Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-06-16
THE JTNTyERsIrY OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

During the mast week one Of the Editors Of the
Obsereer relinqushed for the time the abors Of his
vocation to mako hurried trip to Chapel Hill
What he saw there Of the public exercies Of Com
mencement has been graphically and accurately de-
scribed in another part of to-days paper by the
friend whose devotion to Learning and to its chief
fountain in this State has induced him for the third
time to comply with our request to supply the %
server with The results OF year labor IN That noble
Institution. the creature of the wisdom and patriot
ism Of the fathers, which is reproducing wisdom
and patriotism in the sons We feel that 1t IS GOOD
for us to have been there. The spectacle Of more
than 400 young men, the elite Of our own and six
teen other States with many of their parents friends
and sweathearts attracted to witness the close OF
another year Of their abors the passage oil another
milestone in the journey of life was pleasant ana
refreshing to one who has already turned his back
upon many of those mle-stones. Then, too came,
the cordial greeting from friends from all parts OF
the State lat least from Yadkin to Pasquotank,)
whom seldom meet and with whom it is always
q pleasure to meet. There too was, of course, the
venerable" President Of the University, las some
body has called him, and another somebody has
called u.s. with as little reason too for there is no
difference in years, )-ong may he live to I'LL his
important Office there was the faithful and labo
rious band of Professors, who inadequatey paid
for hard service in one Of the most responsible OF
all caings; the Tutors, who wisely, when then can
engage in some more agreeable professionally max
freshing to mingle. We have never attended Com
mencement without wishing to be at every successive
one and without determining that nothing but neces-
sity shall keep US away. Pride in our State, in her
institutions her citizens, her youths, and her wo-
[if the ladies will allow us to call them by their
true sppellation,) is powerfully strengthened by
such an occasion. We came away thankful that
there are such things to be proud of and to love.
The exercises Of the Senior Class were generally
highly satisfactory. 1t is spoken of as Glass Of
more than ordinary ability and correctness of de-
pertinent and we can we'll believe it, from what we
saw and heard. Among its " first mite men, were
two beneficiaries of the Societies, and we presume
there in the whole College of beneficiaries
OF the two Societies of the University Itself
This is n notable fact showing that there three
funds from which poor young men of marked ability
be assisted to acquire an education But one of
most gratifying things that came under observa
ton was the fact that there warmer applause
among the students whenever an honor was accord
ed to one of these benefciaries than at any other
time. The sons of the great and the rich and the
proud nobly showed that they honored talent and
genius, though these were indebted to charity for
the opportunity to display themselves to the world
The Annual Address by Mr.. Pool is justly praised
by our correspondent 1t Of marked ability
and delivered with appropriate earnestness and true
eoquence.
Among the distinguished gentlemen present, be-
sides those already named, were Gov Manly, Qhe
Oldest member Of the 4 lumni in attendance Gov.
Morehead, Gov. Graham, Gov. Ellis, Judges Battle,
Manly, and Biggs, Hon. John Ii. Bryan, Hon. Jas.
T. Morehead Nicholas L. Williams, Paul c. Cam
eron, r. r. Bridgers, B. F. Moore, Rufus Barringer,
Richard II. Smith, Josiah Turner, Jr., Rev. DIR.
Curtis, and many private gentlemen who might
worthily fill the places Of public trust to which
most Of the above have been at some time or other
eevated.-Fdy. Observer.