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

Jay gNaHllk iAat w H1tAeANsNNN 49,
by the FEehsmsn Glass Of the College. The
vas very good considering the
fact that the visitors from abroad had not
yet arrived. The programme was a
follows;
Music, Invocation. Nude.
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Music. Rene1ictiOn, huhc'
The whole class may feel proud oi'the
way its representatives acquitted them
selves, and especially the young lady
members who shed a lustre over the per
lormsnCes that made the entertainment
unusually attractive. They also kindly
furnished the music Tor the occasion.
Upon the day following President W.
K. Pendleton delivered the BsccalAureate
address to the senior class. 1t was IN able
effort and was dsvoutly listened 10.
THR D'ossoLIAN SOCIETY.
The above named society gave its first
entertainment on Tuesday evening IN
Chapel Hall. 1t ia composed entirely Of
ladies, including all the pupils OF the sex 10
the college, The programme was q varied
musical aud literary one, and the perform
aucs msrited the large attendance and ap.
plauss, The future Of the society ia indeed
bright II such culture and musical skill 10
was shown IN the elementoTy entertain
ment 10 an index. Below Is given the
programme;
Prayer, a.
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MIIESs L0ckhArt aud PuIVis.
Address. r... -...,,,,., .,,, .,,. ..,..... .,r,b " the Preaid9nl
| POlAcsA Bf~llIAntg-PlAu Solo,, ,,,,...,,u-,u.,, N epel
Mis- Myers.
observation-disclosures and ThiIbe- ..,...,,r,
Mas G,lSSim, 4.
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MlA9 PlTVlB.
Essay-subjscl; Qld.iashIsned Boy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
Miss " Newcomer,
Chant du baTRef-FiAn0b n.,.,-'".-'''''"''D u OlA
Miss Brent,
DeclAmatlOl-- damon and Pythlas-..,"..,"r.",',',''',
MlA Campbell.
Welcome, Pretty PrlmrOse-Y0cn sOlO. PinIut
Miss L.OtkhRTL
DEBATE.
sublCclI WThal Hope has more influence than FeAl
over Man"-MiB Leo, Affirmative Miss ], DArals
Cambridge city orOy,s March. ..""... r,.....'I ull'l
MiSI Gale.
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Mis- DaFSls' cLor,r
MIan PnlHlnt00.
PspOr-The lCOnOclAAt. ........ ,','"',""''
Miss Myers
Benedl0ii01,
The society song was written by Mrs
Lamar, the talented daughter OF Prof
PendleIon. 1t has more solid sentimen
and sense than moat songs and waS 70
ceIved with rapture by all present.
WEDNESDAYS PROGRAMME
consisted Of the performance Of the Ameri
can Literary Institute In College Hall ii
the evening. This hall will Comlortabl!
seat one thousand people and II was nearl!
filled on the occasion referred to. We hat
a front aeat and was able TO get q goot
view oil the personnel OF the gentlemen
who represented the society, aud were
very favorably impressed. u.
After some excellent music by Kramer
band, aud prayer by Prof.. Pendleton, Mr.
F. V. Brown, OF New York, delivered The
aalutatOry. II was q fitting opening for Q
short series OF orations that were especial,
ly noticeable for originality OF thought and
forCibleness Of delivery. The usual same
ness Of college society style wss hardly
observable. Indeed, the manner, matter
and style seemed Of the practical, solid
Bort that attaches to the bar, and which
did much to remove the tedium which
often attaches TO college boy orations. Al
the same time sentiment was not wanting,
neither grace oil speech nor the rhetorical.
The orators seemed 10 recognize that
tropes, SMILES and high.hown adjeCtivea
do not make sense without the inCorpora-
ton Of truths and ideas.
"The Grave Of Oppression" was Mr.. A,
NJ. HatquOt's topic. This gentlemen is
from Ohio, which fact led me 10 think
that q subject something like "Where Do
oil the Statesmen Come FrOnlP" 0r.."What
Makes Men Great7" would hAYs been 10
what he had In hand. His voice ls a
grand one, and he handled 1t with effect
In erecting q monument 10 those forces
which In tho past had opposed the pro.
gress Of the race, and WHICH now, though
In their graves, are furnishing nutriment
10 the fruits and flowers OF arts, sciences,
literature and religion.
s. L DarRle, Of Pennsylvania, was next
on the programme with the subject, "a
Mans a Man for q That" Conversation,
which had been glibly carried on by the
young people during the music which
supplemented MI. HaTquot's clever effort,
ceased entirely almost ct Mr.. Darsie'B first
words. There was force and earnestnesa
10 them, with considerable Gre. He meant
Whist he said and intended his auditors to
listen. The abrupt termination Of bis
sentences, which were constructed with
ingenuity and almost had q personal
flavor Tor everyone, had q charm about
them. Though the youngest member Of
his class, he acquitted himself with dis.
tinction. The honesty OF The sentiments
Of his address and their straightforward
and cAnny delivery, In connection with bis
choice Of subject, led me TO thi tx that Mr..
Darsie is himself OF Scotch descent. He
showed that, as Tennyson says,
uHoW ere Il be, II seems 10 me,
IT, only noble 10 DO good
Kind hearts arc more than cor0netS,
Aud simple faith THAI Norman blood"
ArislocraCy does not make men noble,
neither great lineage. The great men Of
England, the poets, Btateamen, soldiers
and scientists, arose from the lower ranks
Of life. So 10 this country, there was
but one Abraham Lincoln In the Lincoln
family; one Winfield Hancock In The
Hancock family; one Andrew Jackson Ia
the Jackson family" Toward our one
foreisther Adam can we all look back with
any feeling that he had UNDUE advantages.
He was the largest Landowner In The
world and the greateet naturalist that ever
lived. He named all the animals oil the
EARTH. He was exclusive and never
visited out Of his own family, and his vile
associated with no others. The essuy
was teplete with witty deduction
aad arguments to show that upon
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