Savannah morning news., 1886-06-30

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Commencement Exercises Amid
Pleasant Surroundings.

commencement EAcrc1SeS anna
Pleasant Surroundings.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, June 29.-
he final exercises OF this university for
the session of 1SS5-S6 are now in progress.
Everybody is in holiday attire and happy.
The session just closing has been emf
neutly successful in every way. Fine
progress has been made by the several
hundred students and the various lists OF
graduates are considerably larger than
for several years past. After several
days OF heat and spasmodic showers, the
weather is delightfully."- cool, clear and eX-
bilarating. On Sunday appropriate SER
vices were held in the public hall; Rev.
Mr.. Hatcher. of Richmond, delivered the
sermon. Monday morning german was
danced in the library, in which many of
VlrgiHia's mostecharming young ladies
participated.
There are many visitors here
rom various portions of the
south, who come to see their
friends or relatives graduate. The balls
md receptions are attended by ladies from
several States, as well as by students and
Eheir friends from all the States repre-
sented here in the various departments.
Among the graduates this session are:
Mr.. G. G. Cox of LAGRANGE, Ga, in chem
istry and English literature; James o.
Packer. Fairburn, Ga, constitutional aud
international law; Mr.. r. W. Roberts,
Milledgeville. Ga, law. Mr.. G. w. Ander-
son, Savannah, Ca, received the debater's
medal in the Jefferson Society. The South
Carolina graduates are: Joseph h.
Earles, Doctor Of Medicine James W.
Anderson. WILLIAMSON, S. c., chemIs-
try. modern languages, moral philosophy,
botany and mathematics; e. f. Cochran,
Anderson, 5. c., Latin, modern lam
guages and mathematics; William G..
Preston, Columbia, 5. c., law; r. S. Rod
gers, Jr., Charleston, S. C., modern Ian
guages. The Floridians are: II. S. Cock
rell, Jacksonville, Fla, chemistry, Latin
and Greek; A. Ii. King. Gainesville. Fla,
constitutional and international law.
Degrees are awarded to three masters
Of arts, four civil engineers, seventeen
doctors OF medicine and thirty-one bache-
lors of law. Monday and Tuesday the
two literary societies had their final cele-
Drations aud entertained their friends.
The addresses were very fine and the
medals delivered to the successful con-
testants were well merited. Mr.. Swan
son, of Virginia, orator OF the Jefferson
Society, delivered a most eloquent and
impressive address on the social and
political condition of Ireland. Mr.. Bick-
t0rd. of Virginia, won distinction by rem
dering IN a mastery manner an Grafton
on the subject of capital punishment.
The successful contestants for the de-
bater's medals are Mr.. G. w. Anderson, ,of
Georgia. in the Jefferson Society, and MIR.
Joseph G. COvingtOn, OF Kentucky, in the
Washington Society.
Mr. Himel, of Louisiana, won the ora
tors medal given by the Temperance
Union, and Mr.. Causy. Of Virginia, re-
ceived the debater's medal. John 5.
Mosby, Jr., son of Gen. John 5. M0sby,
late Minister OF the United States to
China, received the medal for the best
written article IN the University Maga-
zine one of the most desirable honors that
can be conferred at this place.
Weber's celebrated band, OF Washing
ton, ID. O., furnishes the music and all
Join heartily in the festivities.
DR.. w. W. Owens, who graduated in
medicine here last year, and is now ply
sician Of Savannah. Ca, is visiting his
many friends here.
Hon. w. c. =. Breckenridge addressed
the joint literary societies of the uniyer.
sity to-day.
DR.. w. b. Towlcs was elected to the
chair OF anatomy, and Maj. Green Pey
ton, Proctor