The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-06-09

our aim in life to prepare for
these supreme moments, remem.
boring thatit is an .inexorable
law of human souls that they are
prepared for sudden deeds by
the reiterated choice of good and
evllwhich determine Character. 4
Miss Ethel earle in her charm
ing costume of crepe de China
never appeared to better
advantage. Her friends expected
something choice and they we're
not disappointed in her essay on
Voices of the Present, which
concluded as follows: .sof allsthis
change one cannot say that all is
good or that all is evil. There
is doubtless much of both. The
world is still very imperfect. but
it has advanced in many things,
even within the last hundred
years. One is at least safe in
saying that there is a more active
spirit of justice and humanity
aboad than ever before"
Miss Viola Sitter, as class
poet more than delighted her
auditors by reciting an original
poem that was characterized by
deep accuracy and a rare sum
nation of inventive literary
genius.
Miss Lottie Cooper's subject,
Something Left Undone, . was
directly the opposite to what she
appeared to her friends upon this
occasion, for she seem to have
left nothing ..undone.r Her com
mencement gown was white silk
with ribbon end lace trimmings.
A pretty thought from her essay
was, why are we false to pres:
emit duties when we known that
each time we break a thread in
the loom and we the weaving of
a life time? We, as students,
have had many duties and as we
have fulfilled them well our re-
ward WILDE in the new life we are
to enter If faithfully and con-
scientiously we have labored at
each task, we shall be prepared
for the duties that are to come,
and will be amply rewarded in
the fuller pleasures of thathigher
life
Miss vesta Wadsworth, on this
GROWING occasion of her life,
read a thoughtful production on
the subject, ITO be and Not TO
Seem" She wore cream silk.
lace and pearl trimming and
merited the applause that a cul-
tured audience gave her.
AS valedictorian Miss Bonnie
Smith presented a finished liter
ary production and won the
fullest appreciation of the audi
ence. She was attired in cream
brocaded silk, richly set off with
pearl embroidery and additional
trimmings of ribbon and lace.
She had selected for a theme,
..Idealism" or 1.-The Power of
the IDEAL Elegant dictlon, wide
research and graceful delivery
characterized this performance
which was in part as follows:
"All nations and all ages have
had their ideals. In proportion
to the degree of civilization and
true culture, the standard has
been high or low" Speaking Of
the ideal motive as applied to
some of earth's departed heroes
she said: with Isaiah it was in
spiration; with Socrates. wisdom;
with Caesar, ambition; with
Luther, faith; with Washington,
patriotism; with John Brown,
fanaticism. y The command
ing genius in every successful
career must be some definite aim,
some vision OF greatness or use
fitness that shall marshal the
energies, crystalline the courage
and be as light, heat and gravita-
ton TO the ennobliug powers of
the soul. When the shad.
ows lengthen and LIES day de.
clines, the Hero of Calvary be,
comes an unfailing support.
When the night Of death comes,
his radiant form leads on through
olnom nor stems Gill the ideal of