The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-12
IN THg spRING rlME OF YOurII.

The Commencement OF the wheeling
Female College ~ the Opera House
Ten Young Ladies' UShCFed Into PFnr-
teal Life Amid Flowers, Music ana u
HrliIiant Audience.
Last evening was an event IN the lives
Of ton young ladies that will ever be re,
membered by them rs associated with
flowers, plnudlts, the smiling faces Of
friends and success In the closing scenes
Of their busy school years. ThGcommcnrc.
mcni exercises OF the Female College have
always been interesting and entertaining,
but Of late years have, II possible, been
more largely attended aud awakened
q livclicr interest among the pco.
pie Of our city than formerly.
The Opera House was filled with the
friends Of the graduates aud the college,
and composed an audience whose refine.
ment and appropriateness it isunnccccs.
sary to dwell upon. The stage was hand.
somUly decorated with flowers Of every
variety, and to enter upon detailed de-
scription OF the arrangement would
lengthen this article to such mn extent rs
to leave little space for notice OF the TX.
Crcises of the evening,
We noticed, however, II very beautiful
design in the ilorNl display ovGrhanging
the Stage, which was the gilt OF the class
Of so to the class Of 20. For the
arrangement Of this grand floral display
the friends OF the College were indebted
to the philHnthrOpiC Col. Thomas Horn
brook, whose generous heart always re-
spends OH occasions Of this kind, and
whose particular delight is to administer
to the comfort aud happiness OF others.
Acknowledgements are also due to Mr..
Miller, the st. Clairsvilln florist, ior con.
tributions. There is always spell or
charm entwinCd around Commencement
exercises which, though it may not DO
participated IN to any great cntent by
the audience, rewards the patient
student for days Of toll, aud
crowns the end Of u Mouontonous, hum.
drum college course with peculiar delights,
There are the GncouragementS OF friends,
and the praises Of those whom to please is
u pleasure; the flashing lights, the stirring
music, the sea OF upturned faces, all enter
into the inspiration OF the occasion, and
which leave delightful impressions and
pleasant reCOlleCtiOns even after the cur.
tain is rung down and the lights are out
and the glare and glitter have
passed away. All these things at.
tend the annual commencement, and,
sometimes il they are only relished by the
actors themselves, it does the audience no
great harm to be patient aud respectfully
attentive throughout the exercises. 1t is
u duty one generation owes to another,
and one which the older never loses by
the sutIerance. These remarks apply gen
orally, and are not offered in view OF amy
particular occasion. The graduating class
Of the Wheeling Female College at s
O'Clock last evening stepped on the Opera
House stage, while Naas' orchestra dis.
COurSed sweet music, aud were followed by
the President, Faculty aud other officials
connected with the management Of the
Institution, and after being arranged in
convenient seats, the vast audience was
lead in prayer BY Rev. \. Hall, Of Came.
ron. On the stage We noticed Hon. G. y.
Hubbard, President the Board OF Trustees,
Col. ThOs. ltOrnhrOOE, Secretary OF State
$. Brady. Attorney General Robert White.
Hon. G. NJ. Bishop, Of Kingwood, DR.. r.
IL. Logan, and Revs. 5. b. BarnitI, ". Il.
Thompson, d. A. Cunningham, l.. W.
Wilson, W. Il. MppCy and T. T. Clancy,
besides u number OF the Alumni and other
persons whose names we cannot ut pres.
rnt recall. The following are the names
Of the young ladies and the subjects oftheir
essays: Miss Mary c. Campbell, Wheel.
ing, W. Va, Salutatorv; Miss l.uela Hall,
Cameron, W Va. Latent Power" Miss
Molie i. Murine, Wheeling, W. Va,
Educational Advantages vs.. Social Quail.
tications:" Miss Mary Mayer, Portland,
W. Va, "Thc American IDOL" Miss Zoe
Mcclure, Wheeling, W. Va, "GlcanerS; .
Miss Flora Hall, Cameron, W. Va, THE
Possibilities Of Life" Miss Mary Eugcna
Bishop, KinGwood, W. Va, "Ihe Penn
Miss Eugenia Logan, Wheeling W. Va,
The Every Day Young Lady" Miss AIDE.
liza Pollock, Wheeling, ". Va, The Up
per Ten Miss Bertha +. Williams.
Wheeling, W. Va, Nalelictnry.
In the short space allotted us it will be
impossible to comment on the particular
GXcellGncieS Of the essays. 1t is our opin.
ion, and we think it will not be contradict.
cd, that all did WE'LL and the young ladies'
are to be congratulated on acQuit,ing them.
selves in manner so crediMblc to them.
selves and friends, and their instructors.
The young ladies were dressed in pure
white.
Miss Taylor and her accomplished lac.
ulty are also to be congratulated in turning
out u class that reflected the thorpughness
OF the instruction impaired to them, and
the care and attention paid to polishing
the gems committed to their care to shine
as ornaments IN society. Miss Taylor is
an ir"Gln' !i MotSer' anu deserves great
b."I,h ~ ~ tne oIia aanrF N MhsCn sue has
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