Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-09
Special to the Register.

! Tor the Athletes.
Special to the Register.
Morgantown, w. Va, June SIT is
highly probable that the Board of Re-
gents will pass an order at the present
meeting for the building of law and
library building combined. The law
school has grown so rapidly that it is
too large for its present quarters in the
University Hall, and the need of a dis
tinctive law building has been press
ing one for some time.
There will be thirty-nine graduates
in The law school this year. 1t was, up
to a few days ago, thought that there
would be forty-seven in the class, but
eight Of the candidates for sheep-skins
failed to pass the examinations.
Mr.. c. w. Gore will represent The
class as orator Wednesday morning at
the commencement exercises.
There will be but six performers,
five from the academic and one from the
law department. Miss Mabel Rey-
nOlds. daughter of DR.. p. B. Reynolds,
Vice President of the University, is the
! only lady graduate this year, and she
has been given first place on the pro-
gramme
An immense crowd is expected in
town from the country Wednesday, and
visitors from a distance have been pour
ing into town on every train for the past
three or four days.
The University authorities are great
ly worked up over the disgraceful con-
duct of some unknown student with
thieving practices. An effort was
made to keep all knowledge of his
peculations from the public, but they
leaked out, and for the good name Of
the University and to keep suspicion
from resting on innocent parties every
effort is being made to bring the guilty
party to justice. Several days ago Is
or 20 volumes of the Monicola. the Uni
versity journal gotten up by the stu
dents. were stolen from President
GoOdknight's Office. They sell at 50
each. This was followed CLOSELY bv
the theft Of five valuable canes from
the Presidents residence. It is said
that the whereabouts Of the canes is no
secret to president. and thinking that
the thieves did not know their value
when taking them. but did it more out
OF spirit Of "deviltry" than for gain,
the President is disposed to give them
a chance to quietly return the canes be-
fore school closes and thus save arrest
and exposure.
The Regents Prize Defamation con-
test always excites great interest in the
preparatory department, the students
of which take part in it, and the con-
test tonight was no exception to the
rule. A large audience greeted the four
young gentlemen who declamed for the
honor Of winning the prize and Incl
dentally the $40 in cold cash that goes
with it. The contestants were: H. L.
Bowman, Masontown, Pa, subject. "The
Unknown Speaker" l.. S. HendricksOn.
Grant county, subject, Young Men of
America" C. E. Martin, Berkeley
county, subject, THE Painter of Sa-
ville:" l.. A. Yeager, Pocahontas
county subject, Graves Eulogy on
Grady"
After the declamations, the Regents
prize essay. which some time ago had
been awarded by the judge to Mr. w.
S. Deffenbaugh, of Smithfield, Pa. was
read by that gentleman, subject, "The
Effect of Cuban independence on Cuba,
Spain and the United States"
Some time ago three handsome gold
medals were given to DR.. J. w. Harti-
gan. the director of the gymnasium, by
Gov. VIM. MacCorkle, Hon. VIM. l..
Wilson and Hon. Stephen B. Elkins,
to be offered for such physical contests
as the director might designate. The
Elkins medal has been awarded by a
committee selected by the foot ball
team to c. L. Nethken, of Elk Garden,
for the best record in foot ball playing
during the year. The Wilson and Mac
Corkle medals will be given to the two
students having the most points in the
field contests, each contest to count one
point. which take place wednesday
afternoon. The contests consist of long
iump. high jump, shot put, hammer
throw, 100-yard dash, bar vaulting,
club swinging, dumb bells, boxing, etc.
Thirty cadets were detailed this
morning for guard duty about the Uni
versity buildings and campus.
Rev. Dr.. w E. Powell, of Parkers-
burg. and Rev. h. B. Smith, of Parkers-
burg. arrived to-day. DR.. Powell has,
for some time, been trying to get the
BaDsist churches of the State to estab-
Hsh Baptist hall here, similar to that
of the Protestant Episcopal church.
The example set by Bishop Peterkin,
Of the Episcopal church, is sure to be
followed by other denominations, and
# will. in the estimation of many of
those connected with the University,
be but a short time till every denomin
at;on in the State almost has Hall
here for the accommodation of students
CT their church.
The custom of making deans in the
various departments of the University,
II seems. is becoming very popular with
the Board of Regents, who, at recent
meeting made William S. Aldrich, pro-
fessor CT mechanical engineering and di-
rector of the department of mechanical
arts. dean of the engineering depart
ment. which places him over John L..
Johnston. professor of civil and mining
! engineering; a move not at all to Pro-