West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-17

Give Their Annual Entertainments
Last Night.-A Large Audience Pres

Bright lights, happy faces, ard
handsome gowns greeted the large
audience of parents and friends
who had the good fortune to be
present at last nights entertain
ment by the Junior class of our
City High School. The occasion
was most suspicious one. The
young people had labored hard to
make their first public appearance
as class a successful one, and
this morning they have the proud
consciousness of knowing their eff
forts were crowned with success.
The class consists Of twenty-five
members, each of whom have been
member of the class for the two
full years past. Their performance
last night could only make their
instructors feel happy In realizing
their work In training the young
people of our city was bearing such
good fruits, and each one who
listened to the program certainly
went away with greater interest
In the welfare of our public
schools and a higher appreciation of
what they are capable of doing for
the young men and women of our
community who are about to enter
upon the active duties of life.
The decorations of the stage
were modest and tasteful. The floor
was carpeted with rugs, the sides
of the stage front curtained with
the colors of the class, light blue
and old gold, the front and sides OF
the platform ornamented with ferns
and potted plants, while handsome
screens cut of the view from rough
corners. The stars and stripes
made fitting background and the
words "Class 'o3" In the colors of
the class occupied a prominent
place In the decoration scheme
The whole plan was entirely the
work of the class.
Promptly at $50 O'Clock the
members of the class entered In two
files from opposite sides of the hall,
meeting at the centre and mount
Ing the stage In couples.
Mr.. Perry Lamberton, president
of the class, presided In digni6ed
and self possessed manner. The
program consisted of literary and
musical numbers,
The opening event was a selec-
ton by the High School orchestra
which has merited much praise re-
Gently by Its excellent work on sew
eral public occasions. 1t consists
of Miss Eva Wright, leader, Miss
Emile Morrison. first violin Master
John Finlayson, second violin and
Miss Nella Mccoy, as acccmpanist
on the piano.
The performance was greeted
with loud applause.
Louise Smullen recited AUNT
Polly's George Washington, dia;
lect sketch In pleasing way, and
was followed by Glenn Crist In an
Grafton on "The Need of a New
York High School Building" In
which he set forth the reasons why
the city should thus be improved.
After a delightful piano solo,
nipples on The Alabama. "by Miss
Blanche Boice. Edna Stetson gave
"The Old Actors Story" thrill.
Ing description of burning ship
and providential rescue of the old
Old actor and his bride. "A
Virk inia Heroine" was the
title of an interesting original
narrative of true incident by Mae
Corbitt. Emile Morrison next
rendered selection from Paccini
on the violin. The execution of
the young performer was fine and
when she finished she was greeted
with hearty applause. Lulu Nc
Kisson had for the subject of her
Grafton, "Woman's Place In the
World" 1t showed careful thought
and was we'll delivered.
Sadie Finlayson's piano solo,
Shadows on the Water" was we'll
received. Following this came a
humorous recitation from Mark
Twain, entitled "a Literary Night
mare" by Bess Mock. The recita-
ton was successfully handled by
Miss Mock, who gives great prom
ise as an elocutionist.
An Grafton by Robert Finlaysou
on Some Inventions the Twentieth
Century May See," deserves special
for the able manner In
which 1t was delivered. The young
orator covered himself with glory
by his straightforward delivery and