Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-06-08
Shepherd College Commencement.

the closing OF the school year at Shep-
herd College was given in the college
auditorium Tuesday night, when the de-
partment OF expression, in charge of Mrs.
Robert Gibson, gave pleasing enter
tainment. There were number OF reci-
tations excellently rendered by members
OF the class, those who had especial parts
being Misses Margaret Maddox, Helen
Selvey, Margaret Appel, Virginia Rider,
Elizabeth Boswell, Leora Cunningham,
Agnes Bell and Genevieve Pittman, and
Messrs. Walter Herr, Charles Triplett,
Shirley Nichols, g. g. Lambert and Wilco
Scanlon.
Wednesday night the programme was
musical one, the star being Miss Hazel
Irene Martin, who graduated as piano
pupil under the instruction OF Miss Mer-
rells. Miss Martin rendered number of
selections with skill and spirit, showing
much proficiency. Others who had
part in the programme were Misses Nam
ME Williams, Ethel Hollida, Gertrude
Denison, Gertrude Muldoon and Miss
Merells, and the Glee Club sang several
selections, one with obligato solo by
Miss Eta Williams.
This Thursday evening in the audi
forum at 8 O'Clock The Juniors will pre-
sent GAS You Like IT. and the Sophie
mores "Midsummer Nights Dream"
Friday night the Seniors will give "Mer-
chant OF Venice" These Shakesperean
plays have been rehearsed with care and
expensive costumes have been secured
for the performers, so they will be pre-
sented as attractively as possible. An
admission fee Of 25 cents will be charged,
with IS cents for reserved seats. Stu
dents tickets 10 cents.
Saturday night the always interesting
contest between the Parthenian and Cic-
eronian Literary societies will be held,
when Grafton. debate and recitation hon.
ors will be warmly commended for by both
sides. The price OF admission will be p
cents.
Sunday night at s O'Clock the annual
sermon before the graduating class will
be delivered by Rev. D. H. Scanlon. D.
d., OF Meridian, Miss. Special music
will be rendered at this service by our
local singers.
The commencement exercises proper
will be held Monday morning, beginning
at 9 30 o'clock. The address on this oc-
caSion will be delivered by Prof. J. c.
Muerman, OF the United States Bureau OF
Education at Washington. The diplomas
10 the graduating class will be delivered
by member OF the Board OF Regents,
and hemedals and prizes will be awarded.
The graduating class this year members
fifty-seven, as follows
NORMAL COURSE
Hetty Mildred Banks
Leora Yvonne Cunningham
Frances Yates Daily
Dorothy Tucker Fulton
Neva Lucille Fuss
Nettie frasier HuYett
Martha Alcott Knode
Florence May LANG
Bruce Virginia Mohler
Mary Maude Moore
Augusta Jackson Morgan
Honora Ethel McGarrY
Elinor Virginia Rider
Lillian May VanMetre
Ruth Magdalene Woman
Roy Austin Bell
Obey Foster Hedrick
Palmer Thomas Keesecker
Glenn Alton KeiSter
Gordon Grove Lambert
Edwin Wiley Miller
Grant Tyler Movers
Daniel Shirley Nichols
Arthur Edward Ruark
Wilko Gruver SCanlon
William Harrison Selvey
Robert Stuart VanMetre
SECONDARY COURSE
Harry Luther Fuss
Robert Dove Harman
Max Miller Williamson
Eunice Lowell Wolford
SHORT COURSE
Elizabeth Butler Boswell
Virginia Pascal Garfield
Frances Leola easier
Maude Ethel FeaSter
Mary Virginia Henkle
Lille Pauline Hiett
Ethel Mary Hollida
Della Grace Kiser
Ruth Elizabeth Knott
Laura Elizabeth LickIlder
Ada Elizabeth May
Genevieve McCutCheon Pittman
Ether May Stanley
Vivian Elizabeth Wheaton
Earl Leora Daily
Hugh Gilbert DeHaven
Clarence Edward Flynn
Welton Brotherton Hutton
Floyd BranSon Matthias
William Clayton Myers
Kirkland Shepherd Mckee
George Johnson Selvey
Neil Eugene Thalaker
Charles Clay Triplett
James Offutt Watson
PIANO COURSE
Hazel Irene Martin
The summer school for Shepherd COL
lege will begin next Tuesday, and it will
probably be the largest ever held, more
than fifty persons having up TO this time
announced their ntention to attend. The
school will be in charge of Prof. Kena-
mond, Pfof Mudoon, Mrs. Gardiner and
Miss Turner.
Three Wills Probated.
The Charles Town Advocate says that
three wills were probated in the county
clerks office last week The will OF Col.
Isaac V. Johnson was curiously drawn,