The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-16
HI9MRSr HoNoR WITHIN GIFT OF
INSTITUTION PAID FORMER NE"
YORK STATE EXECUTIVE
DIPLOMAS AWARDED TO "a GRAD
YATES IN PRESENCE OF
SCORES OF ALUMNI
CLIFFORD BUOY AND MISS MARCIA
RET WATSON CLASS SPEAKERS
DEGREES CONFERRED

DEGREES CONFERRED
With old graduates from as far north
a. Boston. as far south "a Lexington
ny. from as far IVES; as Indiana and
east as far as the Atlantic coast. gath
cred In the chapel Of Old Bethany Cox
lege, forty-tour young men and young
women. from all parts OF the states ana
two from Europe. received their degrees
~ the Buffalo Creek college ycs;erd"!
morning.
Thirty-four received degrees OF bach
elor OF arts. nine received bachelor OF
science AND one master OF arts. rive
others received certificates for me:ItoT-
ious work.
Hon. Benjamin r Odc,l Of New York
City. former governor O. the state OF
New York and a United states congress
man. and also former student OF Beth
any In 1875. was the principal speaker
Of the day Upon him WAS conferred
the highest degree given by the coteSe'
that OF Doctor OF Laws. an dhe was
named al honorary member OF the
alumni OF the school. HIS was the only
honorary degree given at the seventy
ninth annual commencement exercises
Miss Margaret Watson. Of Addison.
Pa. was the class salutatortan and Mr..
Clifford Buoy. OF philipsburG. Ia. vas
the valedictor!an. Both Delivered eA-
cellent addresses.
Dr.. Cloyd Goodnight. president Of the
college conferred the degrees upon the
graduates and upon Mr.. Odeu. Music
for the morning was furnished by the
Bethany College orchestra and the Beth
any College Cleo club
Old grads from the class Of 1852 and
the oldest living graduate Of the schoo!
and from every other class up 10 the
1922 group gathered on the campus
shortly after nine O'Clock. and promptly
at 10 o'clock the march from the presi-
dents homo TO the college chapel beGans
As tho members OF the class OF %
marched Into the hall. the orchestra
broke forth into a martial strain az the
conclusion OF which pr. J. II. craig. Of
the, class OF 80 pronounced the 'nvoca-
ton.
Dr.. Goodnight made a few brief re-
marks. and then introduced Miss Wat
son. Her address was as follows;
Sslutatory Address.
Alumni and friends OF Bethany COL
lego:
I'VE. the class OF 1922. welcome YOU
10 the now and better Bethany. Another
year has passed and again Bethany -
o fthc commencement season.
All nature joins US in bidding YOU
welcome. The splcndor OF the 50 West
Virginia hills and Wales. echo through
the dreamy summer air tho glad mos
rage Of welcome: the wind. as II rUstlHs
through the trees. whispers Il. he birds
proclaim il IN their song: IN" little
stream. gliding Ear below. murmures Il.
Even these ventilated halls and corrt-
doris resonnd the greeting
You may look into unfamiliar faces
hut YOU may hc assured they ar" tho
latest sons and daughters oc bethany.
They have imhidrd the spirit and rs the
Incarnation OF. tho welcome 81 thesa
friendly trees and sacred halls. They
hid YOU enjoy this commencement sea-
son.
To-day Tho thoughts os~sv"rr loyal
Bethanian should he and no doubt are
conferred upon Bethany. As you visit
again the familiar ccCnes ot your cot'
lere DAYS. and as you view the places
whore many Of Enthany's noble sons
and daughters have lived and worked.
you feel anew the love OF our Alma
Mater.
sNInglcd with this love ts the reaiiz-
alton that those Berranians who are
scattered into every part OF the earth
are with Ms today. They speak not
nm, their presence Is very real TO our
snIritual sight At this season Of th~
wear their thoughts bridge the broad
exnanse IN spirit and they visit again
their Alma Mater.
"Thcy look IN on us from far or
India. China and Japan. From the dark
iungleS along the Congo. from the
equatorial clinics: from every honor
able wark and station Of life they come
10 Awf,ness with US another graduation
NJ Young men and women into larger
Geld OF service.
"E,con,nassed nv these generations
Of Industrious men and women. ana win
the thought ~ ,ne rich heritage from
those who have passed on Ia their
eternal reward We are assembled here
cannot pass along untouched by these
remembrances.
Blu, we are inspired to press on TO
stu greater things for our Alma
Mater. This company q unseen guests
retoinces with US because OF the pro-
Sress Bethany has made.
And truly they may rejoice For
their lives Of conservation. self denial
and sacrifice has dore 70 make this
better Bethany possible.
Just as through the years or their
lives OF unselfsh devotion and love.
have been the accentuattng forces IN
bringing about this present Bethany
OF which We are 50 proud may the same
emotions forever spur us on 10 further
erorts for O still better Bethany.
Progress OF OLD Bethany
Within the year just ending. Beth
toward the goal. Her admission TO the
Southern Association OF Colleges marks
IN enoch In her history and may -
tightly regarded as one OF the most I'M
portant changes OF the decade. II gives
nroor OF the growth Of the college as an
educational institution. y degree from
BETHANY Is now placed upon the same
level as with the degrees Of Johns
Hopkins University Of Virginia and the
other colleges OF the association. permit
ting those TO hold Il I" enter without
examination the graduate schools Of
our greatest universities.
In addition 70 this the past year has
Eeen many changes for bcttcrnent.
Bethany'S endowment has been In
creased. her faculty enlarged. her
scholastic standards raised and her
student activities strengthened.
Not only has Bethany been be'tcred
IN an academic way. but in a material
way. Her equipment including Il nov
water system. a radio station. a motion
nlcture machine. improvements To the
campus and TO the buildings haE" added
comfort TO the life o. her students
"AlI OF thus. too. has been the result
oF unselhSh devotion. Our trustees and
alumni have glvcN unSparing'y Ct. their
time. efforts and money. the admin e,ra-