The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-01

Webster showed considerable iiiarity with
the biography. OF the great orator and states.
man, and q hlghSappreciation for his great.
hess and fame. Sl;'l siSt4
Miss EFalourc was not present, and Miss
Gilbreuti WAS the next young lady 10 enter.
tain the audience. Her ironical remarks on
the subject Of fashion, and Its exactions Of
Its devoiees, were received with general
sinile by the audience, 30 largely made up Of
those whu could appreciate Tho force Of her
words from persona expcriencc--the ladies.
Miss lIelwig spoke OF the unseen powers
an1 forces OF nature, and the striking phe.
n0iuena they produce, and compared these
with the unseen influences which form and
direct the currents OF our lives. She real
In strong aud pleasing tone, audible In oil
parts OF the hall.
The topic Of Miss lIull's essay was tho most
suggestive on the programme, and raised
high expectations In tho minds OF tho audi.
encc Of M original mud interesting oiIort Oh
the par. OF the young lady. These expccta.
lions were quite realized the happy Idea be-
Ing well wrought out for tho brevity Of tile
paper. The central Idea OF the cssay was the
necessity Of stopping occasionally mud
s'h TAPPING TIE WHEELS" .h''s.
10 SEQ II anything has gone wrong In our
rnpid career, rs the railway chr wheels are
tested by tapping. The essay was one OF the
most striking and creditab!c In oil respects
ever read at commencement In Wheeling.
."Cranks," Miss McCahon's subject, was Il
most appropriate one 10 tho day, and she
showed rather astrnngc knowledge OF those
peculiar people, the political cranks, profes.
siOnal cranks, business cranks, religious
Cranks, aesthetic crnnks, and social cranks.
She treated the subject In light vein, quite
In keeping with her theme.
"0ur Day." Miss McUurdy's paper, was n
comparison OF our own era with "the good
old times" SO lauded by our grandunls. 1t
was well written and well read.
Benjamin Morrison's essay held up grad.
nating'. as type, tho most striking type,
OF modern martyrlom. Ills paper was IN u
very funny vein, and kepta smile playing
over the features Of his audience continually.
Sometimes, US when he reviewed tho pupils
descent after graduation. g.r i. e.,
PROM THE srBIiME TO THE RIDICULOUS
or from the contemplativc heights OF study
and preparation for Commencement" 10 the
realities OF home life aud the wOrk.l.day
world, the smile became audible.
Miss Anna Morrison, sister OF the last
performer, who had chosen for her theme
Yesterday, 10 day and Tomorrow" re.
viewed tue past present and future OF The
class. 1t was most creditable both in con.
ception and construction.
Miss McVay argued briefly that there Is
No Short Cut to Excellence" that
"The heights by great mon reached and kcp.
We're not attained by sudden flight:
hut they while tlrir companions slept
We're toillng npwardin the nigot."
lteressay was rather thoughtful, but very
pleasing one.
Miss Myers used "Why" as a symbol OF
the inquiring, investigating quality Of tue
human disposition, and she referred to some
OF the achievements OF mankind In the In.
tereats OF knowledge and civilization by excr-
csipg this disposition, from Newton's dis
covery OF the laws OF gravtation to some OF
Tie great achievements OF our own day.
Miss Ritter thought that the proper way 10
ascertain whether woman cOu,d propsrly
and arceptably discharge the duties OF the
President OF the United States, was 10
let one try. She gave an amusing re-
ctal Of the sweeping reforms that would
DO inauguratcd ind carried ont by
''orE rIBsr WOMAN PRESIDENT"
The motives Of meu's actions were the SUBJ
ject OF consideration by Miss Roberts, and
She reviewed some Of the leading ones that
have Il master influence in the lives OF the
average specimens OF humanity. The high
position and worthy fame attained BY those
who were actnatcd by pure and noble mo.
tivcs, aud the failure OF the life inspired BY
petty md selfish aims were strikiugly con-
trdsted.
Miss Rose, one OF the two pupils upon
whom the second honor was conferred, de-
p!cted some OF the rosy visions that bless the
waking hours OF the imaginative, and con-
trastcd with them the dull hue OF reality.
She thought that the day dreamer was urged
by The beauties depicted by her imngina,ions
in moments Of revery TO strive harder 10
realize the lots they had thus rnomen,arily
had n glimpse OF. Miss Rose was the recip.
lent OF one Of the lovelieSt medals We have
ever seen, in the shape Of n golden sunlower,
the reverse having engraved npon it the
names OF the donors, the young gentlemen
OF social club on the Island, OF which she
is member
Miss Maggie silvcy compared the luckless
wight ont OF his proper place IN the social
scale or in busy business life to the misplaced
figure In n number, throwing out OF line the
whole, and affecting all operations into
which 1t enters.
Harry Stallman's Grafton on
''MY GOOD NAME
was MI entirely different effort from The grave
and high falulin uiTair that one unfamiliar
with the writer might have been led 10 expect
from the title. Taking for his text the words
OF Shakespeare, "lle who steals my purse
steals trash, but he who tilches from me my
good name, robs me OF TINT which not cnriches
him, and makes INC poor indeed" he entered
into \ laugGable discourse on good names
such rs his own, for inStance-anl pOor
names, such rs Smith, Jones, Thompson AMI!
the like. Some of his points were quite
witty, and his essay equal 10 the Others in the
same vein, Which were rather unusually pu.
merous for such un occasion.
"rit for Tat" Us e1poundel by Miss
Jennie Sylyis, is the ruling principle OF life,
socially politically, md in Il business sense.
No one, she said, denies that the Golden Rule
should govern our lives, but no one claims
that it does. Everybody believes in turning
the left cheek when the right Is
smttten, in giving your coat also when
your cloak is taken, but their
belief will not stand the test OF human TEN.
per. AS ye would that Others would do
unto YOU" is taught you ut your mothers
knee, preached from the pulpit, plead ut the
bar; but alas, III eye for ah eyc,a tooth for 4
tooth 49,. (. .'t.l 60.
TIT FOR TAFT ib r.
III school boy parlnnce, is the rule that really
governs our lives. Miss Jcnnic's essay was
one OF the most sparkling and original oil
the afternoon, and the laughter ind applause
which greeted it showed that its truths had
gone home. - :,
Miss Tappan's "Glimpses into Cloud
Land was not read, owing to the unayoidu-
bic absence Of the young lady.
Miss Ellie updcGraii's remarks pertinent 10
Cinderella were prciaccd with brief review
of the romantic period in which occurrence,
the most mythical were recorded us his,ori.
cal. The legend OF Cinderella was taken as n
type OF tho tales OF that period. " -,
"Ships that Never Come in" was the rather
grave topic chosen for her essay BY Miss Wal.
tiers, and she treated 1t In thoughtful man.
ner in keeping with her theme.
Miss Weilzell spnks If The srot which nil
looked forward 10 and hcrtd 10 reach.
wreatling it in halo OF glory in the minds
eye. Hero some day We hope to lay our
burden down and say "Here We rcstw Blu,
ever, rs We 20 YEARLY on and on, the wished
Tor location seems 10 withdraw step further
and to be rs distant rs before. The class had
looked forward TO this day as the acme of
their ambition, but now they look out over
the future and realized that Still "Our Italy
lies beyond the Alpsn g4t5I -