The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-05
COMMENCEMENT
WAS BRILLIANT

ual amount of applause.
One of the best rendered numbers on
the program was that by Miss Mamie
Long. Her voice was excellent, being
clear and well modulated, and she dis.
played dramatic skill in reciting.
The production by Miss Anna PAYNE
attracted more than the ordinary at.
tention and was regarded rs possibly the
ablest production of the class. She took
youth in its infancy and followed It TO
full development, dwelling upon its bud.
ding into hope, then growing into power
and usefulness. It was elegantly and
pleasinsly rendered and the line of
thought deeply impressed the audience
with the young lady's intellectual pro-
ficiency and capability.
The class address was q leading fea.
ture of the exercises. Prof. Barrie was
a. his best and that means something
worth listening to. he began in q hu.
morous vein, which lasted about ave min.
utes, by the end of which time he had
the sympathy and goodwill of his au.
dience. In his introduction he called at.
tention to the old way of doing things
at graduation exercises, that of holding
an examination and asking questions Of
the class and he intended to do the same
thing by propounding six questions to
them and giving them five or six years
in which to answer them. He asked two
questions in arithmetic, one in botany,
one in history. one in algebra and one
in literature. In arithmetic he wanted
to know if they knew how much money
it takes to make a man, and if they
knew that 2 and . make 4. Along the
botanical line he inquired if they remem-
bcred that figs do not grow ON thistles
and you reap what you sow, quoting
proverb. In the historical he wanted to
know if the class knew that the world
although it may seem SO to do, does not
estimate man by the number of dol
lars he has in his pocket. The question
in algebra was one of the proportion.
He asked them to find the value of
in the question, as life is to industry so
is success 20 Z.
The address was delivered in the most
Hh1uttSNf tsNk1AAhtS
fresh laurcls to his reputation as an ex-
cellent speaker and liberal reasoner. He
held the attention. of the audience from
the beginning to the end of the address,
and received much applause by a most
responsive audience.
The young gentleman graduate was
Arthur Rouse, whose gradnation produc-
tion was submitted to the faculty and
passed ON by them as a very excellent
paper. He was excused from par
ticipating in the exercises, although he
was ON the rostrum and received hrs d.
ploma along with the others of the class.
The diplomas were presented by SUI
pcrintendcnt Tsurdette in few well
chosen remarks.
The musical numbers were special fea-
lures of the evening and were of a SUI
pcrior character. The audience WIS high
~ gratificd over these features and en-
joyed them immensely.
The young lady graduates and the
chorus girls were nll dressed in white.
characteristic and historic of commence
mcnt. and indispensable as to color in
America.
The success of the evening. the bril-
liancy of the exercises and the SPLEEN
did acquittal of the graduates are mat
tiers of congratulation to the faculty. the
school board and the students. and
sources of pride to the patrons of the
school