The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-28
THE NEWS At HONE And ABROAD,
WHAT TIE WIRES BRING US
Washington and Loo.

| anu Lee.
THE REGgLAR COMMENCEMENT ExERc,sys-
ADDRESSES, MEDALS, AND PRIZEs--GEyERAI
LEE ADDREss-ANNIvERsAR BANQUET
VISITORS cRowDING INTO LEXINGTON.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I
LEXINGTON, Va, June 27.-The regular
commencement exercises OF Washington
and Lee University took place to-day, COM
mencing at II O'Clock. The exercises were
opened by the Law class, the Grafton being
delivered by f. G. Day, A. b., b. L., who
made an eloquent and most appropriate
speech. His subject was "Lawyers, and
Their Influence upon Society,""
Next in order was the delivery Of certiii-
Gates and diplomas by the President OF the
University, General Gusts Lee. The
names Of the graduates were given in your
issue OF Tuesday.
General Lee then conferred the Univer-
sity medals and prizes. &. :. Raymond,
OF Mississippi, received the Decaimer's
medal; $. o. Boyce, OF West Virginia, ;he
Orators medal. and j. G. Meadows, OF
Louisiana, the Santeni medal.
q. 7. Bugg, A. e., Of Louisiana, made
the yalcdictory address. which was grace
ful and spirited effort.
The address before the literary societies
gas delivered by General Fitz. Lee. Gen
eral Lees address was entirely impromptu,
but was in every way worthy OF the occa-
sion. 1t abounded in wit, fun, and noble
sentiments.
Just before General Lees address, Judge
Francis j. Anderson. rector OF the Board
OF Trustees, announced that Colonel L.
p. c. Lewis, Of Iloboken. n. j., had pre-
scented the University with a marble mt
dalton OF General Il. i. Lee.
TIE ANNIVERSARY BANQUET
OF the Alumni last night was the most en-
ioyable affair Of the sort that has taken
place here for years. Regular toasts were
responded to by Professor J. j. White,
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, James Hays;
Hon. {. II. Breckenridge. Of Arkansas; j.
Ran. Tucker, OF Richmond; Professor
Calhoun, OF Alabama, and others.
The town is literally iammed with peo-
pie, and they continue to come by every
train. Five hundred OF the Maryland As
ISOLATION Of the Army and Navy Of the
Confederate States will arrive here tonight.
They will he accompanied by band OF
sixteen pieces, and will be commanded by
General Stewart.
ENCOURAGING FINANCIAL CONDITION OF TIE
UNIVERSITY.
At the meeting Of the alumni this eye-
ming Judge Mclaughlin, OF the Board OF
Trustees, who Is also an alumnuS. made
statement OF the financial condition OF the
University, showing that it was on bet
ter footing than il had been at any time in
It's history: that it was more pros
porous in every sense. He gave
the feet, and figures TO sustain his
StatcmcI T. and said that within avery short
period ,he University would be able to
Literally nrr~.se the salaries OF its profess
sors ana aud to their number should occa-
sion demand. lie also stated that the
Board contemplated celebrating the GEN.
tenniid Of the institution in 1885, when
there would be grand reinion OF the
alumni, and the productive endowment
would be over half Il million OF dollars.
Major Kirkpatrick, Of the Board, spoke
in the same strain. and declared that when
the next professor Of Washington and Lee
was elected the institution would be able
to pay him more than any in the South.
General r. d. Lilly reported encouraging
progress with the endowment fund.
\ resolution Of thanks was rendered to
General Lilly for his zeal in behalf Of the
University.