The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-05-27
GIVES
A fine TALK
AT the Graduating Exercises
Of the High School in
Opera House.
PRIZES PRESE EN- E D
And Diplomas as Well, to the
Class of Twenty-Five
Graduates.

Graduates.
With the Grand opera house well
filed Monday night the following
program was rendered as the last OF
the commencement exercises of the
city high school this year:
Soldiers Chorus ....... .Gounod
Invocation. .. DIR. H. T. Mcclelland
Girls Chorus-The Guitarre. -. ).
.............. w. G. Hammond
Lecture-west Virginia in the
Making. DR.. Waitman Barbe
Seniors chorus-Hour of Parting. !.
............... Edwardo Mario
Presentation of Diplomas
ta) Ogden prize.
Obj Cohen prize.
(c)- Library Membership prize.
chorus-springtime ...... Strauss
Benediction ). Rev. w. B. Corder
Superintendent #. L. Burdette
and Principal orie Mcconkey had
the exercises in charge and the care
full detail given to the event in the
lives of twenty-five. young people,
who were graduated, showed the
deep interest taken by these snem-
bers of Clarksburg's splendid corps
of educators The hearty applause
and the compliments paid also indi-
cate the enthusiasm the residents of
the city have in the cause of educa-
ton.
The stage was beautifully decor
ated for the commencement and
was perfect in its appointments. and
the night being cool, it was real
pleasure to be present to hear and
see the splendid rendition of a
splendid program.
The choruses were all web rendered
and they ELECTED much applause. and
DIR. McClelland's invocation was par
ticularly 'fervent.
The feature of the Exercises was
the address by DIR. Barbe. He handled
his subject in profoundly logical and
eloquent manner. showing accurate
and comprehensive knowledge of the
state. The material progress of the
state was reviewed in interesting de-
tail and the educational, social and re-
1;oso,,os HFa ne kt,a s,tnta.c -Nannla ItoS
described in helpful manner. Mo-
terial progress was attributed largely
to science. which he insisted Is an
Important factor in the lives Of men
and knowledge of which is essen
tial in all useful lines of work. He
showed that material life is progress
sive and that material things are ever
going out OF date. being supplanted by
things better.
but. along with matIdal life Is
spiritual life, which is fundamentally
the same always, and never going out
of date. He dweit on THE necessity
of developing the principles of the
spiritual life and the high usefulness
OF men who possess both. He deplored
the quality of men who have wealth
material or spiritual and are not able
to apply it and to make Il useful In
the development of man and his pos
sessions.
The lecture was quite pleasing to all
and 1t left It's impress on not only the
class but other auditors. In closing
he gave the class some wholesome
advice and declared that its work
the next ten years would prove
whether It was worthy of graduation,
The diplomas were presented to tho
class by DR.. D. P. Morgan. who de-
voted himself largely to informing the
audience that more sshool houses arc
needed and especially new high
school building. He intimated that q
bond issue is urgent.
DIR. c. R. Ogden in extended re-
marks presented Miss Lucy Dawson
a gold medal for the highest average
during the year. Silver medals us
Joseph Cohen prizes were presented
to Mary Clifford and Mary Grace
Flowers. Prizes were also given Ray
Griffin and Mabel Smith.
Burdette was the name of the class
and the graduates are as follows:
Preparatory-Nellie Coat. Lucy
Keightley Dawson. Marian Flowers,
Roy Nesbit Jenkins. David Winfield
McGeorge, Jr.. Carl Otto osterie.I
Bess Stealey, Ruth Datesman Weiden-i
hamer. Glenn Foster Williams.
Scientifc-Mabelle Venlt1a
Carr. Mary Livingston Coleman. Roy
NJ. Custer, Frances yadora Dean.
Literary-James Boyle, Jr.,. Mar,
guerite Hope Ford. Ray Raymond
Griffin. Carrie West Israel, Friend Rut-.
tencutter. Nellie NJ. Skinner, Iona,
Fairchild Smith, Ada Steaiey. Mar
garet Wood Watkins.