The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-23
Bethany College Commencement
Notes..

At the close OF the exercises at the
Exhibition Of the Neotrophian Society on
Thursday evening, Gov. Mathews and
Attorney. General White were called out
on the stage and made short addresses to
the boys. The Governor told them that
while they had finished their college
course yet they had only just entered the
great school Of the world, school in
which there was vastly more to be learn.
ed than in any college.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Dr.. John C. Campbell, Of Ohlo county,
has been Il member Of the Board Of
Trustees Of Bethany College for 80 years
in fact was one OF the charter members
and in all that time has been absent only
once. President W. X. Pendleton, the
president ex.Ofiicio OF the Board, has
been connected with the institution since
its opening In 1871. He was Vice Presi.
dent during the life time of the late
President. Among the original members
of the Board still living is Mathew Nc.
Keever, Esq, once the wool king" Of
Washington Co, Pa. Owing to his age
and defective sight he resigned his mem
bership Il few years ago, He is not only
one Of the pioneer wool growers Of this
region but alSo one Of the early anti.
slavery men. Hs used TO come down
from Washington county TO the annual
meetings Of the Board and stir up the
Southern element on the slavery queS.
ton. lie generally managed to deliver
himself TO some Of the members on that
subject. He was present at the Com.
mencement on Thursday and congrNtu.
lates himself on having lived to see the
day when his views no longer sound so
queer on Virginia soil as they once did.
TUE OLD REGIME
Before the war the preponderance Of
patronage at Bethany was largely from
the South, especially from Kentucky and
Missouri. Now the preponderance il
changed, and Ohio leads Kentucky. The
last catalogue before US shows 80 students
from Ohio, 81 from Kentucky and q
from West Virginia. 10 longer the boys
from South Carolina make the welkin
ring with secession Speeche4. AL that
sort Of thing Is "played.' A spirit Of
broad and Catholic nationalism has ta-
kenits place. Politics is no longer bone
Of contention or an element Of estrauSe.
pent among the students. Every fellow
words his speeches nowadays to suit
himself on the Southern situation.
AN INTELLIGENT coSrRABANp.
Speaking Of slavery, should have
made mention yesterday Of n colored mar
from old Virginia, who preSides as major
lomo at President Poudleton's, and who
was entitled to honorable mention in
referring TO the admirable manner il
which the throng Of visitors we're serveC
with lunch, on Thursday. He is know
As Capt. Lewis NuCkOlls, and iI a native
Gt Louisa county, Virginia, the Presi'
dents old home, and is highly cxecu
tive person. 4 friend supplies US with
the following information in regard Il
Capt. Lewis:
He presides especially in the dining
room, where he has no peer, a. all car
attest who lunched there on Thursday
but his abilities are not confined TO tia
department, lie is everywhere about tht
premises, aiding, assisting, and "bossing,
when necessary, and has almost made
himself necessity to visitors. A ieelinI
Of f"make yourself al home" takes posses
sion OF the stranger upon meelipt
him. Even before meeting the hos
pi.AbIS host and hostess, you feel tha
you are in the presence Of one who feel
a full propriety, interest and acts unde
4 full dSdiRUI pOitstatem TO dispense, as
native Of the Old Dominion 90 enincntl
can, the rights Of hospitality. None OF U
can fail to remember, with an appetilini
pleasure, the chief butler Of Bethany
. Capt. EuckOlls: in his department "Pri
mus GAts Omnis."
A FAITHFUL PROFESSOR.
One Of the Oldest instructors at Bethau,
il Prof, Charles Louis Loos, a native o
Ahace-who has two mother tongues
German and French, and who il a mos
,seeompllshed linguist and laborious pro
lessor, He was in Bethany away back il