The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-26

iulai!cd the expectations zrolssl hy a.
title. She compared olli, upeoasrnlA
sc,hsh pFtslRs To the icubeD;a that thi
] the AZ afonBi thea. aud indglsct 10 c5T
lherAhis sarcastic nlarAllI.aE On the Il
ircts oi such dispositions on lhpsc siiI
ShOm they eome In contact IN ANY OF ihi
] relations Of liie.
Ute Poser oi llsAs. by Miss Laura 4
Meyer, OF CSalfs school, EAs th0aghiial
graVu paper, rIarciiugly vel, camPatsi
Gni fall Of ideas which showed her Goa
esplioH Of her theme TO be g0Oi.
Naming the bAhy, lively little Ia
moIntsIreltAuQn, NAs giyea BY Miss Annu
tlAhF, Of Webster school, IN an sHeepiing
" spnghuy manner, her dialect and in
iation OF the different speeches brlnI
worthy Of 4 professional. SHE broughl
down the house,
Mas Minnie Rsyner mad a bright Sus
aestiye rsszy On the topic what vins p
She considered the differences between lhs
rewards Tor which men strive, aud The
diderell means Of attaining them,
TWO GOOD EEruArloNs,
Miss Louisa Rosenberg recitcl "Sigh,
on shiloh" with considerable feeling Aad
ehrct, M'ss Rosenberg Us lr0m Richie
district, aud IL among tho youngest pupils
In the class, Her Staging OF the hymn
which figures Ia tho poem WAS particular
" nice,
Miss Carrie Stroehltin, Of Centre school,
tecited The Polish Boy" Her voice 4
loud and clear, and we'll moiula,ed, aud
her recitation was spirited and tXreIl,nt
Miss Mary Walters, a stately and hand.
some member OF the class from Clay
school, had selected Tor tho topic Of her
essay, "preAms,' and her paper WAS in.
isresIing aud reelected no little credit on
her.
"Aim High" waa the subject Of Miss
Louisa AImmeF, OF Richie school, and her
essay, like the preceding QUE, WAS highly
cFedltGble Ia every way.
The original orAtion aud VAlsdiCt1ry Of
Misa Clara Miller, OF Richie school, who
won ths inst honor, had for Ia theme the
words, From Dawn I'LL Dark" The CON.
position Was Of that exceptional degree Of
merit which WAS 10 have been expected OF
one who had surpassed all In NO strong |
class. Her valedlCtoTy Eas well consider. |
ed, well expressed aud well delivered. |
She thanked the people, thV Board Of Eda.
iLtiOn, and the teachers ON behalf OF tho
llass In feeling and fitting terms, and bads
good by tO school aud SchOolmates. The
address deserved the especially hearty an.
plause which greeted its CGnCluSiOn.
Alter the Opera House orchestra render.
u pOipOurri Of lively airs from "ThO
,likAdo, the presentation ol medals aud
diplomas took place,
TuE PEABODY MEDALS.
The Peabody medals are presented by
he State Superintendent Of Free Schools,
. those pupils who receive the highest
'rades In their respective wards, ThOy
10 purchased out Of portion OF the
money left by the phllAnlhToptai, George
'Hab0dy, to encourage and foster eduCa.
ion In the former slave States. The To-
iplentH this year were Il, May McGinnlg,
{ Clay school, Maggie Falloure, Of Union,
lara Forney, Of Centre, Minnie ReyneF,
I Webster, Lizzie Lawson, OF Madison
lara Miller, Of Richie, and MlBs Thus.
eldR O. Krauter, In the German course
Hon. j. ]. Woods, Of this city, presented
heso medals In the unavoidable absence
1 State Superintendent Morgan. In doing
0 Mr., Woods presented brief BkstCh oil
he striking and Characteristic features Of
he career Of the great Peabody, and tH.
IlRined tho Peabody Educational Fund
IL. Peabody, he said had reared for him.
eli q monument moro enduring than
lrsSs and loilier than tho regal altitude Of
he pymmldg,
In presenting the medals, Mr.. Woods
ommented on the fact that all the 70.
ipiaufa yvora ynVnf, 1ndiaa aNN .y,r,ss,t
oubt whether this was because Of the
lentsl superiority Of the young ladies, or
he gallAntry Of the young gentlemen In
flowing them TO take tho medals.
THE PRIZE BANNER AND DIPLOMAS.
Superintendent w. II. Anderson then
resented 10 the two young lRdes Of Clay
ChoOl, As representatives Of that school,
he banner annually contested for by the
classes in the respective wardl
n spelling match. OF the five years
Ghen this banner has been given, Clay
cho1 has won II four tlmea. The second
ear Webster school took Il. A propOai.
ion has been made to disppnbe with tue
Rnner because Clay school always wins 1t.
President o. II. Collier, OF the Board Of
.iuCGtiou, then presented 10 all the grad.
ales their diplomas, accompanying them
nth some words OF advice. In addressing
he class, Mt. Collier, a8 II by a slip Of the
ongue, called them "children," and then,
Ipressing his willingness to apologies II
% had offended them, drew from this slip
little lesson for the class.
Alter music by the orchestra, Rev. Dr..
v. II. Cooke, pastor Of the Second Pres
ytnFian rhuFpl nr1nni mead tho Ranh-
iCtion, and the audience liled out TO the
trains Of lively march, while many Of
ie friends Oithe graduates hRslened upon
he platform 10 congratulate tho pupils
pom the happy conclusion Of their school
10 and the commencement Of their laborH
1 the vide world.