Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-05-27
PoWhatan College Commencement.

The young ladies rendered theil
Music Recital on Monday evening to q
large and well pleased audience. There
was enough variety both of vocal and
instrumental pieces to please. Some
of the songs expressed the graver
thoughts and feelings common to man.
kind, while others were of lighter
VEN; and on the pianoforte, the solos
gave US examples of execution and
technique, and the concerted pieces
showed a good understanding of time
and were rich with well chosen har-
mony.
The exercises closed on Tuesday even
ing with the graduation programme.
The President, DR.. James X. Pentuff,
delivered the address to the graduates.
His subject was ''The Medium and Law
of Mental Growth" which he introduced
by presentation of the general idea
of growth" He then discussed the
physical side of what might be called
mind in motion" This physical side
or base of operations is the brain, and
the one way to reach out in mental en-
deavor with safety and effect is to de-
velop this base and stock it we'll with
the munitions of war. 1t was here
that the learned doctor correlated his
subject with the fair members of the
graduating class, for he explained that
it was education that brought about
this state of trained readiness; and he
gave them the idea of activity" as
the law of mental growth. This was
the key note of the successful culmina-
ton of their past efforts, and he hoped
thht it would abide with them and gov
ern the still greater mental growth
which he expected of them in the fu-
ture.
The musical part of the programme
was given with great skill and was
much enjoyed. In fact, all through the
exercises the vocal and Instrumental
members did great credit to the indus
try and taste of the young ladies, and
also to the instruction work of the tea
cheers, Miss Price, Miss Harper and
Miss Wilson.
DR.. Pentuff was assisted by Rev. W.
5. Cole and Rev. j. S, Alfriend.
THE GRADUATES.
College Course: Garcia S. Craig,
A. B., Philadelphia, Pa; Mary v.
Stump, S. B., Romney, w. Va; Alice
c. Toon, A. B., S. B., Chadbourn, N.
c. Full Piano Course: Ruth H.
Clipp, Charles Town, w. Va; Abigail
P. Wright, Bancroft, Va. Post Grad
uate Vocal: Mary o. Sigwart, Nor
gantown, w. Va. Post Graduate Ex-
preston: Dorothy B. Peters, Ijams-
vile, Nd Normal Course: Mary L.
Beam, Emmittsburg, Md Frances N.
Boyer, Berryville, Va; Anita S.
Frasier, Bluemont, Va; Garrett L.
Frasier, Bluemont, Va Geraldine c.
Hobbs, Rover, Md. Mary T. Howell,
Charles Town, W. Va; Katherine B.
Leslie, Charles Town, w. Va. 4; Flea
nor Reeve, Baden, Md. Leah J. Wilt
shire, Kearneysville, w. Va. Express
sion Course: Gilbert E. Perry Hall
town, w. Va; Anne Mckee Sites,
Martinsburg, w. Va. Domestic
Science: Rhoda W. Halbert, Towson,
Md. Grace Looney, Spencer, w. Va. );
Mary 0. Sigwart, Morgantown, w.
Va; Rhoda H. Thompson, Alexan-
dria, Va. Business Course: Willie B.
Colston, Winchester, Va; Elizabeth
NJ Monroe, ST. Louis, Mo. Steno-
graphy Course: Mary E. Swisher,
Buckhannon, w. Va Anne R. Toon,
Chadbourn, N. c.; Pansy l. Waters,
Charles Town, w. Va. Bookkeeping
Course: Mary G. Ownings, Brooke
vile, Md. Art Certificate Course
Nancy H. Hairston, Rippon, w. Va.