The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-10
Special Dispatch to tho IntelIIgcncer.

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snec,nI DIsnntch N tho InteIllgoncer.
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The hn0l exercises OF the thiTtleth uH-
| nual commencement OF the West Wiz
pI,ta TfpI,ersi,v toni, nInce to-dRy amid
e'',,,.'', 49, t,,,ory ,rI.rd
HuSplS'ous ciISui'iS'u''ee', -
OF tho Institution IL delighted at the
manifestation OF serious interest by the
rror,,rcrt mon oS tbe s,nte Until re-
ccnuy the annual commandments "eIc
/ mere pertunctory 0ffairs totally lacking
in snirIt and enthusiasm. The influen-
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'I0A t'''' ~ Nilv" ''.h't' "'' -
the possibilities OF the school, ana sent
] their sons to some one or other OF the
more prptentioua Institutions. All that
| rs changed now, II the interest shown to-
day goes for anything The sons OF
citizens are working for degrees in the
university, and their fathers have begun
to learn that the school has possibilities
| ns great as any institution in the cOun-
try TbIs accounts in a large measure
| foi. the bic crowd to-day. II overflowed
| comnpncement hall. and many could
mot gain admission 10 tho building.
On the rostr1irn of the hall were seated
| tho hoard Of regents and the faculty, the
graduaiea IN cans and gowns. the gov
ernor and his stafF in their Elitterlng
toggery, Congressman A. Gordon Day
| ION CSnErassmnn n Il. Doyener, Blsh-
on George w. PcterkIn, State Senator
| Sfnnrt + Reed. Hon. j. II. Holt, and
1
| Prcsidsnt Goodltnirht presided nt the
exerrIses and introduced the particle
nSnts nnJ C;overnor Atkinson presented
| the dInlnmaa Each OF the schools
which scnt ont Graduates was repre-
ssnted an the nnogranfne by one OF It's
| ,,,ey,,bcrs II 20 Interesting 10 note that
/ ,i,,,, ~ ,be Graduates from tho academic
schools are young women, and bright
| voung women 100. who compare most
| fayorably with the other members Of
| tboir cIn ssas This fact will brush away
Tnuch of the opposItIon 10 co-educatlon.
ola - % and delivered nm oration. taking as
his snbisct. "rhe Greatest Monument Of
CiviIIzatIon." The eflort was a splen-
ala one. and brought out round after
Tonnd nm S az @ anplagse, lie traced the events
In Tho history OF ,he world which result
nd iinnIIy in the constitution OF the
| IfritaI states and maid an eloquent
| tribute 10 The legal profession.
Lewis ]. Robb represented the school
\ NJ enVinSsrins- and read a paper on the
| SIcaraucan canal His paper was In
/ Tho nature OF A thesis, and II defnon-
strated a Thorough search OF facts con-
corning this great fent OF proposed cngi-
n,-erinG. md these facts led TO a conciu-
| -. ~. hIz, tbot tho TTnIted gtatea
u,on,d benefIt Inme,asurably by the con-
s,r,,ctIon OF the canal.
Miss Ethel Reynolds represented the
school OF science. and read an essay, en-
,I,IoS iTbo MIsgIon ~ thC, Anglo saxon"
STbnse who were near, enough TO catch
the subject matter Of the essay heard an
cIo1uent tribute 10 the sturdy Anglo
saxon peonIe and their descendants
mo school OF arts was represented by
W. r. d. standiGord. who delivered an
oration ,'The Essentials OF citizenship"
S'be grafton dealt with social problems
and w1s very finished performance.
Tho comforting OF degrees followed the
| conclusIon OF the programme OF the
classes. The following degrees In course
| ,,,sr. r,lven.
RarheIor OF Arts-AIIss T. r. G. Born
b0rlit u. A. Brooks, II. A. Heaton. L. l.,
EtrSs JoscnhIne NJ Kunkci, Miss wIni-
Sred g South. William r. Standlford. II.
/. Swisher, Miss Ida r. Vangllder..
| pacLoIor NJ SciencC-FrcderlclS Moore,
NIIsa T,thel II REYNOLDS.
VarbeIor Of Arts in Lave. ]. Jolllff,
A NJ Pritchard. II. c, StagEer, Frank
| ~ Stout Leroy Tnylor.
BACHELOR OF Science in Civil Engineer
I,yT NJ orr Lewis ]. Robb,
1ocbeIor of Science in Mechanical En-
s,Incsrinp-U. NJ. I,eps, 4. S. White.
WecbanIcoI EnCinecT-C. r. Jones, p.
c r. y ,gi
pncbclor ~ I,aws-IIomer Adams, p.
r Alien, X n. Brnnett. r., +, Bills, ]. I.
1Ianey. ]. II. Bowers, C, o. Hines, L. o.
Keller. c. II. a. Kunst, A. T. a. E., a. p.
n " Camnbell Z. L, +. Corbett, c. w.
| cy,rer ~ a. Davis. ]. w. Dawson, T.
u DiIic II n Dunlnp. II. c. Ferguson,
| a r, TrJcl,cJspn n Harrison. c. II. Hnr-
,I,on n, n unrtIc AbIinh Hayg, 4. H.,
- ~ 1envener. p s. Heck. Lloyd Me-
~ - ~ n NTnrgnn @ y SetbkIn. s.
y Sortbrnn NJ " ogden. II. f, Rice,
a. ~ u shirley N SpceImnn !. NJ.
u yy,,,S.,,,-n,d n Vnpborn q s. Wallace,
'IS'X ~ XVoro n n Worman. n A. Watts.
I Wehrlc. ]. w, Yoho, +. II. Yost.
de "e"'''' - W.
r,.,,o-,-,. Icg,rce, v,sre conferred M
,-i,'..,', ,y-,,,'t ~ doctor ~ Inws ,Ipon
IIIy IIIio t,,,,,i,', yvuson nov, nr.sIdent
non ~, W ,,,IHa., l,i,s - ,,I Too TrpIyersIty:
~ S,,.n,.,,o,. r.Snrgo Wesley Atkinson; that
OF master Of nFts upon WaitmGn ,i ,,oT:,'', T. w,