Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-08

ler S Encouragement
Fsr the Standard
The aSixty-Seventh Commencement nj Chapel
Hill...June I'd, 1854.
The graduates this year at our University were
Albert NJ Booser of Lexington s. c.; Walter Mex
Clark. of Halifax Go. ; James G. Gilmer, Of Surry
Co. William A. Guthrie Of Chapel Hill James +.
Tate, Of Castor; Augustus Van .Wyck, Of Penn.
d!eton S. G. and j. aBu xt0n Williams Of Warren
Co. Mr.. Williams was the only memter Of the
class who joined it four years ago. While Fresh
man it counted sixty eight, while Sophomor. thir
ty.fvc, and while Junior nine member Two of
these died while at Chapel Hill, Zone only four
weeks ago. Since the '.Senior Speaking" two
have buried their mothers, of these (Mr Gu,h-
rie) OF the morning Of his graduation day. Two
were absent from commencement attending to
their duties as staff officers, one in Georgia and
tho other in Virginia, and all the seven gradus
enrolled soldiers of the Confederate army. Such are
thu Substitutes that hives Of our young
men in these sad and even,fal times. Of those who
composed the Faculty when this class joined Col
lege, one fth have fallen in the service of their
country two others bear honorable scars from we'll
fought battle fields and the sixth has been active
as private and rs officer ever since the Bethel reg
| iment was first organized These statistics con
corning pupils and teachers show that the ednca-
! ted and educating men Of our country have not
| been backward to she'd their blood in defence Of
the homes o: their neghbors, even the humblest.
Among the seven graduates Of 1854 Mr.. Grlmer
received the FIRST Messrs.> Guthrie and Tate the
second, and Messrs. Booser and VAN Wyck the
third distinctions in scholarship. Mr.. Clark spen,
| the Senior year only at the University. But while
there he regarded as of the best scholars in
the class Mr.. Booser was never, and Mr.. Gilmer
but once absent from their duties as students while
| at the University.
The following speeches were delivered by Seniors
| on commencement day:
Latin &lusatory--W "A. Guthrie.
! Omnipreseaee Of Coda. NJ. Booser.
Caresr of Hannibal-J. B. Williams
Yaslctory.-J 9. Gilmer.
! Mr. Tate vas providentiallv prevented from
| speaking, and Messrs. Clark and Van Wyck were
| absent in the army.
Among the fourteen members Of the JUNIOR class,
Mr. P. II. Adams of Greensboroush obtained the
first distinction in scholarship. The second dis
.tinetion was awarded to Messrs. London and w.
Prout, and the third to Messrs Huff and Roar. Mr..
/ E. G. Prout was reckoned as q scholar of the first
rank in French, Latin and Logic. ard of the second
in the Bible, Greek and Mathematics Mr.. Hen
derson obtained the 6rst rank IN the languages the
second in Logic aud the third in the Bible. Mr.
R.. Hodge was reckoned as perfectly punctual
during the Junior year, and Mr.. Henderson was
absent from no duty during its s-cond term
Messrs Huff, London and Ran we're also very con
scientious and successful in attending to thcll
duties as students.
There are only two regular members left in the
Sophomore Glass at the end of the session There
4 were seven others at the beginning Of the year
who are now encoantering the tolls Of the camp OF
the dangers of the battlefield. OF these two Mr.
w. w. Adams, of Petersburg, Va was declared
the better scholar and the more punctual ssudent
Atths beginning Of the session, the Freshman cass,
counted twenty eight members, at the close it hat
only thirteen Of these Mr.. F. Il. Busbee. of Raj
ood <bo boct Mr. eons
Obtained the second distinction and Messrs Aston
Burton and Winston the third. Mr.. Tinny wa
declared TO DO Of the second order in tho Bible ant
u in Mashamatics sfessra Guthrss and Tinny hav'
not hsSn S1ssns from ; duty since they joined Col
lege, and Mr. Means has .,at l,sea absent during tn
session just elssed
The onayecoupstifors IN defamation on this oe
casiou we're from the Freshman Class, aud they ap
peared IN the following order:
Izs tsiu.apA 81 Possy-H II Asllett Of Chape
Hill. e.
). Sportsess to tic Gladiators-P. H Winston, q
Windsor. .s.
Our Dst;ss to to Rspu1lie-.A. G. Carr, Of Chaps
Hill. -
TasLoas Star Of 7ssas-A G. Burton. Of Hall
fax county.
Addrsss in bshsy 81 the Gresls-R ". Means
Of Cabarras county.
! Irisa Alsas asd Ehgl,A Kic.ories r. H. Busbet
of Raleigh.
Among these Mr.. Busbee was judged to be th
| IAeak successful and Mr., Winstsn followed fIos
behind; ba. then the most Of these speeches are s
old and they have besR selected so oten that the dt
claiming them must be now very easy task Nspsa
tacus," and /" The Irish aliens" and The Lamp
experience" &c, ought. to be allowed to rest no.
till our greatersnd children indulge their isncie
for the antique :, -
The usual address before the DAlectic and Phi
hnthropic Societiss was emitted. Mr. was theI
Z my address before the Historical Society; nc
,,efore the, Alumni Association. How to escsa
resent troabfss, aud how IL evade th0se III futurt
10th temporal and spiritual are the main question
t before the public now. Hence politicians an