The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-21

OF Morocco lust across tho straits from
Gibraltar. Mira. Barclay !, expected
liouO In u Tow days.
Prof. u. T. Blanplcd, Of tho depart.
mont Ol natural H%ciencC, was formerly q
mombcr OF tho faculty At Dartmouth
College. and stands lcsorvedly high IN
Ills speciality. Prof. George W. Bots.
ford, OF the Crook chair, hus boon Ia.
vitOd 10 accept n pfolcssOrship at liar.
vard. This spOalts we'll for classical In.
HtfucIion nt bethany.
Hon. W. G. Lyme, Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
recently presented tho college with Il
magnificent bell. Its predecessor, like
old "~LiDcrty bell" had become cracked
mud disabled. Tho dulcnt tonos OF It's
SUCCESSOR Joined in tho baao ball chorus
10 good advantage Tuesday. Baso ball
Is really II branch OF tho course ut Both
amy those days, as II 10 ut all other
American colleges.
Tho first honor man. Mr.. Philip
johnson, tho valodictorian Of tho gradu.
ating clasS. had n general average OF
over 05 for tho college course Like
ShuUb Siuitht VI "houiiukt w "ueS
Point, he graduated "cum uRlm iaudG."
Those who attain "a graduate Cum
magma iluie," and the boys who reach
D3 nrc announced m graduating "cum
hudt" But oven "cNm iIaie" 10 somo.
thing to DO proud Of those hard limos.
Mrs. Dr.. Ridge, Of Kansas City, Mo-,
who delighted tho public all through
tho commencement proceedings with
her rare accomplishments ny q singer, Is
tho vito Of II OF tho prominent trus.
tcos Of tho institution, who was q school
mato Of Hon S. b. Elkins. and a gontlo.
nan who has distinguished himself by
his liberality to tho college. Although
u political opponent, no was warmly in
favor OF the election Of tho sondtor.Ulcct
TO tho vacancy In tho board.
Ono of tho most Jealous trustool
coming TO Bethany from year to year Ia
NJ. NJ. Cochran, Of Uniontown, Pa, n
prominent lawyer aad coke mauuiac.
turer OF that region. Ho is chairman OF
tho finance COMMITTEES OF the board.
Hon. George II. Anderson, Of Pitts
burgh. ex.postmaster Of That city, aud ex-
speaker OF tho Pennsylvania house, Is
another conspicuous trustee. George
Oliver, OF the great firm OF Oliver Bros,
of Pittsburgh, Is also q trustee. In fact,
Pittsburgh Is conspicuous in tho board.
Hon. Sam Atkinson, OF Cas,leman's
Run, ox.member OF the legislature. says
that 16 to | silver men are very scarce
In Brooke county in either party. Hon.
Oliver Marshall does not know Of many
Ia Hancock county. There was a sil'
yer speech made in the board OF trus-
tees by q western member in onnec-
ton with tho general subject Of tho col.
leSe finances. Perhaps tho most prom.
inent silver man In Brooke county 10
Hon. ]. G. Palmer, president OF the
National Bank OF Neilsburg, tho honor
mau OF the class Of 1852.
Ex.Presideat Pendleton, whose homo
is in Florida, rarely misses being pres.
ent at the commencements. All OF his old
friends remarked upon his vigorous ap-
p%earance and also upon the undimin-
ished yigor OF his mental faculties. He
is the Nestor OF the board OF trustees
and has been connected with the insti-
tuition since 1911. His son, Rev. King
Pendleton. OF Pittsburgh. Ia son.in.law
OF Mr.. L. W.. Paxton, OF Wellsburc,) ia
also a member OF the board. and his &C.
conplished daughter. Miss Cammie
Peudleton, is a member OF the faculty.
Col. Aleck Campbell wns dissenting
Yesterday on tho present times and old
times ut Bethany commencements. The
colonies memory is proverbiably ia,
reaching, and he says that in the fortie.
men used to come to the perform,
ances in their shirt sleeves and the
niccat ladies' Of Brooke IN their calico
gowns. But look Mt the toilets Of TO,
day, male and female, and mark the
contrast" Then, too, said he. the boo
pie used to ride here on horseback, OF
come on foot or in wagons. but now
they ride in bugcies and carriages, and
nobody walks or come on horseback.
Also. the appearance of the people has
greatly changed for the better in the
matter Of intelligence, which is due to
tho spread OF education among them,
much OF which has radiated from the
college through the medium OF the
schools"
As sormane to the coloncl's rcminis.
ceuce We may remark that Yesterdays
audience in Commencement Hail was
n tina, any locality In this country
might be proud to point TO IS repre-.
sentative OF its best and most substan.
tial citizenship.