The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04
COUIENCEMENr Ar UxrORn
OXFORD. JrNE % 1szz-

stitution
arrived here too late to make mention
of all the exercises of the week Rev w. F
NJ. Linfield preached the Commencement
Sermon, and have heard it spoken Of as on,
of great power. TheFreshmen. Sophomore
and Juniors had their usual anniversary
meetings and orations, and to-day the S.
| ntors were greeted with one Of the laroes
audiences that have ever seen assembled
iii the University Chapel.
/ But the great event of the week was tn,
address. on yesterday, of Gen Stewart l.
Woodlord, of New York, who came here il
! response to the invitation of the Hermeal
| society. The morning was very Indictment
| and it was feared that the delivery ofthe ad
| dress would have to be postponed But, by
eleven O'Clock, the house was well filled
An orator of no ordinary fame could no.
nave attracted an audience during steady
rain, especially when the distance from
town to the University is nearly mile.
| Gen. Woodford, as he entered escorted by
the Faculty and Trustees, was received very
| cordially by the assem- bled audience. After
the delivery, by Rev. Mr.. Linfield, of Soph-
omore prize medals, FOR excellence in eloeu-
| ton, to j. n. Gray, of Grenada, and NJ. f
| Sullivan, of Slrdis, Gen. Woo lford was in.
| trOduced by Chancellor Stewart. I had ia
ken some notes of his speech, which oecu-
| pied fifty minutes in the delivery, but AS
you will have it in full, will not occupy
space by comment. l have never heard an
address more frequently or more heartily
appIauded. In matter and manner it was a
great success. 1t was a timely, practical
patriotic discussion of:
LIST. The general, systematic and thorough
education of all our people.
2l' The thorough, effective and abiding
respect for the law, aud the absolute neces-
sity thereof for the perpetmty of free gov
eminent.
81 The absolute need of popular govern
ment: toleration-the hearty and practical
recognition by all of the rights of each.
Among the bouquets sent to the rOstrum
at the conclusion OF tine address, was one to
which card bearing this note was attached ::
'1 on have conquered the last lingering feel
ing of resentment in one who has suffered
much" On this being explained to Gen.
Woodford by one who knew of the sad his
tory to which that card referred, he was
deeply moved.
During the delivery of the address, / no
ticed OF the platform His Excelleucy Gov.
Stone, who is er-oticio President of the
Board of Trustees, Hon. L. Q. c. Lamar,
Chief Justice Simrall, Judge IL. H. Chal-
mers, Gen. JAS II. Chalmers, Judge r. a
Hill, Rev. DR.. Joseph BardwelI, DR.. C. NJ.
Walden, EX-Governors Charles Clark and
BENZ. G.. Hum phreys, Gen. w. S. Feather
ston, Col. Harvey w. Walter, Hon Andrew
j. Baker, Hon. j. a. Orr, Hon. j S. Bailey.
Hon. J. L. McCaskill, Rev. Chas, IL. Otken.
| Rev. J. L. Pickett, Messrs. Hugh A. Barr,
] II. NJ. Sullivan, r. j. Guthrie, and others OF
| the Trustees and Faculty. In all these the
orator had certainly good backing. In
deed, he was we'll fortified in front and rear,
| by appreciative hearers.
| The Delta Psi fraternity, yesterday gave
com pIjmentary dinner to Gen. Woodford,
! who is member of that order. Hon. j. l.
| McCaskill, anniversarian for the occasion
| referred to period during the war when he
and others of the fraternity were in prison
{ and how their wants were relieved auc
/ their exchange effected through the fra
terual interest of the officer in command
General Stewart L. Woodford,
| Chancellor Stewart and lady gave thei
usual reception last night, in the ColIeg
Chapel, and hundreds called to pay their re
spects. Gen. Woodford shared with then
the hoRors of the evening. He seemed t.
be very happy
| THE COMMENCEMENT DAY
Exercises were about of average interest
except that the audience was UNUSUAL.
large, and appeared to be unusually vel
pleased. The Graduating Glass, and Essays
were as follows:
w. Sinnott, Brandon--Latin Salutatory
Henry Miller, Oxford-'The Ministry o
Poetry"
w. T. Jenkins, Oxford-'True Manhoo
Brings its Own Reward. "
". Ii. Gresham, Oxford-'I came no
here to talk" (nOr did he.)
w. |. Sinnot-"The discipline of Adver
sity."
c. II. Alexander, Observation-Disclosures
tory.
MesSrs. Alexander, Miller, jenkins anC
Sinnot. received diplomas IN the Batchelo
of Arts Course; Mr.. Gresham, in Bachelor
of Science; and Certificates of Proficienc!
were awarded Messrs. f. A. aud I. a. Glib
son, CT Westville. Chancellor Stewar
made very happy address to the Gradual
ing Glass. The Roll of Honor of the Class
of 1877 is: c. ii. Alexander, 1st; w.
Sinnott, I'd Henry Miller, Sd.
HONORARY DEGREES
Were con ferred by the Board of Trustees a
follows:
Doctor Of Diuinity-Rev- w. E. NJ. Lin
field, Canton; Rev. J. n. Craig, Holl.
Springs; Rev. John 5. Moore, Texas; Rev
VIM. H. Darnell, Cumberland University
Tenn. Rev, w. T. J. Sullivan, Sardis.
Doctor Of Philosophy r. IL. Tough
ridge, State Geologist, Atlanta, Ga.
THE NEXT SESSION.
The Board of Trustees have been in SEES
sian for several days, aud have agreed upoI
some measures that must certainly result II
making the institution still more popular
In the first place, the Law Department ha
be -e-establshed, aud Judge j. b HAmn
has been elected to that chair. 1t Is hopet
that he will accept. La the pext place. al
fees, for naturalization, tuition, etc., haV
been abolished, except fee of ten dollar
per session tor fuel for those who room o
the campus aud Ave dollars for those VIII
lodge elsewhere. Excellent board can b
had in private families for fifteen dollar
per moGth-perhaps less. The healthful
ness of oxford, aud its intelligent and re
fined people are well known an
understood. The Faculty of the Uni
versity includes nine full Profes
sors and three tutors, and the buildings
apparatus aaa appliances are suitable an
ample for the education of three hundret
students. There is no good reason why tn