The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-29
LINCOLN'S
GRADUATES
WIN PRAISE.
Finished Productions Mark the Col
Orsd high Schools Third
Commencement.
MUSICAL NUMBERS A FEATURE.
The Cathedral high Schools Picnic
Yestsrday-LeO Thornton the
First Graduate.

The last Of this years commence
ments In this section was the third an
nual commencement OF Lincoln high
school, coiored, held at the Grand Opera
House last night. The house Was com
fortabIy filed and every person who
was fortunate enough to have been
present, left the theatre with an air Of
satisfaction and praise for the gradu.
ates. Professor Fleming B. Jones. as
ven as Miss Beatrice Cox, teacher OF
the high school, came In for u good
share of Congratulations.
The stage was decorated with ported
plants, making very pretty appear
ance. Those occupying seats on the
stage were Superintendent w. II. An
dersoa, Professor Fleming B. Jones ant
Rev. ]. w. Waters.
The festivities were opened by beau
tiful overture by the Opera House or.
chestra. whereupon the class of tivs
graduates. Georgia Anna Lee. Ora Mac
GLASGOW, Mamie Layenia Fields. Edna
Resenia Jones and Ethel Jeanette Nc
Mechen, and thIrty-four pupils walked
upon the stage and took their seats.
The invocation was offered by Rev. j
W. Waters. of the waymen NJ. E. con-
gregation, and 1t was followed by AT
grafton beyond the Alps Lies Italy"
by Ethel Jeanette McMechen. Said
she: Hannibal with 100000 men started
across the Alps. He and his msu knew
the march to be dangerous. but in spite
of this they marched on and OIL, and af-
ter untold privntions and three-fourths
Of the army persisted. $4,000 man reach.
ed Eturia, italy" Thence Miss Nc
Mechen drifted into an able argument
for the use of the quality Of persever-
ance. The life OF Frederick Douglass
was pointed out as an inspiration. and
the speaker closed with a glDwing trib.
ute to that great colored American.
The recitation of 1.-The Painter of Sc.
VILE" by Edna Regina Jones, was Q
very able effort. Miss Jones convinced
her hearers by her gestures and distinct
expressions that this difficult number
was placed in proper hands. She was
literally applauded and presented with
beautiful bouquet Of flowers.
The chorus 'The Red Scarf by ar
augmented chorus of thirty-nine voices
assisted by Miss Beulah Mccullough
Wheeling's best colored contralto, grad.
nate Of the class OF 1895, from Lincoln
school, was very tuneful rendition
The voices displayed very careful! train.
ing under the efficient direction Of Miss
Lucy Robinson.
An grafton, "Et tn Brute" by Ora
Nae GLASGOW, was very brilliant mum.
Der, she said: 70 ."''"
Julius Caesar was one of the most
noted men OF the age; his life reads like
action; he was man Of great power
and a student of languages. an orator
historian, grammarlan and general HI
was elevated to an honorable position
and gained the undisputed mastery o.
Rome. ANY man who succeeds will fint
selfish opposition and create enemies, a.
did Caesar. Brutus made his submls
sion to Caesar. who spared his life
Brutus owed his life to Caesar and lovet
him, man of spotless reputation and :
man OF worth, his love for Caesar wa,
second to Rome. The permanence o.
the republic Of Rome was loved by Bru
tus. Great Caesar fell victim of am
bltion and as a victim of treachery hi
cried EFT tn Brute Thou too, Brutus.
Who can you trust, II not your friend
Caesar loved Brutus for his manly char
cter and thought him to be the las
man to do him an injury Imagine hi
amusement to see the upIlfted dagger
Caesar was a leader and reformer apt
vas able to control tie turba'ant ele
ments of Rome. So far as Roman lib
erty was concerned. Caesar loved it.
Ambition was dilated upon very effect
ively at the close of this very interest
ing grafton.
The soprano solo, "The Huntsman'i
Horn" by Lula Gardner had 10 be dis
uensed with, owing to her inability to b
present. The Opera House orchestr.
filled this number with a pretty over
ture.
"ZInEarella," a recitation by Georgi,
Anna Lee, attired as a gypsy flowo
girl, with tamborine and basket Of flew
ers, was a very dramatic production
Miss Lee displayed marked clecuuonar!