Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Reception Of the Governor and State
Superintendent.


Trousdale arrived on
e train yesterday, and were met at
e depot by a number of our leading
liens and conducted to the carriages
waiting. Gov. Porter was taken i'm
carriage drawn by four beautiful
eds TO the residence of Col. c. NJ.
cGhee, whose guest he will be while
tie city. Superintendent Trousdale
; taken to the residence of Mr..
ez Dickinson, who delights in en-
lining visitors to our city.
e Cadets did not turn out in ranks
med and equipped, as was an
lad they would, owing to the
9hower in the morning and the
I1ore rain at the time of parade.
- lumber, however, were at the
an the Governor arrived.
~, IF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Trnsteeal meeting of the Board of
PresideF held yesterday afternoon.
siding. INES was present and pre-
the Board following members Of
d. Portere present: Gov. James
TrousdaIe ix-ofiicio), Hon. Leon
u, ID G9flicio), Rev. Jas. Park;
/ NJ nd. A. Mabry, DR..
H. L. w. Dr. j. X. Ludlow,
ford, Moj. F..natt, r. D. san
Smith, Col. } Helskell' DE- D r.
Scott, DR.. G. i Baxter, f. A: r.
derson g. NJ Nerick, w. a. Hen
p TenbnIe un,hee, Chancellor o..
X. Eek 10 IN T 90. Andrews, w.
Rule. Oluhg anu W M
The President ~, ...,
port showing the in ms an Il ual re-
factory condition. u'Ioh III satls-
The degree of A. --e
on the members of""s coilIeIieu
class of this year. grauu"tihg
BY a vote of the Boa.
A. NJ. was conferred OH ne uegree Oh
James Maynard aud SpL1. " w e., ester ,,i ;
Smith. Pr HOWARD
The degree of l.. l.. d.,
on Hon. A. 0. p. NichconI t,Il,s !
Justice of the Supreme CO.., C me
nessee, and Judge Il. l.. Ca t oa zen u,
Wilson county. heis, oil
Prof. Bradley rendered his -,
ton as Professoro of Geology Si VIA
eralogy in the institution, VIII MIN
accepted. was
Prof. VIM. b. Payne tender ~.
resignation as Instructor in the
paratory Department, which wa
cepted, and s. b. Crawford was elttc,,
to fill the vacancy. u
Lieut.. A. II. Nave of the Uni,
States Army was elected Professor
Military Science and Tactics.
DIR. Park offered the following re
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved, By the Board of Truste
That in transferring Mr.. Crawfo
from the place of Commandant
Cadets to that of instructor i'm the p.
paratory Department, no reflection
intended upon his competency to I
the place of Commandant, and no d
satisfaction is Intended to be express
with the manner in which he has d
his duty in that office.
Col. McGhee, the Secretary al
Treasurer of the Board, presented
report which shows the finarcial co
dition of the institution to be bett
than previously.
On motion, it was ordered that Il
Attorney of the Board be instructed
proceed and collect the amount d
from the corporation of Knoxville
the institution.
A vacancy having occurred in Il
Board of Trustees, Occasioned by d
death of VIM. =. Kennedy. Jno.
Moses, Frank II. McClung and C.
Charlton were nominated to fill Il
vacancy. On the second ballot II
vote stood Moses IL, Charlton 8.
DIR. Park moved that he curriculu
Of the University be changed so as
have a College of Agriculture, a "
lege of Mechanic Arts and Cole,
Of Letters. He moved farther tn
the Professorships except those fill,
today be declared vacant, not inclu
ing the position of Pre-i ltnt, and tn
under the new orgar ilation certa
other chairs should be e. ablished.
The whole subject wa, referred to
committee of five.
Steps were taken to secure gas q
College Hill the ensuing year, in a
eordance with IA proposition from Il
Knoxville Gas Light Company.
On motion the the Board udiournt
20 meet on Friday, June 18th, at 81;
)'clock,
THE ALUMNI ADDRESS,
The Opera House was crowded la
light with the very elite of the city,
being the occasion of the annual a,
lress before the Alumni Association
he East Tennessee University. TT
of the evening were opene
~ prayer by Rev. DIR. Teasdale, aftt
which DR.. Frank a. Ramsey iutrt
iuced Col. Leon Trousdale as an Alum
lis of the class of 1871 who woul
ADDRESS the Alumni on the present o.
,asion.
The exercises of the evening wei
concluded with benedictiou by Re,
Dr.. Teasdale,
COL. MONIES RECEPTION.
At the close of the Alumni address
he Trustees and Alumni were invite
o a reception at the residence of Co
:, NJ. McGhee. Shortly after III
,uests had assembled the Dickinso
Light Guards appeared with a ser,
lade for Gov. Porter. When some eS
client music had been discoursed b
he band the Governor appeared an
n few appropriate remarks thanke
he company for their kindness, bu
himself from an address o
.ccount of very severe hoarsenes.
which almost prevented his speakin
.bove a whisper. The troops the