Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-10

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delivery we're admirable, and Boston
most cultivated lotteries would hav0
applanded.
Wednesday was commencement day
and a very fashionably dressed audi
ence assembled early in the morning
There was excellent music upon this
! as well as the former days mentioned
by tie University band, under the
? leadership of Professor Knabe, who
, is instructor in vocal and instrument
> al music.
There we're sixteen graduates, and
the five graduating with the highest
( honors we're chosen a. speakers.
} These we're Joseph Edward Lopez, Of
, Houston, Texas, formerly of Memphis,
subject: "Astronomy-Its Facts and
Theories" Rogers Van Glider, Of
Knoxville, "Self Culture;" James Ii.
Dinwiddio, of Knoxville, American
Genius Richard Melbourne Lewis,
Baldwin, Miss, Growth of the
World" Samuel Lusk Colville, Nc
Miunyille, Tenn, "The New Ro-
nance" The young gentlemen ac'
Quilted themselves with high credit,
and had evidently devoted much more
thought to the matter of their ad-
dresses and papers than to posing for
dramatic effect. Alter an appropriate
address the degrees we're conferred by
the venerable President, Rev. Thos.
w. Humes, as follows:
Bachelors Of Arts-Samuel Lusk
Colyille, Rogers Van Glider, Philan-
der Priestly Claxton, Thomas Merri-
wether Humphreys, John Patterson,
jr., Samuel Harvey KeeDer.
Bachelors Of Science-James Hsr-
mon Dipwiddie, William Allison
McCorkle, Joseph Edward Lopez,
Richard Melbourne Lewis, John Cal
vim Russell Mccall, James Kennedy
Meek, John Benjamin Shelton, Isaac
Bright Hines.
Bachelors Of Civil Engineers-Jos.
Edward Lopez, William Marmaduke
Crutcher, Andrew Boyd Eaton
The honorary degree Of Doctor OF
Laws IL. L. d. was conferred upon
Hon. W. G. Brien, of Nashville, and
Prof. J. B. Thompson, of Brooklyn,
New York.
The honorary degree of Doctor
Of Divinity was conferred upon Rev
+. E. Sturgis, of Knoxville, and
Rev. j. j. Marker, of Chattanooga.
Various scholarships, certificates Of
proficiency and distinctions wers on
ferred upon students in different
classes. The exercises we're over be-
fore noon, the band played "Yivat
Academica," Rev. DR.. James Park
pronounced the benediclion, and the
large audience slowly moved out and
dispersed.
The University is in a very salts
factory condition, and is worthy Of its
high name and position among the
educational institutions Of the South.
The grade of scholarship, both for
entering and graduating, has been
greatly advanced within the last three
or four years, and the young men
nearly all seem to be preparing them
selves Tor something practical 10 life.
An unusual proportion arc taking
special courses. There is less Of Latin
and Greek, and moro ofapplied mathe.
matte, chemistry, agriculture, modern
languages and English than ever be
fore. The young men from this Uni
versity are destined to distinguish
themselves in various pursuits, and to
have a great influence upon society
and public affairs between now and
the end of this century.
Much might be said as to the ex-
cellent discipline of the University,
its improved sanitary condition, its
increasing library, new apparatus,
new horticultural hall, its splendid
farm, picturesque scenery and other
attractions, but time and space forbid.
All who attended from a distance
were highly entertained with all they
saw Of Knoxville, her institutions and
her heightened, hospitable people.