The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-25
st. CLA|R5V|LLE GRADUATES THE
LARGEST CLASS IN ITS HISTORY

lowing: Edna Cornelia Berry, Dewey
! Lowell Bond, Hazel Gertrude Brown.
Walter II. Caldwell, Cecil Conard
Campbell. Wallace &. Campbell. John
Earl Christy, William Clyde Clark,
| Ruth Eliza Cordner. Bertha Mae
Craig, Roy Wallace Fox, willard r..
| George. Robert Morrison Giffen, VIM.
! Earl tiosSrtt. George. Beading Halil-
well. Eleanor Brown Hammond, Harry
James jefferson. Clara Emma John
SON. Mary Isabelle Knox: Adah Luella
! Lewis, John T., Lodge, Mary Gertrude
! Lynch. Albert Kelley Mcbride. Eleanor
! T.. Pickering. Evcryn Pickering. VIM.
! .Iu.,"ph Robb. Sna Roberta Sidwell,
! Helen Mildred Taylor. Carrie Jeanette
! Troll. Ncrnrr Wilson Van Horne,
t Bessie \. Wilkinson. William Harold
/ Wilkinson. Victor Hugo Workman.
! Dr.. McEIroy Made Address.
! On account of illness DR.. John w.
Hoffman. president Of Ohio Wesleyan
university of Delaware. was forced 10
cancel his engagement 10 deliver the
, class address and Iirnjamin l.. McEl-
roy. professor OF anthropolugy OF Ohio
Wesleyan, came in his stead. His
topic was THE Utmost for the High
est"
"Amrrira" and "Amrrical Forever"
by T.. r.. PAUL. WAS rendered by the
81. Clairsylle orchestra. which fur
nisnrd the music for tho evening at
Tho opening Of the program and Rev.
j. f. l.awihcr, pastor uf the Prcsby-
! terrain church, offered the Invocation.
4 selection from the bohemian
! Girl by Ralfr. was rendered by the
orchestra after which Miss Sina Rob-
rrts Sidwrl delivered tho Salulalory
address. She delivered the welcome
10 lhr mIny people present or the
class OF 1911. She spoke hiG hly or
the treatment afforded the class by
the teachers as they passed through
! school.
Roy Wallac" Fox followed with an
Grafton. "hrusSiAniSm. Mr.. fnN
said III narl: The German is taught
from his youth that war is eternal. In
his rstimatir:l peac" is nothing more
than Il <ufIrnrd form Of war. War Is
the struggle that decides by natural
right and 4 people That does not pre-
pare tor war has lost its right 10 live.
'Such beliefs as these show The
militant :inrit thar has plunged the
Who'll" civilized world INFO the present
HUnny. TIL" German soldier fully be-
lirv"s thar Ii" is fighting 10 prove his
r/shI 10 live on this planet and that
inrrr is no room for any other people.
l. has nrvrr occurred 10 The average
German thai tho WIZ has been Il mis-
lake far tirrmany rCunumlcally. LOT
sh" has an lnprUduCtivn army ana Il
ruined commerce..
"WhHt 4 hold and striking contrast
are the German ideals tn those OF the
American proplr. How different are
they 10 those i'nrtS held in the Unll-
cd States. where no man exercises
undue power OVER another.
War Is for Rights.
"Th" present war Is for our own
rights on the high seas and for me
rights of al! nculrals n light for the
triumph Of democracy and the down,
fall If de<pu,Sm. We must not stand
idle in This conflict. but We must freG
munitions and finance our allies. ana
as nations fighting side hy side LOT
peace. liberty. democracy ana rlEht
We must stand together firm hila
strong. for united We stand, divided
W. fall
Afrer The orchestra had rendered
Wilson Van Horne spoke on Ihei
Three World Powers, i" as follows
citations. like people. have their OWN
characteristics As Il man Is known
by his deeds 50 is Il nation. We have
always known England rs limited
monarchy, while Sh" is in fact dis
Sulsed republic. The power OF the
crown Is steadily decreasing while the
power of parliament is increasing. In
theory ne king is thr head Of parlia-
ment. FIRST in command OF the army
and navy. and has right 10 pardon
all convicted criminals In theory he