The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-24
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,,,o,,,ncnc cement exercises proper were
,ronr6 with Nrarcr ny tr. fend'et"n, t"i-
t',; u, announcement oS class distiuc-
,;,r, y, General q. W. {. Lee and PROBES
>nr s. l.. Nelson.
nv, cincinnati oration was delivered hv
49, nrshon, of ilahama. This honor
'',,,rtrd to the best scholar Of the @radu-
,:,.r class. and. of course, the best
n,,I,r II last year IN Washington and Lee
,,.,,.r>iiv. this gentleman Wa able 10 cdifv
H.. bearers, n he did. His subject was
.,Tbr Personal Status oi Woman" and
rr-hf we'll was it handled.
,itnr the Cincinnati Grafton certificates.
di,AomaS. and university degrees were con-
f,rvri ~ follows:
PROFESSIONAL DEGREES.
r,,il Engineers: VI. :. lludgiuS Virginia. j. NJ.
Enl,nsrn, Louisiana,
ri1ch.l"r> Of Law; u. ". Ectiis. South Car"'ina
D. l. t.tmr'N'. \ir.tnta: G.. \. ifcSll"n, Alahania
n. s. Z. Tucker, VIRGINIA: NJ. $. Bradley, Kentucky
g. T. Chamberlain, Mississippi: ". W. H. Harris,
N!r-tuia. Harold Walsh, Maryland.
ACADEMIC DEGREES.
Bachelor or Science: NJ. s. ilutgins, Vtrgini,.
G'rhcl"r Of Arts: W. Il. Roc"ck, Nirl.iuia: W. +.
,.,ucr. Nest Virginia; ". G. Lee, Nrrimia: l..
W," s%"r vSrns ii. H. "s<rI LOUIS Louisiana m
=. ", Stokes. south Csr"'lua.
Master OF Arts: ". Il. E"wiC, Virginia.; j. H.
DNIaIri. virginia; :, Z, Morolnrd. Louisiana.
HONORARY ArruESTMESTS.
Enthusiastically the President: J. Glenn, Mary
l.nl. In the Schools Of Latin and Greek T. W
smith TrNa<. la The schools of Latin. Greek md
U,innma,ics: ". :. CurrcN soul, Carolina. In tEs
>,nurr- al Modern Languages. Moral Philosophy
.r! lcttrs, aud History: 4. Sy,'vnS'rickcr
,attr>, Natural Philosophy, and Chemistry: r. :
.ntwlir7. Etrcinfl. Taylor triIc Scholarship: !
Namns rtl >ch"Iar,hip: r. l. M"'', sHmorx. %ir
-.Htt. cincinnati Grafton. 1877: j. ii. billiard, NJ
T.. Nirsuit.
rElZs MEDALS.
Eoal~nu Fril" Medals: In the Sch"Hrle If Modern
l.muutgr-. Moral Philosophy and E"cS-Icttr"s
mi IIt,,"ry-. II. billiard, VI. H.. Virginia In The
schools al Applied mathematics, Natural Piilusv-
lny. and thcmS;rH-M. s lImdg'nS G. r., Nir-
lntS.
Gazette" Mr,!nI: j. Hay. Virginia.
HrS0ENEN DEGREES.
Charles Macnay:. IT.. H., scotland; lion. Wood
I;on!iu, IL. -, Virginia.
ADDRESSES.
Mr.. !. W. Stokes. \. t.. OF South Carolina
WAS introduced a. valcdictorian. His address
was we'll received aud elected frequent ap-
plluSr.
After the close ri The raicdiclory address
Major j. T. kirkpatrick. OF Virginia. was
introduced. and addressed the literary Soci-
,iir> in glowing. patriotic. and feeling Ian
-uagr. General Roger \. Pryor, who was
10 deliver this address. hat who failed 10
come. All were Sorrv Ia ui>S the chance OF
h,arin%. hut all were glad to have in his
liac" Major kirkpatrick.
ALUMNI MEETING.
When this eloquent gentleman had con-
GUIDED his speech the audience dispersed.
AMI there WAS Il meeting oI the Alumni AS
>ocjatiun.
II; 1l,l -
the chair. and the following organization
made for the ensuing year: President,
colonel Holiyar Christian; First Nice-Prc>i-
dent. Harry Tucker: Second Nirc-Prc>i-
dent. Lawrence Rust: Secretary. Mr.. Percy.
Mr. G""rg" l.. Peters. of Tennessee. WAS
elected H. address the Association at the
next annual meeting.
Hey. Or. Piummer was invited to 81 mai
lIr hi> Scm-ccntGnnial IL an alumnuS ny
he preparation OF 4 memorial embudylnG
Ii, "reminiscences of this institution. to he
delivered orally or by manuscript. a> he
nav prefer. at the next commencement.
After some routine business IT," As>uCia-
r3nu adjourned.
TIE FINAL BALL.
The halE came OF Wednesday night. and
the Youth and beauty there assembled danced
ill the wee hours of the night, and enjoyed
themselves 10 the fullest extent.
THE MUSEUM.
Monday visited the museum. which was
ulnn. The rooms in the college allotted 10
II are full. aud ta>tciIlly and handsomely
~ In" specimens arranged. There are more
>!,.rimcns VET To come. and Professor Ward
AVS that hut>c will have to be erected t.
rr"rivc them. will not attempt to give !
description Of the museum. expected to
~ some points from Professor Ward. rs he
had promised To give them to me, but he
was in hurry {" get away Tuesday. and
MAS unable To- carry ont his promise. | have
a suspicion. not founded OH anything in
particular. that Professor Ward i the man
who @are tho museum 10 the University.
His una>Sulnn" dcmcanor is IN evidence Of
this. and. indeed. | am very sure that he is
the generous unknown. {. Is.