The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-06-15
WITH A PROPHETIC EYE
He Looks Into the Future of
Each One
And Predicts the Fate Of Each Member
of the Senior Class The Glass PrOph-
ecy Read at the Class Day Exercises

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Tby Friend E.. Clark of Wetzel county
at the class day exercises on Monday.
We have now reached the time when
''the old men shall dream dreams.
the young men shall see visions, and
the sons and daughters shall proph-
esy"
Imagine yourself transported from
this the end of the nineteenth CEN
fury to the end OF the first decade of
the twentieth. You are now in the
midst Of the greatest age the world
has ever seen-an age when steam
power has been replaced by electrical
power; an age when acetylene has
been substituted for natural gas; an
age of woman's suffrage, an age OF
great learning; an age when man
thinks at least as much of himself as
he does of his neighbor.
On entering the physical laboratory
a few days ago, my attention was
directed toward that marvellous yet
simple piece of apparatus-kaleido-
scope. The morning sun through a
crack in the wlndow-blind shone,
striking the face of the kaleidoscope
at an angle that revealed something
new to me. | could not resist the
tempatation to examine the instru-
ment more closely.
AS if by magic, the geometric fig
ure, which bad heretofore appeared,
was replaced by a panoramic view,
First, a picture of the West Virginia
University passed over the disk.
The number of buildings had been
considerably augmented; the grounds
had been extended, and at the base OF
the new library building, | saw in
scribed in the beautiful marble step
Erected in the year of Our Lord
1867 A gentle touch removed this
picture, which was Immediately fol-
lowed by another no less interesting
This was presentation of Com
mencement Hall as it would appear
in a few days. On the rostrum sat
the members of the class of '9S.
From the eyes of each member shone
the hope of a brilliant future.
Instinctively | remove the delicate
piece of apparatus from the shelf and
critically observed the views that pre-
sented themselves. The scenes il
Illustrated the condition of the present
senior class during the year 1910.
Placing myself in comfortable po-
sition | patiently waited for the next
picture Suddenly there flashed ovel
the face of the kaleidoscope a greater
Morgantown. A bridge which had
been built recently across the Monon-
gahela, exhibited the workmanship OF
Messrs. Laughed and Davis. From
this it would seem these young men
were succeeding in their chosen pro
fession. Among the many handsome
buildings that were distinguishable
was one massive stone structure. A.
large sign at the corner of the build
ing read:-H. o. Cole and Elmer
Leach, Architects.
The next picture that commanded
my attention was that of machine,
were difficult to determine. 1t was a
unicycle, and seemed to be describing
all sorts of geometric curves. On d
specially devised seat sat the inventor
Mr. Edgar D.. Baker His new in
vention was to illustrate the many
| troublesome curves in Analytical
Geometry that had worried him in
times gone by.
AS | thus gazed at the instrument,
there was a rustic of the small glass
particles, and the next picture appear
ed. 1t was the White House.
Through window | could see a mus
ician singing to a crowd which sur
rounded him. 1 recognized at once
the form and features of my old class
mate, Paul Mccoy. He had long
since abandoned the Law, and fol
four yeats had been the chief musician
to the President of the United States.
Though such lover of music, Mr..
Mccoy never forgets his charming
wife whom he knew in college days.
How natural it is for our minds to
be diverted. From the busy town,
seem to be transported to the ever
inspiring place-the farm. The scene
was made all the more real by the
vividness of the picture, which had
already appeared. 1t portrayed a de-
lightful nook situated in Fayette
County, Pa. In the foreground was
a farmhouse. surrounded by beau
tiful lawn, which was covered by
large maple trees. The house was a
double one. BY very close observa-
ton one could see the owners of this
valuable farm coming from the corn
field. They were two of our class, W.
Simonides Deffenbaugh and Mr.. G..
Simonidose Elliott. They both seem
ed happy. Itruly believe that Mr..
| Deffenbaugh spent many of his even
ings by the Preside with his now quite
large family, "thinking,n as he was
won't to do, "of nothing in particu-
lar
For an instant the scenes would
not appear. But slowly over its
bright surface there glided the pic
ture Of a great city on the other side
of the globe. 1t was a street in Ma
Mia, and in the midst of a throng OF
people, stood that great and removed
missionary, Mr.. Roy Roger. His
military form was visible above all
Others, and from the attentiveness OF
his listeners | was convinced that he
was exhorting them to flee from the
wrath to come, and to become better
American citizens.
Frequently the University build
ings would pass over the disk of the
kaleidoscope. One picture deserves
mention. This was the station labor.
atory. Many Improvements had been
made, the work had increased, thus
necessitatng more chemists. In one
of the private laboratories | saw a
lady diligently at work After short
time / discovered that it was ouI
former class mate, Miss Evelyn Pratt,
but now assistant chemist in the
West Virginia Agricultural Expert,
ment Station. Although she was
grad uated from the University with
the degree of A. B., we are pleased t6
know that her attention has been
directed toward science.
The rapidity with which these
scenes changed was wonderful From
the mountainous regions of the east
my attention was directed to the
level plains of the west. A picture
of a Kansas cattle ranch next passed
before me- In the far distance
could see our genial class poet, Mr.. J,
Frank Nelson He seemed to be en-.
joying the secluded life of a bachelor
Again the apparatus is shaken and
again the scene is changed. | now
behold the beautiful, decorated room
of a professor, and seated behind The
desk | see one of the brightest mem
bers of our class. Is she trying t
teach her young students mathe
mates? No, but the older students
Greek. Greek was always a passion
with Miss Moreland, and she has