The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-05
Graduation Exercises Of the Broad,
dus Classical and Scientific In
stitute Held in the First
Baptist Church Wednes
day Morning.
diplomas and prizes awarded the Pupils Who
Have SO Diligently Studied During the Past
Three Years. in Presence Of Large
Audience.

Fourteen young ladies and gentlemen
completed nm intermediate educational
course In Broaddus Classical and Scien-
tific Institute when, at the First Bap-
tist church Wednesday morning, the
principal of the Institute, Prof s. E.
Swartz, presented them with diplomas.
The commencement exercises were we'll
attended. The auditorium of the church
was well filed when Professor Harlowe
spoke the invocation with which the
exercises opened.
The graduating class of 1908 is COM
posed of the following young ladies and
gentlemen, some of them having COM
pleted the scientific course, some the
normal course, some graduating from the
department of music, and one completing
two courses: Ada Wood Fortney, Ber-
tina Elizabeth Glover. Alice Electa Han
ma, George Nestor Holden, Mary Virginia
Horror, Esta Beulah Lyon. Cecil d Rssd,
Grace Sprinkle, Mary Elizabeth stealey,
William w. Walters, George Evan
White, Nellie Burr Bassell and Stata
Lewis.
As the first number on the program
musical selection, Afozart's sMagic
Flue,n was rendered upon the two pianos
which stood upon the rostrum by Misses
Myrtle West, Ella Simmons, Florence
Jewell and Miss Atehison. The piece, q
difficult but beautiful one, was immense
IL appreciated by the audience. It
showed that the young ladies were pos
sessed Of exceptional musical talent,
which had been much improved by their
close attention to their studies in the
department of music in the Institute.
Miss Mary Virginia Hornor next held
the attention Of the audience and de-
1fvered ans essay entitled AStonewall
Jackson Miss Hornor spoke in an easy
and graceful manner. her articulation
was distinct and the essay proved that
she was well posted upon the theme of
her composition. She claimed that Stone
wall Jackson was numbered among the
greatest Of Americas generals. Begin
ming with his birth, which occurred in
Clarisburg, she gave true biographical
description of the great generals life.
She told of His carly boyhood days, of
the meagre education he had received IN
his younger days, of his appointment to
and schooling in the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point, Of his
career In the Mexican war and of his
famous record in the great war of the
rebellion, and finally delineation of his
character, and paid touching md truth
full tribute to his memory She acquit-
ted herself admirably and won nppre-
eating applause at the conclusion.
Women in T.itcrntrre" was the sab
ject OF the essay delivered by Esta Ben-
ish Lyon The essay was delivered IN
such manner as to endear Miss Lyon
to the hearts of the audience. Her cs-.
say, as the subject implies, tells of tho
fame achieved by women in literature.
! The works of AIRS. Elizabeth Barrett
Bfoynihg and Georgia Elliott were spoiS-
en- Of. She also touched upon the IA
NOUS English and American mon and
women Of letters, spoke Of the works of
Milton, Shakespeare, Scott and compared
them TO tho pom productions of the mem
bers Of her sex. That she is wen yersed
upon literary subjects was well defined
IN the essay.
Cecil G. Reed delivered an Grafton. Tho
subject was sThe Crisis Of Today He
began the explicAtion of his theme by
telling Of the great crisis Of worlds his
tory. he told Of the crisis caused by the
ecclesiastical revelation OF the reforms
ticn, and OF other historical foreign dis
tdrbances. Coming down TO more re
cent events, he touched upon the grest
political crisis Of our own country. BE
epoise- OF the great railroad strike OF
tie early nineties and Of. the big steel
stake. Then the recent. great coal strike
hronsht him to che heart Of his thesis
esrhe Crisis OF To-Day He said that
the principles involved in this struggle
between labor and capital were the same
which caused the war of the scvolution;
That The grpat labor problem OF today
remains A. set ilns6lved; that tho rights
Of the workman should be realized by
the capitalists. he spoke of the work
Of John Mitchell. the president OF the
GATED Mine Workers association, and