Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-05
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.

Chief among the events at Shepherd
College during the past week, or for
that matter thus far this scnool year,
was the visit of DR.. Charles Scanlon.
of Pittsburg, who is general secretary
of the Board of Temperance and Moral
Welfare OF the Presbyterian Church
and president of the international
Prohibition Confederation. DR.. Scan
lon had been in Washington cont Ar
ring on matters connected, with his
work, and availed himself of the op-
portunity on the way back to run over
from the Junction for a brief visit
with his three daughters who are STU
dents in the college.
To the school, however, his appear
ance meant much more. for thirty-two
years ago he had been a student here,
and Shepherd College has been
pleased to follow his record since and
proud to remember him as a former
student In all that time DR.. Scan
lon has been in Shepherdstown only
twice, on one occasion merely passing
through town but the other time COM
ing for an address in the interest of
the prohibition cause. 1t was there
fore a considerable treat to have one
College family come back and tell the
younger folk of the things he has seen
out in the wide world and to give
friendly words of counsel. The last
period on Thursday was omitted to
give the students opportunity to meet
with and to hear DR.. Scanlon, and at
the conclusion of the hour no one was
heard TO express joy over the omission
of a class, for the air had room only
for unusually pleasant comment on
the speaker and his address. Ii is
hoped that he will be able to come to
see us often, and especially TO deliver
the annual sermon to the graduating
class next June and remain for the
commencement exercise on June 10th,
when his roommate during those
student days at Shepherd College,
Governor John J. Cornwell, will be
present to make the graduating ad-
dress. The second week of June will
he big rally occasion for the gradu-
atcS and former students of the
school, especially for that group who
in the days of Professor McMurran
were associated with those who will
be our distinguished guests.
The story of DR.. Scanlon's first
coming to Shepherd College was known
to several present, how he ha! missed
the train at the Junction ard starting
TO walk over met along the track a
group of men attempting to put a
hand-Car on. For few minutes of
assistance he was allowed to make his
first entry into Shepherdstown on a
hand-car At the Junction it had been
necessary, in order to check his bag
gage, to purchase a railroad ticket,
which he still treasures among his
possessions. Those familiar with the
story we're not SURPRISED when DR..
Scanlon said that, while he has been
IN every State in our own land and in
several foreign countries, no event or
experience had 49, made a greater
impression on him than his coming to
Shepherd College and probably none
mad eXerted a greater influence for
For the past few days a eroup of
aS'ondary students has been dis
cuSSng the advisability of having the
&c ,... 'ool apply for admission to the
west Virginia Interscholastic League,
winch had its birth at the Fairmont
meeting of the State Education AS
socIation. The purpose of this league
IS 10 stimulate interest in public
SPlaNIng among students of first-class
"El schools in the State. Fifty
Scnoo!S have already been admitted
@.l' after preliminary contests in eight
teEional districts, the winners will 90
=. me University in May, when the
e'a'e champions in debate, oration. es-
Say ana defamation will be deter
m..ne'. Whether this discussion has
",,Sen from admiration of the orator
,ca. ABILITY of last Thursdays visitor
VI IS the outgrowth of associations of
.It basketball boys on a recent trip is
""' Nnown. In the latter case, il would
>El"N well for those athletcally in
."Ica TO have so active an interest in
"'ah Ag the school prominent in schol-
-"C crieavors as well. An objection
,"S oeen raised, however, on the ground
''"' affliation with this league, If pos
e' would enlist the interest only of
. Students of high school rank and
..l shepherd College should com
against the other West Virginia
MAJ schools, thus reyving a Gus
u.' OF seme fifteen or twenty wears
10 Whatever may be the outcome.
- interesting to note the enthusiasm
'TI exists in the literary activities
A number of students from nearbv
""!IS left last FRIDAY evening for