The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-21

AND MARY CoLLEGE-TfIE EpEECHEa
AND cEREMoNlEs-FINAL CELEBBArsoN
OF TIE PHOENIX LITERARY soCIErY- :.
& CoNFERRING OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STU
DENTS BALI.-THE. MISE LIGHT, IN
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Special Correspondence of tile Richmond DIapatc,,.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, June ~, 1872.
tld William and Mary has once more
opened her doors and sent forth to the world
her chosen champions. From the days In
which the boy hero, with bis rifle i'm one
@nd and the surveyors stat In the other.
wciit forfl, from her walls on his mighty
career TO return With the applause of nations
circiinG his laurcled brow : from the days in
which her SONS laid aside the gown of the
student TO clasp the sword of the warrior In
defence Of the liberties born within her
halls, she has never efs,sed to send forth
yearly her share OF the great and good meu
who have ever guided the destiiies of this
nation. -. ~ tsaiss y ,ss,,as snolt
The commencement exercises Of this old
institution were opened inthe chapel of the
college yesterday: AInotg those on the
stand ] noticed General III. a. Wise. Judge
w. w. Crump, Hen, DANES Lyons, Key. Dr..
Woodbridge, of Richmond; Hon.. Tazcwell
Taylor, Hugh Blair Grigsby, Rev. DR.. Bar
ten, OF Norfolk; General W. b. Taliaferro,
Judge j. +. 9cweii, and other prominent
gentlemen ofthe State, ail warm and devoted
friends OF the old college 49,. ~.
The exercises were opened by the intro
duction of Mr.. i. M. Boyden, or Virginia.
the final orator Of the Phoenix Literary
Society. Mf. Boydcn's subject was .'t.The
Nineteenth Century," 1t being verycDin-
prclcnsivc theme, the speaker was COMPELLED
10 take wide vew which he did. lie de-
tailed ut some length the rise and progress of
tic arts and sciences, the various discoveries
and inventions of the present age, with their.
applications to the practical works of man
and the advantages derived thercfroIn. He
spoke at length of the various systems of
philosophy and religion extant, their cause
and effect, and showed that great revolutions
usually spring from theory of ideas. He
then contrastcd the rise and progress of the
arts and sciences with the decline and retro
cression Of morality and religion. Gone of
the most infallible signs Of the depravity Of
the timcs,' said the speaker, '''is the great
effort being now made to give the ballot to
woman, as it would forever destroy that
dcIicacy and refinement between the sexes
which is the only safeguard to social mppi-
ness" The young speaker acquitted himself
most crcditably, and was listened to with
great interest by the large assemblage present.
from whom he received frequent and, hearty
applause. .,.' I'D.
The next speaker was Mr.. X. S. jones, of
North Carolina, who delivered the address
10 the graduating class. His subject was
" Man and his Facilities" and although The
speaker was called OH unexpectedly, with
little time to prepare, he handled his subject
in a most mastery manner, and won FREE
ullcnt applause from his audience. 1lis de-
livery was remarkably good :. 4,s,r
MIR. J. w. Turner then came forward, and
on behalf of the Phoenix Literary Society
presented to Mr.. Z. M. Boyden gold medal
us the best dcbater, and silver one to Mr..
Il. $. Jones as the best csSlyst.
Certificates of proficiency in the various
schools were then presented TO many of the
students by President Ewcll; after which
the degree of A. n. was conferred upon Mr..
j. Wilmer Turner, of Goochland county, Va;
that of A. i. upon Mr.. Il. w. Go0dc, of
Missouri; and that of Is. Z. upon McsSrs. G..
w. Wharton and Z. NJ. Boydcn of Virgil
mia, and Il. S. Jones Of North Carolina.
The degree of LII. ID. was conferred upon
Hon j. Randolph Tucker, Of Virginia.
After the comforting of the various de-
grccS, the Rev. DR.. Barten, Of Norfolk, who
had been selected to deliver the annual adj
dress to the alumni, was introduced. and
dclivcrcda most impressive and eloquent adj
dress. His subject was "Thc Culture of the
Beautiful" and was rcplcte with clIaste and
b,urtiuI thoughts, and Astounding in SMILES
of touching beauty and Impressive solcni-
nifty. . -..
Inc vaodictory address w;,s delivered by
Mr.. f. w. Goodc, of Missouri, who arrived
Il few days ago from his home iii the far
West. This gentleman was appointed to
deliver the valcdictory address ut the last
session, but was prevented from doing go by
an untilncly circumstance. lie laborcd I'M
der several disadvantages on this occasion,
owing to fatigue and having to leave out
several portions of his address on account of
the length of the other proceedings. With
all this, however, he acquitted himself most
handsomely, and won the approving smiles
OF the fair Sex and the cnYiOus glances Of his
comrades. .. ,s,
The exercises were concluded last night
by y grand ball, given by the Faculty of the
| college. 1t was, as balls always are, .whcrc
youth and beauty meet" kept TIP till lnorn's
| bright ray warned some of the bellies that
"g;,siight green" looked CHASTITY Ivy day. BY
the way, can there bc Il more Gnchantin.
sight than the soft unduatory movements
| made NV waves on waves Of bright "iilu
sion" of every shade and hue flowing
around the fairy forms of the lovely wearerS
| like wrcatls OF fleccy clouds floating, curling
dancing to mtIsic's hewitching strains
making ourpoor reporters brains as dizzy as
ship at sea? If he were dnJdi at doscrip
ton he might attempt to enlarge on the pre-
yailinw style of costume. but as he does no
| wish to he diSrcspcctful to the clergy (wht
| were present in full force) he will forlcar
| only rcmarking that there seemed to be pre-
sent on the OCCASION new "Ecumenc;l
Council" composed of the fair scX of tbi
| diocese alone. .slIotild Darwin he right il
| his theory, the ladies may find it difficult tt
determine to what race the dromcdary be
longs. 81 t.-.. ,..a
| Yesterday being their regular drill-day the
"Wisc Light Infantry" Captain X. \
Wise, were inspected by w. b. Taliaferro
and III. A. Wise, both Of whom made shor
speeches to the company. The latter, in thu
course of his remarks, turned TO Genera
| Taliafcrro and said: II believe, sir, i gave
| YOU the first position of any prominence yo,
| ever held, and that was to hang John Brown
| which you did cflect,lally and now, sir, yol
arc going to vote for Horace Greeley, TIT
man who sent John Brown down here
| After the addresses the company was drilled
on the spacious green in front of the court
house, and elected many compliments TO-
| their soldicry bearing, discipline, and pro
ticiency in drill.
| The Board of Directors of the Eastern
Lunatic Asylum met yesterday for the pur