The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-21
FulI Report Of Commencement EE'
eTCIses.

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term Of 70 and '73, It Is Me day, Of the
year to all people within a circuitol many
miles around.
Bethany! old and young, rich and poor,
all make It point TO attend commence
thent exercises, and no matter what other
important business may be on band,
everything Is dropped, aud away to Belh'
any.
Entering the beautiful new commence
ueut hall on Wednesday evening we
lound ourselves Just in time 10 witness the
ypening performance Of the American
Literary Society. The hall was filled
with such an audience as can only be as
sembled in the country, and In few pla-
sc. besides Bethany. SO many beautiful
and finely dressed maidens, upon whose
cheeks the glow ol health Is playing; so
many stately, digni6ed and elegantly at
Ilrcd ladies, whose eyes are sparkling
with wit and intelligence and 30 many
nne looking sturdy sOns Of the soil, such
ns only a country like ours can produce.
The audience has an Cir OF refinement,
snd the roughs that arc always found In
MI audience In the city are not there. The
cities can produce large audiences, audi
enceS elegant in appearance and lAsllion'
ably altired, but there is a something in
,uCh audiences as were present during all
ul the commencement exercises at Beth
any that city cannot equal. The air OF
.he room was fragrant with flowers, for
nearly every person present had boquet
which, when tho proper time came, was
To be given TO friend, son, brother
or pefchRnce a sweetheart The band in
the gallery is playing most enchanting
lauslc and every body Is looking happy.
The programme Of the evening was as
allows:
COMMENCEMENT PERFORMANCE OF AMER.
ICAN LITERARY INSTITUTE.
PROGRAMME.
Music-Prnyer-Music.
Salutatory-M. p. Gallehcr, OF Ohio.
Music.
Essay-Progrcss OF the Present Age
5. A. Lacock, Of Pennsylvania.
Oralion-Power Of the Press-J. E.
Dunn, Of Virginia
Music
Essay-Music-F P, St. Clair, OF West
Virginia.
OraLiOn-My Native Staiu-I. A, Mon
iuger, Of Pennsylvania.
Music
Grafton - Desperation rerSUS ModeTa-
l0n-J. N. Adams, OF Tennessee.
Music.
DlscussiOn-Aillrmcd That Railroad
MnnOpolics are Advantageous to the Pub
nc.
Alllrmativc-G. W. McCoard, OF Penn.
sylyanis,
Negative--L II. Slime Of Illinois.
sic-Presentatio Of Diplomas-Music.
Valedictory-J. ". Huey, Of Tennessee.
oFFICERs.
President, N. J. MAXWELL, Of Ohio.
MARSuALs.
) c. Rockwell Pa, z N. st. Clair, w. v.
{. Q. Myers, viva, o. Il Ray, W. Va,
q. r. L0os, W. Va, L. Hensler, N. Y,
E ]. Grantz, N. Y, W. 3. Garvey, Ky.
Each address was worthy of commen.
dation and was 60 received by the audi.
cuce. The best speech Of the evening was
Ihat Of MIR. ]. W: Huey, of Tenn, who Is
4very fine elOcutionlst. His voice is clear,
ml and sweet and finely mOdulated. His
style Of speaking Is very highly praised
by the Faculty, which is not apt 10 be the
Ease unless the man Is worthy. Altogeth.
rr the entertainment was highly success
fll. and credible 10 the Society. At the
conclusion OF the remarks by the various
gentlemen large numbers OF bOquels oil
beautiful flowers were sent up TO them
rom the audience.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Thursday was the Commencement Day
aud a stream Of people could be seen
pouring into town by every thoroughtAre
hours before the exercises wero to com.
neuCe The weather was all that could
be desired for although It was warm re-
reshing breeze blew the entire day.
At the appointed hour the class and Fac
uiiy made their appearance upon the stage
aud the exercises commenced.
The graduating class numbered 20 and
was composed OF tho following gentlemen:
] f Besttie, Ohio; J. B. Clark; Ky.;F.
p Mcneil, W. Va; II. s. Groves, Ohio;
5 A. Lacock, Pa; F. p. st. Clair, w.
va;J.N N. Adams, Tenn; W. X Curtis,
". Va;F. Hoffman, Ohio; ]. II. Ness
aye, N. Y;J W. Huey, Tenn; E. d.
Shreve, Ohio; Charles Mills, Pa; G. W.
Ralston, Pa; NJ. p. GAllehGr, Ohio; w. G.
Buchanan, W. Va; L. II. Slime, Ills; J.
D, Davis, Pa; ] F: Merryman, Mo; j.
\ Monlngcr, Pa; ]. Z. Dunn, Na:i A.
Baker, Ohio; A. 8 LobinGter, Pa; j. W.
NcCoard, Pa; r II. Wynne. Va, and L.
5 Gibson, Of W. Va. This Is the largest
lass that has graduated from Bethany
since its most pSlmy days before the war,
Snl even then Il was never exceeded save
IN one instance, when the number reach
'Airiy-iwO The number OF graduates
ueYt year cannot, ol course, be definitely
aScertained, but it seems probable that
the class Of IA will DO no smaller than OF
3 There are. now enrolled for the
coming year l39 students, from the fol.
owing States and countries: W. Va. 80;
Ohio, q; Pa, 90; Ky, 10; Va, TO- n. Y,
Nj, ), Nova Scotia, 4; Prince Ell
%ardS Island, 5; Ind, Q; Ills 3; Tenn B.
\ { 9; No 2; Texas, J; and Alabama
From this It will be seen that the
college is now getting what was never
before accorded 10 it, u substantial home
patronage. The average age Of the stu
Hens Is q and a fraction, which Is q very
high average The average age OF The
SfAlnates was 22. The appearance ol
NE graduating class was worthy Of note
Most Of the mGn were very musculal
lOoElng aud there was scarcely what
might be termed small man 10 the
s.SS 10 height they averaged 5 feet lC
,pcnes, which shows that some Of them
were well up in the world.
me following was the order OF eXercis'
"oi the day: