Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-11
Goth Century Glass.
Virtue the Only Nobility.

composed OF seven young ladies and
two young men, were arranged in a
row at the rear of the lower platform
with young man on either end. On
the choir platform was stationed the
full Opera House orchestra, which in
terspersed the literary programme with
musical selections.
Prof. Charles E. Carrigon, the prin-
cipal of the High School, opened the
evenings exercises with a brief address
in which ne referred to the course the
class had just completed and stated
that the next commencement would
be held in their new building and he
hoped that they would be in a position
to better accommodate their many
friends. At the conclusion of the ad-
dress, the Rev. G. W. Bent conducted
prayer.
Charles Russell McCreary, a member
of the graduating class, delivered a
forceful and excellently prepared paper
on the topic, THE Progress of Man.
He began by describing the primeal
man roaming through the forest and
living in caves and feeding upon the
other animals which ne killed. Then
the next step where he began cultiva-
ton, then the building of shelter and
the manufacture of tools, then the
ceasing to kill those he captured in war.
but made slaves Of them to labor for
him. Then the introduction of steam
and finally up through the various
stages to the present day. This world
is struggle of the individual, and those
that would help man must strive to
put down this individual struggle. This
is the problem of the Twentieth Century
and it is the duty of all to work to-
ward this end.
Miss BeMa Nerine Coutz followed
with an excellently prepared paper on
the subject Lost Moments" She
dwelt upon the thought that there is
no time like the present and the mo-
ments that we allow to pass unheeded
are gone forever and can never be re-
claimed. Take heed therefore to the
value of the persent.
1.-THE Poverty of the Rich" was the
subject of a thoughtful paper by Miss
Bessie May Dorsey. She said in her in
PRODUCTION: Every sweet has its sour.
EVERY evil it's good. Every rich man
is poor, and every poor man is rich"
The rich man is rich only in dollars
and cents in many instances, and is
poor in character, while in a great
number of other instances, the man
Door In dollars and cents is rich in
character ANDREW Carnegie, however,
is an exception to this rule and is rich
In both and the world is better for his
having lived.
guise. Look at the many men who
have risen to fame that have been
poor boys. Would they have made
those efforts had they been rich. Money
cannot buy either character or posi-
tion in the eyes of fellow men, yet these
+. two things are in the reach of the poor
est beggar. SO you see that there is
much wealth besides the wealth of
money.
Miss Clara Clarke Wilson delivered a
very forcible and thoughtful paper up
on the theme "As we Plan, We Build"
She spoke of the various ages offa per-
son and the plans that were made for
the future, and were these plans not
made we would not make any progress.
And not to make progress is to go
backward Therefore we must plan for
the future and bend our efforts to ad-
vance.
Miss Cora May Brannen chose as her
topic, 1.-The Voyage of Life" and deliv-
cred a very thoughtful paper. She
dwelt upon the responsibilities of life
and the many great and troublesome
questions that we would meet in our
voyage.
Valley Forge was an excellently
rendered recitation by Miss Anna
Bthelbert O'Donnell, and she showed
considerable Evolutionary ability.
Miss Myrtle Brown rendered an excel
lent paper on the topic The Weakest
Must Go to the WALL" She said that
good citizens made strong nation,
while an Incorporate people made weak
nations. The downfall of Russia. Spain,
Greece and Rome can be traced to this
latter cause and the neglect Of the ed
ucational institutions.
Miss Olive Blanche Riddell delivered
an exceptionally thoughtfully prepared
paper on the topic 'sOn the Threshold"
She said: I'VE, who are. leaving our
schools. are on the threshold OF life
and it is now that we decide what life
shall be- A wrong step taken now can
never be corrected and will be regret
ted the remainder OF our life. It is
not always best to choose the easiest
way, for in that event our future may
not turn out as We would have it.
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