The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-19

COMMENCEMENT DAY.
The Close Of the Most Sue
CeSsful
Year in the History of the
University.
Sixty-Seven Graduates Go Out
Into the World.



Close Of The ihirtieth Year Sees More
Distinguished Visitors than were ever
here Before-BIggesf, brightest and
Best Glass ever Graduated-Rain
Keeps Down the Local Attendance
Everything Passes OF smoothly.
Commencement Dav dawned
.;e..;.,. ,.:sia
' ine s0 PAo' "a
preston 'hae ehete 10 Always aeinos-
pheric disturbance on that day. We
are not asserting. however. that the
senior ;s in any neasnre resno,s;hle
for r.
Bnt all the deterr;no ;nepanees
conld NOT keen the neonle away Al
an carly bour tba Streets yere at;ve
with the tbrono of interested neonle
intent mon witness;ng tba aver.
cises of the dav. Along with tbe
GOOD neonle If Norgan4own aud Vic
TORS came onr pnraI pe;gbbors h
greater numbers tban III, so5nn vears
5,nite earIv tho noo,lo hoaa, - 81.
| semhle and soon constant stroam
Of humanity was nouy;ng into tbe
hall and hy fine Zinc tbe everc;sas
BEGAN every availahle seat was 10.
ken But It Is q matter Of mn won
dor that tb;s yaar,s oorona,.a,,ont
was so laroelv attended for n il NV
far tho l.roest class II nc b;stors,,
Of tbe sc6oo, and a fnar loolr mo-
class never oraced . stage II e
we'll in kaon;ng with the ,,roorass;vo
snirit Of education at this time and
the great interest IN tbe ITnivarsitv
| that tbie sbould ha 60 Tbor5
Is sometime ancbart;ng ahant
commencoment n r. halloTTod On
fondest homes onr tanda,est santi.
ments the most sacred nemor;es IF
our I;ves elnstan aronad = W.
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Gay ? "nu Wnen IL Is pas. .nc
Id ei'ei We See away ironi IL Cue
more tender are the "reminiscences
which Its annual recurrence recalls.
commencement sees the end OF long
hard struggles. 1t is then that low
ing friends lay their floral offerings
at the graduates feet, and the world
is redolent with ioy. and happiness
comes as freely as the clad morning
sunshine.
There never vas l.,gor "a. moro
;nfolI;ao,t ~ handso,rd7r ,ra,r1 -
HI a..
p..:I. 80 ,ssl.s,.. -. .,'''u w.
:, Ne'..si'o I'oo ~ ii'5 ~ 'nS i'o"iu y,
neSen's' 'nc Toteiiioi anu MS sean
ana the graduating class harched
on Tue stage yesterday morning to.
the sweet music oil Rntters orches-
ira. The scene was one OF enhancing
beauty. On the stage to the right
sat the governor and his staff. the
Regents. Capt. Dovener. Supt. Trotter.
Hon. S. f. Reed and Hon. A. G Day-
ton; on the left and back of the stage
sat the senior class and law class.
Bishop Peterkin invoked the divine
blessing upon the large audience.
Mr.. e. f. Morgan. representative
OF the Law class, was the first one in
PRODUCED by President Goodknight.
Mr.. Morpan's subject was. a,The Great
est Monument, of Civilization. He
presented magnificent appearance
as he came to the front of the stage
and greeted the audience. His man.
ner of speaking held the closest at
tention of the audience as his stento-
rian voice filed the hall. He had
masterful production, and many fine
compliments were paid it. His theme
was that the law is the foundation of
all government and all civilization.
The law class may well feel proud of
their representative.
III. Robb represented the Civil En-
gineering class with paper: s'I'he
Nicaraugua Canal.n He discussed at
length the merits of the different
routes for the canal connecting the
two great oceans. He showed that
the Nicarauguan route is the only
practical one. and set forth the great
advantage the canal would be to COM
merce. Mr.. Robb is one of the hand
soonest men in school, and he read his
ESSAY in A manner pleasing tn the
audience. His paper was one of great
merit.
"The Mission of the Anglo Saxons'
was the subject of a delightful ESSAY
bv Miss Ethel Tow REYNOLDS. renrc-
sentative of the Bachelor of Science
class of the Academic college. The
general theme of the ESSAY set forth
that It was She mission of the Anglo
Saxon race to carry forward civil and