Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-19

Yesterday was commencement day
st tle University Of Tennessee, and
it proved 10 be fitting and apprO-
pirate winding up and elimination
UG the work of the past year, (which
has been very successful one) at
thI> xrellently managed and pres
psTUGs Institution of learning in our
midst.
The exercises occurred al the Opera
House, which was well filled with an
sPpTecis,ive sud interested audience.
The Cadet Corps was formed on Col
iegs Hill and marched over in body,
and ID front of the court house on
Main street, was formed a procession,
headed by the Band. Then followed
PRECEDENT Humes aud Governor Marks
auG members of the Board of Trustees,
Faculty and the students. They
marched thus into the Opera House.
The stage was honored by the assem-
blags Of a number of the distinguished
visitors and guests, besides the Tru s.
tees, President and Faculty.
The band played the opening piece
of music, Charity" by Rossini,
prayer was offered by Rev. James
Park, D. D., aud the 'Chimes OF Nor
mandy" by banquet, was given by
the band.
TIE following order of exercises was
then observed by the graduating
class
SaiGiatory Grafton in Latin, John
Sample Long, Verona, Miss.
EIIesis-"The steam Engine, :"
James Walker Smith, Knox county.
o ation-"There j. 10 Death" Wal
-er Morton Cocke, Loudnu county.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from "PIanafuTe"
(SUNiUdR).
TresIs-''The Harmony of Theory
sud Practice" Joseph Anderson Gil.
30 spje, Chattanooga, Tenn.
UrarIGu-"The Apotheusis Of Truth :"
john Sample Long, Verona, Mics.
Music-Finale LIST Act in "LucreZia
BuTgia" (DOnisetfi).
AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS. ETC.
At this juncture Prof. J0yUes APP
peared on behalf Of the faculty and
presented certificates of distinction to
the following young men, who had
been entitled thereto, and who were
called to the stage, viz
From the Junior Preparatory Glass
&. l.. Gray, Mississippi; w. 2. Hay,
Georgia; w. L. Hodge, Knoxville; A
A. Campbell, Knoxville; Jordan Van
trease, Cherry Valley; II. s. Warner,
GaIiaiiu.
Middle Preparatory-R. Z. Allison,
Wartrace; r. II. Ambrose, Knoxville;
~ No % Il s,Tn II
Humes, Va; w. @. McAdOO, Jr.,
Knoxville; r. NJ. Kitchener, Castalian
Springs; G. r. Sherman, Brownsville;
d. b. Wright, Dixon Springs.
senior PTepaTatOry-S. l.. COlville,
McNinnvilIe w. f. Love, Knox
Vile; Z. d. Rees, Chattanooga.
Ia the University proper-Fresh-
nIsn Class-E. f. Fuller, SomerviIle;
} r. Lopez, Milan J. F. McAdoo,
Knoxville o. @. SAnberg, Knoxville;
Rogers Van Glider, Knoxville.
Sophomore Class. r. McKeldin,
Athens.
Junior Glass;. A. Armstrong,
JOnesboro'; Maury Nicholson, Knox
Vile; w. NJ. Rogers, Cusick's X
Roads.
The following honorary scholar
ships and advancements We're awarded
also: G. G.. Dickens, TO the FRESH
mau; w. w. JOynes, to the Sophie
more; J. w. Campbell and y. Nc
Miiisu, 10 the Junior; jas. Cummings,
10 the Senior.
beautiful gold medal. Offered by
Professor Hunter Nicholson, to his
Botany class, was presented by Prof.
LOckett to A. o. p. Nicholson.
Also a handsome medal to J. Z.
Lopez, offered by Prof. Lockett him
self, for excellence in the study of
Mathematics.
The final essay, on the subject THE
Emancipation of Nature" was rem
dered by Robert Lee Hurt, of Bell
fOnts, Ala closing with the VaIedic-
tory addresses.
Music, Spring Rose Polonaise-
Knabc.
CONFERRING DEGREES.
The graduating class was then called
upon the stage, and the degrees con-
ferred by the honorable aud venerated
President, Rev. DR.. Thos. w. Humes,
accompanying it with a very well
chosen and appropriate address. The
degrees conferred are as follows:
Bachelors of Arts-J. S. Long, Ve-
ron ., Miss; r. II. Bell, Knox county /;
W. NJ. Cooke, Loudon county; L. II.
Hicks, Bristol; II. NJ. Leinart, May |
nardville; 5. r Rodgers, Knox coun-
ty; r. w. Upshsw, Bolivar.
Bachelors, of Science-R. L. Hurt
Bellefonte, Ala; 5. F. Ryan, Scots
bOro', Ala; ]. w. Smith, Knox
county.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering-J.
4. Gillespie, Chattanooga.
Degrees of Master of Arts were also
conferred upon Messrs. J. w. Wallace,
). 3. Crawford and Il. p. Spence, and
the honorary degree of L. l.. d. on
Prof. II. l.. kirkpatrick.
Mr.. w. D. Henderson, of Athens,
who was called away only few weeks
previous, was, OIL account of his excel
lent scholarship, recommended by the
Board of Trustees for the Bachelor of
Arts degree, which was approved.
This closed the commencement ex-
ercises proper, and was followed by
music, a duet from Don Juan, :" La eli