The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-02


The first class at Jefferson was gradua-
ted in 1902. There were Eve graduates
that year. All the graduates up to and
including the year 1908 are now dead,
But one member Of the class Of 1909 sur.
wives, viz, Joseph Scroggs, DID,, Of Ligo-
nier, Pa. Rev, James Hervey, OF West
Virginia, who died in 1859, was a mem
Der Of the class OF 1910, No member Of
that class is now living. The late Adam
Kuhn, Of Wellsburg, was member Of
the class Of 1919. Among those who
graduated in 1921 was William McCon-
neil. Of Moundsyille. To the class Of
1926 belonged Rev. David Heryey, Of
Wellsburg, and to the class Of 1926 DR..
Albert Osburn, OF Wheeling. To that Of
1928, Judge Robert J. Alexander, Of St.
Clairsville. To the class Of 1885, the late
Zack Yarnall, Of Wheeling. To that Of
1886, A. A. Weed, Of Wheeling. To that Of
1874, Prof. John j. Lane, OF Bellaire,
to that Of 1916, Rev. james Pomeroy, Of
Hancock county; to that Of lS47, the
Rev. Layerty Grier, OF Elm Grove, in
this county; to that of lsi9, John =. Gil
christ, OF Wheeling; to that Of 1852, Rev.
W, ], Alexander, Of Marshall county; to
that Of 1856, DR.. W. f. Allison, Of Han
cock county, and Rev. G, W. Chalfant, Of
Martins Ferry; to that OF 1857, Rev. ID.
W. Fisher, OF Wheeling, L, W. Wilson,
OF Morgantown, and DR., George P, Hays,
now President Of Washington and Jeiter.
son College; to that Of 1858, John o, Nc.
Kown, ofWheeling, and Rev, Robert Q.
Stewart, Of New Haven, W. Va; to that
Of 1853, b. B. Blair and Rev. w, K, Sib.
bet, Of West Virginia; to that Of 1860,
Judge j. P. Rogers and Rev. NJ. l., Todd,
Of Wheeling; 10 that Of 1861, Rev. II. II.
Fairall, Of West Virginia, and A. W,
Houston, OF Wheeling to that Of 1852,
Samuel 0. Taylor, Esq, Of Wheeling.
The class Of 1865 was the last one
graduated ut Jefferson College,
The Presidents Of Jefferson, have been
as follows: Rev. John Watson, 1902
ey, James Dunlap from 1903 to 1911;
Rev, Andrew Willie, from 1879 to
1916; Rev. VIM. Mcmillan, from 1917 to
1922; Rev. Mathew Brown, from 1922 to
lS45; Rev. RObt. j. Breckenridge, from
1915 to 1917; Rev. Alexander b. Brown,
from 1917 to 1856; Rev, Joseph Alden,
from 1857 to 1862; Rev. d, II. Riddle,
from 1862 to the close.
The first class at Washington was grad
uatcd in 1908. The Hon. 7, N. 7.
MKennan graduated in 1916 the late
Hon. Samuel Stokeley, Of Steubenyille,
graduated in 1918; The Hon, John II.
Ewing, Of Washington, graduated In
1914; DR.. L. MOyne graduated In 1915;
the late DR.. James W. Clemens, Of Wheel
Ing, graduated in 1878. Among the menu
bers Of the class Of 1922 was the Rev.
James W. M'Kennan, Of West Virginia,
and Alexander Wilson, Of Wheeling.
The class OF 1925 had the honor Of Henry
A. Wise's membership; Francis Campbell,
Of Wheeling,graduatedin 1921 Judge ACh-
eson, Of Washington, graduated in 1927;
Judge Wm. McKennan, Of Washington,
graduated in 1883, Judge james PAUL,
Of Wheeling, In 1885; the late Alfred
Caldwell, q Wheeling, in 1896; Wylie II,
Oldham, formerly OF MOundsville, and
the late Rev. Alfred PAUL, Of Wheel.
