The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-06-17
For tho Hillsborough Recorder.

rel aud stage-lare Is twenty-five cents a
mile; when there is neither coffee nor
whisky in the land, when muslns are fad
ed and patent feathers have patent cracks
in them. il was not to be expected that the
usual crowd would be at Commencement.
Nor was this expectation disappointed
The array Of female and inianflle beauty il
the College Chapel was hopeful for The e.
ture. The Fresh and Sephs, ton, showed
that they hoped to be ready when the fu--
ture came. But when husbands and Ia
theirs and brothers and lovers are away
where danger is ut hand, or where the bat
tie has ragged 6ercely, those susceptible Of
the deepest feelings cannot lind the heart
10 mingle in scenes which contrast strong
~ with the emotions OF their own breasts.
Nevertheless there we're AZ Chapel Hill
several who have been often honored in
high places q service by their country
whose virtues adorn every relation Of life,
and whose examples are ~orthy Of emula.
lion hy the youth ofour land. Gov. Vance
us there. and TX .Gusern0rs Graham, Man
N, MUrehead and Swain. Judge Manly and
ur. Gamrran. Judge. Baf,le and the iion.
ID. VI. Barringer. Mr.. Nigglns Of Halifax,
who has seven sons IN the army, and Nr.
X. T.. Battle. who u TO scatter the coal and
iron OF Deep. River over the whole country
These eleven Trustees have all been stu
dents al ChaNl Hill. aud The mos, oi'them
are the fathers OF students there.. Oh the
sixty-three Trustees Of the University,
forty -bne have been students Al the Uni
versits, and 81 the sixiy-hvs Cnlonels Of
n. {. Tresps in The army. twenty have had
their education there. In every depart.
meat oil public service we hnd the SIMS Of
the University MAINTAINING high sliarlc.
tor Tor prohitv, activity and intelligence !;
and II i gratifying % see them taking care
that their Alma Mater receive bu, little
damage in the times that try ,nens sosls.
The oratlons by the Seniors we're Few
but well received. Mr.. Argo. Of Alabama.
spoke the yaledictory a. the best scholar
in his class. Mr.. Quarles, Of Louisiana.
was the second best. and delivered The
Latin saluiaiory. Mr.. Carroll spent only
one year at the University. but while there
was accounted an excellent scholar, and
his essay On the Elements 1T Success"
was marked by much good feeling aud
sound judgment we'll expressed and pro-
perly deelsimei. No one Of The eight
graduates passed through lis rourse with.
out an absence from any College duty.
The troubles 81 the times seem q make sll
duties mare than ordinarily difficult. The
declarations by the Freshman and Sopho-
mores were ri an average respectfully.
Perhaps 4 is too soon for US TO eOllect aud
have repeated the words u enthusiasm and
patriotism thst our wrongs. our res.lstiUns
and our hoprs have called from the breasts
Of those whose place II is TO arDuse the On.
ergies Of their countrymen. Thr speeches
declaimed were almo.t all Of the olden
time. In the Freshman class NJ. Carr. 81
Chapel I'LL. was praised because he dill
eoIllvs 1t his piece did not oserwh,lm
MN. Mr. MickIe. Of Chapel I'LL, Mr.
McRae, Of Fayetteville. aud Mr. Steven.
.pn. ef NeNbsrn. also had their adnirer..
In the Sophomore class Mr. Osborne. VI
charlotte. exhibited tie best defamation
ID the week. although slr. Rankin. II vii
min.iap. aud Mr.. London. Of Pltl.5oreush.
alec did Wtll.
Is TO scholarship. Mr. J. G. Diimer. Of
Surry county, Wa in the first rank smung
che Juniors; M. W. 4. Guthrie. of Chapel
Hill. va. next TO him. Messrs. Van wyek
and Bpozer, Of South CarOIins. were IN the
third rank. 50 far Mr.. BooLer has been
entirely panctual IN attending his cullegi-
ate duties. In the Sophomers class Mr..
z. II. Adams Of GreensbOrcuss. obtained
the frat honor alone. The second distinc-
ton was awarded TO Messrs. Har,sGeld Of
Wake, London Of Peterborough. preut of
WillIamsborough. aud wilkins Of Brpns-
wick county, va; and thcfhird IL Nrssr..
Haughion 81 Peterborough. HUFF of Bruins
wick county, Va, and Roam u YaDcey-
Vile. Nc. X. Hodge Of Wake, far. has
not missed attending any prayer. reeits.
iioLs. y preaching. In the Freshman
class, VIZ. J. &. Mickle wa. the only " tirst
pitvs man, although Adams, of Petersburg.
Va, was not 50 good a scholar in the
Mathewaties. Messrs. Slower and Steven.