The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-26
.TWENTY-P0UR PUPILS
DELIGHT ThEiR PROUD FRIENus
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4 lie seh0o.s Of the ri.y took plaes yesterday
6 afternoon and lss, evening al the Opera
= HOasg, The Ia! previous annual CON
! I meaeemen, il will be remembered, Wa
, the Gpi q, which the co!oIcd schools hnd
/. furnished pupil. Who had complstsd the
oouns, and on that occasion the pupils Of
both oolon gradaAttd At tho Sams time
and performed upon the same platform,
al the essays being equally eIrsliIabls and
all the performances giving equal sliisilc,
ton TO the large audience.
Since that time the question was raised
whether the law requiring separate eluca.
uon Of the tSo races did not preclude the
examination OF the colored aud white
graduates together, ami Attorney deneral |
Caldwell being requested 10 eoRstme the |
lAE, gave II ~ his opinion that the spirit |
lOi The Law WdA repusuEnl 10 examinations |
o! the pupils OF bOtn ooluTa together, In |
considering the preparations Tor the grad. |
IuAtiDg exercises OF the class OF 80 II MAS
deemed best under these circumstances q 10 |
hold two graduating entertainments, one
for the nineteen white girls and BOYS aud
another Tor the hye coloTed pupils. II WAS
this Wlsn OF PIOt, Jones, of the c0orrd |
schools, that his class might graduate In
the evening.
TaE WHITE CLASS.
Under this arrangement the white pu-
pills held their commencement yesterday
afternoon ~ O'Clock. Tue Opera House
was well tllled, the audience being largely
composed OF ladies'. The crowd Mas not |
50 large AZ usual, This state OF atAirs was
doubtless attributable 10 two causes, the
Extremely bad weather Oi yesterday up TO
very short tlmB before the hour tor the
exercises ~ begin; aud the unComtOTtA.
bly, crowded condition Of the Opera HOuse
on former commencement occasions held
thHre, People took II Tor granted that
there would not be room 10 comfortably
accommodate those who attended, and 10
remained at home, thus reducing the gu.
ilence TO comparatively comfortable di.
mehsiOns, though ~ II vas standing room
was scarce beiOru th0 exercises had pro-
greSsed far.
Ihu glas1 was proiusely and tasleinlly
sci WITH u garden scene, and decorated
with Japanese lAns, parai0ls aud lanterns.
Across the front u bank OF moss wss
placed, hAhksd IT tue end with growing
plants OF rare aud varied foliage.
The Opera House Orchestra furnished I
the Incidental music, and oi CouBe this I
vas OF a high order, adding much to the &
enjoyment Of the afternoon, la
The class filed upon the stage a few Il
minutes alter 2, to tho straina OF beauli.
lnl march by tho orchestra. n
The ladied Of the class were dressed c
Wit iew exceptions, In simple white, and o
their costumes Were Commendably iree
rom ostentatiOn or display. They are as o
= class an unusually intellecGuallookinV
body ui young people, and their thought n
lul papers, Beli-pOsseBsed bearing and
demonstrated ability afford another illus. II
traton Oi the high ClAss Of work done In o
the Wheeling public schools. q
The exercises NoTe opened with brief Il
but ieTyent and exceedingly appropriate Il
prayer by Rlv. Il Rush Swope, Rector Of y
81. Matthews church. IN
TnE sALUrAToRY.
The aalutatoty was by Miss MAY Nc.
Ginniss, Of Clay school, who received the
second honor Of the class. Her well
chosen theme, "Lst there be Light" was
well handled, and she showed commend. \
able knOWlCdge Of the live topics of this :,
day at home and abroad. Her words Of n
welcome to tho audience and AdnoniLion y
to her follow pupils were well put, and "
her delivery vas CfeditAbls to her teach
ers aud herself.
Mr.. Ed ArmbreCht, Of Richie school, p
delivered An orRtiou on "West Virginia" n
showing close knowledge OF the history Il
and resources Of the Mountain State, as &
well as the spirit which actualed it's for. ii
nation out OF the mother State. He gave y
glowing picture Of tho future OF the Fl
Commonwealth. His address was com. y
mendable In conception and subject, and 4
his treatment would be Cfedila6le 10 an b
older head
Miss MoIlic Blake, Of Richie, spoke Of L
Little Things" Her essay was based on u
the idea that II Is the little unconsidered v
trilles which make up the sum Of life, and Il
she gave illustrations from history, chosen Il
with good judgment and rectGd gracefully, e
TO enforce this theory. b
Mr.. Curtis Brown, jr., Of Union school, q
chose as his topic, "DoorWays Of Life"
His address evinCsd an unusual degree Of '
originality, and stamped his intellect as b
one Of those ''three.storled intOlleCtB with d
skylights' which he Contrastcd with one 81
story and two.story inlelects. He thinks Il
for himself, and his thinking has been on q
weiRhty things and along the lines that u
lead 10 wisdom. He dwelt on the necessity Il
ol every ones carving ont his own career, II
Of making doorway 10 success, to fame,
to greatness, in life, in his chosen PROBES.
sion. y
"BUlLDlSG."
Miss Maggie Falloure, Of Union school,
expressed some ideas on "Building," al
literally and Gguratively applied. The !,
similarity Of tue process Of erecting q =
building 10 achieving happiness and sue. II
cees In life was shown, and the reasons for v
failure In the former and lRiter-the sandy "
foundation, the careless work. the badly o
selected material, were pointed out. u
Miss Clara Forney, Of Centre school, re- u
lleyed the monOtony Of tbs programme II
with recitation, Drafted" an affecting II
poem, giving q mothers appeal and sub. 81
mission when her son was drafted for ser. II
vice In the army, Her eloCullOn showed a
intelligence AZ well "a training, aud the II
feeling in the lines WAa well expressed. n
Miss Emma KliOyes, Of lie Centre p
school, reCilcd "Jepthahs Diughter'-a Al
difficult selection indeed 10 render under. si
standinsly. This Miss KlieyOs accOmp. n
lished fairly well. a.
A GERMAN ADDHEss. M
In the class there WA one graduate In Ii
the German course, Miss Thusneda O. "
Krautsr Her peTiormRce Was next on Il
the programme, and she favored the Au. Al
dienCo with an address In the German n
tongue. Her mastery Of the language n
seemed complete, her pronunciation be- b,