Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-06-23

as his subject. Ease of movement anc
magnetism of manner were conspicu.
Gus Ia his delivery and he went quick.
| ~ TO his subject. In freedom and ease
OF position he was the equal of any OF
the class. We could not resist the be.
lief that he felt trammelled by the
duty of adherence to his manuscript
and the temptation TO disregard its
limits in the ardor of his effort, made
it necessary to look occasionally tc
his prompter. Evidently Mr.. Cleague
will make an earnest and efficient
speaker.
Mr.. Henry E. Horne, of this coun-
| ty, took for the foundation of his
speech the latin phraze, Dunn ViUineus
Virian1uS. HIS effort was without
any attempt at display, but was meri-
torious in its plain and practical sug-
! gestions. His infections were right
good and if he had spoken a. little
louder his speech would have been
better appreciated. He received from
/ fair hands an avalanche of flowers.
Honor to our working mer, was the
subject chosen by Mr.. Frank T. Barr,
of Abingdon, who the last of the
speakers. He was admirably self
possessed and dealt somewhat more in
the descriptive than the previous
speakers. His gesticulation was abun-
dant, but was forcible and suited 70
his emphasis which was excellent
He will make a speaker with less
effort Than usual.
DR.. Wiley announced that Isaac A,
Burris, full blooded Chickasaw In
dian, who had graduated as a Bache-
lor of Science. would by special request
deliver an Grafton. He had been at
the college for six years and spoke
English with tolerable plainness.-
Labor Onlnid Hincet, was his subject
and he spoke without embarrassment
and in measured accents, which added
to, rather than detracted from, its
efficiency. The speaker was tall and
athletic, with eyes and hair of match
less jet. His whole person was that
of our ideal type of physical perfec-
ton. He said many good things and
the ladies paid him in flowers.
In addition to these speakers the
degree of y. B. was conferred upon
d. II. Atkins, Chas NJ. Brown, SamI.
II. B. Dunn, Thos. NJ. Cecil, V. V.
Harden, D. w. Humphreys, Henry
{. Stuart, G. G. Williams and G. w.
Wilson. Isaac A Burris and Chas.
L. Davis received the degree of Dache-
ior Of Science.
The degree of 4. NJ. was conferred
upon Daniel Arlington, r. H. Parker,
Thos. &. Nolan and Thos. w Hayes.
And the degree of HonOriS Cuusa on
Rev. w. H. Moore, Alexander Craw-
ford, aud Ro W. Douthat.
Mir. Thos. n. Cecil then delivered
the Valedictory Addresses and the
fact that he had the frs. honor will be
sun :ent warrant for our asoc-..:o.
that his addresses were very good,
The Literary adrcss before tie
two Societies was Chen delivered by
Prof Jno. L. Buchanan, who an
mouuced as his subject YOURSELVES"
1t was a most happy admixture o.
fact and fancy, Of wit and information
It's conceptions were fine and its fer
tility of thought and research was such
as to refresh an already wearied au-
dience. It was carefully written, but
had been so carefully nemorised that
his manuscript was scarcely res0rted
to at all. There was little of the re-
hearsal in the manner of its delivery,
and this. we presume, was inevitable |
from the pressure of official labor, !
which left no time beyond that which |
was barely necessary for those other
features which were so nearly perfect |
ed. AS it was its delivery was far su-
periOr TO that of the usual reading, and |
the whole address was one of the very |
finest we have ever heard at that Col |
lege FROM the most celebrated men.
The Medals were awarded by Hon.
John GOOde and Prof. Jones, of GA
Mr.. PEBBLES, of Tennessee, received the
Robertson OratOIical Medal and also
the Collins Medal for the best writer
The Science Medal was, by Mr.. Selden
Longly, awarded to f. S. Maloney, Of
Tenn. The Mathemati-
cal was won 10y G. l.. Davis, of Ga.