The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-01
FROM GILHER.
Exercises OF INC
GlenyiiIe n Normal school.

ULENNlLLE, OuhS ~ ASN
Editors of the Register:
1t is seldom you get any items nom
this section. and still more seldom that
we have any worth writing about. A
notice of the closing exercises OF our
Normal School, however, we deem
worthy of place il your columns, both
on account Of its public nature, and on
account Of the real merit displayed oy
those engaged in them. This event ~as
looked forward to by the people, WIN
considerable interest Tor sometime oelore
its occurrence, and the general Interest
was heightened by the prospect OF nav
inc among us such distinguished VISITORS
as comnose the Board of Regents.
Rrt in this we were disappointed,
for nn occount OF reasons, known
t,a,,saITes they failed to
,.;,o onr school the encouragement
.Lo;r nresence.would have afforded. But
:, 1s. on last Wednesday, the 22d, a
LARGE number of people from all parts OF
,bis and adjoining counties were collected
in the assembly hall, to witness the nnal
arsrcises of the school Those on the
ocular programme consisted of contests
t,r nr;zes by members of the literary So
c,eties and the reading o! the essays OF
the graduating class. After an interest
ior contest. in which much talent was
displayed, Mr.. Horner l.. Ewing carried
of the prize for the best orator, and Miss.
Anne HAYS that for the best essay. They
were presented in u few neat and happy
remarks by Mr.. Il. +. Fleming, who
afterwards delivered an address that was
received with much attention and appro-
baton bv his hearers He was followed
by Rev. DR. Young, who treated his sub
iect on education IN manner that did
credit to his recognized ability and cl"-
quenCe.
At the request OF the principal, Mr.,
Low, of Lewis county, II graduate this
year of the Fairmont Normal school, re-
cited poem that was highly credltable
To himself as an author and an elOcutlon-
lists.
The exercises were then closed by al
address from Prof. Louis Bennett, the
principal, to the graduating class, and
also to the school, His excellent advice
to the graduating class was listened to
with deep attention, and his few remarks,
full of feeling and emotion, as ne refer
red to his connection with the school,
and his determination to leave tie pro-
fession of a teacher, brought many tears
to the eyes of his pupils, who hold him in
high esteem. He is very popular, and his
leaving the profession will be loss to 1t
and to our school in particular.
There were ten graduates, namely:
Elizabeth Arbuckl", Clara {. Cain, Mary
Cain. Lucy Belle Fetty, Alice Hays Ella
HAYS. Ella Shock, Ward Huffman, VIM.
W. johnson and John G Stump. AIlot
these after a thorough examination by
the examining board composed of Mr.
Robert f. Fleming, Rev. DR., Young and
Rev. Jonathan Smith, showed a degree
Of proficiency rot only in the studies PIE
scribcd in the course, but AIS" in studies
above and beyond il, that reflected very
creditablv upon themselves MS well as
upon the school They can truly be said
to have graduated ahead of the course.
Fear of imposing upon your readers will
on permit me to say for the ladies that
the excellence of their performances was
only cXcelicd by the taste and grace dis
played in their persona! appearance
Much disappointment was felt ut
the neglect which caused them
t. do without their diplomas
for the time beng, for they did not ar
rive in time to be delivered, and am
informed that they have not made their
appearance yet
in spite ol the many disadvantages
under which this school ha> lNbored it
nu. continued to thrive and prosper in Il
manner that plsi,ly shows the estimation
in which 1t Is held By the people here.
Though no appropriation was made by
the Legislature. it will be- continued next
winter hy ,p"rja arrangements, and we
wish it Il, much success and popularity
in the future ITS in the past.