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UNDERSTANDINGS.
Commencement of Baylor Uni
Nerslty, Independence, TeN.

|. commencement III DINIOr UNI
4 Tersity, Independence, Tex.
Examination closed May 30th.
In the absence of Rev. X. A. Mas
sey, of Navasota, Rev. r. Andrews.
of Tyler, preached the commence
= ment sermon, for both University
| and Female College, Sunday, June
LIST, at ii o'clock, a. m. A crowd
: ed assembly was present. Text,
Psalm SNxiii, 18th verse, LIST clause,
+. subject, "Thc Happy Nation, or
, the Relation of Religion to Ma
tional Life" 1t was y mastery eff
fort, well matured in matter, logic
and rhetoric, and was cloqucntly
delivered 1t gave universal sat
istaction and will he published.
AT night the same speaker filled
his own appointment as preacher
of the annual missionary sermon.
Text. Acts xvi, Y. Q. Subject, "Thc
call for help from the region be-
:. yond." This discourse was deliv-
cred without note, and sustained
with unabatcd interest the high
success attained by the preacher
in the morning.
On Monday, June End, at 10,
o'clock, 4. M, the Junior exhibit
ton took place. Original orations
were delivered by the following
young gentleman: 7. J. Harrott,
Smith county, on elements of
Magnanlmity; W. H. Dodsor,
Longview, "Deeds, not plans, wor-
thy of record" G. ". Breedlove,
Jr., Brennan, on college GROWTH
w. NJ. McGauchy, Hockey, "Edu-
Gators, Martyrs" J. C. Hart, En-
ath county, Fixed principles,
True heroism;" +. J. Scale, Hous-
ton, Education without Christian
religion, fmlure;" NJ. NJ. Hitch
cock, Caldwell, Conflict between
alcohol and modern civilizations"
George Hannah, Hesse Cassel,
Germany, "Grandeur of Repub-
lies"
Marked attention was paid to
every speaker by large and APP
preciative audience. Mr. Hitch
cocks speech was demanded for
publication. Mr.. Hamman's ora
ton was rapturously applauded.
The Alumni association elected
officers in the afte tnooI, and made
appointments for the next anniver-
sary.
At 7 O'Clock, p. M, Monday, the
Sub-Juniors gave their exhibition /
before densely packed audience, 5
meeting in the grandeSt college :
hall in Texas. The deelamations /;
was cheered by old and young. ,
On Wednesday morning ut 10 q,
o'clock, q procession was formed
before Graves Hall and marched j
to Garrett Hall, I
The following was the order for :
Commencement exercises: Prayer =
by Rev. DIR. +. NJ. Law, of Bryan; :
original erations as follows: J. II. ;
Stribling, Jr., Roekdale, "Man- .
hood" w. S. Bittel, Brazoria, "Our :
youth the nations hope" Royston =
G. Crane, Independence, "Genius." y
All the exercises were interspersed n
with grand music by the Brennan :"
string band. The president de- J
lIvered his BaccaIaufeate address i
on four words: IaW-Precept-Ex- +
ample-Suecess, and by order of n
the trustees, conferred degrees, !
and delivered diplomas. W. S. Bit :
tel, Brazoria; Frank Kiefer, Jr., .
and ]. IL. Stribling, :,
Jr., Rockdale, received the degree =
of A. B. Royston e, Crane, indie
peHdepee, the degree Of B. ?, The
Ans differ from the B. P.'s in this
instance simply in the fact that the
former completed q course in Latin
Greek, and one modern language, n
and the latter a course in Latin {,
and two modern. languages. a
The curriculum pursued is as on. \
tenslyo Us any in the United States, Q
The honorary degree of ID. G
was conferred on Rev. A. E. Owen, |.
of Portsmouth, Va, and the hon. n
orary dergee of AN. on Rev. W. b
J. Mitchell, Marshall, Texas. Is
The committee to award the Hi q
ram Wood gold medal feE, Is
besi matter, Cd best logic, 3rd best n
committed, 4th best delivered ora e
tion, (three points necessary in the u
four to the Prize,l awarded The y
Madal ta Il. o; Crane. of Indepen. 81
lepce. The committee, Rev. H. 4.
Massey, NavasotaD Lewis r. Bry. II
an, Esq. and Lafayette Kirk, ESQ. p'
Of BRENNAN, made thoi- ,a,ecis;on
accordingly. A nice mathematical u
computation. 1t was the closest HI
contest ever made for a medal, 81
Each one would have won medal
With other contestants than them a.
selves. A very large audience wit n n
,essed and enjoyed the exercises. d
Many distinguished persons were
PRESENT, among them Rev. Horace :
Clark, LID, former president
If Baylor Female College.
In the afternoon the Alumni was 4
lddpasssd by Rev. J. N. Carroll.
If Lampasas. 1t was capital in IN
natter, point and delivery. of
Miss Stella Jones, of Houston. =
cad beautiful poetical extract. N
Rev. r. A. Massey delivered
'ousing, felicitously expressed ad- -
lress. G. B. Davis, Esq, agent, e
made an exhibit highly encoqrag.
ng TO all friends of the institution.
II Is an interesting fact that a.
President Crane has conferred the GO
legree of Alb. on his sons, VIM.
}arey Crane, Jr., Lieut.. c. J.
;rane, U. S. A. and Balfour d.
jrane, and B. Pom Gordon S. =
;rane, Kansas City, J. Thomas
}rane, Independence and Register
:. Crane just graduated, all hay ua
ng received collegiate educations sol
+ Baylor University except the no. no.
rst, whose early course was taken tin,
n Mississippi and Louisiana. An el2
Their hand will give particulars of v,is
he exercises of Baylor Female bot
'ollese. $3.50. fou
we
Alumni Association of BayIor rae