The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-21
Latin salutatory-By ]. Beauchamp

sour National DlSgrace-By W. K.
Curtis of W. Va.
Alexander or Diogenes-By F. Hod-
man, Of Ohio.
The Philosophers StOne-By J II.
Message, Of N. Y.
Upon What Our Progress Depends'-By
J. w. Huey, Of Tenn.
The Leading IdCas-By f. d, ShreVe,
Of Ohio.
Music.
PHILOSOPHY and Practically Charles
Mills, of Pa. 4 !.
Progress of Oar Nalion-By G. ".
Ralston, of Pa.
Force of fCircumslauceS-By n. P. Gal.
leher, Of Ohio.
Music. ..s.' I'D.
The Permanence of Literary Fame
BY W. G. Buchanan. Of W. Va.
Mental Energy-By L. Fl. Slime, OF III.
The PerilS Of Our Republic-By J. D.
Davis, Of Pa. '.'
Muac.
INTERAIssIoN TILL 2 O'CLOCK Pm.
MuSic.
Justice May Sleep but Never Dle-By
]. +. Merryman, OF Mo.
Whittier Tending by J. A. honin'
40 Be or Not To Be"-By J. E. Dunn,
DIVA.
Music.
"More Light More Light by A.
Baker, of Ohio.
The Poet OF the Future-By II, $. LO.
bingicr, Of Pa. .'er
Valedictory-By J. W. McCoArd, Of
Pa.
CONCERNING ON DEGREES.
-.NuSic-BensdIeIiOH
'E1ca,Cd. ...
The degrees were conferred by the
President us follows:
The degree OF A. B.: j. B. Clark, OF
Ky; j. F. 'Merryman, Of Mo; III. P, Gal.
leLer, Of Ohio; J. N. Adams, Of Tenn; F.
P. Mcneil, Of w. Va; ]. A. Davis, OF Pa;
W. G. Buchanan, of W. Va; J. w. Huey,
Of Tenn; +. P. ST. Clair, OF W. Va; w.
K. Curtis, OF W. Va; G. W. McCoard, Of
Pa; L. Il. Slime, oi Ill; ]. Z. Dunn, OF
Va; Il. L. Lobingier, Of Paid. First
Honor given to ]. B. Clark; Second divid-
ed between J. Z. Dunn and g. W. Nc
Coard.
Degree Of B. s. Bachelor Of SCIENCE:
J. A. Beattie, of Ohio; J. H. Nesslager OF
N. Y. (city); q. Mills, Of Pa; ]. A. honin'
ger, OF Pa; L. A. Lacock, Of Pa; E. D.
Shreve, OF Ohio-T
Degree OF B. L. bachelor OF Letters
ministerial Course): r. 8. Groves, OF Ohio;
F. Hoffman, of Ohio; r. 81. Wynne, CT
Va.-4 First Honor given TO hr. Holt
man; Second, to Mr.. Wynne.
Degree of A. N. Cn course): L. B. Glib.
son, Of W. Va.
Degree Of A. n. (honorary): Prof ]. @.
Cam pbell, of Or; Prof. W. .. Atkinson,
Of Ohio; Prof.. ]. B. Nelson, ol Mo; Prof.
II. W. Harding, OF Pa; Prot ]. B. Cren.
shaw, Of W. Va. and B. W. Peterson, OF
W. Va, (Wheeling).
After comforting the degrees the Prest'
dent proceeded 10 deliver his BacCalau-
reate, which was attentively listened TO
and warmly applauded at It's conclusion.
BACCALAURRATE.
Gentlemen, Graduates Of '73. l am glad
to see you all here full Of health and
strength, rejoicing as young men prepar-
ed 10 enter upon the race Of usefulness,
which trust you see before you. Of all
that entered The lists with you, but one
has dropped out Of the ranks. l know
you regret with me that the place Of N.
L. Lipscomb Is vacaut-that he isnot here
10 share with you tho honors for which,
Tor several toilsome years and up TO d few
weeks before the close OF the session, he
so hopefully and hOnOrably la6ored. But
you know il is no fault Of his. The afillc-
lion which rendered him unable 10 endure
the last ordeal Of his ssduous course, was
to him, and tous all almost painful as death;
and had II not been for the sacred vigilance
with which we feel the avenues to SUCH
honors as we have conferred upon you must
ever be guarded, We would have been GLAD
to admit him to share ot the distinction
which this hour Is yours, without the I'm
al examinations which his crushed health
did not permit him to stand.
We felt all the force Of your petitions,
when you asked Us to confer on him the
degree for which he 90 brilliantly strug-
gled, and now feel that his scholarship de-
serves what the stern conditions OF grad
ualiOn forbid US 10 give him. Letus hope
that another day will welcome him to
these halls with restored health, and an
other Commencement crown him with
the honor which we must now Withhold,
despite your earnest and unanimous pc
litl0n to the contrary.
To you, after this protracted session, /
will say but q word. l will not caution
you to avoid youthful indiscretlonS, for !
leel that you ought to have passed that
period. The training which you have
hsd and the peculiar experience which be-
longs to college lie ought to have put you
beyond the privilege Of apology for such
fOllies. And do not expect you to claim
It, You ought TO feel that you go forth
as men, furnished With power OF SELL
control and o wisdom OF experience
greater than yearS Of empirical 6lunder-
ing can give to tho uneducated.
do not, therefore, detain you for any
such puerile warning. But there Is an-
other danger to which young men dis
tinguished by your advantages are liable,
and 1t is with reference 70 this that shall
dctsin YOU ior a word. It isa common
| impression with respect to young men
fresh from college, and elated with col
lege honOrs, that they are apt to be atillct'
ed with arrogance and selt'conceit, that
they assume 10 themselves superior
wisdom that seems to say, II am Sir Or
scle, and when / ope my mouth let no
dog bark" Now, It is against this AFRO.
gance, this vanity Of dogmatlsm, that l
wish TO caution you, both against the
folly Of exhibiting It In your own con-
duct and against It's power and influence
as you meet it in the bearing and asSump'
tion ol others 1t is an ugly feature In
any one, especially so In the young ei