The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-16
The N. G. University,

an account of the Commencement exercises at
Chapel Hill on the I'd, Sd and 4th. We condense
as follows: ~ - -
tunties for the display of force and grace by the
speakers, and of taste and Society pride by the
hearers.
T. Adams and Jefferson, Everett.
Sami L Patterson, Caldwell county.
| IT. Fall of Poland. Shelly.
" Plummer Bachelor, Raleigh
III. Pocahontas, Hall
saml NJ Davidson, Charlotte
". In favor of permitting the
| British refugees to return 2"
to the U. S., Henry.
| Andrew Britton Northampton county.
V. National Respect Beman.
John X Gibson, Richmond county.
| VI. National Glory, Rivers
| Robert A Johnston, Richmond county.
Those who criticized most closely decided that
Messrs Britton and Gibson were the most worthy
of praise, although Gov. Seymour declared that
he had, at no time and in no place, seen more
natural or appropriate defamation by Freshmen
or Sophomores
On Wednesday morning the Hon. Thomas
Henry Seymour, lately Governor of Connecticut
was introduced to an intelligent audience by
!
part of the Phlantropic Society. After few
words, gracefully returning thanks for the honor
thus conferred on him, and expressing his graft
fcation at renewing his intercourse with COM
panions in the joyous contests of boyhood and in
the deadly strifes on the plains of Mexico, he
announced, as his subject, Government, its
origin and forms, together with its functions and
dangers. s~n
In presence, voice and manner. the orator for
Commencement presented striking contrast to
the preacher for commemorative Rev. Mr.
Moran Of the n. c. Conference. His manly
form, deep and rich voice and vi gorous and grace
! full action, enabled him to secure, for unusual
length of time the thoughtful attention of
large and intelligent audience to rare, subtle
and broad generalization concerning the dealings
of our God with his creatures generalization
that clearly possessed the marks of what is evil
denty the favorite philosophy of its author, that
of Sir VIM. Hamilton. Its breadth and its
depth were in inverse ratio, most simple and
comprehensive. The doctrine of this sermon to
the Seniors was drawn from Eph. l 10: "1Hat
an the dispe"sotion Of the taAness Of time he
might gather together IN one all things in Christ,
both aclich are in HeaUen end IN EARTH" The
object of the learned divine was to crafty the
instructive desire of the human mind to perceive
unity in the midst of diversity, an end and a
purpose all through the nest complicated and
wide spread activities, and demonstrate that the
revelation of the glory of God in the face Of the
Lord Jesus Christ has ever been, as matter of
fact in history, the centre around which all the
dealings Of our God with the children of Adam
have ever revoved. ..
Of course Thursday is the great day of Com
mencement week This is the day fer which
Seniors have longed and Mothers have left farm
and family-the day for which sisters aud sweet
hearts have reserved their brightest smiles and
| richest dresses. And the class which on this
Thursday received their diplomas. deserved all
the praise that they received in abundance from
old and young, trclu learned and honored, and
wise and fair The following are the names OF
the graduates: ....
Julius Shirley Barlow, VIM II S Burgwyn, I
II Busbee, VIM Ii Craige, j W Davis, Fetter
Augustus W Graham, g W Graham. r D Ora.
ham, w Harper. VIM Dewitt Horner, VIM
Jones, G G Latta, Thomas A Mcneil, p b
Means, II f L Morehead VIM Pearson, /
Purcell, Isaac R Stray horn, j A Watson.
The honored orators of this honorable class
were the following: +@
Oration-Lotia .Salntatory-Wm Fl S Bur
gwyn, Northampton county%
D. Oraton--Eso Pratta--Eugene Morehead
Greensborough.
OfatlOn--- 4 ROhgHIs, NOT tSHOTOS, II ute Wt
HorN-Chas Fetter, Chapel Hill.
Oration--Aadrew Juckso"-W Clarence
Jones. Alabama.
Oration-Pr'er the G,eot-Augustus " Ora
ham, Hillsborough
Oration-E,bects Of the Retormotion-Wm I
Horner, Granville county.
, Grafton Orange County-Ike r Strayhorn
Hillsborough
Oration-D;e Mncht Der Mus,E-James "
Harper Lenoir county.
Cabarrus county.
Grafton Constitution and the Cnion-Wm
! Pearson, Morganton.
Valedictory Oration-Fabius Haywood Bus
, bee, Raleigh.
Besides these twenty Bachelors out of under
graduates the Senatus Acadenicus made clever
of their Bachelors Masters of Arts. viz: Il 5
, Armst cad J T Gilmer, II Haywood, w i,
King II A London. Jr., I S Scales, G Slower
r Tucker, W G Twitty, A Van Wyck and "
r Webb. 1t conferred the degree of A B oil
". n Mebane and L L Jobe, and the degree
2 of A NJ on E B Haywood, NJ d, of Raleigh, ant
t " S Pettigrew, Esq, of n. c. The degree o
G Ii 3 was ~confared on A w Riesser, Esqso
Beaufort, n. GA graduate of the law Depart
!. ment of the University. The degree of
i was conferred on the Rev. G Phillips, Prof. o
t Mathematics in our University, on the Rev.
i Fl Pritchard of Raieigh. and on the Rev. A
y Watson of W Wilmington The degree of LII
eI was conferred B Z Moore, Esq, of N. G., an,
5 the Hon. II Seymour of Connecticut.
II The twenty graduates had among them repre-
;, sentatiyes from seven different Freshmen elasse
|. in the University. the earliest dating from 1S5
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