Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1877-06-09
THE CLOSING SCENES An A4nEss,
Examinations "Wednesday esssa Thurs
day and Exhibition Weanssssday
and Thursday Evenins@
ATHENS, June sREh 1877

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To the Editors of The CSsr0nfez
The tenth scholastic year Of th,
East Tennessee Wesleyar b University
closed last night with The ssnior snc
Junior exhibition, the bSass tation q,
of diplomas, etc. The szasni Il alton
both on Wednesday and hsarsday
were welll attended, tEa ii afenf reef.
tation rooms being ms ol Tie time
crowded with ysaI All the
classes acquitted thar Hs with
credit, and the speesa ed well
pleased ct tie 81 { eross 81 a<ss.
Wednesday evening Ihe Alumni OF
of the Institution gaYk an exhibition
which was witnessed by very large
audience. Rev. J. il Marker, Vice
President of the Alulnnf Association,
presided, and oratiof1s were delivered
by DR.. j. l.. CASTOR, otthe class of III,
Prof. d. A. Bolton, of the class of '72,
and Felix T. McWhfrer, of the class
of '73. Messrs. Carroll S. Long and
Jno. L. Blakemore were expected but
were not present. Not the least enjoy
able feature of this EVENINGS enters
tainment, was the presentation of a
beautiful gOld-headed cane TO J.
S. Matthews, ESQ., by the Board
of Trustees. Mr.. Matthews submitted
with very good grace to the infiietion,
and being vOcifously called for, re-
sponded with a neat little speech,
which was loudly applauded. The Ju-
nior and Senior exhibition Thursday
evening was favored with the largest
audience we have ever seen in the
chapel Of the University. After the
OratiOns and essays by the members of
the Senior and Junior classes, the
President presented the graduates with
their diplomas, and afterwards made
few remarks regarding the condition
and prospects of the University. All
the old Faculty, who have served with
such marked acceptability, have been
reelected, with the exception of Prof.
Palmer, who has been obliged, on ac-
account of the state of his health, to
resign. In his place has been chosen
the Rev. DR.. Caldwell, of Cleveland,
Ohio. The President, in speaking of
the small graduating class this year,
said, that at the next commencement
he expected to have at least sixteen
graduates-One-half of them in the
classical course. Lastly, the "Presi-
dents Prize" offered st the beginning
of the term for the most thorough |
was presented TO the success |
ful young gentleman, and the au-
dience was dismissed. Our report |
would be incomplete without mention
of the excellent music, which was fur
nished at each exhibition by the music
Miss Clara Ludlow, and her
pupils. The preparaiiaaas of vzilArae
Or fOur pieces OF RaaAssIcs <>s1s
each of five different exnIb1tfons is no
small task, especially with small |
music class. The audiences showed |
their appreciation of this part of the
by the hearty applause |
which greeted each performance; and,
in his closing remarks, President |
Spence spoke in the most compli-
terms of the successful man
ner in which his music teacher had |
developed and cultivated the talents of |
pupils.
Every friend of the University must |
rejoice at tbs splendid prospect for |
next year. The aim of the President
and friends of the Institution has
been to FL lis halls next session with
.hree hundred students, and it now
seems as though that desire will be,
more than attained. AS we hear every
lay, on every side, What wonders
President Spence has accomplished" !"
ARGUS,