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History of the University of North Carolina Volume 1, From 1789 to 1868
History of the University of North Carolina Volume 1 From 1789 to 1868 Author:Kemp P. Battle Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VI. Commencement Of 1850. At the Commecement of 1850 the Baccalaureate sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wm. Hooper, of the class of 1809. His subj... more »ect was "The Force of Habit." The sermon was printed, and its excellence caused it to be rated high among the classics of the State. The Declaimers from the Freshman Class were Nathaniel C. Jones, John W. Johnston, Walker Meares, James M. Spencer, Junius B. Wheeler, George M. White, John T. Taylor, M. William Wise, David G. Worth. They appeared before the public Monday night. On Tuesday night appeared Wm. D. Barnes, Hutchins G. Burton, Wm. M. Carrington, John M. Dennis, Wm. E. Drisdale, Thomas H. Gilliam, Thomas C. Leak, Joseph A. Manning. Jam/es B. Slade, Basil M. Thompson. The audience seemed to favor Manning and Taylor as the best. The Annual Address was by Wm. Waightstill Avery, of the Class of 1837, on State Pride, the duty of which, as well as our reasons for possessing it, he strongly enforced. At the meeting of the Alumni Association the following were reported as having died the preceding year, namely: James K. Polk, 1818; Philip E. Bradley, 1839; Hillory M. Wilder, 1846, and James W. Duke, 1847. O motion of President Swain, a committee was appointed to prepare a suitable memoir of President Polk, to be filed in the Archives. The Annual Address was by Dr. Thomas H. Wright (1818), a copy of which was asked for likewise to be filed in the Archives. The Literary Address was by Hon. James C. Dobbin, of the Class of 1832, in a few years to be Secretary of the Navy under President Pierce. It was an eloquent portrayal of the sources of the enjoyment and influence of the cultivated mind. The Senior speeches were as follows: Salutatory (in Latin), Richard Hines. "Quo Difficilius, Hoc Preclarius," Washingt...« less
ISBN-13: 9780871521873 ISBN-10: 0871521873 Edition:Reprint of the 1907 Rating: