Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-24

KNOXVILLE, June 20. lS79.-This
is an interesting week in Knoxville,
and for the East Tennessee Uniyer-
sityAthat was. This institution of
learning, which has graduated so many
good and useful men, is older than the
State, having been founded as Blount
College nearly a century ago. 1t has
had a varied and eventful history, CO.
tempOraneols with the State. which
should be read by every aspiring youth,
and by every citizen who has a feeling
of State pride, or Is a friend of
education. The East Tennessee Col
lege, as it was long known. was char
tered as a university in 1910 BY the
legislature Of Tennessee. 1t was
previously endowed By the State Of
North Carolina, and afterWard re-
eeived in trust the proceeds Of the
sale Of lands appropriated BY act Of
congress in 1852 for the purpose Of
establishing the Tennessee Agricul-
tural College. The Fory-hrst general
assembly recently changed the name
Of the institution to the University Of
Tennessee, and adopted other meas
ures which, it Is hoped, will promote
Its greater usefulness 10 the future.
The university long ago ceased to be
merely local in It's scope Of inau-
enee and usefulness, and il now
no longer SO in name or management
A board Of visitors, with supervisory
powers, has been appointed by the
governor, representing the three
geographical divisions Of the State,
and vacancies occurring hereafter In
the board Of trustees will be 80 filed
that eventually each congressional
district shall have at least one repre-.
sentative.
Senators and representatives in tn,
legislature are allowed by law to ap
point respectively two and three cadet
each to the university, and a late aei
requires city aud county superintend
ents Of schools to hold public kan
nations Of candidates 6r snch ap
pointment. and the members Of thi
legislature are 70 appoint from thes.
lists according TO merit. This make
it 10 the fullest sense a State institu
ton in which the citizens OF ever
county have certain rights and are ia
terested.
The occurrences Of the week attract
ed many visitors from a distanc,
filed a large space in the city pres
and gave the streets and hotels an Al
Of unusual animation The Bacc;
laureate sermon was preached Sond.
night by Rev. T. A. Hoyt, DID,,
Nashville, to an immense assemblal
in the Opera House.
On Monday night another lars
audience assembled at the Opel
House to hear an address before ii
students by Hon. y. W. Ewing. ,
Pulaski, who is a member of n
board Of visitors. lie delivered a
excellent address, which was we
received, Mr.. Ewing is an alumni,
of the University Of Virginia and is
member of the senate Of the existir
general assembly. AT the close Of Il
address he awarded the diplomas
the graduating class with a few Apr
pirate remarks. The names Of Il
graduates are Messrs. X. w. Upsha
r. L. Hunt, W. NJ. Cooke, j.
Gillespie, ]. II. Hicks, II. N. Lei
art, j. S. Long, S. Y. Ryan, j.
Smith, S. X. Rogers and X. II. BE
After this Colonel john NJ. Flemi
appeared on the stage aud present
the Chi Delta society with a beauti.
banner on behalf Of nineteen'o of
fairest and most beautiful young lad
Of Knoxville.
On Tuesday the 18th the battali
Of cadets paradsd on the uniyers
grounds and went through a splenC