The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-03
OUR DELAWARE. OHIO, LETTER
DELAWARE, O., May 81, '7s.

| DELAWAhE1 W., Woy "a
Editors OF the Register:
| It has been long time since letter
from Delaware has appeared In the COL
umns Of your paper, and perhaps your
readers have forgotten that there ID sucn
! q place and that a Wheeling boy con-
tiaueth here for season; yet Delaware
still lives and so do l -
The events Of the past two weeks nave
directed the attention of many with IN
terest to our University. The contro-
Iersy between the Junior class and the
Faculty has been the great topic OF DIS
cussion here for the past two weeks. 1t
has evoked the surprise, and aroused and
divided the sympathies OF the people: :.
The difficulty arose from demand OF
the Faculty that the Juniors should SUBJ
NIT for criticism and revision the manu-
script of book, 1.-THE Bijou," which that
class was about to issue, after the custom
of tire Junior classes. The class, believing
the demand to be uncalled for and un-
warranted, requested its withdrawal; but
the request was refused, and the demand
repeated in q manner which aroused the
indignation and spirit of the boys, VINO
at once refused to accede to the require
ment. The result was the suspension OF
twenty-five of their number. Theexten
of the affair, involving as it did the honor
and dignity of almost the entire junior
class as against that of the Faculty, was
sufficient to create great stir in the COM
munity and among the friends and pat
rons of the institution. As l have
said, public opinion was divided; many
applauded the spirit of the Juniors and
upheld them in their action; some sided
with the Faculty.
Under the supervision Of the twenty
five the publication went forward; but
after the delberatlon and consultation OF
a week, it was decided that the Interests
ut stake were too great TO be entirely DIS
regarded and reconciliation WAS effect
ed, concessions being made on both sides.
The Juniors were this morning re-
ceived again into the University without
reservations or conditions.
Yesterday morning an interesting ana
exciting game of base ball was played
between the "nines" of. the Beta Theta
Pi and Chi Phi fraternities, resulting III
a victory for the Chi Phis by a score OF
10 10. But this was not the only re-
suit of the game, for last night witnessed
a most novel and pleasant scene IN COZ.
lege life in the entertainment OF the Chi
Phi fraternity by the Betas. 1t IS well
known that the greatest enmity almost
invariably exists between the various col.
lege fraternites and it would have sur
prised one acquainted with the history OF
these organizations and their relations
toward each other TO have looked IN upon
the scene of last night when the men,
bers of the two associations were as
sembled around thu iestal board and en-
gagged in friendly, almost fraterna!, inter-
course. This occasion is remarkable, not
only for It's novelty, but because 1t opens
the way for the establishment OF
more genial relationship between
the students us class, and 1t
is to be hoped that it is but the
dawn of new life in which the limits
of friendship and fellowship among stu
dents shall not be defined by bonds OF
secret societies, clans or cliques, but that
all shall be associated by the friendly ties
OF one common brotherhood.
The college year is drawing to close.
The series of annual publics has already
been opened by the Christomathean So
ciety, and the Athenlan and Letagatheah
will soon follow.
The c, mmencement exercises will be
made unusually interesting by the lnau-
guration of our new president DIR. {. ID.
Payne, of Cincinnati.
The future OF the University, which his
always ranked among the first OF western
institutions, looks more promising than
ever. The next year will be opened un-
der the presidency of DR.. Payne, and
with increased endowment and extensive
addition to the various courses OF lnstruc-
ton S. q. w.