Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-07-06
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SuI- AT this inStitu.
'l0n began on n Thursday evening lastzwiths the
annual exhibition ofathe American society,".
inns was followed on Friday evening by n. Simi.
iaF exhibition from the fNeotrophian society
ana this again on Saturday evening bv the ann
al exercises of he.Society of Alumni. These ,evE
hl6ltlons were all very interesting and are alovs
lookedsto with great interest as we'll bv thosIo
who participate in them as those who are the
usual Spectators We have not space to.dav to
fenumerate the performances or to notice os ,ro
should like to do, the merits of the respective
performers. The commencement, day, proper.
Is'at this institution, always ON the nth of Jnlyi
This year it was throng day. There were a
great number of the friends of the students and.
institution gathered from abroad, as we'll as more
than usual quantity from the surrounding
country. The exercises, as on last commence
ment day, were held in the church, in conse
Guence of the main building of the new college
which is going up and which is to contain the
commencement Hall, being yet unfinished. The
church would not begin to supply the demand
upon it, although quite roomy, and it is to be
hoped, as it is confidently expected, that the
new and large hall will be in readiness bv the
next Commencement day. We have already
noticed the new building that is finished. and in
which the college exercises of the past session
have been conducted. 1t is most beautiful md.
imposing ediGce, but will be but small affair
IN comparison with the main building, of which
it is intended to be but wing. When nil these
bu:dingsa are finished they will have no equals. as
college buildings, in the country. So we are
told by their designer, who has made extensive
observation in order to arrive at a model which
should be decided improvement upon other
buildings of the sort
The programme of performances on the 4th
was quite lengthy, and the exercises contained
every variety of merit, from that which was
Indifferent up to that which was excellent.
The number of graduates was thirty-two, and
their names and States are as follows /: ., 9
R. q. Alfred, S. c.; H. Warriner, No; w. s.
Hawkins, Tenn; N. R. Dale, KY; q. F. Cren-
shaw, Ga.; I. H. Collins, Miss; NJ NJ. Burke.
40; w. u. Davis, Va; Wm. Hunt Ohio; 0. L.
Mathews, Iowa; j. S. Larue, KY; Peter Per-
rlne, Pa: P. Galley, do; D. F. Patterson, do:
Johnson, KY; NV. T. Rogers, do; NJ. Turney,
do; NJ: McKeeVer, Pa; D. NJ. Granfield, Mo-; B.
Fl. Smith, do; j. d. Reid, KY; w. S. Frank
do; &. w. Watts, Mo-; R. Il. Miller; La: A. w.
Thomson, KY; Joseph Helm, do; j. r. b. Best
Ca; Z. Hubbard, Va; j. w. Hopper, KY; A.
The first honor of the class, based on pro-
ficiency throughout the entire collegiate course,
was awarded to R, H. Alfred, of S. C.; the sec.
ond to H. Warriner, of No. The former made
the Greek and the lntter the Latin Salutatorv.
The VaIedictory was awarded to w. s. Haw-
kins, of Tenn.
After the class had received the degree of
Bachelor of Arts" the following address was
delivered to them by the President:
To-day, young gentlemen, according to col.
iegl9te law and custom, you are permitted to
graduate, or to receive the Baccalaureate tantn
mount to the rank and dignity OF Bachelors of
Arts-the first degree in the arts and sciences
called liberal 1t is, indeed but the first de.
gree. 1t is formal honor aud a license con.
lerring on you the right, privilege, and honor of
becoming gself-educatOrs-of becoming your own
master and scholar, your own teacher and punil
IN the department of literature and science. of
religion, and morality.
SS1ehce and art, duly appreciated, constitute
the whole of human culture and development.
w bile art IS always, more or less the child of
science, nevertheless, science the parent and
fountain OF all the arts, useful and ornamental.
which dignity, beautify, and even gloriiy man.
Is, ttSelt, the creature of art. we may how.
ever In some cases, discover considerable
science without much art; and, again, consider
able art without much science Still, they are
inseparable in human Development Neither of
them can be consummated without the other.
and without both no man can be eminently use
ful 90 himself or to society.
In this, my valedctory address to you, nv
young friends, should not do Justice to nv
conscience nor to my feelings, did not. in the
dissolution of Academic relations to one anoth.
eT, once more press upon your attention thnt,
not only your earthly and temporal interests
honor and happiness, but your spiritual and
eternal interests, your true dignity, honor and
felicity,in this great and grand and awful uni
verse, are to befin perfect keeping with the use
you make of the faculties and powers, physical,
intellectual, moral and religious which your
Creator and Redeemer has vo1chsafed YOU. The
parable of the talents proponnded by the great,
the divine philanthropist, recorded by the Evan.
gelist and Apostle Matthew, is divinely stereo.
typed programme of the decision and the rea-
sons for it, of the great, the divine, the infai-
6e' and the impartial arbiter OF the destinies Of
the whole world, is the most sublimely and
awfully and gloriously grand, suggestive, intel.
lgible and unmistakable Oracle of all the oracles
pertaining to the eternal and the immutable des.