The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-16
NAVAL OFFICER
!. REVIEWS CADETS
CAPTAIN JOHN C. LEE, OF UNITED
STATES NAVY. SPEAKS
WELL OF LINSLY.
Competition Drill Was One Of Interest
ing Features Of Celebration Of
End Of Semester.

An entire day of frolic and fun was
spent by members Of Linsly Institute
yesterday in celebration Of the end of
the first semester marking the COM
mencement Of the Christmas vacation.
! 4 competition drill. literary program.
an afternoon for the youngsters of the
school and an informal dance last
night filled the program with many
varied and pleasurable events.
Linsly held short session yester-
day morning at 9:30 o'clock. The Lins.:
, ~ battalion formed in the armory and
! for more than an hour went through
! drills. The work was reviewed by
, Captain John G.. Lee, L. S. n, who
spoke highly OF the work of the young
men Of Linsly and commended the
heads of the school for the efficient
manner in which the drill was con-
Quoted. Sergeant Arthur Morse, Jr.,
. won the honors Of the day. gold
medal is to be presented TO the cadet
winning the most competitive drills,
and this of yesterday was one OF the
several that has been held during the
year.
| Following the competition drill the
cadets and their friends assembled in
the auditorium at Lnsly and literary
program, in which members OF the up
per classes participated. was given.
/ The program was opened by debate
on the necessity Of a protective tariff
for the United States. The negative
speakers, William Keefer and Grier
Thornburg, of the junior class. were
awarded the decision. The affirmative
speakers were Wilbur Standerwick
and John Marsh, of the senior and ju-
nior classes, respectively.
William Jasper gave a violin solo,
and Nathaniel Coffey entertained with
ian original story. The Linsly orches.
ira gave IL selection. This was fol.
lowed by the defamation by Corporal
Julian Hearne. Lieutenant Wilbur
Slanderwick and James McRoberts en-
tertained with a piano duet. French
! Walton followed with an essay de-
scribing the gyroscope. Aubrey Nc,
Ginnis pleased with a piano solo. and
Andrew Mcclure read the school cal:
endar. Currents events were related
by William Robinson, and the program
was concluded with dialogue IN
which Milton Gutman and Frederic
Welty took part.
During the afternoon patrons of the
school were guests of the instructors,
and they we're shown exhibits in the
senate CldmDeT Uldue w lue SIuucIt >
of the lower classes in the mechanical
and free hand drawing departments.
Joe Emblem, William Robinson. Vance
Harper, James Ewing and ROLAND Pc,
terson were among those who had the
most attractive exhibits.
An indoor track meet. in which mem
bers of the seventh and eighth grades
participated, featured the celebration
in the afternoon. Several events were
held, and last night the results were
announced as follows: Eighth grade
boys: Campbell Palmer, first Linsly
pennant. points: Harry Abbott, sec
ond, penknife. Az points: ROLAND Pc
terson, third, half dozen Linsly pencils.
49, points: Aubrey McGinnins, fourth,
three Linsly tablets, 8 points; Julian
Hearne, fifth. one tablet, 2h points.
The meet for the boys under 10
years of age resulted as follows: Ken
dial kimberland. first; Walter Stewart:
second; Robert Sleenrod. third; Cecil
| Morgan, fourth; Lester Darby, fifth.
! Plies in this meet were the same as
| those Of the former.
Closing the affair last night, dance
was held in the Linsly armory. A two
| weeks vacation for Christmas has
| been granted by the trustees Of Linsly
school re-opening January 2, 1917.