The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-23
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The ceremonies incident to the seventy
ninth annual commencement OF Wash
ington and jefferson College, at Washing.
ton, Pa, began last Sunday afternoon,
with thsseFmOntO the Society Of Religious
Inquiry by Rev, Dr.. Kady, oil sheIbyvills,
Tenn, In the Town Hall, followed in the
evening by the bsccalaureate sermon by
Rev. DR., George P, Hayes, President Of
the college, The bAcCalaureRte Of DR..
Hayes had q twofold interest, not only to
the graduating class and the undergradu-
ates, but also to the citizens Of the town
aud vicinity Of Washington, upon whose
affections the Doctor has q permanent hold.
The sermon, we say, had q twoiold inter
est. first on account 3f the sermon,
and secor dly from the fact that 1t was the
last official sermon that the students Of
The college we're to enjoy from the mouth
OF the mSA who had come 10 the college at
the time when the brsvest and most san
puine OF It's friends indeed began 10 doubt
OF is success and the trusting to doubt
the favor Of the people; and BOW alter .
decades residence smoDg them, broken
down in health and poor in purse, he was
leaving them to seek the restoration OF the
former in q place where the benefits OF
nature are Complemented by the artificial
helps Of fortune, and now in taking bis
leave he could go with the feeling mat ne
had by his own personal efforts lifted this
Institution from the depth into which he
had found 1t plunged TO q plane OF re,
spectability, % regards both numerical
attendance and excellence OF curriculum
which is not inferior to that OF any othel
college 10 the great State oil Pennsylvania
or any State west OF 1t.
MONDAY,
On Monday large crowds Of old studentI
aud other friends OF the college began t.
arrive In the trains, and by afternoon thu
hotels were well filled and hundreds werl
entertained In private families, During
this afternoon tho class day exercises
were carried out according to The follow
ing programme:
K, j. Reed Master Of Ceremonies
West Alexander, Pa.
@. O. HsyS-olass Grafton, Allegheny
4. F. Walker-Olass Poem, sheloCta.
Pa.
a. G. Bradsn-Olsss HiAtory, Washing
ton, Pa,
vile, Pa,
In the evening the annual promenade
in the Commodlcns and interesting hall
OF the college took place to the music o
Toerge's Pittsburgh band.
The town wore q very animated appear
anCe on Tuesday, q largely interested
number OF visitors having arrived duriDi
Monday afternoon and night, and wer'
ready early In the morning to begin theiI
rounds OF Inspection OF the town, it, col
lege, the crematory, its beautiful "City o
The dead" and the various other attraC
tions presented to their curious gaze
During the afternoon OF Tuesday the Clas'
OF 1856, OF Jefferson College held q re
union, It's quarter centennial, at which
General James A. Beaver and othe
members OF the class were present ant
spoke, The affair was az interesting one
and q large number Of tho class we're pres
present, The class Of 1885 held iN fifteenth
anniversary 70 union the same day.
Daring the evening the Delta Tau Delft
fraternity gave a bll quet to vialinG mem
bers at the Aud House, the supper AMI
refreshments for which were furnished b.
Dan Cochran OF this city. One or twt
other fraternities also gave banquet
which we're Of course enjoyed by tn
members OF each.
The feature OF Tuesday, however, wa
the lecture by Bishop MCLsren, Chics
go, to an audience conspicuous for is In
telligenCe and refinement. The leCturu
was the ~"SkeptiCal Student" and was on
OF the most profound and erudlte discus
sions OF the sophisms and the apparent In
triCaCies that serve as stumbling blocks y
the young students. ever delivered In thi
country. Bishop McLaren Is q powerfu
%reasoner, q fluent and eloquent speaker
and for nearly two hours was listened L
with rapt attention by his audience, Il
many Of whom his line oil reasoning, ant
clear and i~nCisive presentation Of facts
were pleasing novelties, and said facts will
serve as food for reflection for Botne tim
10 come.
Bishop McLaren graduated at Jefferson
College in the class Of 1851, and has bee
engAged in Ministerial and Missionar
woIk in the Northwest eyer since.
WEDNESDAY.
Washington never was so full Of visitor
vs. It was yesterday morning, never di
the joined colleges turn out 30 largely o
exhibit such lively interest in the wsliar
OF their alma mate'. The usual annui
order OF exerCiBes was carried out, viz.
the students, former and present, tn
trustees, the graduating Clsss, the JUNO
class and the faculty, all assembled on tn
east front Of the College and then marche
TO the Town Hall, preceded by the Pitt
burgh band. On the stage were the trul
tees, ministers, faculty and invited guest
OF the College. The most prominent fgur
on the stage was that OF Rev. Charles {
Beatty, D. D., OF Steubenville, Presiden
OF the Board OF Trustees Of the College
Rev. Dr.. A. G. Wilson, President OF th
Lake Forest University, Illinois, invoke
the Divine blessing. after which
Dr.. Hayes announced the first speaker
J. II. Barton, Of Corsica, Pa, who's
subject was "England's Reforming Gar
dinal," followed BY Mr.. ]. BoyCe, Of Har
rockville, Pa, subject "Mormonism." Q
D. Hays, Allegheny, Pa, "The Nihilists o
Russia J. NJ. McBurney, Washington
Pa, "Nsw Greece; W. ]. Mcdowell
Washington, Pa, waterloo; ]. W
Martindale, Washington, Pa stability o
Tines; Robert ]. Reid, West Alexander
Pa, 1.-THE Realization OF the Ideal" "Tht
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