The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-14
EARMONT'S HOLIDAY.
The Annual Commencement at
the State Normal School,
t6 TEACHERS GRADUATED,
A Large Number of Strangers in the
Towp-sons of Veterans Encamp-
ment AdJourns-.oH Elect.
ed-Next Place Of Meeting.
Special Dl,paleh % ne Inl1niaeuner.

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FAIRNoST, w, YAn June ls.-To-day
was commencement day at the Fairmont
State Normal School, From early morn,
ing until late in the evening the streets
presented a gala appearance, with the
bright costumes OF hundreds Of ladies
and the smiling faces Of the future
statesmen who are In attendance upon
the institute from all parts Of the State,
As early as 5 O'Clock the streets were fill,
ed with aythrongs, moving in the direc,
ton Of Armory hall, which long before
the hour for the exercises, was packed
with the beauty and Chiyalry Of the
Mountain State, and attracted there by
the strains OF the Opera House band, Of
Wheeling,
The institution Is the largest Of It's
kind In the State, and to-day graduated
from It's walls sixteen young teachers,
three OF whom were ladies. Usually 1t
Is the case that the ladies are in the ma.
iority In these classes, but this year the
gentlemen seem to have resolved to take
the honors away from the fair ones In
numbers fnot In excellence Of scholar.
ship. The school in past years has done
a great work for the State, and has fur
nished to her some Of her most distin-
guished citizens. A roll OF It's alumni
association exhibits the names OF many
who are notonly prominent In the edu.
cational circles OF the country, but in
other walks Of life, The past year was
probably the most successful in the his
tory Of the school, though the number OF
graduates Is not so large as in some pre-.
Vious years.
Principal Sipe is q hard worker, and l
am told here that sinCe he has been at
the head OF the school 1t has lost none
OF Its prestige Notwithstanding he sue
ceeded one Of the most popular educa-
tors In tho country, one who had built
the school up and made 1t the pride OF
the State, Miss NJ. L. Dlckey, now the
vile Of Gen. II. E. Fleming.
When the exercises opened this morn.
ing with one OF the Wheeling Opera
House orChestra's finest oyertures, the
lbike uWll was puCAeu lTulu bLhRt 70 uOOr
with representatives from every part OF
the State. Among them were members
OF the Board Of Regents, State officers
and other distinguished visitors.
Following Is the programme rendered
by the class Of 80. The parts were in
terspersed with music by the orchestra:
salutatory-"Th PcpImiSt' '.........C G. W, Hand
oration-"CharaCter the Basis Of Manhood"
oration-"Needs Of our Normal; iIoS 10 provide provide
for them'' ........,...........,,.. B. H. Hall
0ration--"Armed at all Pointsn....J. j. Idlemat
ESSay-"The Mlcawbers Of Society,"
Slrah L, Meredith
oatlon-"A Century OF Liberty".I. L, Robinson
ontion-"The vnattainGd''. So. .........~John O. Shaw
oratiOn-" Republican principles IN nnconEenial
L. sol" ",.:"",.....,... ...... Ernest Mccoy
Essay-"The art Of not Hearing" ..Alice J. ohley
Oratlon-'A True Hero' ....,......H. W, Harmer
orRtion-"C Corruption Of the Ballot tho downfall
Of the Republic .............I. q. Jones
0ratIon-"0n the Threshold" d".,.W. L. Camden
Ontlon-"C Character building .,,..IE Z, Manley
0ntlon-"Woman In Politics" ""..R. r. Hartley
Omlion-" EcccntrlcitIes. .......,.,..C. L, Mayors
0atlon-v -valedletory-"Tle End Crowns the
Work" "."...........,....,...W. II. Malette
.......