Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-15
THE HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Large Glass, sic Audience, Good
Music and Able Addresses Mark
Notable Occasior.

large Glass, sic Audience, Good
Music and Able Addresses Mark
Notable Occasion.
The thirty-hfth annual commence
ment OF the Martinshurg High School
was held in Assembly Hall Thursday
night when twenty-five graduates re-
ceived diplomas. the largest gradua.
ting lass In the history or the school.
Another notable fact respecting the
class of 1912 Is that II was the first
one to wear caps and gowns at com
mencement, an innovation that was
generally commended,
An audience that allad the large
assembly room TO overcoming was
present at the interesting exercises
The hall and stage werc gaily decor.
ated with flags. bunting and college
pennants aud everybody looked hap
by. Members OF the Junior class
acted as ushers. A pleasing feature
Of the commencement was the good
music by the City Band Orchestra I'M
der the direction of Mr. w. +. Nc.
Aneny
Seated on the stage besides the
good looking graduating class we're
the Board of Education. Supt. w. G.
Morton OF the city schools, Principal
VI. l., Wachtel. Prof Robert A. Arm.
strong, the orator of the event. and
Rev. w A.. Roush, pastor of the Chris
tian church.
Program.
The following was the commences
ment pregnant
March. "Dashing Cavalier PAUL..
Invocation, Rev. w A. Roush
Opening Remarks, supt w c. Nor
ton.
Music, Overture, Summer Days"
Rocker
Salutatory, Nellie Virginia Edwards.
Glass Essay, Stella Augusta Tire
nary
Music, Scene from the Chocolate
Soldier, Come. My Hero, STRAUSS.
Annual Address, Prot. Robert A.
Armstrong.
Music. March, Friendship" Seitz.
Valedictorlan. Margaret Susan Sci.
bert
Charge to Graduates, Principal NJ.
t. Wachtel.
Delivery of Diplomas. Jas. w. Bar.
rick, President Board OF Education.
Class Song. Graduating Class.
Benediction. Rev. w. A. Roush.
In his Introductory remarks Supt.
torton, after touching on the activi.
ties and advantages to be had at the
High School, dwelt on the coopera-
ton of the home and school. He re-
ferred TO the interest the Mothers
League has taken in the High School
and the consequent encouragement
given to both teachers and pupils. as
well as the moral influence exerted
on all. He told the audience of the
leagues present of the furniture that
adorns the stage. besides having the
stage walls tinted. Supt. Morton EN-.
phasized the fact that the three hon.
or graduates, Misses Seibert Ed.
wards and Trenary. had won their
place at the head OF the class on tho
basis OF their work during the whole
four years course in the High School
rather than ON their marks at the A.
nal examinations or even the work of
Senior class year alone. He spoke
In general terms OF the graduating
class as being in very way credit
TO the school.
The speeches OF Mlss Edwards and
Miss Seibert and the essay by Miss
Trenary were exceptionally good. In
her salutatory Miss Edwards briefly
but gracefully welcomed the audience
expressing the pleasure she and the
class, felt that so many had come to
grace the commencement occasion.
The valedictory of Miss Seibert was
we'll written and, like the speech OF
Miss Edwards. was well delivered
She referred to the trials, pleasures
and triumphs of high school life and
closed with touching farewell to
teachers and classmates after hap.
by comrrN--'. fonr years.
The essay of Miss Trenary reflect.
ed much credit on the fair writer her
self and the school through whose
portals she and her classmates we're
soon to depart forever. Her theme
was the humane and proper treat.
ment of our dumb animals. and she
handled her subject ably. making II
both interesting and instructive, and
evincing a familiarity with the sub.
ject that was -hghly croditable
The address to the graduating class
was delivered by Prof. Armstrong of
the West Virginia University at Nor
gantown, and Supt Morton made no
mistake when he engaged him some
time ago. II was conceded to be the
best heard here in years on a similar
occasion and those who were NOT