The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-05
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University of Mississippi.

University Of Mississippi.
To make areport Of the Commencement Ex- =,
.relses eta University IS no msa underta- :
king, II properly done. Bat thinking that the :
readers q THg CLARI0N can not be IN
lerested in the details Of these rxs re :
viii cnly give them s running satl54a n
The University Commencement began On the
night Of the sd ulf- asd closed with Com a
Increment ball on the night Of 29lh. To say =
that Il was one Of the most enjoyable and in !
commencement seasons We have ever :
Eles to the unusual thrsng Of beautiful young I
l2iies aud gallant young men who tame 20 en- !
JOY the proverbial hospitality Of Oxford during (
= commencement sssson- The exercises were I
interesting. and Of 4 high order from the be- f,
ginning 70 the close.
On the night Of he sd. the large aniienee .
IN the University Chapel was treated to an !
7r2torical feast in the shape Of a contest be- I
tween Freshman Of Hermesa Society, .or ]
TWO pEcLArxEK's MEDALS, Z
offered By the Society. The contest vas warm
nd pretty tolerably even, but the committee
Of judges made their award to Messrs Taekett,
Of Holmes, and Bowen, Of Marshall, hrst and
second, respectively. /,
On the night Of the2Ath, occurred \ similar
contest beiw zen members OF Phi Sigma Society.
In this contest MeSsrs. B. G. HGmohrevS Jr.,
of Suudower county aud I. c. Hindman, Of
Arkansas were the successful competitors
over several very fine DISCLAIMERS. We hope
our hiial pride viii not be taken fer Partially. /
when we say that Phi Sigma has once more
oaistripped her sister society, in the number
and excellence Of her declaimers.
On Sunday 18th the eapaeiOus chapel was
dllsd TO overlooking vita The beauty, g~allantTy
aud intellect Of Mississippi. The cause Of
this throng was the previous publication that
Mississippis statesman minister, the
REV. DR.. c < uARsH4u
Of Vieksburg, would then deliver the Bacea-
laureate sermon. At1l A. NJ, the UniversitE
choir struck up the "Fe Deum," the soft, har-
monious strains Of which fastening upon the
minds Of the vast thrOng hltingly prepared
them for the reception OF the beautiful
thoughts Of the minister. The text: For
Christ eameinto the world 10 seek and to save
thar which was lost, eminenily appropriate
10 the occasion, was handled with that grace
aud skill emily possessed by this eloquent d.
vine, DR.. Marshall. His words Of admaniiion
to the graduating class were ~httingly peril
nent and forcible.
On Monday occurred the contest between
members Of
THE soPHoNoRE CLASS,
for medals awarded by the University to The
best declaimer. This contest was Won by
Messrs. Crawford jackson, Of DeSoto, and J.
NJ. Steen, of Rankin.
rus PHI SIGMA SOCIETY
held its annual meeting at s P. n. Monday,
presided over by the Hon. II. II. Chalmers,
with the Rev. c. B. Galloway as Secretary.
After addresses by the salutatorian, yaledic-
torian and responses, Mr.. President Chalmers
elivered the medals 10 MessTs. Humphreys
and Hiadman, and diplomas TO the graduating
members OF the Society, accompanying each
with well-timed and appropriate remarks.
The JUNIORS,
at IL A. NJ, Tuesday, made their appearance
, upon therosirum with their little faces washed
and cravats Tied, and proceeded to elucidate
/ and make plain The wonderful things Of the
world, and in fact of the whole universe. This
being the first display of original productions
at commencement, ii was naturally looked
9 forward to with some degree of interest. We
can say with assurance that The audience was
=, not d sappointed in any one Of the speakers,
bat on the contrary, greatly delighted with
two or three of the orators. Mr.. Z. N. Riggan,
0 Of Arkansas, pronounced a fine grafton, filled
e with pathos and sublimity on the subject =
at To BRUTE"
His graceful and polished delivery lent
great charm TO the GRAFTON. Mr.. Hedleston's
Grafton, on the Philosophy of Language, "
n was lust too utterly TOO too To say that
he brought down the house with his "diathy-
rambic excurgitations," would be saying that
q a delighted audience sat and amid violent ap
plause, wal ing for the speaker to rid himself
of a dictionary, which groaned within him. A
more puagent satire has never been heard in
the University of Mississippi.
