Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-06-18

Dear .JOuruaL The annual address be-
fore the two Literary Societies of the Col
lege was delivered to-day at II a. M, by
Rev. j. G. Hidden, of Wilmington. The
address WAS unique-just such speech as
nobody but Mr.. Hiden would and could
have made-and was admirably we'll re-
ceived. The only objection to it was that
it was too short His theme was "Sym-
metrical Education" and he treated it
wittily. satirically, learnedly, sensibly, and
at times. very humorously.
At $3.50 p. N. Capt. B. ". Justice, of
Raleigh, addressed the Alumni Association
on the ''Social History of Man" His adj
dress was we'll written, full of classical al
lusions, bristling all over with stubborn
historical facts, and after the usual style
of literary addresses, was too learned and
abstract to be other than dry to d promis-
cuous audience.
At night DR.. J. B. Jeter, editor of the
"Relgious Herald" of Richmond, Va,
delivered the valedictory sermon before
the graduating class. His sermon was
based upon 1st Corinthians, 1st chapter,
ODD, Odd and oath verses For the yetrs
require a sign and tie Greeks Sech after tcis
dom, but zoe preach Cbr1St crucited, anto the
Jews stumbling block and unto tie Grcgd5
foolisAnesS, but unto them achich are caL!tl,
both Jers and Greeks, Christ the po,ce5 Of
God and the yisd0m Of GOd AS d plant is
developed from the germ, so beautifully
wasthe excellent sermon of this occasion
developed from the text.
Drs. Fuller, of Baltimore, and Curry, of
Richmond, are more eloquent than DR..
Jeter. and Drs. J. A. Broadus of South
Carolina. and n. NJ. Crawford, of Ken
lucky, are men of more lerning than he,
but the Baptists of the South have no wiser
man than DR.. Jeter, and there is no name
more honored among them.
Thursday the graduating class delivered
their orations according to the following
programme
PRAYER.
Music.
Latin Ealutatory-WilIiam II. Pace, Wake Co.
Music.
Oration-Laziness r. s. Prichard, Wilmington.
MUSIC.
French Emperor 0es Francois AL
fred Fl. Hicks, Nashville, Tenn.
Music.
Oration--The Search for True Happiness j.
Carte Scarboro, WakeCo.
Music.
Oration-Southern Literature; Il. z. Thomas,
Hartford Co.
Music.
Oratlou-Gradua! Development; VIM. II. Pace,
Wake Go.
Music.
OratiOn-The End Of Glory Alfred II. Hicks,
Nashville, Tenn.
Music.
Valedictory Addresses-Robert s. Prichar(, Will
mington.
Music.
Degrees-PresideEt's Address.
Music.
BENEDICTIoN.
The speeches of the young gentlemen
were all good, and it were invi6ious to par
ticularize, but inasmuch as Mr.. Prichard
halls from Wilmington and is g. son of
Rev. J. T.. Prichard, whose memory is
revered by many of your citizens, I may
be allowed to say that his speech was in
ferior to none, and his valedictory addresses
equal in taste and touching pathos to any
ever heard.
Take it altogether, this Commencement
may be regarded as a decided SUCCESS
The audience was large and brilliant, and
unusually quiet, and as to pretty women,
if your reporter ever saw more together on
one occasion, he does not remember the
time or place.
I should like to speak of the Society
Halls and the well selected libraries of
eight or ten thousand volumes which adorn
their shelves, but have not the time now
Suffice it to say that they are furnished
with taste and elegance, and as the young
people who gather here at these annual
festivals, do not "trip on the light fantas-
tic toe, these halls, with the corridors of
the College building, afford conveniences
for conversation and promenading. When
I..shall have told you that the band on
duty is colored one from Raleigh, will
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