Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-06-12
SHEPHERD COLLEGE COMMENCE
MENT.

MEM.
The years work at Shepherd College
State Normal School eliminated on Tues
day. when the usual exercises OF the
graduating class were held. The day
was an ideally beautiful one, and the peo-
pie came by hundreds from this county
and Berkeley and from other sections OF
the State to enjoy the programme, hlling
the large auditorium to its largest capac-
ity.
At93Oa. m. the faculty OF the schooi,
the graduating class and Official ViS"ors
and guests marched to the platform ano
were seated. Principal Thos. {. Miller
presided at the exercises and announced
the programme. After two-plano Sc
lection had been rendered by Miss
Barnes and Mrs Dicken, and prayer Of
fered by Rev. Chas. F. Freeman, ga
Word of Greeting" was delivered by Os-
car L. Snyder president OF the gradual
ing class. Mr.. Snyder referred to the
continuous Improvements that had been
made at Shepherd College the past years
and referred 10 the needs OF the future.
DR.. Robert A. Armstrong, OF the West
Virginia University, had been invited TO
deliver hADanual address, and was
introduced by Prof. Millerto the audience
which gave him hearty greeting. DR..
Armstrong chose for his subject, "Want-
ed A Teacher" and in describing TIE
sort of teacher in demand in these days
named as the needed qualities Scholar
shid, Skill and Spirit. 1t was a mas
terly adress-practical, yet full OF poetry;
earnest, yet enivened with humor; schol-
arly, yet appealing to all tastes. We
think a more generally appreciated ad-
dress has not been delivered at Shepherd
College-there was not dull moment in
n it and the people were sorry when II
was ended, for everybody had enjoyed II
thoroughly.
After piano solo by Miss Mabel Boyd,
Hon. John B. Finley, OF Parkersburg,
member OF the State Board OF Regents,
presented the diplomas to the members
OF the graduating class. His speech OF
presentation was clever and appropriate
and was appreciated by the class and by
the audience. His thought was original
and his language pleaSingly graceful.
The medals offered TO the students tor
excellence in the years work were then
announced--an event that had been an
ticipated with the deepest interest, Prot.
Miller made the presentations, IN we'll
chosen words of explanation and COM
mendation. The medal carrying with II
the senior honor, indicating the highest
record in scholarship and department,
was awarded to Luther Flynn. The med
al for the best all-round student was
awarded to Vernon L. Dyer, and the
DR.. Leavel prize to the best student in
chemistry was won by Miss Rela Harper.
"A Word of Appreciation, by Miss
Martha Jean White, was literary gem,
delivered with great expression and
sweetness by this charming young grad
uate. Her tribute to the school and TO
the people OF this community, her words
of appreciation of the work OF the faculty,
her touching illusions to her fellow
members of the graduating class, were so
appropriate and pleasing that she carried
the audience with her in sympathetic uH-
Outstanding and won the greatest APP
plauSe OF the day. Miss Elizabeth Banks
rendered very pleasingly vocal solo, and
after some appropriate remarks by Pro-
feSsor Miller, The exercises closed with the
benediction by Rev. P. Feltner. Al
terward the graduates were congratulated
by their friends and received beautiful
flowers and other gifts that were presented
them, exchanged farewells land then part
ed, soon to scatter to their homes in Diff
ferent sections of the State.