Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-16
PR[SIELE:CT PUR|NTON
ARRIVES IN MORGANIOYN.
MANY WHO HAD KNOWN HIM
YEARS AGO.
THE BACCALAUREATE SERMON
TO BE PREACHED TO-DAY-OTHER
SERVICES IN THE CITY SUs-
PENDED.
Special to the Register.

oHe1idt " lit IteSiSter-
MCRGANTOWN, w. Va, June 15.-
The newly elected president of the Uni
versity, DIR. Purinton, arrived on the
first train this morning and is now in
consultation with the regents. There
is no doubt but that he will accept the
presidency, though he remarked at the
depot that he had not accepted. He
received cordial greetings from many
old friends here, who had known him
all the way from a barefoot boy through
the stages of first prep, second prep,
etc, up to vice president and acting
president Of the University. .
He vas born in the adjoining coun-
ty OF Preston, his father being j. D.
Pufinton, d. d., a minister of the Bap-
fist church. In 1876 the son married
a daughter of Prof. Frank Lyon, then a
teacher in the University. Under the
acting presidency of DR.. Purinton in
1851, the University had the largest
enrolment in its history up to that
time. Mrs. P%urinton being so we'll
known and liked here, makes this APP
poILtment still more acceptable to To-
cal people.
In connection with his election, it
is whispered that DIR. p. B. Reynolds,
Of fAest Virginia, may go to Dennison
as the head Of that institution, to take
the place left vacant by the call which
has been extended 10y tne local school
for the president of the Buckeye col
lege. This is only a M and cannot
be verified.
Nothing in addition to the election
OF a president has been done so far by
the Board. Another member arrived
this morning This was Mr.. J. B. Fin
ley, OF P~arkersburg. DIR. d. c.. Gallaher,
o. Charleston, is expected on Sunday.
Rev. George ID. Wilson, who is to
preach the Ba%ccalaureate sermon, ar
rived this morning. He is the guest of
Dr.. and Mrs. A. M. Buchanan. Dr..
Wilson is a graduate OF w. & j., having
been the first honor man of the class
of II. He is a native of Fayebte coun-
ty, Pa, and is now pastor OF one of the
largest churches in Washington, d. c..
He is one of the best known men in his
church.
uC SCI WILL ldhC pidSC At ClCfNh
o'clock in the morning and at seven
thirty in the evening he win preach
the annual sermon to the Y. NJ. c. A.
There win De no services at any of the
churches in town tomorrow on &C
count of these services at University.
A tennis tournament was arranged
for this afternoon. 1t will take place
on next Wednesday. Several fine prizes
are offered and they are open to all
members of the tennis club, which has
on its rolls about two hundred mem
bers.
This morning Miss Flora Hayes gave
her graduating piano recital in Com
mencement Hall. There was a large
audience present. Miss Hayes is a Nor
gantown student and is regarded as one
of the finest ever turned out by this
department. She was assisted by Prof.
E%llenberger, head of the school.
Tonight the contest for the w. c. 7.
u. prize of twenty-five dollars was held.
Mr.. w. w. Smith and Mr.. w. S. John
were the only contestants. The judges
were DR.. S. v. Leech, D. w. Ohern and
Rev. John T. Marley. Mr.. John won
the prize.
After the close of this event the con-
test in debate was held between the Par
thenon and Columbian societies. The
subject for the debate was, Resolved,
That the spirit of Democracy is de-
clining in the United States" NJ. NJ.
Nicely and z. ". Hendricks represented
the affirmative for the Columbians, and
tx. w. Cooper and d, NJ. Cuppett had the
negative for the Parthenons. The
Judges were DR.. >. V. Leech, Judge Okey
Johnson and Rev. A. NJ. Buchanan. Mr..
]. d. Vannoy was one of the debaters,
but he was i'll and his place was filled
on short notice by Mr.. Cuppett. The
prize was forty dollars. Columbian
was the winner.
This afternoon the Varsity ball team
played the Monessen Athletic Club on
athletic field in the presence of a large
crowd of spectators. They will play
Uniontown on mex Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mir. and Mrs. George c. Baker enter
tanned a large number of friends at
their nome on Spruce steet this even
ing.
One of the interesting matters in con-
nection with the meeting is that in re-
lation to the election of an auditor.
Some of the local politicians are insist
ing that S. G. Chadwick, who is a Demo-
crat, be removed and w. j. White, a Re-
publican, be selected. Inc board is re-
fusing to do this. Some of them are
favorable, but the rest, led by Regent
trotter, are bucking. They say that
Mr.. Chadwick is making a thoroughly
competent auditor and that they will
not remov him simply because of his
politics. White is a MEMBER of m of
the volunteer regiments now on his way
home from the Philippines.