Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-05
ALMA MATER.
The Great Gala Day OF the Year in
Lebanon,
Exercises ut cuniber.
land overwhelmingly Gradu-
ates i'm the various Departments
Wise Counsels From Disting uiished


Wise Couhsels From Disting uiished
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To university town like Lebanon Com
mencement is naturally the great event of
the year. All its interests and associations
are so intimately connected with the insti-
tuition of learning, from which its impor-
tance is derived that every man, not only in
the place but for miles around, await with
pleasing antieipations the annual exer-
cises by which the close of the college term
is celebrated.
Yesterday was commencement day at
Lebanon, and representative ofthe UNION
AND AMERICAN was sent there with in-
structions TO make full and faithful re-
port of all that he saw and heard. In the
same train on the Tennessee and Pacific
road were Hon. Chas. w. Gibbs, Secretary
Of State, and Hon. John NJ. Fleming, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and
Judge Ferris, OF the County Court. Gov
Brown and Col. Burch had also been in
yited, but were, much to their regret, unable
to attend. The Post Band was also on
hand, in full force and uniform, their ser
vices having been ENGAGED for the occasion.
On reaching Lebanon, the party were
met by Rev. DR.. Beard, Judge r. l.. Ca
ruthers and Hon. Ed |. Golladay and es-
corted in carriages to Masonic Hall, where
the exercises were to be held. As the car
riages crossed the public square, they passed
between two long lines of students, who
naturally mistook the UNION AND AMER
1CAN man for the Governor and lifted their
hats respectfully by way of salute. The
honor was accepted and recognized with a
majestic or rsanstliar to ha
Masonic Hall was crowded with the in
tellect and beauty of Lebanon-and that
the town can justly boast some of the fair
est women in the land let the susceptible
heart Of many newly-inade alumnus at
test. Seated on the stage were Judge Ma
than Green, Chancellor of the University,
Rev. DIR. Richard Beard, Hon. Robert L.
Caruthers, Rev. DR.. b. w. McDonold, Rev.
Vim. Darnall, Hon. Ed. l. Golladay, the
Secretary Of State, the State Superintend-
ent Of Public Instruction, Major w. d.
Beard, of Memphis, Judge w. II. William
son, FL. \. Riddle, Esq, Col. B. j. Tarver,
DIR. R. L. &. White, editor of the Lebanon
Herald, and few others.
The Post Band having played an air,
Rev. Mr.. Darnell, pastor of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church of Lebanon, In
yoked the divine blessing upon the exer-
eises.
Chancellor Green then addressed the as
semblage and said that for more than thirty
years Cumberland University had been en-
gagged in her great work of education.
Thousands of young men had entered its
portals and borne away its honors, and
thousands more would, he hoped, do the
same.
Remarking that no degree could be con-
ferTed without the concurrent action of the
Faculties and the Board of Trustees, he
addressed the latter and announced that
the following students had accomplished
the course of studies pursued by them and
were entitled to the degrees named:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
j. w. Anderson, Tenn; A. G. Bryan,
Tenn; r. NJ. Hall, Tenn; E. Pillow,
Tenn; X. 5. Murray, Tenn.
Graduates.
BACHELOR oF ARTS.
j. Z. Thompson, Ark; III. {. Bats,
Tenn; Z. w. Benge, Miss; Ii. G. Culton,
Tenn; w. G. Dillon, Tenn; G.. 7. Duvall,
Mo- }. b. Fort, Tenn.;J ID. Fort, Texas;
I. u. Mellow, Tenn; l.. G.. Wayne, Tenn.
BACHELOR OF LAWS.
c. Angler, Ca; Z. A. Angler, Ga; j.
W. Bolton, Ala; w. ii. Briggs, Tenn; G..
w. Boddie, Tenn; T. a. Barron, Tenn;
W. Buchanan, Miss; A. +. Burnley, Tenn;
w. B. Bates, Tenn; Z. d. COchraDe,
Tenn; d. T. Calhoun, Mo-; T. o. Dead
rick, Tenn; A. c. Durdin, Miss; j. w.
