Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-16
THE STATE UNIVERSITY
The Commencement Season and
Incidental Events.
THE "RTIENs OF WEST VIRGINIA.
In Holiday ktt1e-A Review of the interest
ing Exercises Which Closed the
SchSaskc Year at the
University.
Special 10 the Register.

University.
| SpecisI TO the Register.
| MoasANrowS, June 1.-THE commence
meDt season at the States chief institution
| of learning is losing none OF its interest to
the people of the State, and especially TO
the adjacent population, judged BY the at
tendance during the season which termi.
mated to-day.
Ihaye seen more sections of the State
represented in former years and larger at
| tendance OF what may be termed repre-
| sentative men, but there was no dIminu-
| ton in the crowds that constantly press
| toward the University grounds on these
| occasions.
wheeling Pespse.
| Among the sections of the State tkat
have always manifested lively interest in
the Commencement season.. Wheeling Is
foremost. There was quite as large a rep
Gov. Jackson served toadvertise the occasion
not only at the State Capital, but was very
highly appreciated by the students Of the
University and he was received with the
military honors due to his station, by the
cadets, which were very gracefully per
formed. This was one of the
events of the season.
lu6 w uttlluR gave SplSC W CNCl
part of the exercises both in and out OF
DOORS and maintains here its well deserved
reputation everywhere of being one OF the
most excellent musical organizations in
the country.
The commencement.
A very meager and superficial review of
the exercises is all that is practicable in
short space There is no one of the days
doings that would NOT supply column OF
interesting events.
Two very notable lectures were delivered
during the season, the one by DR.. Jos. +.
Smith, of the Fourth Street church,
Wheeling, and the other by Maj. Ied.
Hotchkiss, of Staunton, who is well known
throughout this State as the able editor of
the Virginias, and whose lecture on this
occasion was we'll worthy of the high rep
utation he enjoys as uan OF high cul-
ture and attainments DR.. Smiths lecture
was in his own inlmitsble style, both as TO
manner and matter, and was received by
the large audience with unbounded de-
light. lie has few equals on the platform.
The graduating class numbered eleven,
ard the order OF exercises in which they
were the center of attraction on commence
ment day, was as follows:
Order Of Exercises.
MUSIC. PRAYER. MUSIC.
Grafton The Intellectual Development OJ
West Virginia ............
George G.. Baker, Monongalia county.
Grafton. .Tne Influence OF Natural Science,
VIM T. Bland, Lewis county.
Essay The Coal Fields of West Virginia
and their .........
John l.. Johnt;on, Monongalia county.
MUSIC.
Grafton. ...................C Civil Service Reform.
Luther NJ. Boyers Monongalia county.
Grafton ..................T The Supremacy of Law.
Benjamin Brown, Kanawha county.
Essay Man as a Modifer OF Nature.
Walter Hough, Monongalia county.
MUSIC.
Grafton Emerson.
Samuel b. Brown, Monongalia county.
Grafton. The Permanence of the Republic.
Jacob +. Corke, Harrison county.
Grafton ................ Conservative Innovation
George i. Foster, Monroe county.
Grafton n................ Utility Of the Classics
Isaac 6. Lazzell, MonOngalia county.
Grafton ................ Evolution and Religion
S.P. Wells, Jr., Wood county.
Music.
Corferring of Degrees and Certificates.
BenedictiOn.
r. M.-Artillery Practice and Military
Parade
s TO 1OP. M..-Reception OF Governor and
President, Regents room.
Degrees i'm Course.
The following degrees were conferred:
HONORARY DEGREES.
The degree of L. l.. u. was conferred
upon the Hon. Daniel Lucas, and the de.
gree of H. u. upon Rev. &. p. Masden, OF
st. Louis, recently pastor OF the Fourth
Street Church, Wheeling, and upon Rev.
John W. Carter, OF Parkersburg.
BACHELORS or SCIENCE.
William 7 Bland. John l.. Johnston,
S. +. Wells, Jr
BACHELORS or Arts.
George c. Baker, George u Foster,
Luther NJ. Boyers, Walter iOush,
Henjamiu Brown, .Saac y l.aGheii,
Samuel i. Brown, JAcoD J.. tufke,
John +. MusgraYe.
BAcHELoRs or LAW.
Frank Cox......... .MoronGslia county.
S, ,muel A. thinner Sounty.
Melville Peck k................B Barbour County.
William Rich ........... MonOUgalia County.
John W. Wiltshire........Je County.
GRADUATES IL SCHOOLS.
Ancient Languages .Robt. C Berkeley Jr.
Chemistry y.....".......,...,.....::fe fercy Lstham.
Chemistry VIM. NJ. Sprigg.
English h......................James W. Har,igau.
'eO''9' '' James W. Hartigan
Physics .............. Robert c. berkeley, Jr.
Chemistry K. \. stewart.
..........................P. II. Strauss.
Anatomy, nv,......................... Percy Latham.
Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene
Wm. NJ. Sprigg.
Physiology and Hygiene,