The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-22
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Prof Latham, who occupies the chair Q
Analytical Chemistry, Is confined to hi
room with q severe cold.
Our merchants have been busy the pas
week receiving their stocks Of holida!
goods, The shop windows present yer!
attractive appearance, and the small boy
seems never to grow weary OF gazing on thI
brilliant display Of toys, DC,
w, w. Houston, former student OF the
University, but who is now Prosecuting
Attorney ot this county, was married L
Miss Sadie n. Long, Of 0Hville, Ohio, last
Thursday. We hasten to extend our con
gratulations to the handsome couple, and
wish them happy and prosperous journey
on the ocean Of life,
The military department Of the Univer
sity continues to grow and gather strength
with It's increasing years. There are, at
present under instruction in this depart
ment, two companies Of cadets, who have
during the term that has Just passed, been
thoroughly instructed in the schools OF the
soldier and company and in many move
ments in the school OF the battalion. Dur
ing the winter term the cadets will be in.
structed in sabre exercise and in artillery
through the manual Of the piece. Further
instruction in artillery will be given during
the spring term. The corps Of cadets Ia
larger now than It has ever been, and, in
TACT, II has doubled in size within the last
two years. It's discipline is rigid, but free
from the petty tyranny so often found In
such organizations, and healthy esprit de
corps is relied on for the enforcement OF the
regulations rather than imprisonment extra
duly and such punishments. The
proficiency OF the corps is indeed com.
mendable, and its friends may rest
assured that 1t Is doing thoroughly the
work for which It was founded, viz to Inn
part knowledge OF military matters
among the young men OF the State, suifi-
cient to enable them in times OF public
peril to take the field on short notice, and
execute well the duties OF line, field and
staff officers, and that our boys might ney.
er again be compelled 10 muster for their
country's defense with such poor excuses
tIs led some OF the regiments in our late
war, While the life oil cadet in this Uni
versity Is by no means q holiday, yet the
main body Of the cadets love 1t for the vul.
liable discipline which 1t gives, and as q
member OF the Classof 81 nicely expressed
It on last commencement night: II look
back on the days that l have drilled as the
happiest OF my life, and this, my last night
In gray, Is the saddest in my memory"
The faculty have granted a vacation OF
two weeks, which action will enable the
students to participate to their hearts con-
tent in the festivities Of the holiday season.
| think this move In the right direction,
md one that will, no doubt, meet with the
hearty approval Of every thinking citizen OF
the State. No one who Is at all acquainted
with the routine oicOllege life will question
for an instant the wisdom OF the faculty In
the above mentioned action. After a icw
days OF quiet rest the student returns to his
studies direct from the salutary influences
Of the iamiy circle with hope renewed,
strength recuperated and the encouraging
words Of relatives and friends, actuating
ind strengthening him on to higher aims,
nobler deeds and greater and grander re.
lults In the future. TITO.