The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-08
Announcement Part of
Eighth Grade Class Day
Exercises.
Successful School Term Will
Be Closed on that Side
This Week,

Hazel Arnold, Donovan Tough and
Virginia Daugherty were the winners
in The West Nirginian essay contest,
Announcement Of this was made at the
annual class day exercises OF the class
of 1918 of the East side public schools
this afternoon. Hazel Arnold was
awarded tirst prize, Donovan Lough
second and Virginia Daugherty third
The contest which is an annual al
fair was participated in by all Of the
pupils OF the eighth grades of the East
side schools ana the prizes were OF
Tered for the best essay on the sub
iect, "How Fairmont Will Benefit by
Systematic Saving by School Chill
dren." Last year the children con
tested on the subject, How Can Fair
mont REALIZE Its Motto Fifty in
Five::'"
The exercises OF this afternoon were
OF an exceedingly interesting nature
and consisted largely of patriotic
program in which members OF the com
pleting classes participated. Songs
drills and readings featured the pro
gram which began at 1880 o'clock in
the Central school building. The class
is composed of 81 members.
The, graduating exercises will be
conducted on Friday evening Of this
week at the Diamond Street Methodist
Episcopal church and the commence
ment address will be delivered by Dr.
j. C. Broomfield, pastor OF the NJ. P
Temple. The following program will
be observed at the commencement ex
fercises:
America. ...........''.'.. audience
Prayer
Chorus-A June Song. P Bucalossi
Stars Brightly Shining (Venitian
CarnivaN, .............E Emil Bronte
Mary LaFollette Hazel Arnold
Virginia Daugherty Mabel Stoneking
Hazel Morris Cora Kelley
Marie Horner Audra McNeely
Mildred Hartley
Address. ....... DR.. j. G.. Broomfield
Chorus-Questions. j. H. Meredith
Presentation of Diplomas. Harry Shaw
/, President Board Of Education
Chous-One Land United. . Paul Bliss
The following is the class role:
Mabel Dora Watkins, Andrew John
Vance, Elsie Catherine Tharp. Virtue
Aline Hawkins, Eva Gertrude Hall. Iva
Kathryn Frum, Ralph Edward vii
liams, Francis Richards, Hazel Vir
ginia Morris, James Howard Adams
Harry William Brown, Frederick Her
bert Daugherty, James Alexis Holden
Clara Virginia Harrington, Margaret
Amy Hess. Ruth Ellen Clark, Marie
Genevieve Merrifield, Nola Beryl Hess
FIailis Funk, James Parks Graham
Charles Layman. Ralph Freeman Du
nlire, Donovan Chauncey Tough. Greed
Lawson Henderson. Mary Hawthorne
LaFollette, Lillian Marie Horner. Ros.
allie Mabel Stoneking, Walter Gail Boil.
yard, Bernard Franklin Leonard. AL
bert Wayne Morgan, Nettie Blanche
Laymau, Cora Elizabeth Kelley, Flor.
euce Elnora Ney, Myrtle Morgan, CIar.
euce Arnold Thomas, Lucy katherine
Jones. Katie Catherine l.arosa, Naomi
Wave Walker. Virginia Louise Milloy.
Charles Boyd Wilson. Mary Ellen
Daugherty. Carbrella Fred Harry
Scalise. Ole Opal Walker. Hazel Jose.
phine Arnold, Martha Virginia Daugh.
erty. Loren vanGilder, Audra Mary
McNeely, Mildred Louise Hartley,
Basil Juit Kincaid, Delbert Hiram Ice,
Viola Evelyn Shaw. :
Tomorrow afternoon the closing ex.
ercises Of the grades OF the Central
and State street schools will take
place and tomorrow night the high
school will observe Stunt Night. .
The commencement exercises to be
held Friday night at Sis o'clock will
bring to a close the completing exer.
cises OF the schools OF Union Independ.
ent school district.
The schools Of the district have had
an unusually successful years work
and under the direction of Prof. W. A.
Hustead, superintendent Of the district
and his able corps Of teachers have
made rapid strides.
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