Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-26

DRESS BY PRESIDENT. OF THE
BOARD.
The twenty-ffth annual commence
ment of the Bridgeport public schools
was held last evening in the Opera
House at that place, and was fatter-
ing success in every respect. The
building was crowded long before the
curtain went up. The manner in which
the building was decorated for the oc-
casion was a subject OF comment and
admiration from every one. At each
side of the stage, set well to the front,
were several large potted plants, while
huge boquet of white and pink peo-
MES formed pretty relief Along the
front of the stage, from side to side,
was a bank of ferns and other plants,
and over these was stretched the class
colors, green and pink, united in the
centre in an artistic bow. On the walls
at each side were two large American
flags draped in very artistic manner.
The balcony was decorated with bunt-
ing and fags.
Following the overture rendered by
Meisters full orchestra, which had
been engaged for the occasion, the cur
tain was rung up and then the audience
beheld the sweet girl graduates to the
number of ten, six young men among
them, while in the rear were seated the
students of the High school.
Following the invocation, delivered
by Rev. j. A. Donahey, OF the Presby-
terrain Church, John Allen Hayes gave
an grafton, The Fore LOCKER" 1t was
well delivered defamation. In his
| forecast of members of his class he
caused much merriment. Miss Lucy A.
Clark followed with the subject Shall
We Kill or Cultivate in which an ex-
cel1ent comparison was drawn between
the changes Of the land by cultivation
and the changes wrought in the human
race BY cultivating proper habits.
Its None Of Your Business by
Miss Ida D.. Giffin, was next. After
giving some advice that might be used
| by many people to excellent advant-
age, she closed by conveying the idea
that it was better to guard your own
business than that of other people.
Arthur McConnaughey followed with
defamation entitled Isles of the
Sea? Yes" He advanced the argu-
ment that our newly acquired posses
higher state Of prosperity and that it
| would be an insult to the American
flag to allow Filipinos to go on in their
| barbarous customs. His argument was.
responded to in a very able manner by
Earl Cook in isles of the Sea? No"
pointing out the downfall of the Ro
mans and the countries in the dark
ages in their attempt to acquire more
territory; also arguing that the newly
acquired isles would be a burden in
the way of expense and in keeping the
| inhabitants in subsection.
Line, Sir, Line?" was discussed by
| Miss Elsie Pearl Anderson in a pleas
| ing manner. The iuea she conveyed
was that the proper thing for all to do
was to always be on duty, examine the
| foundation we were building and when
completed, if built properly, we can
| look back on our past life with pleas
ure and fearlessly enter the future.
The attention of the audience was
next occupied by Miss Katharine Brat
ton, who had for her subject Her
| Majesty, the Woman" She was Of the
! opinion that God created woman as
an Improvement upon man after which
she went on to describe the women in
| the various spheres of life, concluding
with examples of women sacrificing
home and love for duty's sake.
William A. Sehafer,s subject was
Rex He followed the leaders Of the
world from the early ages down,
! touching upon various historical Incl
| dents. The power to-day is not vested
| in one man, but in the common people
| in this country of democratic rule.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Porter had for
her subject rs it Worth the TROUBLED"
which she handled in very able man
ner, showing that it is well worth the