Newbern weekly progress., 1860-06-12
From the Raleigh Register.
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CHAPEL Hill, June 8. 1860,
The Commencement Exercises for 1860 in the
University of North Carolina closed yesterday,
and will endeavor to give you brief sketch of
them.
On Monday evening the Competitors of the
Philanthropic and Dialectc Societies in the Fresh
man Class declained. learn that all acoutted
themselves well. Their subjects and names are
as follows
Irish Enthusiasm, Whiteside
Julius G Mitchell, Alabama
Defence of O'Connell, She'll
Richard f Smith, Scotland Neck.
Battle of Ivry, Maeanlay.
Wesley L Battle, Chapel Hill
The South, gimms
VIM H Reeves, Tennessee.
National Hatred, Caoote.
G Lawrence Washington. Kinston.
Lone Star of Texas Web5
Marandy Willeford, Texas.
The Platform of the Constitution Webster
John T Harris, Franklin County.
Monument in Independence Square, R0yner.
Robert D Graham, Hishoro'.
Mahmoud II,
VIM White, Warrenton.
Mississippi Contested Election. Preatiss
John III McGilvary, Fayetteville.
Feelings of an American towards
England, l. Royster.
Norman L Shaw, HarrelsvilIe.
On Tuesday evening (the day being occupied
IN the examination of the Senior Glass in Politi-
cal Economy and Civil Engineering the Chapel
was crowded to hear the Sermon of Archbishop
Hughes, of New York. The Sermon CON
sidered by all who heard it as emnently appro-
pirate He spoke for nearly two hears, and was
listened to throughout with marked attention.
On Wednesday John Pool, Esq, delivered the
Annual Address before the two Literary Societies
of the University. l have heard the Address
spoken of in high terms, by those competent to
judge, and as it will be published in full, will
not attempt report of it.
On Wednesday evening, the Competitors of
the two Societies in the Sophomore Glass de-
claimed. The following are their names and
subjects:
The Washington Monument, Hinthrop.
William w Jones. Henderson.
Development of Southern Resources, Garland.
Aureus Jones, Texas
Speech of Spartacus, kellogg.
John Bass, Georgia.
Destruction of Jerusalem. Headley.
William Biggs, Williamson.
Irish Aliens and English Victories, Shell.
S Jay Andrews, Greensboro.
Parrhasus, Hills
John W Hinsdale, Fayetteville.
The Invasion of States, Hunter.
Henry c Wall, Richmond Co.
Adams and jefferson, Ererett.
Ruel A Stancil, Mississippi.
New Orleana, Madit.
James H Polk Tennessee.
The Abolition Party, Barhsdale.
Thomas G Skinner, Perquimans Co.
Results of Abolition Teachings. Voriefs.
Thomas W Taylor, Granville CO.
Plea for the Union, Bald,cin.
William NJ Fetter, Chapel Hill.
Thursday was devoted to the exercises of the
Graduating Glass, the reading of the annual re-
port and comforting of Degrees.
The exercises opened with singing and
prayer after which those members of the Class
who received the first and second distinctions
declamed speeches prepared by them for the oc-
casiOn, as follows
Latin Salutatory,
Iowa Register, Raleigh.
Where Eloquence flourishes, Liberty must dwell,
Junus Cullen Battle, Chapel Hill.
Moral Courage,
James Kelly, Moore Co.
Man Worship,
Erasmus Decatur Scales, Rockingham Co.
The Origin of LOve-a Poem
Samuel Park Weir, Greensboro.
Literary Vanity,
William John King, Louisburg.
The Sentiment of Honor.
William Joseph Healen, Chatham Co.
Emulation-its Office IN the work of Education,
Thomas Watson Cooper, BERTHE Co.
The Desire of applause principle of action,
George Pettigrew Bryan, Raleigh.
The Social Duties of Man,
William Martin Brooks, Chatham Co,
The Study of Men,
Hugh Strong South Carolina,
Common Sense,
Lewis Bond, Tennessee.