The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-06-02
High School
Exc rciises
Last Night
20 YoungMe,nA And
Women ReceiUed
Diplomas

Last evening at the High Sc1ool Au
ditorium, the twenty.eiehth annua
Commencement exercises were held
The large auditorium was packed 10
the exercises which we're among tht
very best graduating exercises STel
held At the Hign Scnool.
4 class OF twenty-six young men ln(
yorns women were graduated trou
thss institution and grouped on tht
platform they presented a very sttrac
tive appearance to tae audience. Thil
clsss, which is one Of the best to eve
be grsauated from the High School
is known as the ssaogalter" class d
'o9, this class has ainaugurated sev
eral new ideas and customs into the
/ tscaeet aud have all through the High
School course been known a. "Tae
Dtrsre1t Class" m the Junior yea,
! they published 4Mapts Leaves" thu
gyesF book Of the Hfga School. WhleA
1 was again published this year By Che
Junios The exercises were also
.diEeEsa from the usual routine d
] = exercises, a one ael
play Il fena son being tntroducsd
Tbs thtono1s af the class lsll
Ito Mn TeS Moran. who made
9nfing the ;eour yearSSol
iinsty Atia one-foIrth per cent
4 He q osely seconds Tor honors
tiey MIS- q 8 81 hertne. Russell aud Rober.
3;ta Tleain each Of whom lacked but
a snail don ot Carrying OF the
Iclass honors. ,s
After music BY Jnen's Orchestra
and prayer by REV. BsaHlu,
BEearle Leslie Hawkins opened the e1-
terctseS proper with an excellenO es-
say on the life Of Robert p. Lee. ThIs
essay was well written and delivered
and showed IN Its true Y neht tae Dplen-
didi airacter OF tte great sopthern
general IS
The Re9t nun begscy 1rogE Estnms
and one OF tue very tess NdS42 y
say BY Agnes Bernadette Erwin. en-;
titled, "The sufragatte Movement
Miss Erwin's delivery was good and
she gave some good substantial rea-
sons why women should not be given
the ballot She was given close attsa-
ton and at the conclusion Of her pa
per was greeted with q storm Of ap-
pTause.
Oma Mussraye, in reading "The
-Death Disk" was at her very best
and her reading was splendid and
much appreciated By the audience.
Miss Musgraye Is quite a talented
reader,
the Shores Of the Mediterranean" |"
an essay by Miss Roberta Ralphlne
Fleming, was beautifully written and
delivered in a sweet pleasing manner
which captivated her hearers.
An oration, "The Real or the Imlta,
ton Which," by Paul Hervey Moran,
the valedictorian Of the class, was q
aplendhly written and delivered ora
tion. Mr. Moran made a strong plea
for the real rather than the imitation
in ali things.
The next number on the programme
was sketch; ''The Falcon" by Tenny-
son. the scene was laid IN an italian
cottage The four parts were taken
by four members Of the class. Roy
Tucker as Count FEDERICO. Frank
Prichard as FIippo, the Counts tos-
+, ter brother, Lady Glovanna, Louise
Nichols and Elisabetta, the Counts
nurse, Martha Duncan. This was q
I.cleverly gotten up little sketch and
eaca Of the cast took their parts splen-
didly and showed great deal of dra-
matte ability, This is the first time
in tie history OF tae High School that
anything OF his character has Deen at.
tempted with the gratudating class
Au esHtns Ae"tu49 " Ine PFu'