The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-25
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES

The Graduates Of lhe wheeling City
Schools a. the Opera HOuse Yesterday
Afternoon.
The graduating ceremonies Of the class
Il 1881 Of our Public Schools took place
It the Opera House yesterday afternoon.
The day was all thRtcouldbe desired, cool,
.alm and comfortable, it was indeed au,
and the friends Of the youthful
Students one and all united in the wish
hat the future OF their loved ones might
be as sunny as the day upon which they
began their living in earnsst, and as cloud
less and a. free from care as the skies that
bent SO beautifully above them.
THE OPERA HOUSE
had been tastefully decorated with ever.
green, interpreted ~profusely with gaudy
flowers, until the atmosphere was 'irag.
rant with the OdOrs Of pinks and yiolsts,"
The footliRhts, the pendants, the wall and
the stage were ell more or less covered
with sprays Of evergreen, while across the
background OF the stage was stretched Q
chain OF twenty three links OF evergreen,
representing the graduates Of the year,
aud from the centre otthis chain depended
the silver monogram, the figures 1881, The
spacious inferior Of the house was filled
long before 2 O'Clock with the friends and
relatives OF the graduates, and by
the time the performances began
nok nn nunku uaak RNNIH hn
The audience was composed
Of ladies, nearly every oGe Of
whom had mi or more bouquets, and the
Odor from these an the pleasant June
reminded one Of a huge conservatory
Of flowers,
KRAMER's BAND
entertained the audience while the per.
formers were being prepared for the
grand entrance, with some delightful &C.
lections,andRt 2 O'Clock the class OF twenty.
three boys and girls marched upon the
stage to the spirited numbers OF The Full
MOOn," DR.. Cunningham In q brief but
eI,9neDt prayer opened the exsTCiges,
after which Proi. II. b Mccain announced
kle U'ht pbIluIHlhuGes
Walter BeswiCk, a very small boy, read
in a clear, loud voice OF the achievements
Of America, and at the close was tho TO-
Cipent Of numerous h0quets,
Thomas N Blair, Madison school, read
a very neat and amusing essay in favor Of
"boy's suffrage" The reasons for the
granting Il "this boon TO boys were
original and some Of them not without
force,
The theme of Miss Jennie Brady was
based noon the "fates's Of mythOl.
ogy, The fair essayist did not con.
hue herself to the ianCltul features or the
Q ,miCal thugs that would attach to her
subject naturally, but made 1t suit more
than n moral and adorn more than one
4neCdote OF q practical aud useful
character. At the conclusion OF her essay
Miss Brady WAS fairly Ell oIhsred in the
prolusiun Of Bouquets s3nt TO her by
%irienLa. She slso received a large number
Of books and other presents,
',Orumbled Thrones" was the subject Of
William Ii. Christian, and waB an AMI
mated description Of the rise, progress
and fall OF the Empires Of Europe, Asia
md Africa and the various causes there.
for. The essay was an interesting one
and WAS listened to with much attention
The beauties Of "IntelleOtuRl Culture
we're pictured In an attractive manner by
Il bert Criswell, OF Madison school, In a
very thoughtful and sChol rly essay. This
production was n Of the very best read.
Miss Minnie Donaldson, Of Madison
school, depicted the fOibIes and lollies Of
life" IN q name that attracted the Of.
iention Of her bearers, aud all we're sorry
When it was through with.
Mr.. s. NJ. Dsrrah, Of Union school, q
bright looking young man read q manly
essay upon the changes that could be rung
upon the word "Honor." aud illustrated
bis ideas the better by q description OF the
ideas Of others on the subject, and by a
skillul contrast and comparison OF these
produced a very Credita6le performances.
The tx Kaleidoscope Of Lille" was revolv.
ed for the entertainment Of her audience
In a fascinating aud novel manner by
Miss SalIie Ford, Of Richie School, and
the different pictures Of life from the
cradle to the grave were novel, and inter.
estibg.
Mr.. W. B. Handy, Webster school,
d%iscoursed upon Cromwell and Wash.
ington and thor times and the
different circumstances surrounding
each and the motives impelling each
fully discussed. One was distinguished
by his love OF religion, the other by his
love OF country. Both had been offered
the gilt OF royalty, and both had declined.
Or0mwell'D name stands among the gener.
ala OF the earth, while Westinghouse will
stand higher and will be untsrnished by
the stain OF fanatiCism and religious intol.
GRANGE.
Miss Kate Haley, Center School, the
frst honor lady OF the class, had selected
for her subject the number "seyen," a
historical number, by the way, but this
timo the essay on number seven was
merely descriptive Of the trials and tribu.
lations Of the class OF ~" Center
School, whose members were a third OF
the graduates Of the day. Miss Haley
came 10 this city from Cleveland or the
purpose OF attending the school Of this
CITY, and how well she has done while
here Ia attested by the fact that out Of Q
possible 2lOO credits she obtained zoos.
Mr.. Franklin B. Klleyep, Of Centre
School, deplored the fact that the "Wards
Of the nation" we're neglected and abused
by the nation.
The prophecy Of Mother shiplon was
discounted by the confident predictions
Master liildemAn, Of Centre School,
whn fjretold the future discoveries OF eel.
explorers, %geographers, &c, In q
very spri1h'lv essay.
"NR desprdndum" was the well empha.
sized recommendation to the young, Of
Master MetzHer, Of Centre School.
"Reaping' wat the homely but we'll
handled theme 4 the pretty little essay
Of Miss Title MCNamee, OF Centre School.
Miss Fannie Mulfine, a handsome little
lady Of Madison School, read a pungent,
performance on "Clmmence.
msnts." Her girlhoOd's dream had been
10 graduate In q beautiful white dress with
A train "a hundred yards long, but her
rapture persisted In the irultIon Of her
hopes" She WIS a graduate, bu. where
SsB the traih2 cut short. for nothing
but the modest short suit" ad tned her,
aud Commencement were not 80 sweet a
hing alter all,