Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-20
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College lettings.

The canvass for company officers being over
the military excitement has somewhat subsidized
this week The students are beginning to look
| forward TO examinations, and the various oppor-
tunities for oratorical distinction at the end of
the term The annual contest between the two
literary societies will come off at that time and
the respective antagonists have already began to
make ready for the conflict The Baxter prizes
| for defamation this year will be given to the
/ preparatory department, and the Richards prize
for the best English Grafton to the collegiate de-
! partment.
Prof Nicholson will commence series of
lectures on agriculture next week. to take place
in the College chapel Those who may attend
viii be sure of hearing something both instruc-
tive and entertaining.
The Sophomore class under Prof Payne, has
been engaged, for two days this week. in max
ing number of surveys on the College farm.
The Cumberland and Shoe Fly base ball clubs
played match game on Wednesday afternoon.
Tho score stood: Cumberland, &c Shoe Fly, q.
At special meeting of the cadets on Wednes-
day, it was decided to have the picnic on the
ID of May at the College farm, and vigorous
measures were taken to make it a success Ne
gotiations are pending with the young ladies of
the city for banner to display on the occasion.
The cadet uniform will be essentially the same
as that of the cadets at West Point and Cornell
University. The materials for it were ordered
by p. Dickinson & Co., and have arrived. The
hats ordered by r. S. Payne & Co., are also
here. The coat will be military frock of cadet
gray, single breasted, standing collar of dark
blue cloth, nine large University buttons in
front, and four on each skirt behind, viz one at
the top, one at the bottom, and two half an inch
apart midway between the top and bottom, and
three small buttons on each cuff-the skirt to
fall half way between the hip-oint and the knee.
The pantaloons are to be of the same cloth as
the coat, with welt of dark blue cloth one
eighth of an inch in width let into the outer
seam, cut full and straigh. in the leg and with
pockets opening in the outer seam. The hat is
of the army pattern with wreath in front en-
broidered in gold encircling the letters i" f. T,
U. c. in monogram. The buttons to be guilt
stamped with the American eagle, with e. T.
u" above and University below, of two
sizes large and small. The shoulder-straps for
officers to be of the army pattern, according to
rank. The chevrons to be of gold lace, worn on
both arms, points up.
The Chi-Delta society met this morning, with
President Willoughby in the chair Albert
Setzpfand was elected TO membership A. n.
jackson delivered an interesting defamation
subject Eulogy on Webster Next was n
debate on the question Have men of action
effected more in the world than men of thought?'
discussed by II. jackson and Crawford on the
affirmative, and by Charles and Caldwell on the
negative. The prominent irregular debaters
were Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Gaines The de-
| cison was given in favor of the affirmative The
| corresponding secretary was ordered to invite
the Ciceronian Literary Society of Roanoke
College, Va. to the pie ME on the I'd of May,
and TO accompany the invitation with the COM
pliments of the Chi-Delta Society for the invi-
| tation to the Ciceronian Society exhibition. The
Society paper, The Crescent, was read by the
| editor, G. Nelson, and received with great ap-
plause. The question for next debate is: Ought
| the Government of the United States to render
active aid to nations struggling for libertyP''
The Philomathesian Society was called to or
| der by NJ, J, Williams. The Star, one of the
Society papers was read by the assistant editor,
q. w. Baxter, and proved entertaining. De-
| bate followed on the question: % Have ignorance
and superstition proved greater evil to man
| kind than pride and ambition?" Denham and
| Gates sustained the affirmative, and Foster and
Anderson the negative. The debate was con-
| Quoted with considerable interest. The chair
| decided in favor of the negative. The question
for next meeting is: Was the execution of
Mary, Queen of Scots, justifableY' After mis-
cellaneous business, the Society adjourned
MEMO.