most of them a
pearng before public audience in each of the SERIES
and not to any neriorty of talent scholarship when
compared with their predecessors especially those of last
year STILL general thing, the speakers acquitted
themselves with credit few Of them indeed with
marked distinctions of the latter would particularize
Pancratus, by Joseph z. Orme, of Washington This
conesscdly among the favorites of the day both
point of composition and mastery delivery; so was
the battle of Clontar by James f. Mclaughlin, of
| Virginia; the Press by Cornelius John o. Flynn;
| De Soto, by Theodore ]. Dimitry; Jepthas Daugh-
ter, by Henry w. Claggett death of Hippolytus
| by James +. Hoban, of Washington American Arts
and Sciences by C. G. Magruder, of Maryland and
the valcdictory, by N. s. HILL also of Maryland are
worthy Of special notice The youthful fvorte on these
occasions Master John Marion sustained his previous
reputation, though laborng under the double dsad-
vantage of subject unsuited to his peculiar style of
defamation and metre totally unndaped to his accent
uaton and the peculiar moduations of his voice. This
we think made Master Marion appear to great dsad-
vantage though he nobly struggled win the applause
which he SO justly received, Before present the
of the young gentlemen to whom the medals and
premiums awarded for preemnence in the respect
i've classes would beg to suggest that the persons
employed by the college to receive the cards of invitation
/
stituon should be careful in exercising the power
ded them to initiate much possible the courtesy
and politeness of the officers of the College, otherwise
the complaints of nciyility especially to ladies'
though not intended, may appear to be well founded.
In the class of Philosophy, the medal awarded to
c. John o'Flynn, of Michigan the premium to Edward
| Wootton, Maryland. Chemistry--medal to James A.
Wise, District of Columbia premium to Charles b.
Kenny Pennsylvania medal of excellence, Beverly C.
Kennedy Louisiana. Rhetorcmedal to James P. Ncale,
Maryland premium, Henry w. Clagett, Maryland.
Poetry--medal to James H. Dooley, Virginia premium
to James f. Hoban, District of Columbia First Human
ities--medal to Robert Y Brown, Missssppi premium
to Gabriel A.. Tourney, Louisiana. Second Humantes,
list dyision)Ineda to John 4. Dooley Virginia pre-
MUM to Thomas j. Gault, Maryland, ed divsion,)--
medal to Whitfield Mullen Virginia premium to Chris
topher Tebault louisiana Third Humanies, list dvi-
sion)--medal to Dennis o. Donnoghue, District of Co
lumbia premium to Harald Matthews, Virginia; I'D d.
vson)-Inedal to Edwin II. Birdsae, Texas premium to
Romilly Foote California. First Glass of Mathematics
medal to Francis J. McGee Pa. premium to Francis
| X Ward Md. Second Glass of Mathematics
Joseph K Taylor Texas premium to Nicholas Parsons,
Virginia Third mathematics list dyision) medal to
Gasoline Iant Louisiana; premium TO John D. O'Bryan,
Pennsylvania I'd division Medal to Christopher III.
Tebault Louisiana premium to Geo. G. Brown, Ten
nessec. Algebra-Medal to John e.. Holmes, premium
to Eugene HILL First class of Arithmetic list dvis-
/ ion)-MedaI to Thomas j. McAdams Virginia pre-
MUM to Peter o Neil, New Jerseys I'd division, medal
to Samuel S. Shriver, Virginia. Second Arithmetic
medal to Edwin H. Birdsall, Texns premium to Charles
! Matthew'S Cuba. Third class of Arithmetic-Medal TO
1 Clinton Gaaher, District of Columbia premium to
! Francis Campbell South Carolina. Book keeping -
Medal to John Domas, Cuba premium to Peter oNeil,
New Jersey. LIST Frencl-Medal TO Gabriel Castenos,
Mexico; premium to Hippate Giley, Louisiana; I'd
French to James z. Neale, Maryland premium
to Francis Shader,, New York. 3D. French--Medal to
Edwin II. Birdsal Texas premium to Lewis b. Clai-
| borne of Louisiana 4th French medal TO Thomas j.
Gault, Maryland premium to John f. Holmes, Mary.
| land 5th French medal to Walter McFarlan District
of Columbia premium to John Domas, Cuba. Ele-
mens--Medal to Gabriel Castonos, Mexico; premium
| to John Domas, Cuba Spanish Medal to G.. Beres-
| ford Carr Louisiana premium to Henry w. Clag-
eth Maryland German--Medal to w. James.
Blakeley, Pennsylvania; premium to Van Thomp.
Crawford District Of Columbia. Rudimcns, st class
medal to Clement Herbett Louisiana medal to Emile
| 0 Brien, Louisiana I'D class medal to John Chad
wick New Jersey premium to Francis Campbell, South
Carolina Christian Doctrine 1st class medal to John
W. Kidwell District of Columbia premium TO James p.
Neae Maryland I'd class) medal to John IT, Marion,
South Carolina premiums to John w Hurley District OF
Columbia John T. Tim, Virginia Samuel r. Stewart,
Louisiana I'D class medal to Gustone Andry, Louisi-
ana premiums to Alexander LENNON District of Co
lumbia and Joseph A. Poscy, Maryland. Writing, Qst