Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-12
WHEELING W VA FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE - 1896.
FAIRMONT NORMAL SCHOOL
Twelve Hundred People Hear Splendid
Programme Carried Out-The Society

Twelve Hundred People Hear Splendid
Programme Carried Out-The Society
Contest.
Special 10 the Register.
Fairmont, w. Va, June 1.-THE an
nual contest between the literary soei-
cites of the Normal school which took
place on Tuesday night, resulted in a
complete victory fer the Mozarts. The
judges were State Superintendent Of
Free Schools Virgil a. Lewis, Judge w.
S. Raymond and Rev. A. E. Fletcher.
This morning at o'clock the COM
mencement exercises proper were held.
They were witnessed by 1,200 persons.
Among the prominent people present
were Gov. William \. MacCorkle, ex-
Gov. A. B. Fleming, Hon. Virgil A.
Lewis, Col. Robert S. Carr, of Charles
ton, Hon. Geo. w. Johnson and Attor-
ney T. A. Vandevort, of Martinsburg,
Waitman T. Barbe, ESQ, of Parkers-
burg, Prof. T. C. Miller and Prof. a. L..
Wade, of Morgantown, Hon. H. w.
Harmer, of Clarksburg, and Hon. o. S.
Mckinney, Hon. Joseph E. Sands, Hon.
]. W. Mccoy, ex-State Supt. B. l..
Butcher, Rev. C. r. Shackelford and
Rev. l.. w. Barr, of this city.
The following programme was rem
dered:
Grafton, with Salutatory... ......
-. 80. twentieth Century"
Ed. S. Bond, Horton.
Essay -. .... Venus de Milo
VIRGINIA Watson Fleming Eairnont
Oration-"Not for School, but for
Life. Harry T. Hardesty, En-
terprise.
Ordllon.. 80. -. -.
Leroy V. Holsberry, Kalamazoo.
Essay-"The Study of the Classics"
..Jane Eta Mckinney, Palatine.
Oration-"Phases of Child Study"
ILL. Lowell Childs, Fairmont.
Oration-"An Educated Citizenship
the Need of the Time" ....
.Abram E. Chrisllp, Elk City.
Recitation-"Th Second Trial.
Margaret E. Copeman, Kingwood
Oration-"The Trend of Educa-
tiCn" "...... ...... 49,. ......
William Clarence Elder, BoothvilIe.
Oration-"A Womanly Woman.
Roy Arthur Lough, Fairmont.
Oration-'A Plea for Mans. go.
Rights" Villa Hart Butcher,
Fairmont.
Should the State License
the Saloon" j. Hugh Bow
ers, Brushy Run.
What is Worth While.
Frances Hogue Sipe, Fairmont.
Our Quadar-Centennia 49,.
Henry c. Robinson, Craigmoor.
Interspersed in the programme, Prof.
]. A. Lyons orchestra furnished some
excellent music The whole pro-
gramme was highly enjoyed. Brief
mention of those who succeeded best
is made below:
Ed. S. Bond, the salutatorian, deliv-
cred an excellent review OF the ad-
vancement of the world, in the nine
tesnth century, and predicted for the
coming century, still more rapid ad-
vancement.
Miss Virginia Fleming, daughter Of
Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming, came next
on the programme and read one of the
best essays ever read in the Normal
on like occasion.
The Second Trial was the title Of
Miss Margaret Copeman's recitation,
and a very surprising incident occurred
during her delivery. The recitation
told of a young man who failed in de-
hvering his graduating Grafton. In
one place she said: THE unhappy
brother was already staggering in hu-
initiation from the stage. The band
quickly struck up, and waves of music
rolled out to cover the defeat" Just
as she said this show band, which
had just arrived in town, began play
ing on the street, near the building.
Every one thought this a peculiar in
cident, but it was followed by one
equally as amusing. Miss Copeman
and the band both continued, and just
as the band finished their playing she
recited: so it happened that when the
band had again ceased playing" etc.
Miss Villa Butchers Grafton, "a
Plea for Mans Rights" was clever
piece of irony. Although it purposed
to champion mans rights. in realEy, it
was a retrospect Of the new woman's
attainments. Miss Butcher is the first
granddaughter of the Normal school,
that has ever graduated. Miss Sipe,
who followed her, is another grand
daughter of the institution, her father,
the late Prof. Sipe. being principal OF
the Fairmont Normal for several years.