The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-27
as'he:lln9 asrglstcr.
MORGANTOWN.
Literary Performance of the JuEiOrs
and ssniO. . st the University.

4
= piece of instrumental music.
The erst performer, Spencer Wade O
toe junior cLss, gave an ors.,oa OF
Prison Reform" What shall De done
with The convict is question that !:
oczz.iug .he ph,lsn pets OF this age
he sketchet the esrly history Of Engllst
! prisons. ald slowed the circumstance:
under which Howard began his fsmOQ:
rsioru. lie $50 pointed out many te
! sc.s IN TIE management Of prisons s.
| his tine. reterrIrg particularly - rs
! crLgl slI ichCuaE treg.mel: OF Ire C. 2
| g.c.s o! some Of the STATE prisons. Law:
are in.eutsd 20 reform snt not 10 ezIec'
rIua.s the convict. He co cd with 81
.rtel; appeal tor TIE convic: SO man
:, Ess scd with sou, ard asked :OC tim
-aen released from prison, the sane place
\ scc.e:y as = gwen The reformed -t2L a.
srL.
Ias production e@icCes kind heart
.ad ,nLtsIrs usrv s.gg es:IoLs which, Il
J-alLiced, YOU : doubtless effect = reform
! .tst direction.
Th,s Was followed 81 G.. D. PQ-iutcn
re ether member Of the junior class, With
- essay. Subject, "Chance.' he began
~ s:a:iag tl=i men sce prone 10 ;urn
ron .ca actual snd -eai - Ids iacC!il.
ard lrlsg iDary. For centuries tne echpie:
| y the sun and moon were mysteries
| To-Day they Gre accounted TOR Is subject
| 20 law, ard sre satisfactorily explained
What wss formerly attributed to tie
work % blind chance Is u0w the cesG.:
| u re harmony u principles de mods
RS, mans success u prsCuCa! lie $ 70
Ev-e attributable 20 chsLCe taan are tie
va,isc Dderomecs IN the physical word.
/ The O:her performances were those oi
| he Senior Glass.
Mr. A. +. Courtney read 81 essay %
| Chinese InmigrstIon,' IL which he Iis-
sss-ad .h!s prsc:Ic.. problem Il nI'C2lA.
/ D a.. - .Jrous -.y.a, and arrived ~ !1a
&C.. clus. C, b. tee force Of much goo.
.s..gy..-y M the examination 0: sta
s.i-s, tlst there e 10 good reason way
/ o. C1.ramsr snail 10; te welcomed T.
our sr0res. Mr. Courtney : delivery rs
2.t..rtr.n usu,I. lie : evidently Ia.
;-rassr1 n the seb;ecr, ard a.s essay Va.
one Of Interest 20 tue s11IeCCe
L
James ". Lee gave al grafton. SUB
ct Money. the American IDOL" Mr..
Lee most fsi,Lgu.iv and prac.lcaiv PoF-
.rsyaI the tendency ct TIE amer .cei.
people 10 ID. q tie "s.ni<1iy do.Iar-
lie s1g~sd LIST this -eEdsLcy Is o.
/ ing: .ha: tie sway OF cnocey 10 the .,c.-
..-.,s i, .rdlsuu:ed. He $50 re.errsc ~
ne usrI!es. ground taken sad occupied
oy may esting American c2..eSss'
re assists .Ist tie educated BRAN s-a.l
arse :. crI.h .Gi, worship % tl9 mate.
.ial. He hopes that the time msy soon
come waea money Will De Ire s-rVaa,
AID 70: the god q; the American Pe"p.7
one of no znnall merit, being upon q f4es-
jnr TIA. needs 10 be sgi.ated IN ms
country.
E,sv b. B.S Morgan: subjac:-"By-
ron" Mr.. Morgan introduced lis per-
:ormarc, with some thoughts upon r..
uac character II general. He then
.pcke Of Byron as 3 man ard SIS poet
referring 20 the CIRCUMSTANCES sL:-oGat-
icg MIN in early lie. He referred 10 l's
exile Tor conduct 10 worse :1an that OF
Thousands Of others. Byron had little
dramatic power. -Ca.de Harold Has
10 plot He rec!.st selections tr1r some
.: as -oce lengthy poems n very
e-editao.e manner, and commented Upon
.rerr merits. bit agreed with oIl7rs "2o
aave criticised him Lnat us merits rest
gpon ais shorter poems. ~Oaiy genus
GOULD paint the ride o: Aszeppa. Byron
E,. no hyrcCri:e; MS works, Ike tluse.',
we're bold sad independent Goethe
- lean Paul are read with plea; Ire,
IN. sv,nire their philosophy and It will
"a sor,1 nora dangerous tcac tia: o.;
gv-o-"
{. J. Marsh, King Lear.
Everybody praises Shakespeare. L;
would be GitfCuG 20 select nls BEST, g.
,bg-s i; such diversity 0t0pi1Ion s. to the
merits Ot lis p.ays.'
~, uL -o-i,,at s.-a-s, If them
-.. il.r-1 80 -. D-Cceatat n sketch
$50 80 - ~, of"Io,-" He -.
- ,--,-.T ss,as from, the play IN =
go -I - n,.;in 80 would IMPRESS ore
= ~ =. - - T5's o-sti3o was one If
~ - 80. sbouir, familiarity
-. =, S,sLaspea,e. such ss l.
- .,:..S,.u
u - q DAYTON: slavery Of
49,! TL,".,bt - The si.to-v Of civil
- - o.. - c-ss. measure the history
.+..a.-.-c;-s,,,n ~ thought. There
-. =, s,a 4 did no believe that
80 yo-rt 80 -eachet the hi,nes: stage
- ;-,,-ovanant- Ask An E1g'!sauan
zts. most di,tiuguiShes his country, and
ha will be likely TO poir: TO the brilliant:
achievements OF some military character.
All nations sre gwen more or less 10
Eorshippirs their heroes. The bisses Of
patriotism are lettering free thought
Theology. not Christianity, IS productive