Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-13
ALLHAVE SHEEPSKINS
COLLEGIATE COMMBNCEMBNTS IN THB
THRBB STATES.
Twelve Young Men Receive Deplomas at Morgan
0wn-Thrty.One Are Graduated From Wash
ington-Jederson-A Bevy Of Fair Maids
Complete the Course at Stsubenyils.
Special Telegram, to ne Register.


persons braved the inclemency of the
weather, and at 1890 a. m. filled the great
auditorium to hear the graduates deliver
their performances. A number of prOmi-
nent sat on the platform, and among them
we're Judges John aud Henry BrannOn,
| Governor Wilson, Rev. Mr.. Brooke, of
/ Clarksburg, and others. The preliminary
exercises were as brief as possible Presi-
dent Turner reviewed the work of the year,
congratulated the audience on its success,
and then introduc d the first speaker.
The programme wAs as follows.
Essay, The Good Old Times" B. O. Al
dersOn, Anderson, Monroe county; Grafton,
Immigration, O. n. Finnell, MOnonga-
liza county; essay, 1.-THE Spirit of Progress, "
J. F. Brown, MOnOngalis county; Grafton,
"Our Brother in Black" A. J. Hare,
MOnoDgalia county; essay, ''The Nicar-
aqua Canal G.. B Charpeniug, Harrison
county; OratiOn, doubt and Religion, "
L A. Liudemuth Ohio county; essay,
Change" G. G. Heiner, Pennsylvanis;
oration, ''Our Peril and Our Opportunity"
j. L. ROemeT, Wheeling; essay, Conflicts
of Opinion" Q. A Rankin, Moundsville,
grafton, TRUSTS" H. G.. StOetzer, Wheel
ing.
The programme included features of un-
usual excellence. All the young gentle
men acquitted themselves well, and
Messrs. Hare and StOetzer deserve special
credit. They were all enthusiastically ap'
Dlauded and made the recipients Of nu-
merous floral gifts.
At the close of Mr.. StOetzer's address
President Turner arose to confer the di-
plOmas and address the graduates. His
remarks were brief, but in the short time
he spoke be touched a tender chord in the
heart OF every old University boy in the
audience. You now 90 out to the world
with the diplomas your Alma Mater has
given you, and what will you do with
them he inquired.
What they should do with them was
his theme, and he enforced the necessity OF
continuous study and labor to perfect
themselves in the work they had begun in
school and declared that such means would
insure them honor and credit if not bril-
liant success The diplomas were then
conferred as follows:
A. B., Messrs. B. G. Anderson, O. n
Finneu J. E Dawson, A. J. Hare, L. A.
Lindemuth, G. G. Heiner, J. L. ROemer,
h. G.. StOetzer and J. A. Jackson; B. S
Messrs. J. +. Brown, G. B. Charpening,
and Q. Rankins.
In addition to the academy degrees, the
degree of Bachelor of Laws was conferred
on NJ. O. Mcneil, of POcahOntss; W. 2.
Payton, of Greebrier; S. I. Reed, Of Bar
bour; G. NJ. Turley, Of Boone; T. S.
Yates, of Taylor; ". B. OOrnwell, OF
Hampshire, aud J. T. Wilson, Of Taylor.
The honnrary DEGREES wArA than a~-
nOunced and there were some among tnem
that attracted a great deal Of attention.
Gov. Wilson's name was received with
nigh favor. The hOnors were: Master OF
Arts Prof. St. Geo. Brooke Prof K. A.
Armstrong. 's6, Prof. T. @. Miller, Prof
U. S. Fleming and DR.. K. L. Brown; Civil
Engineer. Prof. T. NJ. Jackson, Q. E.
Grafton. 80. and John L Johnston, 49,
Doctor of Philosophy, Prof John A.
MYERS; Doctor of Divinity, Rev. W. 7.
Walker and Rev Geo. E. Hite; Doctor OF
Laws. Gov. Z Willis Wilson.
These announcements completed the
work of the morning The benedicton
was then pronounced and the audience dis
missed.
After the commencement exercises prop
er. the event of the day was the banquet.
II was given by the Alumni Association,
and over two hundred members with their
friends sat down to the tables. At one
O'Clock President r. S. Morgan arose from
the head of the long centre table and called
the audience TO order. His remarks were
verv brief, stating the purpose Of the or
ganization in giving the banquet, and pay
inc n high tribute to the University.
These meetings we're designed, he said, to
add not only an attractive feature to COM
mencement week, but to popularizs and
build up the school, and to that end prom
inent men of the State, as well as grad
mates had been invited and were present
He concluded his address by introducing
/ Governor Wilson, who spoke to the toast OF
s'The University and the State"
| The speaker briefly described the school
work of the State, and declared that the
people Of West Virginia were paying more
money on school work in proportion TO
their wealth than any of the eastern or
middle States. The address closed with a
few words of advice and instruction to the
Senior class. The Governors remarks were
interrupted frequently by applause, and
he sat down amid enthusiastic cheers
'sThe University and the Regents" was
responded to by Col. IAN johnson, who
warmly congratulated his auditors on the
adontion of cO-educatiOn. President
F M. Turner then spoke to the
,'Irniversity and its Future" and
ontIined a policy which would establish a
number OF preparatory schools IN tne
State in which students would be made
ready for the collegiate course. keiresh-
ments were then served. There were sew
eraI sneakers after the intermissiOn and
their time was necessarily limited. Judge
9enrv Brsnnon responded eiOquently to
the Judiciary" and Hon j. Z; DOIilVei; S.IiI,
| ~ Tovva to the scholar In Politics.
Both speakers provoked enthnlastic ap-
plause. The alumni poem, a msgnincenI
sfort of the kind, was then read by W: l.
W Rarbe. H. @. Ogden, of Wheeling,
resnonded to the tOr1t The University
and the Press" Major J. NJ. Lee to The
ladies' DR.. W. P Walker, Of Hunting
ton. to "The Clergy" and DR.: s. 5.
Adams. Of Washington, Pa, to Morgan
This concluded the programme and after
a vote of thanks to the ladies OF the to"n
the banqueters separated.
While the banquet vas being concluded
cadet CORPS was ordered to fall IN and the
closing parade drill of the year began. Inc
battalion of over hundred men performed
All the evolutions of infantry and skirmlsh
drill in a highly creditable manner. Iney
we're then assembled on the campus, the
nromotions and orders reed, and Just as the
evening sun began to throw long shadows
over the green, three cheers from the
tbroats of a hundred boys announced that
a vesr's school work was done.
THE PRIZES.
The literature prize of fifty dollars was
awarded 70 J. E. Brown, Of Preston coun-
tv today. and the Regents prize essay OF
twenty-fve dollars TO w. F. Reynolds OF
Morgsntown. The prize defamation was
awarded on Saturday to W. @. Jollitf' ol
Monongalia. No important business was
transacted at the meetiny OF the Regents
to-day.
CLASS DAY AT FAIRMONT.
r,,bscies at the State