The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-04
A Distinguished, DIsEuHIeGI and DIS.
appointed Master of ArIa.


Whenever l see a man particularly
anxious to guard the public from decep-
tion, and when he Is evidently as dis
Interested in his conduct as a. H. Am
rine, Professor of Mathematics in j.
,Greasy's Cunlmereial College, Rener-
ally begin to suspect him. j recollect
that when AT school have usually seen
the greatest mischief assume u most de-
mure aspect and assure the master that
lt'Ihese1 other Fellows we're acting very
badlyea Mr. -AmriLie, whose distin-
guished career in his profession entities
him to act the censor, is now i'll the
same manner very anxious to impress
the public with the fact that l am "n
humbug." Perhaps such is the case.
am . modest man apd will not argne
the point With such q erarY. scientltic
and theological ornament to society aa
Professor Amrine. Ishall merely men
tion u fact that has come under my no.
tice and the truth OF whichI challenge
the writer of Yesterdays letter TO deny.
appeared in the Commercial College re-
.ferred to, bearing diploma comforting
the dagree of Master OF Arts on,a hlank
space. Into that space my predecessor
inserted the name A. ii. Amrine-
Whether the individual referred TO
be entitled to the degree know
not, but this L will promise, that
il Professor Amrine prove to any
competent iulge, that he r. able TO
translate II page from any Greek author
extant, or that he has penetrated with
success into the mysteries of mathema-
tics, as far as quadratic equations,
will make him present of the Grant
piece allpded- 70, and will cease to OPP
pose the Com mereiaI CoI1ege. Had the
letter alluded TO Come from any source
Worthy pr reply IS TptsAt Hntiee St at
more length but, under present cir
cumstanceS, the above is sufficient.
msy add for. the Information of the
public, that as soon as the pressure OF
business will permit, Will exclude a
piece Of pen drawing that will place the
authorship of the former beyond
doubt. In conclusion, would Professor
Amrine peruse the following. It comes
from a source to which, we know, he
pays great respect, and was printed
when was in connection with the Cox
lege: -EEa- h5tu-tt a.ali gIi
During the last few weeks d picture
OF General u. s. Grant executed with
the pen by Prof. d. s. Dow, Of this
Colleges has been exciting universal
attention. Shortly after its completion
il was hung uP, outside the College,
and day. AFTER day. was examined by
crowds of passers by. Some were
skeptical as to its execution with a pen,
and We have heard several individuals
with hats cooked knowingly askant,
and With an expression 9f cppntenanee
Usually JEnoWh as t1tyfde-aSEake," as
ssrt that they "wouldn't quite swallow
rthatp lsnoti exaGtly.1 Indeed lis mar
veil lous ACCURACY and the delieacX Of the
lines employed, are sufficient to render
some good Judges Esksptical on the
point. However, we may remind them
and the public generally that the pen y
an Instrument SoEs the power, of which
we know but litleR rs II has been rarely
employed in artistic dFaWiug; and, yet
there Is no known sfnstrnnIen with
which that art can be practiced with
EsuqhI delieacyr and q snelh i,,eA near
tnre aforementioned, and which
WE Positively AssERT WAS E EX-
EcurED WITH PEI, kHTIRE Ely WITH A
PEN, will bear comparison with the
hnest steel engravings;, TO which. in
some respects. Il is far superior. yIs-
litor sto the city would do well to give
as a call and see the picture which is
marvel Of beauty, Accuracy and skill.
= Wheeling .Eolirn1E, June !, 1867. "a,
NOV Of the Nattona BnSlbeSs College OF
Hitchcock & Dow. ~ Ez
n il Anddoabi yrSss55u Dle9ansPgps9i ~
OUR RPENaASshiP department stands
unsurpassed by any in the country, be-
ing under the supervision of Prof. ID.
S. Dow whip, by ytemPlPying during "A
newest and most valuable improve
ments Ons old systems, and by his iu-
tense devotion TO and love for his art,
has won for himself high reputation
as a peHntaH, teacher q8f dTtiSk,
We now give Professor a. a logical
dilemma and we wait with anxiety to
see " Which horn he will grasp. II the
above be true, then A.. ii, a. Is not "a
man OF the most reliable veracity; II 1t
be false then the .RKV.. AAIRIHE connects
himself with a y ing giuistitotion.E t1l
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