The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-07-07

degree were in excess OF those of tie |
best schools of the country. The |
ancient languages are now optional, |
though every graduate is required 10
study two languages, ancient or mod
ern, one of which he must complete.
There are eight honorary scholar
ships, one for each professor of the
academic schools. These are awarded |
to the best student in each department.
Five of these went to Virginia boys;
one To Arkansas; one to Mississippi;
and one, i'll chemistry, to BiXby Willis
OF Kansas CITY.
There are three general scholarships,
each of which yields three hundred
dollars TO its recipient. The lowest of
these is the Luther Sewers Birely
scholarship; lowest, because prefer
emce is required to be given to students
from Frederick county, Md or Fred
erick county, Va. This was allotted
TO Holmes Boyd, of Winchester, Va.
The Mapleson was founded by the
famous operate manager, Col. j. ii,
Mapleson, and is given by the faculty
TO any A. b. whom they may think
most likely TO profit 10y year of post
graduate study. The highest honor
possible TO an undergraduate is the +.
o. French scholarship, as it is given TO
that student, who, in the judgment Of
the faculty, is, all things considered,
the most meritorious student in tie
university. You may imagine my
pride and pleasure when the cordially
unanimous vote OF the faculty awarded
this palm to James q. Chambers, of
| Lexington, Mo. | am sure that he de-
/ served it, though took no part, E,
directly or Indirectly, in securing it
for him. What is perhaps an equal
compliment is the fact, that the pro-
lessor of mathematics asked and OBJ
tanned leave to employ him as an
assistant in his department. E. 5.
McCord, A. B., b. L., of Kentucky, =,
received the Mapleson scholarship. He
is II relative of the McCOrds who lived
on the Dover road. The valedictorian
was w. j. Humphreys, A. B., G.. E.,
of Ohio. The Hamilton law scholar
ship, given TO the best student in the
junior law class, was won by w. ii.
Ellis, OF Kentucky.
The baccalaareate sermon was tie
product of phllosophic mind. 1t
was rs profound discussion of iunda-
mental truth as have ever heard be-
fore popular audience. 1t was too
generic and abstract. AS one wittily
remarked, at was all heads and no
tails 1t was n great treat to the
thoughtful. The preacher was Bishop
Gallcher, of New Orleans. The address
10 the \. VI. T.. a was OF a more pop
ular caste ,and lett Il positively good i'm
preston upon the young men. The
Rev. DIR. Landrum, of Richmond, was
the speaker. The greatest purely lit
erary treat of the commencement eX-
ercises was written and closely read
lecture by Charles Dudley Warner ,edi-
tor of llarper's Drawer. Not more
than II third of the large audience could
hear him, but those who did were de-
lighted with every word and thought,
as eyidencing the purest culture. New
England republican as he is, he declar-
ed state rights essential tn the proper
progress and perpetuity OF our govern
mGni lie utterly discarded Il material
istic civilization, and eloquently argued
that the future of our country depend
cd on the character OF its citizens, to
be secured by the highest literary
esthetic and moral culture.
Athletics you know are not now
neglected in any well-ordered school.
Cur first exhibition was a field day in
May, consisting of running, jumping,
vaulting, throwing, and leafs on the
horizontal bar, Church A. White, OF
Kansas City, was awarded the media
as the best athlete on the ground, al
feais considered. The first honor on
the horizontal bar was won by j. q
Chambers. II Jimmie should fail at
his studies, he can fall back on Ink
circus. The prizes OF tho teunis tour
nament were awarded To Miss Hop
kins, among the ladies, aud to Prof. ID
g. Humphreys, Il former resident o.
st. Louis. The honor of presenting
them was given to your correspondent
The event, however, was the rcge.ta, q
, mile race on North river. The COX.
) swain of the Harry Lee was Bixby
Willis, and tho stroke, q. IL. Goddard
of 81. Louis. My patriotism woult
have led me to wish them success, bu
! for the fact that the Harry Lee haC
been the victor III the last three races
| was, therefore, an ardent Albert Sid
ncy, and waved my hat, with the eX.
hilaratiOn of Il boy, when the blue bea
a the red Il boat length and half. Tit
cox-swain of the Albert Sidney was }
A i. Lee, grandson of Light llors
| Harry for whom the rival crew i
named. Hon. j. Randolph rucke
presented the stroke of the winnin!
boat, w. l.. Bragg, son of the inter
8 state railroad commissioner from Ala
|" bama, Il beautiful silver cup, the gift o
~ Gen. q. w. e.. Lee The final bal
N closed the year, aud the young folk
!" found the occasion so enjoyable tina
- - like the ghost in Hamlet, they tayricI
p till
10 The glow worm showed the matln To he nea
And 'gan to pale his intellectual fre."