The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-06-16


institute, June 9.-With the sing
ing of that time-Worn but soul-lift-
ing hyinn--Coronation, by the. stu
deHt body Sunday evening at! 200
o'clock. the fifteenth annual com
r1entemcnt OF the West Virginia Col.
ored 1nstitute was ushered in. ...
THIS WAS; the, song that prefaced
the impressive, services of the Com.
mSneement sermon. in spite of the
gloom .precfpitated Dy constant
drixzle a crowd had gathered in Ha7
zleIWood He'll to share with the GLASS
OF 1910. the benefits, derived from
th0 discourse of the Rev. M. w.
Claire, of Washington, d. G., who
preached from Luke -I9:26.-.-----.- =
For the first time In the history CT
the School the weather was such
that -the parade of the class from
North Hall to the Chapel had to be
dispensed with.
1T was a happy class and audience
however, that comprised themselves
TO @fsten to the services. The Rev
erend DR.. Claire was most happv in
'hs@selectlon Of his text and theme.
AS NE Is a pulpit orator, cultured,
hn@hed and endowed with spiritual
torce, ne succeeded in delivering a
sermon of such lasting impress, so
eSpecialiy suited to youthful adven-
lurers INTO unknown fields that IFS
memory and influence will live and
be ehnobling as long as culture in
spires humanity to useful deeds.
inc graduating CLASS, and receiv.
ers Of certificates numbered fortv-
eight, divided as fo1iows:
Normal, 20; Academies, FL: Com
me 5;,e q; receivers of Trade Ger
tlhcates, s.. This is by far the larry.
est CLASS In the history of the school
and Indicates in no questionable
manner the Importance that It isl
assn!lming as a recruiting station rorf
the vast army of wage-carners and
bread-winners.
Inc music, as may be seen bv the
appended programme, was fit NO.
compartment for the impressive sor-:
vices:
49, Hymn.
scripture Reading, Mat. 25:147
'nr,s onorus Lift Thine Eyes"
From NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Prayer-Rev. S. A. Thurston
oanfano solo-"Ave Maria Mil
'o Miss Jessie +. Embry.
0emon-Rev. NJ. w. Claire, Wash.
ington, D. C.
'ou'i D"et-'O King of Mercy
Beicher-Mr. e. M. Burgess, Ten
OF Mr.. G: e. Jones, Bass.
Benediction.
sunday night the combined Y M
A. and the Y. w. G.. A. were forth.
nate IN having the Rev. s. A. THIRST
ION or the 18th Street Baptist church
or Huntington, to deliver the an.
huai address to them. Rev. Thurs
ION ADDRESS took the form of an adj
mlrably prepared sermon on the ear.
~ devotion of live to noble PURPOSES
Inc .eagerness with which his audi.
e,ce drank in the words from his
eloquent lips was a pressing trtbute
10 Ghe efforts of stAa ysppgz divise.
Monday night the $S}h Inst Wit,
hesed the annual struggle be- vein
me orators of the Junior Orato"ical |
Contest The large hall was crowd
ed to listen to tho youthfuI confess
ants and to cheer their favor!tcs on
70 glory and fame. ]
Much care had been exercised in |
the selection Of Tie; speakers land
they represented he best Of The
class, - ~
AT 500 O'Clock r. VI. sha - the
orators marched into. the ball, to tho |
strains of spirited march plove6 |
ny the Institute Orchestra and FOOL,
thelr positions on TIC stage. All the1
orat1ons were careful compilations. |
and showed research on the part Of
each speaker Each one ELECTED an.
plause. -z wy
Popular enthusiasm was mos, |
manifest when the orators repre- |
sentihg "'Eii5tyfoyntcnt," '"Thc iIu.
ture 81 Km@tita'' antt ">vly nm
proud OF West Virginia, gr1ccfully |
bowed themselves rroas the stage
The Eeceptisn giyen u miss living WINS !
grr> 1919