The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-01

OIL LlncOln SCHOOL last evening at tllo
Grand Opera House, closed the closing
exercises Of this year Of Wheeling's
public schools. To assert that last
evenings exercises were enjoyable and
interesting throughout, does notify any
means cast reflection on tho very sue
cessful exercises OF the other schools on
the previous evening, Lincsln always
has successful commencement and that
OF this year was not the least success
tul. A large and appreciative audience
was on hand and staid throughout,
The exercises opened with prayer by
Rev. 7. G. Walker, Of the Simpson NJ.
l.. church, after which followed the
chorus, "Oh, Hail Us, Ye Free" by tho
scholars, which was very cFeditabIy
done
Tic salptatory was by Miss Ada V,
Lewis, her subject being "Wir Grues-
sen Euch." Miss Lewis showed she
possesses an excellent command Of the
German language, and her delivery
was equally good. Her greeting evoked
generous applause.
Then followed q well sung solo by
Mrs. Houston Davis. The singer
showed over wide range her well
trained voice.
Miss Oriska NJ. Beasley, who. secured
first honors in Lincoln school during
tho past year, grated on "rhe Modern
Utopia" Around this subject she drew
an enticing aud natural picture OF an
Utopian future. Miss Beaslsy's effort
was Of high order, intellectually, and
in delivery pleasing. She deservedly
received enthusiastic applause.
Thon tolloweda solo by Miss Eliza
Washington. entitled TELL Mo, Oh,
Bril-, OF tho Merry Green Woodw 1t
was a most Creditable effort, Miss
Washington is Il member Of the junior
Lincoln school class,
The grafton Sunbeam and Shadow"
was the subject treated by Miss Ada j,
DolImeyer. With all its beauty and
usefulness the,sunbeRm must in time
give way to the shadow, each arc neCes'
sary to our existence Miss DoiTmeyer
showed by her GRAFTON that she had exc
pended much effort and study in
preparation.
The solo by Mr.. Charles ]. Mahonoy,
meditation" followed. He meritod
and received tho appreciation. and APP
plause Of the audience. He was com
PEELED to answer to an encore.
Tho Grafton delivered by Miss Ada V.
Lewis, entitled "Links oil Influence"
next followed. The lives OF humanity
are made up OF links, and in tho homo
our deStinies are worked out. The
queen of the homo is tho mother, and
ller influence is above all others, on
her children, and invariably th0t in-
tluonce Is good. Her reference to the
deceased teacher of tho class was o.
pecially touching.
The whistling duet by Mr.. Charles j.
Mahopov next followed. The piece So
leCtcd was "Home Sweet Home" and it
was effectively done. BY some wonder.
full power Mr.. Mahonoy can whistle
double, almost any tunc, lie was com.
PEELED TO answer to an encore.
The last event on tho programme
proper was the valedictory by Miss
OriskA NJ. BeRsley Addressing herself
to tho superintendent and president OF
tho board OF education, she spoke OF the
labors during the past school year, OF
tho class Of 1893. She. took bright
Wow of the future, and was suro the
knowledge gained in school would BIO
partly the means of buoying on toward
ultimate success, Miss Boasley's ad.
dress was eminently creditablo both to
herself and the class which she repre-
scented.
The presentation Of diplomas by
President John L. Dickoy, Of tho board
Of education, then followed. He ad.
vised that they be treasured carefully,
carrying Us they do evidence OF years OF
study and mental training, meaning far
moro than thoy appear. Diplomas
were awarded TO Misses Oriska NJ. BeNs-
10y, Ada V. Lewis and Ada J. DoiTneyor,
who finished in the order mentioned,
AN ABLE ADDnEss.
Row Cornelius Asbury, OF Pittsburgh,
then made an able address, in the course
of which no presented the Peabody
medal of special merit to Miss Ouska N.
Beasley. Said Row. Aabury:
LADIES AND GENTLRMES:-I have wit.
messed with much pleasure and have
been delight tod with tho exercises OF this
evening. Our educational institutions
are tho nations monuments which
point to higher civilization and the
HprOad OF intellectual greatness. We
glory in them because OF tho broad basis
on which they rest, tho noble work
which they have accomplished, and be.
cause they are ours ! cannot refrain
from Complmenting tho board,of edu.
cation OF this city, tho metropolis OF tho
stNteOt West Virginia, fortheskillful and
wise management Of the schools under its
jurisdiction so wisely indicated in tho
excellent results produced. Backed by
tho true spirit OF manhood and manli.
ness existing in tho hearts OF tho poo.
plo OH whose behalf thor efforts have
boon put forth, they have brought INTO
Wow people who were bOhind tho
scenes, and PLACED them on tho high.
way OF education, intelligence and III.
telleCtual culture. Our country is
broad and fnr.rcaching. Plenty Of
room for you aud mo ind our children.
We do not know whore our young mon
and women arc TO DO located in tho
future, but wherever they may DO the
wiscst thing for us to do is TO 500 to II
that they DO fitted for usefulness in life
that the country may DO greater and
the nation moro powerful. l. represent
to you people who arO thoroughly
AmcriCaniZed and in sympathy
with American institutions, Il poo
pic who love Americas rocks
md hills. But this Ia com.
munCCinUht and there are many
reasons for tho usO OF this term, these
young ladies' deserve to DO congratulate.
Od on their persistent efforts In pursu.
Ing and completing high school