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The Visiting Committee and the Faculty have the honor to report, that the Annual
Examination of the Senior Class in this th and on Saturday May 4th, the result was announced in
The Class consists of forty one members viz
The subjoined Table No. I shows the distinctions which have been awarded to
members of this Class at each of the eight examinations which have occurred
during the Collegiate Course. Table No. II the grade of scholarship maintained
by each member of the Class in each department of the
A careful examination of these Tabular Statements, and a comparison of the opinions formed by the Faculty individually, and submitted to the President in writing before Tables were prepared, are believed to indicate with sufficient precision the most prominent features of the Report with respect both to Scholarship and Deportment.
The First distinction was assigned to
The Second to
The Third to
The young gentlemen, entitled to the first distinction, were directed to allot the delivery of the Salutatory and Valedictory Orations to two of their number, and honorary Orations were assigned to each of the thirteen remaining individuals.
This Class is remarkable as having exhibited more conspicuous instances of accurate scholarship, combined with correct deportment and exact punctuality in the discharge of collegiate duties, than any preceding one with which our records afford the requisite data for comparison. We regret that our Tables exhibit cases of an opposite character, no less striking in their details.
Mr.
Mr. th April. The
next most prominent instances of punctuality were afforded by Messrs
th April.
In addition to the names of Messrs
The Examination was resumed Monday the 3rd and closed
Tuesday the 4th of June. The whole of the first week
was devoted to the three younger classes. All the classes were examined
on the Holy Scriptures on Monday the 3rd of June by
the Faculty of the
The forty one individuals, whose names are recorded on the 1st and 2nd pages of the Report,
as constituting the Senior Class, are respectfully recommended as worthy
of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.