Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-06-24
p6 THIRD ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT

on SHEPHERD CoLLEGE.-The Third
Annual Commencement OF Shepherd
College took place on the 10th instant,
in the Presbyterian Church, in the pres
ence of very large audience.
Mr.. LUcAss ADDRESS,
before the Parthenian and Ciceronian
Societies, was al interesting oration and
well prepared, and an eloquent plea for
1.-THE Native Poets of Virginia"
NOT IN THE PROGRAMME.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Lucas ad.
dress and after the band chad discoursed
sweet music" Miss Alice Smooth, by
request of her Society, advanced to the
platform and handed Prof. McMurran a
very handsome boquet with the request
that it be presented to Mr.. Luca, in the
name of the young ladies Of the Parthe-
nian Society. Prof. McMurran taking
the boquet, approached the orator and
said: Sri: is with feelings ofthe high
est pleasure that am made the medium
of presenting to you this beautiful and
tastefully arranged boquet Of native
flowers, in the name of the young ladies
of the Parthenian Literary Society; &C
cept it, sir, as an evidence of their ap-
probation ofthe native poet of Jefferson
county, whose name was omitted from
your string of pearls this evening. MIR.
Lucas accepted it in neat speech.
THE EXERCISES ON FRIDAY
were opened with prayer by Rev. r. G.
Holland, President of the Executive
Committee. The Principal then read
the names of the scholars who had main
tanned the f-st-grade in scholarship
throughout the year and sustained the
same in their final examination.
Orations were delivered and essays
read by the following students, i'll the
order named:
Self Control,
Edward L. Folk
What the Winds Say,
A. Rose Johnson.
Our National Progress,
r Port Morrison
A Bird in the Hand is worth two in
the Bush,
Lily A. Reinhart.
The Almighty Dollar,
Harry q. Getzendanner.
The Whispers of the Trees,
Hattie Ii. Sanders.
The Power of Mind,
A. Frank Hess.
jamestown in Virginia,
Jas. NJ. Ransom, Jr.
Mary Queen Of Scots,
Laura Powell.
Luxury and its Effects,
Randolph J. Strider.
We now 60 forth to meet the Future,
Mary L. West
These orations and essays were inter-
spersed with music from Criswells
Band, and when Miss West concluded,
Governor Jacob arose and stated that
in the absence of the other members OF
the Board of Regents, the Normal d.
plomas could not then be conferred, but
would be as SOON as the Board arrived.
The Board subsequently conferred Nor
NAL diplomas upon the following stu
dents who had completed the Normal
course prescribed and sustained an ex-
animation upon the same: Misses A.
Rose johnson, Lily A. Reinhart, En-
ina X. Keesecker, Julia NJ. Rentch,
Hattie H. Sanders, S. Louise Sanders,
Sallie G.. Entler, Bette NJ. Morgan,
Laura Powell, Mary l.. West Octavia
Triplett; Messrs. Edward L. Folk, G.
Port Morrison, Geo. F. Engle, Geo.
Folk, Horace C. Osburn, Harry Z.
Getzendanner, A. Frank Hess, Saml I.
Knott, Melvin L. Ronemous, James NJ.
Ransom, Jr., Randolph J. Strider, Elyet
3. Pitsnogle, James T. Ryon, Jacob A.
Staley. Joseph Walper, Hugh p. Allen.
The exercises were interesting through
out and made fine impression upon the
large audience, who went away con-
WINGED that We had a school worthy of
more liberal patronage and one that
was doing good work and supplying
the want long felt in our State.
I0 Mr.. Henry Byers, We learn, Of
fers himself as an "!ndependent Con-
sentative" candidate for Constable in
Potomac District, at the next election.
Mr.. B. ha. filled that position very sat
isfactorily for several years, and We
would like to see him elected again.
He has been very prompt in all his
dealings, and has never let his bonds
men ''stick' as some have done in years
past.
p0 CoMrLlMENrARY.-The Hunting
ton .4dvertiser of June lst, enumerates