The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-13
RECITAL GIVEN
AT WEST LIBERTY
COMMENCEMENT WEEK DRAW.
ING MANY VISITORS
Field Day Events Held Yesterday and
Proved OF lntsrsst-Joirt Pro-
gram Last EVENING.

One OF the most interesting exer-
clses or commencement week at West
Liberty was held yesterday after
noon. when a recital was given by the
children OF the teachers training
class. The exercises were beautiful
and were held on the college campus.
beginning at o'clock. The program
consisted OF songs. games and drills.
followed by a field meet participated
in by the children. A feature OF the
affair came at the close OF the pro-
gram. when the graduates from the
common school were granted their
diplomas by Prof j. G. Shaw, princi-'
pal of the Normal school.
The program was as follows:
Game and contest.
Gathering Nuts In May
Bean Bag Contest by the primary
school
Rope skipping Drill
Dutch Clap Dance.
A boys field day contest was held,
and resulted as follows:
Broad Jump-Fay futile.
Running High Jump-Harold Ruth.
Dash Goo yards)-Raymond Mont
gomery.
Sack Race-Lawrence Hess.
Three-legegd Race, Lawrence
Hess; 2. Harold Ruth.
Baseball ThrowRaymond Montgom-
cry.
The girls contest was Interesting
and resulted as follows:
Potato Race-winona Dorsey.
Peanut Race. Hazel Wallace; 2,
Ilo Bonar.
Bean Bag contest-Lorena Bow
man.
Members Of the class who received
the eighth grade diplomas are: Leroy
Waddell. Alva Dixon. Herbert Hess,
Conrad Hartley, Winona Dorsey, NIL
dred Borgess., Hazel Wallace. Ger
trude Stewart, Mary Clovis and Lulu
Vandlne.
The joint program OF the Bryant
and Irving Literary societies was
held last evening in the normal audi
torium. The program was opened in
a novel way. The Irving society sang
a song. at the close OF which the
Bryant society gave their yell. Then
the Bryant society sang a song, fol-
lowed by the yell of the Irving So
ciety. Following the custom of for
mer years. no decision was rendered
In the debate. the AFFAIR being In the
nature OF a friendly argument. How
ever Il was none the less interesting.
The program in full follows:
The New south" by Henry W. Grady
Essay $3.50. Hattie Lyons
The Southern Gentleman in War and
Peace"
Select story. y Burton
'on Trial for His Life. from Little
Shepherd OF Kingdom Come"
Old Time Songs Normal Juartettel..
Floyd McCombs. Carl Bonar. Charles
Ray. Austin Taught
IAffirmj Floyd J. Blake. DENY c. o
Resolved: That we should say. with
Champ Clark, Go South. Young Man.
rather than Go West. Young Man
with Horace Greeley.
An Old Plantation Evening. ........
Mary Bonar. Rhoda Fair. w. w Kemp.
W. c. Gist, II. a. Matheny. the Nor
NAL Juartette and the speakers
Inc party ........ Ida Oblinger
(From Lyrics OF Lowly Life" by
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
A Plantation Witch ..... Stanley Iemly
(From Uncle Remus." by Joel Chand-
Ter Harris)
Marsh Chans Last Battle.......
-. ........ Jesse =. McHenry
tFrom ole Virginia" by Thomas Nell
son Page.)
Probably the most interesting fea-
ture Of the entire week. with the pos
Bible exception OF the commencement
exercises proper. which will be held
Tomorrow. will be the entertain
ment given this evening by the senior
class. The principal numbers OF the
program are the playlets. "She Stops
TO Conquer" IN i've acts. and a MID
summer Nights Dream"