The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-28
FROM DELAwARE. OHIO.
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bLl.tN ANh' N' Jun - w.
Editors Of the Register:
,., informed yuu I'm our last. yes
..r',,,. wa. the day of commencement
40. The exercises Of ihc dav were
,..ri,., and interesting, FIR, upln the
,,r,...r,,nue WA, the foot race. The first
i,ur-n Wa. run hy the lower cla~-mcu;
rv. cu,rirs-Dcnnisou. Hunt. Scott
Wheeler and Wolfe Hunt retired o..
the first half. with Il badly >pruiurd ankle
and the race was won by Scott. Wheeler
coming in second.
second race. between Seniors, four cu-
,-f,.- WRIGHT. Cherrington. Morrow and
p,na WRIGHT took the lead and kept
i, though the other men pressed him
closely. Wright. first; Chcrring-
tom second
Third race, between Wright. Wheeler.
scott and Cherriprton. WAS won by Scott.
Wheeler second.
A., thi, wound up the foot racing, we
r,pnIrcd with the crowd to the river. To-
witnc,. the college regatta.
The boats ains of the several crews
were Senior, Cox; Junior, WhItmcr; So,
phomore, Kaufman; Freshmen, Pcrduu
Judges, smith. Humphrey. Henderson
Course. lmile. Atll:4O the crews ofth,
Senior and Junior classes started. From
IN. first il WA, evident the Senior, wcr,
to bee winners, though the Juniors KEPT
near them to the turning stake; but by
miserable management the Juniors did
not get turned until the Seniors were FAT
upon the home stretch Seeing all hope
lost, they gave up the race and rOwco
slowly back, coming in two hundred
yard, behind
At l. o'clock the Freshmen and So
phomorc crews entered. This race wa.
closely contested for the first half mil,
and part OF the second; but the Fresh
men. steadily pressing TO their oars
gained rapidly on the last quarter and
came in Jar ahead Of their opponents.
1t Wa, expected that the Seniors and
Freshmen would now contest; but n the
Freshmen had made better time by ouc-
halt minute than the Seniors and ~ the
hour was late, the latter withdrew
yielding the palm to the Freshmen.
The afternoon programme consisted on
orations, essays, presentation OF prize,
and presentation Of diplomas. The pro
gramme was instituted for fun anc
amusement, and the presentations wcr,
burlesquc and all the literary
productions humorous, though patio,
mingled freely with the humor of the
speakers. and humor stood aloof whel
they addressed their farewell words anl
word, of cheer to their classmates of ~
At eIrbt O'Clock in the evcnin. an or
,r,p concert was rivcn in the Coll,e,
chapel by VIM. A. Clarke. of Inlianap
oils Ind As we were no, present ",
cannot speak of lis merits or dement's
IAN, we hear il wa, very fine.
The d,y was crowned near miduiah,
/ hy the cremation of Analytical Gcomc,r,
bv the Sopbomores. Mourning over tA,
decrease of this branch of mathcmatic,
( this class determined to give il u respect
able funeral. The hearsc was drawn by
/ imps. with an attendant train of tn,
same dark beings. Tbe mourucr, in "A
BILE robes. each bearing Pickering torch
walked slowly on in n long train b,hiuC
the band while the funeral orators walked
before. Great throngs gathered ON tn,
/ route and all seemed duly impressed
with the solcmnitv of this funeral array
! Having marched through the town III,