Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-23
UP AT BETHANY.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THB CLASS
OF IS, ON THURSDAY.
A Large Attendance and Splendid Performances
Centennial Celebration Of Bishop Camp
bells Birth-NOtss.

The forty-seventh annual Commence
ment Of Bethany College occurred Thurs
day, and the occasion was especially men,
orsble from the fact that il was also the
centennial anniversary Of the birth OF
Bishop Alexander Campbell, the distin-
guished divine who contributed so much
TO educational advancement by. founding
Bethany College.
For forty-six years have students grad
uated from this noted institution, and
many of them now occupy prominent and
honorable positions in the various walks
of life, but we venture to say that no class
ever graduated from the institution re-
fiected more credit upon il, the faculty
and themselves than did the class of 'ss,
which passed over the threshold OF college
life Thursday, and no class was ever bet
ter prepared for the battle Of life. It may
be added, too, that Bethany College Is
now in a more prosperous condition than
nj suy time since the war. 1t has taken
NEW LEASE ON LIFE
and its future usefulness cannot be esti-
mated. New blood has been infused into
the veins of the institution, as it were, and
the Faculty, consisting of President W. II.
Woolery, Miss Pendleton, Prof. Cass
woolery, Prof Frank Dowling, Prot Oscar
scbmeidel and Prof. s. M. Cooper, are ac-
complished, competent and thorough in
structors, as the result of their work the
mast wear clearly demonstrates President
Wooiery, especially, has cause to feel proud
of the great success his stewardship has met
with and he is the recipient of general con-
graduation. The enrolment OF students
the mast year was 104, which shows an in
crease of so per cent over the previous year.
But consigning the future OF the College
into the hands of the genial and energetic
President and his co-laborers, let US look Mt
the commencement exercises.
Commencement day at Bethany is one
that is looked forward to with many
plessurable anticipations by the residents
of the country for many miles around, aud
not only do people from the neighborhood
attend them hut friends of the school
and members of the alumni from near
and far make it rule to be pres
emit on these occasions: Early morning
Thursday, found carriages, wagons and
other vehicles freighted with humanity
making their way toward the little town
living by the waters of the beautiful Buffa.
10, and by 10 o'clock college hall was filled
With one of the finest audiences ever seen
within it's walls, many OF whom had come
several days before to witness the other
exercises.
THE VISITORS.
Among the visitors were noticed Mrs s.
O Taylor, Mrs Geo. Wise and son, Mrs
F b, Turner. Misses Nellie and Jessie Tur-
ner. Master VIM. Turner, Miss Kate
White, B. E Adams and wife, John f
Mendel, Frank White, Of wheeling; Miss
Kate Harden, Of Stsubenville; Misses
Annie and Nellie Prather and Mss Beam,
of Pittsburg; Mr.. and Mrs Houser, OF
C.diz. o.; Alexander Mckinney and R'bt
Mofrst of Cleveland, o; George oliver,
of Plttsburg; J Wiley Mulhoiland, OF
Philadelphia; Mr.. Mason and wife, OF
Mansfield. o; Prof. Carney and wife, OF
Hopedale. O.; J. r Harris, Kennon, o.;
Daniel Mercer, J II Dodd, of New Phila'
delpbia, O.; DR.. C. F. UlriCh. of Wheel
ing: Judge George Nelson, Winchester,
Ky. II. L Willett and wife, Of Dayton,
o.; w. P. Streator, of Washington, IA,
M. NJ. Cochran, of Uniontown, Pa; ii. b
Paul and Misses Matte, Florence ana
Annie Paul, of Hopedale, 0 /; Miss Harris
and the Misses Mcclure, of Ohio; Mrs.
Hawkins and daughter, W. A Foley, OF
Greeucastle, Ind; Z. W. Mathews, Of
Steubenville; Prot w. II. Mooney, OF
Ho.ed ale; Plof. w. H. Wolfe, N. A. Phil
Inns, New Castle, Pa; X. G. White and
lady, Washington, Pa; State Treasurer OF
Pennsylvania Livesy and wife; Mr.. Addy
and wife, of Pittshurg; C. F. Cowden, OF
Allegheny, Pa; w. e. Lyme George H.
Anderson aud DR. Williams, of Pittsburg;
b B Groome, of Kentucky; Geo. Darsie,
of Frankfort. Ky; John D.rsie, OF Diu'
bury, Conn. Prof W. Fl Anderson. Whesl-
ing: C. A. Fowler, of Everton, Causds;
Misses Celia McLqne and Maggie Wyans
O & Marshall, of New Cumberland; Mrs.
Virginia Thompson, Of Louisville, KY;
Mrs Decims Rirkley, Of Alabama.
The Opera House orchestra furnished
spIepdid music for the occasion, and it was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. After selec-
ton the programme OF exercises was open
"a with an appropriate invocation by Prof.
d. J. Ridford, of Cincinnati.
THE GLASS
President Woolery then introduced the
salutatorian of the class, Miss ii. Rose
White of Ohio. Miss White is hand
some blonde and was becoming'y attired
in a costume composed of a skirt of white
albstros cloth with drapery OF silk Lace
basque of white surah covered With tulle
white rases. Her address was splendid
one and delivered with clear voice and
ia pleasing manner.
Mr.. G. NJ. Guy, of Kansas, took for his
tonic "War." aud proceeded 10 prove that
the history of war is the history OF the
human race. The influence of war on a
nation is not good but it results in the
betterment of man.
Mr.. F. s. Israel, Of Ohio, who was third
ON Lut hfN D>S.
from preparing an address by the illness oil
his father.
The subject Of Miss NJ. Lettie Bartletfs
address was, "Among the Genh OF Edn'
cation" aud it proved to be a very inter,
esting one, original and thoughtful, aid
delivered in clear, foTcible manner. Miss
Bartlett is decided brunette and wore
dress of white Henrietta cloth, with dra
pery of white silk lace, trimmed with
white MORE ribbon.
J lawrence White, of Kentucky, in hi:
address. "In the Balances" spoke of thu
apparently trifliug events that have chang
ed the entire course Of history and the
lives of men.
"The Golden Cycle was used as title
by Mr.. c. F. Mccoy, Of Ohio, who SPOKE
Of the civilizations Of the past, and HI
could find none that compared will
that of the present, and be thought tha
in ano,he; century, when the hand o
civilization had swept over uncivilizeC
PORTIONS of the globe that sll will merg
into one harmonious race.
Mr. T. M. Heryey, Of Ohio, asked