The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-08
WnlELINa EElIALE ooLLEeE.
Opening Of the Fan reFnl-RlatterlRs
Prospects fora successful Year.

Opening Or the An4i Ieful-EEAAteEAib
Prospects for successful Year.
The TALL term Of the Wheeling Female Col
lese opened yesterday morning with large
attendance Of pupils and tlnttcring prospects
for successful year, all Of which the lNTEL-
LlGEScER is glad TO record. A number Of the
friends OF the College graced the occasion
with their presence.
It has been the custom at the College to
open the school year with interesting eXer-
cises, not off special or formal character, butot
merely deyOting the opening day 70 initlntoFy
work; gathering the scholars together so
that the old ones may renew the friendships
OF the previous year, and afIbrdingan opportu-
nifty to the new candidates for tnatricnlatiOn
Of Observation-Disclosures with their new school
mates. The occasion has also been seized
upon as happy time for administering I'D
vice, given In QudHtum nFct BY learned d.
vines and gentlemen prominently identified
with educational interests, who reiterate an
cieut truths and relate the time-h0nOrcd aud
rock. ribbed rules for seltgovernment and
guidance while in the pursuit OF knowledge.
Every school boy and girl remembers with
distinctneSs these pFem0nitOry occasions,
when we were told ITO love our teacher"
mot TO soldier,n ITO study hard, and In the
end, II we were not altogether happy, we
would have the sublime satisfaction Of know
ing that we had ut least tried for the results
we were sent to school to attain. u used to
be Q kind OF a speech-making holiday, and
not one who was called upon missed the
chance to say something for the good oil the
school, mixing 1t with great deal OF pFosy
advice to the scholars.
This Is the writer's recollection OF advice
leyeesn when he attended school, But 1t Is q
pleasure to note that the custom, while still
hOnored by Its observance, has become
pleasant feature in school life, as has been
discovered Of late that life Is short, and long,
dry speeches are u deluSiOn and snare,
Still, to delivera short, interesting and spicy
address to tho scholars on opening day re.
Guires some tact and considerable talent, and
without intending to be fulsOme, we hold up
the speakers who entertained the gathering
at the college yesterday morning Us bright
and shining apostles Of the new school OF
"advice" orators, Those who spoke were Rev;
D. A. Cunningham, Rev. Hall, ReySamuel
Steele, Rev. W. b, Thompson, Rev, I. IS
Hughes Rev. SesSler, U, s. Marshal g. w.
Atkinson and Hon, 9, D. Hubbard, President
OF the Board OF Trustees, Their talks were
pithy and Interesting covering the entire
held Of suggestion and advice without laps
ing into gloomy picture OF the hardships
OF study, but rather encouraging the scholars
to application by outlining the pleasures OF
an earnest pursuitof knowledge and the ben
eRts to be derived from Its possession.
Miss Taylor, the accomplished President Oi
the institution determined not to be ecliPsed
by the eloquent speakers who had preceded
her, fully sustained her reputation as an in
teresting talker by adding some timely and
appropriate remarks and ut tho same time
dlspelling the popular fallacy that women
cannot make as good speeches as men.
Some changes have been made IN the fac
ulty, and new branch OF instruction added,
the school OF OratOry, under the supervision
OF Misses Hood and Heron, accomplished
and reputable eloCutiOnists. Miss Armstrong
retires from the Chair Of Mathematics and
Latin, and her place has been Tiled by tht
appointment O( Miss Kate Els0n, Of this city
and who Is an Giunlnus OF the College. Miss
Elson Is q young lady OF bright mental Mt
tainments and broad Intellectual culture, ant
has proven herself to be thoroughly capa
bic instructor. Mrs. Hammond, OF New
York city, who has been engaged to CIV
instructions on the piano, comes to this city
highly recommended. hey. eessler, a flint
linguIst, Will have charge ofthe classes study
Ing the German language
The school year starts off under very aus
picious circumstances and In the Language
Of one Of the speakers, We predict that II vii
he the most successful In the history Of tn
institution,