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

sity of Tennessee. 1t brought to tn
: city large additional number of dis
tipguished visitors, and was duly ob
programme.
TRUSTEES MEETING
The Board of Trustees met OF th'
Supreme Court room yesterday morn
ing at 8 o'clock, President Humes in
the chair. There was a full attend
ance of members.
The President made an infOrma
report of the operations Of the institu
ton for the past year, which shows il
to be in Furnishing condition. The
aggregate attendance was larger than
for the year previous, while the Col
lege classes are fuller than ever before
The President presented the usual
recommendation of the Faculty fOI
con nferring degrees on the graduating
class, and also for comforting the de
gree of Master of Arts on Prof. S. B.
Crawford, Romeo P. SpeLce and J.
w. Wallace. The honorary degree OF
l.. l.. D. was conferred on Prof r. L.
Kirkpatrick.
The necessary entry was ordered to
] be made on the records, showing that
the Nashville Medical College has
been adopted as department of the
| University.
J The resignation of d. III. Ludlow,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics,
was read and accepted.
After the transaction of some other
business of minor Importance, the
Board adjourned to meet again at the
same place at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
FINAL DRESS PARADE.
The announcement that the final
dress-parade was to take place yester-
day evening, drew a very large and
representative crowd of spectators, in
Guiding many of our distinguished
visitors, to College Hill, and all were
amply repaid for their visit. The
battalion OF cadets, was drawn out on
the parade ground, and went through
with the various maueuverings of the
dress parade, in very beautiful and
satisfactory manner, under command
of Commandant S. II. Lockett, and
Assistant S. B. Crawford. Some
splendid music was furnished by the
Cadet Band.
The battalion was also reviewed by
members of the State Board of visitors
to the University.
After the dress parade was over
with, the Artillery detachment went
through with practice with the
pieces of artillery in very efficient
manner. The battalion was then
formed into hollow square and the
popular Adjutant of the battalion,
Mr.. r. w. Upshaw, was called to the
centre and presented, by Lieut.. E. w.
Kennedy, on behalf of the battalion,
with a beautiful and valuable gold
watch chain, which was accepted very
gratefully, and was followed by three
rousing cheers from the battalion.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
At the meeting of the Alumni Asso-
citation of the University of Tennessee,
held yesterday afternoon, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: J. w. Caldwell, President;
Thomas II. Cooke, Vice President;
Hu. L. McClung, Jr., Recording Sec
retary; E. P. Moses, Corresponding
Secretary; Moses White, Treasurer.
Standing Committee, J. H. Welcker,
c. NJ. McClung, J. B. Frazier, G. s.
Wyley, Thos. ]. McLemore.
EXERCISES AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Last night was devoted to the
of the institution for their |
public anniversary exercises at the
Opera House, and it was the occasion
of very large assemblage again of
the culture and elegance Of Knoxville
society to witness the interesting ex-
ercises. On the stage were seated,
besides President Humes and MEM
bers of the Alumni, several of the
Board of Visitors, and others of the
visitors. The audiencss
was regaled both before and at
intervals during the exercises with
some of the excellent music furnished
oy the Cadet Band, under the very
efficient leadership of Prof. Knabe,
heir instructor.
After prayer by Rev. DIR. Jas. Park,
Mr.. J. w. Caldwell, President of the
Alumni Association, introduced Rev.
T. 81. Martin, of the class of '4S, now
pastor of the Presbyterian church in
Atlanta, Ga, and whose fame and
minence of character are too well
znown to need any comment from
Is. Mr.. Martin then proceeded
o read a beautiful and appropriate
'oem, written by him especially for :
he occasion. The poem appears In
lll on our third page, and we bespeak !
DR. it q careful perusal.
ADDRESS BY COL. MOSES wEJTE.
Col. Moses White, also an Alumnus, 8
( the class of so was then introduced :
y Mr.. Caldwell, and occupied over an j
our in an intensely interesting brief
eview of the early history of the Uni |