The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-05
cOlnFHcENEnT ExERcIaEa,
Al Franklin COIIsEe, sew Athess. OhI
NV ATHESs. ONO. June 80.

- NAAAN NNtAAANN ANN AR NNN
NV AFHESs, ONO, June 30.
Elton GntOliGoncer.
This village Ia situated nsa the centre
of the "blas grass" Of Ohio, IL Il
noted Tor the production Of fine hOrseg
cattle and sheep, and also like il IimlqI
in Kentucky, it is the home Of hndsoms
women, No place, perhaps, in the sresl
State Of Ohio, the nursery Of statesmen,
are there to be found more healthier
handsome, lovAbls women than In thu
agricultural diatricts Of Belmont, Harrison
and Jefferson counties, At this place, on
this day, the event oil the year to the pso.
pie of this community, and the event Of
the lifetime Of those persons for whom and
by whom the occasion 10 created, IL taking
place, II is the annual commencement Of
F anklin College, located here. This IN
stitulion 10 Q small one; has no very ex,
tensiye reputation, but, 90 an humble
fountain Of acknowledge, its stream has dow
cd fresh and clear and pure ever since the
year 1924 when 1t was chartered and
organized. Its students, wherever they
may be-, or however exalted or humble
their station IN life, cannot but look back
10 their college days spent here amongst
these beautiful Ohio hills with pleasuFable
recollectlonA. Your correspondent, 40
one, lives over again this day, In view Of
these surroundings, happy days OF long
ago. Here is where for . few short years
he lshored in acquiring In part what little
knowledge he possesses, and he again
visits these familiar scenes 90 b e"Mecca'
Of his youth,
OF the old teachers none remain. Prot.
VIM. Brinckerhoof, formerly Q professor oil
mathematics In this college, now OF Hope
dale School, 10 here a. q visitor, ltWash he
who first indicted some Of us into the
serious complexities Of Euclid, He 10
still engaged In the education Of the youth
oil the co6ntry. He 10 now on the last hall
mile Of q useful and ~well-spent life.
OF the graduates (there were Gix) and
their performances, / will speak but briefly.
There were two "SRset girl graduates"
Miss Lulu Plummer and Miss Priacella
Mills, both Of New Athens, Ohio.
Mas Plummsr will no doubt be- Iemem.
bsred BY the people Of Grand View and
MAtAmorAs, Ohio, when they are Informed
that she 10 the only child Of DR.. PlnmmeT,
deceased, who with bis family In former
years was q resident with them. She
received the second honor OF her class.
Miss Mills is q very b~tiRhteyed, hand.
some young lady, 3 daughter Of Dr.. VIM.
Mills, deceased. She received especial
commentator from her teachers for cor.
rect department and high excellence In
oil Of her studies.
OF the young gentlemen graduates | will
only say that they I'LL performed well the
paris assigned them,
The commencement exercises, take them
ell In all, are not such % we have at our
larger colleges, There 10 that lack Of variety
In the addresses which serves to attract
the masses Il mean the addresses other
than those Of the graduating class. There
10 too much crushing G0dllness brought
to bear by the reverend gentleman 10
black to suit q mixed audience. Let the
addresses be seasoned by the thoughts OF
ordinary mortals, such a. farmers, dOctotg,
lawyers, etc. Let Us hear ut these college
commenCements and alumni reunions the
voices Of all CGlliDgs, trades and PROBES
sions speaking out, giving their expert
snces from the planes they occupy. 1t
does not necessarily follow because 90
alumnus Of = college is Q minister be
should monopolizs occasions like this
with %sefmoniEtng speeches; rather let Us
make an occasion like this simi:
lar TO an old fashioned "Methodist love
This would be an improvement on
the days exercises even in this, q "Presby.
terrain college"
The college, under its present manage.
menk is In an excellent condition. II is q
and cheap place to obtain Q
thorough education, and the young men
Of thecountry seeking an education would
never regret trying franklin College.
Rev. Vincent, the President OF the inst.
q most excellent Christian gentle.
man, deserysdly 9 popular officer and
teacher. He is working hard for the sue
cess OF ths school aud we hope he will
succeed beyond his most sAnguine expec.
Hisson, Mr., Jim Vincent, placed
yonr correspondent under obligations for
received, for which thanks are re
r.aa.'
Mr.. Felix LRffsrty, your popular com
nerCial traveller Of Wheeling, IL here put.
Ting on metropolitan heirs. This 10 the
home oil his ancestors, q most excellent
Scotch Irish family, Of whom he should
we'll leel proud. W.