, 1865-06-24


Closing Remarks BY Ms3p1 General Sherman.
The room in which these College exe.cgses
took place wna ar7ayed in most respects i1Et \
theatet. and was ated from the auditorium to
cs Il & ss
considerable number Of we'll dressed tadles pre-.
sent who added not htue to the interest .! tbs
The building will contain about sevea o, c.eht
hundred pe1eon.. and the Arrangements took one
ltttlc BY surprise. as somerhat extraordln4Fy
Pshne e hs .d OF a1 sot IT.. ss'e
contrary. it seemed : pleasant and ettraetive
entering one felt chehred md 1t home, Al
air Of liFchncdt and Welcome petfaded thu
room. There were Eai!y ores'ed ms:den1, aistera
1aculty Of composition md d. e'au1tlon they Were
poetteted of-theTc also were th- more eoacr1y
sttiEtd notne1s Of the a1nnente. and on benches
aue numerous f1epds Of the Intt1sutton. The
galleries themselves were f1lcd with Students,
among whom were 9oodly sprlnk1in. ofjuven,.e
1nPnt OF that notable order OF military.
Seated On one Of The trort benches was Msjor
General Sherman, surrounded By thF Principal or
The College and BY the doctors and learned pro
fet<ort, sch dressed IL tie Scholastic catb Of the
uedinssl tmes Of PAphl history. aud decorated
w1th ne vsrnn. an:,sn.9 s aenating their
around these lcnG, csrk sehed eenlors wtfe n1aoy
beautiful girls and youEg children presenting, IN
the whole, - bright aud memorable pcturs as
u e ere cnn1h desire 10 look IN
The updrt~tnx the procsenlum visa the eicnal
tot The Appeararce Of ksv. Il. II. Hallluan, D. D,
$, S: G., who introduced the dEs,. and subsequent
u III he ksadeets to the andisnee- There wss no
examination u Tho ysflcos branches OF knpHledge
tautht 1t tbs University; all th.t bad neen done
beore and pr s:ItlE prtz. Tor proficiency were
a6jurced to the 1tndens, BY no leas terron
| thsn Major :Gentrsl Sherman htnse1f-s historic
honori The esufcnts rectEea esaatt 10 English o.
'hefe eI+seises were e0ilvened by Intervening
.un'tc-
The ycune men were Of various ages ranging
from 1G to Is, and they acquitted them.elves on
The whole ri b credit and kht1lty. The pronun-
c,a,ion spd accent Of r. J. Bsss' tn his delivery
Of :. De In mortslitate Au1mn," WIS especial
nrpvs mtut had been usde By The University Of
Nutre Dame in this respect, over that OF the Ehe-
ltth Uniyersity at cambs1dse, where th.e rich aud
IN lta1y OF Europe tnuld nndtr.land it. Prot
Whcwell was Commissioned o1ce upon time 70
deliver an oE2'1ou to the Pipe, and WHEN he hal
tcarcely been able 10 unter.tsud word which he
had spoken. The Pope. Or indeed any Erropean
kcholsr, could yraaliI enough have understood
cis1ton Of tbt words would enable him to DO 80,
The other oratious Nero In English. and some
| Of them were creditable perInrmAnces. Ar. Cor.
best Of tbt m Ill. Us composition, and tolerably
| veil dtltye1ed-which II net tsying muca-for
the eiocu0n Of fhc entire echooi might he vastly
| improved. Indeed the yonug Ipan who delivered
the atdiefo.yAuehtt 70 'ake esaons before be ven.
| 'ures agaiu 70 .pcak in public. II str for
RxApIN0 were founded herr, and in all the EpI.
versiues, 1t won:o prove an un.peskshlc hless.
| ing; for. as Dc Quincy aays, "There il nothing
! 20 rare a. good reades.''
| The Eroseed'pgs seemed TO Give great satisise.
| ton to The assembly, and they ratified It lie
| quent]y hy loud plaudtts.
! he tnraf xMsA tts-4.~ b
/ fhe distI1bttipn Of prixee, and the ceuf.rrnc Q1
| tho drRretB. Tn. Ha4 also done On the atase,
| md The tablenu WIS exceedingly interesting
| Eafof general Sherman EAt IN the middle OF IN.
staCe seAinst tAtle and on each side Of him were
| p3tnee OF the young men On whom prizts and de
| frpes were to be conferred wers called ont from
The class rolls BY Rev. P. Dlllon, S. S. C.. aat
| each etudent teceivtd h!s ptlZe fforn the hands
General Sherman. The Generals cau1e WIS a,ae
[ appended to th !. degrees conferred.
fhe following II = llet Of the recipients OF de-
| greea: