Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-24
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WITHSTANDING THE OPPRES-
SIvE WEATHER - CLASS ADJ
DRESS OF PROF. J. MHENRY
JONES.
Last evening the second annual COM
mencement of the Lincoln High school
took place in the Opera House and the
performances passed OF with credit to
the school and to each individual of
the Glass of six pupils graduated.
Promptly at $3.50 the graduates filed
upon the stage. keeping step to the
sprightly strains of the orchestra and
took seats in front of the class of TWEEN
ty boys and girls that assisted with the
choruses. The young. lady graduates
were dressed in the wonted white and
wore gowns and slippers to match and
carried fans and boquets of roses.
Ernest Berry, the only boy in the class,
wore natty suit of black, boutoniere,
immaculate necktie and patent leath-
ers.
The choruses were directed by Miss
Lucy Robinson, and the opening was a
CHEEKY, well voiced melody, Now the
Music Soundeth" The Rev. R. H..
Bunny, of the A. NJ. E. Church, pro-
nounced the invocation. Supt. w. III.
Anderson had charge of the programme
and introduced the exercises with brief
remarks.
The stage was prettiiy decorated with
| tropical foliage and the class colors. red
| and black, were gracefully displayed in
the front ground. The Opera House
contained a good representation OF
WheeIings Afro-American population
and a fair sprinkling of others interest
ed in the educational progress of the
black race.
Mr.. Frank W. Bowers, president OF
the Board of Education, presented the
diplomas, and in doing SO spoke words
of APPROVAL and announcement of the
work of the Lincoln school. Miss Bea-
trice A. Cox, high school teacher at Lin
| coin school. was the piano accompan-
| list of the evening.
! The Grafton of Miss Lucy Hilton
upon the subject. Rome was not built
| in a day." dealt with the ancient
grandeur of the Eternal City" its art
and architectural magnificance. The
Grafton was spoken in clear voice,
and held the audience in close atten-
| ton.
| Miss Lillian Berry spoke upon
"Earth's Battlefields." A brief descrip-
ton OF Marathon, Waterloo and Gettys-
| burg were given, and the freeing or
| the black man was dwelt upon. The
spiritual battles of the world, however,
were considered of greater significance
| than these, and those silent battles
| of the mothers of men, are greater in
results than those of sword and cannon
shot.
Search for the North Pole" was the
topic interestingly discussed by Miss
Virgie Haymann. The speaker drew
a moral from the high aim of the ex-
plorer. "Aim high" said she, "and II
| the desired end Is not accomplished
there will still be good fruits result.
The explorers, while failing in their
main object, have brought valuable
knowledge from the frozen north and
! have made further effort more seduct-
i've" The speakers motto was, "Not
| failure but low aim is crime"
| Miss Lulu Gardner varied the pro-
gramme with a vocal solo. "L'Ardita, /"
which was sung in a clear, musical
soprano. that brought heavy applause
| from the audience. Miss Gardner re-
ceived many compliments upon the ex-
ecution of her performance and re-
| sponded to an encore.
| Miss Laura Brown, the highest grade
pupil in the class, debated Expansion
ITOUl tine negative oldli
I'VE follow in the footsteps of Rome.
whose policy of absorption was the
most fragrant example of greed and
avarice the world has ever SEEM" The
present war cloud in Europe. the curse
OF the large standing armies and the
subject CT many a bloody continental
war were all laid to the policy OF terri
I torial ACKNOWLEDGMENT The traditions
of America are all opposed to expansion
and so are majority OF the living
Americans.
Expansion-Yes. by Ernest Berry.
He took the ground that the United
States is "A world within itself" AS
Christian nation we have no right TO
stand inactive, wrapped in a robe OF
self-righteousness, when others are
seeking the strong arm Of our republi-
can institutions. Questions of trade
as well as those Of moral responsibility
were urged. The Grafton was augmen-
| tative and well delivered.