Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-04
WEST LIBERTY NORMAL.
Bryant Literary Society Victorious in
the Glass Contests
Most of the Honors-The
Programme for Glass Day Exer-
cises Which Will Take Place To-
Day-The Baccalaureate Sermon
to be Preached To- orrow--Com-
mencement Monday Morning.

The annual literary society contest at
the West Liberty Normal school took
place last evening in the commencement
hall and was attended by as large an
audience as the hall would accommodate
Tie hall was decorated with the national
colors and the colors of the two sec
Cions, blue for the Bryant and white
for the Irving. The stage was elabor-
ately decorated, each society decorating
one side and endeavoring to excel the
ether society in the arrangement of the
decorations. The programme was un-
usually interesting. 1t was as follows:
Debate-Resolved, That heredity is more
influential in the development Of men. in
tellectualy and morally, than is environ
ment. Affirmative, E. H. Forney of
Bethany; negative. V. H. Amber Sis
tersville
Oration-Miss Mary A. Lewis, of West
Alexander, ''Wm. Cullen Bryant"
Oration-George E. Hubbs, of Glen Eas-
ton, w. Va, Washington Irving"
Essay-Miss Julia H. Epstein, of West
Liberty, Morning, Noon and Night"
Essay-Miss Phronia link, of Bethany,
"Rlind in the Midst of Beauty"
Recitation-Miss Lucy Butcher, of New
Cumberland, "Ginevra.''
Recitation-Miss Marie E. Schu, of
Wheeling. 'Ginevra.''
The judges who officiated were Sup
erintendent d. T. Williams, Of Mounds
vile; Principal J. c. Gwynn, Of Wheel
ing; Principal M. e. German, of Ben
wood. The judges decided in favor Of
the negative in TIE debate, which side
was sustained by V. H. Amber, of the
Bryant society; in favor of the Grafton
by Miss Lewis, Bryant; essay by Miss
link, Bryant; recitation Miss Schul,
Irving. Bryant society won 80 points
and Irving 10 points.
To-day is class day. Glass exercises
will commence at 10:3 80 a. m. The fol-
lowing is the unique programme that
has been prepared:
''Sermo principis." Great Everlasting
Hubs: Seress,'' Big Enduring Enigma;
Art Exhibit" NJ. schul Angelo; "Whatl
Happen?' Wait. Nuggets from the
Klondike," Pure link; ''Mabasnnuts."
Don't Everlasting Talk; Echoes from
Virgil" Not Half Enough; Animal
Show Katie Did Verdant Raphael;
Last Will and Testament" Long May
She Flourish; "Dona Omnibus Most AL
ways Late; Omega"
A reception will be given to the stu
dents tonight by the faculty. The bac-
calaureate sermon will be delivered
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock by the
Rev. DR.. w. H. Lester, Of West Alex
arder, Pa. Commencement will be
held Monday. Monday night an elocu-
tionary entertainment will be given by
Prof. F. C. Fox, of Columbus, Ohio.
The town of West Liberty is becom-
ing rapidly filled up with commence
ment visitors. Among those already
there are the following: Miss Martha
Crystal and Miss Rebecca Morgan, OF
Leatherwocd; Miss Halle Baird and
Miss Maude Wharton, of Elm Grove;
Miss Lizzie Dow, of Ravenswood; Miss
Annie Kennedy, Miss Bertha Morgan,
Miss Cora Pogue of Wheeling; Miss
Anna Murray, of Greggs; Dr. d. X.
Shields and wife, of Triadelphia; Mil
Ter Rodgers and wife, of Missouri; w.
P. Robinson, Baird Nichols, Gailie
Mitchell, of Wheeling; Samuel Patter-
son. of Elm Grove; w. S. Criss, Leath-
erwood; John Neice, West Alexander;
William Rodgers and wife, West Alex
ander; P A. Coen, of Bellaire, Ohio.
The following is a list of the grad
uating class: Mary Luella Frazier,
Bertha Evangeline Riddel Ella Daisy