The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-20
KENrUcKY AND ONO.

1t will be seen by the above that Ken
tucky has taken the lead in the way OF
patronage up to this time. This is due to
the fact that the religious denomination
with which the College is particularly iden-
titled is stronger in Kentucky than in any
other State. Before the war Kentucky
boys were the leading element at the Col
Gge, and as a rule they were very desir'
able class OF young men. Now Ohio has
seemed to take the place OF Kentucky.
Out Of the twenty.three graduates this
year nine were from Ohio. This change
at the College is in harmony with the
prominence that Ohio has assumed in Ma
tiOnal affairs since the war. 1t is good
State TO draw from, and no better young
men were ever at Bethany than those
hailing from Ohio.
We might say that this has been a sort
OF an Ohio commencement at the college,
seeing that there were not only nine men,
bCrs Of the graduating class from that
State, but seeing also that "UnCle Dick"
Bishop, the highly respected Governor OF
that State, was present TO take hand Us q
member Of the Board OF Trustees. His
|Gubernatorial presence was quite feature
on the platform yesterday, as he sat sand
wiched between President Iendleton and
Secretary Of State Brady. "Uncle Dick"
has been in the habit of coming to Beth
any for great many years and still keeps
it up. We need not say that he is very
popular with the friends Of the institution.
CLASS DAY.
Wednesday was class day in the order
Of exercises Every class that leaves col
lece ~ popularly supposed to plant tree
on the campus some time during its class
shin. It is said that this has sometimes
to he done by stealth to keep their envi-
ous successors from roofing out the tree.
The day is one OF the most enjoyable in
the commencement series. The custom
is for the graduating class to select some
time during the session an Orator, q His
tOrian, a Prophet, a Gr1mblera and Poet to
address them on Glass day, when they
gather around the tree thSt they are as
sumed to have planted and that Is now To
be formally dedicated. 1t is the most in
formal day OF the year. The epeople gather
around The class on the college green, Ia
most beautiful campus by tho way) where
they seat themselves in comfortable chairs,
which are provided in abundance. The
brass band disCourses sweet music meath
the classic shades as the audience gathers
to gather, and also between every per-
lOrmance, and thus the programme is gen.
orally very interesting, especially to the
young ladies', who are always anxious TO
know the future OF these aCademicians as
Sattned by their prophet and poet. They
alEC Ieyotedly on every word that falls
from their inspired lips. The representa-.
lives OF the class this year in the several
roles enumerated were az follows:
orat0r-C. II. Garvey, Of Greenwood
PrOphd-A: Hull, OF Augusta, Ga.
Ht%oLian %. +. winbigter, Of Jerome.
"S' sST'gS!T-o. @ A. Klcoborgor, Of paines.
vile, Ohio. S0
Pod-'M. j. Thompson, of MorristOwn,
Ohio.
The "Gumbler" feature Of the occasion
is new one, ana was added, we believe,
for the first time this year. The office ID
perhaps the most ungracious and unenvi,
able that could be assigned young man
and he ought to have pretty delicate ideat
ofwit and humor, and be capable OF invest
ing his hits with such play OF inuendC
and hidden suggestion as to take away al
Its blunt UtfenSiVeness. We thought thG
SrAmbler OF the class OF 1870 might have
been improved In these respects. HI
lscertainly not wit whatever else he maS
be, aud his humor is oi very grim sort
We really pitied the poor fellows who haC
to stand around and be pelted with suot
unrelieved jokes However, taken as 1
whole, the exercises passed of pleasantly
tor which fact due credit should be giver
TO Kramer's excellent music.
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