Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-21
WINDING UP
The Eighty First Annual Com
msncement
At the Washington and Jefferson College
West virgiaia and Ohio Boys who
Participated Report Of
the Proceedings.
Special Ae Register.

WASHINGTON, Pa, June 20.-The eighty
first annual commencement OF the Wash
ington and Jefferson College began last
Sabbath and concluded to-day.
The opening services were the Bacca-
laureate sermon by President Moffat on
Sunday afternoon, and the address to the
Y. NJ. G. A. by Rev. DR.. Dickey, OF Phila-
delphis, in the evening. Both were mag
piicent addresses, and indicated the pro-
found and talented scholarship of the able
speakers. Monday brought what is re-
garded by some as the most attractive feat
ure of commencement week-class day.
This is an occasion for general mirth and
provoking sallies of wit in
Reviewing the characteristics
of each individual member of the class, and
he IL said to the honor Of the class and the
good hard common sense OF DIR. Motfat,
there was nothing said which would not
please the most fastidious and tickle the
fancy of those upon whom the Jokes were
cracked. This was remarked by all who
were present, and shows a decided reform
in one of the leading commencement eT-
e~rcises. which heretofore has been too much
abused by cutting personalities and dis
gushing illusions to settle old scores.
The Glass Day Programme
we give as follows: Master of cere-
monies. ]. H. Johnston, Elfiuwild, Pa;
Glass Grafton, J. r. McWaid, belmont,
Pa: Glass Poem, W. F. Wise, Zollarsyille,
Pa: Glass History, NJ. II. Stevenson, Wash
ington, Pa; Glass Prophecy, s. G. Smith,
New Cumberland, w. Va: Free Grafton,
w. C. ~McConaughey, Earning Springs,W W.
Va.
Monday evening was taken up with the
promenade concert and Presidents recep:.
ton, which was an occasion for general
social enjoyment. The music was fur.
nished by Toerge's famous musicians, OF
Pittsburgh, who also supplied it for all the
commencement exercises.
Tuesday morning, the two literary So
cieties held their
Annual Reunion.
and the class OF SIS held theirs in the after
noon.
But the literary treat of the season was
the address of ex-Chief Justice Agnew TO
he literary societies on Tuesday evening,
on THE Nature of American citizenship
This grand Grafton was listened to by a
large and cultured audience, who unani.
mously voted it an grafton of beautiful
Wednesday morning dawned propitious-
ly, and the exercises proper to commence.
ment began, and the class Of 'S3 gave its
last performance, received its sheepskins,
and babe a final adieu to college work.
The exercises opened with prayer by
Rev. DIR. Swift, OF Pittsburgh, and them
we give below:
Salutatory-A. NJ. Linn, Washington, Pa.
Or~ations-"The Philosophy of Govern
ment," Samuel Amspoker, Washington,
Pa; "Our Common Schools" W. B. Hamil-
ton, Washington, Pa. THE Idea OF the
Ages" J. f. Irvine, Culpepper, Va 'ToJ
Much Work" Walter Johnston. Eltinwild,
Pa. Genius" G. II. Iepper, Pittsburgh,
Pa. 1.-THE Social Revolt in Europe G. S.
Smith. New Cumberland, w. Va; THE
Philistine," VI. n. Stevenson, Washington,
Pa. "The Failure Of the Reformation in
France" J. G. Touzean, Washington, Pa;
THE Rock that Wrecks" ]. T. Walker,
Gordonsville, Va. Naledictory, c.. B. Reid,
Steubenville, o.
The Concluding Exercises
consisted OF comforting of degrees and an
nouncing the winners OF the prizes, which
A. NJ. Liny; second, C.. b. Reid. First in
Psychology, w. B. Hamilton. Junior
prize, first, NJ. H. Rutherford, of Steuben-
Vile, O.; second, Minor Day, Of Toledo,
Pa. After which the commencement exer-
cises concluded with the benediction by
the President of Otterbeln College, . Rev.
DR.. Thompson.
The graduating class numbers twenty
six, among which West Virginia is repre-.
scented by Elmer FLASHER, Wheeling; W. c.
McConaughev, Burning Springs; and S. g..
Smith, New Cumberland.
But the c~ulmination OF the weeks enter.
tainments was that annual feast which
tickles the palates OF graduates and visit
ing strangers, known ~ tie
Alumni Dinner.
in the college building, where the beauty
OF Washington seemed crystalized in the
far III who gave the banquet. The
tables groaned with the weighty eatables
catered in good style and also made to dis
appear in good style.
But the feast of toasts was the most en-.
joyable part of this magnificent banquet,
Gen. Beaver being the presiding officer,
and toasts being responded to by promi.
nent alumni from different parts Of the
country.
During the banquet the class of So (Jef-
ferson) adjourned to the society rooms and
held their class reunion. This was the
largest Class ever graduated by either COL
lege, separated or united.
Several West Virginians.
we believe, were in both classes of So, but
we failed to secure their names.
The closing event, though not unimpor-
liant by any means, was the annual hop
given in the Town hall in the evening,
where the light fantastic was tripped until
the I'VE sma' hours"
Among the Visitors
of the week we notices DR.. A. N. Reid,
wife and daughter, Harry Sherrard' and DR..
Maxwell, all of Steubenville; Prof. White.
bill, Ed. Holiday, j. X. Grier, DR.. Cum
ningbam, J. ID. Elson, DR.. s. L.. Jepson,
Judge Crsnmer, Gen. Duval, Prof. Frasher,
wife and daughter, Miss Zanna, Geo Woods,
the Misses Noble, Kate Anderson, OFT
Leighton, all of Wheeling; Rev. o. T.
Largftt and J. H. Ralston, OF Kansas, but
OrmerIy of West Virginia.