Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-11
TIE COMMENCEMENT OVER.
The Usual Brilliant Close of Morgan
towns Annual Gala Week.
The Public Performances Of the
Representatives Of the Gradua-
ting Classes. Unusually Good.
The Field Day Sports Not a Sue
cess-Promise Of Better Things.
The Annual Commencement Ball
and Reception-A Brilliant Event.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Morgantown, W. Va, June 10.-The
threatening weather did not effect the
attendance at the commencement eX-
ercises. The crowd was as large as
usual and included the usual number OF
prominent citizens of the State. Clos
ing exercises were held at 10 O'Clock in
the commodious hall and when Gun
theirs orchestra struck the first notes
of the overture, there was scarcely
vacant seat.
There we're but eight graduates who
took part in the exercises, and these
performers were fully up to the high
standard which has been established
in the University in recent years. The
programme follows:
MUSIC.
Reynolds, Miss nIable C..................
.............."H Holden With the Cords"
Baker, W. E.."The Penalties of Progress"
MUSIC.
Haught. W. T......... Essay
.English Prose Fiction
McBee, z. The Age Makes the Man,"
MUSIC
"An Industrial Development Promoted
by Engineering" .......... ...........
Gore: c. W, orator for Law Glass;.
The Evolution of Law and Govern
ment"
MUSIC.
! CorferrinS Degrees .Dismission.
The paper of Miss Reynolds, which
opened the programme, was replete with
admirable thoughts, clothed in chast9
and elegant language. Her voice was
| not strong, but the splendid acoustic
properties of commencement hall en-
abled all to hear her with ease. She
reviewed the public life of Aaron Burr,
and deduced LESSONS therefrom to show
the value of character.
Theopposition with which great ideas
are met when first expressed and the
! worlds SCOTS and prosecutions of ge-
| MUS formed the burden of a
VERY CREDITABLE GRAFTON
by Mr.. Baker. He gave many examples
from history to show that great men
are not appreciated during their lives.
This unwillingness to accept new dis
coveries is disappearing however in
this age.
English prose fiction is a well worn
theme but Mr.. Taught invested it with
new interest in a very original and
thoughIrl paper. His contrasts be-
tween the literature of different periods
in the worlds history and his view of
works of English authors and the So
cial conditions which influenced their
writings made up an excellent literary
effort.
Mr. McBee's grafton was one of the
best of the day nj an elocutonary sense
but he touched upon historical points
which are in dispute. 1t was an expla-
nation of the modern conception of lib
erty, personal, religious, civil and the
different conditions which led up to it,
with eulogies Of Luther, Washington
and Lincoln.
Mr.. Hall discussed
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION
and found much for which to commend
the Southern people especially their de-
termination, energy and enterprise, as
evidenced in their progress along all
lines of development after being i'm
poverished by civil war He painted in
glowing colors the future industrial
greatness Of the South
Mr.. Gore was the only representa-
tive of the law class, who took an ac-
tive part in the exercises, and his ora
tion was perhaps the most creditable
effort OF this years class. His sub
ject matter was handled in a very in
teresting manner, and his delivery
was graceful, earnest and forcibe.
Degrees were then conferred, and di-
plomas distributed as follows:
The following degrees we're conferred
by the faculty and diplomas awarded:
Bachelor Of Arts-Geo. Anderson, Jr.,
Monroe county; T. w. Taught, Tyler;
Josiah Keely. Kanawha; J. C. Longa-
necker, Monongalia; d. B. Kincaid,
Taylor; Miss Mabel c. Reynolds, Nor
gantown; e. NJ Pearcy, Gilmer; J. C.
Sanders, Monongalia,
Bachelor Of Science-P. c. McBee.
Monongalia; J. NJ. Kunkle, Morgan
town.
Bachelor Of Art in Law-Jackson Ar
nod, Lewis.
Bachelor of Science in LAW. E.
Baker, Randolph.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
T. c. Johnson, Tyler
D. S. e. ca. f. RAIDER, Nicholas.
NJ E.-B H. Hail. Marion.
Bachelor OF Law. C. Anderson, A.
B.; J. w. Baker, Geo. L. Bambrick, J, H.
S. Barlow, S. B. Blair. VIM. G. Ca.d-
well. A. B.; Oscar A. Campbell, Oliver
Carter, David Clate CASTOR, E. C.
Eagle. Geo. NJ. Ford, A. B., Lorraine
Fortney. c. w Gore, A. B.. w. w. Hal,
w. NJ. Hess. T. J. Hickel, George w.
Haught, C. F. Jolliff. E. l.. Judy, T. B.
Kincaid. A. B., John o. Lemen, H. II.
Moss. Jr., A. B. Noll, A. c. Pierce, Ernest
Randolph. F. P. Rush, J. n. Smith, A.
r. Stallings. J. l.. Stevens. Edgar R.
Stewart, T. S. Stiles. j. f. Strader. A. B.,
Jas. NJ. S. Wade, Buchanan White, F.
A. Wolfhope, w. Y. Wysong, and j. w.
Yeager.
GOVERNOR MCORKLE.
who occupied a seat upon the stage
was called upon and responded in
Enthusiastically happy five minute
address. He was followed by G. West
lev Atkinson, who spoke briefly. The
audience was then dismissed.