The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-28

you have to keep LOOKOUT
for open cellar doors, but despite these
objections we adhere TO our first state
ment. The shade trees that line the
sidewalks keep the air cool and prevent
the bright moonlight from flooding into
the parlors and destroying their privacy.
The average Washington house dis
plays an abnormal development OF porch.
The people build houses apparently be-
cause they could not otherwise own n
porch upon which TO spend hal! of the
day and all of the evening.
The consequence of all this is that you
can wander about from street to street
and get just enough OF q glimpse into
each house rs you pass to make it inter-
esting. On Wednesday night, after an
extensive ramble over the town, the
REGISTER man concluded he would take
in the commencement Ball 1t the Town
Hsll-and he did. These balls have
been of yearly occurrence for long,
long time-irom the foundation Of the
College for aught we know to the contra
Ty-and they are looked forward to with
eagerness by the young folks Of Wash
ington and the peighboring towns. To
the young ladies the hop is very pleas
ant, no doubt, but it is even more useful
than 1t is denghtlul. 1t is used by them
as a time 10 date events from. Instead
of saying at happened in the third
week IN June, or the frat week in July"
they say at happened the week before
the hop-or the week after it."
1t also serves as the subject for innumer-
able ard sometimes iutermnsble remln-
iscences on their part, throughout the en-
tire vacation, and the triumphs and en-
counters of the evening are reproduced
about once week. The ball on Wedues-
day night was like most commencement
balls-a great success. 1t was under the
management of two of the most popular
aud courteous of the members of
the graduating class, Messrs. u. Z.
Miller and T. l. Hazard, and
they labOred hard to bring it TO
satisfactory close. They were not
supported quite as enthusiastically by the
bows AS they deserved TO be, but they sue
ceeded in spite that. At half past nine
the fist march WAS played, and the iun
began. The Crest Western Band from
Pittsburgh was present, and to their
music the dancing was done. AS we had
heard considerable talk about this orChes-
ira we expected to find it q very superior
one but we were most deplorsbly disap-
pointed. 1t would not pass muster in
any place where Josie Kramer has been
with his musical cOniederates.
The dressing Of the ladies was very
elaborate, and at the same time tasteful
in the extreme. The younger ladies
showed their good sense by wearing
heecy white muslins or crepes, and not
sporting the gay Colors which are so
running to an extreme in the East.
The floor WAS in excellent condition,
and waltzes, qusdrlles, gallOps and Ian
ciers, followed each other IN rapid sue
cession until about twelve o'clock, when
an adjournment WAS made TO the Nalen-
tine House, where a superb banquet,
with an unlimited bill OF fare, had been
prepared by Mr.. Hall. When this
had been attended TO to every
ones satisfaction, they returned
to the ball room, and when we left at
o'clock the last waltz was dying away in
the soft gray light of n lovely morning.
Yesterday was devoted to bidding "gOod
bve" To the town and all it contained, by
the parting students. We met that estl-
mable gentleman, DR.. George P. Hayes,
President of the College, and had q
lengthy chat with him on the College
and ITS work. DR.. Hayes is the most
popular man IN Washington, and is at
the head of all OF its industries and
undertakings which are of any magni.
ktudP.
The present organization of the Col
lege is faculty of seven working pro-
fssSors and two courses OF study. One
course Is the regular classical course, and
the other the scientific, in which last the
modern languages French and German
take the place of Latin and Greek. In
such branches rs Mathematics, English
! and Natural Sciences, which are common
to both courses, the scientific and classical
! departments recite together. The classes
| now number from twenty-five TO forty,
which is Just about the right size for the
best work. They are large enough to
! have all the class spirit and enthusiasm,
which is good for them, and yet not so
large that the professors csnnot exert q
| personal influence on each student. The
| standard of the course has been graded
| up IA high as Is wise. 1t now takes about
SIX years to complete it, after the usual
common school education. If three years
more are added for professional study, it
is rs much time rs the average man Csn
spare For those who desire proficiency in
particular directions past graduate study
is the best. This is the theory, at least,
held by the institution.
James a. Lyon, Jr., VINO has just been
elected to the chair OF Physics anj Chem
istrv, comes with very high reputation,
He is the son of Rev. James A. Lyon
d. d., of Mississippi university, and
graduated in Princeton, \. j., in 1872
taking first In national sciences and
mathematics. Since then he has taught
with marked success these branches. His
! natural talents in that direction led him
to make apparatus by which he could
perform almCst any experiment in the
high school course. He is a thorough
gentleman and Christian. The students
are to be highly congratulated that Prot
Jones' place Is to be well filed.
Ifthe wisdom Of the theory Is to be
Judged by It's results, then it may well be
defended The Alumni of recent date
are receiving first class positions in
Church and State, while those OF older
Glasses haye furnished large number Of
very prominent men. Hon. j. e. Blaine
of Name, Benz. II. Bristow OF Kentucky
Hon. Henry Stanbery of Cincinnati
Hon. Henry A. Wise OF Virginia, Judge
Joynes of Virginia, Gov. Gesry of Penn
sylvanis, Judge Mexican of lows, Judge
Mercer of Penn3ylvanis, and q host o.
Others, are names well known in politl
cal lie Judge Sterrett, of Pittsburgh
is now the Republican candidate for the
Supreme Bench of Pennsylvania, and
Gen. Beaver on the Republican side, snc
James h. Hopkins and George A. Jenk'
on the Democratic side, were prominen,