The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-27
FRANKLIN clLI,tliE.
1he si1ty.Flfth Annual mmencemcnt of
This Famous School.

'SA~t1'iAeh Anhuhl commencement OF
This Famous School.
The sixty-ifth annual commence.
ment OF Franklin College, New Athens,
Ohio, June s5, was one Of the most sue.
cessful in the history Of the college. An
enormous crowd, believed to be the
largest ever assembled there on a simi.
lar occasion, honored the institution
with their presence, and all went away
we'll impressed with what they saw and
heard.
Hon: J. NJ. Garven gave the address
to the Literary Societies on the nipht of
June 20, which was well received. and
kev. James A. Cook, OF steubenviIIe,
preached an eloquent and able sermon
TO the graduating class, June 20. The
class G. exercises on Tuesday night, June
~, We're listened to with rapt attention
~ a crowded house, the receipts being
Sl5i. The exercises OF tho evening. as
we'll as those OF commencement dav
we're enliveued by music by the famous
Silver Lake Quartette, of New York
This quartette renders music tho nearest
like the angels OF any quarte,te ever
listened to on earth. They gave un.
bounded satisfaction, and it was the hit
Of the season to secure their services.
They would be gladly welcomed again.
me programme for class exerciOes was
as follows: " 40
PROGRAMME. &
Music. PRAYER ,,,r,,
Class AistoEy..";;;w::.:...; ".-lohn WILDER Myers
aiusic, Y#.
Class SOratinn-Falling Thrones. s........
hoSs dlbsen Moore. Ross Creek, Ohio.
Music.
''"'Sp''';;'; New < THAN: ;;"-R. Gn;o A. Campbell
From the Possible to the Keal ,.,. ,,R, s. Baker
Mineral Ridge. Ohio.
New Athens, Ohio. " "''''''
Class Prophecy. Eta Pearl Reynolds
flcdmont, Ohio. D. -
Music.
'a'ed'c'oFy"id'5Gel Ssi,SSsJ d'.;d franklin Woods
Music ,E Bencdiction.
The sixty.fifth commencement was all
that could be expected or desired. The
day was warm, but the beautiful shady
campus made it pleasant. At 10 a. IN.
addresses were made by Rev. J. A. Cook,
OF Stenbenyille, Rev. n. E. Beall, mis-.
slonary to Mexico, and IN alumnus OF
the institution, Rev. G. II. Mead, OF the
Silver Lake quartette, Rev. J. w. Eicher,
OF Demos, and A. ]. Mcfarland, ESQ.,, OF
St. Clairsvil|e.
The following is the programme Of the
commencement exercises:
salu,atory-" What. TO dor" l-.,.
.S,.o,,,r MI Mis- IS EHa Reynolds, Piedmont. o.
"So Nau Lives to Himself" - ~''e' = - ~ .
"7hc Convent Scene iIom r. W%o9a, Springfield, O.
Miss D3ra Kinney, Belmont. q.
1.-The Lawyer" u. Mooic Short ClceS' 9. g.
Lilies True Nobility" ,i -, - '''>''' ~ "
r. A. Campbell, New Athens, O.
Conquest Of Right" ...~K. S. baker, EIStop' O. O.
"A s,n,os. aa,oa!e to the FiMnanelers OF the United
Representative ri ihe Eocutionsry .na
%rhe Hat" -."MillIam Howell, New Athens, o.
Faledictory-"liera,sm.' ''.''-" =
sl.,J. NJ. Myers, warnock, o.
Diplomas were awarded totwenty.one
classical, two scientific, five normal, one
elocu.ion, six commercial and five short
hand. g1 - ,tfai -
The title Of D. D.. was conferred upon
Rev. David X. Kerr, Bellevue, Neb.
Rev. Il. 7. Keeler, Mt. Union, G.; Rev,
James 4. Cook, Steubenville, O.; Rev.
Fl. 2. McAdam, New York Mills, N. y,
a.. n. was conferred on DR.. George
Il: kempl. OF Rarnesville, Ohio. =
This is the most prosperous year in the
history Of the college. During the three
years Of the present administration the
attendance has been almost quadru.
pied. There are now more departments
and more teachers employed than ever
IN the history Of the college. sd =,