Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-03-18

Despite what Others say,
tW 81 FAX thr hlppiest clan
Ta.,I has seen his Seiiii,c-.as.
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Students Day at Marshal College
Last Thursday morning. tie teachers
and students having assembled fr Chap /
el exercise, il was announced that tie fol- /
lowing day would bSobServed IS Students /
Day; a day on which the entire control /
Of the School = given into tie hands OF /
some members of the school, chosen for
that occasion.
Immediately after devotional exercise, |
on motion If Nr McGuire, Mr. Phillips
was app, iuted chairman, aud the house
proceed o. the election Of a priucipa. aud
secretary for the following dav.
Tie npmi@ees for Principal were, O. F..
Quinn, II. 4. Phillips aad Miss Anna
PoaSe. Result Of first ballot: Quinn, Is;
Phillips, L.; Miss Puage. :. Mss Pages
name was withdrawn. and the second bal
lot u.ted IN TIE. On third ballot Mr.
Phillips was elected by majority # two
votes Vote t.r secretary resulted in the
election Of Miss Emma Johnst,r.
Notice was ten given that the classes
were required % elect at their regular
Rotations, one Of their number, As teach
or for the following day.
Teachers iar the next day were as fol-
lows: Mr.. CseeseTan, tue ~ Algebra,
~ Geometry and class in Cesar: Mr.
Phillips, the Latin Grammar: Mr.. T. :.
Thomas. class iu Analysis; Mr.. Aults. ~
English Grammar and 81 Algebra; Mr.
Mccullough, Mental Arithmetic; Mr..
Agce, C. Algebra NJ. Gillep, - practi-
cal Arithmetic; MIR. Clark, Reading; Miss
Mallory, b Geometry Miss Carr Comp0-
s;iion and Rhetoric: Miss Poaee. Physi-
cal Geography; Miss Laid.ev, intellect
ual Philosophy; Miss Green, Is English
Grammar; Miss Mccullough, I. :. HIS
t"ry Mss Ga.!aher, A Practical Arith-
meCc.
Promptly at uire o'clccS on Friday
morning, the entire school assembled, for
chapel exercises, which opened with the
following address from the Principal, Mr.
Phillips:
Would that | could command words 20
express my gratitude 10 YOU f1r the honor
sou nave conferred on nae, q at If curduc-
ting the exercises # this dav. heretofore
known as Students Day az Marshall Col
!csr. And whiic | feel grateful % YOU Tor
Gle favor, | also realize any utter inability
o. instruct YOU.
Vow word in reference to WLat sin
cere'y believe 90 be my duty. In regard to
the exercises Of this dav. am sorry TO an
Hpurce Co tar~e cf you who have asked
permission % d00ce no noon. orthis even
rS that / cannot, cons silently. comply
wish your request. Though I DO uvt con
denim dancing, il j. not tie desire Of some
"i tie patrons Of this school that their
children be allowed % dance here. Be
sides, the Faculty dues not permit dancing
20 any time, and feel that ! would be as
suming too great responsibility % allow
yen o. do 50 ON tLis particular occasion.
We are here tur the purpose Of fitting
ourselves for the duties II life. and think
70 best thar we should spend our time i'm
acquiring such knowledge As will be- of
greatest service 90 us, and which will re
Hect greatest credit on those who have
been engaged in our Instruction. This in
sttutOn has sent out from its halls. men
and women OF high intellect who nov re-
hect great credit ON their Alma Vd'er-
Let u, then, make an honest EFFORT 70 store
our minds with useful knowledge that we
too when we leave this institution, NAV
carry with Us the assurance that the work I
has not been done IN vain. And whatev-
or position we may occupy in life, we may
be able 20 aG0rn IL by cur walk and con-
ver~atiou.'
This was followed by the reading If the I
i-lh chapter a Feel and singing. con- I
Quoted By Miss Love The song From I
Over The Sea was sung by the students.
Determinations by the young gentlemen
succeeded the singing. The German 4
tather.aud' by Mr. Quinn: Lord Uilin', /
Daughter bv Mr. McGuire; "Brutus ON .
tte death II CgSar,' bv Mr.. Agee; a /
tlarSe % the JURY" by Mr.. shelton !
.tas99hiauca, by Mr. Clark and Char !
icy's Dig by Mr. Maupin. Miss Anna
I,Sse read the Voice Il Spring" and I.
Miss Ella GallaLer. "R.euz.s address to .
tie Romans This closed tie exercises /
'n chapel aud tie regular Rotations of /
tie day were begun
Very ltt.e occurred O. disturb tie m.- .
60 90 every day SCHOOL lie. though Co some .
al us tie day seemed unusually long. ~ q /
without our Kind teachers near % cheer
a't instruct AS Marshall {. llege woull F.
De drsary cd place But We trust that
o. them 10 wa, day q rest aud that they
may iryl all the better prepared I.r the
duties q Tie coming vcct.
Icacaer, a. tie several CLASSES report
iay.r1h.y ovta o, % recitation and tie de-
Q. rtncut Of scholars during the dav.
In passing about the building, your re-
porter saw but little that was not I'm CON