Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-06-12
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The Sixty.Sixth Commencement at Chapel HILL
JUNE 4, 1868. r... H.
Tn spite of "blockade" and "eneny's lines"
Commencement got to Chapel Hill last week at the
Amounted hour 1t found fewer students there than
it did one year ago, but it brought more trustees
with it Gov. Vance came and so did his prede-
cessors, Cows. Manly, Morehead and Graham. Gov.
Swain was ct home waiting for them, and SO Judge
Battle welcomed his colleague, Judge Manly. Inc
Hon. D. NJ Barringer and Messrs. T. u cameron,
NJ L. Virgins and K. P. Battle assisted in forming
Board Of Trustees which declared itself gratlted
in finding the efforts of the authorities of the UNI
versity successful in preventing suspension OF It's
exercises and announced its determination to use
all diligence that these efforts be as energeuc
hereafter.
Messrs. 7. NJ Argo of Wetumpka, Ala, I. T.
Broyles of Anderson S. O., I. w. Carr of Pitt
County, J. L. Carroll of Kenansville, f. Hines of
Craven County, NJ. NJ MARSHALL of PittsbOrough,
W. L. Quarles of Minden, La, and W. NJ. Watkins
of Milton, sweled the list of graduates at the Uni
versity SO that it contains the names of ,709
Alumni Among these eight, Mr.. Argo received
the hrst distinction in scholarship, and spoke the
vaedictory. Mr. Quarles was the second best scholar
in the class, and was the Sautatoran for the occa-
sion. Msssrs. Hines and Watkins shared the third
distinction between themselves. Mr. Carroll spent
only one year at the University, but While there
was reckoned Of the best scholars IN his class.
No one of the class obtained credit for perfect pune
tuality during his connection with the University.
Besides the Valedctory and Latin Salntatory, the
last and the first speeches on commencement day,
the following orations were delivered in the follow
ing order:
"7He Prospect before us"-by 7. I. Broyles.
"7Re Elements of suecess"-by j. L. Carroll.
American Anti9uities"-by W. NJ. Watkins.
mans HnE1sopn 6enetactors by 3. Hines.
Liberty and Revolutions by I. w. Carr.
n, 4 III ~ -hJyA
Mr.. Carrolrs essay was much commended for the
solid judgment and good feeling it manifested, and
Mr.. MarShalls for the enthusiasm and proprety
of manner with which it defended the name of
brave soldier, skilful General and an answering
patriot
When Freshman, this class counted eighty men,
bers. 1t had one hundred and six when Sophie
more. The demands of the war reduced it TO twen-
ty-nine members when in its Junior year. Only
eight; who could not follow their comrades to the
tented field were left to prepare for service in other,
it may be necessary positions.
On Monday night seven of the Freshmen COM
peted for distinction in defamation, as follows:
"Sentime ats proper to the Crisis p. d. Means,
of CabarruS county.
"Spartaeas to the GlGdiatOrs"-J. B. McRae, of
Fayetteville
Moral S,sasion ID. S. Carr, of Chapel Hill.
Irish Ert6usiasn"-F P. Redmond, Of Taw-
borough.
Irish aliens and English HIctories"-J. @.
Mickle, Of Chapel Hill.
Consequences of our Independence W.
Wallace, Of Norfolk Va.
"PleaSures of tie Cultivated Vtnd"-M d. Ste
vcnson, of Newborn.
1t can hardly be expected that Freshmen will ex-
hfbit in such public exhibitions the deliberation
and grace that may mark more practiced orators.
Among the foregoing competitors, Mr. Stevenson
was commended for the general propriety of his
delivery Mr.. Mickle for the energy of his action,
NJ ii, for 1iSfipo &c
terance.
The following were the competitors for distinc-
ton between the blue and white ribbons, on the
part of the Sophomore, on Tuesday night:
" The Study Of HistOry"-C. j. Austin, of Taw-
borough.
GTattan's reply to OOry"-A. H. Askew, of
"Lurury"-J. S. Henderson, of Salisbury.
Soldier from Bingen w. N. Chalmers, of
Halifax county, Va.
",TAe Prisoner of Hereulaneum 7-J. T. Ran
kim of Wilmington.
1.-The Horrors Of War"-H. A. London, of
america and Rasdington"-R. D. Osborne,
of Charlotte
&c The Anglo,Sa1on character u. R. d. Shep,
ard, of Raleigh.
While others of his companions did well, it was
generally conceded that Mr.. Osborne did the best
With diStinctness and huency in utterance he COM
hined proper variety and much gracefulness of
gestculaton so that the audience felt as if it was
listening to real speech, well conceived and prop
erly spoken.
The Faculty made the following awards for
scholarship IN the three lower classes of the Uni
versty.
Mr.. James G. GiImer of Mt Airy, was reck-
oned the best scholar in the Junior Class. Mr.. W.
A. Guthrie Of Chapel fIill was next to him, and
Messrs A. NJ. Boozer and A. VanWyck, of S. C.,
were placed in the third rank |
In the Sophomore Class, Mr.. P. Fl. Adams, of
Greensborough, attained the first distinction 81
Messrs. Hartsfeld, of Wake county, 81. A. London,
of Chatham, w. G. Prout of Granville and w. w.
Wilkins, OF Brunswick county, Va, were account
ed as of the second order Mcssrs. j. R. Haughtop,
of Chatham county, W. Huff, Of Brunswick county,
Va, and N. K. Roam, of Caswell county, obtained
the third distinction. Mr.. j. S. Henderson was es-
teemed as of the first rank in all the departments,
save that of Mathematics
The best scholar in the Freshman Class is Mr. J.
G.. Mickle of Chapel Hill. The second distinction
was assigned to G. Slower and NJ. D. Stevenson of
Newberne, and the third to G. Fetter of Chapel
Hill, and E. L. Morehead of Greensborough Mr..
W. w. Adams of Petersburg Va, received the
third distinction in Mathematics and the first in
the other departments
Messrs. A. NJ. Boozer, R. Hodge, c. Fetter, and
F. f. Walser have not been absent from any Cole
gate duty since their connection with the Uni |
Versity.
The morning of Wednesday was occupied by
President Swain, the Orator before the two Lit
erary Societies, and by Col j. II. Wheeler, as the |
representative of the Historical Society of the Uni
versity. President Swain presented very inter-
esting and useful series of Geographical and Hstor-
ical parallels and contrasts between our own State |
and ether countries on the globe. The value of |
such paper can be estimated Alright only by hav-
ing it before one, when its curious discoveries and
analog;es be leisurely examined and
carefully stored away in the memory. Colonel
Wheelers attractive theme was "The mutual rea-
tons and influences OF History and the Fine Arts"
By numerous and apt illustrations the Historian of
North Carolina showed that while History fur /
nished numerous examples which have properly in
spired the Poet the Painter, the Sculptor and the
Architect the products of this inspiration have in
their turn animated those who studied them to
worthy deeds for future history. He concluded by
presenting from our own history many scenes