DAILY, Tenn; II. w. Elliott, Texas; +. N.
Estes, Tenn; J. p. Eastman, No.; II. Il.
Ledbetter, Tenn; E. Macpherson, KY; J.
J. Mitchell, Ala; Il. McF arland, Texas; b.
II. Moore, Tenn; W. B. Parhan, Ala; j.
B. Reynolds, Miss; w. E. Rosborough,
Texas; j. G. ROsborough, Miss; b. b.
Rose, Tenn; J. L. Rogers, Tenn; w. w.
Ratliffe, Miss; ]. Shelton, Tenn; L. Earle,
Ky; S. Gratland, Ga; A. b. Humphreys,
Tenn; T. E. HARDWOOD, Tenn; g. w.
Jones, Tenn; J. C. Kumpe, Ala; E. J.
Karr, Tenn; j. c. Kyle, Miss; j. II. Low
~, Ark; w. ID. Spears, Tenn; &. w.
Tyler, Texas; II. NJ. Webb, Tenn; w. II.
Wallace, Arb; T. C. Spellings, Tenn; 5.
Waddell, Tenn.
BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY.
d. s. Bodenhamer, Tenn; X. B. Flank
en-, Tenn; ID. II. King, Pa; J. Macpher-
son, Tenn; w. A. Young, Miss
MASTERS OF ACCOUNTS.
p. j. Anderson, Tenn; G. G.. Baily, Ala;
R. W. Binkley, Tenn; j. B. Black, Miss;
Z. ). Bobbitt, Miss; y. z. Cabot, Tenn;
]. I. Carter, Tenn; w. S. Crittendon,
Tenn; 5. T. Fletcher, Tenn; o. NJ. Gerald,
Ga; j. H GOOdbar, Tenn; j. 7. Gray,
Tenn; W. b. Hines, Miss; A. S. Hull,
Tenn; W. G. Hill, Tenn; J. J. johnson,
Tenn; J. w. Kirk, Tenn; L. Keith, Tenn;
F. p. Lowe, Tenn; E. d. Mayes, Texas;
T. Milan, Kansas; j. ii. Nixon, Tenn; j.
W. Page, Tenn; j. j. Smith, Tenn; w. |
n. Sutton, Ga; S. T. Williams, Tenn; II. |
G. WOrley, Ark.
BACHELOR OF TELEGRAPHY.
r. F. Wylie, Tenn. -.-
MASTER OF ARTS.
w. n. Cunningham, Cal; j. II. Braly, |
Cal.
DOCTOR OF DIVINITY.
S. S. billiard Tenn; David Lowry, Mo. |
A formal vote Of the Board of Trustees !
Vas taken and the award of degrees ap-
proved, Chancellor Green closing that pOr
ion of the exercises by saying, with great |
and earneStness, to the graduates:
May blessings follow you through life;
nay each and every one of you be success
'ul in your respective vOcatiOns."
Rev. DR.. Beard, Of the Theological De
then addressed the graduating
,lasses. He said that he looked upon their
uture with deep interest. The great bat
lie of life was before them; it would strain
very nerve and call into requisition every
,ower within them. Their education was
,y no means yet completed. They had
imply learned how to study and what to
tudy. Spread out before them lay
he great ocean of life, but they
TODD as yet among the pebbles Of
he shore. Though they had gathered
ome of these pebbles, the boundless.ex-
,anse, the eternity of eternities, still lsy
beyond. They have now to go home and
commence the work of life. If they pro-
,osed to make education merely means to
IN end, and only a means, that work would
Don be accomplished. But there were
high and holy objects, great and glorious
,nds. If they had determined that the end
md not the means should occupy their
line andenergies, itwOuld be the work of
ife-a life all too brief for what they had
o do, besides looking out for that other
ife of fuller development. What he want
d TO say was, 90 on. Let them leave
he things which were behind, and
70 on to perfection. Their studies
hould not be abandoned on leaving the
University. Alexander Hamilton reviewed
lis Euclid every two years, Jefferson rode
round his farm with some one of the
Incient classics in his hands, and Choate,