The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-30
MAGAZINE MEDAL PRESENTATION

This has long been regarded rs one Of the
very highest honorS conferred at the Uni
versity-eSpecially in view Of the distin-
ruished committee who award the prize
and the consciousness they have shown in
the Misunderstanding last year to make one
mt all. The honorary scholarship shows that
its winner, Mr. Linden Kent, of Louls;.,
not only yields tacile pen, but has skill in
the conduct of 4 magazine. Some live paper
would do well to secure his services.
ADDRESS OF Mr.. CHARLES w. YULEE, OF
FLORIDA, ON RECEIVING THE MAGAZINE
MEDAL.
In the presence of music and oratory which the
echoes Of this hall still so lovingly caress daZzed
by the flash of beauty, watched by friendship and
learning. and restrained by The fear tnat eNagge-
On Of Of asps 's of iSr i
tongue f:,lters in expressing the emotion so
thoroughly felt. But in rendering the THANKS
called for by this occasion to you Who give to you
who grace, am cheered by the thought that am
not limited to formal rhetoric nor to this moment
but can show my by gar sS aG a S
constant endeayor TO improve and to justify the
trust given this night need not assure YOU for
youthful success is so entirely absorbing as TO
re tone to all Of our aftcr-actionS and nerve
when we would otherwise be hopeless.
Bright and inspiring, h9weysr, as TINS gut Is 81
think Of the friendly interest which has been
shown me in my la1ers no WIN IL prove any t tIe
decision OF judgment has been pronounced In the
voice of Kindness. And If by having your SYM
patly ITO the ladies] ! am allowed to blend with
the wreath already so precious one matchless lily
there will TIC nothing 10 mar the sweet memory oi
this hour. ~, ., -.
here but whenever and wherever may sec one of
YOU, whether in sunshine or shadow, amid the
needless thtons or alone, my heart NH always
my latest days these rccollectlonS shall crowd
upon me, and no matter how htf1l may have been
lle's fever, shall sleep well IL can look back
upon triumphs as pure us this, or behold faces as
kind rs those which now beam upon me.
Mr.. p. II. Green, of Tennessee, in behalf
Of the Society Committee, very appropriate
" introduced rs the orator of the evening
Hon. George II. Pendleton, Of Ohio, who
was greeted with most enthusiastic applause
and cheers.
Mr.. Pendleton is splendid-looking man !;
speaks without manuscript; has clear,
rim ging voice and 4 very graceful delivery.
He was listened to with marked attention,
and frequently interrupted with long APP
plause. The following abstract will give
but faint idea OF the power of this speech
of the great orator, which was none the
less appreciated because of freedom from
politics. We noticed on the platform, be-
sides the Board of Visitors and The Faculty,
Judge William j. Robertson, Hon. j. KAN
d0lph Tucker, Governor Stevenson, Of
Kentucky; l.. Q. Washington, William L.
Sutherlin, and other distinguished visitors:
At the close of his address he was applauded
and cheered to the echo. .+
ADDRESS OF HON. G. Fl. PENDLETON.
Mr.. Pendleton introduced his subject by
appropriate allusion to the origin OF the
University, the great names associated WIN
It's struggles. and its grand success. !,
He beautifully and touchlnsiy aiiua iea
to the desolation of the war and the
rapidity with which the South is recu-
perating. The traces of the deadly conflict
are rapidly disappearing. The fields are
loaded with most plentiful harvests. Yes
terday the sword and musket flashed In The
cleaning sun; to-day the edge of the scythe
and the reaper garner up the rich rewards
of the husbandman's toll. The towns and
cities then .resounded with the roar Of can.