Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-14
tNfJN AND AMERICAN.
UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE.
commencement Exercises Yesterday.
Interesting Address by Hon. John d.
Phelan, Of Alabama.

nth Of che State of Tennessee. In 1885
was founded, Incorporated, and endowed
nder the name of the Davidson Academy.
he same institution, under one name and
mother, has shared the vicissitudes and for
ines of the feeble settlement, the rising
ty and growing State, TO the present day.
he Literary Department includes: 1. The
delegate Department.. 2. The Montgomery
f9ll Academy. Inthe Collegiate D Department
Z AVIS no prescribed course of studies.
Wy student may select the schools he
Ill attend; but he is required to attend at
last thu ee, unless upon the written request
bis parent or guardian, the faculty shall
low him TO attend less than three.
The following are the schools of the Col
sgiate Department: Latin-PrOf. Cunning
,am. -.-r ...-...-.r.-
Z Greek-Prof Willis.
French and German-Prof. Obenchain.
EngliSh-Junior class, Prof. Willis. Sem
or class, Prof. Cunningham.
Mental philosophy and Political Economy
Pure Mathematics-Pro Wharton.
Chemistry and Natural Philosophy
Profs. Yeatman and johnson.
Natural History and Geology-Profs.
Smith and Yeatman.
Engineering.
There are two general examinations Of
each class during the session. These are
carried on in writing, and are held at the
end of each of the two terms. If the an
swers Of student are valued at seventy
five per cent. of the total value of the ques-
tions given in these examinations, be is de-
clared proficient. -.t.r.-r --.-r..--
The examinations for graduation are held
in the last month Of the session, and are
conducted in writing in each school by the
Committee of Examination.
The de .rees conferred in the Collegiate
Department are Graduates in a School,
conferred for satisfactory attainments in all
the subjects taught in any one of the schools,
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts,
Master Of Arts, Civil Engineer.
IN THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
Mai. w. a. Obenchain is the command
ant of cadets. Students from a distance,
and others who desire 1t, are received as
cadets, organized into a military corps, and
quartered in a spacious building erected
especially for this object. Those residing
at their homes in Nashville and its vicinity
are received as day scholars, and, under
proper regulations, are permitted to con-
rect themselves with the military Organi-
cation.
CADET OFFICERS.
Captain-Christian s. Pearce, Maysville,
Ky. ..-.--
wilson county, Tenn; Robert G. Pillow,
Columbia, Tenn; James NJ. Booker, Jry
Lynchburg, Va. ....-
Ser.eants = Edmund A. Tooke, Eliza
BEETHOVEN, KY; John A. Draughon, Spring
field, Tenn; Abner B. Robertson, Nash
vile, Tenn; John c. Calhoun, Palatka,
Fla; Thomas E. Mathews, Plaquemine,
La, Samuel NJ. Poyntz, Maysville, KY.
Corporals = William M. Shultz, Mon
mouth, Ill; j. d. DeGrafenreid, Frank
lin, Tenn; William L. Murfree, Jr., Muir
freesboro, Tenn; Robert L. Trigg, Wash
ingtOn, Ark.
THE MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY
is the Preparatory School Of the University,
and had its origin in the benevolent bequest
Of a late worthy citizen of Tennessee,
whose .hOnOred name it bears, II annually
supplies gratuitous instruction for twenty
five students from Davidson, Montgomery,
Dickson and Williamson counties, Tennes-
see. 1t consists Of two departments
High School and Grammar School, each
having a three gears course of carefully
prepared studies. A. d, Wharton is Prin-
cipal. S. NJ. d. Clark is the Principal of
the Grammar School; j. n. Dickinson an
Assistant; James T. HOgg Instructor in
Bookkeeping; DR.. Chas. K. Winston Sur
geon, and b. r. johnson, Treasurer.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES YESTERDAY.
These were conducted in the Hall of Rep
resentatiyes, commencing at 1920 A. NJ.
Prayer was made by Bishop McTyeire.
doc
rhasius," was by Benjamin Dudley Cock
riIl, OF Lebanon. The Agatheridan prize
declaslR1ion, Lafayette" by William Por-
ter Rafkin, of this city James Allison
Nancy, Of this city, delivered an address.
The Agatheridan society Grafton was de-
Ivered by Charles Stubbins Briggs, of
Nashville. The presentation of society
medals aud the comforting Of society diplO-
mas were done by Gov. Brown. The
medals were awarded to MeSsrs. Cockrill,
Rankin and Nancy. The degree Of Bache-
Ior OF Science was conferred on James
Stokes Frazier, after which he delivered an
oratien: "Our country, past and future"
He spoke of the corruption in high places,
aud said il was artiStically developed in
- 'Sshinaton. ii. Tade Duncan Eve, of
this city, read an essay on knowledge is
Power" and Charles Paine Curd read an
other on 'Fhe Augustsn Period of Roman
Literature"
The following were the
GRADUATES IN THE SCHOOLS:
athemaLics-Edmuhd Arthur TOOke,
of Elizabethtown, Ky; Charles p. Curd, of
Louisville, KY, and c. S. Briggs, of this
city.
Mental PhilOsophy-H. T. D. Eve, of
this city
Latino. S. Briggs and G. P. Curd.
Greek-C. S. Briggs.
French-John G. Mcguire, OF this city;
Robert Granville Pillow, of Columbia,
Tenn; William Law Murfee, of Munrees-
boro, and J ohm Caldwell Calhoun, of Pa
latka, florida.
Englsh-E,win Craighead, of this city;
Christian Sbhltz Peace, Of lMaysVille, Ky :;
Andrew jackson Potter, of Spring Hll,
Tenn; Il. q. Pillow, of Columbia; j. Il.
Thomas, of this city, and w. L. Murtee.
Chemistry--C. S. Briggs and j. Il.
Thomas. The latter was awarded medal
also for proficiency in the classics.
The exercises were iptersper5ed with
music by the Rock City Band.J The at
tendance of Spectators, and particularly of
ladies. was large. Gen. E. Kirby Smith,
Chancellor. and professor of natural histO-
nv and geology, and Ger Busbrod r. john
son, principal of the CO ege and professor
of applied mathematics and engineering
were present and assisted in conducting the
exercises.
The Alumni Address.
was delivered by Hon. d. Phelan, as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen Of the Alumni Society, and
Friends: Most, if not all of you, are aware
that bus very recent intelligence has been
RECEIVED f the death of our chosen orator,
Judge William Yerger, Of Mississ =
Deaths dark wing again has been disp