Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-02
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OPENING RECEPTION At the FEMALE
COLLEGE.
Addresses by Friends, Trustees and Prln-
cpaI-The Girls and Their Ap'
pearance-The Enter
tainment.


of "A girl, however. lie knew better.
Perhaps he was carried some three
hundred wears into the future and saw
the girls assembling at the Wheeling
I Female College, Yesterday morning, and
discovered that they did not creep I'M
willingly, though they wore shining
morning faces. He might also have said
he never saw bright and prettier set 81
damsels than was there assembled,
determined, and with alscIl'v, too. Ia
seek such Jewels as the enqulring mind
brings from the caves oil knowledge.
Az, they made pretty picture, AMI the
Z REGISTER commissioner had some Wild
thought Of telling them SO, collectively. IL
was after nine o clock when nc arrived,
and the school room and halls We're tiled
with merry girls, laughing and talking,
meetipg and greeting their friends, seam
! ninYwlth the sharp Iemlnlne eyes the
strangers taking their measure, IN boy
parlanceI AMI pairing oil seats ana
chums. A late arrival would suddenly
ru.h M the steps and into the throng,
kissing right and lett at q 2:l2 gait and
: looking with the eye OF remembrance,
/ uuln the familiar scene There were
the shy strangers, oil by themselves,
! gravitatins together by the subtle leei'
iug of sympathy and looking askance at
| the merry others. And there were not
/ a few who came as alumni, 10 look upon
/ tue battle fields OF their school days and
! smile, with conscious superiority, on
! their still batting sisters. The re-
porter ie!t old and silver headed
/ as he recognized among those now
/ LAUGHED upon the sea Of lie, many
4 whom he could remember as the
/ Youngest upon similar OCCASIONS, no"
/ long gone; and as memories OF his lost
youth crowded thick and fast upon hinl'
! Returned aside from the seitngto WUi-
/ ship the rising suns.
I The Young ladies looked So cool anu
! neat on that roasting morning. Many oi
I them were gOrgeOuslv dlked out IN
white. all laced and RULED and Topped
and bowed with ribbons. Some wore
ieyelry on throat ami wrist ana carried
thesr iuttering little fans with long
handles. And others plainly attlrrI IN
snmbrc hued dresses and WOKE no Jewell
nv amt perhaps they had none 10 wear,
and looked. Notwithstanding, bright and
fresh aud ready to attack any education
the most complex proposition oil moral
philosophy.
Miss TAYLOR was there, smiling and
irving her level best 10 frame new words
Di greeting 10 every new conner ana tall
ing. and going back TO the old one: lam
40 clad Ia see YOU, and meaning II too.
Her corps OF teachers might nave also
been seen. many OF them familiar to the
pupils aud so &c OF them new and veto
be learned. All this was seen by there
porter almUs, NJ Il glance, before he had
-time to glance about him amt notice that
everything had been OvcThauled and
ireshened and frightened rs only new
paper and carpets and paint and water
can. The Executive Committee had
evidently understood and attended to rs
business, down stairs a. least.
By the time this had been noted the !
opening hour had arrived, and the |
guests, Of whom an unusual number had I
assembled, were rapidly Filing ~ the |
school hall. \ number 81 the trustees |
and other gentlemen hal taken positions |
on the stand, and something was about !
10 he done. Among these gentlemen !
were &. ID. Hubbard, ;. l.. Hlldrcth, |
Joseph Bell, L. III. Logan, Rev. ThOmp- |
son. Rev. Hite, Rev. Hughes, Rev. Hall |
OF Cameron. DIR. Stone, DIR. :. l.. Jepson,
and Rev. Clancy.
Rev. Thompson conducted the relig !
ious exercises. beginning with reading /.
an appropriate selection from Proverbs, /
after which he led in PRAYER.
Miss Cooke, the new musical instruct /
ress OF the College presided at the organ |
and sang a hymn, Soh", the audience
FILLING 10 Join in.
&. u. Hubbard, president OF the thus.
tees, delivered brief address OF well
come. lie was glad TO see tue new as /.
we'll as the old faces and he trusted all
would he made. comfortable and happy. |
lie said the morning was before them /
and they had nothing To do bat spend /
i, and he would like TO hear from all |
the gentlemen present. Rev. Hughes !
was the first 20 respond. lie wlShe" !
the pupils happy and successful vear, !
which he certainly thought they should |
have. under such favorable surround |
inps. He talked for some time on the !
beauty and necessity OF education and |
trusted i'm other matters, their moral !
and spiritual education wouldn't be !
neglected, as education is always defect !
i've unless accompaniedby higher state |
oi morals.
Rev. Hall followed with an ex-
ceedingly happy little speech. 1t was
listened to with attention and pleasure.
In conclusion he said: Life for you has
wonderful possibilities of attainment
and achievement. With pure hearts
and cultivated minds YOU will he ben
ediction in your future hOmes-a bless
ING in the world below and shareis in
the bliss OF the world above. These
are serious thoughts" say YOU. IL is
well even for young people TO be serious
sometimes, not moody, melancholy,
hOme-Sick. Better not But little
spell. OF serious thOughtfulness amid the
sporting buoyances, natural TO vouth,
will not mar your happiness. lie
thoughtful, serious, Stud,OCS, cheerful,
iavous and Jolly. ! wish you teachers
aud pupils pleasant and prosperous
schoOI year.
Rev. Hitc delivered few remarks in
pleasant style, interspersed with ancc-
,!otrS. In particular he warned the
.it.s e. beware OF cheating their teachers
Lva show of recitation, rs i'll the end 1t
WAS cniv cheating themselves. When
he spoke of lessons written on cuffs. Of
promr ting, etc many OF the girls smiled
consciously.
DIR. Logan said he did not feel like
giving advice, which was always resent
ed. However" he said, iii We older
people are doing the talking now, YOU
Younger ones will come III at the end of
The wear" He warned them 10 remem-
ber that troubles might arise; that teach
cr< would Ice angry and unjust, being
au, human, but these should not embar-
russ in the pursuit oieducation, but the
Young faces should he turned toward
that goal OF iulncss OF the preparation
for lie.
Rev. Clancy made a pleasant syeech,
Interviewing it with Jokes and anec-
dotcs. lie concluded by saying he
thought "tLc pupils should not suffer
having Taylor to array them in intel
lectual suits and Cooke TO dish up the
musical daiutieS.
Mess. :. L. lIiLireth, Joseph Bell, ).
-, - Summer StnnA alRh made