Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-12

The twenty-second annual COM
mencement OF the bridgeport High
School took place last evening in the
Union Opera House, which was COM
pletely filed. The stage was decorated
for the occasion in a very attractive
manner with flowers and potted plants
and was draped with the class colors,
purple and white Suspended from the
centre of the stage overhead hung the
class motto in white letters mot Fin
ished, But Begun"
The exercises were opened by an
overture, Golden Fleece" by Meister's
orchestra and the Bridal Chorus" by
the High School.
The entire number of graduates,
eighteen, the largest in the history of
the school, delivered orations. The
first speaker was Miss Yetta Russell, on
"Wayside Flowers in which she told
of the flowers Of the early spring, OF
summer and fall and their delights.
"a Phantom" was George f. Me-
dills subject. He described an aged
man dreaming OF the river OF his life.
How the phantoms of his boyhood, dis
sipated life in early manhood and
farther down the stream, his later life
and home. The river finally emptied
into the great ocean, and now he was
living for what is to be.
Miss Radie f. Cook delivered an eX-
cellent grafton on 'Womans Work"
telling how woman has come to the
front in all business and professions.
Woman, she said, would not be out
done by man and has a mind strong
enough to carry out a thing under
taken.
Howard NJ. Kaufman told of THE Boy
at School, in the days of the Athenians,
Greeks and Spartans. He came down
to the backwOods school, and the mod
ern school and closed with practical
thouht son education.
The subject of Miss Jessie NJ. Hill
lyers oration was wheels" in which
the bicycle of ancient and modern were
told of. also the benefits derived from
cycling, which is fast taking the place
of the horse and has done much for
good roads.
THE Progress of America was
handled in an excellent manner by
Fred j. Gill. The conditions of this
country when discovered by Columbus
and its progress was ascribed TO in
ventions.
THE Flower and the Insect" was
Miss Ella NJ SCOTS subject, in which
the relation that one bore TO the other
in life was made the principal theme.
Ferdinand D. Ring had for his sub
ject rs it All in the Polliwog." He
likened the maturing of the little ami
nal to mans life. Intelligence is the
dividing line in humanity Americans
cannot live by what their ancestors
have been, but what they themselves
are.
Allen C. Greenlee discussed the sub
iect of Knots" He said man is per-
picked most at those things which he
is not able to grasp. Whatever direc-
tion he goes he generally finds the Cor
diar knot and then stops.
"Chivalry" wa%the topic chosen by
Miss Name Kuhn. Chivalry Of the
eleventh century was described in very
creditable manner. The standing arm
les and military affairs had their begin
ming in that period.
Bert Summers presented something
new In graduating exercises by render
ing a very pretty and acceptable piano
solo known as Commencement Waltz.
The piece was composed and arranged
by him and showed rare talent and ex-
ecution.
Frank C. Branum followed with an
grafton on angles" in which angles
of various kinds were put to practical
use by man in his different occupations
in life.
"That Animal Called the Boy" was
the subject of Miss Grace NJ. Turner's
Grafton. The average boy, from Miss
Turner's standpoint, is a concelted
niece OF humanity The. world, she said,
could not get along without the com
mon sense hoy who does not think he
knows it all and is willing to be ad-
vised. q,
Leaders and Followers" was Virgil
NJ McConnaughey's subject Man as
nires to leadership. God gave man his
oDportunity in life, and If he did not
succeed it was his own fault.
Miss Anna Lee Porter occupied the
attention of the audience next with the
subiect of tiles" She described ties
of various kinds. Friendship ties were
essential to ALL and home ties are nor
realized to be so near and dear uhtll
too late. .,,... 80
.sE Pluribus Unum' was the subject spo-
b. IN hv Charles B. Enlow. This nation
~ ours IS one of the many that have strug-
gled for liberty ani since gained 10 ha1ion
has made such progress.
Miss Eta A. Lyles subject was Eve
IN '9s." The Eve spoken Of in the Bible,
sbe said. was not much Ike the Eve Of
today. The former was IN no need Of
fashion plates and did not go out to sewing
narties as the Eve Of the later day.
park ]. Alexander's subject was Next"
Man could live an easier and better life II
ne oulv knew what came next. He had
an existence to drag out and wanted to
know how TO spend It. He's never salts
fed with the present and what Il has but
IS always hunting something new.
The presentation Of diplomas was then
made By VIM. Alexander. president Of the
Board Of Education. in a few wei chosen
words.