The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-03
A SucceasruI College commencement

| SuolOuul correspondence mas ShelCneu
the following facts of general interest
for the information of your readers.
The somewhat novel but interesting
Exercises of the Commencement week
at Mt. Union College, were opened with
n telling address, by Hon. E. E. White,
A. NJ, the late efficient School Commits
sioner of Ohio, on the subject of "Edu-
Gated Labor"
a large portion of the week was de-
voted toa very thorough and satisfacto-
ry examination of the College classes,
for the academic year, ending on the
I'D inst, embracing 455 students. On
Sabbath an able and appropriate "Bac-
the College Chapel, by DIR. HartshoIn,
the efficient president of the College.
On last Wednesday, after the meeting of
the BOARD of Trustees" and 'tCOnfer-
ence Committees" the "Annual Ad-
dress, able, appropriate and eloquent,
ative audience, by Rev. S. II. Sesbit,
d. D., Editor of the Pittsburgh Chris
dian AdUOcdtc."
| Early on Thursday morning, large
procession was formed, and marched to
the capacious college Hail." in the
following order Faculty, Alumni,
| trustees, Conference Committees, Wis.,
itOrS from other Institutions, Seniors,
Juniors, SophOmores, Freshmen, and
the Students in the Normal, Instru-
mental Music and Preparatory Depart
ments, Visitors, and Citizens; the pro-
cession being led by the Alliance Silver
COrnet Band.
GRADUATING EXERCISES AND DEGREES.
The addresses of the Seniors were ex-
cellent, both in their matter and man
| ner of delivery. AT the close of these
OratiOns, IA brief Baccalaureate Address
was delivered by the President. The
Bachelors Degree was then conferred
upon w. II. Dressler, Alliance, o.; G.
G. Driver, Washington, Pa; II. S. Le-
land Mount Union. O.; 4. G. Scott,
Union, o.; L. b. Eberly, Smithville, o.:
L. l.. Rich, Nevada City, California;
and the Masters Degree wus conferred,
IN curSW. upon 1. Morris Taylor, East
bethlehem, Pa; Sallie C. Caldwell,
Warren, o.; B. F. Gnrretson, Mt. Union;
a. J. Sampson, Sedalia, Mo-; Sade 1.
SlemmOns, Mercer, Pa; ]. w. Witter.
North Lima, o; Hattie c. Clark. Edin-
burgh, o.; Louisa S. Lukens, Bellefon-
taine, o.; f. j. Wood, Louisville, KY;
a. j. Brush, Mount Union; Sarah G.
Buchanan, Carrollton, o.; 1. o. Kem-
bic, OskHloosa, Iowa; L. NJ. Wood,
Freedom, Pa.
The degree of Master of Arts was con-
ferred, in honOre, upon Rev. James S.
| Brncken, Beaver, Pa; and the degree
of Doctor of Laws, upon Hon. John A.
Bingham, Cadiz, Ohio.
ances" of the "Republican" and "T,im.
mean" Literary S0cipIips we're nIiy
| cOnducted and the largo InII 49,,
crowded with Intelligent and deIirhtad
| listeners.
The Oratioms, Essays, Debate and AG,-
sic would reflect credit unon nnv lii
erary Body in the land.
The meeting of the Alumni and re-
! union of the Students and Facultv next
u"y were occasions OF marked interest.
LADIES' MEETING-CONTRIBUT OF
| S22OOO.OO.
No exercises of the Commencement
week made . more deep and fny0rnbie
impression upon all. than The PnbIic
Meeting held in the College on Thurs
day, by the LADIES CENrESARY AS
| soCIATioS OF EASrERS ONO AED SoTTII
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA" so grace
| fully presided over by Mrs. DIR. Homer
J. Clark.
The meeting was opened with "Choice
| Music" by the ChOirs of the IitprIrv
| Societies. and drawer bv Rpv II Mil.
Ter, of Canton, Ohio.
| ApprOpriute and elooueDt addresses
were delivered before this Associution1
by Rev. G. a. Holmes, d. D.. Pitts.
burEh, Pa, and Rev. W. A. Davidson.
A: NJ, of Washington, Penna.; after
which the Constitution of the A ,sOciu-
ton was read, and the duties of its sew
eral Brunches and Officers explained, an
opportunity offered 10 bpc0me Memhers
| OF the Association. Patrons and Rene.
factors of the College, by contributing
to its Endowment. President Harris.
horn was called upon to state the pro
gress and claims of the COLLEGE En-
DowNMENr, and to solicit contributions
to the Endowment of the College.
Liberal responses to the Presidents. an
peals were cheerfully made, by the
large audience present, in sums vary