The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-03

sented and Degrees CoEferred--A Presen-
tation-The Annual Address by Justice
Gary.
COLUMBIA, S. e., June 27.-Yester-
day was commencement day at the
South Carolina College, and the eNer-
cises were no exception to the general
righteousness which invariably char
acterizes those arranged for commence
ment day at the old institution. Ev-
cry one seemed to thoroughly enjoy
the exercises. The exercises took place
yesterday morning at 10 clock. I'M
mediately before the exercises began
the student body and faculty assem-
bled at the library and then marched
into the chapel amid the plaudits of
those who had assembled The ros-
trum was occupied BY President
Woodrow and others
The opening prayer was made by
DR.. J. W. Finn, after which DR..
Woodrow read the roll of honor for
the whole year 1t was as follows,
making this preliminary announce
ment: ''The grade required for highest
distinction is 95; for distinction, 80;
for proficiency, so. Students who at
tain the grade of distinction or prof.
cheney on the general average for the
session, are publicly announced at
commencementa and in the annual cat
alogue-a pass (60) being required on
each study. Names Of students absent
from one or more examinations, from
any cause whatever, are not included
in these lists"
SENIORS.
Highly distinguished-WilliamG Cor
don Belser. Clarendon.
Observation-Disclosures Clark, Rich
land; Herman Louis Spahr, Orange
burg.
Profcient-Luther Munroe Hasel-
den, Marion; Reginald McCreery
Rawls, Richland.
JUNIORS.
Observation-Disclosures Wells Gar
ner, Darlington.
soPHoMoREs.
Highly Distinguished-John Jack
son McSwain, Laurens.
Observation-Disclosures Haskell
DOm1p1ck, h1cnlauo.
Profcient-Henry Campbell Davis,
Richland Joseph LeConte Davis, Rich
land; George Oswald Jager, Charles
ton, and John Purcell Leary, Viz
ginia
FRESHMEN.
Distinguished-Robert Muldrow,
Sumter.
Profcient-William Henry Allen,
Florence; George Marvin Beasley,
Sumter; Ashmead Courtenay Carson,
Sumter; Maxwell Sloan Craytoa, An
derson; John William Ferguson, Jr.,
Laurens Haskell Croft Jordan, Aiken; :;
Wilmot Louis McCutchen, Williams
burg; Leland Blackwell Salters, VIII
liamsburg; Edward William Screven,
Richland; Robert Edward Turnipseed,
Richland; Alonzo Dutton Webster,
Orangeburg; George White Wither-
spaon, York.
SPECIAL COURSE STUDENTS.
- Highly Distinguished-Paul Ham
ruond Youmans, Richland.
Distinguished-Lewis Sage Hardin,
York.
Profcent-Taylor Lewis, Marion;
Samuel Fair McGregor, Richland;
Francis Lejau Parker. .Jr., Charleston.
Law STUDENTS
Highly Observation-Disclosures Rlsh-
er Fairey, Orangeburg.
Observation-Disclosures Chapin Par
ker, Massachusetts,.
Profcient-Robert Lee Gunter, All
ken; Benjamin Palmer McMaster,
Richland; Wesley George Mucken-
fuss, Jr., Charleston.
JUNIORS.
Distinguished-John Thomas Dun
can, Newberry.
Profcient-Walter Taylor Green,
Richland; George kershaw Laney,
Chesterfield William Joseph Thomas,
Hampton.
THE REAL HONOR WINNERS.
DIR. Woodrow then read as follows
the roll of students distinguished and
proficient on their averages for the
entire four years, explaining it thus:
Graduates who attain the grade of
highest distinction on the general av-
erage of their entire course receive
highest honors; those who attain the
grade of distinction receive honors;
those who attain the grade Of prof.
cheney receive profciencies. It is re-
quired that all graduates shall pass IL
every study. The names in each grade
are arranged alphabetically"
Bachelor of Arts-Highest honors-
William Gordon Belser, Clarendon j;
profciencies-Melton Clark, Richland :;
Herman Louis Spahr. Orangeburg.
Bachelors of Lew--Highest honors--
Jacob Risher Fairey, Orangeburg hon
ors-Robert Chaplin Parker, Massa
chusetts; Observation-Disclosures Lee
Gunter, Aiken; Benjamin Palmer
McMaster, Richland; Wesley George
Muckenfuss, Jr., Charleston.
Masters Of Arts-HisheSt honors-
Josiah Bethea Game, Marion; honors
Clarence Edward Johnson. Union.
After these announcements and
some music orations were delivered by
different members of the graduating
class
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED.
After few interesting and appro-
pirate remarks o.. Woodrow present
ed degrees to the following graduates:
Bachelors of Art: w &. Belser,
with proficiency; H. L. Spahr, with
proficiency; /. NJ. Haselden, r. S.
DesPortes and r. NJ. Rawls.
Bachelors of Laws: J. r. Fairey,
with highest honors; r. G. Parker,
with honors; r. L. Gunter, with pro-
fciency; B. ?. McMaster, with prof.
cheney; W. G. Muckenfuss, Jr., with
proficiency.
Masters of Arts: J. B. Game, with
highest iironors; c. Z. johnson, with
hcnorS.
DIR. TALLEY HoNORED.
DR.. Woodrow then presented the
degrees of master of arts to DR.. A. n.
Talley, of Columbia, saying that it
should have been conferred twenty