The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-21
Grafton. His peroration was exception
allP good, He said:

y tntlE oMu places, we muhl ket nlgue
Il We would lift the world out Of thl
I slough, The world calls for a bold Peter
faithful Paul, daring Luther, |
learned Calvin, a persistent Epictetus,
selt.denying Marcus Aurelius, an hon
est Regulus, a gentle Ferelon, a iealoul
Wesley, q stern Knox, q truth-seekinJ
Campbell men "Whose words are hal
I battles" "Who seldom speak but al
! their words are truthful sweet who arr
strong oaks in the forest, who are like
: the promontory against which the waves
continually break, but itstands firm RnC
tames the tury'of the waters aroundit,
"As some tall Glltl that rears lis awful form,
) swellS from tho vale aid midway leaves The
storm;
Though round Its breast the rolling clouds arr
: spread,
Eternal Sunshine settles on It's hcad3
Men who live on mountains; who are
lesser lights along the shore, who
. stand erect and are not kept erect by
others; doing nothing without pur'
pose, aiming high; living 10 be good
and to do goodi finding their greatest
Joy in serving Others spending this lit
tie CLEAN OF time between two eternitles
as a day OF battle, q strangers soiourn I
whose motto Is "0nward and Upward"
Aye this is what the world wants ;lesssy.
oophanCy, more independence less hypo-
Crisy, more open heartednegs less indif-
ference, more zeal less pretlclsm, more
faith; less superstition, more reason ;
less ignorance, more knowledge; less sell
iishness, moro philanthropy; less bias.
phemy, more exercise; less falsehood,
more truth; less sin, more Christ not
more men but more man. This Is Gods
call and the worlds need.
!, A GRACEFUL yALEDIcToRY,
To Miss Mendel was assigned the try
ing dnty OF delivering the valedictory.
She discharged that duty in a manner
that charmed every one. There was a
poetic strain all through her review OF
what had made school lile the pleasure
1t had been and OF which farewell was
now 10 be taken. A more finished vale
dictory, nor one more sweetly tenderin
It's last good.byes, has not been delivered
from the Bethany rostrum for years.
The applause when she had finished and
taken her scat amounted 10 almost an
aVation,
Mrs. Ridge was again heard with
marked pleasure. She sang ut the re-
quest OF the class, "Abide with Me-" by
Blandon, and for an encore, the colo,
"Then You'll Remember Me-"
DEGREEs AND HoNoRs CONFERRED.
Another selection was rendered by the
orChestra-one descriptive ol a hunting
scene, which though tIme-worR, Is very
popular with the RethRny people, aud
to which there was vOcilerous encore
and then President Woolery announced
the degrees conferred and handed the
class their diplomas. The degrees con.
ierred were as follows; On Miss Alende,
and MessrF. Warren and Strickling,
Bachelor al Artist on Messrs. Wilson,
Cameron, Addy aud Bell, Bachelor OF
Sciences; on MessrS. TaImage, Black,
Hopkins, Freeman and Philips, Bache.
lor Of Letters; on Misses Lewis and
Cox, Bachelor Of philosophyi oil Messrs.
Woolery and Freeman, Master Of Arts
in course on A. s. Babpey, NJ. l.. in
Coprge.
IN addition 10 these degrees the hon
orary degree Of Master OF Arts was con.
ierred on ]. NJ. Tribe, DR.. Charles
Morris. Calvin Sinclair and Prof. Curran
Palmer.
The honors were awarded "a follows:
In the classical course, Grat 10 Mr.. War
ron, and secopa to Aliss:Aendel and MIR,
strlrklipg; TO receive the fret honor In
this course II ID necessary TO have at
taiped percentage Of Oh throughout
the entire course. Allthree Of tho grad
yates attained over this, but Mr.. Warren
attained over Us, and was therefore
awarded the first honor. These high
percentsges may we'll be sources Of pride,
both to the graduates and tho college
In the scientific CaursV, tho first
heneF WAS awarded 10 Mr.. Bell and no
second honor was awarded. In the
ministerial course, Mr., Black very pro.
perly carried of the first honor and the
second was divided between Messrs.
Talmage and PhilllpA
As these announcements were made
and as each diploma was presented, there
were regular volleysot applause, such as
only the people who attend Bethany
commencement know how to give.
There would bC avid Clapping OF hands
that would make tho raiters ring, then
It would,die out for an instant, only to
be renewed with the making OF the noxt
announcement or presentation Of d.
ploma.
President Woolery made q brief ad-
dress, thanking the audience for It's kind.
pesg, referring to the purchase Of the
handsome editlCo on the Heights for the
purpose Of ladies' hall, speaking hope.
fully ot the future OF the college, now
brighter than for n long time past, and
urging the friends OF the institution TO
renewed efforts in its behalf. The bene-
diCtlon was then pronounced by the
Rev. Junius Eendrlck, Of Winchester,
Ky, who Is the guest OF President
Woolery, his brother.in.law.
As soon as tho exercises were over
there was a rush Of friends Of the grad
pates Ia the platform, and for tho next
quarter OF an honr the class had to
stand against food OF sincere congratu.
lations. Then tho crowd dispersed to
dispose Of the many good dinners that
were waiting. Many had brought gen.
erous lunches with them aud these were
eaten IN tho UAadb di thv trees on the
campus
OTHER COMMENCEMENT EVENTS.
The other events OF Commencement
week which preceded yesterdays qSl-
mination OF them ALL we're Us follows,
President WooleTy preached the naCcR.
laureate sermon gu Sunday morning at
la o'clock. HO took for his text
| thia passage from II Kings, vl17-
"Lord, l pray Thee open the eyes Of the
young man." twas q matter Of general
remark that the sermon w9g onB Of the
most tiorClble and practical ever delivered
In Bethany on like occasions.
Monday evening very enjoyable con-
cert was glvel,1n chapel hall By tho
pupils Of Miss Flora y. PriOs, assisted by
| MISa pondleton and Messrs. I.oyett and
MuCkley. Tho programme was as fol.
lows;
Two plahOA--ufAnd March ,,..,,....,,,,.. uounOd
Mi.teA Tenn0f, Mason, Kelly and vlYlgn.
FlAn0 lmpt0mptu",Y ......,.nu u ilAL BcAubctl
VOCAl-"TtplbO sChlhpihn hn.,..,,,,....,a,, I, KuOk0n
/, Miss MasOhAhd pfoi Kirk
Pollhcca ilohn
g., t,.I..t .Nh M y, Ntesy ut.y MN4Vu' ,,.,