The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-09
COMMENCEMENT
The Most brilliant That Ever Took
Place In this City.

Place IN THIS Uitys
Thompson's poem Of the Seasons was
incomplete, inasmuch as he left out the
commencement season, II the reporter
can rob an essay Of possible spray OF sen.
he would remark on 1t as the
time when the buds Of fancy mingle with
the blossoms Of promise; the time when
new fields to cultivate opens on the men.
tai vision Of the fair debutante into the
worlds duties, and when she doubtless
feels within her own breast q desire to
cultivate the choicest points Of a true and
good life.
The long anticipated Commencement Of
the Wheeling Female College took place
ct the Opera House last night. As early
hali.past elk O'Clock a human tide Of
ladies gentlemen and children set In to.
ward the place Of entertainment, and
which gradually swelled until eight, ct
which time the house was literally pack
ed, both upstairs and down, with what
the reporter ventures to say was the most
brilliant.looking audience ever gathered
within lie four walls. Four fifths OF II
was ladies, and when Mayors orchestra
struck up, q thousand fans waved In
time to the music and waiting here and
there in the wanton air delightful per.
fumes OF hundreds oil bouquets and bas.
kets Of choice flowers.
TIE STAGE.
Fronting the stage and making o superb
lining tothe Crescent oflootlights was a row
OF beautiful plants and flowers, placed in
p~rofusion, but in good taste. Overhead,
but further back, q garland Of canary bird
cages hung, and the musical inmates sang
sweet carols 10 the enlivening scenes be.
lore them.
The other stage decorations were well
placed and most tastetully set of at the
sides by some beautiful lace curtains. The
tout ensemble was q triumph OF artistic skill,
and does credit to those who superintendent
the decoration.
THE MUSIC AND THE ESSAYS.
Shortly after eight o'clock Hon. O. D.
Hubbard lead Miss Taylor, the President
OF the College, on the stage, who was fol.
lowed In turn by the faculty and the
graduating class. They were appropri.
ately seated in 0 semt.Circle, Miss Taylor
at the head and Mi. Hubbard opposite.
Prominent citizens occupied seats at the
rear oil the stage.
The exercises were opened with an elo.
quent and appropriate prayer by Rev. ].
3. Milford, Of this city.
The fair salutatorian was Miss Mary
Louise Rambo, Of Logan, Ohio. Her essay
was In Latin. II had evidently been pre-
pared with extraordinary care. It's clear.
ness and construction won the hearty ap.
probation Of the entire faculty. II was
delivered with Q confidence, . clear pro.
nunCiation. and withal q grace OF manner
that won the attention and admiration OF
the entire audience, and at its close, though
its sentiments might not have been under.
stood by many, It's generous spirit seemed
TO have been caught by Intuition, and the
little lady was most heartily a~pplauded
when she took her seal, which was Soon
afterwards nearly hidden by bounteous
presents OF flowers. Could the reporter
have translated the essay he doubts not In
the least but that II would be found full OF
"Solld convincing sense,
Explained BY unaffected elOquenoe."
1t Is with genuine pleasure that the
scribe indites his best compliments To the
music OF Miss Ella Belle Lewis, OF this
city. Coming next on the programme,
with o piano SODA polanaiBe b%filliahte,
by Weber-the audience leaned 10 listen,
Miss Lewis Is q true musician. Combined
with an evident love for II she iS gifted
with mechanical execution Of q high
order. To properly give expression TO d
composers ideas, having asceftained them,
and 10 lend or unite ones own best taste
with them, embodies true musical ethics,
and these powers Miss Lewis has 10 a
large degree. Rh6 not only knows how 10
use her hands In striking notes clearly
and IN superb time, but also her feet. The
pedal movements Of the piece noted we're
performed with almost perfection,
Boquets were heaped on her and she de-.
Derved everyone. And che deserved the
Hearty encoFts and everything else that was
lice ID the wishes Of lots oil friends.
Miss Ada 7. Ffasher, Of Wheeling, took
or her theme, "Modefn Gods" Though
hort she embodied good thoughts In her
'ssay about eafth's idols. The language
vas we'll chosen and Clevefly presented,
When Miss Lillian ]. Gray, Of Martins
had finished her essay-The Ideal
nd the Real-the reporter recalled those
rue lines Of the poet Randolph
@Men are more sloqusn, than women made,
But women arc more powerful 10 persuad0,h
The originality that bteathed through
his essay was 10 felfeshing as II was Ia.