New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-03
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

TAI EXERCISES OF COMMENCEMENT WEEK-ADDREss
BY GOVERNOR MATHEWS.
IFROw An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRTBUNE.]
MoR&ANToNyN, June SOW. Virginia Univer-
sty w.ich Was originally estabs- a IN connection VITA
tie git OF certain public iand by Congress, has just closed
til lentn year OF It's existence. Furnished with ample
grounds buildings and apparatus and favored with gem
eroas annual appropriations, il is, as its name implies,
the hshest literary institution OF the state The pub
lie exercises Of its eighth annual commencemtn III
began Oh tue eNen'Ag oi fil,"!' June III
VIA tie Regents pTlze contest lei young
men of tbe Preparatory d pr;meut COnichoeC
10. the ptizr for Defamation, which Was divided
brtWorn scssIs. e. T. Butcher 81 Jefferson county ana
a. L. Noo0loid OF Barbour County Ihe pre- lor u.
best cay was awarded 10 IA. T. j. March neuor Vl
tnc j ..lur Ciass aud resident OF MorssWtuWn. Tie
s,c ous audience room OF toe new Unlveisy Hal was
Wed ma "in li.hIs ., cue NM e,rI,i,, ce
inter sicu 10 thc result {" .uis ii.i'ii! mn,
test ON sunday, June 2iii the Dacc1a4e"'3 So mon
wis plci,Hc b, thc Rev D. ~ sG0t,' ID, - d. the
add Weep cs.dtlt OF the U.Ner,l.y VINO was
formerly ioI mau, years President OF washington o.
-. Ills tueuc Ell ne hann0vd "1s ally 'laoueecd III
he .oe o.'s usual clet, aLdil teal iOiCc4Ui style lie
Universal, cLa c vas hlled Win ppec&tye bearers
lac auuseisIr, oI The Columbian Literary oOcet!
unk uatr,l, Monday cNc l,Juue 2J, lie ploS raiiie
a. s iiriuoeO he a.4iues OF A O.DdytOnA Wood
foll. j. NJ L,c. s. NuC, a. waters aAd a. D. ShNG.ey'
.,adr. t,. ald t4c Hon G. ~ nuuD, A. Nj. alum
nus orator II TIC eAtrciser OF tue ta9hI non society
on lhe following evening, B = Morgan ): n Marsh ):
{. CapcDri, u. Gu, l. j. AalsH AID j. . stewart PAR
tciateo, ~I, j. I. Ial1s 80 e, as aidi-nus. IL u.'se
IT, bic tO lie UuVels T. aud 40 TIC oOCttce IL presented
ON Wednesday There an Aluu4m mceunS
"a.
Virginia H,s.uucal Society. at - IN; al wnich
an I'M resting Do, urIcli paper read by q. ". Kan
49,, o Car,siun Mcst Virginia; the class cteDItllOD
al $50 ~ nI aud ile address Dc.Oe tue ut,fN sOcIe-
a. s. 40, Dauic Il LuCas OF CnLe-tVWu, West Virginia,
In e evening. The speaker ab3 and pViuttdly ulscd
.cut IA uls country o. sc"Uois OF journal
ism ort3.y and tiuc At an tty hOuf Vu com
mo c.-,,li l.ufung, June 70, the LuNeslty HAN Was
h,.r.Ity CROW dcu WIN auucncc UT neatly twelve
I'm. .lf,d .tisUu. 1hc yIo-Ia-Duc uJs a. IUilVws:
Iqt .Itatlry Thomas NJ HOOD. Mon gOuery County.
Orauou-Lyolst.O and euec.s u Liberalism -. 80.
W.. q. Blown, hlng"OO W. a.
O'''' c. b. Ollie, MoTgsutown.
d. r. Rogers, Morgsntcwn.
L . An u sL.
Ii. J. ~uNcll, Grafton, ". Va
Orauop-S implicitly ohm L rtecie, MOI tdutONn
\, llosopnca. Dlston tPMscMj-IVsU.D and Gains OF
Mo0tin ...-.-i.. e. ouIi.4, oprnC.t W Va.
Philosophical Grafton Mental - De- fai.' 's % AaIeilasn
J. Ii. nav tnOin,, M".onsais Go. . .
NaetctOry }. - Scw"r, Jefferson Co. ONO
COLfolIiAg degrees.
alcc audience, gathered ar m All parts OF me state
wtr, ad es-rd ID tAe afternoon by Gov Mathews, TIE
Hon L. j. f4ulk4gT. the Hon ". a. Mnlcy, Judge j. III.
l,rtv H. t. IL L. IL uTy MalhtI the Hon. - D. JOuli-
s.u. add Daua L. HuYOard Ihs ad0ie were c~ce.-
lent an entertaining. anG were sltclail sladlInS 10
friends OF TIE University on account OF be hlgh dpcel Ia
ton earliest syptny and untrng support t"ey VoUch-
sailed tu sIedteet cUuc Ouai tute.pIsc vi Tie
ate Toe president itccpuun ~ the evening Whciedt
40 l0s ana nose the University were hOspudb! en-
L raleI lave most satisfactory clos 10 thc pi 1sinS
earicl-e. u tie week Ia tic Wi,c ana energetic pucy
o, ,be new President, Rev. j. K Thompson, AM heaOs
O. the Institution me promise Oh icat prosperity
WIN Iis abe &C l Ito cOnlnud lie DGIiluss, ue ken
sc ap litnc.S am It's suDlme, uaT&l surrounding,
there ury ucttcr place Tor the pdisut Ol hLO"I-
eQ.e tiilu tuo " 5 Virginia University