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Title: The University of Virginia; memories of her student-life and professors
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Culbreth, David Marvel Reynolds, 1856-1943
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 University of Virginia University of Virginia
Publisher: New York : Neale
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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days, although in full knowl-edge of his attained honors and positions, and while testifyingwith much delight to his earlier recognized powers, it has beena far greater pleasure to see his words a living truth —themedal standing for what it teaches. For he has gone forthfrom that youthful stage to the highest forum of our landto defend humane rights as he conceives them, to take theside of the plain people, as did the illustrious Jefferson in whoseschool he was taught, and, like him, to implant his name uponthe Temple of Fame. During the day I saw not a little ofthe orator, who, while walking together, lamented his legalstudies having prevented a mastery of his oration, that whichevinced itself at several points in the delivery, but not sufficientto provoke merited criticism. The following newspaper clip-ping at the time will not offend or reflect owing to its ludicrouswitticism: His address was well written, his manner good,and was listened to by those who could hear him. The fair
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is ■c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 249 ladies listened with rapt attention, and drank in every wordspoken by—their gallant escorts. Instead of a thousand fairand lovely maidens * hanging entrance on the lips of one ora-tor, they hung entrance on the lips of a thousand orators—every orator had an auditor and every auditor an orator. Thespeaker was interrupted frequently, not only by the applausefrom the galleries, but also by the entrance of tardy belles andbeaux, the rustling of dresses, the tramp of polite marshalseager to show seats to the blushing late-comers, and lastly bythe merry hum of the audience. Under these circumstances,what youthful orator with soul so dead who would not feelinspired to soar to the loftiest heights of impassioned elo-quence ? CHAPTER XIII Commencement—Addresses and Banquet—Session 1872-73. Commencement of 1873 continued; memorial address on Professor Gess-ner Harrison, by Rev. John A. Broadus; Joint Celebration—Hon.Thomas F. Bayard; Commencement or

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