The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-11
Special Dispatch to Tho lntoIlIgencer.

Sleclul DlSputCH 10 lIb lhNtllbehSuts
MORGANTowN, W. Va, June TO-
The weather here on commencement
day always varied from bad to worse
To-day It was OF the latter. Rain fell
all last night making about two inches
OF mud, and all morning there were
sprlnkllngs and threats Of sprlnklinss
making the day vile. notwithstanding
these unpropItIous circumstances nc
such crowd has ever Jammed into com
mencement hall US either got entirely OF
partly In this morning. Fully sixteen
hundred people were In the building
and many were turned away. Judging
from the number OF visitors the 1886
graduating class does not lack for good
enthusiastic friends. Every one Of them
had either good friends or relatives u
add to their enjoyment OF carrying oil
their degree.
There has never been as many dis
tinguahrd visitors present. Among
those who occupied seats on u" Tos.
trum were Governor MacCork!g ana
Miss MacCorkle, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Deluplain, Of Wheeling, Hon. George
". Atkinson, Hon. Thomas Il. DAVIS,
the board vi regents, faculty and gradu-
atIng classes. The exercises opened
with prayer by President doOdkniEht
In which he gave thanks that during
the year the grim monster death had
not Invaded the ranks OF the students OF
Miss Mabel Reynolds, the only girl
graduate, opened the commencement
programme with a well prepared cssny
entitled Holden with the Cords. Miss
Reynolds had selected the character OF
Aaron Burr as the basis of her theme,
and told forceful story Of how ne mad
been holden with the cords OF dishon'
esty, perfidy, murder and finally trca,,
son, until his name was now sCoFheu
by the American people.
W. r. Baker followed with an grafton
on "The Penalties OF Progress" Mr..
Baker traced some Of the prominent
figures NJ litenture and science In sup
port OF his idea that greatness In pro-
gress is usually. II not always, accom-
panied with penalties and punishment,
and lnstnnced particularly the lives oil
Jesus Christ. Luther. Bruno. CALICO
ana Milton and Columbus.
Il. ". Haught cnme next with an
essay on English Prose Fiction His
papcr was an able history OF the de-
veiopment Of English fiction from the
early ages until now, and he TOOK a
very rosy view OF the future.
Ferry c. McI3ee delivered On grafton
on the question The age Makes 1ng
Man." His was an historical review OF
the important epuchs and the men who
figured cnnspIcuuusly In them.
ID. II. Hall, representing the mechani-
cal engineering department, delivered
very good Grafton on An Industrihl
DEVELOPMENT Prompted by Engineer
ing" The Industrial development nc
spoke Of was that OF the south, ana MS
pictur, wns intcrspersed with many
facts and statistics.
Claude W. Gore represented the law
class, and did It well. His address gave
evidence NJ careful preparation and no
paid an eloquent tribute to his chosen
profession. At the close Of Mr.. Cores
address. President Goodknight, IN rev
well chosen and graceful remarks uu-
dressed the graduating classes and con-
SSrrrd degrees upon the following per-
sons; Bachelor OF arts upon George
Anderson, Jr.. T. W. HaIGht, Josiah
Keeley. ]. c. I.onEaneckcr, d. h. KIN
kaId. Miss Mabel Reynolds, Everett NJ
Pearsry. ]. c. Sanders.
bachelor Of Science, Perry C.. Nc
Bride, J. NJ. Kunklr.
Bachelor OF Arts IN law, Jackson Ar
Eoll and W. l.. Baker.
bachelor Of Science In agriculture, I.
c, johnson, A. +. RAIDER.
Mechanical engineering, Il, II. Han;
bachelor NJ law, l.. e. Anderson, J. u.
Baker. Geogp, l.. lIambrlck, j. II. Bar
ton, $. Il. Blair. Irving L. Brady VIII
lam 6. Caldwell. Oscar 4. Campbell
Olin Carter, David G, Casio, y: e.
Eagle. George NJ Ford, Lorraine Fort
nov. Claude Webster Gore. Wilbur W.
Hall. w. NJ. Hess, i. j. Hickel, George
~. Holt, ClarNnce +. IollfIr, h. L. Judy
ID. Il. Klnknid. John a, Lemen. II. II.
Moss, jr, Allen Il. Noll. Arthur G.
Pierce. Ernest Randolph, Frank r.
Rush. John Newton Smith, Robert
SlnllIngs, Judson l.. Stevens, Edgar
stewart, Thomas Stiles, j. +. Strndcr
]. NJ, 8. Wade. Buchanan White, Frank
WoIfhOpc. William $. Wysong and J.
w, Yengcr. All the graduates received
quantities Of flowers and other remem-
branCes from their friends.
Honorary degrees were conferred ms
follows The degree OF Doctor OF DlEin-
ltv upon Rev. Ramsey Smlthson. OF
Washington, u. C., and upon Rev. q. c.
Birch, OF New York, and the degree OF
Doctor of Philosophy upon General
Lane. Of Alabama.
After the comforting OF degrees there
wrra loud calls for Governor MacCor-
klr, ana as he stepped forward he was
given quito an ovation. The governor
congratulated the university upon the
evidences OF it's prosperity, He said Il
was mpIdly tnKinSrnnk with the Lead
ing educational Institutions OF the
country, and pledged himself to do all
In his power TO push It ahead upon n
stll higher plane OF excellcncc. He
got on some jokes at Mr.. Attinsons Is
gxpcnsc. relative to hi3 candidacy ror
governor. which that gentleman re-
turned with interest when few mo
mrnts later he was cnllcu upon by the
audience,
Mr. Atkinson spoke only a few mo,
mrntg but hls remarks were full OF
happy hits which were rolishcd by the
audience. Tho oXcrCifcs then closed
With the brncdIctIon and 1896 was a
thing Of the past at the university.