Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-30
FRANKLIN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The Sixty Year AuspiciousIy Closed.
a Large Glass.

4 The Slxty-siKhth Year AuspiciousIy Closed.
a Large Glass.
=. SD~ciat CorresD0RasRes or the REGISTER.
"a New ATHENS, O., June 29.-The six
m hy-eighth commencement Of Franklin
IL epllege, New Athens, o., was held on
n Wednesday. The Baccalaureate SER
10 hon was preached on Sabbath to a
2 crowded house by Rev. +. t. Arm
; stoong, ID. D., of the class OF 40, The
l. literary societies were addressed by
n Senator j. w. Nichols, on Monday
3 night. who spoke in strong eommenda-
e tion Of the thorough work Of the col
T. lege aud the great value OF personal
" contact with the teacher afforded here,
10 which is not secured in over-crowded
IL classes, Class exercises were held on
Q Tuesday night and although an ad-
IS mission fee Of 35 to so cents
@ was charged, the house was
!, crowded with an appreciative audience.
o Space fOrbids mention of each sepa-
IS rate performance, all which were wor-
a thy Of high commentator. Class exer-
II ciSes are always al important feature
y of Commencement week, and the liberal
b patronage speaks we'll for the commun-
l. ity.
i The beautiful morning of the twety-
o eighth brought numberleSs vehicles TO
r the shady Campus of Franklin college,
u and your reporter heard no expression
n OF opinion that did not rate the crowd
s the largest that ever attended Franklin
"a college, and he must have heard a doZ-
s. en- such expressions. Estimates ranged
g from 5000 TO 5000. The friends of the
q. College are much elated over the inter
10 est shown by the public in this
d venerable institution. which has
% stood for sixty-eight years
and which, withe the exception Of two,
n is the Oldest of the forty colleges OF
u Ohio.
II Addresses were made in the forenoon
3, by Raw r. T. Armstrong, d. D., of the
Is class Of 40; Rev. Edward Layport, Of
S. the class os '76; Prof. Z. c. Paxton, Of
ID 80; DIR. VIM. NJ. Burgess, of 81, and
y Rev. DR.. Patterson, OF the Board OF
le Trustees, all speaking in commentator
s. Of the work OF the college, AT p. IA
10 the Commencement exercises OF the
h gradating class were given, and those
a who were fortunate enough to be with
u i'm the sound of their voices spoke in
T. words Of high appreciation of the per-
lie Torrance. There were seventeen In all,
N sixteen of whom completed the Classic
IN al Philosophical and Scientific courses
he and one the course In music. The fol-
or lowing Is the programmes
RS JUNE 80 1898.
L ydia F. Lautz Se.,..:, .LlOydsviile o
Ida N. Melton, Sc ....::......'....Cadiz' o
immigration.
4. R. L. Kelsey, So. .....Kelsey,
- Achievements Of 4O0years
James H. sankey, Cl.. ......,.R Rochester y
Where shall we write our names:
Nora L. Strahl Sc. ................. New Athens, o
10 Does Death End All?
n W. S Fo-sythe, Sc. :. e; ;:, Frseport o
a. '1''D Small, yet Great.
In Walter T. Matson, Sc........... karlsruhe,
I'd Man the Masterpiece.
"A Myrtle NJ Kennedy, Music Commerce, Mich
~ The Realm OF Tone
IL Flora Watson, Sc................ New Athens, o
10 True independence is strength.
ann I'm h the midst Of the She stands supreme
Ia ---. ly great
&c John N'S'"y WSe SS and whittier A'uu'' .
:, "'HD'' 'H Against sSii. the Stream
is William A. Brown, Phi $500. ........,.,,. Butler Pa
lie Phillips. So DanFs' Signal shor. Creek, o
D Hi''p'' s SS est viitas.
R. G. Bennett, CT ...... .,.......FreepOrt' o
SupremacSot Law. -
Dora Kinney, SC .s...... De4iHVnr "
:, Valedictory%-PerSOnal Power.
- Comforting Of Degrees.
;. Benedictiou.
J. +First honor. Second honor,
y The degree of d. d. was conferred on
- Rev. w. r. Vincent, OF Alexandria,
. Neb.; Rev. A. S. Vincent, Of Paxton,
"a Ills, and Rev. w. A. Mcconnell, Of
Sc Hickory, Pa.
y There are 4S6 graduates OF Franklin
"a College, Of which 81, or just one-eighth,
3 have graduated in the last five years
Il The six years Of the present admins
is tratiOn have been the most prosperous
r OF any in the history Of the college.
IL There are more teachers employed,
,r more students, and more departments
/ than ever before, and prospects for the
u future are more encouraging.