4 THE SOCIETY
held its annual meeting at s P. NJ, presided
q over by Hon. c. b. Howry, with Mr.. A. Blom-
gren, of the University, as Secretary. This
meeting, like that of the preceding evening
s, consisted in addresses and presentations o
n medals and diplomas.
1t being widely known that Geo. W. Cable,
d Of New Orleans, would deliver
THE ANNUAL GRAFTON,
on Wednesday morning an immense throng Of
Oh people assembled to hear him. Mr.. Cables
literary reputation, both as an author anC
~ educated gentleman. was too widely known
pr not to secure for him a large audience wh'
q could appreciate and relish his intellectua
repast. A larger and more competent audi
enee has not graced the chapel for many years
DIT Mr.. Cables subject, Literature in the South
ern States" opened up to him a fertile field
rs of thought, from which he plucked with q
e master hand glittering and beautiful ideas
which, couched in the most %silvery words o
The profound scholar, thrilled his auditors
with pleasure and admiration. In thi
ne Grafton we're plainly traced the wide reachin!
he views of the statesman, mingled with the facil
and graceful step of the literateur. 1t ha
been many aday since the University of Mis-
ed sissippi heard such an grafton as Mr.. Cables
is THE cHAxcELLoRs RECEPTION.
Ac At . p II. 0e1eTdl anu MfS. oIEWATI re
IN ceived their visitors in the chapel. For fou
y hours the brilliant array of beautiful dresses
ell and giittering eyes swayed d TO and fro upon tn
grounds. Detached couples dotted the green
sward, and if these old half-century oak
could speak through their resident Dryoclea
many n tale of cupid's u~nerring work wouli
be revealed. But as they are silent, we mus
leave all matters of this sort to the victim
N and their single eye witness, the moon.
9y THURSDAY, COMMENCEMENT DAY"
iss found the people all anxiety and expectation
of for the Gnale of Commencement, and Of tn
mt year 'Sl-'S2, the Senior display. At II A. N
he the Board of Trustees, distinguished visitor
py the rostTum. These six Seniors were the
I'D s%everally introduced and made their littl
on speeches. Mr.. Geo. II. Armistead, of Ter
on nessee, delivering the Valedictory in a hand
some and elegant manner, at the close {
ks which he presented to Gen. Stewart for th
University a Photographic group of the elias
!. of g. Mr.. Armistead's GRAFTON and Valedii
IN tory we think has never been surpassed i
he the University. Diplomas we're awarded t
thirty-three. young gentlemen. The da
woundu up with
A GRAND BALL,
-, 70,
ol Kaleidoscope array we noticed the note
Jed beauties of Jackson, Misses Annie Mitche
and Rosabel Hunter, and the elegant and a.
" complished Mrs. Bate. Swaying, and grac
It'll fully moving this gay throng, lllumlned B
elegant costumes and beaming faces, continue
the poetic movement until heavy eyes an
the rosy fingered lawn reminded them that eve
20 the most delightful pleasures must have a
end. At 4 o'clock the musicians struck U
les that beautiful melody "Home, Sweet Home
it and ere long that scene recently Of muc
beauty was hushed and silent, while eyes Of Il
waking dawn pushed aside the cumberin
:, darkness, and the beautiful and gallant toe
ne their departure, writing indellibly upon the
tn memories the delightful recolleetions Of Il
Commencement Of 81.
AU THE UNIVERSITY OPENED TO LADIES.
ef The meeting Of Trustees was interestir
of aud important. Among other matters of il
partance they threw open the doors of q
" University to ladies, the only restriction upt
their entrance being the provision that the
are not to roam upon the campus unle
in the family Of a Professor. This matter
at such vast Importance in the State of Missi
r sippi owes its origin and progress to We u
La firing energy Of the Hon. Il. III. Sullivan. wi
IN for several years has endeaTored to introdu
this feature into the University. Members
ice the Faculty viii travel in the interest Of Il
be - unn1Lhseettslty ms nfna surI W. bse" nIacsd ~ !
hands OF the Secretary Of the Board, to be e
pended in judieions advertising.
ted THE %UxIvKRsT1T Prosperous.
thy At no time since the war has the Uni7erl
ty been so prosperous, and her influence al
eF- greatness SO promising. Blessed with q wi