The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-21
acknowledgement
a Word Of Complaint - ElOcu-
IlOnary Contest = Commence.
ment Exercises Of FnirmOnt
Normal AChOOI--A Gaming Affair
ana DF. Blair, etc.
FAIRNoSr, June 10, 1877.

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Normal SClOOI--A Gaming Affair
and DIR. Blair, etc.
.r.. FAIRNoSr, June 10, 1877.
Editors IhlelllSenccF;
Permit me word Of complaint. Did
you notice the terrible manner in which.
your competitors or proof reSder, or
both, thumped, bruised and mutilated my
letter to the lNrELLIdEScER Of the l4th
instant? Ii you didn't, just please turn
back and take look at a sentence in the
second paragraph, and then tell me il
your comprehension il not completely
bewildered. See il You don't find the
slaughter Of sense perfectly trightiul to
behold; very annoying indeed 10 Gears
and eyes polite" 1t was even 80 ridicu.
lOusly transposed as to read-but guess
I'll not reproduce its horrid deiormity
here. Let It suIhce to say that 1t was
nonsensical in the extreme. Besides this,
in speaking OF the different churches in
ancient and modern times that didn't re.
cOgnize the Catholic Church, | am made
to say American Church for Armenian
Church. And not only this, but worse
than all, my name Is printed Phillips,
being substituted for that plain, plainly
written, old.times name, Philip. How
provoking! But for the seventy or eighty
miles which lie between us, might have
put a head on" your careless compost.
ors. Please admonish them to do better
for the future.
On Saturday evening last the class OF
Miss Gum, teacher OF clocution in the
Normal School Of this place, gave an eI.
ecutiOnary contest ut the Town Hall. 1t
was well attended and gave general sati&
faction, although, M you know, peoples
tastes differ very materially in matters
Of this kind. By the way ii il but Just to
mention in this connection that Mis-
Gum is earning quite reputation
amongst our people "a an elocutionist.
Professor Kidd Of world wide fame, and
who has on more than one OCCASION en-
tertained the people Of this town, will
have to look we'll 10 his laurels or.else
Miss Gum will demand them. She
comes to us from Washington, Pa. Some
day, il she pushes on, she will liud an
approaching world: will reach the goal
WI lIGllGGklUus
The commencement Of the State Nor
NAL School, located ut this place, began
yesterday morning and will close Monday
evening next, the 25th inst. On that day
diplomas will he conferred on twenty
three students, five ladies and eighteen
gentlemen, representing eight different
counties Of the State.
On yesterday evening Hon. Z. q. Cracraft,
OF your city, delivered m address before
the Mozart Literary Society of the school
at Normal Hall. His subject was the
Problem otSLite," very appropriate
subject for Such IN occasion. lie urged
upon the young ladies and gentlemen OF
the society the Importance OF (lsl) start.
ing right, (9d) of'proceeding right, and
(3d) Of pushing on. lie coDjured them to
advance slowly but surely in startiDgout
to act their parts in the great drama oil
life. He would have them in all their
gettings not TO forget to educate the
heart. He taught that pure mind and
pure heart 90 together = that they
are lnsepara6le when great purposes
10 lie are sought ID be attained,
and that they should not be divorced.
lie urged them 10 be charitable.
Faith and hope would do much, hut they
must have charity. They must be tenn.
perate. They should be energetic
should not vast time, means, breath
should not pass by all the grand posi-.
btlities OF life. They should get high,
noble conceptions OF life and strive to
reach the ideal that will ever. advance
before them-that will bsckon them on
to honored and useful positions in socie.
y. The address occupied about I'M
hour in lta delivery, was excellent
throughout, and was highly appreciated
bya large and very intelligent audience.
The young ladies and gentlemen OF the
literary Society seeWed especially enter.
IGined and delighted with the address,
and will doubtless try and profit by the
feast Of reason aud flow OF soul"
Tonight the Normal Literary Society
will be addressed by u. l. Butcher, E,q,,
oil Beverly, this State. Mr.. Butcher is a
graduate Of the school, year or two ago,
and is well known here as gentleman Of
culture and lins literary tastes and tai.
OnIs, 80 that it is safe to say in advance
that he will make good speech.
Tue exercises during the day consist
principally Of the examination Of gradu.
aling classes, ETC., and as they are SINH.
lar to the routine consequent on all such
commence nent exercises, it Ia not essen
tial 10 report them here.
Since the fall Of 1871 this school has
graduated over one hundred students,
and glance at the alumni record show4
that they are nearly all engaged In the
school work OF the Statc-that they are
employed as teachers, county supetin-
IandenU, etc. Those not 80 employed
are filling other honored aud usefulsta.
lions in lie. So far Us it can be ascer.
tanned not single tadpole can DO found in
the whole number. There isnp doubling
the complete and triumphant SUCCESS OF
lhI'instituIiOn Of learning. II should have
inc careful fostering Of tue State in order
iha' 1t may fully develop lis power to do
good. But I'll write again CONCERNING
the commencement, exercises Of Inc school
when they close. ~
Writing Of the Normal school reminds
mo to mention a Gaming affair between
DR.. Blair, the Principal, and gentleman
otyour city Charles II. Deiters, said "a
be q man OF noble deeds, recently present.
ed DR.. Blair, Principal OF the Normal
School, with an elegant gold.healetl cane
as testimonial Of his appreciation Of
the Doctors qualifications as Principal
and for bis care for the pupils under hi.
charge. don't believe DE-. Blair would
care bit II all the stout men Of the State
were to cane him after this fashion. lii
would not care so much for the value o
the canes as he would to have the appre-
citation Of the people. in his efforts L
serve them faithfully "a an educator.
! notice from the INrELLIdEN Of to
day that the Charleston Courier says thA
the Location Of the Capital at that poinI
will increase wages without increasing
'fe price oil bread; therefore working men
should vote for Charleston" Hal ha
ha memorable logic, isn't II? But then
GsCapital can't 80. to Charleston or any.
where else until 1885, and that would be
such long timefor the poor workipgmen
10 wait for the $,C0a3er's better times to
SOasasOundir guess, however, the working