The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-10
HISTORIC LINSLY
BEGINS NEW YEAR
LOCAL INSTITUTE STARTS UPON
ITS 1o1st MILESTONE OF
SUCCESS.
Faculty Believes That the ENSUING
wear WIN Be Ore Of Most Sue.
eessful In School History.

Linsly Institute opened yesterday
morning FOR its 1Olst year with amen
rollment OF u students and the pros.
poets are very bright for quite a nun.
Der TO enroll inside of the next few
Gays The enrolment yesterday shows
remarkable increase over last wear
ana the members of the faculty and
board of trustees are very much en-
couraged as TO the future progress of
the institution.
The opening exercises Yesterday
were conducted by Rev. Jacob Brit.
tlngham, ID. d.. rector OF st. Luke's p
r. church. and Rev. Charles IA. Robin.
son, pastor OF the First United Pres.
byterian church. Quite a number OF
the friends of the school and of the
( students were present outside of The
ulty. ''N
Following the opening exercises. In.
teresting and instructive addresses
We're delivered by Hon. Julian G..
hearne, Dr. John l.. Dickey and DR..
John Mcclure. All OF the speakers in
the course of their addresses spoke
very optomisticily in regard to the fu-
ture progress of Linsly and predicted
successful school year under the ex-
eeHsnt management OF Prof. Charles
n Patterson and his splendid faculty
OF instructors.
School Faculty.
Inc members of the Linsly faculty
TOT the ensuing school year include
Prof. Charles II. Patterson. OF Nor.
gantown. principal. who is a graduate
OF Iufts college and has had consid-
cradle experience as an Instructor in
several OF the leading colleges of the
country. and especially at the West
virginia University. where he was in.
structor in English for a number OF
years. captain Albert Cramp. com.
lnandant OF cadets, is graduate OF
the PENNSYLVANIA Military college and
Is an efficient instructor in military
science. No doubt under his manage.
ment the Linsly Institute cadets will
meet with great success in military
discipline. Prof Joseph Morton, who
! ~ Instructor in history at the school
ls from Boston. He is a graduate OF
I Tufts college. Prof. Morton Is also
coach of the Linsly football team and
II was under his coaching last wear
that Linsly was able TO take her posi-.
ton as one OF the leading schools in
the Pan Handle in football
Prof Henry $. Standerwich. who is
in instructor in history and English, il
graduate OF Columbia University
and is well qualified for the work 10
which he has been assigned. Prof
basket ball aside from his regular
I school work, and last year he rem
dered valuable service in helping 70
coach the Linsly basket ball team
which met with great success through.
out the season. Clyde s. Pugh. who
has charge of the preparatory depart.
ment OF the school Is a graduate OF
the engineering department OF the
West Virginia University.
Yesterday much enthusiasm was
manifested at the school over the pros.
poets for a successful school year in
all lines OF athletic sports. II In ex-
pected that the school will have a
good football team and practice will
be started az an early date under the
direction Of Coach Morton. who In re
garded as one Of the best coaches 20
be found In this section. Last year
the Isinsly boys made a great showing
In football and this year the boys ex-
pect TO do even better as several good
players have entered the Institution.
who expect TO join the football squad