The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-01
COLLEGES FOR BOYS.
SOMETHING ABOUT OUR NEIGH
BORING INSTITUTIONS.
What President George T.. Hays Says
of Washington, Pennsylvania,
and ITS College.
Correspondence OF the Register.

/ Correspondence OF the Register.
WASHINGTON, Pa, May 90
Some of the very earliest points settled
southeast of the Monongahela river are
within the limits Of Washington county,
Pa. Ten Mile, Cross Creek, Pigeon and
Buffalo are all early creations, and show
the usual propensity OF new settlements
to have names of towns derived from
geographical features combined with
natural pecullarities. No persons had as
yet attained that distinction which Sc.
cures such names as CIaysville, Cannons-
burg, Burgettstovn. Many of the early
settlers are still represented in their pos.
terity. Msior Ewing is descended from
the Hoges. The Bradys are still plenty
under the ancestral name. Major Ewing
has in his possession an original portrait
Of General Washington, painted by
Stuart. One winter, during which Mr.
Hoge was IN the State Senate in PhIla
dephia, Mr.. Stuart painted four por-
traits of Washington, and this is
one OF that set. At a festival re-
Gently given by the NJ, +. Church. a
really very rare collection Cf relics
and ancient curIosties was presented.
Many of them came from the LeMoyne's,
another old family, and others from the
Morgans, the relatives Of the General
Morgan of early times. The building OF
the National pike, which did so much for
Wheeling, was equally valuable to this
county. 1t was IN It's time the Pennsyl-
wanna and Baltimore and Ohio railroads
combined Many of the old settlers still
live in It3 greatness and memories. II is
still a first class road, smooth and hard
IN summer and winter, but Its greatness
has passed away. SIX. eight and twelve
coaches in string once rushed over 1t,
and the stage driver was most import
ant public tuncLiOnary, and when his
stage WAS monoponzed by the POstotiice
Department End loaded inside and out
with "tho mail, and all passengers ex-
cluded. he had the right Of way over
everything on the route. Often the teams
of wagons loaded with merchandise or
filed with the goods and families OF emi
grants would make a line IJur miles
long. Now two horses and p dilspi-
dated hack, "with here and there a trsv-
cler" is sll that is left. The house
is still shown in Claysvillo where there
lived a member OF the Legislature, who,
as Representative Of this county, voted to
grant to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company their desired privilege Of
constructing their road through this part
of the State. So intense was the hostility
of the people to him for that vote, that he
WAS compelled to move away. That re-
fusal TO let that railroad come was the
fatal bluHGer, and practically excluded
the region from the business of the
world until the great arteries of the future
were fixed in eca.ion elsewhere. The
injury is forever remediless now.
In education this county has been in
the front rank 1t had its academies
first, good common schools as early as
anywhere west and Is the seat Of the
oldest cytaut college west Of the Ale
ghenies. Possibly there Is an institution
in Tennessee which was chartered earlier,
but is now devoted TO female education.
OF the buildings used by the institutions
now consolidated in Washington and
Jefferson College, it is an interesting Iant
that every one ever built and owned
by the institutions is still standing. Even
toe old Mcmillan log academy, built
Of hewn logs fifteen feet long, is still
standing on the old Mcmillan farm
about seven miles from Washington. 1t
must have been built during the decade
from 1850 TO 1890. Tne old stone acade.
my Of CannonSburg and which became
Jefferson College in 1902, and both the
buildings erected since remain. The
stone academy of Washington built IN
1898 stands yet rs the central part Of the
old college building in the campuS The
academy was made 3 college IN 1906. 10
the stone centre were afterwards added
brick wings. in 1896 new building was
erected on the same lot rs the old one.
II was enlarged about 1850, and in 1915,
snc7 being nearly entirely rebuilt and
made about twice AS large II was rededi-
Gated to education. An elegant 1.-the
graph OF the college may be seen IN the
office Of the REGISTER.
The Institution has always done as good
educational work rs is done anywhere,
and its present graduates are the
peers Of those of any college in
The land especially in practical
capacity for silars Among Its earlier
alumni, DR.. j. w. Clemens, 1918, Alex.
Wilson, Esq 1872 F. Campbell, Esq,
1926; K II. Cummins, ii. ID. 1856; K. w.
Russell, Esq, 1886; Sherrsrd Clemens,
| ESQ, lS4l: Judge James PAUL, lSi4;
and James Cummins, 1915, will be re-
membered in Wheeling. OF the living,
the pastors of the First and Second Pros
| byterIan churches, with their former
pastors, Drs. Fisher and Dickson, with
| Drs. Logan, Uupp, Baird, Jepson, Mcssrs
! TAYLOR, Hervey, HsgAns and some TWEEN
| ty-six others are well known. For many
| wears Lindsey Institute tss been in
| charge of its gr4dUateS. Messrs Birch and
| Dickey, who nave It at present, are sue.
/ cessoTs Of DR.. j. w. Scott and w. Ii.
Harding in former years.
In addition to the college, Washington
/ enioys the advantages OF an admirable
| Female Seminary. This institution WAS
largely the creation OF Mrs. Sarah r.
Hanna, who for thirty years presided over
its interests. She still lives to orj) the
pleasure OF seeing the fruits of her work,
and the esteem OF her patrons and pupils.
She resigned IN 1914, and Miss
Sherra7d was elected to fill her
place. The success Of past years
suu attends it, and the favor OF the
public smiles upon il. The past year
i6O names have been on its rolls and 3
class of IA Will graduate on June the
l9.h, 1873.
Probably the most notable and Ger
tainlv the most notorious citizen @.
Washington Is Dr.. F. julius LeMoyre,