Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-11
yAI.EDiCTORy
Delivered by Miss Ida May
tiaiieman, GLASS ut 80,
wheeling Female College.

wheeling Female College.
lnlo thls acene Of happiness. brilliant
with llsht, iragant with howera with
the felt proaence oi hope, 81 Joyous OF.
pectation aud glad triumph reached NJ
last, come to speak the one sad word
oi all the hour For though farewell
may glide from lipa Of tenderness,
though u may he voiced With Sweclcat
sounds; though u docs enAhr,no bone
diciiun Ia the hearts on whom Tia ca.
deuce falls, yet ~ the hower that alone
/ gives iOrth ita fragrance when sorely
i bTuiSod. or a. the bird that sings Only
with the swapping ut It's heart strings, so
farewell when deeply ppokon, m | speak
/ 10 now must ASCEND ltom the bruised
dwellings, Ut our human hearts; aud bo II
newer M iull III singing u u the song
that IA stricken irom breaking chords,
lrum ties that arr deeply bound within
/ our souls. Aud knoNing s | do, that
We shall never meet again as We meet
now, aud that whom No part, We shall
each ~ our several WAYS into the great
myutrry 1T lilo, those paths that verge
~ snlrmnly zach moment upon the
| "Urcat Bcyund' Feeling with an Ia.
tense prrpCicuCe that between the
| "uuW, aud the thea there will he
| falling tears az JOYOUS laughter. that
/ there will hc s0tp hurts ia the heart. aS
we'll aa N,rioJS ctosps upon tho brow /;
| and more deeply Impressed than | Catr
/ to express with the aadncSS Ut this pass
/ ug lite to the larger maSs. realizing.
| while | sland herr iOr tho momont, all
| the blessing III the QUO grcat TACT, that
| You are ior uoncr, at least. uut friends,
| aud that NOut hearts ~ cut to help va
/ and aualaiu va, that In short, Iuat hero
/ aud now, II ever W. touch the must uu,
| srlHah hour III all our lives, specially uu,
srlush la yuu,l Who greet Va With your
sympathy, ahudduring tUo, ut the
thought. that thoro may ho sympathy Ia
the days Ia come, lena real lrom others.
inspiration less Joyous than that your
| pryscncu giyca. do yuu wonder that
| hesitate Ia break the spoil Ia Acud u
| uuayvrug diururd Ou the air, even
/ though with unshud tears | aay. hrr,
| wclIf hut while aay u lot me express
/ the icvliugA III my heart. and thpa give
/ voice to the common thoughtful other
/ mluda fur to YOU, citlGOua ui Wheel
/ iug, W. uwc muTu than a passing tribute,
/ Coming among you tho morest strangers,
/ your hill gut city, liited it, smoky hau
/ nrta luug enough Ia flash IN upon us,
| the sunlight ui a grurruu, wclcumo. To
reveal the oululrrtchrd haud ol opcn
hospitality, the inspiring sp,r,t ut an IN
trlllgvut recognition, Recognition not
/ only ui tho aim at Your uuhlo college,
hut recognition Ut What ever ia ua,
aought to mCct that aim. You have
/ given w th,a. 10y your prvscncr, hy your
| vuutlvHirs II speech aud deed. until We
i have irlt that YOUR honor waA uurs, aud
that lot Whrrling'A sake, wo should
att,yc Tor all tho possibilities within our
graap. Aa W. part, W. arr glad tot the
su,rr at mrmory. While No remember
pladuraa. ahall live above aurtuw, because
mcmory will bring at least, thls accnc
before IA, THIS scene which ~ thr cut,
mutation ut Wheeling agTacr a. IA, with
mingled cmoliuua then. | hud yea fare
we'll Rut th,a isuulY prelude tn other
iatrwrlla We turn a. uUT lluuurahlc
ptra,lrui aud the Board Witch hc Hu
thl, represents. Ourc amtd the crash
at vlrmruls aud the sal NrrCklug ut u
gallant ahip. au Apostle al the Faith
alup,i. aud with Voice that sounded
Ike blast -. trumpet above the storul
| cried "Stta. | believe Gud, Il shall ho
Gwen aa Il was told nc" With faith
IA suldimc. "a courage ~ hugh aptritvd
aud a mission that could have uu lcaS
than faith Va tod. Nuu stuud hy tai,
cullrgr Ia hours Ot UdNcrs,ty, When
wayra ui gluum seemed tu break IA up.
uu YOU. aud ynur voice, your hugh cN
amplr gave inspiration a. other hearts
aud giyra tn ia tn night. thiH tlrm an.
