The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-29
EDUCATION.
ANNOUNCEMENT WEEK AT THE UNIVERSITY,
Annual Examination Of the Howard
(COlored) School.
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IFRoM oCR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, June 27.
This is the closing week at the University,
the central point of which is the public day on
Wednesday.
Tonight is held the sixty-fourth anniversary
celebration OF the Euphradian Society. This
celebration closes the societys annual term.
The valedictory orator is ]. Samuel Clifton, of
Chester, S. c., and the subject of his oration is
Truth. The exercises are to be held in the
chapel of the University, the time Of the ora
ton being O'Clock.
On Tuesday night comes off the final cele-
bration of the Clariosophic Society. The vale
dictorian of the occasion is John T. siebels, OF
Columbia, whose subject is, Government, or
the Rights of Minorlties." The hour for the
Grafton is 8 o'clock.
On Wednesday comes the main business OF
tie week-the public day. This corresponds
TO the commencement day OF the old regime.
Degrees and distinctions are conferred. ad-
dresses made, and essays read. Four grad.
yates take the degree of doctor Of medicine in
the school of medicine; in the school Of law,
four take the degree of bachelor Of law.
The graduates in the literary and scientific are
two, who take the degree of bachelor Of arts.
The announcement OF these several awards,
with the Baccalaureate address of the chair
man of the faculty, Hon. R. W. Barnwell, will
make up the main business of the public day.
Thursday evening, the 30th, at 8 o'clock,
will be held the annual celebration Of the Ugly
Club Of the University. This occasion is one
of fun and humor. The club is perpetual Or
ganlzation, that holds an annual celebration,
to deliver to its select few TIE fitting awards Of
merit. The several distinctions so honored
are the ugly man, the pretty man, the ladies'
man, the baby. the lazy man, the fool, the
conceited man, and the loafer. The several
awards are arranged to suit the characters,
and all are presented to the happy recipients
by the orator Of the celebration. Hamilton G.
Ewart, of North Carolina, is the orator. The
occasion is one Of mingled seriousness and
tun-of hits direct and playfll-and is intended
to close the celebrations in an agreeable way.
Friday evening closes the week with the
time-honored institution, known in other days
held in the University buildlngs-in the north
centre building.
THE HOWARD (CoLoRED) SCHOOL.
The annual examination Of this institution,
under the principalship of Miss 8. Augusta
Haley, comes off on the last three days of June
the Primary Department being examined on
Tuesday, the intermediate on Wednesday, and
the Grammar on Thursday. The exercises
commence each day at o'clock 10 the morn
ing, and continue until two or three in the
afternoon. These examinations close the an
nual session of the Howard School. 1t is to be
resumed in the fall, as usual.
A gentleman just from Fairfield County rep
resents the promise Of large crops, both corn
and cotton, to be the most encouraging. Con-
ditions 80 favorable for very large yield of
both staples have not existed there at cores
ponding dates in several years. CoRsAIR.