The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-06-13
ST0RER'S .
Con1rllenc ement 8,
Brilliant Success
Large Crowds In Attent lanc
Upon the CLOSING Exei;ci Il
of Historic School 81 y

ndTper teFry, w. va June IVs y
AT the 10th Commencement 0t n
Storer college there, was a larger IT.:
tendance than there has been 4or z
years. During the evening sessions S
Of the closing week the assembly han !
was crowded, and ton the morning OF 5
commencement day when the hall !.
was crowded, until there was not !:
standing room even on the steps. the 4
campus was: yet alive With visitors. \
alumni and old students. 2 K ~: ..s::..:.it J..
!, There has never been 40 many
classes that have graduated fr0nh !
Stofer. represented at comm meneement
time as there were this year, 1t, =
seemed to many real home gather
ing from far and near. Throughout J,
the entire week there was q confirm
al round Of good cheer. F. T.. - r.. E.
The class Of 1905 had g. reunion.
They indulgd In driving parties, re-
ceptions and social gatherings dur
ing the week. =. ~ =. [S.s.5; 1sE..; 81 !
The exhibits of the Industrial de4
partments were unusually gb6iss., TE9: Ts9.:Ss
instructors in those departments gave :
ear to many pleasing comments. d ~ - ]
Music was furnished on, Che canf-
pus before each evening seBedon and
on commencement day by the c614
lege band. n -. S&E IS' Is g.
AS far as possible friends and vis-
ftors were entertained In the halls
and cottages, yet a great number
found Judgement with friends In
town. ,.-...... =. - ~
On Sunday evening, May 26. Reyl
Henry w. Ford, of HtlIsdale. Mich, !
preached the commencement seymon.
The exercises of the week began
with the declamatory- prize contest ;Of
the fourth year class. ThaEe' were
| fifteen contestants; all of whom TTe. i
cited so excel1ently as to make the
decision of the Judges rather diaIcallt.
The first prize was awarded t0 Miss
| Mary Whimbs, OF BuckeyetoWn, Md. :s
the second to Reece Bains, sef Ash
land, w. Va. Stella g. Shaw; OF;
| Cnmberland,' Md, receiving honor
able mention + ~. =. FIs syy5Sst. 81 81
The third year class sdeclauatorY
contest was held Tuesday ana s1iSs,
I the contest OF: the preceding even
the honoEs were >sot close }aAi, ,tSSs I'd Iksa
/ the task OF the Judges, Eathars
1 I'M sQf. the athitgt taa16
Louisiana Brown, N0G sty5IFDSSsas Egs
1ect Of whose ddela1n &ti on sAss
Niche the Highest" EcSnri9d on I'd 5hes
hfirst honors; Fred edstfGk WtrsE BE. OF
| ClarksbuTg, Md, with tt.Northernh
Laborers" second; and Henry Hope
"0Il, VI ndSoisCOWu, Hku.s was men )
| toned honorably. a.>% 49,. s. y Js,$.
William V. Bridgeford, Of, Ashland. !.
w. Va, the subject Of whose Grafton
was The Evolution OF Onr Country
! won the first prize In che juRfor class
| oratorical contest Wednesday, night.
The second prize. was SsWardedp I'd
Harvey G. Kirtley, OF keystone, w
Va, "Peter the Create being the
subject of his theme; and 2hbnorablaE
mention was made Of Misses F1oransSs
M. Dixon, Of Charles TOWN, w. va, Z
and Lillian Green, OF WarEent0nst u
Va. ~. IN a li4.:
| Thursday morning at 900 o'clock:
| the graduating class geoaiyed their
| diplomas after the following program
had been rendered: III -. !, t$ffE
Program. i
| March. =. p II
Solo, Love Me and the World a
Mine, Cora l.. Davis. u "a ~
salutatory, SMornfng, Noon SShSE
| Night, Frances s. G. Enrich, r ,S5SE
Class History, s. IsabslIa Ross. r
Solo: Two Hearts, Frances T.. i
Gaul. ..', i. ., = ~ .5ir :,
caorst orstiqn' N vJs1Gsa Jamsstown Exposition.
Grafton, What I Can VIII, Fran
| ces J. Busey. = rt,##t : =.
| Duett: Cora l.. Davis, s, Isabella
Ross. ~ - :
Grafton, True Greatness, Frances
| l.. Gaul. ~' -
Grafton, Herotsm, Richard H. Tay.
| lor. ,,~%'<:
Solo, Could I But Tell, Adore
| Robinson.
Grafton, Elaine, Cora L. Davia.
| Grafton, Eminence, Maurice G.
Jones. ~ .
Solo: He's Cousin of Mine. :
Enamel Johnson. ~ ="
Class Prophecy, Elsie G. Howard.
Solo: Good BY, Mary NJ. Peyton,
Glass VIII, Cerelie U. Page. .
Valedictory That Which Endur.
eth, Clara E. Blackburn. ! d
Presentation Of Diplomas. .
Announcement OF Prizes aud
olarshiDs.
Glass Ode.
Benediction.
Glass Roll. -
Normal and Industrial Courses. ~.
Frances S. G. Enlchs, Kearneys-
Vile, w. Va .s ... -.
s. Isabella Ross, Charles Town,
W. Va. :" -
Cerell u. Page, Charles Town, w.
| Va. T.
Clara E. Blackburn, Harpers Fer
ry, w. Va.
Elsie G. Howard, Unity, Md.
Frances l.. Gaul, Summit Point,
| w. Va. IN. u
George w. Frazier, Washington
| Grove, Md.
Frances J. Buscey, Rockville, Md,
Maurice c. Jones, New York city,
| n. Y. ..lr 4
Cora L. Davis, Goshen, Va.
Richard H. Taylor, Rtppon, W..
Va. ...I :,
| Industrial CnnrRQa ~