The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-26
M0RGARTOMN.
The Preliminary Commence.
ment Exercises-The Prize Es-
say on the Hard Times and
Their Cure.

Their cure.
MoRGAsTows, June "a.
Editors IntslllssDeer.
Commencement week ia thoroughly
upon US and everythiugis is becoming live.
" and putting on = festive appearance.
Yesterday President Thompson preached
the Baccalaureate Sermon, Of which you
have had report. Numbers have ar
rived to-day and this evening at the
Prize Contest large audience was pres.
en,; in fact the room was crowded. When
the new hall was finished every one
thought that henceforth there would be
no further difficulty in regard to accom-.
mediation for Commencement audiences,
but It seems that with q new hall has
come new and doubled audience, and
the room, capable OF holding 200, ie no.
large enough. The indication. at the
present time are that on next Thursday
morning when the commencement eIer.
cises proper take place, the old system Of
packing will have TO be resorted TO, sys.
lem that causes q man to think that he is
being squeezed through q sorghum mill
or lemon squeerer, and heats him up so
that he would gladly exchange his seat
for one on the north side OF Greenland
glacier. When we saw the crowd present
at the last commencement We never ex-
pected to zee as large one on a similar
occasion, but now we have changed our
mind and predict much larger one.
THE PRIZE CONTEXT.
As we before said the Regents Prize
Contest took place this evening. The
performance consisted Of seven declama.
lions from gentlemen Of the Preparatory
Department, after which the prize esssy
which had been decided by the committee
appointed, in favor Of Mr.. B. 8. Morgan
OF the senior class, was read by its au.
thor. Though there were defects Of var.
ious kinds and natures in all, yet the per-
formance a. whole was fully
equal 10 the standard Of this class
OF efforts, and gave good indications Of
future e1cellencies. Without detracting
from the merits OF the others We think II
Just to say that the efforts OF Msssrs: An:
derson and Weber, and Of Mr.. WoodfOrd
particularly, were very creditable and
that the decision which was in favor Of
Mr.. Elliott was very generally held by
the audience to be the right and just one.
THE Essay.
OF the essay we can only say that 1t
was very good production considering
the difficulties under which its
author labored. The question call.
ed for n consideration Of 1.-THE
causes Of the decline In our industries
and the sgencies necessary for their re.
vival." Il is apparent to all how absurd
1t would be to Try 10 consider such a
question in the leastdegree satisfactorily
10 twenty minute production, and tax.
ing into consideration the vast kno wledge
OF Praeticsl Political Economy and of
the economic history Of our Government
necessary in order TO treat OF the subject
at all cr.ditably. We cannot refrain
from saying that we cannot conceive OF a
more inAppTopriats and unsatisfactory
question than his one which
the Faculty chose fer the Prize Essay.
This was the decision Of the students long
ago, and Mr.. Morgan only had two com.
petitors, while formerly there were al.
ways six or eight. OF the language and
style Of Mr.. Ms production we have moth.
ing but praise. He i. generally acknowl.
edged here as a very forcible and earnest
and withal elegant and finished writer.
KRAMER's BAND.
Bat, Mr.. Editor, the best part OF the
performance to those who were accus-
tomed 10 college exercises and TO whom
they had become somewhat tame and
insipid, was the music furnished BY
Kramer's orchestra, which arrived At
three o'clock this afternoon. The audience
wa. perfectly carried away with 1t, and
/. was "nip and tuck" between the music
and the speskers in gaining the most ap-
plause. As your reporter is writing this
at few minutes pas: midnight, he
heard the rwee: rtrain', coming fro N
down town, where they are playing 3
serenaie To scnie que, and it ia needless TO
say th 1t be /. eui yiUs it.
Al R.BB4hY.
A daring rohber! "ccnrel here night be-
fore last. s nn- onr g+ine,l entrance TO the
residence Of u, s. J"hn. aud from the
clothing ot his son in-Ia~ (dr. Wood
stole watch and near $50 ia money. No
County Court Is in session. License
goes into effect to morrow, the Court hay.
log granted the necessary certificate.
The Senior Glass enjoyed the hospitsli'
~ Of President Thompson last Saturday
evening, and will take tea with Prot.
Purinton and wife tomorrow evening.
Most OF the Regents Of the University
have arrived And number Of the Alum.
nj. D. G. A.