The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-09
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feeling, The increasing interest IN TIT
annual commencement exercises evidences
q gratifying expansion OF the intellectual
character OF this community, and also
q special interest on behalf o
the Wheeling Female College. On be
halt OF this class | may be permitted tc
acknowledge 10 this brilliant assembly oul
profoundest gratitude, and to convey u
them the assurance that the honor o.
their presence aud the manifestation OIL
their encouragement and sympathy are
most cordially appreciated,
Before this scene OF happiness and in
the midst OF this realization oil our tondesi
hopes 10 night, the mist Of school lie van
ishes, and the radiant influence Of the &C.
sion almost dispels from our thoughts the
retrospect Of years Of struggle. Yet the
inspiration OF Joyous feeling 10 not unmin'
gled with sadness, realizing, as we do, thai
the eve Of parting from this scene intro
duCea Us to the
GREAT MYSTERY OF LIFE,
and to new and solemn responsibilities, the
gravity OF which Ia intensified by the sep
aration Of friends whose encouragement
and sympathy have animated our past eff
forts.
. Their interest In our progress, deeply
impressed as 1t Is on our memory; their
acts Of kindness and their uniform cour'
tesy, are ell mirrored before u minds,
and every manifestation OF tenderness
flashing at this moment wildly through
our Thoughts renders this parting an oC'
casion OF Intense sadness.
Expressing to the honored friends who
hAys done 80 much to promote this feeling
on our part,-a feeling that will be cher
ished beyond this anniversary Tonight
our very grateful appreciation Of oil that
is past, we bid you all farewell.
The constant soliCitude bestowed upon
our college, and the unrsmitting efforts oil
our honorable President and the Board OF
Trustees in fostering Its progress, have sur
mounted the trials Of Its history. Your
devotion and iortitude, Mr.. President, and
the influence Of your generous example up
on others, have secured 10 us the blessings
OF an institute for the higher and broader
plane Of education, and have accomplished
The permanenCy OF q college which vel.
comes all without distinction OF creed 10 O
home OF learning.
No depth Of acknowledgement, Mr..
President, can portray our sense OF obliga'
ton. Language fails us to convey TO
YOU the recognition Of our gratitude.
Enshriuing your noble work In our mem.
cries with emotions oil generation and es.
TEEN, we look above and evoke His bless.
ings and his grace upon our generous BEN
efACtors.
Again, one OF your number, Mr.. Presi.
dent, endeared TO US oil, has rendered
with lips pale beneath the kiss OF death,
before His throne in the great beyond, the
yaledictory Of lie. The College mourns
the loss, and we, impressed with the num-
bered hours Of existence, pray its GiVer
to vouChsaie to you oil the happy days Of
g long, long life, and the enduring honors
OF the sacred charge entrusted 10 your
care. We beg you TO accept, with the as'
surance OF the highest regard and Rrau.
tude, our heartfelt farewell.
Overwhelmed BY our emotions, and by
the realization that no formality q con.
Q 10 you our sense Of all that we owe
to you, our dearly loved Principal, how
shall we translate to you the character OF
our feelings on this parting OCCASION
Our minds overflow with the gratifying
experiences OF years under your care, and
wave after wave Ia yelling up with pleas
ant recollections Of life at your college,
all tending 10 increase the feeling which
~snrinVs from the dissolution OF our bonds.
Separation from friends ever excites SYM
pathy, but when parting enters the realms
Of teacher and pupil II penetrates the In.
most recesses Of the heart and arouses the
tenderness, the love, and the endearments
Of home. Overcome by this influence, we
seek refuge in prayer TO sustain Us Turing
the trying ordeal.
The College has been to US Q home OF
great tenderness and affection, and mas
cultivated In us as an l%mperishable love
and attachment. Your genius has
guided Us through the avenues OF
learning, and your ENCOURAGEMENT
has rendered the journey attractive.
Your gentle hand has tenderly brushed
away the difficulties along the path and
revealed the blessings and tfiumphs Of
our studies. Enriched by your parental
counsel and advice, and by your culture
and affection, and by your medication oil
truth, Of right and oil principle, the &C.
countability TO our Maker for every
thought and word and action has been
instilIed into our being and made insep'
arabic from our existence. You nave
studied, pOurished and advanced our In
dividual abilities, and watched with ma.
ternal care and tender grace over our de.
yelopment and progress. Your generous
sympathy has strewn our pathway with
fragrant howera and periumed the almoe-
phers with the aroma Of exuberant hAppi-
ness. Through the study Of the works,
the will and the word oil God, you have
Cheersd our spirits and cultivated our self
reliance and hope; and, finally, you have
accomplished, under the afduo1s fespon.
slbilities Of your trying duties, our
present position and future prospects.
Language IA inadequate TO present our
emotioha Of gratitude. May we pledge
our iervent devotion 10 your pfeGepts and
example, and express the hope for q
glorious future on behalf oil your noble
mission. May your efforts ID behalf oil
the higher education Of woman, and In
behalf Of the elevation Of the character
and the promotion Of the happiness OIL
our community, be rewarded by an In.
crease Of attractive homes, where art and
science and the glowing radiance Of cheer.
iul ffesides will bless your name and
with Us evoke heavens benedlCtion on the
fruits Of your labor.
TAREWB ELL,
FAREWELL How the m%ourniul sount
unstrings the nerves and dlna the eye
Through lips unmovsd the heart unbount
gently whispers q fond goodbye.
Our Faculty, teachers, our Constan
friends, the termination oil our scholastic
experiences, under your able direction
has been reached at last experiences o
memorable interest and value to rs.
When clouds seemingly lowered upoi
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