The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-11
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT
FAIRMONT.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.

IA
ment.. addresses Of Hon. b. r.
Martin and Rev. W. c. FalconeT''
OratIOns and Essays Of the GTadu'
atIuE Class. r eCePtiOn to Governor
JacOb..BoaTd of Regents..Alumnl
and AIumnal Associations etc.
FAIRMONT, July 8, 1873.
TO tho Editors Of the IntellIgeneer:
Haylng seen no account OF the Annual
Exercises Of the Normal School al this
place Iu the INTRLLIoRECER, we venture,
even at this late date, 10 give synopsis oi
these interesting exercises held In our
beautiful Mountain City" last week
10 US, the gala week ol the year.
Although the school located in our
midst was organized but four years ago,
and In this briet time has labOred under
many disadvantages, yet the progress i
has made, and the place 1t occupies would
honor an older and more highly favored
institution. And while its work Is spe.
cidc and differs very materially from that
Of colleges, we claim that 1t Is no less i'm
portaHt The educational interests OF our
State demand that the masses shall be
taught. And we ask, what lnstrumen'
talIiy Is 30 well adapted TO briGS about
this result as our Normal Schoolp Those
who leave these halls from time TO time
90 forth under u pledge OF honor that
they will teach in our Opn STATE at least
Que full year; many will teach much
longer, some will make 1t their life work,
thereby assisting In dIiusing knowledge
within our own borders, among our own
people. II education ever becomes uni
yersal, Il will be brought about mainly by
the work OF The humble teacher, who
labOrs in the by.ways and hedges, and
whose aim is 10 preserve the innocent,
teach the ignorant and reclaim the fallen.
To prepare men and women more fully
Tor this work Is what we conceive the
mission OF the Normal School 10 be. But
we digress.
The indications that this school Is In.
dursed and demanded by tho public are
clear and direct A class Of students has
gathered within It's walls that would be
a credit 10 any school in the land. They
are not sent 10 school, they 90 to school.
That good work has been done, both by
teachers and students, we think the re-
suits will clearly show. ,
ANNIVERSARY ExERCIsEa.
On Sunday afternoon, June Goth, the
Principal, DR.. J. G. Blair, delivered the
annual address TO a large and intelligent
audience in the school hall. He took as
the subject of his discourse, the words,
IL must work the works Of him that sent
me while Il is day." This address is rec
ognized by all who heard it as a mas
lerly effort. When the DR.. spoke OF some
Of the false theories which are being ad'
vanced in these days by men Of science,
50 called, and oi the pernlcious influence
Of tue doctrines taught; when he asked,
will these poor finite beings command q
psuse,-a cessation OF natures work.
because they cannot understand the plans
Of the Infinite OneP" His words were
truly eloquent aud sublime. His parting
counsel to the eChool, and more especial;
ly TO the graduating class, will not be
forgotten soon. Dr. Blair is q thorough
scholar, and with nearly forty years ex.
periense in teaching, he Is certainly well
acquainted with the best methods ot
impartiug instruction. Indeed we have
never seen any one that seemed moro
Ut home In the class room than he.
Miss Alice V. Hews, class in instrumen-
tal and vocal music gave an entertain
ment on Monday night Although the
evening was very uniaVorable still the
concert was well attended. The perform
auces were all good, and showed that
there had been careful training in this i'm.
portsut branch Of education. We cannot
speak ol oil the participants, but to pass
without saying anything Of Mis- Lucy
Haymond's performance, would be injus'
tlce. This young lady certainly possesses
musical talent, which, II cultivated and
fully developed, will entiIle her to place
among the best performers, Her singing
associated with some unprOuOuncea6lc
foreign name would not lail TO win the
admiration OF thousands. Miss Jennie
aud Miss Maggie Barns also received very
haltering compliments. Miss Hewes de-
serves great credit for her unliring efforts
in behalf ofthe musical department OF the
school.
The address before the Literary socie.
lies was delivered by the Hon. b. F. Mar.
tin, Of Pruntytown, on Tuesday evening,
July 1st. Mr.. Martin took for his theme
the dying exhortation oI David TO Sole.
mon, "Be thou strong, therefore, and shew
lhyselfa man" As several members OF
Tue societies were Just graduating and
shout to enter upon the busy activities oil
life, these words were timely and pecu.
Iiarly appropriate. He urged that the
great need Of the day Is true, valiant men,
who will stand up and do the right under
sll circumstances. A full house listened
sllenlively to these earnest words. The
speaker closed by repeating LOniellOws
Psalm of Life" which seemed 10 hayea
new meaning, when used so appropriate
ly and spoken so lOrcibly.
Ate o'clock on Wednesday, July Bud,
Tue address Of the Senior class began
Che graduates number tWenty.six, an
equal number Of ladies and gentleman.
The following was tue order Of eNer-
Cises
PROGRAMME.
Ngtle-"We come with song" School Choir.
PRkTER.
uaic-"Mght and right" 49,. School Choir.
Orluun-'The Dignity Of Man..
EssAy--"ThO Unknown Grcat,"..
MIss Fannie May, FOtksblrS, W. Va.
Uatiou-"AdyAntaVt Of EDUCATION
q. B: Harvey, Evansville, ", Va,
Conquest, ",..........,nA.;- ~ v.
Mss G1ssIe BWeArunRen, PAlAtlne, W. Va,
MaIlc Observation-Disclosures Waltz"
NIsB Lacy Raymond.
OAuou-"OurSelVeS" !" ............
". MusgroYe, BunnerB Ridge, W. Va.
EisAy-"DeyelOpmCn OF ChArAeter,'
Miss Il. Jennie Prlee, BenWo0d, W. Va
OnuOn-"PncticAl Education,
J. A. Fleming 4hlnuBton, w. Va
EasAy-"FGIhion," ..........,....
Miss Alice GGlahue, AdAinsVillc, W: Va
SaIle-"Metry Sparkling WAier," School Cholr
Oiation-"CJcleS Of PrOHreGg,"
r. Q. Bland, West Union, W. va
GSAY-"lnEpOken Language.
NiSs Ollie MeClASkUy, Asundsvllle, ". Va
OhtOn-"NormAl Schools 3. Fleming,
FAlFmOnt