The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-04
N.,Ie,,n college Commencement.


Marietta College Commencement.
Correspondence of the lutelligeuecr.l
twill doubtless please some Of the
readers Of your paper to hear briefly Of
lbeexercises of the Thirty.seyenth Com.
mencement Of Marietta College. This is
tne because of the large number Of
Young men from West Virginia who have
eDiOyed the benefits Of this institution.
Examination commenced on Thursday,
The Goth inst, and was concluded on
Monday the Gath. Examination here Is
both oral and written.
On Saturday afternoon there was o
business meeting Of the Phi Beta Kappa
Society.
On Sunday at $3.50 p. NJ, the public ex.
ercises Of commencement were begun by
The BsCcalaureate sermon delivered at
the Congregational Church by DR.. An.
drews, President Of the College. His
text was, Romano 18th chapter, latter
part Of the 18th verse: "Provide things
honest in the sight OF all men," His I'D.
dress was clear, terse and convincing.
Sunday night the address to the Socie.
ty Of Inquiry was delivered by Rev.
Eben HALEY, of Cincinnati.
On Monday night the exhibition
Of the Psi Gamma and Alpha Kap.
pa Literary Societies took place.
The speakers were chosen from the in.
coming senior class, there being three Of
each society. After they had spoken the
society diplomas were conferred, on the
part Of the Psi Gamma by Gen. Fearing
and Alpha Kappa by Rev. Dr.. Maxwell,
These gentlemen are both Of Cincinnati,
graduates of the college and respective
societies whose diplomas they delivered.
Tuesday afternoon occurred the Prize
Defamation, participated in by four
members from each Of the two lower
classes. At night there was to be an ad.
dress delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa
Society, by Rev. Dr. II. N. Storrs, oil
Brooklyn, N. Y. For some reason or
other he was unable to be present. The
evening was then occupied by an address
10 the Alumni, by Rev. W. G. Andrews,
Of New Haven, Connecticut. Ak -l5 -
Wednesday was commencement day
The slight rains Of the two preceding
days tended to mitigate tho unpleasant
beat usually anticipated on commence,
ment day At8A. NJ. the Alumni met in
The Alpha Kappa hall, remaining in; ses,
Sou I'LL lOA. NJ. At 1880 A. NJ. the uro.
CessiOn was formed in front OF tho col.
lego, composed Of the students, and
marched thence 10 the Congregations
Church, Here the graduating exercises
lave always taken place, On this day
e1ga!een young men were to be graduated
VI lhese all had taken the regular course
except one, who was graduated Bachelor
OIL Science. The others received the de-
gree Of 3, A. The orations were all o
superior order. A son Of West Virrinit
gIIcltd marked applause; / reIer toEr q
Johnson Of Long Reach. His smiled,
WeSS"The Growth ofiLlberty."t II wa,
well written and delivered GRAFTON
nlsflllng the applause that followed IL
delivery. Mr.. johnson, unlike his Hon
Ofothefs, has chosen the better part anf
enters the Baptist ministry. There was
S'so, another West Virginian graduated
o Mt geo, Couch, Of Mason COUNTY. id
proposes 70 become lawyer. The fines
grafton Of the day was tbat of Mn No
MY, 81 OIL Bielpre, salutatorian. His g0biecl
T W., The IDEAL the Basis Of eRsal
~ uellVefy was hOnored with an Alton;
non rarely secured by any one on com
asnCement day. The address Of TIN IL,
' SuuSIeGEl,c NC j. L. Davis, to tho Faculty
ANU ANU us ~ classmates brought tears to rnsny
yS This indicates It's ippropriatenss;
aug e!oquence. AT the conclusion If M
,ySa..eG,lclory, the degrees we're conferred q,
u ISSHSlaS' aud a song was sung by thep
, %ale on The stage, words and music h,
wool their number.
Al t Rer Alumni dinner was setiu Memoir
~ 49, aall. It was a superb repastS mi
soS Of by nearly three hundred pe,
were in order. 49, ' s
4, ne H first regular toast was, aThe s,s,
" oalo, . tree planted at tho month,
Ie Auskingum, whose orchards mo-
suauow four millions Of people, This W,
!spCnded TO by His Exceliency, Cover
SNoyes, in an eloquent address /
,svsSed briefly tlId condition of h
@SttilIory now embraced bst the State
Va,G, at the time Of the iirst settlome
y aaEtetta, traced her progress down
%UepEsent and concluded with d glowit
psIGeof her pOssibleahd probable ftitu
s9nments The Governor also, made
%N SeEAIks 70 the graduating class
ny ny aOOa onthe commencement OF IN
~, raSe en- were cheering, eloquent wof,
any VIII long.be remembered by tho ella
c coC,s audience. The degree of LII. DIV
i ~ y, on the GoyeruorI It wds me-
S, S, H.. ms Is the third or fourth mSiiYho
n.y. 'H ~ ~ This degree from Marietta C6lleu
,,o NV college has never been lavish 4
SSs.SE It's I'd. DIS" Governor Moves
Ss sSSGesle Of Dartmouth College. lie
WS STu beyond the limits Of tho, Slai
of S,Sa mas made him her chief execnti
man "a ne Is pleasant, afEable lookil
Si% a ana makes one wish 10 20 rirht IN
~ anu snake him by the hand.
r,s mon, okey johnson was called on
liz iS y % AN toast to the legal proIessic
os SSe9 aus Hepaid an appropriate tel trib y
at6s r psUsses Is West Virginia Is MAXI
war; aT cause Of education His ranar