,huragr Two oi your number are no
longer With YOU. They have passed ia
To- tho unseen glory, Into the 'trcS
ruru Chamber ul the Ming liir'a
yaIvdirtury have they spoken, but the
good bye vi parting ~ yet To- hc the
Coed hr.Mtth YOU ut greeting. aud tn
auawCr tu our whiapcrrd prayer, We ircl
that the Al Fathers hrurdt,itun Ia rest
iug upon You all, aa ~ utter once more
An sIIrytinualp iztrwrlll Hut how aball
continue the ulicTauCc ui this Nnrli
How aay farewell tu our beloved PrCSl,
dCntl All that We ATE. all that maN
come tu va IA the future though what
W. ate nov, No owe tu YOU. aud undcJ
Cod. tu yuu alunc. Was thcru cross
Ia hp hnruo. your voice wh,aporrd cu.
couragvmvut aud told ul the cruwu
awaiting tho faithful ia the MASTER -
haul Was there a task tuu difficult Il
| nrpmrd' 4 duty ltum which W. tn
voluntarily turned aaidot You wctr
| the Mrutur that walked hcaidc ~ nll tho
way, who warned ~ ut tie dangers.
Who bore the hurlrus that Wu could not
hrar Tho one. Who Was brave Tot uS,
Nhrn w might have lcarcd, helpful
Nhvu Ne ucrlcd help. full ul guidance
| Whom Ne musi have AlraNCd You have
woven iuto our lives auCh mcmrr,ra at
| truth ui right, at Gud ~ HhaU reach
tat down the misty pathway at iuturiiN
aud give. We pray, u glcam oi hrightucHa
Ia the iainting hy the way, We dH ~.
ahsr how grand has been thla quarter oi
rrutury'a work A Numana work
| lot Wuman' Tho sraudcat, the most
slounua. aud truly Nnur harvest has
| been gtcat Five thousand names Wuuld
ausNyT tu your toll call 1--we thousand
nnuls which the Father has Entrusted to
! ,uut keeping Al have lett the continues
/ ot the rlaaa ROOM the lowing protection
! that has watched and studied each ~.
d,,tlual lite. hut lew there arc among
the number Who have not hccu the no
/ blp tur your pmyrH, the irucr-
| hearted lot your lite, You have lived,
worGcd aud lahorrd ior oIhvra not one
Thought vi acli has ulcrNcncd and ~
luokug up tonight YOU Hro he crown
nl .,a,a beyond the glrom, Aaa baud
/ at p,lgrtuia. W. have comc an Tat undcr
/ yuur guidance, YOU have taught ia that
nn h,nurr Vas ~ aaio as that el Jrsus,
no rauar ~ grand ~ that ot the cruC,
| ard lorl. aud nov the hating place -
/ reached hut IA parting We Htand hr-
/ lore YOU. a riciad hand, whnac hearts
| hold many trudrt memories oiyout love
and hhpr. Who ouly ash that ia the
| h,n tn comc. When the book Is closed,
the laat glance 1T earth taken through
the iaIIcrcd garucuIu ct mortality, our
rr,ord may hc as staud, ~ unarlush
our ahra,pa tot the garner oi Eternal
/ Iti, A. many a. Nuurs THIS IN an old
acrnc Many tluvs have YOU l'airnrd
o the "larcNrllr" OF u claSs, Zach auc-
/ rr,dius class has lcli iIScli suptcmcN
/ IN, A and lclt itself uuqucutiunrd ~ To