Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-20
THE EIGHTY FOURTH
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF LINSLY IN
sTITUTB, LAST EVENING.
Five Young Gentlemen Graduate and Deliver Inter
sstng DISTINGUISHING Exercises Of St
JOssph's Academy.

The seventy fourth annual commence
ment of the Linsly Institute occurred last
evening at the Opera House, and notwith-
the warm weather the auditori-
um was well filled with an intelligent.and
appreciative sssemblage Of the friends and
patrons of the school, and all paid the
closest attention to the exercises, which
possessed the merit Of being very interest
ing and instructive.
The stage was handsomely decorated
with flowers and ported plants, while the
back Of the stage was occupied by hall
dozen stacks of arms with the colors and
drums neatly arranged at one end, the
whole forming q very pretty appearance
Those who occupied the stage were: Hon.
John Eaton, Rev. W. H. Cook, Rev. K +.
Randolph, Rev. D. A. Cunningham, Kew.
E. II. Dornblaser, Hon. @. ID. Hubbard
Col. A. J. Sweeney, Mr.. ]. j. Jones, MI.
W. B. Simpson, Prof. ]. c. Orr, Mr.. Au-
gustus Pollack and the Faculty OF the In
stitute.
The exercises were opened with selection
by the Opera House orchestra, followed by
an invocation by Rev. ,Dornblaser, after
which Prof. J. II. Roemer, principal Of
the Institute, introduced Hon. John Eaton,
Phi. LII D., President OF Marietta College,
who delivered a forcible and eloquent
address on Education, comparing the edu-
cation Of the present with that OF the past,
the education of to-day possessing the I'D
vantage of having all the results Of the
mast. The moral and physical benefits Of
education were pointed out, arguing ti"t
of all the powers vouchs,fed to man there
ia none like that OF modern education. HIS
remarks were listened to with the closest
attention.
After another selection by the orchestra,
Prof. Roemer announced the first member
of the graduating class, Mr.. Chas 3.
Brilles, who took for his subject quota
ton from Virgil-"FOrsan ct Haec OHM
Meminisss Juyabit"- Perhaps hereafter it
may be pleasant to remember these things
from which he evolved an interesting
and we'll delivered Grafton.
He was followed by Mr.. Eugene War
rem. whose grafton WAS built upon the
tonic 1.-THE Influence of Our Educational
system ON Society,"" and in plain, point
ed manner he demonstrated that he knew
what he was talking about, by pointing
ont the many advantages OF an education,
Chemistry" was the title Of Mr.. Chas
Q. Rawlings Grafton, and he made very
interesting SUBJECT Of it. He gave the
Egyptians credit for the first discoveries IN
Chemistry, and from that time he noted It's
progress down to the present, weaving into
his remarks several witty hits. The
American Republic" was discussed in q
pleasant and instructive manner by MIR.
Wilton w. Winget, going back to the first
continental Congress at Philadelphia, and
briefly tracing the country's great progress
down to to-day.
Mr.. Frank w. Nesbitt took for bis sub
iect the assertion "Fit Via Vi"-The way
is made by force-and he proceeded IN q
very clear and concise manner 10 prove that
the assertion is built on good foundation,
and that II must be applied in life If we
wish TO succeed.
Rev. W. II. Cooke then presented diplo-
mas to the class preceded by a few appro-
pirate congratulatory remarks and some
good advice. Prof. Twireham. of the
Faculty, then announced that on Saturday
last a competitive examination had taken
place at Institute hall between five young
men from the Wheeling schools and one
from the Triadelphis schools for the two
free full course scholarships in the Linsly
Institute. All attained high averages, the
successful ones being Robt. b Ewing OF
Clay school and ]. Fred. Eberling. OF Tria-
delphia.
Benediction was then pronounced by
Rev. d. A. Cunningham and the suspicious
marking of another mile post in the long
and honorable carer Of Linsly Institute
was completed.