West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-31

the occasion and acquitted herself
with much credit.
An Grafton entitled What IS
Worth While.'' by Miss Eva
Wright, was the next number
and Miss Wright like the others OF
her class rendered her Grafton with
ease and grace and one gentleman
| informed US he considered 1t the
best on the list but as his last name
was also wright" like the editor,
may be slightly interested. Any
how Miss Wright did exceedingly
we'll The last on the program tor
the members of the graduating
class was an original Grafton euti-
tied Influence" by Miss Edith
Moore. To all who know Miss
Moore 1t will be unnecessary to say
she did well. Her delivery Is ex.
cellent. her subject was well ham
died and she acquitted herself with
marked honors. We guess that
one member of the Board of Edu-
cation at least could be persuaded
that Miss Edith's Grafton was just
q tiny bit the best. aud we doa't
blame him If he does think so.
This ended the orations, essays and
musical numbers by the class. Not
a single member had to be prompt
ed once by the prompter. There
was not single hitch, break or any
thing that went wrong, and any
man, woman Or child In the large
audience last night that was not
proud Of the Sistersville High
School, the class of 'o2, and the eff
fcient work of the Board of E lu-
cation and the Superintendent and
teachers of our school should go to
the wilds of Africa, or else sneak
off into some secluded spot and go
dead.
After selection by the Audito-
rum orchestra. Prof. Daniels made
a short address and In behalf of the
members of the Board of Education,
presented each member of the class
with a diploma. The diplomas
were engraved on parchment and
there Is no school In the State that
has handsomer diplomas than our
Board gave out this year.
Superintendent M. E Hess then
made short address to the class
and audience and the program was
ended. the large audience went
quietly to their homes prouder than
ever of our city school and all de-
termined to make the school better
next year than 1t has ever been In
the past.
This year the faculty spared no
expense to make the closing exer-
clses the best possible. To this
end they had contracted debts
amounting to nearly one hundred
dollars, trusting the attendance
would he large enough to re I'm
burse them In making this expen
diture. AS usual, the people re-
sponded fully as well as hoped for.
The receipts last night will reach
the hundred dollar mark and per-
haps little over. Last year the
total receipts were $83. this morn
Ing early sos, had been turned over
to Prof. Hess and there Is still some
sales outstanding. Who says Sis.
tersville Is dead?
The present Board of Education
could not help but feel repaid last
night for all their work. and we
can assure Our readers, It's no light
task to attend to all the affairs of
the city and district schools, but
the large aAd appreciafive audience
last night must have convinced
Them that their efforts are appreci-
ated and the more modern, uptodate
and progressive they make our
schools the better the people will
like them. We hope the Board
will clap the climax of all the good
things we have just witnessed by
ordering vote for an additional
school building next spring, to be
voted on In November and when
the teachers are employed for next
year among the list will be found
the best musical instructor In the
State