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

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and an appreciation OF the aesthetic
love.
lie paid noble tribute TO woman ir
his closing remarks. He congratulated
the class upon the completion of the
course and bid them God speed for their
future.
Masters of the Situation" was the
! subject Of an essay by Miss Georgia
Thorn. She told of the superior quail
ties OF man and of how it was necessary
in seizing opportunities to become masters
of the situation presented. Illustrations
of now the great men of the present and
past age had made themselves masters
Of the situation were given 70 cxcmplify
her argument. Today is the master of
the situation but tomorrow is an i'm
posture bringing failure. People stoT
in despair before getting started and
therefore lose the opportunity of be-
coming masters of the situation. Hard
work is necessary to become "master
Of the situation" and modern luxury and
ease is hindrance Miss Thorn render.
ed her essay with grace. ease and ability
Miss Genieve Haymaker delivered an
essay upon "Life's Opportunities" Sac
told of how TO make the most of life in
all OF its phases and said that work, not
play, was the divine opportunity. Those
who strive to become more perfect be
come far more useful than those who
sit We all have mission, purpose in
this life and we must fulfill it to the
highest of our abilities and not make
ourselves utter failures. We should
not be blinded by commercialism in
striving for the higher things of life
The higher we rise the more plainly we
see what more there is to learn and of
how much more useful we can make our
selves. The essay was rendered in
charming manner and Miss HaymakeI
received generous applause.
Mr.. Percy Showalter rendered a VIC.
lin solo in two numoers-taJ Angels
Serenade," ID. Braga); OBJ "Traumerei"
Or. Schumannl. He showed unusual
talent in playing and was the recipient
OF appreciative applause.
Michael Connell told in his grafton OF
the life of Edgar Allen Poe, whom he
claimed to be one of the greatest figures
in American literature, and also told of
the important place OF Poe's works in
the uplifting of American literature
Poe lifted American literature from
localism and provincialism and gave it a
v,;5or fran,IoD, nf tro,,rbt md a 1orra,
play of the Imagination that of all pre-
Ceeding men of literature. Poe was q |
physical wreck from his excessive drink. |
ing and wild living but FOR all that his
works have the beauty of a distinctive |
art in American literature. His writings |
were not appreciated at first but his
depth of thought and flight of the mag
nation and his love of the beautiful and |
of the higher things of life lifted it to
n high place and they are becoming more
and more appreciated in America as
they have been in Europe for some time
past. Mr.. connel acquitted himself
very crcditably.
Miss Edna Tinsman's essay was en-,
titled "Th Novel in Literature" She
touched upon the history of that dis.
tinctive product of literature and told
of how the novel has assumed more
important province in literature than
the novels of the time of Sir Walter
Scott. The novels of the modern age
differ greatly than those of several de-
cades ago. Then novels used to be mere
descriptions of scenery and the country
and of small events. They were re-
dundant in descriptive prose of that sort
The modern novel contains an element
of beauty and brings out greater points
than that of the old. Brcvity, per-
spieacity and close holding style place
the modern novel upon a higher plane
and increase its aesthetic. moral and
religious influence. Miss Tinsman spoke
with ease and her essay showed consid-
cradle thought and study on the sub
iect.
The ladies chorus "a Meadow Song
tJohn wicgandl was beautifully render
ed.
Edgar Hood delivered his Grafton "Thc |
Inconsistencies of Our Nation" in >
mastery style. He told OF how the In
dams were driven from their lands and
possessions by the white men of civil
cation and thought tho whole proceed.
IRE as inconsistent in the extreme. The
Civil War wa, inconsistency itself in Mr.
Hoods views for, ne said. the war va
fought primarily upon the negro prob
lem aud that over % ;'lis gav me reg
problem was un-o'vd1 Hfr Feld arg
ed that the United S;stcs govcrnmc9