Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-25
SEVEN GRADUATES
From Morgantown High School
At This Commencement.

Date About Nay 22nd-School Much
Reduced by Contagious Diseases In
Past Ninter-Uniyersity Attracts
Most Pupils Before High School
Course is Completed.
Four weeks hence and the gradual
ing exercises OF the Morgantown High
School will be the most ate.4 I've.
event to all the parents and
children of the city. The date and
place have not been definitely decided
but probably May 22d will be the
time. Friday evening May 22nd is
the closing day of the school, and the
commencement will be held on the
evening, if there is no conflicting at
traction in the city.
Seven graduates will present origi-
nal productions as the final work of
their courses in the High School.
Five of these are young ladies and two
young men.
The girls are Belle Darling, Della
V. Hess, Mary Sturgiss, Linnie NJ.
Vance and Dale Smith. The boys
are Lloyd Selby and Odell S. Tenant.
The frosts of winter will have
disappeared by the date OF this COM
mencement exercise, flowers will be
abundant and every girl graduate will
be as sweet as she can be. Boys sell
dom get as much consideration or as
many flowers at High School CON-
mencement, but their parents are just
as proud of their achievements, and
often present them story book.
Prof Gallup has been principal of
the Morgantown schools three years.
When he took charge, the course was
advanced, and only one graduate COM
pleted it the first year.
Last year there were three who COM
pleted the course, and this year there
are seven. The graduating class
would have been much larger, but for
the many students who leave the pub
lie school to attend the Preparatory
school of the State University.
A class of twelve bright Juniors
were the pride of the public school
last winter, prospective graduates fer
the approaching commencement. This
year not one OF them returned to the
public school.
Besides admitting the candidates
at the High school, many from the
lower grades go directly to the Uni
versity and enroll as students in the
Preparatory department. This is a
good recommendation for the class Of
work done in the public school, but
| is also unfortunate for that institu-
tion. 1t tends to unsettle the ipstl-
tuition, and cause dissatisfaction
among the other pupils. 1t is doubt,
full whether larger graduating class
than the present can ever be held at
High school to complete the course
under the present conditions.
Much interruption to the public
school work has been caused this year
by contagious diseases. One third OF
the pupils have been lost from the
school, Prof. Gallup says by the vac
cination order and the numerous clos
ings ordered on account of contagious
diseases. The interest in the school
has never been fully restored since
the last interruption from this un-
fortunate occurrence, right in the
middle Of the school year.
A fine new reference work, Apple
tons Universal Encyclopedias has
been ordered for the school and will
soon be here. 1t will probably be
kept in the High School room. The
set consists OF thirteen volumes hand
somely bound in half Morocco. The
thirteenth volume is one giving full
report Of the census Of 1900.
At the closing exercises Of the
school there will probably be several
musical numbers by the younger boys
and girls at intervals between the
speeches Of the graduates. This has
not been definitely decided, however,
and there is not very much time in
which to make preparation.