The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-07
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Commencement Speaker
Urges Them to Continue
School Work.

pal church on Fairmont avenue.
Long before the hour set for the
performance the large auditorium be-
gan to fill with friends and patrons Of
the schools and by the time the hour
arrived there was not seat availa-
BILE.
The pupils attired in dainty COM
mencement costumes filed into the
church through the main aisles and
took their places in the middle sec
ton of the church which had been re-
served for them.
The church had been pretty decor
ated for the occasion with red roses,
palms and ferns and made pretty
setting for the picture made by these
bright faced attractive young men and
women.
City Superintendent of Schools Otis
G. Wilson presided at the exercises
and introduced the speaker of the ey-
endng Prof. ]. A. Jackson OF the
Clarksburg schools who delivered a
splendid address which pleased not
only the young folks grouped in front
OF him but also the large number of
adults who attended the exercises.
Prof. Jackson in his address urged
the children that they go on and at
tend the High school and If 1t we're
at all possible to then take up their
studies at higher schools of learning.
He told them that no one ever regret
ted staying in school as long as they
had but that most people regretted sin
cerely the fact that they had not stay
ed in school longer in their youth
when opportunity presented itself.
He drew a vivid picture of the diff.
ference in which public sentiment
these days is directed toward public
schools than twas in old times. Then
he said schools were rather regarded
as Injuries and that now they were
regarded as necessities"
The strength of a government he
said rests upon the strength of the
schools and every aim and effort
should be made to place them on a
high standard. Mr.. Jackson was Civ.
en- strict attention during the deliv-
cry of his address and was heartily ap-
plauded when he had finished.
Previous to the address and follow
ing the invocation by the Rev. r. j.
Yoak, pretty violin solo was render.
ed by Dorothy Mason accompanied by
Alma Dulin, both pupils of the Barnes
school. The pupils of the White
school, 81 in number, took their pieces
on the platform and rendered spirited.
ly Hail to America" and the girls
chorus from the Miller school sang
effectively when the Shadders
Spread Around. Later on the pro-
gram Peter Audin rendered a cornet
solo accompanied by Ruth Hook. These
pupils were from the Fleming school.
At the conclusion of the program a
pretty selection Mid Sylvan Glories''
was effectively sung by the pupils OF
the Butcher school.
Announcement was made Of the win
ners of the West Virginian prizes for
the best essays submitted by the pu'
pills on What Can Boys and Girls Do
Toward Securing Better Sanitation for
Greater Fairmont." The first. prize
was awarded to Miss Gypsy Irwin OF
the Miller school, $3.50; second prize
was won by Miss Madge Reese, of the
Butcher school, $1.50; third prize was
won by Miss Pauline Buoy of the Nil.
Ter school $1.o0.
The following is the personnel Of
the graduating class:
U. S. Fleming sehool-Clinton
Stockley, Pete Andin, Frank Todesco
Parks Bebee, Edward Pinkham, Rose
Marie Scagnelli, Morris Gallagher
Franklin Fleming, Harry Shaw, Mil
dred M. Troug, Ruth Hoch.
j. Walter Barnes sehool-william
McTavish, Edward Fast, Howard Gun
Pearl Smith, Helen Ruble, Dorothy
Mason, Alma Hunsaker, Alma Dulin,
Dorothy Amos, Eva Renner.
William r. White school-Fred K
Jacobs, Robert Browning Crowl, Eu-
gene Holland, Arthur Harris Reed
Harold Samuel Hawkins. Charles Rus
sci Dicken, Robert Lee Smith Edward
Ralph Watkins, Albert Cassell, Van
Maier Altman, Dwight B. Lafferty
Jane Cunningham, Zoe Estella Smith
Jessie Irene Roop, Martha Lauretta
Nuzum, Kenneth Edgar Hall, Carl Rid
die, Maurice Glenn Talldngton, Mary
Abigail Atkins, Madge NJ. Gooding, Dor
othy Chalds Wanda Virginia Hite,
Edith Irene Holdren, Madolyn Leveda
Fleming, Virginia Mac Phelps, Mary
. e. Hamilton, Maltssa Irene Snider
Mary Bryant, Lillian NJ. Bennett.
B. /. Butcher school-Paul Alban
Charles Buris,. George Cole. Horace
Falconer, AIber Fuller, Howard Gil
lsinson, Max Gillis, Ralh Hawkins, Ar
thur Hawkins Robert Harden, David
Lewis, Martin Beckett, Clarke Miller
Mary 10 Roster, Mary Sleepeslky, Mar
garet Ann Yost, Mark Trach, Thomas
. Wise, Doyle Yoak, Mary Borgess.. Lou
Use johnson, Maxine Jenkins, Evelyn
Morris, Leota Munden, Annis Nc
Bride Madge Reese, Virginia Reed,
Ethel Reed, Sarah Rock, Helen Thay.
er, Virginia Yost
Thomas c. Miller Sehool-Way1
Battieger, Frank c. Conley, Jr., p
Del Sordo, Joseph Fletcher .Iel
Friedman, Wiley s. Ca Keith
Hood, Ralph johnson. IN Ross,
Jacob Schoolnic, p r. .l4ieton Paul
Willis, Thomas sLtt, Odella Barr,
Pauline Pur Love Burr, Maxine
Thrall. ny .Downey, Leonas Fried
ma ,eien Gould. Gypsy Irwin, Virgin
= ..lcDonnell, Rebecca McElroy, Marie
1 o'Brien, Della Parsons Leila Robey,
Anna Romano, Louise Russo, Ruth
Swiger, Bula Thomas, Julia willis,
Rupth Morgan.