The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-21


| Unusual interest marks the gradua.
tiOn 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 colorcd school, held in the as.
scmbly hall Of the Water street school
building Friday night. The spacious
auditorium was filled to its utmost ca.
4 pacity with many turned away. Men
and women stood throughout the even
ing not being able to be seated and lis
tened attentively to tile rendition Of a
splendid program. The number of
white people in attendance was a con,
spicuons feature Of the evening, there
being likely 100 white persons present.
The graduates Misses Ida Mae Wat
son and Adelle Virginia wilkinson and
Messrs. Franklin Robert Hanger and
James Walter Dangeraeld. 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.
petcnt manner aud was followed by ar
invocation by Rev. j. II, Watson, in
which he paid glowing tribute to the
school board and officers for the impair
tidl interest shown in the matter Of pro
yiding for the education of the children
# the city and fcryently giving thanks
for the grand opportunities afforded the
race to prepare Themselves for Lies
work and the bettering Of their condi
lions.
The singing of chorus, Killarney
by the graduates and others on the
stage was the next number, executed in
way that was eminontly 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 replcte with expires.
sions of tenderness Of feeling toward
the members Of the class and the others
Of The high school and appreciation Of
tho care and pains taken by the in.
structors and other school officers, and
then shc read an essay, asigns Of the
eoth Century" This consisted Of an
ible and exhaustive review OF the works
II man during the nineteenth century
in the matter of artificial and natural
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 aud then indulging in predic.
lions Of the stride the twentieth century
must necessarily make, since it arises
from the greatness of the centurp pre-
reding. The es.ay was delivered in ex,
client voice and in a manner showing
high degree OF culture
Lee RuIin and Miss sIollie Robinson
md N. G. Beane sang Sweet Peace,s
md pleased the auditors with voices not
'xcrlled anywhere and which. with nigh.
n cultivation, would attract tfs atter
tion Of the musical world.
/, Demands For Industrial Education"
was the subject OF an oration By Frank
in Robert Hanger and as his gradua-
ion production showed that he had, in
Iced, earned his diploma and was
worthy Of 1t. He advocated strongly
manual labor but at the same time he
insisted on the development of thought
IN industrial lines and suggested educa-
tionai training in this field, SO as 10 be
able TO handle the work from scientific
'tandpoiuts and be enabled 70 accom-
Plish great things like other races.
a solo BY Miss Mary Elizabeth Bow.
yer, entitled, -For You" vas sung in a
voice and manner that captiyatcd tic
audience and there was an outburst OF
applause to the extent OF il being nee
essary 70 respond with another rendi,
tion in the same highly accomplished
manner.
James Walter Dangerield delivered an
Grafton on West Virginia, Her Re
sources and Advantages He told of
the forming of the state and the pro.
gross Il has made, pointed out It's rieh
natural resources and the manner q
their development described tie net
work Of railroads directed attention e
the extensive mining interests aud dopelss
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