New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-18

ADDRESSES BEFORE coLLNGE socEE1cs-coNiEaf
n ORAfORY.

n ORAlORY.
FrRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TiIE rRiEt NJ
SALEM. Va. June 16-The Commencement
exercises OF Roanoke College opened Sdnfay nownF
with the Ea.elanrcae sermon by the Rev :. Doher,
\ NJ OF washiu ton. y. &. HIS theme vas, Tn IIu-
taan Conditions IN Their Relation 10 the Divine Iafoi-
,r.s" Ga sunday night the Y ". g. i. Of the College
wa, sdtr.-cd by the Rev D. suns h. D., OF Bristol.
Tenn. who spok upon "Sslv tol Prlcee, n upon me
Gro.nd Plan saving Man through Hun"n inSli'imen-
IA u.s." Large audiences st.uall these oxerc-s Last
night the contest the me'l Ia OTafDIy va wit-
messed by crowded audience in al" new Town Hat
After PRAYER by the Rev. Dr. snlns the contestants L.
livcrrd addresses IN the following order: Geor;o T..
atkins Featuchy &" The Ace ~ Chvay ~; ?. y ETler,
s,iuta carolina. The VA Ia hxcciichr' NJ p Nth-'
VII a " John Buuvau - &. &. Minor, icuuf ss,c,
~ ,.rhn;nous F.me;s T. e. ulnsarou-l. virginia,
"Sscssslty for tSed Aim IN Ilej HA-hs bii,yf'i'
Wig H. Individual 'naractcr; =. \ FOWL t,h-
ue.sss tn. Tr7se Biars OF National ProSD. NY lh'
Committee 81 lTi-,en. j. L. IAlor ti4 - ls.N-
gina, ana tie Rev Z. Baton - New ''rd IA
favor % Ir .ius;~ Di.3ri % NH-iii' ~ ~, ~ -,
nl.,.al then presented ~ tie nam w LIS >i1 IN
Ye-teraay riucs,iyi. al ii H. m the nn,l address be
T. Bolton q; -eeca County y. \. LIS o;-1ioa IN
al,. = ries and practical dseonrse the Il menrs
% i,'n - Emo n Is5 LIZ, INT eSos = :
siocxrla.e Texas addressed the Literary Societies
TIE coMMEScEaENT ExEncIsEs.
To-day vas Commene..u. ut Dag. Tie han in which
TIC loon pace ~ All Az fi4.A t'A Az
,,r- seeking aduAttanse rhe pr0gI or lie dag
vas a. follows
Lain ~aluatory ,T7rI Honor by " J. sn,sh M-rya"f
G,rnSn OrLiiou Glass Da,4ncunn, o. B. 3 hro'i Nslh
raernaiioaiI Congress, BY Il. DIl4rl, yr dn.a
co@duc.iion ~ ; = ii.-i.rii,.'.' ' ~ i'' ,-, ,+,
Fbspn. BY - *. M0se sal Vr-1.LA-
IT, 81 A IT, ; p; e y -, pr eist Si;ut,
I.gny 81 Labor by g :. Hart OH. . .
Trr Prr.ant CvntaTy, by &. G. 'i.i.'-o1 - Virginia
1..!iu NaT..re. ~. -H-iL N.Etl tagutAa.
c,nsnts u racilot 5l4aa.i, ~ O.. l. Atkir i n
rlraas Points In Life. BY G V. mitchell. virginia
.s, y 0-ss i. IS G. =. ,leaves vr-in'a
Ed y Human ,a'cy BY 4. ~: Hai1a r. is.'i..'-
ie.ofy irss icnorl. BY Z =. Roinor rs.4s.
These yonc gentlemen ully sustained tie reputation
o. Roanoke College a scaool ~ OrTrry. The cegree
Of \ b. W as tlen conferred the q .lntns c4ss No
honorary degrees were conferred except LEt OK
l. H. on P.uf. E. J. Dreher Of Newberry Col
lcse g. C.. aad Cnas. \. jenkins OF WesS Virginia.
Tao lIor seems be OF the Opfni0n that d Ds and
fl. b e are becoming coHmon- The gold medal ia
mathematics was presented hy Prot = C. . es 10 7.
Mare q. TeAncsaee the Greek nct&l by Rev Prof j.
T. Miller ~ s,tun;on, Va, % :. K. Crcvdsen OF Ken
tncIy; the llunni medal IN metaphysics by William Ne
Csney esq, to L. 4. Rcdner 0f Texas. tIe First Honor
man OF tho class THIS gentleman took the Greek and
Nath,lnat!cs ucdals in the preceding sessions. he
thus takes tsr Donors Ex-Gov. Stoesdaie preaeuGed
the Sophomore English prize % J. d. Fray of NiFsni.
and Gen. j. C. Taylor til sopAoaiOre essay prize ~ l.. T.
Smith OF Tennessee.
During meetings he'll by the AluhEi and Triistses
PrOfs. r C. BI3e. j. d. Dreher. aud J. T. Clabtrce aud
Me-srs Vim. MeCanley and J. W Palmer were appointed
Committee % Alani devise plan for general
union Of tie former STUDENT. the ColleEe daring next
Cou.nsnecncnt their plan he submitted 10 the several
rsui.s during the Sumner, WITH request Tor ter CO.
operation. Juhns ID. Drcher, \ NJ, WA elected fro
f,.., ~ Engish LanI-e and Literature, az 4 also ap-
polite Financial Seer.fIry ~ tn tOIs 70. j. Graz
tr., a L.. elected A-s-i prfr-survi Languages
tn ie-c library b,rn incresscd about 1000 yo
past year.