Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-13
FAIRNIONT.
The Commencement Exercises
Comments on the Selection of
a Principal for the Normal
School. Nc,


100. FAIRMoNT, June -.
The interest in the Normal School
commencement exercises is undated.
The town is full of former students, and
their familiar faces bring back the mem
orv Of bright and better days for the in
stitution. There never was such rush
OF students as are now present. Several
classes are represented entira,- not one
absentee, which shows an interest un-
precedcnted in the school and its com
menccments. 1t is folly lor any one to.
suppose that these schools will die dur
ing tire coming year, and the au-
thoritics Of the school districts, or
counties in which they are located, need
not make any preparations TO use the
buildings for other purposes, lor the
schools will live and flourish, even when
the memory ui that famous Legislature
of 1879 shall be recalled by the people
Oi the state "nO more forever. ! cam
not speak ior all the schools Ol the State,
but there is strong deterplimution on
the part of the friends To sustain this
institution during the coming year, and
no duubt next commencement will find
as many students in attendance as are
here now.
There has been. considerable talk
about electing
NEW PRINCIPAL,
but inasmuch as Mr.. B. l.. Butcher is
the only member OF the Board OF Re-
gents present, but little is known OF the
intention of the Board There are sew
eral applicants in town looking the
matter up, and no doubt Il regular siege
will be made ut the first meeting OF
the Board. The friends OF the school III
this place do not desire an appointment
Just now, believing that in the crippled
condition OF the school, financially
speaking, the Regents will be unable to
procure an educator OF such acknowl-
edged ability as would be- acceptable to
the friends Of the school, and one who
would bring To IL any mate
rial support. And having the
utmost confidence in the ability
and fidelity of Miss VI. l.. DiCkey, the
acting Principal, they would prefer that
her salary would be increased and she
retained for the present, at least. To
retain her would not lose any of the sup
port heretofore given to the school, and
TIM selection OF a seCond-rdtc educator,
as principal, might cause some dissen-
ton and weaken the influence OF the IN
stitution. You see We are high toned,
We are poor.
our town has never undertaken to
run this school, and at this time there
is no click bent on rule or ruin. While
We have our preferences, we do not
mean 10 dictate To the Board oil Regents,
but will submit gracefully to the result,
whatever that may be.
The exercises OF this week have been
rs follows: ..t.
On Tuesday night the Mozart Literary
Society held It's fifth anniversary with
very interesting exercises.
On Wednesday night
HON. DANIEL Il. LUCAS,
of Charlestown, delivered an able and
classical address before the Normal
Lyccum; subject, "The study and cdu-
cation OF the Engish-writing poets.
This address was delivered in the usual
eloquent style Oh the speaker, anu az.
tr"c'eu Ine UNIVERSE PIAiSc VI 'l'e '"''
crowd tIlaI greeleu mn oo,,.,.
Oh Ihursu'y "Ateel'ooI' at l'ooo oiTSA iTS.
'ilG st""uadlE 'NeIC.s'S pJE4il' IL Iii'
o'u'' III ""i'r l"'! '"'''' ""'' '''' '"'
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or,,..r.. The End, OF knowledge
0co. =. Arnold, Mineral county,,
Essay " '' '''-
orlr.or,. lent Monitors
r +. Mercer, Marion county.
Essay buDO'e'
ors,f,n III" L. D.'''''' '','''ol .'uH Liter,nre
Chns f. I,t,,ou. Taylor county,
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o,f.n ".'..'' '''...' ,'.'''o ,'.ih Pres,
otto sn-.., Taylor county.
LNy L,iy "'"''
Grafton. - statesmen
w L. '""kmah' LOWS county -..,.,-
fN'! mn, .rg,.r nc "arIIy lN,,''
ur...ur................WurU am Agent IN civilization
{. Il. Davis, poddrirsr county, ,.-.,..
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Grafton ,., ,.........,...paug,r, Of Prosperity
Marcus N. Ross, Canton.
The graduates all ACQUITTED them