The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-03
.,,,xgy or DIPLOMAS
. rEtsro>'s srEEcH H,oY
>EEA, "a GRAND OCCASION.

-, VIRGINIA, July l, 1870.
l>'l'N>" ',,cnt p,v" Al the University
4 "I"m" - us hrilIiancv az the years 20
,,,., none d" ,.r,enpial is the most bril-"
o.. snt ''.' , w. galaxy Of distinguished
81 ...' If IS 80 ', vs., women, msnly pride and
,. '''',''' ,-s.lI hall galleries. aisles. ami
b.. Au'' stc !, so. But on The other
q l'.arh. '''' .rIJr cu,tom here Of talking
q s''' ... e>rrci>tS, wh'ch mas grown 'u.'
3 '- -...,~;..t.tH'c proportions o"i 'as ''.'
3 80 .,.~> o.4.N all OF Ia" pleasure ". 80
8 "..r,.. u.nI. yonNS m'n '''' VA @No'
81 .'"..' '.,. j.., cater Of bellies and oeauN
81 ."' 49,. nr4riCg Of even me names o.
II ,-.'." IN, ruc>. and dcpriveS those
q =. 49,, the privilege o! a>socla'ihg
n " ,,.,4,,, f,rc> Of the Young Sadu-
q s., ..-.r.,,r ai The faculty Or. James +.
81 =. ''...a,> VITA dignity and grace.
q ..," ,,.,.>.lbr for him. as it would be
s -. =. .rr ,I.c. 20 preserve the slightest
- .,... ,t, d-avcry OF the degree dipIo-
81: , ,r,r. was good degree OF
g.. .'-' ...,,.y apIlllSc ~ Zach name was
'''', "'.' Warn Mr.. Clifford Arnold
Il :, go, .,g.or k.aG George county va. .ooh
= .,....ol.a!'> dlptoma. ms smt'i stature
,.-.arl, -ou HUI appearance seemed
.. mr. ,,urIlhivS Of a'!, ana DC was
.-Ifs;HG rr!o.
,,,gn pr lltrriSon came forward
-" ,...-rt,>. ard appropriate words OF
p..'' ,.......w.,. a profound silence aud n
,"...ul attention, broken only by
/ r.... ro.,g!.rccmCnt exercises proper were
~, - ,'.,och. and there was then re-
an npu- after wh!c1, the alumni as
q I.aD,.!r fnrtr chosen orator, G9nerai
Il Preston. 81 south Carolina, but un'
4 .....a,,,y The tcIlt> aud beauX had occn-
,n.. The scll-, aud the alumni had
9 ,,n5a.-,, & ,'1u iiug during the speech.
) III 49,, 0: course, crowded 10 lis VI
,,.' yr,-t.I'H.
.,.-'e ma, appropriate prayer ny Rev.
H., z Il. Mi:her>po"n. il'n. Is. }. Barbour,
,-,,rI. n, uf tur alumni. introduced tue
.....-,, >,y,rg 'ha' a. Quinliilln bad Sa'u
.,...,,.r,; resented uu( simply an orator,
,...,.r, I',rn. 20 the name OF Preston
,., ont, ul orl'ory. but OF burning pa
.. ...,. General .Iohn ;. Preston had come
....r.p ..l words Of cheer aod wisdom, ana
,H ~ ,ar u?lurprd. ei.tr faces before
,.r. ,.,,. COURAGE" ihtt They would give the
...,rr 81. the alumni their undivided at
.sa.rU.
urlgrt Preston made q characteristic
y..t.-,r&a'r. CLASSIC, earnest, and intensely
I a,,a,Gfc.
~ HGcI columns will scarcely
q, ~! I,nm for Any f.Ior. OF il.
lr,,r.. The men Of mIrk noticed on the
49, .:u ar In Ibr crowd were the Board OF
....r>. ~, Faculty. Hon. Thomas J flrrson
Z md, ',h. Governor !. l.. kemper. Senator
Ta.mr. +. BIy4!d. Of Delaware Professor
Mtlam Is. Rogers. OF PniiaGeipha; W. W.
t.rrorau. E.q.. ct Washington; President +.
g.. Wiley. oI Emory and Henry College;
pr,i,:rui William X. Prndleton, of Bethany
o,,r.,. ". Va: President G.. l.. {. Minor,
o: rflr Virginia Agricultural College; Pro-
lessor Henry rutwlcr. Of AlaJana; Rev.
