Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-05-31

yates occupied the center of the stage.
Pretty girls always, they were most
beautiful in their graduating dresses
with bouquets OF flowers. Behind them
I'm two semi-circles were ranged the 9TH
er students of the High school, while at
the ends of the stage the teachers, Miss
Baker, Miss Lederer, Mrs Duncan and
Supt. Winters, along with the orator cf
the evening and the ministers who were
to participate in the exercises were sea, :
ed.
When the orchestra ceased PLAYING
Kew. Il. s. Akers, pastor of the Baptist
church, stepped forward and pronounced
an appropriate invocation. The High
school t"en rendered splendidly Gyp-
sy Chorus, in which the male parts
were especially pleasing.
Blanche Griffith was the first of
the graduates to appear on the pro-
gram. Her theme was "Should Our
Navy be Increased?" She took the af-
firmative side of the question, arguing
that while universal peace is much to
be desired and will some day be attained,
1t is too soon to expect it yet, and that a
strong armament will prevent others
from attacking us, and thus maintain
peace SO far as we are concerned. On
the other hand she claimed that unless
our navy is increased in proportion to
those OF other nations we shall soon be
unable to command their fear. Miss
Griffith's delivery was very rapid, but
distinct and forceful.
Emma Lovins discussed the ca
reer of Edgar Allen Poe, showing how
his training as child was defective and
, made him an impetuous man, who made
failure of life in everything except a
few exquisite poems. She brought out
number of facts new to her hearers,
and her production was very creditable.
All were pleased TO hear q solo by our
music teacher, Mrs. Jennie Duncan,
who has been giving all our school pu-
pills splendid training in chorus work
this year. She chose the ballad Annie
Laurie and pleased the hearers.
er. She had framed class history in.
to an allegory, styled d" The Rowers," )" in
which she told how a band of young
folk had started from a landing called
Primary Grade, had reached Eighth
Grade Commencement and then ten
had started on the trip through High
School Narrows, of whom bat four held
out to the end. She depicted the diff.
culties passed through and the manner
in which part of the rowers had been
lost to the feet. The production was
highly original and her delivery pleas
ing.
Ruth Williams was the last Of the
graduates to speak and she, too, had a
production Of an unusual sort, class
prophecy, which she had called "a
Glance Behind the Curtain" 1t was in
verse and represented the four members
OF the class meeting together here after
fifty years. all still unwed, and telling
their experiences, in which it appeared
that each had done valiant service to
the world.
A number by the orchestra intervened
before the address of the evening by
Pre- sident Carl q. Doney of West
Virginia Wesleyan college at Buckhan-
non. DIR. Doney took as his theme
''The Perfected Man" and his original
and inspiring words will long be remem-
bered by his hearers. He showed how
the perfect man has not appeared on
this earth, except as Divinity, and how
the whole of mankind needs to rise
to higher and higher strata Of per-
fection, and each individual may come
nearer to the perfected man by right
choice Of action. DIR. Doney is quiet
and reserved in the main in his delivery,