The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-21
rance to these wide and Ligh temples

trance to these wide and Eigh temples
OF all manly, human culture, if you
would send forth full men, thoroughly
furnished for the noble services OF life,
lifted above The nsrrowness and the
tyranny OF dogmatism, all sided'in their
sympathies, and. like the oxygen in the
physical world, universal 10 affinity for
all that Is good and fruitful OF blessi ngs
in the social and spiritual realms oi
thought and action; in these consecrat-
ed places, over the entrance and upon the
walls and reflected from the hearts ofthe
students, let the motto ever stand 1.-THE
master light OF all our seeing"-Rever-
ence for God and charity for man.
After this followed a hearty leave
taking between the Professors and the
graduating class; it was announced that
the next session would open on the
4th Monday OF September next; and
the audience was then dismissed.
THE ALUMNI MEETING, &c.
The annual meeting and dinner oil
the Alumni OF the college was held on
Thursday, about forty members Of the
society being presest. many of them
from abroad. At the meeting next
summer Mr.. Moffett is designated as
orator, Prof. Crenshaw as lecturer, Fl
s. Lobingier as poet, and j. S. Lamar
as prophet.
On Wednesday the Board Of Trustees
met. The business transacted was
mainly in the ordinary routine, nothing
ofspecial importance claiming attention.
Prof. Crenshaw was confirmed as
teacher of Mathematics rice Pro-.
Harding now ofthe University of Penn.
sylvauis, and Prot. Barclay was
appointed adjunct professor OF
Languages. Arrangements were
made for utilizing during the
coming year the munificert gift OF
$4,000 by Hon. R. NJ. Bishop, OF Gin
cinusti, for the establishment of q free
library for the use OF the students.
On Wednesday afternoon the cere-
mony OF planting and dedicating the
class tree was duly observed. A small
STRIPPING of an elm was planted in front
OF the old college hall and a vast deal
OF palaver was had, an oration, a poem
and lengthy ptophesy being among
the performances. Meanwhile the
under graduates were not idle. AT q
solemn period OF the services a huge
banner was hung from college window
picture a OF moribund don
key hugely developed as 10 his ears and
bearing the explanatory legend. The
Class OF '73 turned GU. to die" The
subsequently, burned and
buried Chemistry amid solemn and
affecting ceremonies.
BETHANY COLLEGE.
is doing splendid work aud ably main.
tanning the good reputation it has so
we'll earned during the many years OF
it's institution. It's graduates are found
filling honorable stations in each of the
learned professions and many OF them
are teachers OF science or preachers Of
religion. The prospects Of the college
for future usefulness have never been
brighter. During the past year
1873 students were enrolled. o.
these 80 were from West
Virginia; % from Ohio; % from
Pennsvlvanis; l3 from Kentucky; 10
from Virginia; 5 from New York; 4
from Nova Scotia; from Maryland; 3
from Prince Eiward's Island; 2 each
from North Carolina, Missouri, and
Texas and from Alabama.
The annual income OF the college
from its endowment is about sS000,and
it is expected that this will soos be lu-
creased. At least three-four;bs Of the
students pay 90 tuition fee, their only
charge being $40 for matriculation.
instruction in the college
is free, and it is only necessary to iis
still wider usefulness that its advan-
tages be made known. Let all the
friends OF solid and thorough ednca-
tion bid it God speed. i