Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-09
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
Exercises of the 18th Annual Commence
ment, University of Tennessee.
Graduation of Glass of Sixteen YOunf
Men.


The interesting exercises of commence
ment week at the University of Tennessee,
were brought to fitting close yesterday,
by the exercises in Staub's Opera-house of
the seventy-fifth annual commencement of
that time-honored and thoroughly estab-
lished institution of learning.
The faculty and students, headed by
msmbers of the board of trustees and State
board of visitors, marched in body to the
opera-house, keeping step to music by the
band. The stage was occupied by the
reyered president, Rev. DIR. Thomas W.
Humes, who presided, the faculty, and
members of the boards of trustees and visi-
tors. The students occupied front seats re-
served for them, with the grad
uating class on the front row,
and the house was filed with an
audience truly and faithfully representative
of the culture and refinement of our city,
and surrounding country, there being nu-
merous visitors from various points, at
tracted by the commencement exercises.
The University cornet band, number
one musical organization, under the pro-
ficient and unequaled leadership of Prof.
G. r. Knabe, gave as the opening piece of
music the choral elm Feste Burg"
Luther, and prayer was offered by Rev. G.
G. Rankin, D. D., pastor of Church Street
M. E. Church, South.
The band again performed in superior
manner ''Ein Holdes Frauenbild," Faust
The first speaker of the occasion, Joseph
Edward Lopez, of Hous.oL Texas, was IL
troduced by President Humes, and delivered
a well prepared and well worded thesis on
''Astronomy-its facts and its theo-
ries." The exercises was greeted with
applause, and floral Tributes were bestowed.
Next on the programme came an oration
on ''Self- Culture" by Rogers Van Glider,
Knoxville. This was splendid production,
and delivered in beautiful style. The
speaker presents very fine appearance
personally, is graceful and easy of action.
and displays undoubted powers of
| oratory. His effort was enthusiastical-
| ly received, and elaborately wrought and
dauntily perfumed boquets of flowers were
heaped upon him in the greatest profusion,
indicating that Mr.. Van Glider is univer-
sal favorite, among the ladies, especially.
| beautiful comet solo, " "Adonis Polka, !"
Wiegand, was skillfully rendered by Mr..
| Will A. Knabe, with band accompaniment
James Harman Dinwiddie delivered an
Grafton on American Genius" and was
greeted with decided applause, indicating
| that it was well received, and the the
floral tributes were showered upon him.
! An essay on ''The Growth of the World -
1 by Richard Melbourne Lewis, of Baldwin,
Miss, was the next piece on the programme.
This was an excellently prepared produc-
tion, and was we'll received, both in ap-
plause and floral presentations.
The band rendered, ' Would that My
Love-"
| SCHOLARSHIPS, DISTINCTIONS AND MEDALS.
At this juncture, Prof E. Alexander call
ed upon the stage and warded the highest
class honors to j. N. Bogart, of Sweetwater,
In the Bachelor of Science degree; E T.
Sanford, of Knoxville, in the Bachelor OF
Arts degree; Lewis G. Carter, of Pulaski,
in the Bachelor of Engineering degree; and
r. F. Shropshire, of Knoxville, in the
School of Agriculture degree.
Messrs. L. P. Thomas and Fl. L. Lenoir,
of Knoxville, were by him awarded a gold
and silver medal, respectively, offered by
the faculty, for proficiency.
Prof. James Dinwiddie next called uI
and awarded certificates of distinction, a.
follows:
Pure Mathematics-E. D. Rees.
On Surveyors Course r. F. Shropshire
Modern Languages and English-R. W
Lewis
Pure Mathematics-L @. Carter, E. T
Sanford.
P. Claxton, T. NJ. Humphreys, E. T. San
ford.
Modern Languages and English p P
Claxton.
|
He also announced the following schoo
certificates of proficiency, with distinction
conferred On students completing an
special course, or the entire course in an
school, with an average grade above 80 pc
cent:
SCHOOL OF PURE MATHEMATICS.
Business Mathematics B. Cade, w
FL. Caldwell, E. s. Clayton, Fl. P Fulle,
W. F. Kirby, j. F. Sugg, L. L. Tune.
Sub Collegiate Class.-F. T. Collins, E
S. Clayton, A. d. Collier, r. B. Cooke, A
D. Edward, j. r. Fain, q. P Fuller A. NJ
Lockett, w. 81. Paxton, J. F. Sugg, c. /
Washington, H. NJ. Wilson, Fl. G. Yeatman
l. College Mathematics. D. AcuH
J. FL. Cantrell, G. M. Durrett, r. H. Jones
w. F. Kirby, Chas. Lannon's, W. P. Patter
son, F. A. Seagle, Chas. Walker.
II. College Mathematics Fl. Cald
well, 7. W. Carlock, T. NJ. Humphreys
E. Lynn, Z. J. Mason.
III. College Mathematics. G. Garter
w. M. Crutcher, E. T. Sanford
Surveying-W II. Caldwell, G. G. Car
non, T. w. Carloek, T. j. Mason, w. G
McAdoo, E. I. Sanford, W. 1. Thomas.
Engineering-W. NJ. Crutcher, L. G. Ca,
ter, A. B. Eaton, ]. E. Lolez, E. Henegar
Mechanics. G. Carter
, | Astronomy. N. Bogart, F. D. Harmon
W. L. Sayers, P. P. Claxton, s. L. Colville
; W. M. Crutcher, A. B. Eaton, T.. NJ Hum
phries, s. II. Keener, ]. E. Lopez, Z. W
Lewis, r. Van Glider
Physics. G. Branch, G. c. Cannon
r. Fl. Jones, w. J. Kirby, A. M. Lockett
s. E. Lynn, M. B. Ochs, W. P. Patterson
g. A. Taylor, @. J. Washington, Jno Woo
ten, II. G. Yeatman, T. Z. Allen, S. c
: Blair, ]. II. Cantren, G. NJ. Durrett, A. F