Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-06-08

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,,v FORENOON (Commencement Day.
% 'x. ,ss go opened With the s.sssd sde
70 T,. SI blessings fills the eire''ae gear"
+,s mpressiveiy sung BY the whole audi
f'h S ',Snanied by the Ans Richmond Armory
&c accom-, r%;s was followed BY N appropriate pray
and . NJ Hubbard The following chosen
By nv If the Senior class were then introduced
sn 'ssnes being selected by themse'ves:
' '.,;n saluta,ory, VILLA. s.seaA. Lrsca' Orange
T. Hamilton System. r.o... w''r HA''" ch'h'n
injection. to an Elective Judiciary Mus LIN E''.
c., imagination to be Cultivated RICHARD wn11A.s
New s1.ssuton Of the Jews C1cEno STEPHENS CRoon.
s< i%k Nan of Letters, JAMES LurrREIL GAnEs. Bun
cnbe Co. c,,,mou Sense Man, WILBUR Fsx Fosf.l. Ala
sn' The Independent Thinker faAsr1n cnlDs R0'''s''
randolph Co. ..:.,, s,ud.rt B..ryr.x Cerrx Vrpiu;s.
-Ir bs crat is to be misunderstood, BsxJAxN LEW
isS Trrnaatiee merits Of Curriculum C0lleges FREDE-
,.srsrrs FErrER, Chapel Hill.
,~ae Eutsbb. sprasb,. FnAsc's DoreHrr STOCKTON.
s'tsT Tnsdc Arnold ErsAH BENTON wrrHrss cas~ell
COUNTY po,cal Influence Of Educated Men, CHARLB
* -Ine r" WcCIaxxr. JR., New Hanover Co.
T's Vaiedctory GsoReE BusGwrS JOHNSTON, Eden
I'D ,o,e We disposed to be critical we could fin6
,h to disapprore in the foregoing, and also very
NV" ~ 10 commend and admire. But We are not so
n rsosed lust now and if we were, our structures
r, be out of place. and our admiration intolera-
W. We say this as to the matter. Of the compost
rams We may just intimate, however, that the
I'll Of some Of these productions though mis-
.'on no doubt, by their authors for eonserratism,
sn,cked strongly of something not indigenous to re
nnb,ican soil When We say "the voice Of the
i ,r,o * the voice of God" we have an idea o.
r;cI and justice, and truth associated with omnip
,,sr,e and no thought Of the political demagogu'
,he serseless braying of an infatuated or ignorant
.,oh But We will not indulge. Many Of thcs'
n,oarct;ons were worthy of much older heads
sore evinced much beautiful thought, some grea
rsor of intellect and others showed the authors
,s,rts to be "in the right place." Taken as
rbo1e We should think they compared favorabl
with the best productions usual on such occasions
1n.sius bv the smiles and plaudits Of ''those VII
o,ht to know" the Latin and German production
Of Nessrs. Lynch and Stockton were worthy I
rr,se. Mr.. Harris gallant defence Of the Hami
touan System of teaching languages was well r
cived. The noble defence Of the prosecuted Jew
br Mr.. Groom met hearty response in every gen
ro,s breast, and did credit to the head and heart
its author Mr.. Gaines plea on behalf Of the n
elected and suffering Man of Letters, made US wis
glorious career to this poor mans friend. II
Common Sense Man found one who can apprecia
and understand him in the person Of Mr.. Foste
The Independent Thinker, in nine cases out Of te
will live either after or before his age, and will G
few to think with him or appreciate his though
The American Student has much to be grateful f
and Mr. Green appears to be aware of it ITO
great is to be misunderstood" says Mr.. Gill, but
saw to be understood is much greater. Objectio
to an Elective Judiciary are not comprised in
"reasons" assigned by Mr.. Eure; they would
quite as valid against the power from which our ju
ciary now emanates all men who take part in p
tics are not denagogues, nor can they be bous
with whisky. Mr.. Nixon was quite successful
the Cultivation of the Imagination. The Comps
tive Merits of the Curriculum College and the G
man or elective system were admirably contras
by Mr. Fetter. Benedict Arnold was handled
Mr. Withers with too much severity, we thi
tainly not moderated by Mr.. McClammy, Jr.
yaledictory, by G. B. Johnston, was just wha
should have been. We say this without part
Of reserve. Of the manner Of these product
and.the style in which they were delivered, no Fl
can reasonably be found.
Previous to the Valedictory Hon. W. H. b
read the report of the Examining Committee
Hon. D. L. Swain the Annual Report of the
year, extracts from which We publish below.
We must not omit an allusion to the ARA
beauty which graced these exercises in the Oh,
and which was to be encountered at every
throughout the day. The ladies evinced the live
interest in all the proceedings
Hon. D. L. Swain now proceeded to delive
plomas to the following graduates, each diplom
ing accompanied by handsomely bound copy o
bible received from the hands of Gov Ellis.
LIST OF GRADUATES.
Petms.B. Racot IReuben-F. Cameron Kcl
Riesrdnsi "cdeil R,doer .."vicusC arolus Lath
ThomaS-Jeferson Badgett, ECarOlus Lssesne,
JoaunesGulielmus Ballard, |Andreas-Dick Lindsay,
Georgius Badger Barnes FrankPegues Long
Jacobnskduardus Beasley. tJoannes Baird Lynch,
Hugo-Hagarr Bein, lGuiieimus Bingham Lyl
Thnmas Pasteur Bonner, Csrolus-W. McClsmmv
Jesse Thompson Boyce, Georgius-C. McCOnnaug
Jacobus-Grsnt Dustin, Gulieimus Mcdonald.
Abuer-Sydenham Galloway, iDanielPurcell McEache
Jacobus-Park Coffin, f3ulielmus-Graves Meba
Joannes- Wyatt Cole, JacObus-Andress Miller
Observation-Disclosures Cole, Cavinus- Newton MORO
Joannes- Thomas Cook, Elias Theodorus Morrow
Andreas-laekson Costin, IRieardus- Williams Nix
GeeIo-S;ephens CrOOm, Jacnbus- Blakeney Perk
Henricus-R,ves Daniel, Gesrgus- Martinus Pillt
GeorgiusFaucett Dixon, NaFsball- Henricus Pinn
Soannes Duncan, Jr, Edosrdus-l Riddick.
Mllslee lure, franklin hilds R0bbil
!saacnsKeuben Ferguson, Observation-Disclosures Roll
fredricus- Augustus Fetter, tIsaacus Roberts,
Josephus Harris Field, Gulielnus-Junius Rngl
J'Martinus Fiemming. Henricus-LOwndes Ru}
Aqgus:us-MoOre Flythe, simpson Russ,
WiburFisk Foster !EdOardu+F. Satterheld
tuclus Frierson, Nicolxus-Bidde Shann
sacobus-l.uttrell Gaines lGeOrxius-E dOardus Sh(