The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-01
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Anniversary OF the Ugly Club ut the
Untversity Omcers -Oration - Prizes
Awarded-valedicto Grafton OF the
ClartosoPhic Society.

Ann1Ver1ery OF Ino S8Ay StoS - sAAe
University -Omcers - Grafton - Prizes
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Grafton OF the
ClartosoPhic Society.
FROM OUR OWN coRREsroHpEEr.
COLUMBIA. June 2S.-This afternoon witness
cd anovel sight in the campus of the Universe
| ty. Ii was the celebration of the first anniyer-
sary Of the ''Ugly Club" This club is made
up Of students Of the University exclusively,
and has amusement for it's final cause. It Il
an organization that fills the place Of the time
honored custom Of giving boots and slip
pers to the ugiest and the vainest man,
respectively, in each class, in other days.
Then-in the college days before the waz-
each class used to meet and by, votes decide
which one of their number was entitled. by
beng the ugliest, toa present Of pair Of
clippers, except that self conoeit Was the talent
that drew the latter prize. A year ago, how
ever, since the University plan breaks mp The
regular divisions into classes. the entire body
OF the students. or as many Of them as desired
to take part in the fun, have organised aclub
with the idea of making the Distribution Of
presents once yesr. The scale OF merit ia
somewhat modified and enlarged under the
new regime.
This afternoon was held the first anniversary
Of this club-the Ugly Club. A rostrum was
| prepared out on tho sward under the elms.
about which we're ranged benches and chairs
for spectators. There were over 9 dozen Ia
dies-malnly those Of the campus-and maybe
Hfty to seventy-Hve Of the other sex present.
The club formed in the campus and marched
to the rostrum in procession. The officers
President Wright, Orator Thornwel1 and Sec
rotary Ewart-took their seats upon the ros-
trum with due solemnity. Fne secretary read
the manifesto Of the club. The president in
troduced the orator, who delivered the annl-
versary Grafton. bis subject was "Eulogy
on Ugliness," illustrated with individual cases
present before the audience. In his argument
upon the utility Of ugliness, he showed the
vast importance Of it combined with poverty,
especially to ladies who desire to be
sincerely loved without interested motives.
he showed that while ugliness in the abstract
might be hard to define. still almost any OF h,s
male auditory could actually see the concrete
+by the aid Of mirror. The argument
proper was handled and banded WITH success
but the strong point Of the Grafton lay In the
personal illustrstiona. This conslsted Of q
running fire at almost every student in the
University, mentioned always by name. Some
of the hits were 30 pslpable as to call forth
shouts Of approval and applause. :Raillery and
shafts at the salient points Of character in each
subject were the order Of the running shot.
Personal pecuIisrities were PLEASANTLY touched
up, while personal mtshaps, blunders,
bulls, vagaries. antics and pranks, With
all the pungent piquancy OF college hie
and scrapes. were skifully tossed here and
there. Here was rldicule and there BAN
ter; here bsdinage and there persifsge; here 8
Jest and there q gibe; and burle,que, hyper
bole .and -anti-climax, played or houudered in
the grotesquest manner possible. The weak
nesses and pet follies did not escape. Aud all
these were in various and often ingenious ways
referred to the theme IN hand-Ugiiness. The
bits we're, Of course, to great extent local,
and dependent upon the encourages for their
force; yet some Of them would do no discredit
to wits of established reputation.
After the Grafton the President called upon
the Secretary to read out the names Of those
to whom prizes had been awarded. These
we're six.
/. The Ugliest Man. The first honors Of the
club were awarded in the shape OF "a pair Of
boots. They we're thick and heavy, and SEEM
ed tc be, what the president announced them,
the biggest pair in town. They were accom-
panied with some appropriate remarks. and
delivered with all solemnity. The recipient
received them gracefully, and handed them
over to his tenement boy.
2. The LATEST Man. The party for whom this
honor was intended was too lazy to get out to
the celebration and the present. miniature
arm chair from toy shop-was therefore
given to the next in merit OF the same kind.
8. The Most Copceited Man. To this party
was presented hand loooking-glass, the pres
ident expressing the wish that they all could
think as much Of him as he did Of himself.
4. The Biggest Baby. The youth for whom
this prize-a ponderous' stick ofred oandy-was
designed, failed to appear, although his name
was announced; and the sweet Offering was be.
slowed upon the second in the merit OF big
babyness.
s. The Prettiest Man, and the one most fond
of the ladies'. The fifth prize was handsome
ly dressed China doll. The recipients atten-
tion was called to it's beauty in general, but es-
pecially to its pretty eyes. .el
6. The Biggest Fool. This prize was con-
tained in sn ingeniously fixed up German toy
an explosive cracker-which, upon being open
ed, displayed the Gift designed for the recpi-
ent. 1t was parti-oolored tissue paper FOOLS
cap. The president assisted him to put it on,
and remarked that "the cap fits."
The president then announced that the cere-
monies were over. and thanked the audience
for the serious attention they had gwen the
Ugly Clubs first anniversary.
The OCCASION was decided success; and
produced no end Of amusement. All took it in
good part, and the best Of feeling prevailed.
AT NIGHT.
The valedictory oration Of the Clariosophic
Society was delivered at half-past eight, in the
hall of the Clariosopbic Society, BY MIR. John F..
Townsend, of Edisto Island. His subject was
"Tne Study of the Future through the Medium
Of the Past" The Grafton was handsome