Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-06-08

r1ageS containing tne freslcent ana party had arriv
ed some time in advance-that the reception b.a
taken place. and that the speeches on the occasion
were forever lost to the world This could not h.r.
been avoided The Reporters followed the pres
dent as rapidly as they possibly could with the CON-
veyances at their disposal and in the crowded stat.
of the road.
Hon. D. L. SWAIN President Of the University
welcomed the President and Secretary Thompson
in an appropriate address, and the speeches Of tbo
President and Mt. Thompson in response are reprp
scented as the speeches of the visit to the State III.
distinguished visitors the guests of Gov Su,;.
during their stay at Chapel Hill They were c,n
veyed to that gentlemahs residence on the concr
sion Of the reception exercises and here we vii,
leave them while We bring up in connected form,
the
Commencement Exercises.
MONDAY EVENING, May sOtb.
The sermon on Monday night before the gradual,
ing class was preached by the Rev. DR.. Doggett an
eminent Divine of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. This is another instance wherein North,
Carolina stands indebted to Virginia for good
thing DR.. Doggett fully sustained his high rem.
tation as pulpit orator, clear expoundcr of tbe
truth of the Gospel, and a warm hearted man. H.
preached from Acts xvii Is. "And they that
conducted Paul brought him unto Athens" After
an animated and classical description of Athens in
itself and in its relations 10 the world Dr. D. called
special attention to what Paul saw in its streets
disputed in its Synagogue, encountered in its Agors
and preached on its Areopagus. Thus he showed
how the Gospel was necessary to supplement the
philosophy of the world, and inferred that man,
wisdom could not find out his God, nor could it M.
rify his heart. Hence the Gospel must be preached
and for its preaching it requires the most gifted and
the best educated, and it must be believed in BY
those who preach it as we'll as by those who hear
it. In both of these lights he earnestly recommend
ed Pauls example to the Seniors That this sermon
was effective is evident from the simple fact that
commencement audience listened to it without STIR
ring for an hour and half
Or TUESDAY EVENING, May 31st, the declaime,s
of the Freshman Glass, ten in number. commenced
the college exercise at the Chapel The following
are the names of the declaimers and the subjects
chosen by them:
l. Burr and Benne,h asset Wpr
Henry c WALL. Richmond Co. ''''
2 Spartacus TO the Roman ENJOYS in Etrnra Sargent
WILLIAM NJ. FErrER, Chapel Hill
g. The Babe of the Alamo ........ ASSosrMoUs.
AuREL1us G. JONES, Texas
f. Grateful Patriotism. not an Abstraction. WEBSTER
WILLIAM W. JONES' Henderson.
Thomas s. wrns, Tennessee. ''fSetn'
l. The Destiny Of the Human Race .zAcuos
ANDREW J. MOORE, Pitt Co.
a'' william c. JORDAN, arsen1iis ''1''
o. S"'''' 's' JOHN Bass, Georgia MRS. h'AAs'
Defence of Christianity Phillips, the Irish Orator.
s. The Daughter of Herndas ............ Mrs OsGooD
LEoSIDAs P. WHEAT Chapel Hill ~
The Chapel was we'll filled, and the exercises
were regarded with considerable interest Messrs.
Jordan, Warmer and Wheat are mentioned as deserv.
ing praise for the manner in which they acquitted
themselves.
On WEDNESDAY FORENOON, June LIST, the exercises
commenced with the Annual Address before the two
Literary Societies. by Hon. Duncan K McRae The
object of the Address was to prove that cultivated
talent or intellect was fully equal to genius-the
speaker citing numerous instances to prove this
proposition and to show that genius had as frequent
ly failed talent or intellect But one opinion was
expressed of this great effort of Mr. McRae. 1t was
splendid and impressive specimen of eloquence.
In the afternoon the chapel was again crowded to
hear an Address by DR.. Hooper-Reminiscences of
his early college life at Chapel Hill Of this address
we need say nothing more than to give the Presi
dents opinion of it, that 1t more abounded in wit
than any other address he had ever heard. This
was the Presidents first appearance at the exer.
cises-Mr. McRaes address having been concluded
before he reached Chapel Hill.
In the evening the following exercises were de-
claimed by members of the Sophomore class:
l. Evils Of Dsmemberment WEBSTER
THOMAS T. ALLEN, Windsor. -'''-N'
GuILFoRD NICHOLSON, Halifax Co. -
g. Catos Soliloquy on Immortality. ....... ADDISON
ROBERT s. CLARK, Texas.
4. DemOsthenes denounced ....,,,,,., EsCHryEs
JOIN H. DoBsrS Fayetteville.
5. Spartacus to the Gladat"rs at Capua Kellogg
STEPHEN NJ. RoUrH, Louisiana.
l. Our Relations to England .....E En- EVERETT
OLIVER t PARKS, Wilkes Co
0'' '"'"" Henry j. Hoe.s Chapel Hil T. '" MILLER
g. The Last days of Herculaneum .ArHERsrosE
JoaN BRADroRD Alabama
~ CHARLES Nj srnDs.s Fayetteville A.''''
ELI s. SHORTER, Georgia.
1t would be invidous to institute comparisons be-
tween the declaimers in the above lists But we
are constrained, without attempting to detract from
the others, to mention, as deserving of high praise
Messrs. Routh, Dobbin, Stedman Bradford and shor.
elatter particularly happy nrenderng the "E
ephant" The whole, however, did credit to them
selves and their instructors.
In the interim between the first and second parts
Dr. Wheat introduced the successful competition Of
this class in English composition Elisha E. Wright,
| of Memphis, Tenn, to whom Mr.. Buchanan present
ed the prize-Hawk's History Of North Carolina.
The President said that though taken by sur
prise, he was happy to be honored as the medium
of this token of excellence. To be distinguished
for merit in composition the greatest honor per-