Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-28

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HELD THEIR Co6MENCEs1ENr Ex-
ERCIsIs LAST EVENING
AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
which Was FILLED with Parents and
| Friends of Members of the Glass
| Excellent Essays and Orations De-
| Iivered-An Address to the Grndu-
| ntes by MIR. Wnitman Il. Barbe-
| The Graduates and Their Papers.
| The fourth annual commencement of
| the public high school took place at the
| Grand Opera House last night. 1t was
| the first class to complete the full four
years course at the school. The audi-
forum was completely filed, the ladies
in the audience preponderating in num-
bers The storm in the early evening
| cooled the atmosphere and made it more
comfortable than it would otherwise
have been. The exercises were very
creditable.
The stage presented an attractive APP
i pearance when the graduates marched
| out upon it and took their seats upon
| muslin-covered chairs. Upon the rear
and each side Of the proscenium march
were banked lilies, palms and other ex-
otics Others who occupied seats upon
the stage were Superintendent w. H.
| Anderson, Prof. H. B. Work. principal
of the high school, George w. Bowers,
president of the board of education;
Rev. C. B. Graham, Rev. D. A. Cunning
ham, d. D., and Waitman T. Barbe, of
Morgantown.
The opera house orchestra rendered
an overture and the exercises were for
mally opened with lervent invocation
by the Rev. D. A. Cunningham, D. D.:
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Then another selection was rendered by
the orchestra and the salutatorian of the
class, James Edward Hanes, jr., deliv-
cred carefully prepared grafton upon
Benjamin Harrison. He paid a high
tribute to the character and worth of
the ex-President as a man, soldier
and a statesman, and in concluding he
extended welcome on behalf of the
members of the class and thanked the
friends of the school for lending the en-
enlargement of their presence at the
commencement.
'Thc Pilgrim Mothers"
was the subject of paper by Miss Es-
tella Morrison Scharf. She portrayed in
terse and forcible sentences the heroism
and patriotism of the wives and moth
ers of the sturdy pioneers who sought
religious freedom in the new world.
Without them the history of the Pill
grim fathers would not be such noble
one. Miss Scharf's delivery was excel
lent, and when she concluded she was
warmly applauded.
Miss Edith Courtrite executed
Brahms Hungarian Dance" upon the
violin in very skillful manner and
showed rare degree of proficiency with
|. the instrument for one of her years.
Her effort was enthusiastically ap
plauded.
Miss Louella Davis told of 'The Uses
of Adversely" in an entertaining and
thoughtful Grafton upon that subject
She showed that view of the darker
side of life leads to better appreciation
of the reverse side. The best qualities
Of human nature are developed by the
most severe tests. She gave many his
torical examples of conspicuous success
achieved after brayely passing through
almost disheartening adversely. The
Grafton was well received.
After another selection by the orches
ira Mr. Alfred w. Hesse delivered an
Grafton upon the subject,
'Tf Rest, 1 Rust.v
He handled the subject il an able
manner. The burden of his address
was that work is essential to health,
success, happiness. He emphasized the
Importance of proper apportionmen,
of the hours of each dav. and he depie-
Gated the tendency to idleness on the
part of many young Americans. lie
showed that by energy and labor alone
the great men of the nation have at
tanned eminence.
America Means Opportunity" was
the theme of very interesting ora
tion delivered by Miss Jesse Claire
Tomlinson. She dwelt upon the nation
al resources Of America, and its ex-
ceptional facilities for Supplying the
world with everything needed to sus-
tain life and advance the race She
said the greatest thing about America
is the countrys institutions, which
grant the largest degree of personal
liberty consistent with public safety
She mentioned some of the nations
great men, and asserted that America
presents greater opportunities for for