The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-27

ton exercises of the city high schools
this year as attested by the exception
ally large attendance not only upon the
closing exercises at the white school but
also the eolored school, held in the as.
sembly hall of the Water street school
. building Friday night. The spacious
auditorium was filed to its utmost ca
pacity with many turned away. Men
and women stood throughout the even
ing, not being able to be seated and lis
tened atteutively to the rendition of a
splendid program. The number of
white people in attendance was con.
spicuous feature of the evening. there
being likely 100 white persons present.
the graduates Misses Ida Mae Wat
son and Adele Virginia Wilkinson and
Nessrs franklin Robert Hanger and
James Walter Dangerfeld. together with
number of members of the high school
occupied the stage. whose appointments
were perfect and especially pleasing
The exercises began by the rendition
of a chorus. "Greeting," in a very com
petent manner and was followed by ar
Invocation by Rev l. II. Watson, in
which he paid glowing tribute to the
school board and officers for the impair
tial interest shown in the matter of pro
viding for the education of the children
OF tue city and fervently giving thanks
for the grand opportunities afforded the
race to prepare themselves for life's
work and the lettering of their condi-
tions.
The singing of chorus. "Killarney,"
by the graduates and others on the
stage was the next number. executed in
way that was cminently pleasing and
showing not only natural but acquired
ability also.
Miss Ida Mae Watson then delivered
as her graduation production the salu-
tatory, which was replete with expires
sions of tenderness of feeling. toward
the members of the class and the others
of the high school and appreciation of
the care and pains taken by the in
structors and other school officers, and
then she read an essay, "Signs of the
goth Century" This consisted of an
able and exhaustive review OF the works
of man during the nineteenth century
in the matter of artificial and natura'
developments of the resources of the
world and the United States in particu-
lar, specifying railroads, electricity, min
ing, wireless telegraphy, libraries and
the like and then indulging in predic-
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must necessarily make. since it arises
from the greatness of the century pre-.
ceding. The essay was delivered in ex.
cellent voice and in manner showing
high degree of culture
Lee Ruffin and Miss Nfollie Robinson
and N. G. Became sang Sweet Peace .
and pleased the auditors with voices not
excelled anywhere and which. with nigh
er cultivation, would attract the atten-
ton of the musical world.
demands For Industrial Education. ?
was the subject of an grafton by Frank.
lin Robert Hanger and as his gradua-
ton production showed that he had, in.
Z deed, earned his diploma and wa.
worthy of it. He advocated strongly
manual labor but at the same time he
insisted on the development of thought
on Industrial lines and suggested educa.
tional training in this field. so as to be
able to handle the work from scientific
standpoints and be enabled to accom-.
plish great things like other races.
a solo by Miss Mary Elizabeth Bow
yer. entitled, "For You" was sung in a
voice and manner that captivated the
audience and there was an outburst OF
applause to the extent of it being nee.
essary to respond with another rendi.
ton in the same highly accomplished
manner.
James Walter Dangerfie1d delivered an
grafton on West Virginia, Her Re.
sources and Advantages" He told OF
the forming of the state and the pro.
gress it has made, pointed out its rich
natural resources and the manner OF
their development, described the net.
work of railroads, directed attention tc
the extensive mining interests and opera.
colored Knights of Pythias in the Reed
hall in honor of the graduates followed
tions. INDUCED in retrospect of the
timber development and reviewed tae
general condition and rapid develop.
ment of the state along all Industrial
commercial, educations and church lines
ae has an excellent voice, his language
was beyond criticism and his thought
profound.
Miss afollie Clay and Robert Beckwith
manipulated the piano in duet, "oui
yiye,p that fully demonstrated them as
artists along that line and attracting to
them the hearty approval of he audience
Miss Adele Virginia wilkinson deliv.
cred. the vaiedictery after having read
an essay on sEvoIntien in Civilization +
As the subject suggests. tha nrod,,ct,or