West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-05-21
SCHOOL YEAR CLOSED
Commencement Exercises Held at
ArmOry Monday Night.
BUT TWO GRADUATES THIS YEAR
Term Was Successful One Address TO
Class Delivered by Dr Bennett OF
the fairmont Normal.
BUT TWO GRADUATES THIS YEAR

With the prOnouncing Of the bene.
diction at the close of the com.
meDcemept exercises on Monday
evening at the armoiy by Rev. K.
Nj. Ramsey very successful term
of the Kingwood schools was closed.
LonL before the hour of 8 o'clock,
which was the time appointed for
the beginning Of the program. the
arinory was comfortably filed with
the friends of the graduates, Harold
Edward Hyde and Kenneth Fred
eric Hsnsi, and with tne well wishers
of education IN general.
Promptly at 8 o'clock Supt. Will
liam Colver Gist introduced Rev.
Ramsey,of the Presbyterian church,
who delivered the Invocation. The
first address was by Harold Edward
Hyde on Better Sanitation for
Kinewood." The young man had
facts and figures to prove that King
wood SEES much Of its comfort and
safety that ought TO be hers by rea.
son of the lack of an incinerating
plant, aved streets, and system
Of water works. The address showed
much original thought and compu
tation, and wos Of a distnctl, high
order of merit.
"Athletics OF the High School"
was the theme taken by Kenneth
Frederic Hanst, who made plea
for physical development to be car
RED along with the purely intel,ec.
,ual work. He pointed out tina,
with very slight effort on the part OF
the Kingwood school authorities
athletics worthy of the name and of
the place might be carried on in the
local high school.
The address to the class was made
by DIR. c. ]. G. Bennett, president
of the Fairmont Normal School, who
for more than an hour held the
closest attention of the large au
dience, while in vigorous terms he
told how West Virginia was forging
ahead IN commerce only to neglec,
the education of her boys and girl.
OF school age; that there were so, ooc
who were not in school this year
that In length OF school term IVES
Virginia had fallen TO the loves
rank with Arkansas, Kentucky, anc
North Carolina; that though Vir
ginia had suffered as no other stat,
had suffered IN the civil war, yet sh,
has in the past few years pushed he
| schools far in advance of her off
| spring of the west. DR.. Bennett
who has travelled extensively owe
the United States. spoke of tn,
progress OF education in variou
states, and compared that of Yves
Virginia with them. The result wa
not favorable for West Virginia.
The diplomas were presented b,
Hon. w. II Mcdaniel, commits
sioner of the board Of education, il
a few concise, we'll spoken words o
advice and encouragement. Th,
graduates were exhorted to max,
good, and to live as good, clean
upright men.
Supt. Gist closed the evening il
a fellcitous speech in which h,
thanked the patrons and the boarC
OF education, as wei as the teacher,
and pupils, for their symptfe'it
supp % dnd e.. d" RIA. y.
TIE .ch,,l. urd.r he If len
SUPPLEMENTARY, assisted by The
able corps OF grade snd high schoo
teachers, have had very success
ful years work, and the splendid
commencement exercises make ey
cry citizen in Kingwood proud oi
the schools.
Last Thursday evening the junior.
entertained To. seniors at the home
of William NJ. Schaeffer and a
splendid time wss had by all present.
Friday evening the children ft
tingly commemorat, the last day
OF school 10y az elaborate program,
consisting Of recitations, singing,
drills, etc.
The baccalaureate sermon was
delivered Sunday evening at the
Presbyterian church TO large
audience by Rev. K. VI. Ramsey.
Those present we're treated to an
able discourse delivered IN mas.
terly manner.