The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-16
At OLD BETHANY.
The Historic Colleges Fiity.cighth
Commencement csterday.
UNUSUALLY GOOD EXERCISES
Thirteen Graduates, Among Them n
Native OF Japan, Whose Grafton
was Il Clever EGort-Larse Crowd
Attcndcd-Good Prospects Tor the
College Next Ycar--A Very Success
fiiI Eaifiin4ncrNlEnt.l ll ~ y 4. Il L..L
fui commencement.

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Mr.. White's theme was The College
Man IN Active Lie. He began by ask
'"s why So many years were spent in
ae"ooi' answering MS own question by
.'as'"s '.ia' IL "a- cone TO equip the
co''ese man LOT active HE. The stu
uehe Vi Saesar socrates, Plato, OF the
p''''o'ofteiS anu ehe sclehtists, OF puz-
|'i's ptopseths IN algebra and geometry,
Noo'o oe 'he man capable OF meeting
.''e qoe7'i''S OIL 'he daE. lie would be
o'oao'y equspPea 10 tsht the trust octu-
.'as anu eoi''ns governmental problems.
49, "'i''e ueh'eiS was excellent and
.'s constructed oy extending q welcome
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nc nrAt oi1'io'l was N creek, ael!F-
e'eN W W. L. FISHER VINO eulosized
soe'a .e'' 'he great 1reeK philosopher.
ine ureek GRAFTON is always feature
at bethany commandments and Mr..
u't'e'u .he STANDARD. applause
was 4'e'uen'' Tue stuoehts starting the
o''' " the amusement OF the audience
~ "''o'' Inc orauoh was Greek hgura-
"'e'S anu hlera'sy. ATH
IS roe'rs fass'hs! was the theme
pe''S ofalioh oy Nllss rear! Nor
'.S' All instinct Oh poet'cal expressions,
''e S''u' was component OF human
nature from the beginning OF the world.
oe'fS oeca'"e inc means OF tmpnrttHs
history ana atter prose usurped this
@''''s' foet'S 'seah'e an arr rather
'''"i' ihea''s' uit'l II is the beautiful
Vi iahsnh8e expression. Miss Morris
H"o'eu hoerang ana appropriately from
'-ohsie''o"' burns. Gray, Milton and
'''ets ., the great poets. James Whit
0o"'' isileg ana Ripping were praised
"''' such writer's. she said, We're rescu-
ms poetfS from the decadence brought
y" W Drowning ana the puzzle poets
"'ss MOTIFS pleasing delivery combined
- inake her performance decided
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Japanese student was the next per-
iorner' r. N. otsuka, and his effort