West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-05-13

PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE
Pleasing Commencement Exercises at
Armory Monday Night.
HONOR ROLL AND PROMOTIONS
Graduating Class Numbered Ten.
Eventtul Days for King
wood Pupils.
HONOR ROLL AND PROMOTIONS

WITH the taking of ilaShlight pictnr,
oi the senior class last Monday night a,
IL O'Clock, the exercises of the public
schools closed for the year. The exercises
OF the evening began few minutes after
when the high school class marched in
and took their positions in a semi.cincle
ON the stage. All the girls, eight in
number, We're dressed in white and the
people OF kngwood felt themselves highly
comphmentcd when DIR. Barbc, in his
opening remarks, pronounced it the
prettiest class that he had had the on.
portunity of addressing in many years.
The program rs whole was we'll render.
Ell and each essayist and orator received
hearty applause.
DR. Barbo's address on the "Matcrial
and Spiritual Things of Life" was APP
prcciatcd, even though the hour was
growing late and epeoplc little weary.
In few well chosen remarks at the Close
he outlined 10 the class what might be
done with the education which they had
been spending so much time and energy
To acquire. After which ne presented
the diplomas and urged them not TO feel
that their work was done, hut merely
well begun. Just before the people were
dismissed the principal of the schools
gave out the certificates of perfect at
tendance for the year for all the grades
numbering 80 in ALL The armory was
well filed, indeed some of those who
came late were compelled 10 stand dur
ing part of the performance. Music
was furnished for the evening through
the kindness of Miss Lcnhart, Miss Goudy.
and MIR. Clyde Rcppert The propram
was rs follows:
William Tell" .................... Overture
invocation Rev II. NJ Ramsey
Class Caroline Alice Herring
Esssy-'WRlls Must Get the Weather Stain Re-
fore They Grow the Ivy" nellie Cccilo schacfrer
Oration-"rhe Evil OF Child Labor
Raleigh Milton FELTON,
Essay" Around About .Adria Mabel Lonhart
Essay Time; Past and Present" ...............
Louise Stone Williams
Music Society Swain" .................... FrantEen
Essay Environment Margaret Lois Swearingen
Class Poem ...........-... Iaa Lynn Bueklew
Essay Literature and Development"
Mabel Celia Rodeheaver
Grafton Qualities That Count for sucecas''.
James Mercer Brown
Class Prophecy. Edith Henrietta Murdoch
Music Merely Mary Ann. ......... . Williams
Address. DIR. Waitman Barrie. w. Va Univeraity
Awarding Of certificates and presentation 81
diplomas
Music.
The exhibition held ut the school
building Friday afternoon was very in
teresting one. Few OF the patrons of the
school have ever had an opportunity TO
SEE exactly what our public schools are
doing. Such an opportunity was afford
cd last Friday when part of all the
work done in the schools was DISPLAYED
and each patron had the opportunity of
examining the work and noting It's OK
ccllence. In each of the rooms the work
ON exhibition was most excellent and
much praise and credit is due the teachers
who are directly responsible for such
work
Besides the exhibition, however, there
were other things going on. In the high
school library delicious refreshments were
served as the visitors assembled, and after
spending half hour in social pleasure
the visitors were conducted TO the large
high school room where the literary
societies rendered ashort program. About
100 persons in all were present.
Saturday night the West Virginia Uni
versity gymnasium team gave an exhibit
ton Of all-around gymnastic work in the
armory. II was a splendid performance
throughout, and the boys performed some
fcats that were almost amazing The at
tendance was the best that has been at
the armory for some time. Much en-
thusiasm was manifested 10y our own
boys, especially those Of the high school,
some OF whom took part in the perform
ance. The music furnished by the King
wood band added much 30 the pleasure
OF the evening and was in great measure
responsible for the financial success of
the exhibition.
Sunday night the graduating sermon
was preached 10 the graduating class at
the Methodist church by Rev. G. w.
Bent Rev. Bent spoke very earnestly
to the classan impressed upon them the
necessity Of making the best Of the OPP
portunties that life affords. Ills remarks
all the way through were full Of cncour-
agement and he closed his discourse with
the hope that Kingwood might always be
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