Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-28

An unusually large class OF eighth
year pupils Of the various ward schools
yesterday afternoon received diplomas
emitting them to a course in the High
school. Commencement exercises con-
sisting of essays. r~ecitations and music
were rendered and many of the friends
Of the young scholars were present. In
every instance the general averages at
tanned in the final examinations COM
pared favorably with the work of prev
ious years.
Richie School.
A class of nineteen, singularly one
for each of the centuries, took part in
the commencement at Richie school.
Many visitors attended the exercises
and Rev. r. R. Bigger, pastor of Third
Presbyterian Church; Rev. Gregory
Bleakly, pastor Of Wesley Methodist
Church, Rev. j. D. Smith and DR.. ]. w.
Mccoy made brief addresses, which
added very materially to the pleasing
nature OF the programme. The fol-
lowing numbers were given:
1-Stars and Stripes Forever.
BY Class
2-Recitation,, I'VE Have Been Friends
s-R aeEsshen THE Pride of Bsater EAhr
ASSAY, 'The Closing Days Of
School, -................B. St~eingraber
5-Song Mid the Green Fields of
calculation, Recollection of the
7-Essay, What Next?a. Alice Mackin
S-Recitation. Railroad Crossing.
.1........t..George Cunningham
......Alice Mackin and Bertha Rosel
Liberalization, acknowledgements.
1l-Esssv. our Elsie Brinkman
Hattie Rothermund
12-Recitation, How We Tried to
Whip the Teacher" Charlie Fisher
13-Music, Vocal Solo................-
14-Recitation, Sunshine and Show
ers' .............. Margaret Fillmore
15-Essay; Farewell to Richie
1s- senGori n'':iEa;xa ninat;on Howard
17-Essay. "ciass Of 1900. .1 healau Futon luton
1S-Music, Song, West Virginia Hills
19-Recitation, 'McCulla and the Mid
2o-Essay. 'Our School Days.. .
Gertrude NichoIl
21-Recitation In School Days.
2a-Mnsjc. song wait Mr. Ida Post oeerman
- ALd9ASs oOlSs ~ &1ls L OSIIiidll
-ns4y. lass riopneos /. Eberlein
24-Recitation, FRIDAY Afternoon;
: Alma Hagedorn
Ella Mcmillan
26-Music, instrumental. Bertha Rosel
Presentation of diplomas by Principal.
Song................."God be With You"
Union School.
The eighth year class of Union
school rendered the following COM
mencement programme in the presence
of quite a number OF visitors:
Singing by School.
Essay, Vacation is Coming".........
Recitation :;rhc c;.c,s p Abbie Hooking
Essay, school Days n Their Du-
Recitation, "The Whistler -.
Music ;.rha ~ 49,. Frank Kelly
Essay, The World"... Milton Griffin
Recitation. Kate Shelley" ............
Essay Il 49, -. Ida Richardson
Recitation, The Bicycle Ride.
Carrie Baker
Music-Ross Prysock and Wavlie Row
Essay, Taking the Census"..........
Recitation, Mothers FooIS..e,......
Edward Bremen
Essay, Thomas Jefferson
Gene Billiard
MUSIC observation-disclosures Hurd
Essay, Palestine" .........L. S~choeppner
Recitation, Little Mays Victory.
Minnie Jones
Essay, Adventures of a Dime"......
Archie Clark
Recitation, Little Christian"..........
.................. Annie Rodenback
Music ..Elma Hamilton
Essay, Perseverance. ..... Wavlie Row
Recitation, "A Tribute to Columbus
Recitation, The Face on the Floor
Nellie Albinger
Music Alexander Bone
Essay. The Power of Association.
Ross Prysock
Centre School.
Yesterday afternoon at Centre school
an elaborate programme of closing exer-
cises was given blythe Eighth year pu-
pills who received certificates admitting
them to the High School. Sherwood
Fee received the highest grade and as
a r~ecompense was presented with
a very neat class pin, the gift of the
school. The diplomas were presented
by the Rev. G. NJ. Oliphant, of the
First Christian church.
The following scholars received GER
tifcates:
Centre School-Blanche Brown
Mary Gardner, Clara Lobenstein
Mayme Parker, Mable Acres, Ada
Dobbs, Alfred Dinger, Sherwood Fee,
Earl Giesey. Elmer Meagle, Elmer
Krauskopt, Earnest Metzner, Harry