Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-27
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.


Graduates of the Medical department
University Of EashvIUe-C1Ose Of
1865.
Az announced in our paper Of yesterday,
the annual commencement exercises of the
Medical Department of the University of
Nashville, were held last night at Ma
sonic Hall The unpleasant aspect of the
weather all day, changed, as night set in,
to an almost Summer mildness, and the
beauty and intelligence of the city
gathered together at the hall. Every seat
was filled, and many had to stand during
the entire evening.
Chancellor ]. B. Lindsey presided, aud
at haIfpast o'clock, announced the exer-
cises would begin by a prayer from Rev.
Or. Bunting, who ofhciated az chaplain of
the occasion. DIR. Bunting followed in one
Of his beautiful prayers, when young DR..
Bright, Of Tennessee, the valedictorian of
his class, was introduced to the audience.
His address was well listened to, and was
frequently applauded. Then followed the
couferTing of the diplomas By Drs Win
ston and Bowling. The graduating class
numbered eighty-fve. Each stepped
forward az his name was announced,
10 receive his well earned
title to the profession OF Medicine As
they did 20, applause would sound from that
portion of the hall where the students
special friends were, and when gallant
follower "of The late so-Called," walked up
~ 10 he lot
freely from all sides.
Or. w. X. Bowling then delivered an
address TO the class. His discourse ran on
the early history of Nashville, and Of its
University. For more than an hour be
delighted his large audience, in that rich
aud vigorous vein, peculiarly his own. He
gave some most interesting facts, connected
with our city, from the time its size was
twenty -four one acre lots, worth four pounds
per lot, the aggregate annual taxation Of
which was tirenig-Sir dollars, up 20 its pre-
sent high state of Numbers, culture-dnd
fdrafion He paid some glowing tributes
10 the memory of the late DIR. Phil. Linds-
lev, who gave his life and his splendid
genius to the University of Nashville one
of the ripest intelects of the age, and who
perhaps was elected to, and declined the
Presidency Of a larger number of Colleges
than any other American scholar. He also
pronounced him the real founder of the
Medical Department of the University.
It's present and past great success, the car
rying forward of the noble aims Of its
founder, was mainly due 10 the active, I'M
firing and ceaseless labors Of one of his
gifted sons, the present able.Chancellor of
the University, J. Berrien Lindsey.
The exercises were closed by benedic-
ton from DIR. Bunting The evening viii
be remembered as one Of the most inter
esting occasions connected with our Uni
ysrsity.
Appended will he found list of the
graduates:
Tennessee-Y L b Abernethy, q w
Anderson, p r Baily, II II Bate, Thos.
Black, William Bolin, w Bright, +
Cage, F T d CHEEKY, William Compton,
r NJ Corlew, p Cullom, Eugene Farmer,
w II Farmer, A l. Fuqua, J w Goodlei,
2 NJ Hall, q w Ham, Wade Hampton, J
+ Harris, X II Harvey, A Haskins, II
w Head, c I Herrin, O II kirkpatrick.
w I Lowler Lyon, b + Manlove, b
A Mathews, Tt McCrory, w Mcfarland,
II Mckenzie X + Moore Newsom,
A = Oliver, w w Pritchard, J F Roscoe,
w T Rslslon, T Rice, G c Richards, J
NJ Samuel, W w Sanders, J f d Scott, G
II Smith, Q c Smith, d G. Smith, J b
Stephens, NJ r Wilkinson, q Weakly, W
J Wilson, T Wilks, and F D Stephen
son, j X Hewey, r c johnson, d Jor-
dsn-65.
Alsbama-W c Boyd. J NJ Dollar, J A
Douglass, II b Foulk, J $ Lightfoot, W A
Milhous, J A Pettus, W d Pettus, r 3
Porter, } II Sims and i NJ Stewart-ll.
Arkansas-W A Manning.
keRtucky-A A Faris and s ID Win
ters-2
Mississippi-W II McDougsl and c
| Robart-2
Georgia--G W Cochran-l.
South CarolinE-T DeE-l.
Texas-B + Brittian, w r Foreman, ii
! y Graves, II Lain and r d Modral-5
RECAPTTULATIoN.
! Tennessee; Alabama-l1; Arkan-
sas-l; kentucky-2; Mississippi I;
Georgia. South Carolina; Texas
| 3. Total IS