New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-28
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.

ADDRESS BEFORE TIE ALUMNI-THE DEGREES.
The commencement exercises at Washington
and Leo University Va, held Last week, the most
note worthy being address before the alumni by
the Row. w. L. Jenkin OF Kentucky He referred to the
magnitude work that is before the friends OF higher
education in tho South The census, he said, shows that
not more than one forty OF young Of the white
population between the ages OF Is and % receive
COLLEGIATE education. Hence we have many poor
preachers inefficient advocates dangerous doctors ana
unskilled artisans Three and half millions OF our
population 10 years Of age neither read nor
wte 1t IL that the great majority Of these are
liberated slaves but they have been endowed with all
the pr, egcs OF free men. Against the evils that
arc threatened in the Ignorance and immortality OF
large mass OF uneducated citizens, there ia no pro-
lection except in Christian education, in training schools
colleges, and universities; without this influence the
future full OF evils and full Of horrors Talent IL not
wanting as evident to any familiar with the puohc
speakers OF the country, in every profession orr IN
suons do not need ADLER professors. nor do they so
nueh need richer foundations and end0ynents they
need more students go forth from their halls, and to
exercise tho controlling influence OF intellectual moral
culture In the second place 1t upon the friends
OF education to correct certain misconceptions on the
subject which prevalent The drst OF these confines
education to technical preparation for some one prac
cll pursuit sometimes m -Doble end. Tine man
trained for al the duties or Ire second ms
conception Is that education IN me higher bfdhcMS oi
literature fosters Incidence aud Is drncient
practical results. third misconcepi"n to b. corrected
the fear oi some autSonsn between sceHce ahu fo
yraled rel iOn.
Tne following wero the degrees conferred on Com
mcncement day
PROFESSIONAL.
Chill EngtatsT-J. W Iiei Missouri j. Gad'dan South
Carolina; n. T. Na;tpl iiissJuT H. a. rus Mar! id
J P Rice Missouri; \. II. Tiages, MaIyla4d w. L. webb
Missouri.
Jiag EiginesTJ. Gaislen, South Carolina; H. H. Men
oI,s Nary land 4. II. Tiagrs, Maryland
M lor Of LqI--J a. Blum, hOrtA carolina ~ ~ Mar
H. Virginia; W. RYAN iowa. II. H. sandn North Caro-
liza ". h. Tayloe, Alabama.
AtADEIf.
BrbsoT o. irtsC w. Anderson TENNESSEE W. X lio"le
Vir.nia; b. T.. FOfI, Virginia. =,
1nrr Of Irts-I T. Bocock, Virginia G. 4 Deshon, Ala
bauIa: q. EdmrnGson, Tonnes H. d. halshp ArhansAs
l., i,lst Niftinil "A. 81. q. Tucker, virginia.
HONORARY APiONTgK4,Ih-s'l. LAhs lips.
Yy tho PIesi,Dug-l. l.. DWen. virginia.
III he schools Latin aud Grcek-I W Moseiy Ni-nh
ia tae OF Iatln, Greek, anu Haibehass-J l.
Al.crs, Virginia.
OF Modern Languages, PnDe"liJf
HistOFy-l'. a. ltOJlIicOn, kentu"ky. ..,--- -,
schools Applied Mathematics Natura fhoSopnJt
and Chemlsty-M. >. Hudgina, virginia
lOr Soiolrs.np-J. W. StoAes, Snnth iOllnh
SOung Prize Scholarship -J. ii. Dllari, Var lima.
Cincinnati Grafton A. &c. A DesnOn, NJ a, Alabama
R,bn.0 IeLttIn tbs schools Of Modern i~l a2os
History ard Moral IhilOsoPhy-C ~ Deshou NJ a. Alabama