The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09
COMMENCEMENT AT CHAPEL HILL.

A friend in Chapel Hill has sent us the following
interesting notice of the proceedings at our University
last week. for which he will please accept our thanks
The Commencement exercises at Chapel
Hill. last week, passed off with more than
usual satisfaction to all engaged in them.
The company was larger than now remem.
bered to have been seen there before the
speeches, addresses. &C., were very good,
and the Faculty complimented the large
graduating class as remarkably worthy of the
attention paid them on graduation. The good
order preserved by the galleries was very
creditable to the young men crowded there.
Had those under the galleries been as self
denying, compliments might have alightcd
there too. When young ladies' are very
numerous. very pretty, very well dressed.
they ought not to spoil all By being very
thoughtless, nor should the marshals seem
afraid TO interfere with those whose heads
were turned by them. When will the gid,ly
headed learn that such public gatherings, IRE.
quented by strangers from various States, and
all parts Of our own State, are not fit occa.
sions for drinking teddy and jumping through
the Chapel windows, nor for playing cards
or smoking cigars in the College campuss
DR.. Curtis, and DIR. Hawks. and DIR. Wheat,
and Mr.. Paul G. Cameron, all men Of high
reputation, delivered addresses during the
week, and sustained their reputation well. DR..
Curtis, preaching from Cor. iii. IS, showed
egraduates that the peculiar glory Of humani-
~ was that il al first reflected truly the spir-
itual projections Of our God; that although the
mirror was now broken and its pieces warp.
ed, vet by the grace of God in Christ man
could be again qualified for communion with
God and rendered prominently glorious. To
this high END he earnestly exhorted the class
before him, in language Of no ordinary clear.
ness, esrnesiness and beauty. DIR. HAWKES.
address was commentary on the Farewell
Address oil Washington. II set forth. in its
distinguished authors hest style. the prolni-
nent characteristics Of Washington asa states.
man, his plain common sense, his conseva.
tism, his patriotism. and his pie,y and show
ed that the cegnsels Of his Farewell Address
we've hi TO oe constantly considered. so that
the rue and noble aims Of our forefslhers
might be fully attained. Mr.. Cameron eulo.
" ON DR.. Caldwell was remarkably well re.
ceised. The subject, The circumstances Of
preparation, and the occasion. but added lutte.
rest TO an address characterized by simplci-
", honesty, liberality. true eloquence. and a
proper appreciation Of DR.. Caldwell's charac.
ter and services. TIE occasion was that Of
dedlcating very appropriate marble monu,
ment 10 the first President Of the University
by his grateful pupils. DR.. Wheat's address
was on the connection between the play Of
the emotions aud passions, and the exercise Of
the intellect. II showed by many striking
instances. that where the heart was hard, the
outpourings Of the head. however brilliant aud
attractive for a while, will be regarded ere
\ long as poisonous ard sink into oblivion. God
has sci rrath il all is farms as the proper
4 food OF the soul and He will provide that
the organic law Of our lite shall not be viola
ted with impInity. The name &c yoltaire
has been received with Kisses in the lecture
rooms Of France itself.
There were twenty speakers from the Sc
Nor class on Thursday, aud considering their
number. the heat Of the rom aud the crowd.
cd state Of the Chapel. their lengths were ex-
circulating. There we're some very fine ef
forts smong them. But they were rendered
under unla,orable circumstances. What
soul can enjoy poem Of fifteen or twenty
3 minutes VI ltUgts NHtN tle Uuuf knuWs lNdl
II iSan hour past dinner time: Some oi the
discussions in metaphysics. poetry, aud on
every day life fully sustained the name Of
tie class Is 70 scholarship and sympathy with
the prophecies 81 life.
There were ninety three who received the
degree Of A. b. Twenty took that Of A. NJ.
three that 81 b. s, aud three that of LII. Is.
There we're nnhonorarydesrces this time. The
first distinction IN the Senlnr Glass was awar.
died 10 Messrs. Anderson. Dowd. Hammond,
Lord, Mason, MeAiee. Morehead. and Perry;
In the Junior Glass. 10 Messrs. Harris, q. Vs.
Johnston. and Stockton Mr.. W. u. Lynch
who is the best scholar in This class, was kept
away by sickness;l Ia The Sophomore Glass,
10 Messrs. Battle, Brooks. bryan, Copper,
Rnyster, Strong. Wilson,, aud Wooster; IL
the Freshman Class, 10 Mrssrs. Allen, X. ).
CLARK. Dowd. J. I. MoreheaJ, sIedman, L
Z. Wright. aud ianccy.
Among the Seniors, Mcssrs. Faisun. Nure
head aud Walker were absent from NJ dut,
IN four Years. Among the Juniors, Messrs
frtter, kirkland. aud McClammy. in three
years. Among tho Sophomores, Messrs. Bat
tie. L. L. Jones. Kelly, W. T.. Nicholson
RiS sier, and Thompson. in Iwo years. Anon,
! the Freshmen, uessrs. Austin, Hicks. Jones
! Lee. MeSwcen, II. T.. Murphy. J. p. Parker
Stedman, and Il. Z. Wright, in one year.
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