Ing, In 1888. The late WIN. Montgomery,
OF Washington, graduated In 1889. Prof.
Robt. Miliigan once Professor In
Bethany College graduated in 1870. sher-
rard Clemens and the late DR.. RObt, Cum
minis, Of Wheeling, and Norton Nc.
GilRn, Of Washington, were mem.
bers Of the class OF 1871. The
late Rev. Frank Moore, formerly Of
Wheeling, graduated in 1912, and Thos.
L. Moore, Of Clarksburg, in 1912. In the
class Of 1874 were Drs, Hupp and Allen,
and James PAUL, Of Wheeling, and also
DR.. Werlich, Of Martins Ferry, and Rev.
John T. Brownlee, Of West Middletown;
and In that Of 1916 DR.. Jas. Cummins, OF
Wheeling, and Nicholas n. Humphrey, Of
Wellsburg, and Albert q. Stringer, OF
Parkersbnrg. In the class Of lSlO were
DR.. r. II. Logan, Of Wheeling; l.. A. la
gans, formerly Of Wheeling, and DR.. Jas.
T. Murdoch, Of Parkersburg. In that OF
l847 were DR.. Geo. Baird and John G. |
IIeryey, Of Wheeling, ex.Speaker Blaine,
Geo. b. Curtis and Il. q. Holiday, OF
MOundsyille, John g. Jacob, editor OF the |
Wellsburg Herald, and DR.. j. Ii. StOrer,
Of delphia. This must have been
the star class Of the instiLution.) The
late John T. Russell, once editor Of
the Wheeling argus, graduated In 1S4O,
and In the same class was W. W.
Laverty, Of MorgantOwn. Oliver /. Tay.
lor, Of Wheeling, graduated in 1850,
and Joseph G. Porter, Of Brooke
county, in 1851. The Rev. Samuel ],
Wilson, who once ofllciated at the Second
Presbyterian Church In Wheeling, and
who Is now Prof In the Theological
Seminary, Of Allegheny, graduated In
1852. Jacob s. Foreman, formerly Of w. |
Va, graduated in 1868. Prof. II. w.
Harding, formerly Of Wheeling, gradu.
aled Ia 1854. James j. Kuhn, Of Wells.
burgh, Joseph II. Little, Of West Alexan.
der, and the late Geo. NJ. Porter, Of,
Hancock county, in 1856. John
A. Work, Of 81. ClairSville, grad.
mated in 1866, and George L. boyd,
Charles A. Dickey, Hannibal Forbes, Dr..
Thomas Lunsford, Of Wheeling, Henry
G. Shepherd, Of Hancock county, Rev. |
VIM. GastOn, Of Dellaire, and the fate Col. |
]. II. Penticost, Of West Middletown,
gtuuuHleU III loOo. III Tue CluSB OIL loOO |
we're Geo. i. Caldwell, Of Wheeling, Il.
A. BlackfOrd, Of Clarksburg, and Dudley
Evans, Of MOrgantown, In that Of 1860,
we're lev. II. G. Blaney, Of Martins Ferry,
D. II. Laverty, Of IIellaire, and John b.
Reed, Of Sislersville. In that Of 1862, was
John Basel, Of ClarkSburg, and Thomas
McCurdy, OF Steubenville. In that Of
1868, was Rev. NJ. s. Kinkead, Of Morgan
town, and Henry s. Walker, OF Charles.
ton. In that Of 1865 was John II. Black.
ford, Of IIopedale, Ohio, Angus Noble, Of
Wellsburg, and Archie PAUL, Of Wheel
Ing.
THE class Of 1866 was The last one
graduated at Washington before the con-
golidation Of the two Colleges.)
The Presidents Of Washington College
have been as follows: Rev. Matthew
Brown, from 1906 to 1917; Rev Andrew
Wylie, from 1877 to 1928; Rev. David
Elliott, from 1880 to 1881; Rev. David
McConnughy, from 1881 to 1910; Rev.
James CLARK, from 1850 10 1862; Rev.
james /. Drownson, from 1852 to 1853;
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