Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-18
AGLOW WITH JOY.
THs JUBILEE COMMENCEMENT WEEK At
BETHANY.
The Baccalaureate Sermon Earnestly Listened TO-
Series of Musical and Literary Entertain
ments-Risld Day Sports


exercises attendant upon the jubilee
commencement. Seldom has this pic
turesque village been enlivened to such
an extent. In addition to the many
students seen about the vicinity, there
are scores upon scores of visitors, grad
yates friends and relatives of graduates
from far and near to mingle in the
scene, making the population of the
usually Staid old town seem for the time
almost redoubled. and of unwonted ac-
tivity.
The festivities OF commencement be-
gan as early as last Friday, with per-
Torrance of the sophomore class of
Bethany College at Chapel Hall. 1t
was most admirable entertainment.
1t opened with an excellent Grafton by
j. T. Hunley, followed by neatly
rendered vocal solo by Mary A. San
born. after which Richard Bagby well
delivered defamation. M. V. Dan
ford gave an entertaining essay on the
characteristics of the Age" A violin
solo by G. d. Lowell, fine Grafton by
J. E. w. Waymen, a defamation by
Clara l.. White, duett by Misses San
born and Moser and humorous
selection by Earle Wilfrey COM
pleted the very excellent enter
tainment. The President of the soph-
omore class is Minnie A. William
son. the Vice President Mary E.
Baldwin, the Secretary, Mac c. Chlds,
and the Treasurer, Mary A. Sanlom.
The committee on arrangements con-
sisted of G. w. Dodd, Mary E. Bald
win and B. Lee Perry. The marshals
were II. O. Evans Homer Gray, e. W.
DoGd and R. E. Benneman.
MUSICAL FEAST.
Last Saturday evening the students
were treated to one Of the finest must
cal sessions of the season, under the
direction of Prof. E. R. Snyder. Among
the musical artists of no mean ability
who participated who thoroughly de-
lighted the large audience were Misses
Moser, Campbell, Chapman and Neill,
AIDA Moore, Olive Muckley, Bessie
TAYLOR and Mrs. w. II. Woolery, also
Messrs. Harp, jenkins, Hanna and
Dodd, Snyder and Muckley. The pieces
were all well selected and rendered
with much dash and spirit. The ushers
who gracefully officiated were j. e. w.
Wayman, w. III. Brandenburg, Beatrice
Kelly end Louise Campbell.
An occasion that is always looked for
ward to with interest, and one which
seems to fOrma ~ unlock the door to
commencement, is the baccalaureate
sermon. This was delivered on Sunday
morning by President Mclean, in Chapel
Hall before congregation that COM
pletely filled the sacred edifice. The
speaker took for his subject, The Pur-
pose of Christ" which is the redeeming
of the world from all that is sinful.
On Sunday evening there was SER
mon by Prof. Tribe, in which he en-
deavored to depict the Ministry for the
Age" The age demanded not only
preachers, pastors and organizers, but it
demanded scholars, theologians, men who
had in a measure the prophetic spirit
At the close of the services eight young
men were ordained TO the ministry.
On Monday evening an elocutionary
entertainment took place at Chapel
Hall, in which E. w. Gordon and f. a.
Wilfrey assumed the leading parts.
They furnished much Of the merriment
of the evening.
FIELD DAY SPORTS.
Perhaps the most pleaSurable event
of the Commencement week was the
Field Day held in the College park on
Tuesday morning. There were quite
number of entries, and while the con-
testants were not particularly well
trained for the occasion, there was
good representation of muscular ma
terial. which showed up well in the
various sports.
The first event on the programme was
a 1OO-yard dash. 1t was won by c. X.
Muckley, '92, in III seconds. f. X.
Addey, '94, was seconds. Next came
throwing the baseball. d. +. w. V.
Hedgepeth, '91, shot it into space to the
tune of Jog yards feet and s inches.
II. n. McCrory came second with 1Ol
yards . feet and inches. In the potato
race which followed E. w. Jopson, '99,
won.
In throwing the hammer o. p. Muck
'94, won, with distance OF 81 feet 9
inches. +. j. Butler was second with
GO feet aud inches. In the standing
broad Jump c. w. Jopson, 81, covered
II feet ~ inches and w. c. Prewill,
'93, second with II feet ~ inches.
w. H. Hanna was the most successful
contestant in putting the shot, at 32 TT.
6 in. o. K Muckley came in second
with 80 1T. 10 in. In the running broad
Jump Muckley won at II IT. 10 in. G.
w Jonson WAS second at II fl. Az in.
f. b. Sapp, '94, captured the running
high jump at TT. in. Muckley was
second. In the running hop, step and
Jump, w. c. Prewitt was second with
49, feet. The winner was c. w. Jep-
son, at 40 IT. 81 in. In high kicking
w. c. Prewitt got there with 1T. IL
in. Jopson was second. In the three
legged race Of 100 Yards F. K. Addy and
E. Lee Perry formed the winning team
The sack race of 25 yards was won by
Jopson in 615 seconds. In the hurdle
race Muckley won in II 3-5 seconds.
W. II. Hanna was second in Is seconds.
Ia the 40 yards dash Jopson won in
minute and 3-5 seconds. E. j. Butler was
second. The tug of war and tennis con-
test was deferred until late Wednesday
afternoon. There was game OF base
ball on Tuesday afternoon between the
Students and the Alumni, the latter
winning by score Of II to ID. The
feature of the game was the errors. The
master OF ceremonies at the field day
was R. A. Cutler; the referee, B. Gill
lespie; the scorer. H. D. Evans; the
starter, J. R. McWane. Among