Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-11

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Partments-O0nferrin Of Honorary
Degrees-AddreSs 10 the Law Gradu-
ates-The Most Successful Year in
the History OF the University.
Special to the Union and American.
LEBANON, June 30, $50 The Com
mencemeDt Of Cumberland University
took place to-day, the weather being fine
and everything propitiOus. The exercises
came of at Masonic Hall, which by ten
O'Clock, was filed with an elegant audience.
On the stage, were the Faculty, Trustees
and distinguished visitors, platforms on
each side being occupied by graduating
classes Of the various Departments.
Brief Introductory remarks were made
by Chancellor Green, and prayer offered by
Rev. DR.. Proyine. The Chancellor then
read the names Of gentlemen On whom it
was proposed to confer degrees, the trustees
having by rising vote acquiesced. The
Chancellor proceeded in the name of the
/ Cumberland University and blythe authcri-
~ vested in the faculty and trustees there
Of to confer the degree Of
BACHELOR OF ARTS
On the following: Waller c. Anderson,
Tennessee; John D. BTaly, Tennessee;
Herbert W. Grannis, Tennessee; James W.
Helm, Kentucky; John E. Matthews, Tex
as; Anselm 3. Murray, Tennessee; Robert
V. Atkisson, Tennessee; John Bryan, Ten
nessee; o. c. Hawkins, Missouri; James
NJ. Hubert, Missouri; Arthur Low, Ten
nessee; James NJ. RosbOrougb, Texas;
Patrick Il. Southall, Jr., Tennessee; John
w. Melton, Tennessee; Henry G. McCOrd,
Tennessee.
BACHELOR SCIENCE.
Frederick S. Hyde, Tennessee; John A.
Smith, Mississippi; Thomas NJ. Walton,
Mississippi; william L. Mcfarland, Mis-
sissippi; Walter C. Caldwell, Tennessee;
W. I. Nixon, Tennessee.
BACHELOR LAW.
Benz. BectOn, Alabama; John 7. Biyens,
| Mississippi; James Burkitt, Mississippi;
| James W. Helm, Kentucky; John E. Mat
| thews; Texas; Anselm B. Murray, TenneS-
! see:> Robert Y. Atkisson. Tennessee; John
Bryan, Tennessee; o. Q. Hawkins, Missou-
! ri: James NJ. Hubert, Missouri; Arthur
| Low, Tennessee; James NJ. ROsborOugh,
| Texas; Patrick II. SOuthall, Jr., Tennes-
| see; John w. Melton, Tennessee; Henry
| O.. McCOrd, Tennessee; John W. Crouch,
| Alabama; Thomas j. Fisher, Tennessee;
| William F. Herrin, Oregon; Sam r. Hen
| dersOn, Texas; William p. Howell, Ten
nessee; George Sydney Inge, Mississippi;
! Thomas B. Kelley, Tennessee: John j.
| Milliken, Kentucky; John NJ. Moore,
! Texas; Benz. F. Payne, Georgia; William
| D. Perry, Mississippi; Jasper A. Bates,
| Tennessee: James =. Brown, Tennessee;
| Temple Bowling, Kentucky; Wiley ii.
/ Clifton, Mississippi; Henry A. Finch, Mis-
sissippi; Daniel NJ. Hodges, Alabama;
| William II. Holland, Texas; John II. Hen
| derson, Texas; William Z. Jones,
Arkansas; William B. Lamar, Florida;
Alexander F. Moore, Mississippi; Charles
W. Morril, Tennessee; Ferdinand S.
| Mars, Kentucky; Andrew Price, Tennes-
/ see: John Prewitt, Mississippi; Elliott P.
Roberts, Tennessee; Richard II. Shelby,
! Mississippi; William j. Shelton, Tennes-
/ see: Lillard Thompson, Tennessee; G. W.
D. WitherspOon, Tennessee; J. L. f.
Pirtle, Texas; William a. ROane, Missis-
sippi: Jefferson Il. Seattle, Alabama; John
Sanders, Kentucky; William NJ. Wood
cock, Tennessee.
BACHELORS OF THEOLOGY.
David A. Bingham. Tennessee; John W.
Elder. Illinois: 5. ). Patterson, Tennessee;
William G. Dillon, Tennessee; W. 4.
| Maxey, Tennessee.
MASTERS OF ACCOUNTS.
Thomas A. Bell, Z. 5. Bobbitt, W. E.
| Caldwell. ". II. Dodd, ". T. Franklin,
William D. DrapieI, W. Garrett, J. II.
! billiard, J. T. Lesten, E. S. Manning, j.
| T. Morgan, W. J. PlUmmer, B. f. Strange,
J.J. Wilson, s. E. Bigham, F. P. Burns,
John f. Collier, I. II. Eatherly, c. T.
Steed, Harry B. Gray, Il. Il. Grove, J. r.
| joyce, NJ. D. L. Martin, d. W. Mcneil,
A. o. P. Nicholson, William Shenault, J.
P. Taylor.
BACHELORS TELEGRAPHY,
Thomas a. Gaines, NJ. F. NewsOm, j.
w. Steel, @: 5. Clayton. The following
HONORARY DEGREES
were conferred:
Master of Arts. L. Russell, Thomas
J. Middleton, ". j. Darby, Samuel P.
Wright.
Doctor of PhilosOphy-Wm. a. Smith,
| George S. Blackie.
Doctor Of Laws-Gen. Alexander P.
/ Stewart. Col. Vim. c. p. Breckenridge.
/ Brief and appropriate addresses were
/ then made by ii. Y. Riddle, Esq, Col. Il.
! J. Taryer Capt. Andrew 3. hartin.
Col. Breckenridge, who was on the stage,
! accepted the degree Of Doctor Of Laws con-
| fsrred on him in an eloquent little speech,
referring very gracefully TO the alma Mater
which had adopted him as her son, and
making a touching allusiOn to the soldiers
of the Commonwealth Of Tennessee and
/ Keutuckv--COmTades IN arms and alter
| wards in adversely and misfortune. The
| audience was then dismissed. This closed
/ one of the most interesting and successful
commandments in the history Of Cumber-
| land University.
The chief event Of the whole commence
| ment was the
/ ADDRESS To LAW GRADUATES
last nieht. Col. w. &. p. Breckenridge,
of KeHtucky, for over an hour, held vast
audience entranced by the power Of his
! unrivalled GlCguCnce. The address was
! foil of profound thought, touching patho5,
| and was universally acknowledged to be
the finest OratoTical effort in Lebanon for
/ years. 49,. g
This afternoon at a business meeting Of
! the Alumni AsSOcia1Ohs SLtAS MCI6 GahOL
20 raise funds to complete
CARUTHER's HALL.
| Much enthusiasm and earnest determine
ton on the part Of the Alumni to push the
| enterprise to a successful completion. Gen.
! Howell f. Jackson, Of jackson, Tenn, was
| elected TO deliver the Alumni address at
the next commemorative. Z. Ii. Bell,
| of Missouri, alternate.
! General regret was expressed at the aO
| sence of Gov. Porter and staff, and zen.
| Pennvpacker, who were expected.
The year just closed has been one OF The
most successful in the history Of the Uni
yersitv. The catalogue shows three hun
dred and ninety-One students in attendance
uDon all departments The whole number
of Graduates is one hundred and two.
The Commencement exercises OF Leoa'
non Female College come of tomorrow
morning. There will be graduating essays
and an address by Rev. William Shelton
D, D.. of Nashville. r. L. Z. w.
POLITICAL.
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