The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-17

tribution TO civilization had been q
most potent one, the orator said. Home
was with the ancient Germans the idea
most honored. Tho maFriageivows sell.
dom were broken. Crime they would
not tolerate. Scars were more honofa-
BILE than Jewels, and bravery was, the
quality Of mind and body most ad-
Enired. The old German despised slavery,
and fought bravely to prevent thelrsub-
jugation by more powerful nations. The
German home idea and love for liberty
were Germahy's contribution to civili-
zatiol.
After tho applause following Mr.. Mil
ler's grafton had subsidized, Mr.. w. w.
Winbigler, OF Ohio, delivered an ora
ton on "Russia's Need" The orator
gave vivid description Of the horrible
condition OF the Russian peasantry IN
their lives OF squalid degradation. To
ameliorate this condition, to spread
education, to disseminate. knowledge, q
change in the form Of government was
necessary. A modern Democracy was
Russia'a need andher only salvation. !
Mr., 9. B. Dayfs, 6h0hio, tieaeloqhent
valedictorlan Of his class, In the fare.
we'll Grafton thoroughly justified the
selection that had been mAde. flsia
"There are times Y Ssaid 10, s.when
the faltering voice cannot utter the feel
inss Of the soul; whom the Hoisteneti
eycis moro ELOQUENT than tho silvery
words Of a lifted sbard; when heart
speaks to heart; though the lips be
silent. II is such o. time when some
friend, near and dear; puts on immor.
tally for this mortal, and passes beyond
life's horizons tits eyen such time,
when We are about to leave scenes,
which have ~
2 WITNESSED our JOYS AID SORROWS;
scenes that must DO forever united in
memory with the gladness Of sonie.atn-
billions realized, the sadness OF some
dreams disappointed. We are stirred
within, but can give only a ieeble utter
ance, for there Is really. no language Of
the emotionss We read ION the human
face what never is read on the printed
page-ih a quiyering lip perhaps more
Is BETRAYED thar u, word expresses.
Words arc cold, liieless, inadequate.
There are heights and depths they
never attain. There are bounding and
aching hearts they never know. Oh,
how much we feel that cannot be OK
pressed! How vainly We long for words
into which has been breathed the
breath Of life, and yet We struggle, and
naturally, too, to use them,"
To-day marked an epoch in the lives
OF himself and classmates, the yaledic-
torian continued u beginning and an
ending; o beginning Of q new life OF la
Dor, and an ending OF time OF dream
ing and OF castle building. After recall
ing the Joys Of college life5the speaker
alluded touchingly to those who had
died during the term.
TO the Inhabitants OF Bethany, for
their unvarying kind treatment othim-
self and classmates. the valedictorian
gave thanks; to the members OF the fac
ulty and TO President McDiarmid he OK
pressed deep gratitude for their foster
ing care and kindness and patience
shown during four years. "That peace
and prosperity may forever dwell with
in thy walls, D Bethany the valedicto-
torian concluded, "and the deeds Of thy
sons and daughters rebound to thy hon.
or and glory, IS the last fond wish OF
the class Of 1872" f''@
Mr.. Davis's valedictory address was
pleasingly delivered, and solid round
Of applause greeted his farewell to
Bethany
THE CONCERNING OF DEGREEs.
To thoyoung men and women who had
spent several years preparing themselves
for this occasion, the most interesting
part OF the exercises was to come. After
music by the band, President MclIiar-
mid announced the following as having
graduated:
/. n. Aldrich. Indiana; Horace F.
Blackwell, Missouri; Ernest S. Clarke,
Kentucky; NJ. E Chatley, Pennsylva-
MIA @. B. Davis, Ohio; George Darsie,
IT., Pennsylvania; BARNES Gillespie, Vir-
einia; II. B. Cans, Pennsylyaniai Will
lam T. Groom, Kentucky; W. H. Hanna,
Pennsylvania; q. w. Jopson. Califor-
mia; Emma A. Lyon, PennSylvania; ].
H. Miller, Ohio; /. Eta Rannells, Ohio;
May E. Shupe, Ohio; 0reon E. Scott,
Pennsylvania; Raymond G. Scott, Penn
sylvania; Anna l. Cox, West Virginia,
and W. W. Winbigler, Ohio.
OF tho above graduates Messrs. Aid
rich, Blackwell, Clarke, Chatley, Davis,
DarBie, Gillespie, Groom, Hanna, Jop-
son, Miller, oreon and Raymond Scott,
Winhigler and Miss Anna;gh Cox, a
postgraduate, received the degree of
bachelor Of arts. Mr.. d. d. Cans re-
ceived the degree OF hachelofief science.
Misses Emma A. Lyon, j.. Eta Ran
neils and May +. shupe received the
degree Of bachelor Of philosophy. Mr..
Oreon Scott carried OF first honors in
tho classical course, Mr.. O. w. Jopson
second honors and Mr.. Raymond G.
Scott third honors. Mr.. Gillespie's
diploma was awarded cum laude. with
pfaise), MesarS. Blackwell's and Chat
iey's mdona cuu, laude, with much
pfaise), and those OF Messrs.s 0reon and
RAYMOND Scott and Misses Rannells
and Shupe sunal1 cum laade, with the
highest praisel. ~ e, ..5i. -,
After the comforting Of degrees Prof.
w. K. Pendleton made few remarks.
He said that he was the only surviving
member Of the first tacultyof the coll
lege, and that he had come i, 200 miles
10 witness the exercises. Hewas grntified
at the zeal the trustees had shown; he
was gratlfed by the increase OF the en-.
dowment fund and by the assurance OF
the treasurer that things never before
HAD LOOKED so HOPEFUL.
AS they did at present Though in
the last few years tn institution had
passed though some changes, they were
changes that had brought it greater
confidence and greater influence.
He expresseda confident hopetulness
In the ever increasing prosperity Of the
college. He had faith In her when
there was no endowment, he had faith
4, hap Ivhhr tho andnyn1ant was small