Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-11
PRESIDENTS LEvEE
CLOSE Of The COMMENCEMENT SEA.
SON.
A, the Wheeling Female collegs-A Gath.
srieg Of the clV's Youth and Beauty
Reception BY the Prss'.
dent and Class,

pliment WIS rendered by the ci,ilens OF
Mhceliny last night IL the Female lol'
lege, through its President, Miss A, Tsy.
lor, Out oi the gloom Ut the night
which surrounded IL, the hosp'taelo
building biased out Of every window,
while the sound y, music aud laughter
could I've heard from ahr OF The osra'
sion was the annual rresident's ievee,
and il serves double purpose IL gives
~ the people ut the city an opportunity
to attend aud lamiliarise themselves
with the social side ot collcye life, aud u
is the tirst time the young ladies can sun
themselves in the adulation vt scci'
eIy after receiving the hnal polish OF
graduation
The irleuds oi the College turned out
IN p,asSr, aud the assemhlase was one ct
the mnst brilliant ever eucloscd IN the
loll,sr walls. Il was rmphatically the
sl,tS ri the city aud the ne'ghhorhooti,
Most vt our PROMINENT cIt'Aens, several
al the State officials aud tho srSSr por'
ton ut society were represented. A ST.
rir,y directory would alone furnish
complete list ct the names
The first feature at tue evening VAS
rus sgCErrIoN
hN Miss Taylor aud the mcmhers oi the
graduating class The spacious parlors
were thrown open aud through them the
,hroug threaded its way, only stopping
long enough 10 be presented aud tender
hrlrt congratulations as they passed,
The President occupied position near
the door aud at the head 1T the class,
whore she received her guests and did
tho honors Ut the evening, She Was
clad in rich black silk, the sombre hue
we'll hCsccmipg her official position,
The graduating class at Young ladies'
wore the gausy aud hcCVy robes vt the
pr,SC,l,ug evening, and seemed the hap
r,rst at the Alr aud the lalrcst Ut the
happy. Zach had her own cluster vi
friends aud aImurr, who fingered rs
long as they might aud passed on ~ give
Nav IT, the next THIS was continued
until all had been presented when the
doors ot
rug Svrryg ROOM
were thrown open aud the guests Invited
to psrtakc. Which they did, Youth Il
doCtdpdly partial ~ dclicaclcs, amt the
parJiaI,iy was decidedly shown,
After the refreshments Camr the most
ENJOYABLE part ol the evening the social
Intercourse, The guests scattered about
tho house, aud, still better about the
mounds, aud prepared t. ENJOY thcm'
selves as the evening called, The NIGH,
Was delicious aud the pleasure intense.
Mlor the party MAS usherod into the
rclrCshmrnt rNom the writer hat an or'
parluuly Ia glance over the tables,
which we're beautifully laden With del''
CaClcs,
ruE "CI ASS CANE,
IN Particular, WAS an attractive piece ~
sweet architecture, aud slices at u WILL
IA future wears, recall the DAYS, trials and
Rnsl triumph at the Glass ut 81, Hut n
glance At that ruNui, after the rush at the
battle oi appetite MAS over showcda Ill
lrrcnt scene. and at oucr attcslcd Ia the
cNcellrucc at the larc aud the hearty
Rcst oi the guests,
Il is n we'll known fact that whoever
gnvs to the Nllegr upon au ocCss,on Ut
this Kind never fails a. enjoy himself,
There Is that tits very ait which makes
tho visitor icel perfectly at home; aud
whom "a this II added the cordal man'
uor in which he ~ rcelNcj ~
impossible To- have other than n good
tine. These wrrr the feelings oi all ut
last nights guests rs the" strnllod about
the brilliantly ligh,~l college ~ upon
the softly Swallowed campus.
The festivities were kept ur until
about midnight, the throng IN the mean'
timc narrowing down t. almost c>cln.
s,yrly Young lnlks, and when the latter
Hnally took their departure II Was with
dcrp regret ior tho close III u happy
evening aud hearty benson on the
future OF the college
rus wuggiiNu rkNhte CoihE1s
il now ruloy,ng the Kcnith at It's success.
As an institution It has hccn steadily
grouiug IA public lavrr aud It's later work
has been characterized Nv the most rcr
lrci success, l'udrr the administration
oi Miss TAYLOR it, reputation as u icmalc
college has been strengthened amt eN'
trudrd. until IL has hcromc n matter at
pride "a Wheeling aud Ia her individual
citizens. Its teachings blend culture
aud rrtincmeut With dry learning and
Il gives Ia the world IN It's graduates, not
mere walking encyclopedias, hut young
ladies' lifted Tor society aud bringing into
Il both graccs al heart and beauties at
mind. Long may the institution Hour
ish'