The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-17

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heard occasional snatches Of their laugh.
ter aud conversation. The Hospitality Of
the Pendleton people is famed. The kind
and courteous host and hostess, assisted
by Mrs, Lamar and Miss Oammie Pen.
dletop, made every one feel al home.
SPHThe kind h0sts their entertainment grace,
With hearty Welcome and an open ilee,
In all they did, you might discern VIII ease
ATIllng mind, and a deAlrO to pleSAON
At eight o'clock next morning the whole
house was astir and getting ready for at
tendance on
COMMENCEMENT RXRRcIsRs.
After q b~ouuteous breakfast and as nine
O'Clock approached Kramer was heard
playing some Of his sweetest strains in
the village below. Then the villagers and
people from the surrounding country aud
abroad commenced to gather, They could
be seen winding dawn every road, and
soon the campus was filled with groups
who had made the pilgrimage 10 honor
old Bethany College, the pride Of The
State, and Of hundreds scattered all over
the broad land.
In the hall were quite thousand people
and after some excellent mnsic by Kra-
mer's band, and the invocation by Rev,
King, Of Allegheny City, President PEN
dleton introduced the Latin sAlutatorian,
Mr.. y, Palmer, OF West Virginia, Seated
on the stage l had taken him Tor one Of
the Professors. OTations in Latin are usu-
ally very dry affairs to college commence.
ment audiences, Not this one, however.
There was no apparent consciousness that
1t was unintelligible to anyone present,
but the address WAS spoken out mantullY
and With O clear, decisive enunGlstion
that spoke volumes, both for pupil and
teacher. Like Italian songs to English
ears the spirit OF the performance bTesthed
through II entirely, and one could readily
Imagine the sentiment Of the GRAFTON.
II Ia entirely natural that what youne
msn have been trying to get 30 much al
possible Of In four yeArs-education--
should largely fill their minds as = topit
Tor Commencement orations. Hence, 10
the English salutatory, which was vel
delivered BY Mr.. =, W. Mathews, Of Ohio
there entered much oil ig influences
in all the highways and by'ways o
life In which all graduates were to tread
Something Of what Bethany College haC
done In the way Of education was G,everly
reviewed, and most appropriately, too
Her nearly six hundred graduates scat
tered throughout the world will gladl!
welcome 10 their number such . man ii
NJ, Mathews, with his sensible views o
The uses to which education should be put
Mr.. Il. UtriCh, OF West Virginia, hat
selected for his theme 1.-THE Narrow Limit
OF Our Knowledge" Like Lord Brooke
he believed that
The mind Of man IL The words true dlm'nblonSi
Aud knowledge Is the mt4sure Oi the mind,
And "a The mlnl 10 her vast comprehension
Conial.S more " rldA lb'n all The HOrld can ind,
30 knowledge 10th Lt'elt far more extend
Than all the mindS Of man can comprehend.
The Grafton OF Albert s. Dabney, o
Kentucky, "a Vital Question:" wa
scholarly, and showed o discriminatinI
and analytical mind with more than al
average knowledge Of the workings Of tn
human heart and intellect. Tue vita
Iuestion which all starting out In III
should carefully weigh is, shall principl
or policy reign? On the n hand h
painted the course OF q youth and bis In
huence and usefulness In life who mad
principle his guide and conductor, and OF
the other the bad result oil men influences
solely by selfish aims or policy. He wa
listened to In his illustrations and arRu
ment with ~flattering attention, and wa
generously a~pplauded when lie wa
through. It was throughout q capital I'D
dress, and contained plenty Of Jumps o
good, hard, solid sense.
Mr.. q. 4. Tannar, Of Ohio, delivered thu
valedictory, II WAS q splendid address
Invoking bis companions to make gooC
use oftheir present that Their future nigh
be blessed. "As q graduating class we al
depart iromhere, believe, realizing tina
we are Just entering upon real lie, {
splendid foundation Tor which has beer
laid here In this school that. will eyer b.
dear 10 our thoughts and held In hallowet
remembrance In the chambers Of our rec
election" His farewell 10 the faculty, Il
bis fellows and the audience was mos
graceful, %eliecting and tender. never
heard from a college graduate more pleas
ing sentiments.
With benediCtion by Rev. Mollat, o
Cleveland, the exercises closed.
IN TIKI
The Junior performance took place. The
President ia Mr.. W. S. GArvey, and the
committee on the occasion was q. g
Miles, it,, j. A. Cox and s. L Darsie, The
class OF 81 was composed OF Messrs. ]. E
Atkins, OF Georgia; j. A. Cox, Of Wesl
Virginia; 3. L. Darsie, OF Pennsylvania
W. q. Garvey, Of Kentucky Il. g. Miles
il, Of Indiana II. 4. Pendlston, Of West
Virginia. n. IT. Clair, Of West Virginia
Daniel Scott, OF Englandj a. $. Taylor, o!
Missouri, Strother Wells, Of Missouri and
the Misses NJ. A. Campbell, OF West Vir
ginia; J.. NJ. Darsie, OF Pennsylvania; E
N. Grissim. Of Kentucky, and l.. A. Lee
oil West Virginia.
An entertaining programme had been
prepared, and the performances were
interesting 10 o high degree. The Grafton
1.-THE Astronomy OF Literature" was O vel
delivered effort OF Mr. II. K. Pendleton.
The poem "Bethany College, was well
written and nicely delivered by Mr..
Daniel Scott. The class journal, The En-
FOUNDER Of Truth, created much interest,
The editor Ia W. s. St. Clair with ]. l.
Atkins and Str0thef wells % assistants.
Music was sandwiched throughout the
programme and It was such music as only
Kramer and his noble band can make.
The close OF President Garvey's address
released the audience. The class SOM
was written by Miss 4. NJ. Gfissim. III
musical measure and general excellence
we're noticeable.
BETHANY cULLRGR.
II parents with children 10 educate
could see bethany College sD It looks TO
me to-day and have Information Of liz
splendid resources for giving information
to youth; II they knew Of lie talented
head; lie removal from oil temptations;
liz magnificent and htalthtul location and
the beauty Of its surroundings Il would
have thousands Of pupila.
The trustees have determined 10 provide
an aCademiOAl course Ia which pupils OF
common schools can enter and prepare for
the college coiree. The services OF Prof.