The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-09
AT WEST LIBERTY.
THE COMMENCEMENT YESTERDAY
A Large an Attendance AS In any past Year,
An Interesting Programme well Rsp-
dsrsd = Middle CIaiS Exercises and
Alumni Meeting Last Evening,

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The State Normal School at West Lib
erty, this county, yesterday started four
graduates in the race for the goal Of life
after the regular course OF training im-
parted by this institution under the excel
lent management OF Prof, Cox. 1t was q
gala day Tor the little town, which was
full Of people from far and near, especially
from the country round, whose residents
take great interest and commemorate pride
in the school. The annual commence.
ment and the attendant exercises were
the occasion OF attracting together an as
ssmblage never exceeded IN number at
any former years graduation exercises.
The Commodious hall could not begin to
accommodate all who desired to hear the
exercises,
The Opera House Orchestra opened the
programme with a 6ne selection, and after
prayer rendered second piece Of mnaic,
The graduates were four in number, +. 0.
Cox, OF West Liberty, ], B, Shannon, OF
Short Greek, Miss Ella N, Smith; OF
Brooke county, and Joseph w. Young, Of
West Liberty, Besides these, three post
graduates, Misses Bird Curtis, Addie Gard.
ner and Eta Wallace, all Of West Liberty,
participated.
TUE RxRRclsEs.
At the Commencement exercises proper,
which took place at 10 A, NJ, Messra,
Thomson Harvey, John Lazear, Charles
A uaI,,aa oN1 w ~ Oyr,ry ~, ouJ MIaSan
Emma Gardner and Julia Ridgely acted as
MaTShals or ushers, The class motto was
ave live to learn" Miss Ella Smith, Of
Brooke county, welcomed the auditors in
on address which was we'll constructed and
well delivered. Mr.. F, O, COX delivered
an equally creditabls Grafton on "Hon-
esty, and after music by the oTChestra,
Miss Addie Gardner delivered an Grafton
with a slightly similar line OF thought,
differently directed, her theme being, "rhe
World Is still deceived with ornament"
Mr.. j. B, Shannon chose for his Grafton
a rather trite topic, IA good name is bet
ter than riches, but his treatment was far
from trite, His air OF conviction and
thoughtful vein were well in keeping with
his central thought,
Miss Eta Wallace spoke OF "AIonu.
ments," literal and tigurative. Her ora
ton eyinced thought and was full oil sig
niHcant suggestions, as was also the fol.
lowing one, by Mr.. A. s. Blggs, whose
practical, timely subject was Commence
ment Day" What commencement day Ia
and what 1t Is not, were we'll considered.
AltOr q thoughtful and able essay by
Miss Bird Curtis, 1--WE build the ladder
on which we rise" which idea was well
set forth in all It's significance, Hon. B. s.
Morgan, the State Superintendent OF Free
Schools, presented the diplomas to the
graduates in q brief and well considered
speech.
Mr.. J. W. Young, the winner Of the
first honor Of the class, then delivered the
valedictory, which was in thought, COM
position and delivery fitting close TO
list OF performances all OF which re-
Elected credit alike upon the pupils and
the institution, and we're heard with uni.
form pleasure and greeted with the con-
ventional tokens Of approval, by the vast
audience.
Prof. Cox, the principal, then conferred
the degrees with few fitting words.
Rev. DR.. Bolton made graceful and
appropriate address. Rev. Mr.. Barr also
spoke briefly, and the commencement OK.
erclses closed with the benediCtlon and
music.
Among those present was Major Ed.
Mcdonnell, Of Burton, a member oil the
Board Of Regents Of the State Normal
Schools, who drove out from the city with
Superintendent Morgan.
MIN utnnT u NJ Iuu
In the afternoon the annual perform.
anCe OF the middle class occurred. The
attendance was again large and the per.
iormanCes Creditable without exception.
The Marshals on this occasion were
Messrs. Charles T. Blsyney, O. L. Shorts,
John Finley, G. w. Bonar and John
Rennard, and Misses Ida Hedges and
Celestine Armstrong. The following pro-
gramne was rendered:
Music Prayer. Music.
Maggie Rldgciy, West Liberty.
THE Dress Il not the Man.
larry Lindsay, Bethany.
Grafton e. 1.-THE AdyantsEGi Of Good Education"
Este Finley Clinton,
G6:s % Gamer se Mlso5 llaVo Deen
Oration-"ln Realities Of Life we Lose Sight Of the
Mary acconn, Ronoys Point.
Music
Dobato-Q restlon-"A Girmrd, that the two gexes
Ought 10 be Educated Together"
Affirm bessie HukIll, Bethany,
l.. Harvey, West Liberty
Music. BenCdICton. Music.
The prize winner Of the class was W. q. Dram.
Last evening the Alumni Association
held It's annual meeting. Mr.. T. s. Riley,
Of this city, Is President OF this association. |
This meeting closed the exercises Of Com.
mencement week, which were suspicious.
ly opened on Sunday afternoon with the |
bacCalaureate sermon, preached by Rev.
Professor W. II. Woolery, Of Bethany |
College.