The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-12
DEGREE CONFERRED.
OF Doctor of Literature il
Recognition of Him as a
Man of Letters.
VERY NOTABLE EVENT
In the School History With
Prominent Men and Large
Crowd In Attendance.

BUCKHASNoN, Dec. 5-The Ger.
enonies conducted here today at the
West Virginia Wesleyan College
known as "Edwards's Day. calebra.
ton were notable and auspiclous in
every particular. the occasion was
that of the comforting o: the honor
airy degree OF doctor of literature
upoa Colonel William Seymour Ed.
wards, of Charleton.
Fully 100 prominet persons, In
Guiding Governor William f. Gass-
cock. President Thomas e. Hodges,
OF the state university; Pres dent
Allen, OF the Davis and Elkins Col
leGe at Elkins: President G. /.
Woodley, of the Fairmont state nor.
NAL scrool, and State Superintend-
eent Of Schools N. p. shawkey, were
in attendance and participated.
The Edwards party arrived here
in SPECIAL car from Charleston at
8 o'clock this morning and in the
party were the following:
Governor and Mrs. ,Glasscock,
Judge II. c. Mcwhorter, OF tho SUI
premo court; Miss Mary McWhorter
Colonel W. 7. Williamson. OF the
governors STAFF; Superintendent OF
Charleston Schools Prof. Laldley
and wifei the Hon. Mp. shawksy
and wife. the Rev. DR., J. E. BIRD.
pastor OF. First Methodist Eplsco pal
church at Charleston, colonel sulll-
van OF the sosetnor,s stan, Judge b.
P. Hal. tDfS5 s. p. cfdmmett, G. b.
o'Neal. general secretary OF the
Young Mons Christian association.
the Hon Don Bragg, the Hon. ~.
G. Thomas. Colonel A. s., Carney,
Of the South Penn OIL company,
Comm ssioner Of Agriculture How
ard E. Wiilianis, Edward NJ. Hest-
mans and wife, a7d the famous ".
s AIason stirling quartet 81 Charles
tons In charge of Prof. Mason and
intluting r. n. Houston. w.
sShtiltse and n, E. Beckeastein,
After breakfast at the hotel The
pdtt5 proceeded to the college all.
atsotluni id automobiles where "a
large audience of students dnd
tdwhspeopie and visitors from asar
had, filled the edltice. Suitable bah
nets ana college, colors pofttayihg
college Split and the Split OF lie
occaeler1 we're in evidence through:
out the hati. Upon the platform
we're 100, public men. both OF Buck.
haufoti and distant towns, aud ths
ctts'a ciefsSnien, church dlshitatiea
ard others p:6m,net In the SorldtoI
letters md education. 3 =.
Some months ago the trasteeslot
Wesleyan, College recognized Col.
onel William Seymour Edwards al
one OF the few native West Virgin.
iaas distinguished as a man o. let
tors aud m author of note. Thej
conferred on him an honorary post
as a trustee OF The institution Al,
Thought Ne is not member OF tht
Methodist denomination. Later 81
was concluded to be the fitti1g thine
to do to confer upon Goionei Ed
wards tho honorary degree Of doctoi
OF literature. and no accepted the in,
vitatlon to receive this. 74
! Some 81 Colonel Edwards's nota
bic works are 1Into the ufkt1owRI'
a book posted, in the New York Car
negie Library as one of tho ten MOS
popular booiS OF the year
t't'hrouEh Scandinavia to MERGED
and others, :.
a me band met the party at IN,
depot and escorted the visitors to- tht
hotel. The city Of Buckhannon wal
ID Holiday attire and all duties Attn,
college was suspended. After til
hymn, Wesleyan, the college sonl
Of the Institution, in which all tht
students Joined. the Rev. s.. K. Ar
bushnot, Of Wheeling, delivered I'll,
Invocation. Mason's qdaftette then
rendered three classical composition
to the delight Of all. The mems DOL
lego slee club then sang The tSml
q the west vltsinians.I. ssha new stat,