The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-12-02
unlrersIty Notes.

just nov TIE Campus presen
anything but beautiful appearance
and with but little indications for
anything better in the very near
future. Ali that is needed for about
two feet Of the most disagreeable
kind OF mud is few hours rain,
which msy be expected at any time.
The walks are in miserable shape
and of a very small extent. Il seems
that the students are entitled to
something better than this in the
way of accommodations.
Quite little excitement was ere
ated Friday when il wss announced
that the college building had caught
fire, it was discovered by some of the
young ladies who noticed that smoke
was finding its way into DR.. Rey
mold lecture room. An investigation
was at once begun and 1t was found
that the wainseoating had caught
fire through the chimney. All hands
set to work with all the buckets
that could be found and within ten
minutes 1t was extingnished and
quiet restored.
Probably the brightest star of the
lecture course viii appear at the
Commencement Hall on Monday
evening next. John Temple Graves
has received the most ilsttcring ties
timonials of any man South of
No, e. Dtw,,, lsn. h .r,,,ac -
Morgantown with his best Grafton
The Reign of the Demogogue.
1t will be fol quite a number at
least the only opportunity they will
ever have to hear the greatest living
Southern orator Whoever misses it
will miss literary treat that can be
surpassed by no living man.
The exercises at the Columbian
Hall were unusually interesting
Friday evening, it being the occasion
of the public performance of that
society. A large audience was on
hand promptly to enjoy the varied
and interesting program which was
admirably rendered, each performer
aequitting himself creditably and
honorably. The literary exercises
we're interspersed With excellent
music which rendeaed their effect
more telling than they otherwise
would have been. The lack of
space prevents me giving each one
separate mention. However, on ac-
count of their originality, and the
praise they received, / cannot pass
over some Mr.. Whites excellent
GRAFTON, AN Inheritance, which
alone would have placed him in the
front as one of the Uniyersity's first
orators and thinkers. Mr. Dorsey
annuonced that he had drank deep
at the fountain of political science
by giving very eloquent and logi
cal discourse entitled "a Nations
Triumph" Miss South's essay, A
Journey Through the Psychical Hall,
received loud cheers, and was the
subject Of no little comment. 1t ex
hibited literary powers which, If
cultivated, will some day win for
her laurels as writer. The decla-
mations.of Messrs Babb and Stand.
ford were first class ia every res
spect.
The question for debate, Resolved,
THAT lawyer is justifiable in de
Tending a bad cause" was ably sus-
tanned by Mr. New horter, whose
reputation as debater has long
since made him d leader Of his soci
ETY.. In addition TO this he has
chozen for his life work the proies-
sion of law, which no doubt brought
the subject to him. Mr. Cafrigan
added fresh laures to those be has
already won AS logical reasoner, a
master Of invectiye aud sarcasm and
all refund ready debater.
The society continues to improve.
AS tho school grows older this year
shows decided improvement over
last They now number among their
old members some Of the bright
est inteleets Of the state. they
continue to mount the golden stair
of progress there is little telling
where their work Of usefulness will
end.