The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-01

DAY when II will give practical training TO
lawyers ana public men Of the honester
sort. IL may he objected by older people
than am that am young, and forget that
passions vii be excited in political de-
bates; that, like religious questions, they
should be left undebated. ! answer that
passions are excited only when we are Ign a.
rant and preindccd. The habitual disc no.
sion OF political measures Is rs necessa rv 40
any scholastic course. Questions o. NJ an
peal TO the heart rather than The res son are
out II date now. Not much lon ger will
Mason and Dtxon's line mark A sepsr-
ton In political convictions. Principle
will rule. Students are not too eourg. To-
noralce Is the principal disQua ife,tion. n
passions arise II is because they did not let
principle rule ana proof dec Jdc. The dan
ger OF our Government now Is that IL has
become Government OF caucus rather than
free discussion. Free discussion must lib
crate us from political bondage. In II the
mind learns To- move without leading
strings. Youih is no disqualification. Fox
led the House before he was thirty. In his
twenties Put was in the ministry, &c. Re
icrrinS 10 the fact that there were hereses
among old congressman in such matter as
currency, whose laws are commonplaces in
lecture rooms and among students, he said
we might conclude that age was disQuai-
hcation. Many were ready 10 sncer that
many young man had gone out from col
lege with like views. and yet had changed
nothing-n0t even themselves. Why They
had a larger stock OF boast than reason in
store.
This speech from which artificial deca-
nation was conspicuouSy absent, was pro-
nOunced by many who heard It as the best
which has been delivered by student here
for many year. 1t was far better speech
than the first medaIist made, who evidently
could not have fulfilled the promise bis
speech gave before the committee when he
contested for and received the first honor
over Mr.. Wilson.
The Alumni Association held meeting
to-day, Mr.. Chamberlayne presiding in the
absence OF the president. Hon. Ran. Tucker.
The only matter OF mucn public interest
was Colonel Venable's report concerning
the telescope fund. The aggregate col
ected was reported to be S29,000-leaving
S2l 600 yet to be collected.
Below is a list Of graduates and recipients
OF degrees:
Latin: W. Archer, Manchester, Va; r.
+. Byrd, Winchester, Va; Leigh Carroll,
New Orleans, La. j. II. Claiborne, Peters
burg, Va; 5. G. Dabucy, Charlottesville,
Va; c. n. Dickinson, Rubermont, Va;
Thomas Finzhugh, Fredericks burg, Va;
W. :. Fleming, Jr., Columbia. Tenn. J.
C. Graves. GOrdOnSyillc, Va. j. 7. Iar-
wood, Shc!byviIle, XIV; Thomas Haynes,
st. Stephens, Va; Floyd Hughes, Nor
folk, Va; j. Is. Jenkins, Norfolk, Va; Il.
Il. Manly, Louisville, Ky; Bernard Mann,
Petersburg, Va; +. c. Massie, University
of Virginia; W. ID. Mex enney, Peters
burg, Va. L. X. Pbsttr, Maysvlle. Ky;
G. 5. Someryille, Alexandra, Va; :. w.
SOmcrville, Mitchel's Station, Va: Absa-
lom Waller. Lewis's Store, Va; j. II.
Woodrow, COlUmbia, :. G.
Greek: Il. a. Balm, Portsmouth, Va;
W. J. Bingham. MebancyiIe, y. c.; l.. NJ.
Coleman, Markham Station, Va; c. n.
Dickinson, Rubcrmont, Va; +. W. H0!-
combe, Bellevue. Va; J. b. jenkins, Nor
fox, Va; w. :. Lcfcyrc. Baltimore. Md;
A. II. Long, Chester, Pa: Il. W. Mallei,
University Of Virginia.; J. G.. RyalS. Car
tersville. Ca. G.. II. smith. University OF
Virginia; j. Ii. Woodrow, Columbia, :. G.
French: X. \. Balm, Portsmouth, IA;
J. II. Claiborne. Petersburg. Va; II. II.
Dabney, Mddlebur2, Va; w. ;, Fleming,
Columbia, Tenn; G.. Farlar, s.. Joseph,
La. J. c. Graves, Gordonsyille, Va; 6.
