The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30
. Y. JACOB BRITTINeHAm
breaches SPECIAL SER
MON TO CADETS.
Faculty and Former Students Wers
Present-yesterday Wss h
Great Birthday.


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Fitting and appropriate centennial
exercises concentrating the found
ing OF Linsiy Institute, November 20.
1914. were held in st. Luke's Protes-
tant Episcopal church yesterday
morning nj 1880 O'Clock. Dr. Jacob
Birmingham. rector OF the church and
president OF the board OF trustees of
Linsly. delivered a splendid sermon
appropriate TO the day. touching upon
the many years of service rendered
by the old school and its graduates
and speaking at length OF Noah
Linsly. the founder.
The general public at large took
advantage OF b opportunity to par
ucfpate In the celebration of the
founding Of the institution, which has
peen so peculiarly a part OF the life
or wheeling. The church, long be
Tore the beginning OF the exercises.
was packed to its full capacity. A
feature In connection with the event.
was that the cadets of Linsly. in full
dress uniform. marched with their
standards In military formation from
b school to the church and occupied
reserved seats on the left side OF the
church. along with the members OF
the faculty. the members OF the board
OF trustees. as well as members OF
the alumni association.
Just 100 Years Ago.
Many friends Of the school were
present to enjoy the splendid program
that was s o ably carried out. which
consisted OF special music. well rem
dered by the choir. md the splendid
sermon delivered by DR.. Jacob Britt
ingham. In passing. Il may be stated
that IL was on November %. 1914, Just
one hundred years ago yesterday that
n charter for the school was granted
by the legislature of Virginia. Imme-
diately thereafter a two story build
Ing was erected on the site OF the
present German Fire Insurance Com
pany building. which was finally sold
by the trustees. and in 1858 the new
building was erected on the site which
Is now the present school.
Just before the beginning of the
morning service. DR.. Birmingham read
a communication from Governor
Henry ID. Hatfield to Prof. Charles II.
Patterson. principal OF Linsly insti-
tute. In which the governor had the
following to say relative to the ons
hundredtn anniversary OF Linsly in
stitute:
~ hope that IL will 90 forward in the
future, az u has In the past, with a
great record as an educational instItu-
tion. and that Il has in store for u
many days Of usefulness which will
benefit the young men Of your section
Of h state. hope that It's faculty
will be endowed with strength and
visor TO 90 forward with the great
work IN which they are engaged In a
way that will bring the greatest
amount Of results to the students who
attend the Institution"
The subject of DR.. Jacob Britting-
hams sermon was. Noah Linsly.T as
based upon the One Hundred and
Twelfth psalm and sixth verse. The
righteous shall be held in everlasting
remembrance" DR.. Birmingham. be-
fore delivering his sermon. made a
few remarks in reference TO the OBJ
serving Of the one hundredth anniver-
sary OF Linsly institute. calling par
ticular attention TO the fact that IL
Vas Just 100 years ago yesterday that
a charter was grained by the legisla-
ture of Virginia for the establishing
of such a school in Wheeling. He re-
ferred to tho fact that the main pur-
pose OF the celebration was in regard
10 the foundation OF the school, and
without the man there would have
e no school
Or. Birmingham Speaks.
Dr. Birmingham spoke as follows:
The principal charm OF a locality. a
home. a school. or a personality. Is its
associations.
We may be very proud OF the locality.
or tho homo In which we live. or schoOi
In which We were educated. or the man
we honor and esteem. but we cannot
love either until ~ has a history.
We love the places where the events
have occurred which have affected our
lives profoundly. The scenes OF child
hood. the visions OF youth. the accom-
pltshments OF manhood. and the dreams
of old age are very precious because OF
the associations which fond ~recoilec-