West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-06-22
COMMENCEMENT
Exercises at Our State University tn 6
Year.

t''OS'""' "'" l'VitoiUi"hCtc
OF Commencement week at Morgan
town this year, were unusually in
tercsting and drew largo crowd Of
people. The graduating class WAS
the largest in the history of the In
stitution, and the exercises were
very good. The weather was very
fine, except that 1t was very warm,
but this only brought out tho flow
crs, fans and white dresses, and
made the ice water and ice cream
taste better and disappear in large
quantities.
President and Mrs. Turner's Re.
ception at their home Friday even
ing, 9th. although not officially no.
ted on the program, was considered
the first feature OF Commencement
pleasures. There were about one
hundred invited guests. 70 meet
Rev. DIR. Young, of Ricomond, the
minister who delivered the Bacc 1,
laureate Sermon Sunday following.
The Reception was delightful SO.
cial OCCASION.
The Boaad Of Regents met Satur.
day and held u business meeting.
President Turner presented very
long report that took about two
hours To road. and in il he made
general charges against the Faculty
OF the University and intimated
that about all of them but himself
should be turned down. Something
OF this kind had been expected from
the friction that has existed for
some time in the University between
the President and Faculty.
Sunday morning, juno 18th, at
IL o'clock, Rev. w. J. Young, ID.
D., OF Richmond, delivered the
sermon to the graduating class, in
University Hall. The sermon was
mastery one. DIR. Young is
young in years as we'll as in name,
and delivered one of the best ser.
mons ever heard on similar oc-
casion.
Monday evening, 18th, the Re.
gents Prize Contest took place.
Following was the program
Music.
Declamation.....---.-...L. +. Dorsey.
The Curse of Regulus.
Declamation...-....W. Hupp Sands.
Van Bibber's Rock.
DeClamatlOn....-...-.W. O. Parsons.
Emmett's Vindication.
Essay ay.-----..--.....----J. l.. Henderson.
Annexation of Canada.
Decision of Judges.
Music.
The Regents Prize Essay wss
won this year by j. l.. Henderson,
class of o.. The subject submitted
for this essay WAS, "Shall We An
mex Canada" Ills essay was read
at the Prep contest Monday.
Monday and Tuesday the Regents
were hard at work, divided into
committees and examining and con-
sidcrIng the various reports. In
regard to the charges preferred by
the President, the Board passed an
order demanding that the charges
be specific and the parties named,
and required it all reduced to
writing and evidence produced to
substantiste il. In the meantime,
the Professors under charges were
TO be allowed to reply and defend
themselves.
The names Of the Regents Of the
University (all of whom wore pres.
ent,) their p. o. address, and year
in which their term Of Office expires
We copy from the annual catalogue
Of the University as follows:
J. B. SommerWlle, Wheeling,
1897; Clarence T.. Smith, Fairmont.
1897; John G.. Vance, Clarksburg,
1893; q. q. Linn, Glenville, 1898:
John q. Sehilling, Spencer, 1898;
Edward A. Bennett, Huntington,
1893; w. A. French, Princeton,
1894; NJ. }. Kester. Union, 1894;
James r. Brown, Charleston, 1895;
Thomas r. FarnsWorth, Buckhan-
non, 1895; Joseph Moreland, Nor.
gantown, 1895; ,lohn A. Robinson,
Patterson's Greek, 1896; w. w.
Brown, Kabletown, 1896.
Tuesday night the Twenty -fourth
inter.Society Contest between the
Columbian and Parthenon Literary
Societies Of the University, came