The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-14
THE GLASS OF 1883,
OF THE wTrELlNa FfMILE COLLEGE.
Clos. Their sesool DlI. Auspiei'u,ly-A BrIlli,s'
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E,spIns-Eifssn Pair Grsdastss Rs-
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IEt4in Th0f uAhI tTe1as
Ths annual Commencement Of the Wheel
Ing Female College was he'd at the Opera
House last might, aud wAsAs brilliant and 10
every way successful an affair as any oil for
m.r yesrs. The house wA packed before the
graduating class appeared on the stsge, with
an audience which WAJ itsell a high conplt'
ment 70 the class and tho college. The essays
ssIdom been turpaIssd oil such an occasion,
and there Wal Que reform which was hignly
appreciated The young ladies' were limited
In time by the President, and the result was
that tho exercises we're over at IN unpreee-
dedtenly early hour.
Thn array Of flowers, books and present.,
and the elaborate floral pieces, received by
the graduates list night surpassed IN quSlity
II not In quantity, any thirE ever seen NJ
former commencement
The stage was deckEd with q row Of rare
growing hJwers acroSs the proeenium. hanR'
ing baskets and cages Of canary birds hung
At the boxes, and rural scene Ia Keeping
With the decoratios furnished back ground
[ the gay co i1umes Of the class. The lac.
nlty SIT at T. lIft " the stage, R9d President
@. d. Hubbard, Of the Board Of Trustees
Rev. George Z. HiIe and Rabbi N. sessIer
1t the right
Raw. Mr., Hi.e made the opening prayer.
which was brief, feryeut and appropriate 10
he occasion. 1t was followed BY. music BY
MAYt Is orchestra, 4 music alto tnterspers'
ed The following exercises at brief intervals
MISS MARY HETNAS,
Who took the second honor oil the class,
read the Salutatory. Miss HeymanG style
| al bearing, her perfect IN edum OF bearing on
The s,ape and her clear and audible yoics, no
lea, than the pleasing nature Of her themr
and the graceful periods In which she treated
| II conspirtd 10 make an unusually sAtlsiAc'
| tory performance. Miss Heynans dark
beauty Wss we'll relieved b. MORE antique
costume OF great richness made with long
court train. Al the conclusion Of her essay,
which was greeted with q round 81 applause,
A miniature mountain ot hIwers, In all SORT
Of elegant designs. books, among them .
magnificent large u bum bound In cardinal
plusL aud other valuable presents, were
showered at her feet.
| Ing Of "Our World" INDUCED 10 some elo-
quent thoughts on the world aud the worlds
people. Miss Wharry wore white Paris mus
lin with point lace.
Mis- BELLE Hall bad written In French Of
"i< Mort Hsmme d Fat" the "HoHme d Eat
referred TO being N Leon GAMbettA- o.
Whoss life and public carer brief sketch
was given. Her French was pure and correct,
and her hardlirg OF the cut jsct showed Goa
siderable familiarity with recent French his,
tory, Mis- Hall wore white swiss, trimmed
in lace and pretlily decked with natural
flowers. Her dress was cut en- train, with
niga neck and elbow sleeves
The SREDJ or TtDNY.
Miss Lulu Lse Douglass, Of Jackson county,
make good Impression FROM the Inst words
which fell from her ps, clear and audible in
ali parts OF the house. Her essay on The
Needs Of To-day" was q timely reference 70
the need OF education anal higher s.Ar dAtd
Of morality. Ilshowed thought, aud was in
a pure, lucid style, which Is mo- only rare
amo. school girls, but oiten ID King In e1'
perisuced writers.
Miss DouslaSs's costume was quAre necked
d,sss Of India MULE with eeves and
h1nncts OF white lace and roses at the neck.
Miss Mary e, WY, Of Graysville, ono
under the caption Outward Bound. specu'
lated and moralIE u on ire future Of the class
sLout starting on the journey OF lie. her
fl curative picture If the voyegs OF park 70
a haven never seen, thHol gu storms Atu
Gains. gasli,tened to with degree Il alien
tiOD which was u more sincere ard minis
Iakable compliment than the spp'Ause
which followed It.
Miss Ways dress vas oil white silk crepe
with court train and-watsau pleat msae
SQUARE necked aud with laced corsage' lie
trimmings were OF vaIencieumes Iace'
Mis- ZtunR Frfzier held In her assay that
ee1ru,ny Is the philosophers stone, End e1'
tTETrRaice the root OF most oil the ordinary
Wis In The world. Her line Of thought was
n novel one for yondg lidy Rradua'e. aud
It's treatment was 10 Ike ping with the theme:
Miss trtzpr vas very becomingly attted
In silk caIuuls hair and nuns Yelling, with
oriental lace trimmiDEs and vatican pieAt.
She wore diamond ornAmentS
ASAirEAcrIvE IuFJIcT.
"Mssnet" was the attractive title OF Miss
L1urA Lukens' composition, and she trelted
Of the motives which huenced people, the
objac.s which draw them onward and inspire
them TO nDble tHIrts.
Miss Lukens wore nuns vsilirg and orien.
tai lace With sleeves Of solid lace and court
train. She also wore diamond ornaments.
Miss Emile Campbell, oil this city, was as
signed oD the proRramme the novel thtint'
The Old Flour Mill" and 1t was with con.
siderable GU iusiry thai the audience awaited
he. appearance. Her essay was Thought
iul one, It's them being The Wnrkmen die,
but the world goes on, and she illustrated II
BY the imagined story OF an old mill In \ Ee.
cluded and romantic nook. Bhe was greeted
With particularly hIArty applause, ana pres
ents of hIwsrs. books and other appropriate
articles were AhoKtfe1 upon her, AZ indeed |
they hAI been upon all Of her predecessors |
urHn tie p,u rAnImc. Mss CAmpbelIr Co.'S |
tune Wss Of white swIt' and lace, with
YATES n rlAit court train aud pix rJseS al
TIE neck.
&C NIEST Of "NDIHER GoOoE"
Miss Agnes Rose, Of MIntro.s. Pa, read
some Lessons from D1rhtT q 1Osr." Her idea
IA, ur,girKl, aud It's execution b ( 'iy anus
iDg, the mock gravity with which the deep
icyOns in some Of u ithtr GoUSr's rhymes
were pointed out being worthy Of conmrn'
iAtOr on shakespeare. Her esSsy WIS highly
eri ,yed, and gree ed with storm nt APP
pGuSs. Bile Wa Slsj inLd- the EsSiri"nt Of
several unusually f1s ljrAl baskets and
stands, books aud other pnSents. Sac wore
Persian lawn with sleeves aud ilIuncts Of
Point.
Ms. Carrie CoctAynr, Of Moundsyllls. dis.
cour cd Of Punk" WhicI Sis thought vas
more } be desired than rHnY Of the thirgs
much more highly GsIFsmsd. She
SOr" India null, and lace with diamond or
uamcm'H The usual bA'rirRde Of bJOks and
aiwcrs half hid her from view when she "a
summed her ssat amid the ApplAuse called out
By her tsuy.
Miss Annie t. X app, Of Omaha, Nebraska,
sI0ke Oi religious, political, labor, fuhiOn |
and educational forms. aud III URht here
wu still GmplO RON Tor reform In all these |
ll6!hA. Her turning Of The ridiculs 50 CON.
monty pointed nj the glflS on the scnFr Of
ia.hi0n against the boys was highly euj ryGd |
Ms KHh. p's costume was Of EilA and
spotted lace with Spanish lace trimming AID
flowers.
Miss Matte Hall, NJ RAwson. Ohio, advised
her hph efs to make II . most Of Ihtn.+ivR,