The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-04
THE w0O,TEK UNIVERSITY.


THE WOOsTER UNIVERSITY.
A. this young and thriving University
is patronzed by several Wheeling lam-
lies. and others are desirous OF gaining
information in regard to it. we print
few extracts from letter in the Cincin-
natl Gazette giving some account of the
town and the school:
Wooster, forty miles south Of Lake
Erie standing upon al eminence (kuowh
A. the crest hne) 300 feet above the lakes
surface, is constantly receiving the cool
northern breezes, relieved of their damp
ness by the overland journey, before
they relcn US This Is an old
town, with many charming and cul-
tured hon -, bat very considerably
awakened, as we should Judge, by the lie
the university has brought into it. This
institution, having just ended It's seventh
year, hiss been blessed with marvellous
success in It's short career. During this
time $50 students nave been in attend
ance, and there are 1870 alumni an aver
age of eigteen Il year The class that
goes out tins year numbers thlr Y young
men, fine appearing and well speak.
ing oand u youths, whose commence.
ment addresses, Tor elegance of dIction
and scholarly thought, will compare ia
vorably with those OF any college in our
land.
We have here co education IN Its most
favorable lIght-not separate and inferior
courses of study for ycung woman, but
the same classes precisely open tor all.
The young women who have entered, OF
whom we learn there have been forty
present during the past year, have sue
ceeded in takjaE most CrcdlLabIe stand
mo. some OF them being among the first
III their classes in the several studies, and
Miss Alexander, of Van Vert, took the
prize for oratory At the JUNIOR contest.
Already two young women educated
here have gone out 10 missionary heIds-
one To China, another L. Egypt. We
are clad 10 learn that so many young
women VINO desire TO teach or TO main
tain themselves, and others who have no
such necessity, ARE ignoring the old Gus
tom, which prescribed an cntree into
society for the miss in her teens, and, by
devolIng more time are securing aS com
pletc and thorough an intellectual tram
ing rs their brothers. We are deeply
impressed with the advantages OF Woos-
ter University as n center OF education.
The Professors are cultivated aud exper
fenced gentlemen, nearly al graduates
of Eastern institutions. Prot Stoddard
was long m attraction at Miami,
and Is egsrded here with ihal
reverence. proi. Black was former
" President o5 lows State
University aud deservet!y popular
Pro-. Gregory has widespread reputa.
ton. The students of whom there have
been nearly 300 IT, attendance tins year,
are manly and well behaved, showing
marks of study and atteR,lon, and manI-
lest regard for the honored President,
who proves sympathetic friend rs well
rs An able instructor We are pleased to
find the catalogue containing the nsmc-
ot students from So many families OF
high standing in this S.a,c-s g., Hon.
Thro Cock, Hon. Tho~. Ewing, Hon. j.
" Robinson, NJ. C.,,Hon VIM. Lawrence,
VI. c.. Hon. [. VI. Jordan. Hon. Nj VI.
Greene. the Rev. DR.. MrG1w, aad many
other clergy men OF the state. Besides
these there srr Sky students from
twelve other States, even 10 Kansas and
Mlnnetosa.
The latest reports show that the Bank
Of France contains $lUS coo OOOin silver
and $34O,OOO.OOO IN gold. Tbs shows
whether legal .aader silver Will drive
gold out OF the country. And ii this is
not etough. lo. X at the returns for the
four month, ending April 80, 1917, Of
the imports and exports of gold and
silver coin aud bullion 10y France:
Imports. Exports.
Gold bullion .............., 100000 : $1,000
Gold lin .................... - o. uoU 90 %
silver bullion............... 26DnpO 900 .
silver coin................... 7O5OOOO l,'lO,V'o
Total....................... Si5,7oOoOO s',5OOooo
So the excess Of the imports of the
precious metals 20 the country where tae
double standard prevails. was for four
months S8ToOOOOO, mostly gold.
The Mouudsy,.'o Rsyortc. Is quite Sc
we're OF sunday pic-niyers tr omW Wheeling,
who dcsecrate that dsy of rest and praise
by their unesrthly ye.ls and worldly
conduct. The Divine injunction 20 Re.
member the ssbasth day to keep it holy
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