Wilmington journal., 1875-09-24
Commencementa at Chapel :H,II.

which was formed III the following or
der, headed by the Salisbury band and
followed by the students of the Uni
versity, then the citizens OF the village
the visitors, the students of other in-
I stitutIons followed by the alumni Of
the University, u the Faculty, the trus-
tees, ana the orators for the day. The
line was in charge of Mr.. Hutchings
/ of Chapel Hill as chef Marshal, aided
| by Messrs E. J. Hill, of Daplin. e.
! Caldwell of Greensboro, j. q. Taylor
/ IF Chapel Hill, and A. Arlington Of
! Louisburg The column moved from
the front of South building, down the
Eastern path, filling tue left. around
''the monument" up the Western
path tn the Chapel. which they entered
in reversed ord-t. Here every
thing that taste could do, had been
done, aud flowers and evergreens,
around the tables, and pillars, and
droopcd III graceful fe,toOns over and
D'tWeen the portraits of Graham, Da-
vie. Swain, DR. Caldwell, Mitchell.
Hawks, Manley, Ct stol, Ruffin, and
DIR. Phillips, that i'll the slmiitude of
life, looked down upon the crowded
floor below, from the railing
of the galleries. Seldom has falrer
array of North CaroliHa's proverbial
beauty been gathered inside these time
honored walls, i'll every part OF which
room was more to be desired
than company. The rostrum was oc-
cupied in order, by Rev. Chas. Phil
lips, ID. ID. Rev. VIM Hooper, d. ID.
l.. T.. ID. Governor Brogden, Judge
Battle, Rev. Mr., Redd, Rev, Mr.. Man
gnm, and Ex. Gov Vance. Prayer was
offered by the venerable man Of God;
DIR. Hooper, after which the fol-
lowing opening hymn, composed
by w. A. Belts, son OF your friend
Rev. A. d. Belts, was sung by the
entire audience, led by fine choir of
and PIttsboro.
Great God OF Heaven! +! condescend
To rnt ct thy servants here
Where once worsuipped; Thee again,
We gratefully revere.
&c present while with Joyful hearts
We concentrate tnoW
This ht!lowcd spot, III Thine own nlma,
And to fhy HcrVICe tue.
Favor again o, God! these walls
Where oAce fhy spirit shone;
Send help and W sd IN AMI IN " all
Iie glory be Thine own.
DR.. Charles Phillips then briefly, but
fee.Ingly welcomed the gathered hum
dreds. and gracefully introduced to
them Gov. Brogden.
L caunot undertake 10 give you even
| II resume of TINS or any o the addresses
:nadt. Sntflco 1T to say, that the
Il " ,rnnr Wa, fuilv himself, and an
! quul.tirdIy y p.cdged himself to sup
p ,It pf the :.cw lstItrItIOn 10y every
| m".t,n4 III his lower reServing n saving
c!anec as to pupils, nh>! bespokGfOr II
! the ntl OF all vino Won q promote ex-
! tended aud varied education Man,
If In" Governors points were well
take'; ard met with repeated and
hearty aipD!aIIee. 1t IL to b. rngrrtted
that more of the Governors pnltica
frlcud> We're not present to profit Ivy
MS good example and precept.
Gov. Vance then aro5r, and was at
once greeted with that hearty applause
which bespeuk- the fuyOrlte. We
never saw the Governor speak under
more unus 1umed emotion !; and u mis-
taxable tears stood in his eyes as he
recalled his 14In1a DLnfcr in her priml-
tive glory-her subsequent degrade
tlon, and her present prospect of sue
c.'ss. But Vance must have his joke
and the tears became smiles, by tha
time he closed one of the happiest eff
forts of his life, and introduced Judge
Battle.
Even here, the Judge was still a
lawyer, and the College pedigree was
first detailed to establish it's legitim .cy,
then he lndutged in a short review of
the successive faculties, and closed his
well-prrpared address by few remIn-
icenc s of a personal character.
Rev Mr. Mangum then read the
following beautiful, closing hymn
paid II handsome Grinute to their
author, NJ 5. Spencer, aud truly all
lovers OF Chapel Hi have just cause
to love and revere the ia ne of her,
whose singtoness OF purpose and un-
wiverin5 devotion have done more t.
fec the present promise OF renewed
i.fe than any one cauSa We know, and
as the whole audience with one accorl,
to the glorious tune of Old Hundre /,
jOiueu III t,IIs anthem of praise, W
fear that more heaIts We're returning
thalIks !, tie winter OF Tie words than
to anything more divine.