Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-07
the morning.
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED.

DIPLOMAS PRESENTED.
The diplomas were presented by
State Superintendent of Schools J. R.
Trotter. Prof Trotter made a brief
address to the graduates. He referred
to the admiration and amazement OF
the world for the conduct of the eight
heroes who volunteered to take the
Merrimac into the harbor of Santiago.
He took this as text for an excellent
practical talk to the young ladies and
gentlemen. He then congratulated
them, and presented their diplomas.
Prof. Trotter then addressed the
audience for about ten minutes He
said he felt that the people and the
school had reason for congratulation
in the success of the school during the
year, and the success of the COM
mencement exercises. He deprecated
the tendency to regard Normal schools
as local institutions, of which a certain
favored few should be beneficiaries He
believed in politics in the Normal
understood on that subject He did
not approve of any political party dom
mating the schools to death, but he
rather approved of dividing the in
structors between the two great polit
ical parties.
Waitman T. Barbe, field agent for
the State University, made a few re-
marks, and was followed by several
others, the exercises closing shortly
after noon.
ALUMNI MEETING.
A meeting of the alumni of the
school was held at two o'clock in the
afternoon. Very few of the early
graduates were present. In the alb
sence of the president the meeting was
called to order by Nh Frank c. Cox.
officers for the coming year were
then chosen as follows, namely:
President, Frank G. Cox, of Wheel
ing
Vice President, Milliard F. Wells, of
Wellsburg.
Recording Secretary, Miss Maud Cur
tbs, of West Liberty.
Corresponding Secretary, Miss AIDA
Garden, of West Liberty.
Treasurer, Prof. S. S. Jacob, of West
Liberty.
There was general discussion con-
corning plans for the next year, which
ended in the adoption of motion to
appoint a committee to arrange
programme for an entertainment at
the next regular meeting. The chair
appointed Salathial Curtis, AIDA Gard
ner and Emma S. Wells.
A committee of three was appointed
to draft resolutions on the death of
H. w. Lindsay, clerk of the Brooke
County Court, who died during the
year.
Among the commencement visitors
Alexander; Mrs. w. w. McClelland,
Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell and
daughter Ella, Bernard Nichols, Frank
C. Cox, and John Wallace, of Wheel
ing; Miss Ewing, Of Pleasant Valley;
Misses Maud Horton and Halle Baird,
Of Elm Grove; Hon. Lynn Rogers, Of
Bethany; Lem T.. Busbey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Busbey, of Short Greek; Mr.. and
Mrs. Yates, of West Alexander; Mrs.
G. j. Kyle, of Short Creek; Hon. E. G.
Maxwell, of West Alexander; Prof.
Daniel Williams, of Moundsville; DR..
George Lewis and wife, of Hanover,
O.; w. H. Gilmore and wife Of Con-
nellsville, Pa; Miss Mamie MontgOm-
cry, of Wheeling; DR.. Downing and
wife, Of Benwood Miss Nellie Calbic,
Of Ottawa, Canada; Miss Mary Young,
of Bellaire; John Dubois and wife, DR..
N. D. lobe and wife, of Wheeling; Abe
McColloch, Of Clinton.
Col. r. S. Carr, of Charleston, one
of the Board of Regents, was detained
at home by business.
Politics was in evidence, as usual.
Among the candidates for County
Commissioner who were shaking hands
with voters were J. B. Shannon, of
West Liberty, and Elsie Bowman, of
Valley Grove James Lewis, of Valley
Grove, and George S. Biggs, of West
Liberty, who are candidates for the
Republican nomination for county SUI
perintendent Of schools, were also pres
ent.
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