Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-10
ON a Staff Correspondent.

ed Music by Pupils.
| From a Staff Correspondent.
Morgantown, w. Va, June 9.-The
weather was unpropitious and the
| threatened rains kept at their homes
| many of the country folks who always
augment the crowd in Morgantown on
commencement day
1t was a comparatively dull and unin-
teresting finale to the most successful
year in the history Of the University
| The enrolment was GAL, which is liz
more than the last previous year and
this number does not include 125 per-
| sons who received instruction by the
correspondence plan, inaugurated last
| fall.
| The exercises in commencement hall
| this morning were very interesting, but
the attendance was light and the sultry
morning made it very uncomfortable
! The graduates occtfpied seats on the
! stage, with members of the faculty.
Gov. Atkinson and the Regents:
Following is list OF the graduates, and
| the degrees conferred:
! Bachelor of Arts-Daniel Jenifer Barton.
(, Stuart Hampton Bowman, villa A.
M Rrnwn Bsmarb &
Evelyn Pratt, Roy Roger.
Bachelor of Science-Lonna Dennis Ar
nett Edgar Daniel Baker, Friend Eben-
ezer Clark, Charles Shortwell Elliott j.
! Frank Nelson
Bachelor of hilosophy-Richard Els
| Bachelor of Arts in Law-Thomas Ray
| Ollie, Elmer Forest Goodwin, Wade Kill
mer Cutler, Paul Mccoy. Harry Shaw.
| ing-William Jacob Bruner. Harry Outen
| Cole, Frederic A. Davis, Berton Maison
Laughed, Elmer Leach Charles Ephraim
| Bachelor of Agrculture-William Fraz-
Bachelor Of Law Oil. By. G.
{. Crile, Il A. Eaton, H G: Ferguson,
| Leon Freedman r. D. Heironimus, w. T.
Ice, Jr., Elias kauffeld, 4. / keso ]. L.
M hsseh " K & 4 n b Na E ReH
nolds, r. L. Shrewsbury, O. 4. Stanley.
| Civil Engineer-R l.. Morris.
I, Master of Arts-Miss Winifred Orienta
South. G.. H A. kunst.
! Master of Science-Frederic Moore
| Master of Law Oil. M)-Amos e. Ken
| nedy.
Following was the programme:
Stranger in New York ..stahl
| W. u. Orchestra.
Prayer.
VOCAL d Observation-Disclosures ('The Jolly
Aadr Mss s G iii rrof Eiea9srgsT
| Governor of West Virginia
Piano Solo-Scherzo BIB Minor, Opus 81
Miss McMurphy. CHOPIN
| Comforting of Degrees.
| - Announcement of Prizes
! Three Part Song-"The Lonely Rose.
": V. T. woman's Giee Club. = -
Hymn No. 61O-''My Country IT'S of Thee
Sung by the Audience.
| The musical numbers furnished was
convincing evidence of the worth of that
popular department at the University
| Each number was admirably given
and received with appreciative APP
plause.
Gov Atkinson made happy address
in which he enumerated the qualities
essential to true manhood and woman
hood and gave excellent advice to the
graduates and students. His remarks
| on the character of American Citizen
ship, and his incidental references to
the present war with Spain were warm
! ly applauded
The diplomas were presented by Pres
| ident Raymond. Honors were then
announced and prizes awarded
The fellowship in chemistry was
awarded to A. l.. Post and the folew-
ship in Greek to D. w. O'Hearn.
President Raymond announced that
ten other fellowships had been estab-
lished and will be awarded when the
Legislature makes the necessary ap-
preparation. The Wiles prize of 500 in
the oratorical contest last night was
won by E. d. Baker, of Beverly, W.
| Va.
| Tonight a reception was given on
behalf of the University to the distin-
gushed guests present and to the Board
of regents. One thousand people at
tended the event, which was held in
the gymnasium, and the college year
of '9S was closed.
The Board Of Regents has not yet
closed its sessions, and has done moth
ing final except to remove the present
librarian. Miss Clara Hough, and ap-
point in her place Miss Eliza Skinner
of Chicago.
The Board will finish its work anC
adjourn tomorrow morning.
A ball was given at the Wallace
House in lieu Of the regular commence
ment ball, which was not given be.
cause of the reception being scheduled
for the only date on which it could bt
held Messrs. Anderson and Drant
were the managers. Fifty couple.
danced from nine o'clock until four
Refreshments were served by Johr
Lantz, the proprietor of the hotel
Many commencement visitors partici
pated in the dance.
HARRY Y. ARKLE,
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