Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-27
THE EXERCISES.

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E,say-~we Gather Light to Scatter" :...... ,
Kate VI. Campbell
Recitation-~The squire, bargain, -.
Emma +. Christman
Recitation-~The Little Black Eyed Rebel
W. Nina COmerford
Essay-"The school Girls Side OF the Subject"
Eva Florence.
Rcciiation-"Aux ltalens' ....... ....:.......
Essay-"whetstones for the Wits" 49,:
Essay-~The Power Of Words" $500.
Original Grafton" Eminen, Americans
Thomas X. Lawson
Essay-~Taking the Census" Dr.. Mollie c. Miller
Essay-"Little Thing" ...........Eva Philips
recitation 'e' Last "''' Maggie Swcitzer
Essay-.'Oue Sincere Key ope's All Human
Hearts. ............ .Cadtse Watt
'''' '''''" So - wv - Bertha Zane
Valedictory Observation-Disclosures. Mabel Hanes
The title Of the essay of Miss Camp
bell, Of Richie school, was pretty one,
and foundation upon which she built
pleasant little word house which was
full of good thoughts and wise sayings,
well put together and neatly expressed.
On account OF the unsettled condition
of the vast audience, the noise was so
great that the little lady could scarce
be heard, but she bravely stood her
ground and finished amidst applause.
Miss ChriStman'S selection was well
recited, and although she had to also
talk against an awfully noisy audience,
she made herself heard by part of her
auditors. She certainly showed brave
spirit in standing her ground until she
finished her recitation.
When Miss w. Nina ComerfOrd, Of
Centre school, walked to the edge of
the stage in a deliberate, steady manner
and spoke the first words of her recita-
ton.
''rHE LITTLE BLACK-EYED REBEL,
the audience quoted down wonderfully,
and from the beginning to the end she
commanded the close attention OF her
hearers, acQuitting herself in a highly
creditable manner
The ''SchOol Girls Side of the Cues
ton" was the title of paper by Miss
Eva Florence, of Webster school, which
she delivered in clear, forcible man
ner, and her voice forced itself out
Though the noise made by warm and
restless audience. She spoke OF the
false idea people had about school
girls life, in thinking they have an easy
time. This she showed TO be fallacy.
aud she said that to appreciate school
girls life it must be viewed from the
future through the softening veil of the
past.
Miss Mary Bessie Higgins, of Centre
school, was a graceful speaker, and she
recited the ever-beautiful aux ltaliens"
i'm charming manner. Her voice was
pleasant. well-mOdulated, and the reel
tatiOn took on new beauties in her rem
ditiOn.
Miss Lola Z. Irwin, OF Webster school,
had a taking title for her essay, and in
IA pleasant manner she proceeded to
speak Of the various kinds of ''Whet-
stones for the Wits"
MIND sHARPENS MIND,
she asserted, and then proceeded to
show how contact with new things,
new scenes, and new people had the
effect OF developing some heretofore
perhaps unknown talents or ideas.
Although her voice was fairly strong it
was with difficulty she made herself
heard on account OF the constant and
ineXcuSable talk that went on in the au-
dience.
In her essay Miss Mary l. Johnston,
of Washington School, certainly showed
the Power Of Words" doing herself
and her topic full justice, as she seemed
to Quell the noise in front Of her by her
clear, distinct voice. She showed how
egotiStical the little word 81 is; how a
no" spoken in different ways could be
made to mean several things. She
spoke Of the great power Of yes" and
told OF the beauties of the three words,
Home" Love" and Hope" She
talked touehingly OF the words Faith"
and Death" and closed with a pretty
reference to that most beautiful of all
words" Mother"
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