The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-29
From our Special Reporter
CONFINEMENT ENERCIsES OF
THE university OF VIRGINIA.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA,

June q, 1867.
liza stranger had passed here on the cars
within the past two days he would have at
once concluded that some great event was on
the tapis The cargoes of beautiful girls and
spry ,beauN smiling papas ana anxious
mammas, all stopping AZ the charlottesville
depot, and the warm greetings from crowds of
Young men gathered on The platform, all ind.
Gated that there was sCmp thing special 10 paw
An old student would at once know that
:" commencement day" is at hand, and be re-
minded OF the scenes through which he passed
in the good old days when he was in the place
Of the happy young gentlemen who are now
rejoicing IN their newly won honors or wear
ing long faces that their names do not npnear
on certain papers stuck up on the Bulletin
board At the rotunda. Your cprrcspondent
did not arrive until this morning and there.
fore missed the address OF Major Robert
Stiles, OF your city, before the Young Men :
Christian Association. The address is spoken
OF in high terms Of praise by those who heard
IL.
CELEBRATION OF iHE Washington LIrERAR,
SOCIETY.
BY O'Clock this evening The road betyycer
charlottesville and the University was crowd
I'd with Cons tant stream of bellies and bcauX,
O!d men and matToGs, hurryiug 10 the Univer-
shy 10 secure seats. AT an early hour the
large public hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity with brilliant audience, who had
come 10 do honor TO the occasion and ENJOY the
speaking, music, and promUnadng.
Al half past o clock the Washington SO.
Cleiy, headed 10y The Blues Band from Balti-
more, marched from their hall 10 the lawn
where they stood with open ranks and UuCo-
Nered heads for their invited EUCSts--thc JEFF
IerSon Socicty-to pass through. The Wash -
thcn marched Ia amidst the laundering plau-
dlts of the crowd, and after some Considcra-
bic manrnNcriuC on the part of marshals
with long poles covered with ribbon the Ora
TOR, hedalist, President, Board of Visitors
and Faculty were escorted TO the plat form
amidst voCifeTous cheers from the multitude
The appearance Of the hall at this moment
was brilliant beyond description. The youth,
beauty, and CEivairy OF the land were there
and one who GaZed over the vast crowd could
scarcely realize that we live in - District No.
l, am'd the wreck Of 50 much that we once
held dear.
After PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Lindsay, chap.
lain OF IN" University, the president Charles
j. Faulkner, Jr., of Mart!EsbUrC), in a neat
little speech, presented the "dcbatcr's medal "
10 Mr.. ID. :, Pierce, OF Saltville, Va.
His response was quite feliCitOus, we'll con-
ceiyed, we'll expressed, and well delivered. 1t
elected the VOcIfeVOuS approval of the audi
encc. hr. Pierce has Just graduated on law,
and IS said TO be u young man of very fine
talents.
After music. during which ample time was
afforded TO discuss the medal presentation, the
President introduced the orator of the eve.
ming, MIR. Charles L. Sears, of Virginia.
His subject, 90 The L,SSOHS IF HSOry," was
handled with skill, his language was chastc,
his thought good, and his delivery good. Ger
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