The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-29

commencement week III Tue Jni'elSlly WAS
.,i opening. The crowds o: bellies on the
cas-. and ot bcauN at the depot IN Char
.,,rc,yil!c trnr thc depot at the University
r., been broken up. and all who would
CONC or 20 by rail must make Char
l.,rrSyiilr their poin!). the busy look of
tie. hnrkmrn and portCrS-and IN fact
.., whole aspect OF The city told plainly
f2,f uc wclc at me beginning Of the grand
..,la occasion of ;hc year. But to an old
>.l,,j,.ut the fact was still more patent rs we
,-silr IN 10 the University and went upon
'nr lawn. The crowds OF eager, expect
,,.r .tuG, MS hanging around the bulletin
boards, The anxious faces and eager inqui-
,r,.. lis the - report out: Are You
through? l. my name on IT. ETC.; the
CONGRATULATIONS to the sUcct S>illl candidates,
nd the coincidence bestowed on those who
.,,,, "pi,chcd." the preparations to deco
,.rn and illuminate the lawn, and many
.,ncr things tell plainly that the session is
a,,.r. the record made up, and the teStirl-
...> whirk close ont the scene begun.
We sent you by telegraph an account Of
,Ar celebration OF the Washington Society
t>t night. These " final celebrations" have
lang hccu REGARDED ~ great occasions here.
The honor" are always Very closely con-
tested, and most highly priced. The " de-
eaters medal, are Very beautifully gotten
I'is, i far more "a testimony that the re-
,t.i.ut is the :. best dcbatcr in his society.
his and the place Of orator, if bestowed
;,,.n ground OF merit alone, are
,>nrrially high honorS here, rs the
>oric,ic, are very large Numbering
about l25 each this year, and are conducted
with great cn.,rpriS" and interest. There
Is. too. u most cNcclicnt ice':hS net"ceh
ne TWO societies washington and Jctier-
SOM which have - long contested in Gen-
crnu> rivalry the palm OF superiority. They
conduct together the T1rqilll0 Cn1tcrSlty
.H,t!GziHe. and bcStow a gold medal upon
"fhc writer OF the best article" during the
session. This medal is awarded by COM
luirtcc OF the Faculty, and is eagerly con-
tested.
The report Of the committee for this year
has not Yet been made public, but 1t IS
a>crrtaiucd that the committee dectine TO
MAKE any Qrard OF the medal ut all for this
session. This j. the second time that this
has occurred within the past thIe" years,
md there is, therefore. the hest assurance
not only that there will be the StrictcSt inv
;,trtilitv in the award rs between indl-
yidualS, but that the committee will
not make an award unless articles of a
hi-h order Of merit arc furnished TO the
Vnq0zil.,. The scholarships for the best
editorial conduct OF the MdgGztne" are
E.rrar. OF Louisiana. and Mr.. John l..
Iruchcart, OF Mobile. Ala. These gentle
urm both take the degree of Ma>ter OF
..rt. this session. Mr. Farrar is also the
~lnlc gentleman who received last night
;a- - best d2natcr's medal, bestowed 10y
i., Washington Society.
W. send YOU the list Of graduates so far
81, lhcy hav" been determined. 1t Will
carr, JOY IL many hearts a. the names are
IL !
names 7niSSimq that friends had fundly hoped
fuaritcur. let them remember that this Is
iy 10 means an evidence Of want OF talent
or uf neglect Of study Ii avOunG man fails to
y,l ui> u.liulua 1T the university Of Nlr-
giuia. but tuat li.c standard here IS so high
tnt a student may have fine talent and
AJ.l uttuiilurnt> and Yet l;til TO reach 1t.
-7rDr<rs WHO HAVE oBrAIsED a DIPLOMA OF
GEArrATluS Is Any OF THE sErARATE
SCHOOLS.
Graduutcs in the School Of Latin.-BeDj.
NJ. Amber. Fa,:quicr; CHARLES II. Barnes,
Aluaumi: William II. Boaz, Albemarle !;
Henry Briiugcr. West Virginia; David H..
B,opkr, Ei1hlunnd city; Harvey B. EdmiS-
ton. Missouri: James =. Harrison, Amc-
Ia; Addison lIogc, Richmond city; ThoS.
