Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-02
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hall a. the College This morning II O'Clock,
and attracted a more numerous and brilliant
assembIage than we have ever witnessed on
such an occasion. The poems. ora,lons, ESSAYS
aud djsceursss evinoed the hfKAest order OF
talent. and reflected well -merited credit on the
proisi ors as well as the studeats. An original
essay on "Common Sense" BY VIM A. Nam.
mopd, waS an argument itself OF rs antoorf
DO So ion of thar treasure, and the stanzae
the "Fountain of Youth, composed ands- gu
by Stephen r. Mallory, were parten' 40 ~
ticeaole Tor their genuine poetic ser ,,say
sweetnes,: The yaicd'S. COPY ey 4. j. K.eeE-
delivered in very feehnr And s.oSnnris "e
manner.
The following was tI.se programme O, exer.
&C. toeN hg -eeileat music by the band
o. proper iaservsfs:-The Sister of Charity
Poein co,npos sad spoken By James V. Gle
m 'ui Our Indebtedness to the Ancieuts-Ora-
ton BY ID. Clinton Lyle The Song of the
SAyfert; Common Sense-Ofisir :. essy bv
William A. Hammond; The G old. 3aie-Oio
red and spoken by 8 nds w. Forman:
The prrma.Dis; erta,ion by Edw'd H. White
The Fountain OF Youth-SIanzss composed and
spoken by Stephen n. Mallory: Drp.ms-Dis.
eour by Charles Aoell; Heroic Charity
Nc sterrs Grafton by w. Tazewell Fox.
Inc Degrees were then conferred as follows
Inc degree Of Doctor OF LAWS on Hon. George
lTent, and Hon. Robert Ford, Md. The dexr@e
OF MAS ter Of Arts, In course. on Thos. NJ. Hc--
ran, New Grerada; Daniel A. Casseriy, ~ Y:
FIspk A. Rudd, Va F. p Blair sands, %. G.;
W. Tszewen Fox. Va The honorary degree
Of Mas ter of Arts on Jespyr Edwin Cheney, M
u III Richard L. Carne, Va. The degrce of
Bachelor Of Arts on Charles S. Abel, Mo
Me- diam c. Collier, Ga; William A H n
n ond, Va Francis J. Kieckhoffer, D. c.. d.
clinton Lyies. Nd; Luis lie Puebla, Mexico
THE commencement Of the Medical Depart
ant was held March 18th, aud the names OF
the Graduate thea appeared in the starr
hGer tne degrees had been conferred. the
yaledIcfOrY w nv I Eeic xho
ed rs follows
Glass Of Rational Philosophy-The medal
was awarded to WIllian A. Hammond, Va:
the premium TO Edward H. White, Md; acres
serunt. Needham T.. Collier, Ga; Luis de Pu-
sbla, Mexico; ID. Clinton Lyles, hid: Francis j.
kifckheeier, d. c.; Charles :. Abel Md.
Glass OF Natural PhIlosophy-Mrdalt to VIM
A Hammond, Va; premium 10 Edward H.
White, Md: accesserunt, ID. Clinton Lyle, Ma
FTaucis J. freebooter. ID. c.. LUIS de PuebIa.
Mexico: Needham &. Collier, Ga; Charles =
Abel, Md. Glass Of Chemistry-9icdai 20 Ed.
ward II. White, Md, premium to William A
Hammond, Va; acees seruni, Francis j. kieck-
hoeier, ID: G.; ID. Clinton Lyles. Nd; Lui- de
Puebla, Mexico; Needham e. Collier, Ca;
Charles Abel, Nd. Glass of Rhetoric-Medai
% James Y. Coleman, n. Y; premium 70 5 9
phen Mallory, Fla; accesseruIt, Sands w.
Forman, California; Henry A. Sey-
fsrt, Tenna. The premium for improve
ment IN English Composition was awarded TO
sM,sp d u &; Mallory Fla Glst. Of Poetry
Eugene u. Brady, Va; accessit James M.
Maokall, ID. T.. The improvement in English
Composition was awarded to Eugene u. r.
Brady, vs.. Class OF Fhst HumaniLits-MedaI
to Thomas II. stack. Va; premium to George
L. Price, Va; accesSerunt, John T. Hedrick
u. C.: Edward Key, Nd; Martin L. Dickson
ney, Mo; Charles OBrien, N. Y; Ferdinand
Risque, ID. g.; Thomas A. Badeau X, La. The
PTfm'HR 1or Improvement IN Engllsh Compo-
silion was awarded 10 Thomas A. BadeaIix,
La, and James T.. Price. Va. Glass of Second
Humdnities-MedaI TO William l.. Brenner
Go; premium to Francis Cunningham, Pa;
acc,> serunt, Charles G. Lancaster, Md; Rich
ara Il. Mcmahon, Va; John NJ Dickson, Mo:
Edward II; Cookery, louisiana; Patrick
Roche, Ireland; James W. Collins. ID. q.
The premium for impro yement in English
Composition YVES awarded &c Albert w. Madi-
gan. Maine. Emiyn III. Marsteiler, Charles c.
Lancaster, James W. Collins. Henry L. Msnu.
" Brenton Boggs, and Erncst q. Hamilton
Were promoted to this Glass during the year.
