The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-26

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Coytrrta0 Degrees.
Grand Chorus. BsnsdletiOn.
Thefollowipg are the names Of the grad.
uating class, upon whom the degree OF
Mistress Of Engllsh Literature was con-
lerred: Carrie Maud Adams, Julia NJ.
Gardner, Bella V. Godfrey, Ella Reed,
Ida n. Richards, Mary @. Ryan, Emma
E. snowden, Mary Vardy, Sally A.
White, Kate Wise, Ella G. Wright. Miss
Richards carried of the first honors, and
Misses snowden and White the second.
Miss Dora Clohan would have also grad.
uated, but for the recent death Of her
father. .r0-s ri
The degree Of Mistress of Music was
conferred upon Miss Mary Scott.
The first prize threading was awarded
to Miss Adelis Pallock, and consisted Of
a handsomely bound volume Of Bryanl's
Library Of Poetry and Song. Miss Julia
n. Garden secured the first prize in com.
position, a beautiful silver cup presented
by Rev, Clark.
Before comforting the degrees, Prof.
Morton spoke as followa: ~ .fsss5
Address TO THE GRADUATING CLASS.
You've LADIES: Having completed
tho prescribed course Of study and having
been duly examined and passed In The
same, the faculty Of the Wheeling Female
College by and with the advice and con.
sent Of the Board Of Directors have or
dained and directed that you now receive
the. degree Of AistreSS Of English Lit9ra.
ture.
In discharging the pleasant duty Of con.
ierring on you this honorable degree, 1
will ask the audience TO indulge me for a
few moments whilst I address Won in
your present capacity Tor the last time.
For several years you have been stu.
dents-intellectual toilers. You have
delved among the perplexing problems
Of mathematics, have sought TO unrayel
some Of the secrets Of science, and have
perused, at least, some Of the pages Of DO.
lite literature.
And you have done all this, studied
aud recited, learned and conned by rote,
that you might gain, not merely the
honors and distinction Of this hour, not
simply these engraved and certified
parchments, but that you might possess a
good, sound and thorough English educs.
ton, that you might have q good under.
standing, and that you might be fully
equipped and well trained for the earnest
realities OF life.
You have as pupils done well-you
have acquitted yourselves with honor
you have honorably won q fair distinction
Tor scholarship and literary culture, and
the honor conferred upon you this even.
Ing 10 not e1 grGtid or "a more, but in the
opinion Of your instructor Is tcorthily be-
slowed, because honorably won and de-
served. ~ s7
And now, young ladies, In other than
the scholastic sense, this Is indeed your
Commencement You are now 10 com.
mence new studies and 10 assume
new dutiea. You are entering as new
pupils higher school, for your gradua.
ton here this evening Is but mairicula.
ton into higher department Of the great
school Of lie.
Suffer then before you 60, q few words
In regard to the new relations and duties
you are about to assume.
First then-never cease to be true stu
dents; study the world-study myself
study others-study charscter-study
principles-study great truths.
exercise your percspiive faculties and
habits Of close attention.
Do not be Of those, who passing through
the world see not though they have eyes,
and hear not Though they have ears. Be
constantly on watch tower, not 10
crafty idle curiosity, but TO profit withal
BY making continual and original obser-
vatlons, By so doing, in q few years you
will wonderfully enlarge your stock Of
knowledge and accumulate a valuable
fund Of Information
Next In order 10 self culture Is the
memory. As the rich harvest Is lost un-
less the husbandmsn gathers the
golden grain into the .barn-so
with the fruits oil observation, un-
less treasured In The store house
Of the mind Youshould cultivate there.
fore prompt, accurate and attentive
memory. While the memory OF things Is
important, It Is Of far more importance to
know how to aas knowledge rightly.
This Is the great end Of education-the
right pse Of knowledge. Be'Ye doera Of
the word as well as hearers. Cultivate
then, equally, all the intellectual iacul.
ties, discrimination, perception, deduc.
ton and inaguraiion,-and bring all-All
your stores Of knoWledge-all your pow.
ers Of mind to bear directly upon the
work otlile. '7'
We come now 10 q higher department
Of culture-a higher department, for In
abiding and eternal interests the heart far
transcends the head.
The question has often been raised,
what arc the conditions that determine
our true position In the world, and what
are the characteristics Of true manhood
and womanhoodi Are they OF q per.