I,r. T.. sears. superintendent OF the Peabody
Fund; Professor Edward ). Joyne>, late of
Washington aud Lee University, now Of
Vanderbilt University, Nashville; Rev. DR..
Henry {. Alexander, of Union Theological
Seminary Professors L. X Ptice and Harry
| E>tit. OF Randolph. Macon College; President
IT,. VI. Garrett. OF 81. Johns College, Maryland;
CooucI WIIham Allan, president OF Nc
apyuaugh In>rrute, Baltimore; Professors
Il. Powell Grady and Chapman Maupin, Of
8RarnIorr: Hon. X. NJ. r.. Hunter, Hon. B.
II. B,rbour. General, Early, Terry, Preston,
'3T. Il. PAYNE. Bradley I. Johnson. and Ora.
Aam: Professor X. w. Jones, Of Martha
3Nl>biugron College; Professor V. Dlbney,
aDr George r. HARRISON. c. Ed. Rivcs, Esq,
] and Or. Tnom,s Adni, Emuet, of New
York; ". G fveS. r q. OF Boston; Sena.
Tor K T.. Wi'h Is, Judge John A. Meredith,
CocnN John Is. Young, Hon. John L. Har-
@rl,: Dr.. y. T. Bedsoe, OF Biltimore; Drs.
". +. Percy and }. W. NJ. Davis, Of
The United Srl'es navy; Rev. james
A. L.tanc. Res. DR.. T. d. Wither-
spoon, Rev. Dr.. Philip Slaughter, d. B. Luz
c,>. To-. Il Charl"sioHn, West Va; Charles
NJ. Bachlord, Esq. OF Lynchburg; Colonel
+. ". NJ. holiday and Senator K. w. Hun
Ter, OF Winchester; Senator 3. f. Bland. of
MiIaLc>eX; Hon. Marshall Hunger, speaker
Of tie House OF Delegates: Professor Fox,
oiCo.gmblan University and host OF others
loo numerous - III 'ntlun.
Alter The exercises in the hall were over
they mad In e. nj their headquarters. and at
4"c!lck asscln3lcd IN the chapel for bust
LES.
Al Of the nominations for orator made on
Yesterday were Withdrawn, and Professor
William b. Rogers, of Boston, was uRani-
M"u>'! elected orator of the alumni for next
session, aud Colonel +. w. NJ. Holiday was
elected alternate.
lumber Of matters OF interest were de-
pa!"d al length, without coming to any def
ME action.
On motion OF Colonel james II. Skinner, a
committee was appointed to petition the
legislature to make special appro priation
Tor very much needed repairs Ut the Uniyer.
sly.
Governor James L. kemper and Rev. DR..
i. Sears were unanimously elected honorary
members OF the Society Of Alumni.
AT o'clock the alumni marched into the
pubic ball where, on tables running the en-
a'e length OF the hall, was spread the
ALUMNI DINNER.
me tables We're beautifully arranged, the
OIL u lafe gotten up by Mr.. Henry Massey,
u sae University HoteD was a superb one,
aha The vlands of the choicest kind, we'll
served.
bGt II there bad been nothing to eat there
"ou'a have been rich feast in the scene
Meseltec. Al i table on the platform 0ust
.'rI 'front.' OF RaphaePs immortal picture,
ne SCHOOL of Athens y were seated the
rr'>uent OF the alumni (B. j. Barbour,
h>4 " i'nhed on either side by His Excel.
suGy Governor kemper and Hon. Thomas
- hNaTd. OF Delaware while at the same
p,:! sal Hon. K. Al. T. Hunter, Rev. DR..
t W. Slaughter, Mr. Robert Carter of Al.
uGatie' Mr.. hean Of Goocblaud, and Gen
~. to- Mason Graham Of Louisiana--all of the
sasse' OF 1925 or 1926 fMr. Barbour's
n9tS j-Hou. Thomas Jeflerson Randolph,
Su "; ". Corcoran. Esq. Add all through
, "e na' con%r.pt fathers mingled with the
''tSStr sous of the University.
Y. aver re Tue dinner had been amply discussed
.nr. 'n oouf-the best presiding officer on
y usa On occasion whom have ever seen
= ''etiuily and elooupntlv introduead tho