The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-06
Commencement Exercises Of the
University Of Louisiana.

exercises, for the past session, at
+" Louisiana State Seminary of Learn
ing and Military Academy" abbrevia-
ted in name by Act of the last Session
of the General Assembly to the Lou
isiana State University" by which
style and title the Institution is hence
forth to be known, brief account of
the ceremonies of the day, and incidents
connected Herewith, may not be I'M
interesting to your readers in advance
of the further and more authentic re-
ports of the gentlemen of the City
Press who were present.
The first Address, on tho part Of the
Society of Alumni, was delivered in
the chapel of the Institute at II A. NJ.
by Mr.. John II. Eady, of st. Helena
Parish, one armed relic of the "out
in the 81 Boys" and a graduate of last
year, who since then has been working
out his time faithfully, honorably and
usefully in Mr.. Lusher's School in New
Orleans. He was attended on the
platform by six others of the graduates
of last year.
After dinner, the shade of the build
ing having somewhat reached the
beautifully arranged and tastefully or
namented stand, and amphitheater OF
seats, erected in the interior court, the
Collegiate Exercises were opened with
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Palmer, Profess
sor of Moral Philosophy, after which
the Superintendent, Col. Boyd, distrib-
utcd great number of certificates Of
distinction to meritorious cadets in the
various classes, accompanying each one
with some remark encouraging, lauda-
tory, or facetious as he judged peril
nent.
Then the prize medals of gold, were
delivered, by the hand of Governor
Warmoth, to the successful contestants
for them, the award of them having
been previously made by the Academ7
ic Boarding. memory not serving me
with the names of all the Medalists,
nor of the subjects for which they were
instituted, am obliged to refer your
readers to the further and more accu-
rate reports in the City Papers-after
this followed in succession an Essay
on Art and Science-by Cadet s. c..
Mccormick, of Union Parish.
An grafton, North America in 1892,
by Cadet John Ransdell, of Rapides
Parish.
An Essay on the past and future of
the South, by Cadet N. Roger Roberts,
of Rapides Parish bayou Lamourie.)
An grafton, New Orleans, by Cadet
Samuel c. H. Lewis, of Baton Rouge.
These four fine manipulating young
gentlemen, among whom it is peculiar
ly gratifying to find two from this
Parish, with three others constitute
the graduating class of this year, on to
whom the Board of Supervisors, on re-
commentator of the Academic Board,
then, by diploma delivered by the
hand of the Superintendent, conferred
the degre of Master of Arts or of Bach
elor Of Ats according as each respcc-
lively had attained.
A very pleasant and gratifying Incl
dent not IN the programme, occurred
in this pert OF the proceedings, when in
delivering to Cadet Mccormick his di-
ploma, the Superintendent said 81
have an additional qualification sir, in
the pleasure Of informing you that l
have just received telegram from the
venerable Doctor Egan requesting ME
to say to you that the Board of Trus-
tees of the College at Minden had that
moment elected you to take charge of
that institution" The hearty good
will manifested in The burst ofapplause
with which this announcement has re-
ceived evidenced both the interest and
the qualification of the assembly in
seeing the Educational positions in the
State filled by the Alumni Of this its ia
forte and favored Institution. Il
Then followed an Address by the
Superintendent, in Collegiate phrase
termed I believe, the Bachalaureate
Address-Of this Address, as well as of
those of the four Cadets, it was the
misfortune of the writer, from his
unlucky location, pot to be able to hear
distinctly the whole of it connectedly :,
yet as far as he conld gather it, it was
a most advisable, suitable, practical
address, Astounding in appropriate ad-
vice and true and just sentiments
frankly expressed, which evidently
gave very general satisfaction-The
Governor in conversational intercourse
expressed this hearty approval and
qualification, Notwithstanding that
whilst advising tho Cadets to forget
past times, past issues, past conflicts
to let alone politics and politicians, and
press onward and upward in the de.
velopement and advancement of the
national interests of the State, it's Peo-
pie, and themselves, he spoke of him
self as Can unsubdued and unrepentant
Rebel"