Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-24

T. w. Humes, ID. D., President in the
chair. The following trustees were
present:
Rev. Jas. Park, Hon. Jno. Baxter,
Col F. >. Heiskell Hon. G. n. Gibbs,
leJ-oficiO,) Hon. JnO. NJ. Fleming,
ler-oticio,) Or. J. r.. Ludlow, DIR. G..
Deaderick, w. A. Henderson, Hon.
Geo. Andrews, Col. HUI. i. McClung,
Jas ID. Cuwan, +. J. Sanford, Hon. G..
NJ. McGhee, Gen. j. A. Mabry, f. a.
II. Scott Or. Il. p. Eaton, Dr. b. Fra.
zier, Dr. =. H. Smith, Col. Jno. ].
Reese, DR. J. NJ. Boyd, r. H. Arm
strong, II l.. w. Myuatt and VIM.
Rule.
President Humes made verbal re-
port OF the progress of the institution
during the past year, which was very
gratifying.
The President presented the recOm-
ueudation of the Faculty, to the effect
that the degrees he conferred on the
graduating class rs follows: On John
Wesley Elder, Thomas Jefferson Jack.
son, Francis Butler kirkpatrick, Cali
win Morgan McClung, Edward Pearson
Moses, aud William Elgin Thompson,
the Degree Of Bachelor of Arts; on
George Washington Cross, that of
Bachelor Of Science.
Upon the recommendation Of the
Faculty, the Degree of Master of Arts
was authorized to be conferred on Rev.
.. w. c. Willoughby, by an alumnus
ufthe institution.
On motion, the Board went into the
election of Professor of Ancient Ian.
gIag-s and Literature. On the first
ballot Morton W Eastman. Pin D..
WIS elected.
Rev. r. E~peraniieu was elected
Professor If French.
Ebru Alexander, b. A., was elected
Instructor in ancient Languages.
W. b. Payne, l.. w. Philson aud A.
l.. Wakefield were elected Instructors
iu the Preparatory department.
80 IL will br sem that the Faculty
sad ln-'ru 'tur- remain Just tive same
s- AS year.
.F.o'a Dali Chronicle Of the 18th.
Yesterday was the closing day of the
o.mui~ur"mrut exercises of East Ten
'.----- University. and the most inter /
--'.u- It ~i..
Ar S3l O'clock The Trustees met at
the S-cretary'- room, Judge Andrews /
Ia Tine chair.
ON u'tlou OF Col Juo. Baxter. the /,
t--tnr If D. d. was authorized to be
20 nfrd on Rev. Jas. Park Of this !
city, nd thu oi l.. l.. D., on Hon. |
W. r. cooper of Nashville. It'll
T. due 10 the Trustees OF the |
'nIFr,-i;. 20 slate, mat it has |
Rot u~ra their custom to confer /
these uouuEay degrees layishly with
aut regard o.mer!t. The latter degree |
Ina, h.eu conferred only I'm three in !
stances. First upon the late Hon. w. |
.. Reese, once President Of the insIi- /
tuition, anI ,ben on the lamented Judge /
N~!-on aud now on Judge Cooper. !
The degree Of ID. D., has been con.
'-rErd ia the same number of cas e., if
We mistake nor
o ! he Board tuen adjourned to meet at .
% clock A. II. ca Saturday, the 9th .
l.-i, and The members proceeded to
IL" Frankliu House to join the pro- /
ne~,ion from the University to the .
Opera House.
THE CADETS.
The cadets as they marched up Main
street IN command of Col Crawford.
precei-d hythe Turner Band, present
-1 huhly creditable appearance.
They unyrd with q precision Of time
ami &. .,lIinrIV 1ar,nrT r,eut tb.,t ,,.,,,Ij
rg-. ,fonn hrnnr ~ mon '' 81
uurl ,,nra axrariarra ga s,oi,
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+a,. tra FrartIir H. -,
fgcu,tv Alumni and Trustacs ioirad
in ff,,, 'l,...in,, .,,,J ,,,,,.ad d;.na.I,'
~ the bnara ITnn,s orri,.inn $500 -
ehor, IN ,,,.l'.rs ro ,,icin.l, NJ - q
dat. rot,.J.rd .f,.- ,I,.. Cr,.,il ~ e.
inyarrad nr,ler n,.sad -,i,ronoL ~ 80
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eraaicus rcn,, ~. AM ,ri,b w., ~
rferr. arvimps +, a, 6dnor 70 t,o
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Ar ma. ol,r, fror,sr
. prog Hiut "as observed, a. mere
. .o.o'g pIDi,7L ~. ne opening prayer
Wa maze ny Key james Park. After
NUT ,.'' we Lallh G,3iiGIatory was de-
t''e'eu ~ LiHaIu T. Moses, ~ which
ne acquitted lInl7eI WIN cIeult.
a., a ,' IolIo"eu an oralloh by Heorge
y. ~ NI"7-, OF Anderson county, whose
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