The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-24
.LINCOLN'S AFFAIR.
Rung Down the Curtain on Com.
mcnccment Season.
1 CLASS OF SIX GRADUATES
Graduated From tho Colorrd School
Last Night, at the opernHouse-The
Programme was Exceedingly Inter.
cstipg and Contained an Address
by Prof J. McHenry Jones, u For
mer Principal of Lincoln. &

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! The curtain was runs down on the
commencement season last night, in tho
exercises Of Lincoln school. A class Of
sixteen graduated from this splendid
colored Institution. and the friends and
relatives Of tho graduates thronged the
Opera House. where the commencement
was held. Lincoln's commencemen,s
are always successful. and last nights
programme was fine.
The school during the year has been
under the tutelnge OF Principal f. B.
Jones, q brother OF Prot. J, McHenry
Jones. now principal OF the West Viz.
glnia institute at Farm, Kanawha coun
ty, and that the standard was main
tanned unded the new regime was DEM
onstrated In the performances by the
graduates. who were: Lillian Berry,
Lulu Gardner, Virgle Haymunn, Lucy
Hilton. Laura Brown and Ernest Berry.
| The motto Of the class was TT we rest.
we rust. The stage wus-nicely decor.
ateG. and the Opera House orchestra In
terspersed the programme with pleasing
musical selections -
Rev. r. Fl. Bunny. Of the A. NJ. e.
church, opened the exercises with the
invocation. which was On effective plea
| for the showering of Divine . blessings
on the class and school,. q. ~ So
Then followed O chorus, Nov the
Music Soundeth." by pupils OF Lincoln
school. and the tunetui, harmonious
singing WINS greatly enjoyed. :,
The first grafton was delivered by LII.
cy Hilton. whose theme was Rome Was
| NOT Built In ~ Day." In which she set
forth the argument that haste was often
oisadTantageous TO the accomplishment
Of a desired end. Miss HiIton's effort
was nicely delivered, and displayed CON.
| siderable ability. sEf -
"Earth's Battle Fields" was the tonic
OF Lillian Berry's Grafton. Miss Berry
very charmingly told OF the struggles
necessary to attain success in life. nnd
ike her predecessor, was the recipient
of enthusiastic applause. -
| Vlrgie Hnymann discussed 'The
Search for the North Pole her effort
containing graphic recital Of the hard
ships encountered In the Journeys to the
frozen north. Her composition was ex.
cellent, and 1t was enhanced BY q most
pleasing delivery. -
Lulu Gardeners performance consisted
In solo, 'L'Ardita," which she rendered
In highly finished style. merItlnr the
warm appreciation manifested.
The next two orations were on a time
ly theme, Expansion" The first speak
er was Laura Brown, who spoke in the
negative, bringing up a goodly array
of facts tending to show that acquisition
OF new colonieswas not desirable by the
United States. $50
Ernest Berry sto,rtly maintained that
expansion was In the natural course Of
events. He had the popular side OF
the question, and his original pleas fur
Their enhanced the value Of his performs
| ance.
Prof. J. McHenry Jones was rendered
an ovation by his old friends. who well
coined him back to Wheeling with APP
plause that continued for severnl min
! utes. The brilliant educator was In his