The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-11
SENIORS
GET DIPLOMAS At
PREITYCEREhDNY
Commencement Exercises
Were Held in First
Presbyterian church. \

The thirty-eighth annual com
mencement exercises OF the Fairmont
High school were held last evening
at the First Presbyterian church,
when the c. E. Hutchinson class, COM
posed of 81 young men and women
were given diplomas.
Despite the very warm weather.
which prevailed the large auditorium
and galleries we're crowded and
many were forced % stand during the
entire evening 51.-s..-
Shortly after the, time set for the
exercises to begin, President OF the
Board OF Education George NJ. Alex.
ander City Superintendent of Schools
Otis G. Wilson, Principal of the High
School, G. H. Colebank, member of
the board of education, c. E. Smith
and Clyde Morris and the Rev. DIR.
]. C. Broomfield took their places in
the pulpit which had previously been
decorated with cut flowers and
greenery.
/ The class entered the auditorium
from the main entrance and passed
up the two main aisles, the young
women coming up one aisle while the
young men came up the other aisle.
The class was led by two members OF
the Junior class.
AS they reached the front of the
auditorium the salutatorian and vale
, dictorian Of the class, two young
women took their places also on the
platform while the remainder Of the
large class occupied seats reserved
for them in the middle tier of seats
After DIR. Broomfield had pro.
nounced the invocation a pretty piano
duet was effectively rendered by Miss
Iva Ginkel and Miss Genevieve Cor.
dray.
! Miss Martha Byer. as salutatorian
of the class then stepped to the front
and deliverd in a charming manner
the address Of welcome.
City Superintendent of Schools
Otis G. Wilson. In a few eulogistic
words introduced G. NJ. Alexander.
president of the board Of education
who delivered splendid and forceful
address.
Mr.. Alexander impressed on the
members OF the class the great need
of thought in planning their lives and
related conversation he had with
one OF the expert designing engin.
eers OF the Liberty motor in which
he told of the many long hours OF
thought he had given to this one
project 3ld Cow he eoncentrated
every energy in working out the ma.
i-chanism. by thought" and the right
line Of thought. said Mr.. Alexander
anything can be accomplished and
without IT any attempt will be a fail
ure". He dwelt at length on the
force OF great will power and advo.
Gated the taking of God" as a com.
panion as a purely business proposi.
tion. IN order to achieve success. He
spoke Of the great asset the young
men and women of today were to a
community and urged that they make
the best Of their opportunities.
In closing his remarks, Mr.. AIexan-
der strongly advocated the need OF A
new High school for Fairmont and
urged that the citizens genraE&- sup
port the board OF education in such
project.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. AIexan.
ders address a pretty quartette was
render by four members OF the class
the Misses Ruby Moran and Katheryn
Shaefef and Messrs Forrest knight
and Frank Swsringen.
Miss Edith Moran as class veledic-
toriRn delivered a pleasing address
after which the Senior class sang a
beautiful selection "a Dream OF Para
disc" by Gray-Macy, led by Miss Ven:
ite Dudgeon instructor OF music, and
accompanied by Miss Irene Vincent
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