The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-06-27
Commencement Exercises.

Vhe Ninth Aannsl-eoufHeh of
the Wellington High School was held Fri
day evening, June 22nd, in the Congrega-
tional Church. A large crowd filed the
house, many coming from other towns to
enjoy the exercises. The pleasant weather
and agreeable temperature added not a
little 10 the comfort of the closely packed
audience. The music by the school choir,
numbering S5 or 90 members under the
leadership of Prot. Harding, was excellent,
and sufficient to show the ability of the
school in both sacred music and that of
| lighter character.
The vocal duett pleased the audience
very much and al Trovatore," /" piano duett
played by Messrs. Hall and Mueller, was
heartily enjoyed.
Hattie Mason gave the Salutatory Ora
ton. She is a young girl with decided
elocutionary talent, but did not speak in
that large house with quite the ease she
has done in the High School room. Near
ly all the young ladies labored under this
disadvantage, and read or spoke with ap-
parent straining of the voice to make
themselves heard. This defect could not
be provided against without experience of
/ speaking in the same room and fully open
and filled as it was that night; and few
ladies of any age have the strength or
quality of voice required for agreeable
platform speaking. Fortunately not many
find it necessary to cultivate the ability to
do it, and get along very well with making
themselves understood in the household.
Chas. NJ. Guide expressed some good
ideas concerning the proper place for and
discrimination between "Sense and Non
sense"
Miss Mary ]. Miller read an original
and interesting sketch of Jobs wife, max
ing out quite full biography of that prom
inent sufferers wife, with a rational de-
fense of her character as having had to ex-
ercise due amount Of patience in living
with so afflicted man as Mr.. Job, and
caring for their ten children; considerable
housewifely industry having probably
been necessary, even under the modest
conditions of domestic life at that ancient
period.
Flora E. Starr read a thoughtful
and mature essay entitled "Voices
of the Past" in which she noted
the various methods in which history is
recorded, how the centuries that succeed
others are able to trace the events and
changes occurring in the material world
what manner of living creature, and what
the circumstances, pursuits and attainments
} okthe human race who, in successive ages,
hass peopled the earth.
Miss Edith Allyn, in her "Plea for
Waifs," evinced the perception and spirit
of the philanthropist, and if she begins to
look after the needs of the world in this
: respect, will have no lack of employment
and never that saddest defect in woman
| an indifferent heart OF a slothful mind.
, Albert R. Warner, the second son oi
. Hon. s. S. Warner, in his oration, "The
! Sources of our Nations Strength" showed
, good quality of voice and manner for pub
: lie speaking and the possibilities of future
} success in craftsmanship in the handling
: of his theme.
5 Nellie Smith, the only daughter of DIR
: ]. W. Smith, is writer with fine imagi
T nation and graceful style, and read hel
5 essay entitled Greatest Deeds in Silence
, Wrought" with excellent effect and will
I less apparent effort in being heard thar
r most of her class.
, This was also true of Miss Jessie Foote
3 who delivered in an unembarrassed man
/. ner, a well conceived Grafton, "Say, Wha
: is Honorf"
> Burton Fl. Lang, son of NJ. L. Lang, il
his Grafton, 1.-THE Cost of Victory" pait