The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-10

and the election passed off quietly
With the majority ofvotes in favor of
John +. Galford, who long ago made
an enyiable record at the University
while a student of the Academic de
partment. He is a ready dehater.
well up on all questions of general
interest He possesses clear strong
voice and will be on hand with an
Grafton OF the highest order
The Seniors elected class orators
last week with the following results.
OF the A. b. men Squire Johnston
from the b. 8. class Major
Babb; the Engineering class select
ed Mr.. Jenkins. Considerable dis
satisfaction was expressed over some
of the results, although every thing
has now been adjusted in satiafac
tory manner.
The Hon, John Temple Graves the
greatest orator of the New South
will surely be here on the IA inst.
His Reign of the Demagoguea has
no equal from the American plat
form. Don't fail to hear il.
1t is rumored that the Athenaeum
has added fighting editor TO its
corps and will henceforth be now on
the plan of the "Arizona Kicker. +"
Success to you boys
Prof. Whitehil gave his classes
some interesting and instructive
lessons in telegraphy last week. Prof.
Whitehill is an old press operator
who has few superiors at the key.
Student Nolan assisted him sending
and copying over a short line rs
much as fifty words per minute
which is considered good work.
1t is to be hoped that we have had
the last of the "beautiful snow for
this year A good supply Of snow
shows up the weak places in many a
boy who otherwise might pass for
genteel young man.
Harry Meredith who has been
temporarily absent from his classes
manipulating a Type writer, spent
Sunday with his parents at Fair
mont
DR.. Mayo the great educational
lecturer of Boston will be here with
in a few days for the purpose of de
livering a series of lectures upon ed
ucational subjects. He comes under
the auspices Of the Peabody fund a
part of which is annually appropriat
ed for the purpose of employing
prominent educators to lecture
throughout the Southern States,
none of whom are more widely
sought than DR.. Mayo.
Sunday last was a genuine spring
day The board walk from town to
the pump station was lined all the
afternoon by crowds of young PEG
Pile who were ont for an afternoon
stroll. A week of this kind of wealth
er will bring lots Of cases of spring
fever among the students and spring
poets in abundance.
An interesting lecture on bugs
and insects will be given hy Prof
Hopkins this week before the Agri
cultural students.
The Hon. Henry Clay was sud
denly called home Saturday by a
telegram from some litigants in
Wayne County who have procured
his services in an important chancery
case which involves several thousand
dollars worth of valuable property
A large crowd of his friends assem-.
bled at the depot to bid the disting.
uished jurist happy God speed
from this little hamlet AT the
present time he has an eve on tbt
Congressional nomination in the 4th
district which he can undoubtedl IL
get if he will accept also he has re
ceived several flattering offers to de
liver series of lectures on criminal
JURISPRUDENCE in well known Eas-
tern law school, all Of which offers as
yet he has declined to accept His
speech before the law class last week
in taking leave Of that body was a
model of rhetorical excellence the
closing sentences we're pathetic il
the extreme and touched the emo
tional chords of every one He held
the highest office in the gift of the
class, viz: sheriff and could have
gotten any honor the class had to
bestow. His loss will be universally
regretted.
The annual public performance OF
the Parthenon Literary Society will
take place Friday evening next at s
o'clock at their elegant hall, where
they will arrange to entertain q
large audience. A very enterestine
program has been arranged upon
which appears the names of some Of
the Parthenon's strongest members
Messrs Galford and Lowensteen will
leave little to be said upon the sub
ject of the debate which is
Reso7ved That Representatives
should obey the will of their constit
uents.
Both these gentlemen are giants
either on the stump on in the forum
Messrs. budding and McBee have
cut and dried each an Grafton which
will please and instruct the most
fastidious. Both are excellent
speakers and will have something
above the ordinary upon this occa,
sion. The essayists are Messrs Keely
and Bruner. Declaimer Mr.. Fowler
The literary exercises will be inter
spersed with both instrumental and
vocal music by the best talent the
town affords.