Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-08
THE ST. CLAIRSVILLE PUB
Lie SCHOOLS.
Commencement Exercises of An.
other School Year.

on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The
attendance on both evenings of parents of the
pupils and friends of the school was large,
and especially so on the evening the gradua-
tion exercises occurred.
On Wednesday evening the exercises under
direction Of Superintendent Burns, consisted
of Dramas, Readings, Declarations, Music
and Songs. In the rendition ofthe Dramas
the acting reflected much credit upon the
performers. Some of the players performed
their parts exceedingly well to the great salts
faction of the audience. We would like to
particularize but rather than run the risk of
emitting the names Of some who deserve
mention we refrain. The declamations and
readings showed careful training of pupils of
the class. The evenings programme, as a
whole, was well rendered, and was thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.
The Commencement exercises proper were
held on Wednesday evening-the Hall was
literally packed with the best people of the
vicinity, whose presence and approval spoke
in no ordinary terms of the interest felt in the
success OF the PUBLIC Schools.
THE GRADUATING CLASS
Consisted of three young ladies and four young
men, as follows: Lura West, Belle
Meyer, Ella Finney, Belle Anderson-Role
Collins, Duane Cowen, Ross Barrett and
George Weir. All of the young ladies were
attired neatly, and appeared to be in the most
winsome mood imaginable, seemingly well
pleased that their attention to books and
school had brought them to the end of their
studies and secured for them the honors of
the occasion. The young gentlemen were in
the position of being the first male graduates
of the school, and certainly its many admirers
and patrons will have no cause to complain if
each successive class goes forth from its halls
with as bright prospects and under as propi-
tious circumstances.
The evenings entertainment was opened by
Prayer by Rev. R. Alexander, after which
the school which has attained no small degree
of proficiency in music, sang a beautiful
Greeting Glee" and then the literary exer-
cises of the graduation class which were as
follows, began: Belle Anderson, Essay, SUBJ
ject Truth and Compensation; D. T. Cowen,
original translation from Xcnophon; Lura
West, Essay, subject Intellectual and Moral
Education; Ross Barrett, Defamation, Red
Jacket; Belle Meyer, Essay, subject, The Sea-
sons; George Weir, Defamation, The High
land Chief; Robert Collins, original transla-
ton from Virgil.
We will not attempt to speak in detail of
the performances of the class; suffice it to say
that they were all good-the essays showed
originality of thought and diction, and the
translations from Xenophon and Virgil by the
young gentlemen familiarity with Greek and
Latin creditable alike to teacher and pupil
At the conclusion of the exercises of the class
a handsome diploma was presented to each
graduate, by Superintendent Burns, on behalf
of the Board of Education. In presenting the
diplomas MIR. b. made neat and appropriate
address, replete with sound advice.
The graduating exercises proper being over,
the remainder of the evening was spent in the
rendition of a programme consisting of read
ing, songs, DC.
Readings were given by Emma Woodway,
Lulu Brown, Nettie Frazier, Essie Bewley,
Ada Bumgarner, Ella Finney, Belle Ander-
son, and Lizzie Wilkinson; Declamations by
Horace Dickey, VIM. McMillen, VIM. Dan.
ford and d. Z. Cowen; Anna and Emma IT.
win, Katie Meyer and Lura West, sang solos;
Katie and Belle Meyer sang duet; and Lulu
Brown and Messrs. Thompson and King in a |
quartette; and at intervals the school which
was seated upon the stage would join in full
chorus. The musical part of the programme
was enhancedin in interest by the excellent vocal
performances of the Minute Gun duet and The
Ninety and Nine by Profs. Burns and Black.
Our readers hereabouts know that Prof
Burns can keep up his end of the string in any
piece of music, and the audience on that oc-
casion had ample proof of that fact. Prof
Black is magnificent baritone singer, and his
renditions delighted his auditors. Mrs. Burns
presided with her usual grace at the organ.
These exercises were the fitting close of a
year marked by success and prosperity in our
schools. Prof. Burns who has superintended
them during the last five years has been un-
firing in his efforts to make Number One
School-how well he has succeeded we are will
ing to leave to the opinion of an appreciative
public. His efforts have been ably seconded
by an excellent corps of Instructors Princi-
pal and Assistants deserve the gratitude of pa
ltrons and parents.
Friday was the children's jubilee. In the
morning they gathered at School Hall, and
headed py the Band, and their respective
teachers, over two hundred of them marched
to the Fair Grounds. 1t was q grand sight.
There they INDUCED in all sorts of sports and
ate good things until they became almost too
full for utterancc. Nothing was left undone
Iby teachers and friends to make the annual
school pic mic happy affair. We can only
wish that all the little ones will meet again
next year at the same place, after as prosper
GUS school year as the one just closed.