Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-06-08
A., THURSDAY FORENOON Commencement Day.
overcses opened with the sacred ode

EXERCISES opened with the sacred ode |
80 God, our fathers God whose
With blessings fills the circling year." /
r,icb was mpressvely sung by the whole audi
-. accompanied by the fine Richmond Armory |
nd This was followed by an appropriate pray
nv Rev. F. NJ. Hubbard. The following chosen
n,bers of the Senior class were then introduced,
themes being selected by themselves:
Latin Salutatory, WILLIAM BINGHAM LYNCH, Orange |
fhe Hamilton System, THOMAS WEST HARRIS, Chatham
unty. c,.
f H Imagination; to be Cultivated, RICHARD WILLIAMS
Ios New Hanover Co
The Persecution Of the Jews CICERO STEPHENS GROOM
lev York
s-The Man OF Letters JAMES LuTTRELL GAINES, Bun
ombe Co.
' The Independent Thinker FRANKLIN CH1Ds ROBBINS.
randolph Co.
In-To be great is to be misunderstood BENJAMIN LEW.
len GILL, Randolph Co
IfConpautive merits of Curriculum Colleges FREpE.
nx AUGUSTUS FErrER, Chapel Hill.
l-nis Drutsbbs sprasbs francis DOUGHTY STOCKTON,
tatesville.
benedict Arnold. EL1sAH BENTON W1rHERs, Caswell
Omiv
s-The Political Influence of Educated Men, CHARLES
h .sHISGToS McCLAMNY JR, New Hanover Co.
4-The Valedictory GEoRGE BuRGwYN JOHNSTON, Eden
We're we disposed to be critical, we could fnd
auch to disapprove in the foregoing, and also very
ruch to commend and admire But We are not so
Sposed, just now; and if we were, our structures
would be out of place, and our admiration intolera
be- We say this as to the matter of the compost
ons We may just intimate however, that the
Writ of some of these productions though mis-
ken no doubt by their authors for conservation,
hacked strongly of something not indigenous to
ruocan SOIL When we say "the voice of the
fope is the voice of God" we have an idea of
mt. and justice, and truth associated with omnip-
cence and no thought of the political demagogue
or the senseless braying of Infatuated or ignorant
mob But we will not indulge. Many of these
productions were worthy of much older heads.
Some evinced much beautiful thought some great
viror of intellect and others showed the authors
hearts to be ain the right place. Taken
whole we should think they compared avorably
with the best productions usual on such occasions.
Judging by the smiles and paudits of "those who
ought to know" the Latin and German productions
Of Messrs. Lynch and Stockton were worthy of
praise. Mr.. Harris gallant defence of the Hamil-
tonian System of teaching. languages we'll re-
c,ived. The noble defence of the prosecuted Jews
bv Mr.. Groom met hearty response in every gene
ous breast and did credit to the head and heart of
its author. Mr. Gaines plea on behalf of the ne
elected and suffering Man of Letters, made US wish
glorious career to This poor mans friend The
Common Sense Man found one who can appreciate
and understand him in the person Of Mr.. Foster.
The Independent Thinker, in nine cases out of ten,
will live either after or before his age, and will get
few to think with him or appreciate his thoughts.
The American Student has much to be grateful for,
and Mr. Green appears to be aware of it. ITO be
great is to be misunderstood" says Mr. Gill, but we
say to be understood is much greater. Objections
to an Elective Judiciary are not comprised in the
reasons" assigned by Mr.. Eure; they would be
quite as valid against the power from which our judi
cary now emanates; all men who take part in poll
tics are not demagogues, nor can they be bought
with whisky. Mr.. Nixon was quite successful or
the Cultivation of the Imagination. The Compare
tive Merits of the Curriculum College and the Ger
man or elective system were admirably contrastet
BY Mr. Fetter Benedict Arnold was handled by
Mr. Withers with too much severity, we think
The Political Influence of Educated Men was Ger
tainly not moderated by Mr. McClammy. Jr. TIL
valedictory, by G. B. Johnston, was just what i
should have been. We say this without particl
of reserve Of the manner of these production
and the style in which they were delivered, faul
can reasonably be found
Previous to the Valedctory Hon. W. H. Battl
read the report of the Examining Committee an
Hon. D. L. Swain the Annual Report of the pas
year, extracts from which we publish below.
We must not omit allusion to the array
beauty which graced these exercises in the chape
and which was to be encountered at every t,lr
throughout the day. The ladies evinced the livelie
interest in all the proceedings
Hon. D. L. Swain now proceeded to deliver d
plomas to the following graduates, each diploma b
ing accompanied by handsomely bound copy of ii
bible received from the hands of Gov. Ellis.
LIST OF GRADUATES
Petrus-B. Bacot, Reuben-F Cameron Kclb,
Ricardus- Cogdel Badger LUDLOW us-CarUlus Latham.
Thonas-Jef erson Badgett, Carous Lesesue,
Joannes-Gulielmus Ballard FAndreas-Dck Lindsay,
Georgins Badger Barnes Frank Pegues Long.
| Observation-Disclosures DeaSleys JOanHfS DalfQ LYNCH
Hugo agart Ben. GAlishus- Bingham Lynch,
Thomas. Pasleur Bonner, CaronsW. McClammy, Jr
Jesse-ThOmpsOn BOyce, Georgius-C. McConnaughey
Jacobu>- Grant Dustin, Guliemus Mcdonald,
Abuer-Sy denham Galloway, Daniel Purcell McEachen,
Jacobus-Park Coffin, Guliemus-Graves Mebane,
Juannes. Wyatt Cole, Jacobus- Andreas Miller
RobertuS- Guelmus Cole, Calvinus-N ewt0n Morrow,
Joannes-Thumas Cook, Elias Theodorus Morrow,
AndreasJackSon COstin, Rcardus-Wi llians Nixon,
Cicero-Sephens Groom, Jacobus Blakeney Perkins,
Henrcus Rlves Daniel, Gerg U.S. Martnus Pillow
Georgius Faucet Dixon, MARSHALL enrcus Pnnix
Joannes Duncan, Jr., Eduardus-L. Riddlck,
Mills Lee Eure, Frankn-Chids Robbins
lsaacus- Reuben Ferguson Jacobus-Layette Robbins,
Fredricls-Augustus Eetter, Issacus Roberts,
Josephus Harris Field, Guielnus-Junius Rogers,
J.Marnus Flemming. Henricus Lowndes Hugely,
Augustus Moore Flythe, Simpson Russ,
WItbur.Fsk Foster, Ed0arduLF. Satterheld,
Lncins Frerson Nicolaus-B iddle Shannon,
JdcbIs- l.u,tre Gaines, Georgus- EdoarduS Shepard
J0annes- Thomas Calling, Guemus- Guaterus Silleri
Benjamin Lewellen Gill, Joannes- Alexander Sloan,
Josephus.I. Cranberry, Guelmus-JOnes Sumervell
bergman Green, JOannes Somervel
Jacobus- COauhoun Green, Franciscus-D. Stockton,