The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-22
THE FUTURE
BRIGHT FOR
OLD BETHANY.
It's Fifty-ninth Commencement Sees
the Historic School Sound
and Promising.
FINANCIAL SHOALS PASSED.
innovation Introduced With tho
Election of Woman Trustee.
The Exercises.

las
p .S us '', -. -n,,aI oomra,,,csmsnt
'H9 ~ &c, C,a,,a''., ,o,,, mac. vester-
" Ds' n,, 49, isl ovnr.,sos attracted
u4y' ~ 80 800. s,ulonts IN
many I.u''' ,,.., , me- =, ~. hanks
'"e p'eT.s -, ~ w -, .Ho oroy,,o1 con-
~ an, 'Hs - p,,1,n,a,nhla was dnnlteatad
uI''o" ~ ,,,'N nania An tho accom-
." u ,''ll'l'.'u.s So, So, ,a,.,rI .h, limit
'nUuI'ioi'S W.T. 49, 80, - 1900 =, court
a''u 'Hte 'O''s' . -, 80 ,ho dow
Swee' III ANS az 'n ~, ~ No,,,noI Pc.
vi GUS sps 'i'.I.,.n .a,,iis tho fact
puuiicSn GU, . 49, nIaI,,,ie, was nornIn-
tnat ties'4tH' ~ ~ Hoy n,
a'eu loet ye".o - .ta,.nn., ,nd Tho
nesi'siy '''' ~, ~. ,,raJ,,,ts man.
a'srt 'l''hu u o"e - vs. INF,
aseu u "e"'s -, ~ aoo.o,on
ms ola',o'i C,' ~ No., ,oor nm
f1's'o''' o'u $50, ahoa,, In tho
against d &c" ''' Ia 1,s s,rmggIes have
'ast It" y."'o 9'..' 80 ~ tbs college,
a'oI ,S IN, ~, N wnrn times when
y, "G ,no,,od 90 s though the celebrated In
s,,tutInn founded by Bishop Alexander
Ca,,,nhsl, would have to close It's doors.
Rrt Ratborv men are made of sterner
s,rw ,ovol corns Of professors taught
m when the nrospects for the payment
n, their salaries were very slight, and
tho alumni nj, over the land rallied to
Ws o.sistorce as far as their means
would allow. Several months ago
rn,nor was current that the trustees
nod dpctdod To move the college to
pr..obrrgb whera prosperous condi-
t,ons we've assured. This report, al
though lacking confirmation or great
a,ar,en,s 81 ruth aroused the old stu
,or,o ana hrongbt forth n mighty storm
- ,.o,ast p,tborv would not be Beth
az, o,so,yboro than on its original site,
mi s,,u,tod amid its beautiful expanse
asaomr,rv bollowad by the memories OF
,ha rIonerrs in the work gone before.
sar,,nont ,s strong when touched to
40 ooro and tho nropositIon to remove
the college died in a breath.
' M, Do,.o s1oo nm
- 40 .,oces,f,I continuance
:, 80 oo,,,oo an endowment OF $780,
ooo 10 pocess,rv one-half of this
amount has been raised. and as patrons
80 ~ .ohaoI b,yn nromIsed donations
os,,5it,ona, m m, trustees getting $780,
ooo ,to or,Iool, 10 brigh, for securing
M, r,ma,nder, President j. NJ. Kerr
sa,,,s announcement to the audience
yesterday that $4,000 had been raised
49,, oa,.o for rejoicing. At a meet
~ - The hoard Of trustees held pre-
,,,o,s,,, az ooa of this amount was
IaoyInr brt while the board was in
sossIon Mrs Lynch. Of Kansas City, an
orarSo,,c worker in behalf of the
schooI entered ,he room and stated
thnt sbn had collected $500. This was
bappy tidings, and the board. for the
Hrst time in the history of the college,
elected woman as trustee. Mrs. Lynch
g Ss,ns r T. the honor for her deserv-
inc work. While nearly all educational
' 'ns,, mU'n are co.educatIonal now yet
sa,v bnyc maid this tribute to n woman.
= MI. y,,o,,i,o,
..l-,,.,, o,.ar,,,,s wcr.
Inc comtne'ee''le"t $3.50, ,,,,,, ,,a
heiu IN Tue iaFse snaps 80 "a r,orIty
gan at ~ j. H. ~ 3 d, a. - 80. 49,,
ana trustees liia i., n, Az 49, ~. Nc
'Pendietoh heiS"ts, n ~ -, Ia,ar
'er pa'iu' "'''e'l .a' 90 80, .a nroaror,,r,e
at diHeFeht pet'ous VI 'ns pto, ',i', ,,,.,,
me stage was 'HS 'e,s.I ~, a,ant. orJ
school anu e'uss eo'otS u',u p' ~, ~,
lowers me 'nVoeA' ,m we, "~' nnr+ou,,
Freslueht Ne'sey 80, on,,o. ,nd {,
ances were OF u ',.''s'eu o'"e.' +nS :,
Is characteristic Oh pdsna"y sl'Ia,.,s''
to nave well'eonpoS So % ~, s', orn,'an
ueIiV t. oI-i.'o Jus - a., to,,nsns
as usual was one u Wv 49,, ,.n.,,,,n,, -.
The class spoke III ''' '''''" '"e "
der: ,, 49,, :,
salutatory-HuS M''''" ~
virginia ...,.-,,,.,,.
Greek orauoh-h' L. ''0P''e''''' 60
of Maryland .,... 4.
Grafton Ma'c"es ,, r"t ,,In'',nIa
"ll''a,l M ,,, Lo"s' s y, -, ,ha 40 t"
grafton, Inc or'r,' VI s''' ~
Fred NJ. Goruoh' Oh Onlo. A., c.,,
oratlon-"carpe D,sla, "'''
n N"ope'' ' "r : su,9 -, ~" Ton p "a
Oratoh- sI'i'eS u VIZ lamp
Cochran OF fehhsylNaiI", 49,. r...n
orauon-'oppo F'u my AZ ''e '
J. a. Martin OIL i"u'r ,Hlr - ,.,.