The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-30
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FRIDaY..................J JUNE 80, 1871.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
IS LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIR
CULATI0N OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS OF TILE CITY. ....--,
VIRGINIA NEWS.
LETTER FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
Farther Particulars OF Wcdncsday's
Proceedings.

The Law bogus list which we sent you by
mail and telegrapacd you to suppress, turns
out to have been palmed off on one of the
reporters, who carried it to our old friend,
the veteran newspaper man, James Alex
ander, ESQ.,, from whom we took 1t in the
fullest confidence, az he ia (and has been for
years) the printer of the official list Of grad
uates. GWe published both lists. The last
was Of course correct.
The audience tonight was even larger
than upon any previous evening. and the
lawn presented an even more brilliant dis
plly than ever before: AS one stood on
the rotupda steps and gaZed on the gay
throng the scene was indeed inspiring.
We wonder that some sentimental reporter
does not produce poem upon 1t. The
calcium lights m king the lawn as
bright as day, the music stand decorated
with transparencies and Chinese lanterns,
the long procession OF the beautiful bellies
leaning on the strong arms OF handsome
vouths-the couples Oh the long-tamed
"TR1ANGLE" slowly promenading or sitting
on the grass in retired hooks, while no light
save that Of the pale moon bcamed upon
them, 1--WE wonder if they would not have
liked to have excluded her light rs well as the
calcium from the Triangle s)-the brilliantly
lighted parlorS of the houses OF the profess
-.
Virginia hospitality for which they have
been so long famous, and the promise uous
crowd of =" old folks" small boys, bright
little girls, Fifteenth amendments" ETC.,
who hung around the music stand, COM
bined to form q scene rarely equalied in
dramatic effect, and which might we'll in
spire the poets Tyre or the artists pencil.
Soon the scene chanSes-the band leave
their stand, the lawn is soon deserted by
its gay promenaders, and, as your cores
pondent comes to his room to work on
cory for your printers, delicious music
from Stringed instruments, land the pattering
feet of merry dancers, fall upon his ear, and
are continued during the liye-long night
or ut least until we lay aside our work and
seek in drcamland much-needed repose.
We did not accept the courteous invita-
| ton Of the managers to attend the ball, and
canuot, therefore (eyen if we WOuld), graf
| iiy the curiosity of your fair readers to
know what ladies were there, and how they
were attired; but we may say that the cos
tunes which we saw in the public ball and
on the lawn were gotten up in the highest
| style of art and without regard to expense,
and we were not surprised to hear dis
tiuguished visitor from great city say: Z"
have been grieviug over the poverty Of Viz
ginia and the South, but after gazing on
these splendid costumes and this brilliant
scene, ! am inclined TO thiuk that there is
life and plenty in the old land yet" -
We said we did not accept the invitation
to the ball but we did accept a waiter OF
good things sent TO our room at l O'Clock,
while we were busy on copy, and we can
testify that however the rest Of the pro.
gramme may have passed of, MIR. Massey
did his part most admirably. He is also to
furnish the Alumni dinner. '.l
By the way, the Alumni are here in
great force "a gathering Of the clans, not
"classes," as the telegraph people made
me say the other day, such rs we have not
had since the war,) but they are SO much
occupied in visiting old scenes and reyivina
| old friendships that it is very difficult to
get them to attend the meetings. of the
society.
We had this evening 4 very animated
meeting, at which some fine speeches were
made and some important measures dis.
cusscd but we will not anticipate the final
action of the society on these questions.
The Board Of NlsitOrs-all Of the mem.
bers save Col. Marmaduke johnson being
present-have had daily meetings, and have
attended to the usual routine OF business.
which is OF little general interest, though
very important to the welfare Of the msti-
| tuition. They have {at the suggestion of the
| Faculty. established eleUen Scholarships
two in law, two in medicine, two in civil
engineering, and five in the academic de.
pal tmcnt, Ito be distributed by the Faculty.
rhe recipients of these scholarships are to
be selected from young men from the
schools and colleges Of the country after
searching competitive examinations. These
exempt the recipient from all fees except
| rOOm-rent.
| The board declined to change the time
of opening and closing the session, on the
ground that to put the commencement on
the 10Th Of June would interfere with har.
vest, and prevent the attendance of the
Alnm"' '"'e 'ao f"i uiers. ALUMNUs.