The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-14

ouARS oANJ Ooht1oH NCSiiNtb wv
Chair In tho Law School-Chnner
iade--So President Eicc,ed-Iuti,
natiun that tho Place Is Held Open
for Congressman W. L. Wilson.
Special DtLpateh 10 bk irtdltQrscr.
MoIoASTowS, w. Va, Juno 13.-This
has boon tho most successful year Ia
tho history Of tho UnivCrsity, tho at
tendance reaching two hundred and
torty-iout, and, patAdoxical rs il may
seen, II has boen tho most sllmly ut.
tended commcncepont within tho mem.
ory OF the Oldest nlumnus and tho rccol.
loction Of the reminiscent native Of
Morgantown. Tho causes arc supposed
TO DO hard times. tho prevalence Of
strikeH and uncertainty attending trav.
cling undor these conditions. In other
years. 'wlthou. tho advances OF railroad
connection With the outside world,
there has bGo4 twice the number Of
strangersiu town. This morning, how
ever, tho people from tho country side
poured in and added somc vanity aud
original colorlns TO tho visiting list.
The music this year is exclusively Of
Pennsylvania production, the brass be-,
Ing rendered by Ruttor's band. OF
uniontown. and Of very acceptable
quality, and the orchestral furnished by
Guentbcrs musicians, OF Pittsburgh.
On every hand tho absence ot the
Wheeling Opera House orchestra has
been lnmentcd, tho Pittsburgh collec-
ton ot artists making On unfarorGble
impression by thcConttass.
1t wrs some time after 10 o'clock be.
toru tho audience was seated in COM
mencemsnt hnll and tho orchestra took
the initiative TO opening tho program
which hRpnily was as short aa tho
weather waa hot, which was as torrid as
is generally furnished on such occa.
s!ons.
An ENFORCED ABSENCE.
After PRAYER by Rev. Barr, OF Fair
mont, Acting President Reynolds an
nounced that tho first number on the
programme would DO omitted, owing
to the absence Of Macker Babh, who wue
loaded with eloquonce for the occasion,
but unfortunately had to shoot of his
Charge Of "Anrlo.Saxon Influence on
Civilization" at Boggs' run, near Wheel
Ing, while serving his stnte by doing
military duty at that point His sub
jcct, by tho way, was pertinent broad-
side to fro into the gentlemen who have
boen interfering with tho railroad COM
pany near YOUR city. ..s--..s..-. --..g
Mr.. ]. {. Gslford, Of Lewis county,
spoke on "Our Professors" lio rep.
resented the law school, and in tho
course OF hia remarks controverted the
popular beliefs and supers.itions regard
ing tho modern lawyer that in him WIS
centered all the rascality and OWL in the
world, and that he was legitimate OBJ.
ject for contumely and contempt
~ INFANTS DLUSDEn
Joseph L. Henderson, Of Monongalia
county, spoke In an interesting manner
on IAN Infants Blunder," which, &C.
cording to his reasonings, was the &C.
quisition Of territory by tho United
States, lsnd sluttony which has been
the cause Of all tho evils that are now
disturbing the peace and quiet OF tho
country. The attendant evil OF the am.
bttion for extended domain was pro-
miscuous immigration OF O most Jude
sirablo population.
The subject Of Kemble White, OF
Marshall county, was "1mmigration."
lie plead fof the restriction Of foreign
immigration and cited many arguments
to support his position. and upon which
there is no serious public disagreement
to.ddy.
John W. Wiles, OF Preston county,
closed tho literary exercises of the day
with an Grafton, taking for his subject
Christian Hero In Time OF Need"
which dealt with the achievements OF
Gus.avus Adolphus, king OF Sweden.
TIE GRADUATES.
After tho comforting Of degrees, Act
Ing President Reynolds addressed tho
graduates, imprcssing upon them their
responsibility In maintaining the good
na,no OF the university and rejecting
credit upon i.s fame. The graduating
class numbered sixteen. but only four
spoke, the others being excused. The
names Of tho graduates arc ns follows:
Robert L. L. Allen, Mackcr Babb, John
4. Cooper, 6. Fred Dorsey, Joseph L.
Henderson, J. W. Hughes, Clement R
Jones, George ". johnson, james n.
Johnson, Samuel R. jenkins. Charles Z.
Krcbs, John Nuzum, James W. Paul,
Robert II. Ramsay, Kemb!o White aud
John ". Wilos.
TUE BANQUET.
Following the commencement exer.
cises came tho alumni banquet in lib.
rary hall, tho conspicuous feature OF
which was the absence OF many OF that
number, but who wore represented by
letters OF regret. In the absence of
President Darbo, who Is Just now en-
gagged In conmemorating another COM
menccment OF moro pleasant charac-
ter, that OF married lilo, and whose
honeymoon star Is now shining In Boz
ton, Mr.. Clarence b. Ollie, OF Morgan
town, assumed the direction OF the
toasts and called on Mr.. D. L. jameson.
OF Pnrkersburg. to road the letters oil
regret Anunber OF appropriate ,oas,s
we're responded TO, which virtually
ended the exercises Of the twcnty-lf.h
commencement
This evening the annual ball i, in
progress, VISITORS being present from
Wheeling, Fairmon:, Uniontown and
Pittsburgh. The annual contest he.
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