The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-13
WHEELING FEnALE CoLLEGE.
commencement Exercises NJ
washington Hall Last Night.

W ItEEL1NG FEMALE COl4lIhUhs
Commencement Exercises At
Washington Hall Last Night.
The commencement exercises Of The
Wheeling Female College losk place In
Washington Hall last night, before .
very large and elegant audience. Indeed
the crowd was 90 great that very many
were compelled to stand, while some were
even unable 10 gain Gdmittance. A larger
or more brilliant audience never before
assembled inside the walls Of the build
ing.
beautiful plants and rare fowers-from
the grounds Of our friend Thos. Horn
brook, we imagine, as that we'll known
philanthropist Is 4 great friend Of the
College. The floral display was very fine,
and the sweet fragrance Of fresh buds and
blossoms filled the atmosphere.
Upon the stage, besides Mics A. Taylor,
the President Of the College, were the
members Of the faculty, the graduating
class, the trustees, and a number Of prom.
inent gentlemen, among whom we OBJ
served the following: Governor II. NJ.
Mathews, Sec.,y ofSIate Brady, Hon. G. D.
Hubbard, Rev. D. A. Cunningham Rev. W.
c. Snodgras, Rev. T. Swain, Of Philadel.
phiA, Rev. James Moifat, Rev. I. F. Clan
cy, Dr.. T. H. Logan, and Messrs. Thos.
Hornbrook, Us. Rhodes, HenryK K. List,
Benz. Davenport, John r. Hubbard, Geo.
K. Wheat, Augustus Pollock, g. W. Al.
kinson, s.. P. Hildreth, II. B. Ferguson
and Jacob Kemple.
THE CLASS OF rs.
The seven sweet girl graduates were
dressed 10 virgin white, and looked as
pretty as a picture. As pretty, indeed,
as their counterfeit presentment recently
gotten up In Parsons beat style and pre-
scented 10 their esteemed President, Miss
Taylor. Parsons is A No. l photograph
er, and his picture Of the graduating class
offs is one Of his best efforts, aud ia
highly priced by Miss Taylor.
After prayer by Rev. I. Swain, D. D.,
OF Philadelphia, the salutatory was read
by Miss Lille A. kirkpatrick, Of Bell.
ARE, Ohio. The paper was very care
fully prepared, and gave evidence Of rich
Intellectual powers and fine thought.
The young lady's delivery was very eff
fective in sympathy Of tone and expires.
sion. She was ~appiauded most enthusi-
a~stically, and received a beautiful collec.
ton OF bouquets.
Sat Last" was the title OF az address
delivered by Miss Estella Irene Martin,
Of Rosby's Rock, which met with a warm
response and a shower Of bouquets from
the audience. The fine sentiment shown
in the paper, and the elegant language in
which The younglady's beautiful thoughts
were clothed, found q welcome in the
hearts Of the auditors.
Next came a characteristic address
from Miss Annie NJ. Woods, of this city,
on character Building" which display
ed an unusual depth OF thought for 80
Miss Carrie B. Hubbard, Of Wheel
ing, took for her theme Echoes"
This was one Of the inest es-
says read during the evening. Mis-
Hubbard's tones were clear and distinct.
and could easily be heard in any part Of
the hall. The applause which her effort
drew forth must certainly have been graf.
flying in the extreme 10 the young lady
and her friends. i,
Mics V. Pendleton, Of Wheeling, read
a we'll prepared and Interesting address
which she called "The Roll Call Of Ma
tions." II was nicely read, and was a
very creditable production.
Miss Capitola Marshall, OF Wheeling,
was the humorist OF the evening. Her
"Class Soliloquy" created considerable
amusement. The young lady, in picturing
her " prospects in life, and her choice
Of a profession in the future, gave a fair
illustration of the popular idea Of the
soft snaps" enjoyed by q newspaper re-
porter. We trust that Miss Capitolamay
hold on 10 this beau ideal, and never have
occasion to peep behind the scenes oil
Bohemianism.
The Valedlctory, by Miss Sophie W.
Logan, Of Wheeling, vas equal TO any
paper OF the kind we have ever heard,
il was replete with beautiful and brilli-
ant passages, clothed in the purest and
choicest language, and read. in a well
modulated voice. The young lady il
possessed OF a fine mind, which has un.
dergone a careful training.
"rHE IDEAL WOMAN"
was the subject Of an address by Miss
Taylor, President Of the Faculty. Miss
Taylor said that the ideal woman il
nowhere 30 beautifully and truly delinea'
ted az in the Bible. She then read q num-
Der oil extracts from Holy Writ concern.
ing women. The value OF such a woman
as Solomon described, she claimed, il
above all price. She is Trustworthy. Trust
is essential to the happinesso Of all" Trifes
light as air are 10 the Jealous confirmation
strong as Holy Writ" The speaker al
luded to the evils attending a lack Of con.
fdence on the part Of u husband toward
his wife. Every wife has it in her power
10 do her husband good or evil, and the
good and evil in her power are alike i'm.
measurable. This applies 70 the husband
as we'll as TO the wife. Then followed
some excellent suggestions as 10 how to
do good in the home circle; and the lady
advised the class, no matter how they
may be treated by others, to do them all
the good in their power.
Another feature OF the ideal woman
is that she ia characterized by
great industry. True work Is dig
nifty OF tho highest type. Labor il
divine. True education teaches woman
as we'll as man how 10 think, how TO de:
yelop her resources, and how TO do good
in an honorable way. True labor Is en-
nobling to woman as we'll as man. In
dustry Ia not only commended but also
commanded in the Bible. II Is the phil.
osopher's stone that turns all metals and
even stones into gold.
Economy Is another feature Of the true
woman. The economical woman il
watchful and looks we'll 10 gee
that things are not wasted. She
superintends every little detail Of her
household. The principal OF economy
is divine. Not only Is II taught in the
Word OF God but it is also illustrated by
the works Of God, There is an argu-
ment 10 enforce the strictest economy
which all feel more or less. 1t is the
hard times; or, in other words, the great
financial panic through which we are
now passing. She alluded in this connec'
ton TO the horrors Of communism, as the
o~utgrowth Of extravaganza and fast liv-
ing, which threaten the country. All
should practice and prepare