The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-29
PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
the pooa MANS UNIVERSITY.
Ansu,l Commencement of til, wheeling CITY
School. at the Academy ofnu,Ie TIL, After.
sOOn-rh. Prssnnas Of Ez'reIsss-SS
observation-disclosures Yesterday

The Sixth Annual Commencement Of the
Public Schools takes place this afternoon at
Washington Hall. The class Is composed OF
thir,y-'iI students, and the uniYeish verdict
Of those who have seen them all together at
the examination is, that II Is one OF the best
and brightest clssSes that ever graduated In
III city. The examinations were very &C.
we're, yet all stood them excellently, In fact,
taken rs whole, the grade Is splendid. b.
po:intendent Birch Is very we'll pleased With
the class and in his lat report II the Board
praised in high terms the teachers who have
worked so ialthiully-not alone with the
graduating class, but in the other classes.
The commencement exercises which COM
mence promptly at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
promise to DO very entertaining The pro-
CANINE is long one, but rs each student Is
mitsd In time TO two minutes and as there
will be plenty Of music by that popular
organization, tue Opera House 0Fcht stra, aud
| ii Is hoped that they will play sparkling new
music and net old numbers, the afternoons
exercises will not be longer tedious.
1t chou bedlStinctly Understood that no
flowers or presents will be allowed on the
stage outside OF those used for decorations
or that the young ladies may wear. The
giving OF them takes up too much time. OF
course they msy be given at the close or sent
| 10 the homes OF che graduates
The programme will be as follows:
Muic; Prayer; Music; Salutatory, "Annie
v. Sage, Clay District; Essay, "Micawberisms,
SIllIe n. adams; Essay, "Maxims," Bessie
Baron; Essay; angles" aHInnah J. Bircb,
Richie District; Essay, ~, Myself" sallie
W. Browning; EsstY,
10 wAd Eome power the gittIe gle US
To see Oursels rs ithers sec u.s."
| Il
"Our Public Schools Zen J. Chew; Essay,
t.ict; Original Grafton, Something New"
Lizzie Z. Crawford; Essay, "Tritles make per.
lection, but perfection is no tritis," Annie J.
Davis; Recitation, "in School Days Jennie
Edwards; Essay, "Aristocracy," K.tie E;
Elsen; Music; Original Grafton, woman
Henry Eusheimef; Essay, what Fools these
| Mortsls Be-" Milton J. Gutman; Essay, IAN
Order for Picture" Minnie B. Harkinsi
Essay, Superstition" Anna II. Hess; Rsssy,
an some, do as the Romans do" Anna ].
Hlnt; Original Grafton, "Ths Development
OF Thought" ThoS. H. Jones; Music; Original
Grafton, decisive Moments, Nellie Al. ane;
Original Grafton, "Tbe 0beliIk," George W.
Lntn; Essay, "Mlnd Reading" Emma
obs'man: Essay, what Shall the Harvest
BET" Margaret Psndletop; Original Grafton,
| ''OuE JuulDusI JUN 4hs L lpoSt Nsoayl SuSh
is Life" Mamie X. Prantis; Music; German
Recitation, "Erlkoenig," P. 0. Ryman; Rec
itation, "BridRe Of Signs" MOllie B RUSSELL
Recitation, prisoner for Debt,n VIII. +.
Smaller; Esssy, Little by Little" Annie N:
Stevenson; Recitation, "rhe Drummer Boy, "
aImogene Strobe, Webster District; Essay,
"All's Well" Gertie H. swires; Music; Orig.
inal Grafton, Formation OF Character,
Ella O. Veitb; Essay, what We May Be-,
Alma N. Wilson Essay, "rhe Dear School,
aEst Ter Mar Wright, UGion Dhtrict; EssSyr
Find Woy or Make H." carrie U. Zane,
Madison District; Recitation, "TIe Chem stry
OF Character" &ollie NJ. Z!mmer; Valedic.
tory, "Mizpah," 'Jennie +. Wiuoher, Wash
Inv ton District; Music; tresenti alton OF Dir
Tomas and Peabody Medals; Music; Benedic'
tior; Music.
Those marked with an astcrisk are the re-
cipicnis OF the Peabody medals, standing al
the head OF the class in the Districts tc
which they belonl. In the class as whole
Miss Wincher, OF Washington, takes firs
honor, and Miss Annie V Sage, Of Clay, the
second. President Collier, Of the Board o.
Education, will address tho class.