The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-30
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disinterested judges selected from the
assembled visitors. On this occasion
eighteen speakers had been designated,
1.-THE speeches all selected J but two of
the young gentlemen were excused.
The following order of speaking was
observed, interspersed with music
the orators being successfully greeted
with smiles and applause:
/. Protestant Ireland-John William Som
erville, Pickens county, Ala.
2. Tribute to the Memory OF our Southern
Dead-James Eugene Backstrom, Water
Valley. Miss. fg#
3. The Conquered Banner-Robert Powell,
Canton Miss talv r0
a. The Sailor Boys Dreama-Robert An
drew Parker, Holmes county, Miss.
s. Emmett's Defense-Samnel Bascom Nc
Clellan. Claiborne county. Miss. g~f
| 6. IaUectire against UarreR Hastings
Thomas Anderson Melville, Madison cOun-
ty, Miss.
z. Mississippi Contested Election-Robert
! Horton, Yalobusha county, Miss.
8. Irish AHens-Robert Paine, Aberdeen.
| Miss.
9. Extract from PoLock's Course of Time
McDougald Haman, Kinds county, Miss.
10. adams and Jtferson-Isaac Shelby
Davenport Port Gibson. Miss.
! II. appeal in Behalf of Greece-Thomas
Luther Hannah, Kinds county. Miss.
~. Ginerra-Eugene Johnson, Tippah
county, Miss.
-. Criminality of Dueling-James Camp
bell Norwood Mcneil Carroll county Miss
IA. Decisire Tategrity-David Seille Switz-
er. PontotOc county. Miss
| Is. Inrectire Against Employing Indians in
| War-Henry Hart Neill, Carroll county
Miss.
IS. Our County-S. Pettus Bowdre, De.
Soto county. Miss
II. The Romon So1dier-Last Days of Her
culaneum- Hampton Mundall Sullivan, Pa
nola county. Miss.
IS. --Lee Mcmillan, Carroll,
ton, Miss
10. Cdtdline's Defdnce-Thomas Theodore
Pritchett. Oxford, MISS.
20. No Monuments-Joseph Chesley Daniel
Marshall county, Miss.
At night, the Phi Sigma Society
held their annual meeting, which is
said to have been a most delightful re-
union of the actual and honorary
membership.
/ THIRD DAY-TUESDAY, JUNE 90
This day was set apart for the exhi-
bition by the Junior Class There
was a grand audience in the College
Chapel. The first six speakers in the
following programme were selected
by the Faculty-the remaining six by
the Societies. All acquitted themselves
in the most creditable manner:
Mans humanity TO Man. Robert B
Fulton, Gainesville. Ala.
1.-THE March Of Intellect. Lafayette G
Durr, Pass Christian Miss.
"OId Things hare Passed Aacag. "-Thos. A
McConnico, Water Valley, Miss.
Battle Fields-NOt the Burial Places O.
Right"-JOhn w. Shields Minden, a.
This Uorld is Beautiful"-Wm. S. John
E son, Memphis. Tenn.
"The Pursuit of Knoauledge "-Alston NJ
West, Oxford, Miss.
"a Glance at ChdRqe '-Thos C.. johnson
Marshall county. Miss.
"Inferibilty Of Purpose, Wiley P. Harris
Jackson, Miss.
"Chiralry BENZ C. Adams, Grenada
Miss.
"The End Not Tet"-Frank A. Critz, Ok
tibbeha county. Miss.
"a Thirst for Immortality. "--Robert N
Miller. Vicksburg. Miss.
ITO Do is Mans NOblest DoWer."-Rober
II. Thompson, Brookhaven, Miss.
At night the Hermean Society helC
its annual meeting.
FOURTH DAY--WEDNEsDAY, JUNE "a.
This is the day annually set apart 70
the Honorary Grafton before the tw'
Literary Societies. Henry Craft, Esq.
an eminent lawyer of Memphis, wa
selected, and in the most satisfactory
manner did he acqult himself. Hi
grafton is the theme of universe
praise. By no less competent judge
than Chancellor Waddel, have heart
it pronounced ga perfect literary
gem" A copy has been requested TO
publication, but the modest autho
does not seem ambitious of getting
imm ortalized in print.
Following the Grafton of Mr.. Craft
was an address to the Law Glass, by
Hon. VIM, Yerger, of Jackson. Judg'
Yerger has recently been appointed tc
fill the vacancy in the Board of Trus
tees, occasioned by the death OF Elk
Gov McRae, and right zealously ha:
he entered upon his duties. His ad
dress, (the concluding portion o
which, only, had the pleasure of hear
ing was an extempore, but masterl,
GNU u 1IC SpOhO III iCdl ~ WV hOui .
displaying powers of eloquence, and
fund of wisdom and sound sense, tina
edited and instructed his large audi
ence. The law, as profession, wa
very highly, but not too highly, extoll
ed; and the students of Kent, Black
F stone, the Revised Code, etc, TO
whom this address was especially de
signed, must very naturally have con
gra ulated themselves during its deliv
cry, or their chosen profession.
After Judge Yergers address, tn
prize medals were awarded, in a pleas
ant address by DR.. Ford, to the sue
cessful Sophomore declaimers,-
1st. medal, to Hampton Mundal
Sullivan, OF Pamela county.
I'd. medal, to j. G., n. Mcneil, o
Carroll county,
At night, the Chancellors Reception
took place; but | will not attempt
description, further than to remark
that the rooms were densely filled witt
youth and beauty; and that the occa
sion demonstrated how unsuitable ar