The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-07
wEsr LIBERTY.
commencement NJ she Normal school
An Interesting schedule OF Exercises
ACufsory Review OF the Various. Fer
faFulaaeSa. .a
WEST LIBKarY, July 9th.

A rnsso,., Resia,y of Tho Various Pc
sas,s,.Eess
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AT an early hour on tne evening pr
ceding the commencement, . large an
apnreciative audience assembled In III
bsii "a ,ha No,mot hr;Idin, In this villao,
Aa,. " s4e wv :, NO, 81 49,
70 Listen 70 the Address 70 the grauuatin
class by the Hon. Z. g. Cracraft, OF you
citvy Mr.. Gracraft having been unexpeci
III III, t.on, ha,,,a I I ,,,.ant nrotes.
se.' Ssst.s1 t.V,.. -, ~ a. s..a.d M
ional business was unable 70 A1.ene' ~
duty OF delivering the address consequen
tly deyolyed upon Prof. McPheeters
as;,o;naI' "a tlo scbool The aadress NOR,
pfihclPai " .ue , po,g e 80, - ss -.
than met win the nignIy Ialseu eAPsec II
tons Of the audience. ~ WIZ o i,,, ~ t la
Professors most nappy anu ptlliant en-
orts, ana " inc ulsungllsnea oiaol ios'
on ms suplectl ms putsts VI " eivlI,eu ~
were deeply lnlpassiofassa -. III mofu sa'
address Was Woltly u ~ ausn o.,,;
,;an ~. AZ : nnbIic edncetor. heihas mn an
pefior In he State. As disciplinarian, ht
Is what Is termed In military parlance,
regular an! Sergeant, ins can't
W n% 1st yS The State Lesislatare "a Il
well known; refused to grant an appropri,
alton for the normal schools. The pros
pecL was indeed gloomy, wnls .ne ifie a.;a
81 elnstlLut9n Mete uespy asens. n .halo
Ins general aepressl99n nomexe s ~
were tn9ae Who Were uesetiiaeu tna. NJ
scnool snouid not 80 a1Sn. sevsfM pave
spirited men In our yiilaRe, anu yiGilnity,
rallied 70 us support ing SCHOOL wa
started under tne auspices u Ine plesens
incumbent, anu mas proven SUCCESS .5sss
us burning snanle-a ueep s uissta y
70 the law.nlakins poWel VI t yas 5ta a "
nave WltnataW WI a4 sapPoits i In sms nol-
nai senools. tlhk 4 9t .nts, ieom si.1es,
especially ye Oh tne ran 9t wno s AVE-
laln me oitg Oh taSation I...; hy /" lns
support Of tnese useiuL nissltatigns, ahu
uncompromISlngly lnstruc. yoInl aeiesaset'
Y tne state Legisiatate " use saeii . u.,aoss
influence % procure ~ pefmanen9 support
Of these Schools
EXERCISES OF THE GRADUATING CLASS.
About 10 o'clock A. NJ. on Tuesday, the
Doth "a ,oot rontb tbe exe,cisas NJ tbe
sou =. .a's nv, ,4e' - $50. sS1s M Ill
graauanns class commencea. ihe Aal,
Notwithstanding the inclemency OF the
weather, was filed to Overlooking. The
onI. s,o,a ot;o;ol n,asan, ,,oo Hon VIZ
Un4' SsA'e o, p's - Z, =" -, n.
fendieton, ffesent Of me s; boa.a o. 1 Ne
gents. AFTER prayer py Elder % yeis, M;
arthur .. Ben, o. west Llperty, oelyetea
the "Saiatatory twas q mastery enof.
ior 9 lao OF hlteeh s9Lntneis, anu eiicit ~,
marked applause: M. beii possesses ae-
cldea talent iorsGientlnc STUDIES, especially
mathemaucs. as y i h aevo.e Y;
student, ana s1ouio ns DO ~ assia uo tlst IN
the pursuit OF knowleage LOT the next lew
years as ne mas peen IN tne past W. pre-
diGt that ere ne arrives ~ Lls ualotity ne
VIII nave won Iof nitnseii tae e1 Tsiap
oil the New DOMINION; 90. !,
me oranon on lntellectuai ActiVi.y,
py WIN Maadie, was u vigorous pt9auc-
non, evincing deep tnougnt anu muen Re.
search on EaucahonM eystems py
Grafton II. WINE, was o compositlon iar
IN aavanee Oh MS years, luit y tne pltn
and vim that generally characterize more
experienced writer's. Mr. W hite mas won
lot nmsell goiaen Opinions. AZ, -.
An essay, AIM n,gn, Icy lhe :, a ros
Fall Where 1t May" BY Miss Ella NJ. gree,
was an elegant enaston, iail Oh fenneu
ny. aha %as wen Ieao. 4, y
me oraton Ihe Dress ls not tne man,
oy mr. FRANK Delapiane, Was y hlgnly Gu
tertainlng composition iuli OF WIZ anu
humor. ltgaye the iop OF tne nlneleeltn
century many "hard MIS-. Ihe piece III
orally Drought DOWN tne mouse.
An essay entitled "a selection OIL Flow
ers," by Miss Jennie =. Rodgers, was q
thennSt oouque'' eini'',ns s"ee' o''tso'
An grafton on the "Trials Of Liie,p by
Mr.. Willard L. Wells, was superior pro.
duction, admirably detained ai lteiiclted
'ns An ns ESSAY asss 0 aonicEsands on Foreign
shores, s or Drifting Out Of the Miss Where
Rosy Pleasure Lead" by Miss Essie Fer
rel, was an exquisite production, magniA-
Gently spoken. The graceful, iairy-like
form OF the fair speaker wildly reminding
the writer Of Fenella in "Peyeril OF the
Peak"
An Grafton, entitled Hope, by VIII
liam r. Garrison, was a production Of rare
merit, giving promise OF future usefulness
in the author.
The "Valediction," by Miss Lizzie NJ.
was by universal consent pro-
the best of It's class ever deliver
ed within the walls OF the institution. 1t
would be supertiuous to say more.
The presentation OF diplomas by the
State Superintendent was next In order,
after which that distinguished functionary
gave an address In which he pledged his
0reat influence to the support OF the Nor.