Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-27
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
News Notes of Interest From thu
&c h o o l-Three Interesting Pro

News Notes of Interest From the
&c o l-Three Interesting Pro-
grammcs.
The last week in the High School
has been devoted mainly to the exam
ination for the SeplemDer-O October re-
ports, which will DE issued in few
days. All Of the examinations, except
spelling, have been completed save for
few absentees who will have to be
given special examinations. There are
always a few who are absent on exam
nation day and delay the work of spe-
cial examinations. If an effort were
made many of these pupils could be
present.
Literary exercises were held through
the High School yesterday.
The Senior Class Literary Society
rendered the following interesting pro-
gramme:
Piano solo, Racing Down the Rapids !,
..:..................:.C C. Hammond
Essay aThe Presidential Campaign :
.......................C. Hammond
Extempore, John sherman. Il. Ellsworth
Essay, Musical Fish. ....R. Crawford
Extempore, Charles Dudley Warner.
Debate, Should o-Education be En-
eouraged? Affirmative, NJ. Kindle-
berger; negative, H. Hutchison.
Semi-chorus, over the Sea"......
Sop, c: Fette, E. COPYRIGHT; alto
Crawford, A. .Hesse. G. Marsh.
Grafton, The Mission of America,
Essay, THE Clothes We Wear, .. na.
Extempore, Roosevelt DaY,'.......... .
....................1... Franzell
Recitation. "A Georgia Volunteer;
Grafton, 1.-The True Measure of Great
ness .........................E e. Courtrite
Duet, "Je suis Bret. Lafuente
Piano, Emma Cord; second, G. Danvers.
The second year class in No. rend-
cred the following programme:
Recltation ..............-.. Charles Jackson
Corner ............. Emily Comerford
Reading, Our Old Paper Money -.
Eztempore Where lmm l9Gs1 d hsea
Recitation "a Lost TYPE No.. Tom Kyle
Reading Seventeen Nations Are for
Extempore Air Tubes for Postal
Work ........................Am Amy Miller
E Essy Sights of the 1 GsT!rude Robinson
Reading, Discoveries on the Island
Extempore "A New Submarine Boat
Reading. Two Hundred Miles an Hoar
by Rail- ................S ibella Seybold
The next MURDER on the programme
was a debate, the question being, Re
solved that Education Should be Com
pulsory." ne affirmative side was
supported by Walter Wilkinson and
Miss Ada Suvey; the negative by Miss
Lizzie Pebbler and Miss Ida Nolte. The
decision was rendered in favor of the
affirmative side. The judges were Miss
Bessie Mccullough and Messers. Will
Cushing and Harold Gwinn.
The rope in the flag pole at the High
School slipped through and yesterday
afternoon a man attracted much atten-
ton by climbing to the top Of it 10
replace it.
The Pericles Literary Society meet
this afternoon and render the following
programme:
Recitations-Annie Brandfass, Harry
Conrad, Jeanette Bags.
Readings-Frank Dowler, William Burt,
Essays Lillian Bodenstein, Carrie
Baker, Alma Carter, Alma Brandfass,
Nellie Albingcr, Else Brinkman.
Beans, Ada schnepf, Eta Brunhaus.
Debate-Lee Daley. Frank Dudley. RE
solved, that brutes are guided by reason
rather than by instinct"
Debate-Helen Burt, Annabel Dauer.
Clara Etz, Ethel Clark, Resolved, that
iron is more useful than gold"
The Society agreed to have a paper
and elected Herbert Ensheimer as ed
itOr.