The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-12
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their gayest holiday attire. At 0 O'Clock
tho train on the Fairmont, Morgantowr
4 Pittsburgh railroad arrived from Fair
mont with several hundred passengers
to take in the commencement exercises
At y o'clock the Pittsburgh packet
James G. Blaine, landed at our wharf,
full OF Pennsylvanians, who came up to
witness the features. Long before this
the town was filed to overfiowiug with
people, mostly young people, who were
as restless as the waves OF the sea, per.
ambulaling from the University to the
central part OF the town and back again.
The Circuit Court was also being held by
Judge ]. Marshall Hagans, and the petit
und grand jurors, suitors and witnesses
in attendance helped to swell tho crowd
to oyetGowing.
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMME.
The programme for the twenty.third
commencement OF the University oil
West Virginia was:
:, subject-"fhcrc Shalt be 10 Alps ~
ssIjsciTSc cjSI ssIyJss Fjesk W. CLARK
Essay l.. j. Corlly
subJect-"seit Hood"
Grafton, .:;................:F. C. Reynolds
suolect--"The Ocean OF Youth"
sa5jssi-"Tlc solid Vote H. V'eEe's
Sublect-"pfejudlce."
These performances all came OF ac-
cording 10 the programme and were
alike creditable to the ysung men aud
the institution. The Opera House band.
Of Wheeling, discoursed sweet music in
the intervals, which was fully appre-
ciated by an audience OF over 200.
Then the degrees were conferred on
the graduates by President Turner, F.
3. CLARK, OF Wetzel county, A. B.;
B. Harvey Brand, OF Monongalia
county, A. b.; E. Il. .Vickers.
Of Jefferson, A. b.; Z. E. Woodson, of
Fayette, A. b.; F. G. Reynolds, of Min
eral. A. B.; W. F. Reynolds, Of Monon-
gala, A. NJ; Bert Hite, Of Monon-
gehla, N. s., and L. J. Corbly, OF Tyler,
A. B. Then President Turner announc.
ed that the degree of LII. D. had been
conferred on the followinglaw students:
N. Lee Jamison, of Monongalia county; !;
]. E. Chipley, OF Hardy; A. s. Alexan-
der, oil Putnam; F. H.Garret, OF Bristol,
Ohio; r. Lee Keadle, OF Monroe county,
and Tucker II. Ward, Of Randolph.
ALUMNI BANQUET.
At one o'clock the Alumni of the Uni
versity, together with their ladies and
invited guests. assembled at the Library
hall, where a beautiful repast, with all
the deiicacies and substantiafs OF the
season in the way Of food, awaited them
on the bountifully spread tables. To
say that tho assembled guests, number
ing over one hundred and twenty-five,
did justice TO the good dinner so well
prepared by the ladies OF the NJ. E.
church, would be superfluous. Hon. 7.
Perry Jacobs, OF New Martinsyille, one
Of the Alumni, was Master OF Ceremo.
MES. He opened the after dinner pro-
ceedings in neat speech full OF thought,
and from time to time called on the re.
spective speakers to respond to the toasts
or subjects allotted to them, and they
each responded. Hon. Joseph More.
land, President OF the Board OF Regents,
responded TO the toast, "rhe good things
the Regents contemplate for the Uni
versity." in his usual lforcible and happy
manner. President Turner responded to
the toast. "The needs Of the University"
he said the students needed building
for athletic practice, and that We must
call on the Legislature for more teachers
and must pay them better salaries.
Hon. J. B. Menager, OF Point Pleasant,
responded to the toast, "The Universe.
ty's Place in our Political SYSTEM" in
an exceedingly forcible and able speech.
Hon. John 7. McGraw, OF Grafton, re.
sponded to the sentiment, "The Uni.
verstty and the People," in a speech
filled with practical sense and classic
lore. Harry Robinson, class Of 'sl, Of
Uniontown, Pa, ielicitously replied to
the toast, "The University and its
Alumni" and Prof. r. A. Armstrong,
class Of 'S6, Principal OF West Liberty
Normal School, replied to the toast,
Normal Schools" There were many
Of the alumni present, among whom
were B. W. Smith, Esq, Of Minneapolis,
Minn.; Hon. B. s. Morgan, State Super.
intendent Of Schools; Ii. II. Emmert
Of Martinsburg; Dick and Evans Daw'
son, OF. Uniontown; S. B. Brown, oil
Gleuville; II. N. and H. @. Ogden, late
of Fairmont, and many others whom We
cannot now name.
At 8 p. m. there was the battery drill
and parade, all interspersed with beauti
ful music. -r-. y
| COMMENCEMENT RAIL.