The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-27
CITY AND STATE NEWS.
Tas CoLLscroR from this Office Will
call on tho patrons Of the REGISTER in
East Wheeling to day. IS .'.

FtRsr ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT At Oi
81 THE WHEELING FEMALE CoLLEGE-
Isl The first annual commencement OF TIT
Wheeling Female College came on a
a the First Presby terrain Church last night
81 The Church was filed to it's utmost Oh
racity, and all present were hlsnH
pleased with the entertainment h''o'
81 prayer by Rev. Mr.. Taggart. OF tnF n"r
\ list Church essays on the SUBJECTS
,atsd were read by the following named
,aJi.s: Miss Martha Harper, "hmbi.
q ,,u :" Miss Mary Reid ,"Silent Sleepers;'
Miss Ella fancy. Adversely an aid 10
y,,tue :" Miss Sac c. Mctcalf, Night
brings out the Stars" Miss Sallie Rob,
,,.op. 'Doers not Dreamers ~ All the
,,-a, lists did SO well that we need not
narticuiarize. Among the musical selee-
lions we may notice "All We Nations"
Away, the morn is freshly breaking
hail festsl day" The crystal SPRING"
and America" all of which were rem
5cred in admirable style. tt,
The degree of Mistress OF English Lit
,rnture was conferred upon and diplo-
mas presented to the members of the
senior Class, viz: Miss Martha HarPsr,
Miss Sue c.. Metcalf, Miss Sallie Robin
son, Miss Mary Reid, Miss Ella fancy
Tue First Scholarship Prize, a gold
medal was awarded to Miss Martha
Harper.
4 O., -
medal, was awarded to Miss Aunie ID.
List .t r.|.
The Roll of Honor, comprising the zen
next highest in scholarship was inscrih
I'd with the names al Lilly Hoiskell. she
T. Meicalf Sallie Robinson, Gertrnde
KIaGi. Lucy Cecil. Mary Reid Anaa b"-
uan. Emma List, Mary Fleming and Lit
ljo Galiy ,..
Roll al MORT, being the highest stand
lGg ia each class of ton or more Third
Analytical Arithmetic, Lilly Heiskell;
Second Analytical Arithmetic, Annie
Logan First Analytical Arithmetic,
Mary Lamb; Rays Arithmetic, Bessie
Watson, of FaicmOnt; Normal Arithme-
tie, Amanda Swartz, OF Martinsvllie, and
Mary Rodgers, OF West Liberty Mitch
ell, Primary Geography, lille Heiskell
Primary Grammar, Clara Wheeler 2nd
Grammar Lucy Cecil; LIST Grammar, Bessie
Watson, of Fairmont; ID History of tho
United States, Lilly Heiskell and Ida
Loan; Advanced History Of the
United States, Mary Fleming, OF Wells
bur-: General History, Martha Harper;
Astronomy, Annie ID. List; Chemistry,
Gertrude Kraft; Rhetoric, Rachel Dbl
Ion; Com Algebra, Annie ID. List; ADV. Al
NtfI!u.o Mat H T ,II T'!,
tlla blilon; Com ie"cn MAY u i",",''
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49, S,i,;n nnnIon: D.rnlt,ncni. Mary
,r,L Tnom,ns,in priz, Ella Robinson
Alter the Conterring ot Degrees '"h
Ia. N,vnr,}ino of Medals, the follow inr
81.
''l"' W We lo"" ,.
To tho Board OF D"ec'o'S y ""e'''"9
Female college;
Your Committee appointed /" inc
1HtS "l N'SiU''S ''o IL. -
l"ar just closed regret 20 stA 1917 tra, '"is
hra not able 10 report ~ ''''','''i ' ',II,
charge OF their dn'y, Us was P'"""p'a
cNpected by your D,'a',,, "ir' do wa" Ii9
earnestly des'fed oS INC r"c"''E W '''
college.
Ihoy nave ho"oNo',. isl ,1 I ."o t ,"i
lege on seVeral Occasiohs' an" i'".o 70"
present at private ana pupi Ioci''''''"S
Of the pupils In the seNei1i ueI'i tii'','H'
Their opportunities OF Observation
have been such as TO enaoie them 10
speak confidently Ill regard 10 tne ihouoS
# instruction adopted; the com
potency of the teachers; ana the
general condition ct the institutions
upon all these points, your commi'tee
tool gratliicd IN beng able To make I"
highly favorable report.
SO far rs we have Information, the at
,ainmcnts OF the pupils nave "cen hiEnN
,atisfactory to the patrons. heaithy
,uLorost and industry III tue Pu'su'' VI
heir studies manifested 'CS'ii among
the pupils early III the year ana haS con
timed with increase until It's close.
OF the President oil the Faculty thoy
tho friends OF the college with doep
,nuse of his eminent qualifications for