The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-07
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OaIOs, Nos, as and ~ Fourteenth Street.
COMMANCHMENT HXERCIsEs
OF thS DFOdduS Female ColIsgs, OlarkSburg,
West Virginia.


West Virginia,
COnepoHdsaes Of ne haeliqsAoE.
C%LAREsBuRa, June 5.-Ths closing ex
ercises Of this we'll known institution werl
auspiciously begun on Sunday night, Ma!
80, when, in the presence Of q large AMI
intelligent congregation, Rev, L. P, Brand
of Pennsylvania, preached the bRccalau
reats sermon to the graduating class from
Mark III s: "She hath done what shI
could" After a vivid description Of thu
events which called forth from the SavioI
the words OF the text, the preacher mad
the application under these two genera
heads;
Firat-Shs found what she could do ant
then did it according to the best Of heI
ability.
Second-Preparation for service.
The sermon was one OF marked power
peculiarly appropriate 10 the occasion
original In thought, elegantly but simply
expressed, iorCibly and gracefully deliver.
ed. The closing words addressed to the
young ladies about to graduate were ex.
ceedingly apt and forCeful, The music
and singing under the management Of
Miss Young, OF the college, we're in har.
mony with the occasion.
College Hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity Thursday night, June 5, to listen
to the musical recital. The following
programme was faithfully rendered and
highly appreciated;
20 Come, Let US Sing unto the Lord"
Rice, Ohorusi Loves Greeting" VIM.
| Aathark knlltn SuynHN1. tlNl,n 0,.nIo- u
Merz, Grace Powell and Addie Davidson;
Laughing Song" Mgrry,, The Little
Folks; "Harp OF the Winds" FRANZ Abt,
Sue Hutchinson and Emma Douglass ;
MELODY" OPP, IA, Carl Hoffman, Edna
Holmes; "Alpine Horn" SChrimer,
Mamie Raymond; "Not Sparrow
Falleth," Ida Langstal, Miss Lyon and
Mr., Patton; Lullaby" Ira Gof, Alice
Thorn, Therese Patton; "Arabesque,"
Andres, Addie Davidson; III | werea
Knight" &C., Willard, Mr.. r. A, Arm.
strongi Moonlight, Music, Love and
Flowers" Barnett, Edna Holmes and
Mabel Mccormick; "Buttertly Gallop,"
Mellenott, Ida and Mamie Raymond
1.-THE Woodnymph and Knight" Watson,
Mabel Mccormick and Mr.. Armstrong.
The marked improvement Of many OF
the pupils was a matter Of common remark
on all sides, and Miss Ida O, Young, the
accomplished musiG teacher, deserves to
be congratulated and COmplimented for
the rapid progress made by her class. She
presided with dignity and ease, and the
perfect clock work in which the pro.
gramme was executed indicated the sys-
tematlC work done in the class room.
O%larksburg and the friends OF the school
highly appreciate her work and rejoice
that she will return in September 10 take
charge again Of the music department,
which she has 8 greatly built up.
On Friday evening, June 4, an hour be-
lore the opening exercises began, the hall
was utterly jammed and hundreds still
seeking entrance. This was Commence.
ment night, and every one wished to see
'the sweet girl graduates" fairly launched
upon LIES ocean, The elite and iairest
Of the city and 'all the country around"
were represented and showed their an.
probation by the closest attention and
heartbeat applause. The four graduates
Misses FordyCe, Freeman, LETTERS and
Steel, were beautifully attired and made
handsome appearance upon the stage.
The music Of the evening was most ex-
Cellent both In selections and execution.
The graduating essays were decidedly
above the average and received the best
attention and heartiest applause; and as
for flowers, It required four persons to
carry away what each graduate received.
The exercise all In all was perhaps OF
higher literary ability than any 10 which
a C~larksburg audience has ever been
treated.
The following was the programme;
Prayer, by Rev. G. b. Foster, Of RoOhes.
ter, N. Y; music, '0verture TO William
Tell" Rossini, Anna Irwin and Ida Hay.
mond essay, "~Benevolens ct BenefaCiens,"
Addie NJ. FordyCe; music, "Norma," Ley
bach OPP. 70, Addie Davidson; essay,
"This too will pass Away" Emma D. Free.
man; music, LA Fioraja," Bevignani,
Mabel Mccormick; essay, "KnoSiedre
Comes, but Wisdom Lingere." Grace v:
Jellers; music, "Miserere, (Trovatore),"
Gottschalk, Annie Irwin; essay, "self.
reverence, Self-knowledgs, selt.Control
these three alone lead Lille to Sovereign
Power" Maggie A. Steel music, "Radi.
enss Grand Waltz" GottsChalk, Miss
Young and Mabel Mccormick. Presenta.
ton Of diplomas. Music, "Memory's Re.
frain," +. II. Pease, Misses Mccormick,
Holmes and Lyon, and Messrs. Patton and
Thorn. BenediCtion, Rev. Henry Lang.
ford.
The universal verdict Is that this has
been the most successful commencement
in the history Of the institution, and It's
influence In winning patronage must be felt.
Prof.. Lyons praises are on many lips for
bis successful management during the
year just closed, and all friends are glad to
know that he has assurances Of an In.
creased boarding department for next
year, which commences September /.
| West Virginia parents ought not TO send
their daughters to other States to be
educated, when good institutions are now
In their own State. IL. 1. p.