The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-18
MR.. cIARK's ADDRESS.

you've GENTLEMEN OF THE GRADu-
AT1Ne C1Ass:-To the President Of the
Board of Trustees, the Hon. A. W.
Campbell, has usually been assigned
the duty / am called upon to-day to
perform. His absence alone accounts
for my presence, and | am here to do
his work, but not to hope even to fill
his place. -,
and out of regard for your comfort, and
lest perchance / might forget them, !
have written down my remarks, which
as you perceive, are wholly extempora'
neous.
II sincerely regret Mr.. CampbeEl's alb
sence, and in saying this, l have no
doubt but give expression tothe silent
thoughts OF tho audience. A master Of
good English, tersely and always well
put, were he present, fresh as he would
be from the inspiring scenes and the
suggestive associations OF the old world,
he would give US an address Interesting
and appropriate, filled with useful
thoughts cleverly conceived and hap
PLY expressed. This l shall not DO able
to do nor even attempt But you will
allow me at least in, passing to express
the pleasure andiJgratifcation Of the
board, US we'll as myself as ono Of its
members, at the success which has con-
fesselly crowned the school work Of
this year. think am safe in saying
that no year in tho schools history
certainly this is true since / have known
it-has been more encouraging than the
present one. Its fortune was never
brighter or more promising.
"From what we have all seen here to-
day, and the contests and drills within
the last few days, we look forward with
confidence to its more extended work.
its increasingly better work--and to its
wider influence for good in this commu-
nifty. While We can point with satistac-
ton to what it has already accom-
plished, think that, without presump-
ton, we may say that our people owe
this school q larger patronage and q
more lively interest in its welfare. This
we look for and confidently expect.
Additional sanitary facilities and new
gymnastic appliances, which have been
arranged for the coming year, all show
that the board is, as far us its means
will permit, alive I'd the growing de-
mands Of this school, Noah Linsly's
benevolent heart andwise forethought
has made such school in our midst
possible, and hundreds have already
rison up to honor his memory aud to
call him blessed. Though dead, his
good works have lived after him, and
will continue to livesin the useful lives
OF the young men who, like you, shall
year after year so forth from this
school, long after we ALL like Its found
or, shall have been gathered in peace
and, / trust, in honor 10 our fathers.
"As you go out to-day, young men, do
no 10 with the notion that you have
completed your education. You have
INIT fairly begun it. You need iurther
preparation. And let me advise you,
every one Of you, whom 1t Is BY any
means within the range OF possibility,
let mo urge upon YOU to continue your
school work so advantageously begun
here, until you have mastered full
college course. This training you ought
10 have, Many more Wheeling young
mon ought to have ii And | am sorry
that in the hustle and whirl OF our BUSH
ness activities so few Of them realize its
desirability. Such course would bet
ter tit them for the work OF life, no
matter where that should lead them,
whether into the so-called liberal pro-
fessions, or into the increasingly nu-
merous other branches OF labor that
are engaging the attention and trying
the mettle OF the present generation OF
young men.
"Do not fret yourselves, before your
time, with the consuming anxiety OF
making money. The almost mad rush