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I N A U U U K A T 1 () N O V V U 10 S I I) K N T 11 O I) V. K S stronfi Hnd thoughtful. The inaujrural ad- fiross of President Ilodjre.s was timely and inspirini; and was received enthusiastically by the large audienee. ' I ' lie protrraiii of thi ' afternmiii closed with an informal i-ecepticm at the Armory. . t the close of the formal exercises in ( ' i)nniieiicement Hall the academic proces- sion maivhed to tlie Armory where nian hundreds paid their respects to the newly installed President. There were in the re- ceivinsi line. President Uodtre.s, Kx-Presi- dent Purinton. (lovernor (!las,scock. Super- intentleiit Shawkey. the members of the Board of Hetrents and of the State Hoard (if Control. Professor .Vrmstnnis ]iresent- ed the fruests ti [ ' resident Ilodfres. F ' riday nijrht was g ven up to reunions of the (Jreek letter fraternities. An ener- getic committee of which Walter II. South was ' hairinan, T. J. Arthur, secretary, and Fred ( ' . Flenniken. treasurer, did mast ef feetive work in planning for what they called a Pan-Hellenic reunion at the inau- guration. They coiunienced upon their campaign early in the year, and working with luiblieity conunittees in all the larger towns of the state, they did much to arouse the old students to an interest in the great and important reunion events at their .Vlma .Mater. l-Voin H to 8 p. m. on Friday each chapter had its dinner party an l its reunion. At 8 the parade was t ' ormed under the command of Jos. K. liuchanan. ' hief iiuirshal. and marched through the I rincipal streets of the town and to the President ' s TToiise. Tlie fraternities fell in line, in the order deternuned by the date of their establishment in the Fniversitx ' . The parade was uui(|ue and spectai ' ular and numbered not less than • )00 men. On their arrival at the Presiiieut ' s House a call was made for President Hodges wlio responded in a short address asking for the cooperation of the old graduates in build- ing up the T ' niversity. After being re- ceived by the President the procession moved to the Court . musement Parlors es- corting the President on the way. Here a general reunion was held until after nnd- nipht. The Pan-Hellenic reiinion was a great success. The men who managed it should be commended for their good work and their high purpose. The purpose was to develop fraternit.v, loyalt.v and eutliusinsni into a broader lr)yalt.v and enthusiasm for the whole I ' ni versify. The thouglit was I ' niversity fii-st. Fraternity, second. If will be lonvr btd ' ore the plea.sjiut nuMnorii ' s and good intiuciices of this reuinon shall j)a.ss away. The Saturday morning nieefiui, ' . c ' alh ' il West Virginia Day, was more informal than the preceding sessions: it was l)oth in- teresting and bi-eezy. It.s puri)ose was to have a heart fo heart talk about e lucation- al conditions. ol).iccts, and ideals in West ' irginia. .Mr. llersclu ' l C. Oirden madi- an adiuirable presiding officer. His intro- ductory a ldress was irood. and his brii-f, witty inti-o(lu ' tions of the speakers were delightful. The keynote of the short speeches was loyalty to the I ' niversify and enthusiasm for its future under ftie new President. . unirpie and striking feature of the ex- ercises was the academic procession. This procession moved from Woodlium Hall to Commencement Hall at the lx ' dnniug of both meetings on F -iday. There were more than . OO in line, counting the escort of cadets. There were 114 jn the academic procession. All these except the «tate of- ficers wer( robed in gowns indii ' ating their s ' holastic rank, gowns s]ieetae dar in their rainbow hues, flowing sleeves. an i u ' orgeous hoods. On every projrram there were two or three numbers of music. With these numbers the audienee was always highly pleased. The most noteworthy musical numbers were those given by nirector Black and Miss Margaret Home. The program was a decided suci-ess from the first number to the last — from the no- table addres,s of Piv.sidenti Taft to the .joyous vicfon- of the rnivei-sity ' s football team over their long-time rivals. Never before has a President of the I ' nited States honored the I ' niversit.v b.v his presence; never before have so many old graduates at one time come back to visit their alma mater: and never before ha.s there been such a display of enthusiasm and loyalty for the Cniversifv by graduates and friends from all sections of the State with- out distinction of party, creed, or profes- sion. Tt was a most notable event and pro- phetic of a greater growth and a more ex- tended nsefidne.ss for the University.
