The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-06-18
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~ orSticn. ~TSs ssrSfce & George
Warrington. Miss Mamie Cobbs
Ke$stons, w. Va 3 q. Il " Sf>..:...
r. Grafton. THE Sage Of Anticostia, y
Miss Neportia Allen, Salem. va.
Music, Institute Orchestra. ~
Grafton, The Influence ofy,Art,"
William Eggleston, ZRonceyerte. w.
Grafton, 'The Farmer as a Citi-
gen" Charles G. bewis, Charleston
/: Soratton, .'Thomas Alva EDISON ~
j amea, Garfield Patterson, Philippi.
w. Va. &t>.<.. ......, E'<,4 e, 49,,
Music, Institute Orchestra. D..
Decision of judges. ~ "a. -,
! i, THE, Finest of the Wheat. the
RrogrHm .presented by the Wheatley-
Dunbar Literary Society, on the even
Ing of the 9Th inst, was a pot-pourri
Of the gems Of the year. ~,
From the force and brilliancy OF
rendition, and the generous recogni-
ton accorded each performer, 1t
seemed that time had only enhanced
the literary and musical value OF
leach number, and prepared the audi
Fence for greater degrees Of appreci-
While each number was an old &C
qhaintance, and the participants
quite youthful in most respects; yet
each gave promise of powers that
were pleasant to think upon.
L The complete program is as fol.
tlows:.+-rE !, s.
Prayer. Z
2 Defamation, THE New South u
Hughesten Brown, :. London, W.. Va.
Recitation, THE Polish Boy" Lee
liza Robinson, Algoma, w. Va.
Solo, Good Bye, Sweetheart, Coco
Bye" Leila B. Powell, Buckhannon
w. Va. .---~,. ........,"..- = - =:
Grafton, Deeds of the Negro
Emmett Saunders, Eagle, W. Va
Dialogue, Doctor Cure-All." Two
Boys and Six Girls. ...
Solo, Just at the Break of Day.
Luther Jefferson, Charleston, w. Va
Recitation, "Then and Now" Mary
Noel, Sewelll, w. Va. :.
. Defamation, Supposed Speech ot
John Adams" Daniel Ferguson, In.
stitute, w. Va. -
Music. .."
Dialogue, "a Longfellow Play
Six Boys and Six Girls. .. -
Wednesday,, the 10th, broke cleal
and fair, and gave promise that the
humorous occurrences that charac
terise this historic day, would receive
no hindrance from the weather.
Al" events afterwards proved; the
exercises of the day were not marreG
by the unpleasant and childish, cpl
sodes that in the past, bade fair tt
react to the non-pbservance Of this
feature Of commencement week. 49,
j C. Steele, Dux, intro uced eac1
person on the program with som,
happy remark that. evoked; a, smile. !;
Tae BeesaSar es%' OF ;the& exercises We're
the SSalptatory, the. Glass Oration
Mantle Grafton, ivy. Oratfons ant
Valedictory. ~r'...
The comment Of the censor on the
weaknesses and idiosyncrases of the
members of. the faculty provoked
| much laughter.
The program Is as follows:
Dux, J. Clifford Steele.
Historian, Bennett H. Jackson.
Prophet, George w. Eldirdge.
Glass Orator, DeWttte Meadows
Class Poem, Julia M. Smith.
Censor, Thomas J. Grant.
Class Will, Lurania E. Lee.
Mantle Grafton, Amelia Wflcher.
Ivy Grafton, Lille Ashton Foster.
.Valedictory, Mary F. Beane.
| Class Song.
The twelfth reunion of the Alumn
Association was the best In most re
spects in the history Of the associa
| ton. Representatives from nearl,
every class were present; the class O
1907 answering to the number Of IL
The welcome address of Presiden
Jones was cordial and was most hap
| PLY replied to by Miss Alma Booker
In lieu Of w. Henry Burke, who wa
| absent
Prof. j. C~Cabell, master Of cere
monies, in his characteristic style, in
troduced each member.
! The association is to be congratu
lated In securing the services of DR.
West. To those who were rortunat
to hear this learned divine's address
an intellectual treat was in store.
The alumni promised that tn
quality of their annual program
would grow better from year to yea
and the truth. Of this was evidence,
| at this meeting. Time and space Tor
bid any further comment.
The program" was:
Chorus, THE West ,Virgini:
Hills Alumni Association.
Invocation, Rev. e. G. Page, '97.
I: Selection, Institute Orchestra.
| Welcome Address, President !. Nc
Henry Jones.
/ Solo, HThe King of the Winds,
(TreVelyn) J. r. Carter ,O1