Il. Hughes. Tulip, Ark; j. Il. jenkins,
Norfolk, Va: G. NJ. Lindsay, Louisville,
Ky; j. c. Minor, Stony Point. Va; b. p.
Moss. New Orleans, La; f. W. saunders.
CalIaways. Va. S. W. Somervile, Nit
chelrs Station, Va; AbSalOm Waller,
Lewis's Store, Va; W. f. Wickham, Han
over Courthouse, Va.
German ii. Benjamin, Ocala. Fla; 6.
D. Blskey, Charlottesville, Va; 5. &. Dab
ney, Charlottesville, Va; A. II. Davis,
University OF Virginia; n. II. Harrison.
Macon. Miss; T. Haynes, st. Stephens,
Va. Floyd Hughes. Norfolk, Va; Bernard
Mann. Petersburg, Va; j. :. Patton, Char
lotlesville. Va; J. II. PendetOn, Louisa
Courthouse, Va; X. A. simpson, Wash
ington, Ca. C. III. Smith, University OF
Virginia
Modern Languages French and Ger.
mani: Thomas FitZhugO, Fredericksburg,
Va. b. Reynolds, Petersburg, Del; G. II.
Walker, Weslmoreland, Va; }. Ii. Wood
row, Columbia, :. c.
History and Literature q. NJ. Bain.
Portsmouth, Va; l.. b. Bernei, Baltimore,
Md; w. s. Bryan. Jr., Baltimore, Nd;
II. Z. Camden, Weston, w. Va; Il. II.
Dabney, Middleburg, Va; j. II. Fletcher,
Jr., Jenkins'S Bridge, Va. i. b. Gunter,
Accomac Courthouse, Va. q. X. Hughes,
L n.
house, Va: A. S. Lained, Baltimore, Md.
W.D. McKenney, Petersburg, Va. Il. Z.
Moss, New Orleans, La; e. +. Nicolassen,
Baltimore, Md; Z. w. Saunders, Gala
WAYS. Va. A. Sheetz, Lee>burg, Va; r.
McA. Smith, Ashland, Va; f. G. Whitner,
Anderson, s. c.; w. +. Wickham, Hanover
Courthouse. Va.
Natural PhiiOSopby X. A. Balm, Ports.
month Va: l.. e. Bernei, Baltimore, Nd. ;
G. Whitley, Jr., Baltimore, Md.
Moral Philosophy |. b. Adger, Charles
ton. sec. l.. Andrews, Baltimore, Md:
T. Atkinson, Baltimore. Nd. g. N. BAN,
Portsmouth,, Va; ". S. Bryan, Jr., Biti
more, Nd; =. .. Camden, Weston, West
Va; A. De j. Hart, Nerth Garden, Va.
w. $. Lefevre, Baltimore, Md. G. NJ. Lind |
say, Louisville. KY; =. Millhiser, Rich
pnd, Va. j. II. PendetoD, Louisa Court
house, Va; Il. Il. Pnister. May>vllle, KY;
b. Reynolds, Petersburg, Del. w. T. Ro-
berts, FinneywOOd, Va; r. McA. Smith,
Ashland, Va.
Mathematics {. l.. Andrews, Baltimore.
Md; w. Archer. Manchester, Va. +. At
kins0n, Baltimore, Nd; =. NJ. Barton,
X, nStown, Va. l.. Il. BcIlel, Baltimore.
Mt; b. Boaz. CoyesyiIle, Va; K. i. Byrd, |
Winch Ster Va; \. w. Cockrell, living |
sion, Ala. l.. NJ. Coleman, Markham sta |
tion, Va. II. ii. Dlbncv, MiGdlebur". W |
5. g. Dabney. ChirOtteSvlie, Va; {. VI.
Rubermont, Va; W. ii Echols, |
Jr., Huntsville. Alt.; }. II. Fletcher. Jen- |
l;n,'s Bridge. Va. Z. u. Gilmcr. Chatham, |
Va., !. W. Kern, ~ tie PoS, Va; c. w. |
:, M. Louisa Coz. 20, Va; *. w. Idl- |
let. University OF Virginia; !. c. Mas ne,
University OF virginia; \. Is. Pope, W3sh- !