Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-19

| tion, not for words-for the hand shake,
the suppressed sob. The class would
leave. not to forget, but to cherish. Beth
any and all It's environments will live
while memory lasts. His last words to the
people of Bethany, TO the class. the stu
dents, the faculty, were well chosen, ana
We're expressed with much feeling.
After a selection by the orchestra, Pres
ident McDiarmid announced the conferring
of the following degrees:
THE CLASS.
A. NJ, Post Graduates-James Robert
Bamber Illinois; Philip Johnson, Virginia
Errett Weir Nc Diarmid. West Virginia.
A. B. (ClassicaD-James Robert Bamber,
Illinois; Leslie Gordon Willett, Michigan;
Arthur Floyd Willett, Michigan.
A. B. OtlnisteriaD-James Allen Caniby,
West Virginia: Ernest Everett Crawford,
P. E. Island; George William Gilmore,
Pennsylvania; Charles Elmore Harris.
Ohio; Everst Harvey Hart, Ohio; John
Demo Hull, Ohio; Robert Clifford Luton,
Ohio; William Tm.bot Mcconnell, Illinois;
George Thomas Plcton, Pennsylvania
Harry Clarence Saur1, Pennsylvania; John
Wilson Stewart, West Virginia; Jchr
James White, Ohio; John Frank Williams,
Ohio.
B. S-Robert H. Merryman, Missouri;
James Finly Stewart, Indiana.
3. Lit.-Gertrude Frew. West Virginia
Charles Andrew Groom. Kentucky; Joseph
e. Melryman Missouri; Charles Frederick
Mortimer. Illinois.
3. M.-Ellen Viola Chapman, Missouri
Emma Ferrall, Ohio; Gertrude Frew. West
Virginia: Daisy NJ. vogel. Pennsylvania.
The following honorary degrees were
conferred:
Master of Arts GIonorary)-Mrs. ]. NJ.
Ridge, Kansas City. Mo-; a. L. Chapman,
Mt. Healthy. o.; Z. e. Curry, Randolph,
O., C. S. Warnock, Taylorstown. Pa; J. f.
Merryman, st. Louis. Mo; Beatrice VI.
Kelly, Steu5enville, O.; w. X. Curtis. Mid
land, Texas
Doctor OF acknowledgements D. Gray,
Trenton. n. J.
Doctor of Laws--J. W. McGarvey, Lex
ington. Ky; S. NJ. jefferson. Bethany, W.
Va; L. l.. Carpenter. Wabash, Ind. II. Nc
D!armid, Bethany, W. Va.
SOME CHANGES.
President Hugh McDiarmid has resigned
his position 10 accept the chair of theology
in Hiram College. Ohio. Affairs will be
conducted by Chancellor McKeever until
fall at least. Prof. s. NJ. Jefferson re-
signed to accept the chair of theology in
the University of California. Prof. Hage-
man, from the University Of Kentucky,
succeeds him, and will also be temporary
chairman of the faculty. Prof. Schmeidel
! has returned from the Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity. and will occupy the chair of math-
ematics. The Board of Trustees has been
reorganlzed and strengthened. j. w.
Knight, of Ohio, has been elected men,
Der; also Frank Merryman. a prominent
attorney of st. Louis. Both have been
strong friends of the college.
OTHER EXERCISES.
The alumni had pleasant meeting in
the afternoon. An excellent address was
made by Frank Merryman. OF st. Louis,
who is one of four brothers who have grad
uated from the college. The alumni de-
cided to render all possible assistance in
securing the endowment fund.
Last night the Neotrophian Society en-
tertainment took place. The saluta torian
was ]. E. Merryman, of Missouri; orators,
G. w. Gilmore and T. G.. Picton, of Penn
sylvania: valedictorian, A. f. Willett. of
Michigan.
Monday night an excellent entertainment
was given by home talent. under the d.
rection of the athletic association.
Tuesday evening the American Literary
Society held its annual exercises. The pro-
gramme follows: Salutatorian. E. J. Hart,
! of Pennsylvania: orators j. f. Williams.
of Ohio. ard j. f. Saun. of Virginia; vale
dlotorian J. d. Hull, of Ohio.
Tuesday morning, at the field day eXer-
cises, several college records were broken.
A greater than usual interest has been
manifested in athletics. The gold medal
for the greatest number of points was
awarded to A. W. Place. of Ohio. Thos.
Prosser, OF Wheeling. was second.
The Scio, o., college base ball club play
ed two games with Bethany. The first re-
suited in a victory for the visitors by a
score of to s. The second was won by
Bethany in thirteen exciting innings by a
score of TO 4.
The class day exercises took place on the
campus Wednesday afternoon. Following
was the programme: President, j. +. Mer-
ryman, Of ST. Louis; historian, e. j.
Harms of Ohio; poet, ]. F. Williams, of
Ohio; orator. l.. G. Willett, of Michigan;
grumbler, R. II. Merryman, of St. Louis;
prophat. T. s. Picton, of Pennsylvania.
Wednesday night a splendid musical en-
tertainment was given, In which Miss
Frew, of Wheeling. distinguished herself
by her excellent piano solos.
The alumni of Bethany now number