The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-21
BETHANY COLLEGE.


cises at Bethany College came off yester.
day. On Wednesday morning the Board
Of Trustees met and transacted q consid.
cradle amount Of business. In the, after.
noon the graduating class OF the year
just closed, dedicated "class tree" on
which occasion, Mr.. F. NJ. oglebay, Of
this city, delivered an appropriate poem,
and Mr.. 4. D. Barclay q fine address. In the
evening the metropolitan Literary Society
held its annual exhibition, and attracted
a large audience. The exercises were Of
a highly interesting character and ELECTED
the hearty applause Of the vast auditory.
Yesterday morning, at an early hour,
people Of all ages and sexes began 10 pour
into Bethany from the surrounding towns
and country, SO that by OF o'clock the
village was full oil those who had come
to enjoy the literary treat prepared Tor
them by the young men who were about
70 commence the real, earnest work OF life.
AT the hour named, the students
formed in line, and preceded by fine
brass band from this city, marched TO the
residence OF President Pendleton, where
the Faculty and a number OF the Trustees
of the College were waiting to receive
them. Prest, P. and his co.laborers Of the
Faculty, the Trustees, &C., having joined
the procession, the line moved at once to
the new and spacious hall in the south
end Of tho college building, where the
Commencement exercises were to take
place. The fine hall was speedily filled
with IN intelligent audience, and when
order was restored, prayer was offered by
Rev. Green, Of Alliance, o., and the fol.
lowing programme was carried out:
English salutAtory.. q. wynne, OF Va,
Latin salutatory,. 3. D. Barclay, Of Canada.
MUSIC. 49,. q
"Vis Consill ExpeTs MolA RuIt suR" IS
LIS. Gibson, Of W. Va.
az OF OulO,
MUSIC.
The Standard OF Excellence C 7, Henley, OF Va,
Man the Controller OF his own Destiny,
y. Knight, Of Ky.
The Language OF EisntF ii. osiebay, q ". Va
MUSIC.
INTERISsIoN TILL O'CLOCK Pm.
MUSIC
The Progress Of Civil Liberty,
MUSIC
Freedom Of Opinion. D. d. Worries, Of Ohio.
NUsIc.
Valedictory. ........C. W. FranzhcIm, ofw. Va.
CoNFERRING OF DEGREES. S-~
MUSIC. Has ,.EtE
BAccALAUREATE. -.
MusIc.
BENEDIcTIoN.
The delivery of the first eight orations
was concluded about 10 o'clock, when an
intermission OF two hours was taken.
This interval was occupied in discussing
very bounteous lunch spread in one Of
the large halls Of the college, furnished by
the Faculty and citizens Of Bethany.
At9 o'clock the large audience reassem.
bled and listened with marked attention to
the balance oil the programme When
the conclusion of the speeches had been
reached, President Pendleton rose and in
behalf of the Faculty announced that the
following gentlemen have received the
degree af A. B.: Messrs. E. D. Barclay,
Of Canada; james Burrier, Of Ohio; L. s.
Gibson, of W. Va; l. A. Harvey, of Pa. I;
Chas. T. Henley, Of Va; Chas. Knight, of
KY; D. E. Sewers, of Pa:;D. D. Worries,
OF Ohio; R. H. Wyme, Of Va.
The first honor of these graduates in
the classical course, has been awarded to
Mr.. E. D. Barclay; the second to Mr.. R.
II. Wynne.
The following two gentlemen have re.
-ceived the degree OF B. S., G. W. Franz.
helm, and F. NJ. oglebay, both Of. Wheel.
ing. The first honor is conferred on Mr..
Oglebay, the second on MIR. Franzheim, Z
The degree Of A. NJ. was conferred, on
Pro: L L. Rowland, of Oregon, Of the
class of1s56; Prot. B. T. Jones, Of the class
of 1868; L. G. Robson, class of 1868, and
Prot. E. Traunlelter, Of Ohio"
Theexercises were over by four o'clock,
when the delighted and interested audi.
ence retired from the hall, and in few
minutes many Of them were on their way
to their respective homes.
In the distribution of the honors, it will
be observed that two young gentlemen Of
this city, Messrs. G. W. Franzheim and
F. NJ. Oglebay, carried of the honors in,
the scientific course-the former having
been chosen valedictorian of the gradual
ing class. Both acquitted themselves
handsomely, and were congratulated
warmly by their friends.
The past year has been prosperous
one IN Inc college, the number OF students
in attendance having been greater than
that Of any year since the close Of the
war. One hundred and nineteen young
men were regularly mstriculated, coming
from sixteen States. Ohio furnished the
largest number; then follows Pennsyl.
vania; next in order, our own State. The
average age. OF the students was above
twenty one years. A new ministerial
course has been added to the college cur.
riculum, making three complete four
years courses, viz: Classical, Ministerial
and Scientific, besides several special
courses, Young men designing to enter
the ministry, no matter of what de-