The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-12-13

What The Savants Are Doing.
BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

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more work on Prof. Stewart, but be
is equal to the emergency.
Prof Lyons has taken charge OF
of Prof. Lorentz's Cicero class.
Prof Purinton is delivering a
course of lectures on the Sensibilities
and the Will, to his class in Meta
physics.
The Commandant is not yet sufi-
GENTLY we'll to be out.
Prof. Latham is also on the sick
list
The students are joyful over the
promised two weeks vacation. Most
all expect to 60 home.
The most important event Of the
week, at the University, was the Sen
ior performances, Friday night. There
was quite large audience present.
The students and professors were out
in full force, and the town people
formed quite part of the audience.
Many of the students, especially the
Props and Juniors, showed their gal
lantry by bringing ladies to the ex-
ercises. "And bright the lamps
shone"-probably you remember the
rest. The Morgantown Orchestra
discoursed music for the occasion.
The productions showed much care
in their preparation. They were
carefully and we'll written. The
orations were all on questions Of to.
day.
The first speaker introduced was
Mr.. Adams, of Tucker county. The
subject of his Grafton was THE Rule
of the Majority" He showed con.
clusively that the rule of the majority
is contrary to the principles of true
government; That there are numbers
of citizens whose opinions are not at
all represented in our legislative
bodies. To this principal he attrib-
uted the corruption in politics, the
spoils system, the stagnation of bust
ness during political campaigns and
the power of the political demagogue.
The remedy proposed was legislation
giving the minority a voice in the
affairs of government. Two or three
plans of minority representation were
discussed.
The next Grafton was delivered by
Mr.. R. Armstrong, of Putnam county,
subject The Negro vs. the White
Man in America" Mr.. Armstrong
showed that the negro population is
much faster than the
white. The chief danger foreseen was
the forming of race party which
would WELD its power. for the interest
of the blacks to the disadvantage of
the whites. The result would be
struggle between the races. Two
remedies were mentioned, the inter-
Of the races, and the colo
nization of the negro. The first was
declared impracticable since the
fusion of the races would be impos-
sible. The second was considered
the coming remedy, and Africa the
promised land"
The next was an essay by Mr.,
Bush, Gilmer county; subject, "Be
Yourself" Mr.. Bush showed that
individuality is universal in the world
around us; and when man tries to
adjust himself to the mould of anoth-
or he rot only fails to fit the mould
but Injuries himself in tho attempt.
He said that in great men little &C.
centricties are pardoned when over
Swallowed by genius; but when lit
tie man tries to copy after great
man by practicing all his eccen-
tricities without having any genius
to make them respectable, he makes
himself not great but ridiculous.
The next orator was Mr.. Fleming,
of Richie county; subject, Estate
Colleges and Universities" He said
that our growing school system, our
colleges and universities are justly
the pride Of our nation. He spoke
of the magnificent endowments made
to State universities ond colleges by
the general government, and of the
much larger yearly appropriations
made by the several States to their
own institutions of learning. He
further said that while our state uni
versities are free from sectarian in
fuences and are upon better finan-
cial basis than If they were depend
ent upon church gifts and private
donations for their support, yet there
is another danger which threatens
such institutions, that is, their mis-
management by, and in the interest
of political parties.
The next speaker introduced was
Mr. Sweeney, of Tyler county. His
subject was "The Practical in Edu-
cation" He gave the history of
practical education and showed that
the tendency Of the present age is in
that direction; and predicted that
the time would soon come when one
could get liberal education without
walking through the graveyards and
deciphering the inscriptions on the
grave stones of ancient Greece and
Rome.
The last orator was Mr.. Tapp, Of
Monongalia county; subject, "Prohi-
bition." Though Mr.. Tapp touched
on the liquor question. his subject
was not the prohibition advocated by
St. John. He advocated the prohi-
bition of the campaign lie, the mali
cious defamation of character so
common in our campaigns; and espe-
cially the traffic in votes, with whis-
key as well as money the circulating
medium, the violation of the trust
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