Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-16
TWENTY GRADUATES.
A LARGE CLASS TURNED OUT By THE LNSLY
INSTITUTE.
The Commencement Exercises Held at the State
Fair Grounds-0ficsrs for Next Term.
The Annual Ball.

The annual commencement exercises
of the Linsly Institute took place yes
terday afternoon on the State Fair
Grounds. An audience of fifteen hun
dfed friends Of the students and friends
and patrons of the institution assem-
bled in the grand stand, ard notwIth'
standing the intense heat remained
throughout the exercises. The efforts
Of the graduates were above the aver
age, rejecting credit upon the class Of
'94 as well as the institution.
Ii was two o'clock when the students
entered the grounds, and marched down
TO the grand stand, headed by the Opera
House band. When the battalion was
dismissed, Rev. DR.. w. II. Cooke open
ed the exercises with fervent prayer.
The band rendered a spirited selection.
The essays and orations were delivered
from the Judges stand, and the young
men could be distinctly heard in all
parts Of the grand stand. The audi
ence bestowed unstinted applause upon
each Of the papers and orations. Mr..
Z. Il. Huseman was chosen to deliver
THE sALUTAToRY,
and he did 1t in very credltable man
ner. He posses an excellent voice and
good delivery. His grafton was care
fully prepared, and was one OF the best
numbers upon the programme.
The Silent Majority" was the sub
iect of a paper by Ben. K. Hamilton.
The essay, as its title would indicate,
treated OF those who have passed to
their reward, and was thoughtful and
interesting throughout He was warmly
applauded.
A historical composition upon "Rlch-
elieu," treating of the conditions in
France which he so ably met as Prime
Minister, and his traits OF character,
good and bad, was the excellent Grafton
OF X. p. McClUskey. 1t received merit
ed applause.
Phil. NJ. Gatch's paper upon "Phys-
zeal Culture" was concise and we'll COM
posed. lie spoke OF the Importance and
necessity Of educating both brain and
body-the combination OF the two tend
ing to make the perfect man. He was
pleased TO End that it was taking place
in the curriculum Of colleges, second
only 10 the sciences. He made plea
for compulsory physical culture.
"The Modern Methuselah, was The
subject of an Grafton by L. Bryant
Boyd. Methuselah lived 800 years, but
did not expend as much force and en-
ergy during his life as the modern man
does in sixty years. The condition OF
the times did not require it. This is an
age Of activity and aggressive men are
needed.
"MENTAL CULTURE"
was the subject of an essay by W. H..
lie defined education as
the awakening OF latent powers. 1t
should embrace the whole man, body,
mind and heart. 1t covers the whole
field Of life and embraces the sum total
of human usefulness.
J. r. McCleary chose ambition" as
the theme for an excellent grafton, both
as to composition and delivery. True
never leads us astray. A dis
tinction should be made between true
and false ambition, the first leading one
to strive FOR wise and lofty purposes,
the other for qualification OF selfish
ends.
George w. R. Norton read the class
prophecy, dealing in a humorous vein
with the foibIes of the members of the
class. He told where each will be
located in 1914, and what each will be
doing, and solemnly assured his hearers
that he Kaew whereof he spoke.
c. b. Giiffen, in his Grafton upon THE
New South" spoke Of the things accom-
plished since the war of the rebellion in
that section. The people have mingled
new ideas with their old ones, and have
Joined hands with the North for the
common veal. The unbounded resources
OF the South were spoken OF, but Mr..
Norton was disposed TO criticize the
the SOuthernerS for their hasty tempers.
Never Despair" was the theme dis
cussed by A. L. Klievis in an admirable
essay. He spoke OF the common ten
dency to give up when We meet with
reyerses. Persistence and energy are
essential to success. The life of BeDja-
min Franklin was referred to as an ex-
ample.
''OUR LIVES WHAT WE MAKE THEM
was Carl II. FuIler's subject. The doc
trine OF the ancients, that man is a
creature Of circumstances, he disproved.
Our nation is great because the people
made it so. We should say with Napo-
leon al will make the circumstances. "
Mr.. Fuller'S delivery vas excellent.
The GLASS History was prepared
and read by Baird C. Nichols. He COM
pared this class with that OF '93, and
said the latter was larger, but not so
powerful lie referred with pardOnable
pride, to the many victories, in literary
and military contests, won by the class
of "a, and concluded that IL was one OF
the most prosperous that ever received
diplomas from the institution
Chas. c. Robt death with THE Use
and Value Of knowledge" in splendid
Grafton. 1t is not the amount OF know
ledge, but the capacity 10 apply 1t,
which iusures success in life. The
future Of the land depends upon the
young men, and the young men should
be educated. Science is to society what
the great orb OF day is to the natural
world.
+. W. Hay read carefully prepared
paper upon Human Nature" dealing
with his subject in graceful and intel
ligent manner He said there are GER
tain types Of character, and every per-
son partakes more or less OF them.
H. d. g. Reynolds delivered a glow
ing euogy on
"ENGLISH LITERATURE"
which, since the time Of Chsucer, has
occup led a most exalted position 10 the
world of letters. The works Of Bacon,
Shakespeare, Milton, Scott, Byron aud
others were treated in an interesting
manner.
Howard II. Fox read an essay upon
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