Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-01
COLLEGE ECHOES.
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Correspondence OF the Register.
"Firstly," as the preachers say, your
excellent paper comes 10 our reading
room every morning, informing us, not
only OF the news OF our city, but giving
us a peep at the whole world. ana
cheering our student life by much vaIu-
able information outside OF our text
books and class hours.
Our College year, thus far, has been
very prosperous. The boarding school
is so full that no more students can be
taken until the Dist OF January, when
our Second semister begins. We nave
had some additions OF the faculty TINS
year.
The advent OF Prof. Karl Hermann
from Stuttgardt, Germany, is one OF the
great events in our musical world. Prof..
Hermann received very tiattering oiier
from one of the musical societies oil
Chicago. tC take the dictatorship OF
college of music in that city, but we
were very happy when we knew that he
had decided tO remain IN our city, re-
tanning his position OF Director oil Music
in our college.
Miss Leonard, from Boston, Mass,
has charge of the vocal culture. She
nossesses a voice of singular purity and
bower. We girls think-elie chdnte COM
me lul dRge. ,,..
The Art School was opened this term
under very propitious circumstances; an
eminent artist from the East was en-
gagged, and all went "merry as mar
rage bell" until the "pOwers that be,
issued an order that no one but art
students should have access 10 the stu
dio. Your correspondent about that
time had a sort of icy feeling about the
heart. Now how TO get IN that STUDIO
was one of the things To think
about, but when woman wills,
she wills, and il was accomplished 10
our entire satisfaction. On entering,
the first picture that met our view was
n scene i'm the White Mountains, painted
Lv Mrs. Rev. Clancy. Mrs. Clancy Is
an old artist, and we wondered that she
did not devote more of her leisure to
this beautiful art. The next was a pic
ture OF the Minnehaha Falls, painted by
Miss Ida Haldeman, OF Philadelphia.
Truly has the young artist caught the
idea of the "laughing waters. Miss
HalIcman eyinces great talent Tor SO
young an artist.
Before the next picture we lose our
selves in wonder and great pleasure-a
scene of the mighty Niagara, painted by
Miss Angie Gray, of Martins Ferry, ..
We can al most hear the roar OF the
cataract, as we gaze upon the ioamlng,
seething waters so wildly delineated
bv the accomplished young painter.
APPROACHING footsteps warn us that
"there is safety in flight" and we must
reserve the description OF remaining
paintings for future communication.
DIR. ). J.. Jepson is giving us an eX-
tensiye course of lectures on physiology
and hygiene. Ii seems selfish that we
should enjoy the benefit of these lee
lures ourselves only, so we would sug-
gest to the faculty that they inyite the
public to attend with us.
Our Literary Societies are. doing an
excellent work, and are growing to be
the pride of our College. The Minerva
is presided over by Miss Ida Haldeman,
of Philadelphia, but as we belong to the
Sigourney of course are not in the Sc
crets of the Minerva. Miss Lulu Laugh
lin, OF this city, presides over the Sig
Quincy Society, exhibiting great sell
possession, and rare parliamentary tact
and skill. This society will hold It's an
niversary on the 18th of December
The Senior class decided at their last
meeting TO have a class day during Com
mencement week. This will be the lirst
one in the history OF the College, and
we are all expecting something more
thar ordinary.
The Juniors are getting ready Tor their
exhibition, and as the class numbers
TWENTY-FIVE we would advise that they
hold it in the Opera House, where every
BODY can have plenty of room and he
comfortable, which they certainly can
not he i'm oursmall College hall.
We observe that Ethel" your
GAINESVILLE correspondent, speaks OF us
as a "seminary"-please inform her
that we are College, and power has
been given us by the Legislature OF the
State to confer on her any degree that
she may desire for consideration.
Hoping, Mr.. Editor that you had as
good a time on Thanksgiving as We
College girls, we are sincerely, &c.
Sophomore.