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1 N A U O r K A T I ( ) N OK V K K S I I) K N T II O U G E S William E. Glasscock. Dr. I. C. White, Postiiiiistor Prank h. Bowman, and Dr. A. .M. Buchanan. The presidential (tarty was cscoi-tcd in antoiiiobije.s to the residence of Doctor 1. ( . White where tireakfast was served to the party, the members of the welcoming; committee, and a number of in- vited rm sts. The University Corjts of Cadets formed a militarv ' escort for the presidential procession. At eleven o ' clock the President was escorted to the Univer- sity Qnadranprle where he delivered the first address of the inaugural exercises. After the address the President and the Governor with their parties were enter- tained at luncheon by President TTnd.ses. On Thursday nijrht there was an educa- tional meeting under the charge of Hon. M. P. Shawkey. . tate Sunerintendent of Schools. Dr. Dresslar, of the United States Bureau of Education, showed most con- vincinglv The Duties and Opnortunities of the Modem Scholar : and President Alderman, of the TTniversitv of Vircrinia, presented incisivel.v the thesis that the State T niversity is a democratic and not an aristocratic force amone the people. Friday morning was bi-ic-ht and clear, an ideal day for the interesting and impres- sive services. At nine o ' clock vi.siting Dele- gates and members of the T niversitv Fa- culties assembled in Woodlmrn TTall to prepare for the academic procession. At 9 :40 the march to Commencement TTall was taken up. The procession was led by the cadet escort: then followed the mem- bers of the T niversity Faculties in the re- verse order of their rank, the representa- tives of othei ' eolleares and educational in- stitutions in the reverse oi-der of the found- ing of their institutions, the public officials of West Virginia the T niversity TJesrents Tieorse S. Laidlev. G. A. Northcott. Earl W. Oglehay. J. B. Finley, members of the State Board of Control. James S. Lakin, John . . Sbeppard, E. B. Stephenson, the officiating clertrymen. State Superinten- dent of Schools Shawkey. and Governor G]Hs.sco( k President TTodtres and Ex-Presi- dent Purinton. The line of march was from Woodburn TTall around the Quad- rangle to the south rear door of Com- mencement TTall. T ' pon reaching the stens leading from the street to the terrace the cadet escort stood in split ranks and the procession entered the hall marching be- tween these. Within, the Delegates were seated in the block south of the platform until they were called to the .stage for formal intro- duction. T hey then took seats (m the plat- form, which they fR-cupied during the morning and afternoon exercises. The members of the Faculties occupied seats immediately in front of the platform at l)oth meetings. The gallers ' was reserved for students and alunnii and was crowded to its utmost capacity. Promptly at ten o ' clock Ex-President Purint m took charge of the meeting. Follomng the invocation by Bishop Dona- hue of Wheeling, the visiting Delegates were called one by one by Profes,sor Armstrong, introduced to Ex-President Purinton who fonnallv presented them to President TTodges. The program of greet- ing was then carried nut. Doctor Purinton. always a graceful presidinsr officer, skill- fully and tactfully managed the dozen col- lege presidents so that their speeches were on the side of mercv in length. There were brief addresses from the following presidents : Sparks of State College. Perrv of Marietta. Donev of Bethany, Clark of Salem. T cCormiek of T niversity of Pitts- burgh Welch of Ohio Wesleyan ' . ! Toffat of Washington and Jefferson, TTamerschlag of Carnetrie Technical Schools and also a brief address bv Pt. Rev. Patrick J. Donahue, Bishop of Wheelinu:. All these bore greetines of couL ' ratulation. sympa- tli. - and fellowshiy to the T niversity and the new T ' resident. At the conclusion the audience remained seated while the aca- demic procession move 1. in i-everse order. U, Woodburn PTall. At 2:00 p. ui. the academic procession airain formed in Woodburn TTall and marched as before to Commencement TTall. The Delegates. Faculties, students, alumni, and citizens were seated as in the fore- noon, and Governor Glasscock preside T. His introductoiy address was appropriate and eloquent. TTon. ; T. P. Shawkev as President of the Board of Reg( nts deliv- ered an impressive charge to President Tlodges. who responded briefly in an ear- nest speech of acceptance President Judson of the T ' niversitv of Chicago and Pri ' sident Thom]ison of Ohio State T niver- sit. - deliv(M ' ed formal addresses, both
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