The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-02
From our Special Reporter.
COW MEN ENIENT DAY.

UNIVERSITY or VIRGINIA, June %, lc,7.
II has been long proverbial among the
dwell.rs in Charlottesville and III" vicinity
that "Me hctl'ty nlnM is always the hottest
day In the wear This seems 10 have been
realized 10 day. But the heat did not prevent
an immens. crowd from filling the public hall
rs soon the doors were opened. The pro-
ccssion was formed at 10 o'clock, and marched
MO the hall In The following order:
Board of Visitors.
Faculty Of The University
Society OF Alumni
Graduates and proicientS
Comparative order was obtained, and the eX-
erciscs of the following programme were then
had:
Music Prayer 10y Rev. j S. Lindsay, chap
lain 10 The University; Music: Delivery of
Certificates Of Proficiency; Music; Delivery
Of Academical Diplomas Delivery of Prizes
in Mental and Moral Philosophy Delivery of
the Courteuay Medal i'll the School OF Mathe-
MATES; Music; Delivery of Professional Di-
piomaS; Music; Grafton before the Alumni,
nv Coioucl Marmaduke johnson.
The Faculty very wisely concluded to pub
fish this year, instead of reading (as has here
rotor. been the custom) the names of those
who obtained "dislinctons 1T the different
examinations.
sanity remarked that the reason of this
change was that :" the students had all done
so well rs TO make the list too long TO read. y
. This Of course brought down the house. "
stand rhata distinction is awarded 10 all
who attain the - first division in amy class
Il. e., get three fourths of the values attached
10 the questions propounded) OF the CnlVer-
sily Certificates of proficiency are
awarded those who master certain parts OF
achoolS--e. g., Anglo SaNon,' "Poiitical
Economy" !" Medical Jurisprudence, etc,
which are not deemed OF sufficient extent TO
confer q full diploma. diplomas OF gradua-
ton are conferred on those in any part ocular
school who show =, thorough acquaintance
with the whole course taught in that school
by attaining the very high standard required
III class standing, aud II the intermediate and
final examinations while the degree OF
Master OF Arts is conferred upon those who
graduate in all of the academical schools and
~ the end OF the course stand satisfactory
review examination on all of the schools.
The number OF graduates in the academcal
achools is very small-ouly two A. NJ s.
while there is an unusually large number Of
graduates in law and medicine. The cause of
this Is very obvious. Our. young men had
their studies so interrupted during the war
mat those of them who have resumed their
classic and scientific course must OF necessity
MAKE SLOW progress, while large proportion
nave 1elt themselves constrained 10 give up all
ehorl 10 pass through the acadeAcal depart
ment OF The University and ent er at on CO upon
the study OF 4 profession. Hence fully half OF
the $50 students At the University this last
session HOOK Raw or medicine. The Court
neS medal was established as n tribute 70
ney OF The University, and for tho purpose OF
stimulating 10 the study of the higher main
MATES. II is awarded TO the student VINO
works twithout assistance} the llrgest nnlnoer
OF oiISlaal problems OUTSIDE OF Tue reg utai
course II was awarded this year 10 taetano
Lanzr. Jr., son of Professor GaeWno LAMA,
llcen;late in modern languages NJ ne I nlrer-
Sly. 1t is II beautiful gold medal o* great in
,rinsic value. On one side is engraved " Uni
yersity Of Virginia; Courtney Medal; School
of Mathematics, 1867" On the reverse is
carved q cone aud sphere, Inscribed in cylin-
der. and around This Is engraved the motto:
Johanna in measure, Fl a,,n,ero, ct poaders.''
Professor Maupin delivered the medal in a
neat little address, and Mr.. LanZa--a pale,
modest looking youth OF eiShteen-received
IL in silence, while the deateuing and pro-
travted cheers of the students showed their
appreciation of the value of the prize and the
justice OF the award.
In the school Of Moral Philosophy three
prizes, OF US, slt and Sl0 We're awarded for |
Christ of History" These prizes are awarded
on the following plan The Professor OF Moral |
Philosophy selects the three essays which he |
deems best; the authors Of these three select
three others, and these six are referred 10 q |
committes of the Faculty 10 award the prizes
TO those who furnish the best analyses. They
We're awarded this year AS follows: First
premium, j. L. Starr, of Texas; second, J. S. |
White, Of South Carolina third, j > Young, |
Of Tennessee.
DR.. Maupin's remarks in delivering these |
prizes We're very appropriate, and The thun- |
dering applause of the students Indicated |
their approval Of the award of the committee. |
Yonr correspondent was very much pleased |
with what he could hear of DR.. Maupin's re-
marks 10 the graduates, and should like very |
much To report Them for the benefit of others,
bat unfortunately the bellies and beaux kept
:ip such cIatter (and perhaps the Doctor did
not speak rs loud as was desirable) that 1t
was impossible TO Cal ch more than a sentence
here aud there. One OF the Masters of Arts
Mr.. J. w. kosser, Of Baltimore,) was alb.