Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-18
old BETHANY.
he FOrty-ffth Annual Commence
ment.
.,vv1sY OF THE EXERCISES.
,,;,m.n,s - The Class Of SO 49,
Work Of the Trustees---The
Future Of Bethany.
-, n,rr.,pond.aes ei lAs RegLIisI.

,,bsqy, the Athens OF the AN.
4 L,.ntv Of the college grounds, situa
q hill in the valley, the splendid
r,;~sns of Gothic architecture in the
t. buildings, the PiesurssQueness OI
(, .csDsry Of surrounding hills and valley,
4 .aconS Garden OF the Gods. While
.-5sr, ia drinking from the Pierian
Of learning, the beautiful and pic
80 around him can lend sn inspira-
I. If ,ubimity to bis soul, The village
4 p,.h.rv with It's culture, the high
~ nd religious status OF its people, us
ra;ns hospitality, all add TO the student $
s,-,nns It may n0t be true as q
A !, ~. '.,.s,sn ,, writer has said, that Mann
a ~ ., ,s,r'-man is what be eats-but
J 20, bs denied that the character OF
/ ,-,Sspr ia 10 q great eTtenttorned from
Z :. -, mind drinks IN from bis environ.
p. -" Than vi, b oil these advantages OF
q ps,sarvirI 4 no sOudeg thar her stu
= -.,lrs her aud after they have lett
/ 9,is are glad to wander bsck again as
- cherished Mecca. A good many
4 ,Ss old students aud alumni are back
r-ar 10 srioy this the tOr,y-6Eth, an
I :,mnsncement Of their Alma Mater
q rrm,sr OF visitors have been pres
I m, ,houy TIE exercises OF the week,
The telling of enjoyment has made
- one fee that it is good to De here.
BArcALAUsEATE SERMON.
r., svsrcisss OF the week began By the
-, Of the baccalsureate sermon IN
- hall last Sunday morning, oy
4 s,5s,t ". X Pendletou. De spoke
,Ss,.xt The things rhou hast head
T., commit ,hou 10 faithful men, who
m bs able 10 reach othsrs also, found IN
1 T;rro,bv 2nd chapter aud End verse
4 fs;5snt Psndletou has just returned from
/ S,nrb much refreshed, and the sermon
4. delivered in his usual vigorous and elo-
5sn, s,vle aud sbounded in depth OF
,rpynr and good advice 10 The class OF 50
4 10 the large and apprecistiVs audience
'Rssnt.
ZINE ENTERTAINMENT.
b. Tuesday evening MISS Csnmie Pen
Lon assisted by the students, gave Gold-
In popular comedy Of She StooPs to
Sro1sr" The rendition OF the play was
80 compimented TIE pSTts taken
4 Ma, N4ckIsy, Kirk. Mayors and VII
"A and Aissss Campoell, Curtis and MAY
\ were highly spoken OF.
CLASS sNERCIsES
Cp Wednesday afternoon the members
4 The graduating class assembled around
II cI,.s rr-e witch had survived the
.hpks o. the Freshmen and Sophs.'
IN celebrated By giving several interest
i performances. The following we're tie
4 k,5-n4rs. Orator. ) VI Cooper; ProI b
q. Ma Lassis Williamson; irumbler,
Il liz Wilson, Historian, A. l. "nIt9i
b.. q L Willett.
NEoTRoPHIAN ENTERTAINMENTS.
IA yery interesting feature Of commence
L., week vas the entertainment given
1 ,bs Metropolitan Literary Society on
ts5n.s,'ay evening. The following were
4 performances: Sslu,stOry, by K. u
1D.ssr Of G.>-gia; orstion, The SUB
kpcs Of Tnlags Hopeful" BY D.
sbmiedsI Of West Virginis; Orstion, The
'srpllue Of Experience, BY &, W
facklsg Of OHIO; Ysledictory, by }. X
|b.on OF Wesr Virginia Diplomas were
ssssnted bv the socie.y to It's members
In this wear leave the school as members
/. the class of o6 A good audience Wa'
resent the performances we're good, the
1Gsc Was good, and geBsfs! good time
'hs the result
C)NVENCENENT DAY.
.BsthaDy was unfortunate this year u
81 Commencement Day. Tas heavy
'sns Of WedsySd,y night and Of this
aorning in worse tssu u vet blanket up
J the aO,,c pauons Of many who had ex'
Deed TO attend Tnus the large com
tenceueut chapel, instead OF being null to
f-ri)wing ss In other years, contained
y t,ir sized audience. lt was pArnc,
>brl7 no,ices5ls that the warm friends OF
y schcol and Of the graduating class
Pre- present
At soOut 1890 q. N. the ten young gen
nsu and one young lady of the class
4 50, accompanied by President Pendle
! "a and members Of The Faculty, marched
p the aisle to the sound oi
e merry music of the Wheel
q Opera House Band, and took po
bon upon the platform. QIita q nun
fr Of the Alumni we're also present upor
Re platform. The members of the clss:
2ere all looking bright and cheerful, as n
key we're entering upon he threshold O.
great unknown OF life, with joyful al
" PariOns
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
After PRAYER by Rev. George Darsie, o
rinktor-, Hg., the exerc sss Of the Ior'y
pa annual commencement day wsE'
prnsily Opsned by the ss'u'atory address
N Miss Lsssie Williamson, of Idaho
l7 williamson told Of tue pleasures anC
f'hts Of the scjourn of their class q
Pe'hsUy, and gave right heSrty welcomt
q ne eT-rci'ss Of commencement day.
VI. " g Payne. OF Indiana. then de
fvsrei = IN'iu spseeh We didn't cstcl
2 to oil h- ssri, ous suppose 1t vas Yer,
ene Anyway Va didn'E hear snyood,,
splte il.
/. Next on the programme vas Mr.. w. J
tc'iure, Of Ohio. who spoSs oa the sublec
4 ztorEo,en." Nr. Mcclure told Of th
f91faHd' wAO havs lett no word or dee
d 7h,ch they could bs remembered
fel Noud b. remembered they must wor
n their oVa dsa'iny b. nsing thsmselvs
ad not t0l.Ow'ag in the footsteps OF ott
Nr J R Wilson Of Brooke comfy. "
th-n so9ka on the theme, the "Benet
fsaes OF Science" Mr. Wilson referred I
ee Sond1rs 'hst science had wrought l
ins worlds history, and showed that &C
fnee aud religion should 20 hand in han
"a The uplifting Of humanity
The next performer Vas Mr.. r NJ Ro
y OF Georgia; subject, By Patient LabC
'e Hlse BE shoRed that in sll time
nv plscsa, faithful, earnest and untiriu
,o'k has been the key 10 success. "
mould labor and wait.
French as q Substitute for Greek
colleges vss the next orstiou, dehvere
" Mt, Oscar Schmiedel, Of Brooke count