The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-30
so opENIsa THE KxERoIsEs.

means Gne least pleasing feature OF the pr. :
gramme.
OPENING THE ExERoIsEs
Rev, DR.. W. II. Cooke made feryent
Iopening prayer, and after another selection
by the orchestra, Miss; Annie V. Sage, of the
| First ward, who took the second honor of the
class, delivered the salu. atory, a well written
and especially we'll delivered paper, which,
track was yet sufficiently original to indicate
thought on the part of the author. Miss
Sage has been gifted with full, loud voice,
and the applause with which she was greeted
was not o mere mattar of form.
Miss Sallie NJ. Adams followed with sug-
ge.tiye aud pleasing essay on "Micawber-
| isms." Miss Adams has apparently met Mr.
Micsw ber's counterpart, and made study of
him which enablt d all his friends to recog-
nizs him. She pointed the paper with a
| moral as timely as wise.
Miss Bessie Browns remarks under the
| caption of tMaximss was most amusing
aud original production. She rnng some
very acc ptable changes on the popular plati-
or rebuke fault. Her new versions o, old
sayings We're received with much ninth, aud,
i like the two young ladies who had preceded
her, she was greeted with a hearty round OF
applause.
| Hannah ]. Birch, and she sortei the classes
vi humanity as angles are classified in geom-
etry with readiness which showed no litt!e
familiarity with human nature.
| Egot'sm and kindred weaknesses were the
theme of Miss Sallie w. Browning's compost
| tion on /, Myself" and she portrayed the
TOO prevalent vice of So fishness with neat
| sarcasm.
| % wad some power the giftie eieus
| To see ourSels as ithcrs see us"
\ were the lines chosen by Miss Ellie G. Cart r
as text for. some thoughtful sentences on
\ the different es Inmates of ones acts and char
acter by himself and others. She read WE'LL
aud hef essay was well received.
| w. THE FIRST BOY.
| There were an unusual number of boys in
! the class, and after the music which followed
| Miss Caters reading, the first male represen-
tative of the class, Ben J. Chew, was present.
ed. There was no little curiosity to zee how
the yOnng gentlemen would compare with
their lair sisters. His subject was "Onr Pub
lie Schools" and he introduced it with some
eulOgstic remarks on American institutions
| in general. His Grafton would do credit to
one of much more experience and greater
pretensions His periods were stately his
Language chaste, and his delivery in keeping
with his literary style.-
Miss sic Cbarnock followed with a paper
en- stumbling" we'll prepared, and eyinc pg
some skill in the use of language, but little
weak in its delivery. This criticism could
! OF apply ID Miss Lizzie Crawford, the next
young lady, who. delivered very creditable
OrigII al Grafton the subject of Some
thing New" taking occG sion in the course of
her remarks to pay her respects to the press
Annie ]. Davis read, in a voice audible in
'Trities Make Perfection, but Perfection is
no rritis." Her remarks conveyed a yalu-
able lesson.
Miss Jennie Edwards varied the exercises
with select recitation, Whittier's Sin SCHOOL
Days" She read the pretty poem most skill
fuzzy, and deserved the round of applause
with which she was favored.
Miss Katie q. Eisen, the next Young lady
on the programme, was excused for some
reason NOT ex piained.
Henry Z nsheimer, after beautiful Scotch
medl'y by the orchestra had been app auded
to the echo delivered an original ora ton ON
Woman" which from the first line WIS re.
ce.ved with the liveliest mlrth. When, how
ever, he changed the tenor of his remarks to
an eulogy, the audience evidently went with
him. the remarkable training IN elocution
OF this young gentleman is already familiar
to the public, and he added to his reputation
yesterday.
HUMAN FoLLIES.
Milton J. Gutman followed with a pleasing
discourse on the words of Shakespeare Puck,
What fools these mortals be He also
reused the mirth of his audience. His enun-
citation was particularly pleasing and his
voice audible.
Gan order for Picture" was the subject
chosen by Miss Minnie Harkins for her sssy,
and s dwelt upon 1.-THE beautiful pictures
that hang upon memoIys WALL
Superstition" was treated in n historical
vein by Miss anna NJ. Hess, Miss Hess's voice
Is sweet and pleasing, and her delightful
delivery added much to the pleasure of the
audience in her production.
Miss Anna j. Hine morslizad on the
proverb, "In Rome, do as the Romans do"
concluding that the advice conveyed by this
adsge was not wise. Miss Hine isapparent v
one of the youngest of the graduates, but her
paper would compare favorably with the
average of The class.
Thomas A. Jones gave an original grafton
on 1.-The Development Of Thought" a didac-
tic production which evinced a thoughtful
cast of mind. Miss Nellie NJ. Lane's Grafton
on decisive Moment was also of thought
full order: George Litten gave au Imaginative
review of the history witnessed by the Egyp-
plan obeiysk now standing in New York.
and drew come lessons for modern mor;als
from the past. mind Reading" was the
theme of Miss Emma ObermOn, and she smoke
OF the d ticuliy OF understanding varying
human nature: Miss Margaret Pendleton, OF
Clay school, asked what shall the Harvest
be-" and her theme was Whatsoever man
soweth, that shall he also reap" She reads well.
John r. Pipes, uEder the caption of Our
conspiouously original in its conception.
His remarks about the political, skeptica!,
sporting and other Jumbos provoked applause
and laughter by turns. Miss Mamie K Prem
zig read u thoughtful paper with the theme
such is Life"
After another splendid selection by the Or
chestra variation of the programme was af.
forded in the shape of
A GERMAN RECITATION,
by Paul o. Reymann. The selection. "Der
Erlkoenig,n was a beautiful one, and the
young mans nice pronunciation, expressive
delivery and sympathetic 8 y!e made his a
very pleasing performance even to those to
whom the German tongue was STRANGE
Miss Mollie b. Russell recited with unex,
pected ability Hoods Bridge of Signs" a
very difficult selection which is not often
rendered batter thaa she rendered it. Will
F. Shaffer followed with the old Prisoner
for Debt" which he read with good effect.
Miss Annie n. Stevenson, a very young
lady, dwelt upon the gradual processes Of
nature and ar under the title Little by Lit |
tie" Miss Imogepe Stroble recited The |
Drummer Boy" an affecting poem, in a most |
effective manner. "All's Well" was the topic
of Miss Gertie Swires' essay, a fgursttye |
theme. Her delivery was notably good. |
The Formation of CharaCt 4r" was The sub |
ject chosen by Miss Ella c. Veith, who liker-
ed the building of character to the crystaliz-
ing of an icicIe. WHAT we NAV be- was
Miss Alma NJ Wilson's, and she consider |
the possibilities which lie within the reach
of the members of the graduating class. Miss
u ther Mar Wright spoke in graceful sen
fences OF 'The Dear School," but her voice