". Jordan, NewDurn; Thomas NJ. Kin
naird, Kentucky: Holm A. Macon, Pow
iAitai. JSli. Il. NiIsD!i; hng NcoISc sIlcu-
ning W. PrcntiS, University of Virginia !;
George NJ. Smedes, North Carolina; Tkos.
y. scddon. Fredericksburg; John Russell
sampson, Goochland; Eugene d. Saunders,
Campbell; Archibald IL. Taylor, AleXan-
dria: Julian Iuylor, Alexandria ; Edward
VI. Ware, Essex; Harrison N. Whitaker,
IrNuS.
E>@1.ot.S II. French Language and lit
'rat4r>. John Iayior Antrim, Jr., Char
ntt">yIlc; William Henry BoaZ, Abe
marie: John DcButs Cartcc, Salem Will
u.n Golden Dickson, Norfolk; Edgar
Evans DiwiddIe, Albemallc; iienry Lit
Ii"ton kdmunds, Halifax; Charles Earnest
Calf, Washington city; Joshua Joseph
Green, M!>>i>sippi; James Robertson Gud-
-rU, Missouri; James +. Harrison, Jr.,
University II Virginia; John Clark Hern-
Upu, Missouri; Joseph Morris kinniard,
hrntucky; J0nn Alfred Macon, Powha-
|,u: Jc!icl son K. Mason, King George !;
II"nmn@ Webb prentiS, University OF Nlr-
g.ltia: George Carrington Preot, DanVilie !;
John Morris Shelton, Mississippi; Archl-
h,aId II. Taylor, Alexandria; Thomas
Mathews Turner. Goochland Harrison NJ.
Whitaker, Texas.
htuduutes M Gcmun Languages. and
L.,roture-Nhver Perry Baldwin, Balti-
more; John Roy Baylor, Albcmarlc; Jno.
Wright Davis, North Carolina ; George
~',"ntcrgtn Gordon, Alabama; Jackson
Guy. GourhEnd: Addison Hoge, Rich
iHuIm; WIn. Leigh kin>olving, Halifax
Nin. ucny Moore, Baltimore; Lewis
Hamilton Powell. Maryland ; Eugene Da-
us Saunders, Camprcll; Jas. Rind True
heart, Alabama; Edward Davis WASH
"uln", GcGr@la.
Graduatcs in the School Of Modern Lam
9ooyos- (t'rcnch and German )-Bcnlamln
VI =, .,;Iltrr lnIullIpr Charles IL.
Barnes, Alabama Arthur /. Coleman,
'molne; .Jno. Marshall W. Doggett, Rich
!nond: Eob't f. Jackson, Petersburg;
Edmond Jones Lilly, North Carolina
N'u. +. lockwood, Maryland; George
lop"r Thonlt,, Baltimore, Md.
GruduQtcs m the School Of History, LITER
dtur,. un.d Rhetoric j useph Nicholson
Arrest, Westnorciand; Henry Clay Br9ck,
Richmond John NJ. w. Doggett, Rfeh-
mond Wesley Starr Gephart, Baltimore,
Nd; Barnett Gibbs, Yazoo City, Miss;
Ala; James Brown Green, Baltimore, Md;
Joshua Joseph Green, Jackson, Miss; jack
SON Guy, Goochland james McCutchen,
Nick>bilrg, Miss; Richard II. Maury, hui
quuiak, Miss; William Whitfield Miller,
\. c.; Henry Clay Porter, New Orleans,
La; lIenn!ng Webb Prentis, University OF
Virginia; W. Waddy Thomson, spartans-
bur@, ;. c.; William Lowndes Whitaker,
Texas; Moses Langley Wicks, Memphis,
Tenn. ...s....
Gruduut2s IN the Scl,ool Of Chemistry.
John BAILEY Adgcr, Colunl3ia, S. &. :; JAS.
Bowen Baylor, John Roy B,ylor Jr., AL
vile, Ky; Thos. Riddle Edwards, Missis-
sippi jackson Guy. Goocbland Llcien
Guy Ilenebcrgcr, Harrisonbnrg VIM. Cal
yin ,Jarnapin. Macon. MississIupi James