The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-24

u Jenefson Oollege took place IN the Tow
Hall, in Washington, AT s;45 a process
sion was formed at the college, whiCl
moved to the hall in the following order
udents, alumni, faculty, trustees, head
. ed by the Washington CoTnet Band
Upon their arrival at the hall, the rank
we're opened and the trustees permitted Il
o first enter the building, reversing thl
r order Of march. The exercises wsEl
opened with prayer by Rev, w. P. Nc
Nary, Of Omaha, Nebraska, when the fol
lowing programme was proceeded with
? tnteTsPerssd with music by Toerge'l
! orchestra.
, THE PROGRAMME,
s4lutatoIy, Georg, W. Fulton, Dinsmoro, Pa.
! subject, "Publlc Conscience"
! ,Philosophlcal 0raA9n, Wn. Riley wilson FsI
Haven o., subject The Why Of Thlugs /"
. Vile, Pa, subject, "Ciy!llzatlon,n
Honorary Grafton, Alexander Brown Lewis, Lo
su,t Lane, Pa, subject, "EOployvy ys, Employer.
A9n9EaFy STaioa IDEIs, A,IGa Knox EoSer'' Loci
Honorary Ofalion, kmmet Payson Sloan, RuraI
Valley, m subject "whAt Is, aud what should O'
Honorary Grafton, JOmss v, Stevenson, Raccoon
Pa, ,bIeGt "Ih0 Idea OF the Age"
J Honorary Orallon, Wm, Tn lInRs TfedWRy, Tun'
mel H1il' VI subject "s'A3esmAnihlP' PFoies
gTatIOn, Jane. Barnett Hll, canOuIburg, Pa,
0aIon, Joseph Morrison Irwin, Albert Lea,
MINI, SabisEt The Law u i. aueacs," o,.
subj Gt, "AmeEiCG's n, billy"
oatIln, ohm :. MCAnlnCh, Manhattan, Kansas,
Subirt Progress OF Livi.lz 'ton."
OlAll0n, Wm. FIRnklln PlummeF, Lawrence, Pa,
subject, "lhe Value Of the Romantic
OEAli0nG Wm. FiHley Wrir MeChanicst3Wn, Pa,
subject, "lhe s9un . Of POWER"
VAledi Iory, J, ROSS stevenA n, Washington, Pa
Masters Grafton, Vim, b. Hamilton, Washing.
ton, Pa.
Ionierrlug gDegwes-Announcing Prizes,
BOR.e, u. b., JohnSt0wn, Pa,
| Prizes AWARDED.
President Moiat then made the follow.
Ing announcement with regard to this
years prizes:
The Samuel Jones Classical Prize Of
500 Is offered to the student OF the Junior
class who shall pass the best examination
in the Greek and Latin authors prescribed
by the Faculty; and twenty dye dollars to
the student passing the next best exami-
nation. The subjects were "The Captives
Of Plautus and Giipus Tyrannus," The
contestants for these prizes were A. II.
Ewing, Saltsblrg; 7. +. Hill, Canons.
Durg, and j, l.. Vance, Florence. The
first prize was awarded TO Mr., Ewing aud
the second 10 Mr.. Vance.
The Samuel Jones Prize In Physics and
OhemiAtry, Of one hundred dollars, Is Of
tered to the student Of the Senior class
wuo shall pass the best examination in
Physics and Ohemistry assigned by the
Faculty; and twenty-five dollars to the
student passing the next best examination
rne subjects assigned this year we're
Steam and Its Uses and The Deyelop.
ment Of the Science Of o. emistry." Tue
contestants were NJ. X Rodgers, Lock
Number Four, and A. d. Lewis, Locust
Lane, Pa. The former captured the first
and the latter the second prize.
The Alexander Reed Memorial Prizs,
founded by Rev. Wm. b. Reed, Of tiny
dollars, Is offered to the member OF the
Senior class who passes the best exanina.
ton In assigned work In Mental Science
and presents an essay discussing some
theme in Mental Science bearing on CHRIS.
tian Evidences.
The contestants were ]. NJ. Irwin, Al.
bert Lea, MINI, and ]. v. Stevenson,
Raccoon. Mr.. Stevenson was awarded the
mention.
A friend, who withholds his name, has
authorized the Offering OF a prize Of fly
dollars to the member Of the Senior class
passing the best examination In assigned
work In English Literature. The subject
this year was paradise Lost and the
Lie OF Milton"
JIM. Irwin, Albert Lea, Mimi, and G.
q. Hill, Blairsville, Pa, contested for this
prize, the former being successful.
A few gentlemen Of Harrisburg, Pa
graduates Of the college, have authorized
the Professor OF nodern Languages to
offer prize OF fifty dollars and second
prize OF twenty-five dollars, for the best
examinations in assigned work In Ger.
man. These prizes are open TO members
Of the Junior class. P. NJ. Pogue carried
of tho hrst prizs and ]. Grier Lang the
second.
coSFERRiSa THE DEGREES.
Thomas MCKennan, NJ. D., Secretary OF
the Baard ofTrustees, announced that the
following honorary degrees had been con-
ferred:
LII. D.-Hon. E. M. Turner, President
Of the West Virginia University, Morgan
town, W. Va.
D. D.-Rev. j. Fl. Dinsmore, Washing.
ton class OF '38, KY; Rev. Hunter Cor.
bitt, Jefferson, class 90, Cheioo, China
Johnstown, Pa; Rev. R. NJ. Brown, JEFF
ierson, class '04, Bellaire, o Rev. K. H,
Fulton, Washington and Jefferson, class
'66, Philadelphia.
Ph. D.-Rev. William ]. Holland, Pitts.
burgh, Pa.
Smith, class Of 'S3; j. E E. Barnett, Class
OF 1872; W. ]. Kline, NJ. D., Jefferson class
OF go; John Campbell, NJ. D., Jefferson
class Of AZ.
A. B.-Rev. L. Y. Hays, Miflintown,
Pa, Washington class Of '8l.
DR.. McKennan also read a paper, In
reference 10 the endowment, adopted by
the Board Of Trustees.
Following these announcements an ad.
journment was made, after which came
the Alumni dinner at the college.
THE CLASS DEGREES.
The degree OF Bachelo' OF Arts was con-
ferred Upon the members OF the gradual
ing class, ranked az follows:
Magma Cum Ldude, with grest praise -
George W. Fulton. J. Ross Stevenson.
Cum LdUde, with praise). ).-William
Riley Wilson.
Honorary Orations.- Robinson j. Baker,
Emmet Payson Sloan, Alexander Brown
Lewis, James v. Stevenson, William
Thomas Tredway.
Otations, James Barnett Hill, John
Valentine MCAninCh, Joseph Morrison 1r.
win, William franklin Plulnmer, Charles
P. Lang, William Figley Weir.
Robert McKennan Browngon, Wilson
Barnett Elder, Joseph L. Godfrey, George
Il. Hill, Francis ]. Le Moyne Hnpp, VIII
A. Jones, Lewis = Keith, VIII A. Kinter,
Frank Z. LAutTsr, CHARLES h. Mcdonald,
George Smith McEltoy, Marion Moore,
Robert Richie, William s. Thomas, vii.
liam W. WArne, Franklin Taylor Wheeler.
The following seven members received
the degree oi Bachelor OF Science.
Honorary 0tation--Myron Knox Rodg.
ers, James b. Cassidy, James Scott Moore,