The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-22
For the Annual Commencement of
the West Virginia University.
LARGECLASS YASGRADUATED.
Governor Atkinson Present, and
Makes an ImprOmptu speech-Dr.
John Fisks Delivers the Commence
ment Address = Winners Of vari-
Gus Prizes Announced.


ginia University. For once, com
mencement hall was far too small to ac-
] commOdate the crowd which tried to
get into It. At least 800 were turned
away. Governor Atkinson was pres
ent, and made an impromptu address.
There were alumni from almost every
state, and the crowd from the cOun-
| try made up the remainder OF the
spectators. Those who got in the hall
heard 4 fine programme. After the
invocation and number on the pipe
organ by Prof Eiienberger, there was
a piano solo by Miss Houston. accom-
panied by Miss Russell McMurphy,
which brought out great applause.
Then DR.. John Fiske, the noted his
torian. Of Cambridge, Mass, was in
troduced to deliver the commencement
address. He took for his theme, "old
and New Ways OF Treating History"
The address was a model Of scholar
ship and research. and although 1t was
hardly OF the character to catch the
popular fancy. 1t was thoroughly en-
ioyed by the audience. Following DIR.
FIske was n violin solo by Prof. Rude,
and next the comforting Of degrees BY
President Raymond. The seniors re-
celved many handsome presents and
great quantities Of flowers. The fol-
lowing were given degrees:
The Graduates, With Their Degrees.
Bachelor of Arts-van Ara Barrick-
man, treasurer; Grace Lansford
Brahm, poet; Bertha Cleland Brown
ing, secretary; Ira Benton Bush, Villa
Hart Butcher, president; Lathrop Rus
sell Charter, jr., Charles Henry Elvcrs,
Harrison Jules Louis Frank Howard
Mason Gore, Roy Vernon Hennen, Gil
liam Jamison, William James, William
Scott. John, Hannah Louise Jones, Da.
vid Lemon. Scott Cephas Howe, VIII
lam Gregory Marten, Raymond Max
well, vice president; Pierce Naylor
Mcdonald. Walter Alexander Nc
Glumphy, Albert Clair McVicker,
James AIva Meredith, Clarence Poe,
Clyde Randolph. Ina Rightmire. Will
bur Lawrence Robe, Benjamin Rich
] ardsou Roller. Buckner Fairfax Scott
Walter Haines South, Charles Walter
Wadden, Bernard Bondarant Carrie
Louise Dent, Silas Hofr. Thomas john
SON. Robert Morris, William Naret.
Bachelor OF Arts-Van Ara Barrick-
man, Gibson Lamb Caldwell, Thomas
Coleman, William Wellington Hughes
Scott Cephas Lowe. James AlVa Mere
dlth. Charles Curtin Rose.
Bachelor OF Arts in Law-Lewis
Armstrong Yeager
Bachelor Of Science-Walter Loring
Lowe.
Bachelor of science in agriculture
Thomas z. Atkeson.
Bachelor Of laws-Edward Barnitz,
Charles Rose.
The Certificates in Law.
Certificates in law-Henry Cato,
John Goodman, Jesse Daniel, Clay Day,
Joseph Donahey, David Easley, Rob
ert Guy, Leroy Holsberry, Clark Lang
lev. Count Lee Radcllff. William Snee,
Charles SwInt. Frank Weaver, George
Rogers and Clark Wiley.
Certificate in art-Addie Resale Ire
land,
tactIcs-Wuliam F. Alexander Will
ian, II. Bayless, Garland Butler, Lath-
ron o. Charter, Hugo Frankenberger
Howard NJ. Gore. Gilbert Jones, Henry
S. Lively, Benjamin F. Roller and Earl
II. Smith.
After comforting the degrees Presi-
dent RAYMOND announced the winners
of the various PRICES os follows:
The Governor Atkinson prize of $25
to the best all-round student In the
University. william II. Bayless,
The Mrs. Atkinson prize Of S25 to
the best all-round woman student In
the University, Miss Fannie Berke-
ley
The EIkins prize in Greek to student
making best average in first years
work. $50, and second prize for student
making second best in same work, VIM.
NJ. Bumgardner and Miss Mona Bit
ner,
ion by woman student, Miss Daisy Bell
John.
Regents prize for essay. subject:
High Schools in West Virginia" S25'
by w w. Smith.
Preparatory student making best rec
ord in defamation. First prize, Miss
Bertha e. Compton; second, Henry F.
Jones: third. W II. Ashcraft
Regents prize in debate, $50, II. II.
Rose and Tusca Morris, In grafton
won by Parthenon, Charles b. Hick-
man, $50: IN essay. Gilbert 2. Miller.
500. In defamation. Miss Lillian jam
ison. SIC
Wi,es' prize, 500, for GRAFTON, FIRST,
w. W. Hughes; second, gold medal w.