The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-07-04
University of MississipPi.-COm-
meneement Exercises.

vUniversity of N MississipPi.-CO
meneement Exercises.
Beyond a brief reference to the sermon Of Dr
: White, which was delivered in the Universit.
f Chapel on Sunday, June cath, we gave, in our is
sue oflast week, no account of the Commence
ment exercises at the University. WepreferTe'
to reserve our observations until this week, IL
order that our readers-who number a larg
proportion of the students and alumni of thl
University-might possess an account Of the en-
tire proceedings in connected form, which w
supposed would be more interesting to then
than fragmentary narrative, the first part o
which must needs have been very hastily pre-
pared
THE BOARD or TRUSTEES
Held their first meeting on Friday, June 22nd
OF the absentees, Col. l. n. Davis, it is under
stood, was detained at home by illness; and 1
report, which we trust may prove to have beer
without foundation has been circulated here foi
day or two past, that his illness has termina
ted fatally. Col A. ii Pegues, on the Goth ol
June, resigned his position of Trustee, which he
has filled with credit and usefulness since the
first organization the University and the Va
cancy thus occasioned was filed by the election
Of Col Thos. Z, b. Pegues, ofOxford, whosehigh
character. great intelligence, and known public
spirit viii make him a valuable member of the
Board.
DIR. BARNARD,
The learned, able, and popular Chancellor of the
Trn;var-if,- lnG Ovc,rd On t,o o-,;, a, Of tbc D Il
ofJune, and sailed from New York on the morn
ing of the 2sth, as one ofthe corps Of five astron
omers, who, under the auspices of the Govern
ment, are proceeding to the coast of Labrador,
for the purpose of observing the eclipse of the
sun, which will there be central and total on the
18th ofJuly. In the absence of the Chancellor,
Prof w. d, Moore was appointed by the Board
Of Trustees to preside during the Commencement
ceremonies.
MONDAY, THE 25rn OF JUNE,
Was set apart for the Sophomore prize decama-
ton. The printed programme for the occasion
was departed from in some instances and we
here give the performances as they occurred
ORDER or EXERCISES.
i
Raasas BH-A. G.. Brown.
F. l.. Griffin, p. S. s.. Holmes comty.-Ad8ross
IN Boiw!f cf tic Greels,-Lacey
j. NJ Harley, H. s, Chickasaw county-Narh
AntEony orer Ctsars Dead BodH-Shab-
spcare.
J. d. Terrell, H. s., Coyington count j.-Ealogy
on Henry CLy.-McClung.
David MeCalcb, II. s., Claiborne conty.-Eu-
togy on Lgtayctter-S. S Prcntiss.
D. NJ Ballard, p S s, Kinds county.-Ameri-
"a, Her Glory and Her Shame j. p. Gar
land.
II. O. Bridges H. s, Pike county-Plca for
the ERioR,-O r. Baldwin.
Z. o. Sykes p. S. S., Aberdeen, (ibscnt)-(at-
0iiacs Dcjiaace 10 the Roman Seaate,-lley.
Geo. Croly.
p. s Myers, p. s s, DcSoto county.-7He /
Missing Mjp,-I POem,-Sargcnt.
j. +. Brown, p S. s., San Jacinto Texas.-King
Henry ef Nacorrc-I Poem.
J. c. Evans, H. s, Oxford.-.Sportacps 10 tie
Giodiators At CdPH0,-Kcllogg
Z. II. McCaleb, IT, s., Claiborne county-Oa .
Jciag Found Guiity et' T.easoa, I
L. VI. Bisland, H. s., New Orleans, La.-.(Par-
tdcus 10 the Roman EaroyS kellogg.
Fountain BaIksdale, p. S. s, Yazoo county
Tile SoUtL,-Kcitt
VIM. W. Moore, II. s., Madison comty.-7he
AmericaR Trio,-A g. Brown.
NorE.-II S. and p. S. S. are the initials ofthc
Hcrmcan and Phi Sigma Societies.
The Committee, who were appointed to Judge
Of the performances and award the prizes to the
two best decaimcrs, consisted of Mcssrs. W. II.
Chairman Thos r. Stocl,dalc, T. W.
Kcyes, Rev. T. d. Withcrspoon, and Rev. Geo
+. Stainback The Committee, on the following
Thursday, awarded the golden cross for the first
grade of excellence to John c. Evans and that
for the second grade to Joseph +. Brown.
The remark was in many mouths that day,
that better Sophomore defamation had never
been heard, either here or elsewhere. Those
speakers who selected poetry for the display Of
heir oratorical gifts, were complimentcd by the
Intelligent and apprcciativc audience by hush
1f silence which betokencd the deepest interest
IN the part of the listcners-a compliment which
was all Ike crcditable to the pure and correct taste
IF the audience, and to the young gentlemen up
IN whom the compliment was bestowed.
Whilst all the competing dcclaimers acquitted
themselves well it will not, We hope, be consid-
to express our regret that the Com
nittee were not empowered to distinguish in
some manner those unsuccessful competitors
whose merits were so conspicuous as to render
he task Of decision between them one Of some
hesitation. The efforts of Mcssrs. Bridges, H.
Myers, and Barksdale, were Lightly
hought ofby many good judges of elocution II
TUESDAY, THE 2GTH OF JUNr,
Was appointed for the address to the Law Stu .
lents and for the addresses on behalf Of the Phi
Sigma and Hermean Societies.
Rev. w. t. j. Sullivan, of Nashville Tenn,
opened the exercises with prayer.
Hon. 4. NJ Clayton, Ii. d., of Marshall coun-
X. who had been selected to deliver the Address q
@ the Law Students, was necessarily absent;
,ut the manuscript of his Address had been for :
varded to Prof Stearns who read it tothe large
audience which crowded the chapel, in thate ehaste
md elegant style for which he is so distinguished