Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-06-03
CEREDO SCHOOLS
The Public Schools Close After a
Successful Term and a Pleasant
Commencement.

If not the largest and best arranged
buildings in the state, to any town
of similar size. 1t has teachers who
understand, and understanding at.
tend to their business of teaching
knowledge in a wholesome manner.
The closing exercises of the term
commenced last Tuesday week with
exercises of grades one and two, the
teachers of which are Mrs. o. f..
Saunders and Miss Morgan, followed
Wednesday with the exercises of
grades three and four, Misses Kelley
and Jackson, teachers, and Thurs
day by grades five, six, seven and
eight, Miss Mansfield, Mrs. Carl
Wright and G. w. Thomson, teach
ers. All these exercises were given
at the school building in the after
moons. From the little tots in the
primary up to the high school pupils
the exercises, which consisted of
music recitations etc., were all high
ly creditable to the pupils and
showed how careful and painstaking
had been the efforts of the teachers.
Thursday evening the entire school
gave an entertainment: at Wrights
ball for the benefit of the organ
fund. The hall was artistically
decorated, as had been the school
building, with flags, bunting and
flowers. Lack of space forbids the
Advance from particularizing and as
individual comparisons are ever un-
just, it will simply say that the en-
tertalnment az whole was Of de-
cided merit and highly enjoyed by
all; and while the attendance of
parents at the school building exer-
clses did not show the interest that
should be manifested by those who
know or should know the value of
good public schools, yet the town
more than made up for 1T by the way
In which it attended the closing
exercises at WrIghts hall on Thurs
day and Friday evenings.
The main feature of commence
ment was the graduating exercises
Friday night, when Misses Sadie
Gillian Wright and Clara Lucille
Davis were presented with diplomas,
the import Of which was that they
had successfully passed all the re-
quirements of the Ceredo schools
and were fitted for other and higher
schools if they so elect or for the
sterner duties of life that ever com
mence when school ends. The hall
was crowded with friends of the
graduating class. LeRoys orchestra
furnished those sweet strains of
music without which an educational
event would be a funeral. Rev.
John w. johnson opened the exer-
clses with an appropriate prayer.
lie was followed by Miss Wright
who chose tor her oration, "The
Navy" She delivered her oration
In round, well modulated and
pleasant voice and treated her sub
ject in an historically correct manner,
and deserved the applause which she
received.
"The Flag" was the theme of
Miss DAVIS grafton. She, too, treat
ed her subject In an historical man
Der and her manner and voice showed
cultivation. The Advance begs to
congratulate the graduates upon the
fact that neither assumed the fam.
boyant manner and INDUCED III the
reckless use Of high sounding and
meaningless adjectives SO often the
bane of graduating essays and essay
ests. They were the recipients of
dozens of handsome boquets of
dowers.
Superintendent Kimler in his
speech, confering the diplomas,
spoke to the point. He spoke of the |
necessity of trained minds as we'll as |
trained hands in the great battle of |
life out upon which each graduate !
steps.
Professor Corbly of Marshall |
college, made short address and in |
his impressive manner demonstrated |
the necessity of higher education,
not failing TO call attention to the |
fact that the girls and not the boys
predominated in graduating classes. !
He spoke plainly to the parents on
this and placed the blame where it |
belongs-on them. He pointed out |
the fact that education, true educa-
tion, made a refined and cultured |
mana christian gentleman, the
highest attainment of mankind. His
remarks were received with applause. |
After few more brief talks, in
terspersed with music. the school |