The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-28
SIXTY FIVE GRADUATED
FROM BELLAIRE HIGH

causes and stop them as soon a. pos
sible. When society has made II pos
sibie for everyone TO have an oppor-
tunity and TO BE- prepared 10 execute
u as II should be. then viii happiness
be worldwide
Following b grafton. the High
School Girls Glee Club rendered a
very beautiful selection entitled The
Two Clocks and responded to an n
Hazel Weight followed with a very
interesting Grafton on "'Transporta-
ton In Belmont County" She said.
In part:
Local Transportstion.
Let US forget the modern times
and 20 back TO the days when Bel
mont county was a great wilderness.
haunted by roaming Indian tribes. the
chief among which were the Shaw
nees. Delawares aud Mingos. As the
early settlers pushed their way over
the Appalachian Mountains the Indian
trails were their only guides. An In
teresting fact TO be mentioned here Ia
that Hugh and John CUNNINGHAM.
sreat-unele and grandfather. respec-
lively. OF Miss Alice Cunningham. one
OF the most valued teachers in our
High school. were among the first per
sons who ever drove wagons over the
Allegheny Mountains.
After describing the improvements
In road construction and Transports
ton, the speaker said:
Thus we see that much progress
has been made in transportation IA
cilities since 1925. and more improve
ments will take place In the genera
tons to come. As we look into tho.
a~ll-revealing crystal we see Bellaire|
in the year 2O15. We see a new b. &
g. depot. which greatly beauties the
looks OF the city. A skyscraper has
been built by one OF our great-great-
great grandchildren. with a station at
the top for aeroplanes and balloons.
Instead OF the Wheeling people com
ing TO Bellaire in the traction cars, as
they now do. We see all Wheeling
focking to Bellaire in hydroplanes.
We catch a glimpse Of Mr.. jackson.
now old and white-haired. coming TO
his Office In a parachute. which gently
= drops him at the once door. But the
light is fading: we see Bellaire no
more The curtain is drawn. Il Is
beyond the power OF the crystal to
tell anything more.
Our State" was the GRAFTON de
livered by Clyde Dufy.
"One hundred and thirty-eight years
ago the see OF a Buckeye tree was
planted. in the form OF the ordinance
OF 1887. Like other seeds Il was care
fully selected: all the states in the
Union sent their greatest men TO nor
ish the seed. Pennsylvania. Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut sent as such
- -. :. HI.N- -
by 1902 this seed. under It's care
full nourishment had grown into a
large straight. and thrifty tree.
Thomas WOrthington having carefully
studied the tree. saw that Il was by
far too valuable to be left standing
alone. exposed 10 storm and tempest.
As "A result. through his influence our
ing the year following. that Buckeye
tree was admitted into the Union.
ohio has sent to the senate such
great men as Ruggles. OF our W
county: Harrison. Chase. Foraker.
Hanna. Burton and others. she has
furnished the nation with six presi-
dents Hays. Garfield. Benjamin Har-
Iison. Grant. Mckinley. and Taft. She
has made the whole country happier
through Edison perhaps the greatest
inventor of the age: Howells and
Pacon. two well known %noyelists
brought fame TO Ohio in the Literary
world. BY the help OF such Ohio gen.
erals as sherman. Custer. Mcdowell
and Sheridan our nation has attained
the renowned position which she holds
, today"
A duet composed OF Messrs Hslstead
and Dorer then rendered a splendid
3 selection. entitled The Two Sail
ors' They also responded to an en-
core.
sour Ship Coming In.
our Ship Coming in was the subject
of the Grafton discussed by Miss Ellen
Pearson. she spoke In part as follows:
Perhaps there are some I'm the audi
ence tonight who have seen a large
steamship move majesfically up a har-
Dor 20 port. Those who have not. how
ever. picture with ne this splendid
sight and imagine II you can. this
extremely huge ship steamlng up the
harbor to B%ellaire.
Time slips rapidly away. No long
or is there any curiosity among the
people. Nothing but amazement and
wonder az the magic wrought from
one end OF the city to the other. The
mission Of ships individual Enter
prise" and Public SPIRIT IL at last full
ly seen and realized.
." The cargo Of the first ship was the
direct result OF the personal effort OF
Mr. Zweig. "a. =. Rodowig and The
Watson-G reenlee Co and today their
buildings are grand monuments 10 the
noble vessel Individual Enterprise -
"All Over the city of Bellaire can be
seen the achievement of the ship Pub
lie SPIRIT In South Bellaire. We find
a playground and a magnificent edihce
Of which we are an very proud. The
First Ward School" In the center OF
the city. We see hat n brand new post
once has at last really put in an ap
pearance Above the city park the
new Christian Church IL seen. a
thing of beauty and a iov forever
On Rose Hnl another school has been
erected And finally on Gravel HH
We discern still another large build
ing for the children. a hospital a.
dorns the hillside az 18th street. Far.
ther on a natural beauty spot IN trans.
formed into a grand playground for
the children
Cultural Education.
Jesse Hayes followed wit ha splend.
I'D oratiOn on Cultural Education ~
was one Of tho imuOrfanf euhfrrfr and