The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-07

the following order:
MUSIC:
Essay-T. L. Grimes, Avoyelles-En-
cheering.
MUSIC:
Oration-J. H. Eady, St. Helena-Con-
temptation of the Past.
| MUSIC:
Essay-R. w. Nichols, Assumption
The Profession of Law.
MUSIC:
Oration-T. B. Edwards, Iberville-
The Citizen Statesman.
MUSIC:
The performance was exceedingly
creditable to the young gentlemen who
participated in it, and to their instruct
ors under whom they have been train
ed. The pieces were all well written,
showing much thought and no little
reading. Col. D. F. Boyd, the Super
intendent, then proceeded to confer the
degrees on the graduating class. His
Baccalaureate address on this occasion,
to the first class bis cherished institu-
ton has sent forth, all of whose men,
bers have been under him since the
close of the war, and one of whom was
his pupil before the war, was one OF
the ablest, most touching aud most
appropriate productions of the kind to
which it has been our good fortune to
listen. If we had not already seen the
Colonel do so many other difficult
things, in the course of his arduous la
bors, we should have been astonished
at seeing him appear in his new capac-
| ity of orator and finished writer. The
task of handing the diplomas to the
class was gracefully yielded to Gen. G..
Mason Graham, who, as President OF
the first Board of Trustees and member
and Vice President of the Board of
Supervisors, has watched over the In
stitution from it's cradle to the present
/ time. Though suffering from an acct
hdent Gen. Graham performed this in
teresting duty in a very appropriate
manner, accompanying the delivery OF
the diplomas with few suitable and
we'll timed remarks. The Degree OF
Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon
the following gentlemen who had COM
pleted the Literary Course:
JOHN III. EADY. --St. Helena
TRAVIS B. EDWARDS. $780, -loervllle
RoBT. w. NICHOLS - Assumption
The degree of Bachelor of Science or
the following who had completed the
) Scientific Course:
T. L. GRIMES. -Avoyelles
HENRY A. MCCLELLAN. .Terrebonne
) JOSEPH PERSON jackson
The degree of Civil Engineer on
T. F. MONTGOMERY. Carroll
After recess of one hour the audi
ence again assembled to listen to tn
annual address before the officers ant
students. The orator selected for TIL
occasion was the Hon. Henry M. Spot
ford, formerly Judge of the Suprem
!. Court of Louisiana, and one of tn
/ ablest iurists in the South. The dis
!, tinguished orator had chosen for hi
subject ;" Veracity," very homel
d one, it is true, but one which was in
: vested with fresh interest in til
hands of so consummate an artist a
: Judge Spofford is known to be. II
. restricted his remarks to the want {
sincerity in Church and State, and lai
down the broad proposition that "ft
:. the last forty years ecclesiastical ring
T. have been destroying our religion an
r political rings destroying our liberty
Il These two points he elaborated wit
n much ability and eloquence, and wit
70 .conciseness which was remarkab
i when we consider the vast extent
each division of his subject. Juds
:. Spofford's fine voice and handson
! person added much to the charm OF h
- address, which, on the whole, we ha'
rarely seen equaled on a similar occ
sion.
- We omitted to state in its prop
If place that certificates of distinctl'
~ were awarded to those distinguished
a special studies, and the prize gold m
10 dals to the following successful co
if testants;
e In Latin-S. C. Mccormack. :. -Unio
~ In Greek--R. w. Nichols, Assumptic
. In French-A. L. Jewell, Point Coupe
In English-A. A. Gunpy, Claiborr
In Oratory-E. P. Packard -0rlea'
III And special medals to the best Lat
a Scholars in the Sophomore and FIRES
ld man classes were awarded to cad'
e. G.. D. Tarleton, of st. Landry, a
Louis Mather, of St. James.
At night the Hop" came off a
'. presented fine appearance OF you
AZ beauty, grace and loneliness. I
bellies and the beaux, notwithstandl
the warm weather, danced the hO1
: away until the dawn of the follow
day admonished them to desist fl
a. their amusement.
r, The next session of the Seminf
will commence on the first Monday