The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-12
a Fine Programme Of Music, Essays
! laadl Creations Well Rendered.
Young Men and Women Competent
to Teach--Regents May Select An
other Principal for the School.
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otncr Frlnclpal 1or INC 9cHooL'
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FAiRIoNr, W. Va, June 11.-Com-
mencement day at the State Normal
School at this place has always been an
occasion of interest. Like all commenc-
ment days in college towns it is kept as
ID holiday by most of the people and
particularly by the younger portion Of
the population. Everybody, young and
old, enjoys it as festive day. Alta
early hour this morning the streets
,werelthronged with people making their
way ltoward Canton Hall, where the
'twenty-second annual commencement
exercises Of the Normal School were to
be hold. This State institution is the
leading one of its kind in West Virginia,
and is one of the best in the country. 1t
numbers among its attendants over two
hundred young men and women Of the
State, representing nearly every county,
VIII uIe uClLB ll0luGu w GStlSh thS
youth ofWest Virginia. During the past
year the attendance has been up to the
average and Professor Roemer, the prin-
'cibEl, formerly of Wheeling, is very pop
uIar amongthe students. THERE'S some
talk OF change, however, by members
OF the board. There were six ladies and
six gentlemen in the graduating class
to-day, and it is said they were above
the average OF those turned out of this
school in the past. Their names arc MS
follows; F. Irene Hirshbarger, Tun-
Melton; Florence B. JolifT, Uniontown,
w. Va; ina Forrest Nelson, Capon
Bridge, W. Va; Maude Pugh, Pleasant
Dale, W. Va; Gertrude Thompson,
Laurel Point, W. Va; Charlotte ]. Will
son, Faitmont, w. Va: Guy Bartlett,
Fairmont, W. Va; William ]. Brand,
Salisbury, w. Va; Austin ]. Cornwell,
Kasson, w. Va; E. Forrest Goodwin,
Bridgeport, w. Va, W., Frank Stout,
Bridgeport, w. Va; Jacob N. Yates,
Palatine, w. Va.
A PACKED HOUSE.
The programme of the commence
ment exercises was carried out in Can
ton Hall, which has seating capacity
Of about 600. 1t was packed to over
flowing with q brilliant audience, COM
posed OF representative people from all
portions OF West Virginia. Many dis
tinguished people were in the stage, in
GLIDING Governor Fleming and the
members of,the Board of Regents. Fol-
lowing is tile programme, which was
creditably rendered; Music, orchestra:
prayer, Rev. W. B. White; music, or
chestra; essay, Historic Development"
with salutatory, Charlotte j. Wilson;
Grafton, "Circumstantial Evidence"
Jacob n. Yates; music; essay, "Pierc-
singi.the Mists," Maud Pugh; Grafton,
~ Eaerg Demands OF the Present." W.
Frank Stout; music; essay, Pitfalls"
Florence Joliff; Grafton, Farmers
Sons" Austin B. Cornwell; music,
orchestra; essay, "Higher Education Of
Women" +. Irene Harshberger; ora
ton, "Man's Reason" Guy Bartlett;
music. orchestra; Essay, "The Influence
.ot,tlie Rressi' Ina Forrest Nelson; ora
yi1H,S, Silent Forces" William Brand;
music, orchestra; essay, "Woman's
Sphere" Gertrude Thompson; valedic-
tory Grafton, Annexation OF Canada
E. Forrest Goodwin; music, orchestra;
comforting OF diplomas, Hon. :. s. Nor
gan; music, orchestra. Benediction.
/, The; Board Of Regents held q business
session IA day They spent the entire
afternoon inspecting the various pro-
posed sites for the new building for
which an appropriation was made by
the last Legislature. The location will
be selected at the next meeting. The
Board left for shepherdstown tonight.