The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-01
CLASS Of SEVENTY FINISH THE
COURSE At BE[[A|RE HIGH
DR.. R. E. Beetham, Of Sewckley, Pa, Delivers Address
and Presents Diplomas to Class-len Students Tive
Brilliant Orations-The Theatre is Crowded.
men depended when disunion threat
ened the destruction of the republic.
Albert Noice.

men depended when disunion threat
ened the destruction of the republic
Albert Noice.
Albert Noice followed with an GRAFTON
PLUS or Minus" saying In part:
~ principle of mathematics creator
som" thousand years ago comes to our
mind At this slime Of commencing H..
life. The idea is not new but IT pre-
ScntS itself very forcihly TO a young
advcuturer first cnlbarkinS on the roy-
age Of life. The plus or minus quantity
represents TO the mathematician d COM
mon point of origin. with q plus quail
tity indicating movement in one dircc'
ton and minus in the direct OPPOSITE
In real life the same plan may be seen.
Thus the question arises, what shall our
lives be. minus or plus: continual dc
cline in reputation, force and power "
a steady climb with probable rcvcrses
and back slidinEs until at lifc's closing
day We look back and down upon sue
ccssful and happy journey?
To-day like driver climbing into his
the rcins and drive on. From this time
forward VIC shall guide our own lives.
but how, up or down? Plus or Minus"
Louis Rodewig Speaks.
After, Il double mixed quartet mad
rendered The Miracle Of Love Louis
KodewiE spoke on The True univcr-
Sity." IN part. he said:
What then is a true university, II
one of our magnificent modern groups
oi colleges cannot be so called? Carlyle
says. The only true university Is a
library
Every city has many persons who
have not had great educational advant-
ages. Most OF these people would like
Ia give their children a college cduca-
lion. but need them at home ~ help
support the family. 1t is 10 them. and
especially their children. that a library
proves to be a real friend, true univer-
city.
in Bellnirc. We have no public Ii
brary. The Commercial club. which
boosts Bellaire to outsiders. the Wom-
ans Civil club. that aims TO keep IT,:
city better and cleaner within, all seem
10 have forgotten the most important
thing.
Have We no public library? There
is a library in the old Central school
building. but 1t is not necessarily opcE
To tho public. j, is kept up and man
aged by the board OF education. who
know the need and have done tho best
they cun to supply it. But assured. |:
proper enthusiasm were aroused. We
could readily secure library, and We
can. easily afford it,"
tendency Of Nations"
Tendency of Nations ~as The sub
jcct Of Il splendid Grafton by LEROY
Wright. Beginning with the reign Of
Louis XVI. when the awfulness OF "A
scrIbrG the old order of government on
down through the centuries TO the
Twentieth century. He said:
Tho past should be prophetic or the
future. On looking into the future w
can see possibilities of far greater
things. First must come greater liberty
TO the German and Austrian people. The
rulers of Germany and Austria realize
this far better than anyone else. and in
ono of his recent speeches to the PrIs-
4, h. rho slil
'Wo 10 the statesman who cannot sec
The signs nf the times However. when
the Germans and AuSlrianS reach the
Stage when they will no longer he ruled
by an iron hand and demand their libcr-
" and Freedom. they will have ii re-
gardleSs of any Emperor or Kaiser wig
may try To stop them.
THE ncxi great step will he Sar-in-
t"r:a iIona democracy. Nh" knows put
IN" end Uf another century VIII hEd MS
without nv"rbcaring kings. with EJ Enc
ynrOr or Kaiser. but with the people Of
every nation choosing their own rulers
and lawmakers. IT may he that inSteal
of the United States OF America W.
shall have the United States of the
World. and democracy shall have pro-
gresscd.
Till tho war drums throb no longer,
and the battle Flags arc iuried. in tha
Parliament of Man. the federation OF
the World"
"The turning 4iuo.
Following Il song. '"rhe B!ubell." by
the High school Girls Glcc club. Elmer
Kratz spoke on The Turning Tide"
He said in part:
Let us look into tho past history
Of our country and sec what the trend OF
our Young men has been. Very IN
dOubtcdly it has been from the country
to the city. Is it because farm labor
was too plentiful. or ~ II because Their"
were no splendid opportunities. so that
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