New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-03
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY, JULY j.

Colonel David F. Boyd, superintendent ani
treasurer. and professor mathematics; Col
Onel Samuel H. Lockett, professor OF epgi-
neering and cOmmsndant Of cadets; DR., r.
v. Hopkins, professor of chemistry and
surgeon; Rev. E. P. Palmer. professor ol
moral philosophy and English literature,
and Pro.estsn, chaplain; Rey. J: Della
crOix, Roman Catholic chaplain; A. Peath-
erman, professor Of mathematics; ]. B.
Robinson, business agent and instructor in
penmaDship and bookkeeping.
In the library are five thousand five hun.
dred volumes, and the best set Of Latin
classical works in the South.
In the Office and library are life size
paintings of General w. T. Sherman, Gen.
eral G.. Mason Graham, Hon. Michael RYAN
feet likenesses OF the living originals, and
on inquiring the name Of the artist, we,
to our surprise, heard, Colonel Lockett, one
Of the profess of the university.
There is in the mneraloglcal aud geolog-
! ical departments the finest collection Of
minerals, shells, fossils, Indian relics, ETC.
| in the South.
Several vertebra (joints Of the spine or
| back bone) Of the whale specie, were found
near Jackson, Mississippi, and also on .he
| Ouachita and Red rivers during the late TO-
biographical and geological survey OF he
| State, by Professors Lockett and Hopkins,
| of the University These vertebre resm.
| BILE blocks of wood ten inches long, by eight
| in width. and must have been part of SEA
! monster from eighty to one hundred aud
! twenty feet in length, are older than aly
| remains found OF the mastadon, and must
have lived and died long before the creation
| of man.
The collection Of fossils lately owned "
| B. L, G, Wales, ESQ, President OF the Jtf.
ferson College, near Natchez, Mississippi,
are now added to the University's collection,
having been purchased for six Thousand
dollars. What renders them of more than
ordinary value is that they are specially
illustrative of Southern geology.
The chemical laboratory contains, in add.
tion to the apparatus, all that is required
for chemical illustrations IN chemistry, an1
will, no doubt. be of.invaluable service 10
the cadets, nnder the able instruction of d..
Frederick V. Hopkins, professor of this
branch of science, now that it will soon be
fitted up for the analysis of the soils of the
state, which is looked upon as very impor-
tant part of the geological survey OF the
State.
The room fitted up for the study of natural
philosophy and engineering. contains all the
apparatus required by Professor Lockett,
necessary for the instruction of his science.
The same may be said Of the geographical
department.
There are at present one hundred and
thirty.one cadets in the University.
We sat down to an excellent dinner at 2
P. NJ, Colonel Lockett occupying the head
of the table and Governor Warmo.h the
post of honor at his right. At the request
of Colonel Lockett, Captain Black asked a
blessing.
at 8 P. NJ. the order of exercises CON-
menced with prayer from the Rev. Professor
L. P. Palmer. The award OF eighty-seven
certificates of distinction to that number of
cadets then took place. These certificates
are only given to those who received four
hfths of the maximum value of the exsmina-
tiOns, which are written minatiOns. after
the style of the University of Virginia.
These examinations are public, and have
been continued for the last three weeks;
a full day being given to each class.
Owing to the large number of those who
received distinctions, and the complimentary
remarks made upon each one by the Super
intendent, it is impossible, in this report,
to furnish the same.
The awarding of prize medals from the
State University then took place. To sue.
ceed in obtaining one of these, the cadet
must pass through special and most rigid
examination, which is open to competition
to the whole school.
Cadet Joseph Menge, Plaquemines parish,
received the prize medal for mathematics.
He passed the examination from the arith-
metic to the calculus, and the application of
the mathematics to mechanics.
Cadet Andrew Augustus Gunby, Claiborne
parish, received two medals, one for Greek
and one for Latin. Last year be took the
prize medal as the most perfect student in
the English language. During the last
session he has received eight distinctions in
eight separate branches OF study.
Cadet j. P. Eimore, Livingston parish,
received the prize medal for English.
Cadet G. NJ. Hayden. Washington parish,
received the prze medal tor oratory
received the prize medal for French.
Cadet Max Feazel, Union parish, received
the superintendents prize medal for good
conduct
Two prize medals, presented by Professor
J.B. McAuley to the best Latin scholars in the
Sophomore and Freshman classes, we're re-
ceived by CadetC C. ]. Thompson, St. Lam
dry parish, of the Sophomore class, and
Cadet A. NJ. Strickland, st. Helena parish,
Of the Freshman CLASS.
The prize medal given by J. D. Kenton,
Esq, OF the firm of Swarbrick d Co., New |
Orleans, for commercial studies, was not |
awarded this session, owing to the inter. !
ruption of that branch of study caused by |
the destruction of the Seminary building.
The medals are of gold, about the size of |
q silver half dollar. On one side is en-
bossed the arms of the State, and on the !
other an appropriate device and motto, |
with the name of the successful competitor. |
The medals were presented to the cadets by |
Governor Warmoth, who, in short speech, |
them upon their learning, |
conduct and esprit du corps. He said: |
young gentlemen: One has but to look |
upon your faces to be assured that your |
has not spoken too wOrthily |
Of you, and it gives me great pleasure to
medals you have 80 deservdrly won, and | |
have no doubt but that your State will be
as proud Of you in the future as am OF you
at the present"
To cadet Joseph Menge. who took off the
very difficult medal in the mathematics. he
said: You, certainly, ought to be very
to your State" To cadet Gunby,
who took the two medals for Latin and
Greek. the Governor WAS also very compli.
mentary; but the highest praise was given.
both by the Superintendent and Governor,
to cadet Feazel who bore off the prize for
best conduct during the session.
Cadet S. G. Mccormick then read 1ne
essay on Art and Science, after which cadet
John Randell de ivered the Grafton, North
America in 1492.' This was followed by an
essay by cadet N. &. Roberts, entitled,
Past and Future of the South" and an
oration by cadet H. Lewis, entitled New
Orleans" The essays were ably delivered,
and the orations well rendered. Between
The exercises Jaeger's band discoursed per-
haps the sweetest music ever heard in Baton
Rouge.
Atier recess of fifteen minutes the su-
Colonel D. F. Boyd) delivered
. mastery and lengthy address to the cadets,
which viii probably be soon published In
pamphlet form. At the conclusion, General
j. Mason Graham rose from among the au'
1ience Of the left gallery, and to attract
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