Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-03
OUR ATHENS LETTERS.
Wesleyan sity-COmmencement Ex-
ercises-Inieresting Reunion.
Correspondence Chronicle


ATHENS, Tenn, May %, 1874.
The morning dawned clear and beautiful.
At an early hour the students and visitors
gathered in the University chapel for the
morning devotions. At o'clock the ex-
animation of classes was resumed. In
Tutor Turner's room the second advanced
Algebra, aud in Prof Bottoms room the
class in Practical Arithmetic were eXamin-
ed in the presence of the Examining Com
mittee and number of spectators. AT 10
O'Clock the standing of the students for the
whole year was read by President Dean.
The President remarked that he had been
gratitied to find the average standing of
the students much higher than he antici-
pated at the beginning Of the term. There
mad been a few violations of propriety and
an occasional deviation from the
rules, but no gross immortality on the part
of single student, had come to the
knowledge of the Faculty. The students
had worked well and had earned their
standing. The report showed that the
President had cause to feel gratified. a
number of students were almost perfect III
their standing, and the standard for all
seemed unusually high.
IN THE BOARD or TRUSTEES,
Rev. j. A. Hyden was elected President
of the Board, Mr.. Henry Jory, of Duck
town Alex. NJ. Presnell, of Knoxville :;
and Hon. n. A. Patterson, of Cleveland,
were elected to fill vacancies.
President Dean is still to be at the helm.
Prof. Bottom, Tutors Turner and Catron,
and Preceptress, Mrs. j. l.. Mann, are still
retained. Theservices of Mr.. J NJ. Goddard
of Maryville, have also been secured.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Callen, of Chattanooga, was
elected Financial Agent, and is expected
TO go Immediately to work. A happy
selection.
AT NIGHT
the Chapel was densely crowded Your
readers will largely be able to Judge of the
character of the performance from the fol-
lowing programme:
Music.
Prayer-By Rev. G. w. Coleman.
OratiOn-"TheC hiefof Earthly Rulers, t"
Jos. NJ. Carter, Huntington.
Essay" Acquisition of Knowledge
Miss Mamie Long, Athens.
Oration-" Unwritten Poetry" Robt. L,
Taylor, Happy Valley.
Grafton" The Bible Pleasant J. Pit
man, Cedar Creek.
Essay" Our Poets and Liberty" Miss
Mamie Remine, Greeneville.
Oration-"The Noblest Work of God, :"
Jas. f. Turner. Liberty.
Grafton" Christianity Carroll S.
LOuBi AluellS'
Essay" Two Voices from St. Helena
Miss Addie Dean, Athens.
Grafton" Labor" Milton r. NJ. Burk,
Riceville.
Grafton" Energy of Mind" Thos. c.
Carter, Huntington.
Grafton" The Hand" Wilbur R. Tur-
ner, Atlanta, Ga.
Numbers of persons turned away, being
unable TO obtain seats. The interest taken
in the exercises by visitors has not been
surpassed. Better order could not be exs
pected. The music of the occasion, fur
nished by the University choir, afforded
very pleasant relief, and most especially
did every one feel grateful to Mr.. bob"
Taylor for conducting in his own mimi
table way his "Singin' Skule.' / would
like to mention each performance sepa-
rately, but will promise all who graduate to
make separate mention of their names.
Alt the visitors seem pleased with the
manner in which the good people of
Athens provided for their entertainment.
Athens is proverbial for this sort of kind
ness, and she is now even in advance Of
her former self i'm this line.
We are all anXiOusly looking to to-mor.
row a. a great day.