The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-04
ENCE N e N It.
,,x,vERsITy OF VIRGINIA,
JuIy 2. 1853.

NJ, unublic day" (as IT mas always oeeh
IhG ,br cataloguc) dawned on us this
col'ci !" ~os hot, though perhaps not so dusty,
morn'nE .r wont to be in days of yore. The
- Il we, WE Cbarlottesville to the University
roa" ''"%' .'J ,br usual bustling scene of hacks,
lres'c"',s" and those on foot, hurrying on to
''r'."ss., sc,ts and the special train OF cars,
se'U' ,.nr, nr balf hour between those points,
I"" l,>c:del TO its utmost capacity. Before
WAS ,'""o.; ,,"css;on. composed this morning Of
INV .So hoard of Visitors, faculty, alumni, ana
'"' n,sr;.nts ,.i and graduates, marched into the
~ every seat was occupied. ana even
hn'I' If tic reserved seats" taken, SO
,I', ma", ,aonv of the gentlemen graduates had
'''". ,,,,,in, standing. Rev. Peter Tinsley,
10 No. 'oI ,ia;n7b the University--knownt to many
'",i ,onr ,n readers as Chaplain Of the Nine
.no5tb ~ Virginia regiment during the war.
Lode = brief and very appropriate prayer.
III Ths reading of the list of students dis-
..m',,ished nj intermediate or final examl-
na,ious," which usually occupies SO much
time to no purpose, was wisely omi'tea 70
DR.. Maupin, the able and Efficient chair
man of the Faculty, delivered the cert'h-
rgtcs of proficiency and diplomas IN his asu-
aIly appropriate and happy manner.
As each diploma was awarded, the
.r;,nls Of the successful aspirant apPlauu-
a. ,yoruIy, not simply as an empty com
=, ,1;ncnt, but because it is well understood
,Itn+a diplorna from the University OF Vlr-.
,;mia @ ;s not simply receipt for so much
.'"ney E'", maid into the treasury of the lnst
".:', l"'", hnt on evidence of real, high attain
,,.s ''', IN the subject. The standard OF
.'.6nIorship at the Uniyersity-put high at
~" ho,;nnins by It's founders-has been
,"; ,n;.nJ continually, until now there is not
,,;n.t;tut;ou on the continent whose stan
=" I"ri ;s So high. As conclusive proof of this
m,y he mentioned the fact that although
,nonv Of the students of the University are
L;ghrs; graduates Of our best colleges, or
ihe - hest prepared students Of our university
b;rI, schools, the number Of graduates here
j. very small in proportion to the number
# candidates in each school; e. g., IN
Latin this year there are only twenty
,I,r.e graduates out Of lis who take the
,;rtrt, In Greek there are only seven
,,,.,,b,otes out of los members of the school.
t. mathematics there are only nine out CT
lrI members of the school. And IN natu-
rol philosophy there are only - graduates
nnt of uinety-four who took the ticket. And
,nt of - in the academic department only
,hr.c Il. NJ. NJ. Davis, OF Charlottesville !;
iIamhy NJ. Miller, of Petersburg and
ricbard &. Tunstall, of Norfolk j have
taken tie degree of Master OF Arts.
Since the foundation Of the University,
,,r,y Years ago, only one hundred and
twcnty-fve out of all the students who have
attended the University, have attained this
lirt honor.
Dr. NIanpin made brief address to the
,.rr.n.ares. chara .terized by that good sense
s.ni ral,l tasia which we al expect from the
.r1s chairman Of the Faculty. He con-
cgatuinted the graduates that they had sue
e,.s.rnnv attained the honors for which
,bay Ind striyen, aad discharged well the
l1ti,.s Of early manhood, but reminded
,3rm that Mgilvs' and more onerous duties
sr.. h4iore them, and that as representing
the more cultivated of our young men, much
y,ulI he expected Of them. 1T is for you"
he said. :" to fll usefully and honorably the
yoriols walks Of literature and science, Of
urofcssioual aud, it may be, Of political
life. Ii il, then, OF the first Importance for
,ou IA know what y0r have already done,
and wha, yUu have get 20 do. The training
Won have received here is chiefly disci-
Iliporv. You have made, it is true, valua-
ilr ACQUISITIONS of positive knowledge; but
your more valuable acquisitions are the
h,.,s Of knowledge and the faculty Of using
them. Rest contcnted with your present
requirements, and the labor you have be-
slowed in making them will have been in
vain. They will fade from the memory;
and the KEYS which should unlock to you
rich treasures yet unexplored will rust and
become useless. In whatever av0catlons
You may engage, you must still cultivate
the habits of the students. Thus your ac-
QUESTIONS will be enlarged, your mental
vision expanded, and clearer views OBJ
llincd Of the great laws which regulate the
physical aud moral world, in conformity
with which must be all sound learning and
true wisdom, and all useful and benevolent
manifestations thereof in action" -
But he reminded them that they must be
actors as well as students. And to be sue
ccssful actors they must secure the CONT
dcRC2 Of their fellow-men. "Let the can
di3ate for public patronage give himself un-
rescryedly TO his business. Let prompt
ness, industry, and perseverance be mani
fest i'll all his business transactions; let un-
lending integrity be the rule of his every
action, and the public will soon mark the
man; for the great want Of society every
where is the man of business and in
tegrity." :" We invoke for you not only
this worldly wisdom, but the beginning Of
wislonl--thc fear of the Lord Thus
armed, You may become the lights and be-
netactors of your day and generation-an
ornament to your country and an honor to
Your Alma Mater"
lie congratulated those who had won dis
unctlons in the several schools. In refer
tncc to the department of the students he
sald " The good order and gentleinanly
department Of the great body OF the youth
who resort TO this University have for years
attracted the observation and excited the
NIn'!ration Of the officers and friends OF
'"e institution. In no previous session,
perhaps, has greater quiet prevailed than
during the present. The gentlemanlyin-
Si!uc's and the healthful public opinion Of
The students themselves have mainly Sc
cured this state of things, and it is q CRATE
'u' duty 10 acknowledge it,. He concluded
as follows: The session is about TO
close close Its awards have been made up. Let
nose who have done we'll continue thus
"hen they return to resume their duties
ana II any have failed to accomplish all
,iey desired or expected, let not the failure
Ne Encouraging, but let it rather be an in-
Een'iye to q manly struggle to do better
AeaceIorward. To the noble-hearted, ad-
ae'Shy y IN its consequences sometimes
Yields richer fruits than success. Wishing
iou pleasant return to your respective
.V'aes' and happy reGnion with kindred
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