Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-27

Glass song........... ...............By Glass
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4 Presentation of Diplomas by DR.. c. F. u
rich. President Of the Board of
Education.
/ Delivery of Medals by Col. Robert White.
BeuedictiOn.
ttirSt Honor. second Honor. High
I est Grade in German.
THE GRADUATES
began to arrive at the stage door soon
/ after seven o'clock, in carriages. and
soon the dressing rooms. the corridors.
I and the rear and wings of the stage
We're alive with the white-gowned
young ladies and the sable-attired
young men of the class. while their agi-
/ Jated yet merry chatter filled the air.
Among them mingled sundry teachers
giving last words Of direction and en-
enlargement TO the pupils.
liz was few minutes after s o'clock
when the Opera House orchestra sound
I ri the notes of the entrance march. and
/ the members Of the class at once filed
/ upon the stage from the wings upon
/ either side. and took their allotted seats
IN four rows stretching across the full
width Of the stage. The class was greet
ed with rounds of applause as the mem4
bers filed upon the stage.
Prayer was offered by Rev Mr.. Hay
den and the invocation was followed
with music by the orchestra. Then
came
THE SALUTATORY,
by Miss Maggie l.. Hathaway. of Web
ster school, who took the second honors
of the entire class. Miss Hathaway adj
dressed her immense audience with re-
mar6able elf-pOssession, and her apOl-
ogy for want Of evolutionary ability and
experience was scarcely necessary, for
her fitness 10 represent her class in its
opening address 10 the public was early
demonstrated Her address was mo-
DEL its ideas being we'll handled. and
it possessed the often lacking quality
OF breviJy. Her CHEEKY welcome was ex-
+ ceelingly well received.
Miss Hathaway was succeeded by Mr.
Edward A. Ankle of Richie. whose
topic was. ''What We Lack" Under
this head he pointed out a number Of
improvements which might be advant-
age0usly worked out, in religion, poll
Tics. and other important matters. He
had a word of advice for the press, urgA
ing upon the newspapers agreater effort
at verifcatiOn. He thought this
A VERY ESSENTIAL
matter. Mr.. Ankle urged the settlement
of both international disagreements and
differences between labor and capital
by arbitration. and said both war and
riot We're relics of barbarism, and un-
worthy Of any civilized and rational
people Mr.. Ankles delivery was very
good. although just q trife fast. His
ideas We're very crediyable, and we'll
handled, and his paper was one to re
+ fleet credit upon the writer.
Miss Jennie @. BeltZ, OF Union school.
recited her original poem The Old
Homestead" in "a clear and distinct
voice. and with considerable general
dramatic effect. The poem itself was
a beautiful one, and betrayed the pres
ence of the true poetic principle and
feeling in the writer. The volume of
. applause which greeted Miss Beltz at
tested the appreciation of the audience.
Miss Jennie NJ Bennett of Washing
ton school. handled the timely topic,
'The New Girl in very happy man
ner The subject offered an OppOrtUn-
irv for q very considerable range Of
. thought, and her treatment of it
showed much originality. In reach
ing her conclusion, Miss Bennett
thought the "uew girl" was simply a
legitimate product of the new age.
Z The term did not necessarily imply
/ anything unwomanly, but it did imply
| brightness, alertnesS, ability, and de-
termination. The new girl' might be
@ church worker, a hospital nurse, or a
I bread-winner in one of the many Occu-
I pau0ns now open TO woman, and she
/ should be encouraged. Whatever she
might be. she was sure in the future
I as the old girl had been in the past, to
I Dee too good for the coming man Miss
Bennett was applauded again and again
10y the audience. and was compelled to
rise and
BOW HER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mr.. Herman Bremen, of Richie
school. was one of the two representa-
tives of the German department of the
schools. After a short but excellent ac-
count Of the composition of the Star
SDangled Banner" by Francis NJ Key,
who wrote in the light of the shells
bursting about Fort McHenry, he
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