Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-25
EAST TENNESSEE UNIVERSITY.
RernIar AnnnnI Meetinr nr 1he rrusf.


of Trustees of the East Tennessee Uni
versity was held at the Board Of Trade
Rooms on Tuesday morning at o'clock.
Rev. T. w. Humes, -. d., in the chair.
The following Trustees were present :
Messrs. Maynard, Ludlow, Henderson,
Andrews, Mynatt, Sanford, McCthee, Arm
strong and Rule. Hon. J. NJ. Fleming,
State Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton. who is a member of the Board eX-
officio. appeared and took his seat as such.
The President representing the faculty
of the institution, recommended that the
degree of Bachelor of Arts be conferred on
William +. Sydney Armstrong, Samuel
Barnes Crawford, William Burton Payne
and Romeo Potter Spence, also the degree
of Bachelor of Science on Frank Canning
Bearden and William II. r. Helm, which
was done.
The President then announced the fol-
lowing Standing Committee for the en-
suing year:
Executive COMMUNICATION. r. y. r.
Nelson, Hon. George Andrews, Will A.
Henderson, Esq, r. H. Armstrong and
Col. Jno. Baxter.
Finance COBlnlittee.-Hu l.. McClung,
j. @. Luttrell, and w. X. Eckle.
On horticultural College FdrB1.-Dr. j.
r. Ludlow, Col. Jno. j. Reese, and Hon.
o. p. Temple.
On Natural .ScteRce.-Rev. Jas. Park,
DR.. S. II. Smith, and Jas. D. COwan.
On B,tiLdiRqs and Grounds.-E. J. San
ford, F. A. r. Scott, and r. NJ. McClung.
The President made an encouraging re-
port of the operations of the institution
during the past year and its future pros
poets.
On motion of Judge Andrews, the chair
of Chemistry in the faculty was declared
vacated.
On motion it was ordered that it be re-
ferred to the Executive Committee to con-
slider and to report to the next meeting of
the Board, the practicability of having the
regular professors in the college depart
ment take charge of some portion of the
business of the preparatory department.
On motion the appointment of Mr.. Van
Fossen as tutor in natural sciences was an
nulled.
Judge Andrews moved that Lieutenant
Thornburgh, as commandant of cadets, be
requested to give Governor Brown mill
tary reception at the depot. After some
discussion, it was resolved, in view of the
sad death of General Dewey and the un-
propitious state of the weather, that this
demonstration be omitted,
Hon. Horace Maynard, Col. McGhee,
Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Armstrong, were
appointed a committee to meet Governor
Brown and Hon. w. G. Whitthorne at the
depot.
was constituted chairman cx-officio of the
Executive Committee, and that commit
tee was requested to examine correspond
ence and make recommendations as to fill
ing the chair of Chemistry.
After some other bus mess of minor i'm
portance, the Board adjourned to meet oil
Saturday next at o'clock, p. NJ.
MEETING OF THE ALUMNI.
The Alumni of the University held
meeting at the Board of Trade rooms a
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Rev
Thomas w. Humes, President of the So
ciety, presiding.
wear being in order, Hon. Thomas A. +
Nelson, of the class of '2S was nominated
end unanimously chosen, PRECEDENT.
r. c. Harms, of the class of III was elect
ed Secretary.
B On motion Messrs. w. a. Henderson,
O. Deaderick and Sperry Howard-Smitl
were appointed a committee of arrange
ments to provide for the delivery of IL
Alumni address by Hon. w. c. Whit
horne.
The Society then adjourned to meet
Mr.. Perez Dickinson's after the commenc
ment exercises to-day.
,Hne usual reception will be given Il
Alumni by President Humes at his res
dence this afternoon between the house
and O'Clock.
The Address 20 the Alumni.
We were glad to see so full an attendan
of our citizens at the Opera House Ia
night to hear the address of the Hon.
G.. Whitthorne to the Alumni of the Ea
Tennessee University. Many of the AluI
nj, with Hon. Thos. A. r. Nelson, the
President, occupied the platform.
Gen. WhitthOrne took as the subject
his address his experience during the thi
ty years of actice life, since he left
lima Mater in Knoxville. We of couI
cannot give even an outline of his addr'
which was lengthy, but entertai
ing throughout. His sentiments we
quite liberal and natural a
the lesson of his life as put forth
his own words, strong levidence of gre
progress in our civilization. His ret
spect of thirty years was full Of INTEREST,"
facts we would like to give.
He concluded with some good advice
the students before him and grace
compliment to the ladies whose presel
he could not fail TO notice.
GOV. Known IN RNOXVILLE.