The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-29
THE LINCOLN SCHOOL.
a Very Interesting and CrsdltablO Pro.
gramme last Evening.

gramme last Evening,
Last evening the Lincoln school had
its separate Commencement exercises in
the Opera House. The audience was Of
good size, and almost exclusively made
UP OF representative colored people.
The exercises were interesting, and COM
pared very layorably with those OF the
other pupils in the afternoon, and were
enjoyed by as appreciative an audience.
The stage arrangement was the same
except that overhead WIS the class mot.
to: "EsSe guam ridere" C'To be rather
than to SEEM and below it $50, the let
tiers and figures being in gold on a blue
ground.
The class, accompanied by Principal
Jones, Rev. DR.. Reed, OF the Fifth street
NJ. 4. church, Rev. DR.. Lacy, OF
the Wayman A. NJ. L. church,
the teachers, Superintendent An.
derson and President Miller, OF
the Board Of Education, when the Opera
House orchestra struck up pamarch, filed
upon the stage and occupied seats in
three semi.clrCular rows.
Rev. DR.. Reed made tho opening
prayer, feryent and fitting invocation,
and large class Of the younger pupils
OF the schools sang very pretty chorus,
"swift AS a Bird" In a manner which
showed careful training. Miss Maud @.
Baker, teacher OF the B grade, nicely
played the piano accompaniment.
William g. Wright read very cred.
liable essay on "Books." His delivery
was especially agreeable, his ideas good
and his quotations apt.
Miss 0tta V. Gardner recited Brown,
OF 0ssawatomie." Her enunciation was
beautiful, her voice strong and clear,
and the beauty and Significance OF the
poem were well brought out.
"Chain OF Fancy" was the title OF Miss
Carrie B. Young's essay, and she drew
aside the veil and depicted the future Of
the class Of 1880. TIE idea was carried
out well, and her production, which was
withal read well, was interesting.
Miss Fannie B. Lee recited HHow he
Saved ST. MiChael's." She delivered
the spirited selection with rare intelli.
genCe, and her graceful gestures and
easy bearing added much TO the pleasure
Of the performance. She deserved the
loud applause which greeted her effort
Alter another selection by the orches.
ira, the three graduates appeared. They
were +. D. Reed, George W. McMechen
and Miss Mary L. McATeChen, the last
named being the honor pupil, aud re.
ceiying the school medal.
Mr.. Reeds title seemed rather cabalis.
tic-"P. Y. q. o." but he soon made
clear that these letters slgniiled "Paddle
Your Own Canoe" He treated It well,
bis language being good, his style
smooth and dlgnifled and his delivery
Commendable.
'IconoClasts' was Mr.. McNTecben's
theme, and he found in 1t a great deal to
interest his audience, and presented Il elo.
qlently. His delivery, lfkethat Of every
other performer on the evening pro,
gramme, was notably clear aud audible,
In this respect, particularly, tile class
would do credit 10 any school.
Miss McMeChen read the valedictory.
Her subject was "MirroE," and she
treated IL nguratiyely, the convex mir.
ror being the optimtst, Tie ConCaye the |
pessimisti aud the plane mirror the hon.
est, sincere man, She pllded very grace.
fully into her iarewells, which, also.
were well worded and appropriate. Her
essay rs whole was exceedingly Crcdi.
table to herself and 10 tho school.
A class paper was read by Mr.. Read
which contained q number OF hsppy hits
Mr.. ]. a, Miller on behalf OF the
goard Of Education, OF which he IA |
President, presented the diplomas WITH |
briel and appropriate remarks, com.
menting on the fact that this school has
turned Out lin its history, more graduates
In proportion 10 the nImber Of punIlS
than any other school In The civ IN
eoncll9%SloA NJ. Miller introduced Rev.
pr. W. II. Cooke, who made A yery
pleasing little address 10 tho class or H.
slgnltcance Of the diplomas sfI the t sS.
SponSlbilitleS Of the edrbated, ~ 'l' ~
superintendent Anderaan then nro.
sonted Miss McMephsn with her medal
and Rev, u II, Lacy, Of Wayman 4. M,
church, pronounced the beneliction,
Ptof, Jones and his corps Of teachors,
and the colored people geheraliy, are ~
be congratulated on The success Of iks
pgriorm9ncea throughout, IL added an.
Other 70 the tElpmRhs ii the Wheelinp
public schools, Wy N