The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1895-06-13
COMM E NE N |
4 GRAND GALA DAY.

Another University Year Closes
ii 4 Blaze Of Glory.
Seventeen Academic Graduates Id taps
and Gowns and Twenty -eight Legal
LumInaries Received Diplomas
GeYernor MacCOrkIe, Senators FL
kins ana Congressman Dayton En-
Iisen the Programme With Good
Speeches.
onmeNeISlsl q da5' siied
bright, beanlfful and dusty Tie.
tie less of the latter quality Would
have greatly pleased the many yisi-
tors. but there was scarcely an indi-
cation of rain clouds sufficiently full
of water to settle it. At an early
hour crowds began to come in from
the surrounding country in vehicles
of all kinds and together with the
many who come in on the trains
the day before filed the
streets so full Of people that French
Sensation Show could scarcely pa,
rade. We believe that most OF the
crowd attended commeucemente xer-
cises in commencement hall: That
building has never been so full8eyen
at chapel exercises. Long before the
hour for the program the crowd be-
gan to throng the galleries and they
were uncomfortably full. Then the
floor began to fill up and by ten
o'clock it was full enough but still
the crowd surged in during the
exercises. The nshers did effectual
service and were kept busy seating
the people and carrying beautiful
flowers to the graduates. :.
The graduates of the academic de.
partments wore Oxford gowns and
caps; and it added considerably 10
the dignity of their appearance
They were seated on the stage with
the Faculty, and some distinguished
guests among them Governor Will
liam A.. MacCorkle, Hon. Virgil A.
Lewis, Superintendent of Schools,
and Colonel Thomas E. Hodges.
principal of Marshall college, Sen
ator B. Stephen EIkins andC Congress
man and Mrs. A. Gordon Dayton.
occupied seats on the floor. y
<Guenther's superb orchestra of
Pittsbarg rendered some splendid
selections before the proeraah Mas
announced and broke the monotony
or oratisns and essays with some
PLEASING eeleeti0ns. DR. RernoIds
presided over the occasion.
r. The exercises began with PRAYER
by Rexs Mr.. Barr, of Fairmont.# The
first oration was that of Mr.. Charles
E. Carrlgan ,pen the subject, he
True Fountain Of National Safety. -
We give it in full on the insiJe OF
our paper aud it viii profit chose
who take the time to read. t is
ably written and was, deIiyeredSin an
impressive manner. or all thegrad
yates none is more popular tlla0 Mr..
Carrigan and he was greeted afth a
storm Of applause and an armfil of
flowers when he5sat down. -,
Mr.. T.. NJ LaEelle of the engineer,
ing department come next with an
able Grafton on strengthening pro
fession, which We also give to- our
readers. Mr.>Lavelle is now one OF
the brilliant members of that pro-
fession and thinks deservedly that
his choice is wise, His production
was veil received, -
Mr. Charles d, Ridgway, the tall
sycamore Of the Monongaaela de-
lighted his friends with his delivery
of his well prepared Grafton on ain
dnstfial Strikes Mr.. Ridgway's
reputation as student did not suf-
fer any by giving this Grafton to
the public. 4 r
Miss Stella White, one Of two
bright sisters who received the B. S.
degree read well written essay en-,
titled Looking Backward The
enemies of co-edncation who hoped
that Miss. Whites performance
would help their cause viii have to
look elsewhere. H
The feature Of the program was
the magnificent and eloquent ora
ton of Mr.. G. B. Scott, representing
the law class, On the subject Law
the trne basis ofGovernment.a Mr..
SCOTS Grafton was one of the very
best we have ever heard upon an oc-
casion of this kind and rendered full
~ the compliment paid him By the
Law class in making him their ora.
tor. II gives % pleasure to produce
upon another page Mr.. Scottfs ora
tion.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Scots
grafton the Board of Regents came
in with the diplomas and took seats
upon the platform. DIR. Reynolds
then presented the diplomas after
WHICH be gave the class some whole
some advice He pointed With en-
thusiastic pride to the merits OF the
institution and to the value and
worth Of i degree from it and re-
called that those who have gone ont
from il haye become tie leading
men Of our state and soafs of Our
sister commonwealths. He said that
the class Of this year was H5t less
superior than those who have gone
out from it ii the past and that he