Clrss of Third HumanIties-Medal TO Robert
W Tsyler, ID. C.; premium 10 Oliver Provozty
La.; acccsserunt. William y Walsh. Italy;
RoOert NJ. Walsh, Italy; Ben Jamin Lewis, l. =.
Mark H. White, Texas; Marion Crownrch,
ington, Term. The premium for Improvement
in English Composition WAS awarded 10 Geo.
u. Lylfs. Md. Accessit, Joseph +. Edwards,
Pa William 8 Walsh, Robert III. Walsh
Ben lamIn Lewis, Thomas J. Dixon. and Will
liam X. Rely, Were promoted TO this class dur
ing the year. First class of Mathematical
Mctal 10 Dennis Sheridan, Md; premium 70
Henry a. Sey fert, Pa. Second class of Mathe.
marics-M"dal TO John I. Hed,lck, ID. c.: pre-
mium 10 Stephen X. Mallory, Florida: accesse.
rpnt James V. Coleman, n. Y: q. Gordon
o-ey, Miss; Eugene ID. r. Brady, Va. Third
elsss OF Mathematies-Mcda to & o. T. Price,
Va; premium 10 Thomas n. Stack. Va acce>-
serunt. Francis A. Canning hsms Pa: Jams
Z: Pnoe. Va; X Deverenx Doyle. Va; Ferdi.
sand Risque, ID. c.: Michael J. Tuohy. ID. G.
GAS OF Algebra-frst division Medal 20
Rooert W. Tayler. ID. g.; premium to John p.
Hamilton, Nd; aocess erunt, Will nm w. Hill,
Md: r. WoOdley Hayden. Nd; Martin T.
Dickson Mo; William f. Morgan. Pa: Ed
ward Key, Md; Henry L. Mann, Md. second
divriCn-Mcdal 70 Pedro Per- New Mexico;
essseruni, Francis 5. Scale-, Wis: Arthur X.
Elicit, :. G.: Charles q. Lancaster, Md: John
Csmalier. Nd; James II. A. O'Neili, Va;
Warren Cbism, La. First class OF Arithme-
ric-Medal 10 John J. Currau. N J premium
TO Dennis O'Connor, Ga; accesserunt, Charles
:. Neorbees, Ind; Thomas j. Dixon, Ireland:
Charles A. Ball D. G.; Jo-. F. Edwards, Pa
Second class of Arithmetic-Nedal TO Samuel
+. Scales, Wis. premium to Ben lamin Lewis
La: accessernnt. r. Smith Hill, Nj; Francis
A. Neale, Md: Cornelius Kelly, We: Harry
h. Burton, Va; Robert Simms, ID. g.; James
j Walsh. Pa. Third class Of Arithmetic
Medal TO William s, Walsh, Italy; premium to
Edward Griffiss, Md; ace.sserunt, Robert NJ
Walsh, Italy: Daniel J. Dorsay, Nd: 10 eph
Fi.Zpatrick, Pa: NJ. Robert Durney, Md; Har-
~ j. Eiley- Miss: Ed ward Owen, Ga. Fourth
NiosS VI htithmeti'-mcOdl 10 william II. "a
man. ID. G.; first premium % Nathan Wsbs,er
d. e.: second premium 20 Vincent A. Hubbard
ID. T.; accesserunt. Frank Wassmer, Va: En-
ward q. Adams, Nd. Charles Sawyer, d. G.:
y Francis Walsh, Italy; Nicholas Cruger Ga
James Hunter, ID. &. Class of Book Keeping
Medal 10 James Clarke. Pc: prem um to Chas
n. Ross Nd; accesserunt, John w. Oldshue
Pa; Luke NJ. Fleming, Ind; John J. Curran
n. j.: Oliver ProvCsty, La; Thomas J. DIXON
Ireland. First class of French-Medal TO OH.
Yer Proyosty, La; premium 10 Edward H.
Cookery. La: accesserunt, James V. Colem1p,
n. Y; William E. Johnstone. > g.; q. Gordon
Pc ey, Miss stephen r. Mallory, Fla; Henry
A. Seyiert, Pa; premium for excellence 10
Thomas A. Badeaux, La. Second class OF
FIench-Medal 20 John T. Hedrick, ID. G.:
premium 10 Ferdinand Risque, ID. e.; accesse-
runt, Francis A. Cunningham, Pa; William
T.. Morgan. Pa; Charles l. Rodney, Mo: Will
liam l.. Bremen, Ga; John y. Hamilton, No
Third class of French-Medal 10 George E.
Price, Va; premium to Arthur X. Elliott, y
q; aecesserupt. Charles Ray, La; William
W. Hill, Md; John NJ. Dickson. Mo; James
Collins, ID. G.; Warren ChiSm. La. Hen
ry T. Mann, Md; Martin T. Dickson, No
Fourth class of French Medal to JamsC
Price, Va: premium 10 Robert Taylcr d. c.;
scCesserunt James II. A. O'Ne,lI. ID. C.:
Charles A. Reppler. Pa Charles &. LancaS-
Ter. Md; James B. Ray, n. Y. Glass OF CIR
man. First Division-Medal TO Francis =
Scales, Wis; premium TO Charles NJ. Caughy,
Nd; sccessersnt, Joseph Seldnsr. Nd; II r.
~ WALTERS, Md. Second Divison-PremIum 20
John W. Oldshue, Pa: accessit, FREDERICK
Cnger First class OF RHdments. First Sec.