The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-23
GllsQntettlgetltst.
WHEELING FEMALE COLLEGE.
E.,nys Read at Commencement by
the Graduating Class.
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE
cIAss OF ~ BY LIDE N. LOGAN.

ltAST
CLASS OF 10" By LIDE N. LOGAN.
Know all men by these presents
WhereasTWe, the senior class Of 1873 OIL
the Wheeling Female College, In the
county of Ohio and State Of West Virginia
Students, being Of sound dlspOsing mind
.ud memory, do make and publish this
uar last will and testament.
For and In consideration Of the love we
hear 10 our successors-all the future SEN
,Or Classes-We give and bcqueath 10 them
our abundant supply OF senior dignity,
We assure them that this Is not worth
les legacy. We need only fGler 10 the
,rlacc il has been u US in many an hour
ul trial when all else seemed 10 fail. In
moments OF dependency when lost In the
brwildering msZes as 10 the objections
urged against LOcke's Theory Of Repre-
sentative Images" or waVering In unCer-
I4inty regarding the Advantages TO be
derived from the study OF the Fine ART"
It was dignity, and dignity alone, that sus'
,4ined us. Deeply we regret the separa-
non, for pleasant to our maidenly ears has
beell the title, grave and reverend sen
lurs," But now that our education is fin
iLnl, VIC would not be- 50 selfish as to re-
lain that for which zoe have no further use,
sud which would, no doubt, prove an in
valuable acquisition TO our successors In
preparing them for the tasks and hOnors
that await them.
Whereas, We believe, Perseverance, to
Je the most essential element Of success IN
The lie OF a student; therefore, be It pro-
vided that we give TO the Preparatory De-
plrtment OF the Wheeling Female Col
iegG TO have and to hold during the peri
ID of their school life, and thereafter TO be
disposed of in like manner to the sue
rreding preparedness, the Onc.halt oil our
perseverance; also, be it provided that the
remainder becquaIly divided between the
Slusic and Art departments Of said insli'
,IIiOn. =,
Upon all the members Of the school
except the senior classes and preparedness
we beslow fully and freely, hGnceforth
aud forever, our surplus amount Of senti'
mcut-SentiHenk which all schoolgirls
.re accused Of possessing in unlimited
quantities. Tonight VIC step out Of the
broad realm OF fancy into the cold and
practical world OF TACT, aud VIC step forth
with sorrOW.-WG assure you that we
u.yc never considered romantic" term
ID rcproaCh, even though one Of England's
greatest poets has cruelty spoken OF us as
bread and butter MISSES" The romance
ii lie is the flower, the work OF life the
,suil, and II is not until the blossom has
dropped 10 the ground, there to decay,
thai the fruit bcgins to ripen. so In lie,
II Is when the romance is past that prac-
I,rh usefulness begins. On the other
hand we do not mean TO be understood
~ believing in that popular laliacy that
regards "sChOOldAys" us the happiest Pc
Rod OF ones life We'll said, that US truly
might we call spring the farmers happl-
est season. He has the pleasures OF hope,
The delight OF anticipating a. view
1t his whitening hNrvCsts in tho
future; but, in strong contrast, is
The present with severe, unrOmantiC
Irudgery, suspense and boiling fears for
the result Even 50 have We, in past
wears had delightful dreams as TO the
harvest. But dillgCnt application for
many weary days was the zone thing
nCediul" 10 ensure the result which we so
earnestly desired, now our harvest COM
mences and from this date We begin 10
reap. Our actions will be tho proof OF
what our efforts have been. Each day
our knowledge and principles will be
brought into play and VIC will be binding
the sheaVes Of good or evil deeds. But
shall We SOW no more? Shall we mol
rather SOW as we reap even unto the end
TO the Faculty Of the Wheeling Female
College we bequeath our patience, having
received much Of il from their hands, VIC
return the same with the interest that has
accrued. Knowing the special value OF
This gilt, We will sec that II be used with
care and transmitted as an heirloom
through each succeeding Faculty oil the
Institution.
Blessings lie shOwered on the heads oil
lhe devoted trustees who placed the col
lege building In the most inaccessible SPOT
from the northern confines OF the city &c
tue southern. We bestOw upon them
without reservation, our daily pilgrimage
Alb who can tell how bard It is to climb the
Iteep, where
sLme's proud temple shines Alar."
AS mementoes Of our regard we desire
to remember some Of those outside oil the
fliaily, To the Waverly Society we be-
lueslh our Unabridged Dictionary, al
our works on English Grammar, as well
as our evolutionary powers, suggesting
that by proper improvement Of thes'
gifts they need not remain youths L
fortune and TO fame unknown"
We furthermore desire that all the lega
tees herein mentioned shall be called II
solemn assembly to plant tree within tn
confines Of the hallowed ground OF thi
Institution, that it may grow to keep ou
memories green.
Asa reservation for our own usO as in
livilual members OF the class, We wouII
retain and forever keep our youth AM
Geauly, wit and grace, the love and Gu,
SOuragement Of our friends, the good vii
Of mankind, charity toward oil, with
heart for any late"
EVENTS, TIE SHELLS OF IDEAS NY LIZ
2IE j. PBNDLRToN.
As the creation OF a thousand forests j
IA one acorn, 80 tho germ OF all history
lay yielded in the first man. Egypt, Greece
Rome, Gaul, Britain and America are sue
cessive growths. Every revolution wa
yhhA thought in one mans mind. Ever!
reformation was once q private opinion
The srtHtS Of the past are worthless and
undressing as the riven shell oil tn
Acorn, except in their relations TO the pres
'E'Iieds, which grew out Of them. Tn
most important philosophical, scientific
" physical ideas that have al
.AsrtulmiHGted in tueRts, which have mad
The world bow to the authors with al
%i'rattoH not CQuslled by the Hindoo, q
le prostrales himself at the feet OF Dur
"a Some Of the abstruse speculation
philosophers that have lately been test
1l,Snd found TO be Of practical value un
s0uGledly originated in the brain OF SOM
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