The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-06-20

w. G. tRencher. oi Chatham. and !" Suae
quisqus fortune fabe,." by Mr.. Abner II.
Askew. Of Hertford county. The oratisns
were capital and highly honorable to the
orators. aa
The degree Of Bstchelor Of Arts was
conferred on the following young gentle
nen: sHtst
Abner N. Askew, Hereford. NC.
WIN. c. Rencher. Chatham, 2"
George Slower, Craven, q"
Charles J. Austin. Edgecombe.
Elias II. Bryan. Chatham,
Wm. G. Jordan. Pitt,
John ". Montague. Wake, !"
Nathan NJ. RoaH. Casweli. !"
The Degree Of Master Of Arts was CEN
ferred on Messrs.
T. NJ. Argo, Chapel Hill. NC.
] A. Cameron. Harner Co..
]. n. Colon, Cumberland Co.,
q. NJ. Stedman. Chatham, !"
w. Van wycke. Chapel Hill. !"
Rev. J. l.. Carroll, Oxford. !"
=. NJ. McAfre, Cleveland, :.
Z. G. Poui. Pasque,ank,
s. Harreli, Martin Co., "
p. Roam, Caswell Co.,
]. g. Rencher, Chatham Co., !"
Il. A. Martin, Chapel Hill. !"
L. 5. Armistrad, Plymouth.
A. NJ. flythe. cuarituck.
Y. J. Hsdley, Milton.
Rev. X. ). Webb. N. G. Canfre', q
A. N. McKimmon. Raleigh.
]. II. Saunders. Chapel Hill.
Rev N. VI. Marshall, Elizabeth ciiy"
The degree nf Batchelor Of Laws wa.
conferred upon 7. NJ. Argo. Chapel Hill.
The degree Of Doctor oi Divinity upon
Rev. Numa f. Reid. OF the n. c. Confer.
ence.
That Of Doctor Of Laws upon Hon. Z. G
Readc. Of the Supreme Court oG North Car.
olina. and his Excellency. Andrew yoha.
snn. President OF the United States.
The peculiar circumstances OF the times
50 affected the Senior Class in its progress
The Faculty made no distinction IN schol
ar.hlp, but required Messrs. Reacher an,
Slower 10 decide between themselves whi,t
should deliver tie Satisfactory and the Val,
cdictofy. There was no instance Of sntir,
punctuality in this class.
Ia the Junior Class. the FIRST honor wa
awarded TO Mr.. p. a.. Winston. Jr.. Of Ber
tie county. The second to Messrs. r. W
Means. Of Cabarrus, aud George Men
Rose. Of Fayetteville. The third 10 Mr.
A. ). Carr. Of Chapel Hill. In this cla.
Messrs. Means. Guthrie. Aston and foun,
we're distinguished Ior punctual,ty.
In the Sophomore class, the First heno
WAS awarded 10 Messrs. Bssbee. Burgwsi
and Morehead. The srcond to Mcssrs
Harper, Maverick aud Pearson. The lhHt
10 Messrs. Fulton. Fons,. Fuller. Graham
llorner. Means, Strayhorn and Thomas
Mcssrs. Harper. Pearson, Fultsn, Means
Burgwin, terner. Lstta. Maverick. More
head, Strayhorn and Wright, were com
mrnJed Tor punctuality.
In the Freshman class, the first honu
was won BY Messrs. Cowper. McN,der 40,
Wilkes. The second BY Messrs. Web
AID Wilson. The third BY Mr.. Alstcn.
Mesrs. Phillips aud Burwell receive,
the first distinction ON the Bible and M2th
ema,ics, and the second in History. Mr.
Maverick the first in Mathematics and ,h
second in the Bible and History. Of th
twenty members Of this class. seven. viz
MesTs. cowper. \. \. Jones. w. Jone'
McIlhcnny. McNidrr and Walker. wer
commended lor their puactuality.
The entire programme passed OF mos
idelighifaIly Much is due to the promp
and eificieat efforts of the Chief Marshal
Mr.. II. w. Means, and his assistants
/ alcssrs. Rose. Reeves and Young.
The number Of delighted visiters wa
very large. equaIlng perhaps. the concours
that was in attendance, at the time oil Mr
Bachanan's visit. The Impressions wer
highly favorable to the luxurious devotion