The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-06-20

Senior Class
Exercises !. Fine

poet in IN able manner, and deduced
many inspiring conclusions from
such life as by genius and super
iorlty had penned wondrous beauties
OF Nature for posterity and all time.
From his poems the lesson comes,
the echo of life and 1t is the sweet
odor Of virtue and not the pernlc.
ious influence of vice.
Miss Joanna wallman recited THE
Last Hymn" wildly and touchingly
describing the awfulness OF a ship
wreck and the loss of all at sea, as
sociatlng the hymn, Jesus. Lover Of
Ny SOUL" as the last words OF hope
to those doomed to the watery grave.
She evoked much emotion and ap-
plnuse.
Miss Ella Casey in an essay. en-
titled. "a Glance at the Future"
spoke entertalningly and logically
about ideals and brought out that
they must be entire and that the
goal could not be reached by doing
things but half way. She presented
well the history of the course OF
human life. with Its joys and sor-
rows. emphasized the fact that TO
live nobly is the aim of model life.
do useful work and sacrifice for the
benefit of mankind. She dwelt es-
pecially on the heavenly influence
Of woman in domestic circles, II prop
erly directed and expressed the belief
that the women of the present will
ever keep up the proud record of the
noble women in the past in this
sphere.
Miss Julia Devaney very inter
estingly, capably and pleaslngly gave
a brief but complete resume of the
life of Mary Queen Of SCOTS, regard
ing her as one of the greatest and
MODEST heroines the world ever
knew and as pure in mind and heart
as woman can ever be here below.
Faith, hope and charity was hers in
all her long prison life and trials
and hardshlps, indeed, the LOWEST
character in all history. Miss De-
vaney's comparison OF her to Queen
Elizabeth painted two picturesque
Of soul loveliness. the other Of soul
sinfulness.
Miss Anna Dolan drew beautiful
word picture of natures melodies
and spoke of the poet as interpret
Ing these melodies and reproducing
The causes of our emotions in things
beautiful, sweet and noble, preserv-
ing the interpretations and even
the melodies themselves for future
She stated that the
true poet is the one whose works IL
Iustrate truth and elevate mankind.
who, like Longfellow, our favorite
poet, produces works full OF sympa-
Thy for humanity.
Miss Georgia Willoughby's essay
about the bard OF Erin beautifully
the enthusiasm and cour-
age of the man as shown by his !
works and told OF the help they had |
been to his people or nation in the
struggle for liberty and the right.
She dwelt upon the Irish melodies as
being his most celebrated works.
an epoch, which his life and
It's devotion to the Irish cause dis
.inctly were in Ireland's history.
The recital of the Legend OF the
Organ Builder" by the class was a
beautiful number impressively rem
Tered
The valedictory by Miss Mailman
vas message OF inspiration to the
ovely and noble in life and was re-
,lete with pathetic sentiment as to
he parting OF the ways OF the class
rs It's members leave their alma
mater to take up the work of life.
Just before the address by the
NV JblAu y. GNc9 uOllSs lHt NISIIluu-
ion OF premiums to the senior class
vas made by the Rev. Nr Reynolds.
which was quite interesting and
evoked heartiest applause. The
premiums we're awarded as follows:
For improvement in penmanship,
awarded to Miss Julia Devaney.
For mathematics, awarded TO Miss
Emma Gaughan.
For Latin. awarded TO Miss Joanna
Mailman.
For punctual attendance at music
lessons. awarded to Misses Anna
Dolan and Ella Casey.
For Improvement in instrumental |
music, awarded to Miss Joanna Wall
man.
Gold medals for ladyllke deport-
ment and completion Of studies in
senior class, awarded TO Misses EN-
ma Gaughan, Ella Casey. Anna Dolan
Julia Deyaney and Georgia wflough-
nv