The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-26
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON.
Commencement Day and Proceed
ings Preliminary Tbereto-Able
Address by Rev. Armstrong, OF
. WheeIing-A Very Interesting Let.
Der.
WASHINGTON, Pa, Jnue 25.
Editors OF the Register:

10 the average w NhsulnStOnlaH 'SOu-
mencement' is one OF the principal
events OF the year, for with i! come to
the old town many distinguished people
from all parts of the country, ministers,
lawyers, physicians and eminent men in
al. the walks OF life, TO say nothing OF
the vast numbers OF pretty girls, wearing
their whilest dresses and most winsome
ways, who come to hear the youthful
orators declsim, and to crown their ia
vorites with earl y summers sweetest
flowers. On this occasion the citl-
zen will tell you with exultant
pride, that here is Washington and
Jefferson College, now three quarters
of century old, and will recite to you
the long list OF distinguished men, IN al
sections of the land, who were graduated
from one or the other Of these now united
colleges. You will also learn from him
that there Is no partlality shown to the
boys IN providing way Tor their intel
lectual improvement, tut that the girls
have equal facilities tor mental culture At
the Washington Female Seminary, one
of the oldest and most successful ibstitu-
tions of the kind in the land. For many
wears it WAS under the mansgenen OF
Mrs. Sarah K. Hanna, as Principal, who,
however, owing TO the infrmities of olo
age relinguished her trust about three
years ago, and has since lived in compaI.
ative retirement She was succeeded by
Miss n Sherrsrd Steubenville lady,
an energetic and successful teacher, and
An admirable disciplinsrisn, who Is fully
sustaining the high reputation the semi
nary attained under the wstchful care Of
Mrs. Hanna And he will not
forget TO mention the public
High School, where, under the
wise and liberal laws of this grand
old Common wealth, the boy or girl Of
the humblest aud poorest citizen may
obtain an education sufficient to 1T him
or her for almost sny station in life.
Washington people are justly proud OF
these institutions Of learning. Long
may they continue TO be prosperous.
Last week witnessed the closing exer.
cises OF the Seminary and High School.
and the first four days of the present
week are set apart for the College meet
ings. The exercises were begun yester-
dsy Sunday afternoon in the Town
Hall, where the President, Rev. George
p. HAYS, ID. D., delivered the bsccslau
reste sermos to the graduating class. As
usual at all these exercises, the large ball
was crowded by an audience of the
best citizens OF the community,
and the strangers who have come
to see and enjoy. The text upon
which the discourse was founded Is por-
,ion of the l1lh verse OF the lIth chapter
OF ST. John: The word is truth"
1t is an able production and was de-
livered IN the we'll known vigorous and
eloquent style of DR.. Hays. Barring q
personal sllusion, 1t was entirely unob-
iectionsole to the intelligent congregs-
ton.
At eight o'clock last evening the hall
WAS again crowded 20 is utmost capacity
with students ard others 10 hear
the annual address 10 the Society OF Re-
liSious Inquiry connected with the coll
leee, delivered by Rev. j. q. Armstrong,
OF Wheeling. Your correspondent was
not present but has hesrd the address
spoken Ct ss an exceedingly able effort
and delivered in such 8 manner IS 10 hold
the unwexried attention Of The multi
tude throughout the hour which the rev.
erend gentleman occupied.
The iurther exercises OF the week Will
commerce tc-morrow, when the orstion
TO the literary societies will be delivered
bv Rev. Alexander Clark, OF Pittsburgh.
The WsshIp stou class Of 1857 will RENE
this week, and on Tuesday sitsrnoon
thew will De addressed in the First Pres
byssrisn church by Rev. S. J. Wilson,
d. D., OF the Western theological Semi
nary Of Allegheny City. This class had
q membership o: eighteen, among whom
msy be mentioned DR.. Wilson, W. w.
Smith, Of this plsca Dr.. I. B. Reed,
nov Of PhilsdelphiS. Captain Alexander
Wshart Of the regular army. and John
D Henderson. While IN Washington
the members Of this clsss viii be enter
tained at the hospitabie mansion Of w.
w. Smith, Esq.
. The Board OF Trustees will hold
their ? annual meeting tomorrow.
and the entrance examinations
vill take place on the same day. The
Commsscenens proper vill b held on