The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-06-20

nor before he Alumni Association 81 this Commence
ment. The declarations by The competitors from the
Freshmen and Sophomore classes were on the whole
creditable TO the young gentlemen Some gave good
promise for their influence speakers when they shall
address audiences in earnest. Among the Freshmen,
Messrs Reeves and Harris and w sshington were lis.
tened to with evident pleasure having rightly con-
ceived their parts. Among the sophomores, Messrs
ndrews and Bass and A. o. Jones deserved credit for
theEspried character Of their declamaons. The ex.
ecises Of the Senior class which Thursday repre-
scented BY those who have obtained the first orsecond
distinction for scholarship. were also very credtable to
them. Mr. Wooster, fom Wilmington. Mr.. Bond
from Tennessee, Mr.. Wilson. from Newbern, and Mr..
Pool, from Elizabeth City, acquitted themselves WE'LL
The Latin salutaory delivered by Mr.. Roysier, Of
Raleigh. The yaledctory fell to the lot Of Mr.. E. g.
Hale, OF Fayetteville. son Of the widely and most IA
vorsbIy known editor Of the Observer and grandson
OF the late Carton Walker If This town. Two Of the
class. viz Messrs. Bryan and Royser, together with
Mr.. g. Bugwin Johnston Of the last class, have since
their graduation. been appointed Tutors in the Uni
versity.
Besides the eigh,y-tNo gracej with \. B., twenty
Eve received the degree Of A. NJ, among whom no
iiced Mrssrs. r. w. Anderson. r. Bingham. Geo. NJ.
Duskin. .. w. Graham. r. N. Hill, and g. a. Mitch
ell. The degree of Bachelor Of Laws (II. D. was
conferred on Messrs. w. J. Alexander j. w. Graham,
s. s. Jackson, and j. L. Steward. Seven Of the pupils
OF the School for Scientific Instruction obtained the de-
gree Of Bachelor Of Science 3D. 81 viz. II Douglas
m N ~ q
snecd Watkins. Mr.. Haley. in the School Of Engi.
neering Nv. Prujhomme, in both Engineering and An.
alyicaI Chemistry. and the others in Analytical Che
misty Among the distinguished Tor scholarship were
Messrr. Battle, Bryan. Hale, Pool, Royser, Strong,
Wilson and Wooster as the first mite men Of the
Senior class. Mcssrs. Register and Wooster won this
distinction eight times during their college In
the Junior eI,ss Mesrs. Allen. \. Clark, Simmons.
s,edman. Stewart and +. Wdeh, were the best scho-
lars. The first in the Sophomore class ware Messfs
Bartlett, Gaines, IIassell Hnsdals Patterson apd Tsy
or. The Freshman class has begun its race with
Messrs Henderson. MeAlce. PEBBLES, Washington and
Young in the front rank IN oil their sadies and Mr.
Scales in all but Mathematics. As has bern alread,
stated, Mesus Battle and Kelly were counted as en-
tHfeiy puHciuli uuttHs tuhI ytaiH tVuAne' ~
James Parker Of The junior class, has not been absent
in three years. have his two brothers in the soPho
more class. with their classmates Messrs. Bethany
iassell and Patterson. been absent during two years
Among the Freshmen. Messr.. Bum, Franklin, Her
iis Johns Pool Reeves Scales and Tyson have no, ye
TIPPED in attending recitation. prayer preaching
The good order that marked The entertainment .
Chapel Hill during The week in the Campus, 10 &c
rafd Hal, and Al the dances, doubtless owing 70
gresi 10 the prompt art courteous yet deride
energy q The Marshal Mr. !. 9. Wright Of Whining
ton, and bis efficient assistants WHO in disc argns ihei
duties were ~ in advance Of the skilfu manager
Of the hall 50 thai al who there, father snd ma
,her. brothers AMI sisters, sweelhearis male and sweet
hearts female trustees, preachers, teachers, lawyers
doctors. farmers snd merchants and eanddaies-si
individually. Is vel Is BY SPECIES and genus had
good while ,hs Faculty yaWn, stretch, turn arcani
sweep out aud GET ready Cor smother year o. labor.