The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-18
GRADUATTNG CLASS EE1S TEA8
Wac E1GAELER TEAM USUAL BU9
NxRCrSE9 nHTERESrING.
AED USPIRH9.
Dr. p. B. Pearson. Ohio State SUPER
seudont Of Schools, Orator % Day,
Pictures tho Ideal Life.
Many visitors Attended Closing Exer-
c1Reo and Were Royalty Entertained
By Students and Faculty.

West Liberty Normal school graduated
her iftieth class yesterday morning.
Diplomas were presented By Prof. John
c. Shaw principal Of the school, acting
for the state board OF regents.
Dr.. F. B. Pearson. superintendent or
schools OF the state OF Ohio was ora
tor Of the day. picturing 10 the Gra6u-
ates an ideal life. Or. Pearson tod the
graduates he had tried 10 establish many
ideals in life. and that his life had been
lived as closely TO those ideals as pos
sible. He pictured the perfect life as a
life Of flowers. books. clean living. chill
dren and a love for all things good and
of beneft TO ones community and fel-
lowmen His discourse was n maSterful
one
The school auditorium was decorated
in the class colors, gray and old rose
Visitors from Wheeling attended by the
score. many driving 20 the hilltop IN
autos. Many from Pennsylvania and
points further down in West Virginia
also attended.
In the afternoon ball game and
alumni reunion wcrc held. The ball
game was between Dallas and West
IfASerty alumni. The game ended IN
favor Of Liberty with the score 10 3.
At o'clock supper was served on the
campus. and the old lawns about the
school never looked more beautiful with
the girls in their dainty summer frockS
and the young men n attire equally
comfortable. Former students and
alumni enjoyed the eats" on the campus
with the graduates and lower class men.
one II every way.
In the evening a memorial service was
held and tributes were paid 70 the boys
from West Liberty state Normal who
made the supreme sacrifice IN the world
war.
The service was preceded by the serv-
ing Of lunch TO all soldiers. \ business
session OF the Alumni association re-
suited in the election OF Prof. D. l..
Taught OF Clay school. Wheeling. prcsi-
dent. and Miss Ethel Wallace. secretary
treasurer.
Memorial services werc featured OK
,masterful address by Judge J. B. Som
meryille' OF Wheeling. Judge Sommer-
vile paid a fine tribute 10 the sterling
worth Of the American soldier. and said
the farmer boy mad moro than proven
An equal OF his city cousin. He poir ted
TO West Liberty EormaiS service flag
with it's 149 stars. SIX Of them gold
Then he added his tribute TO the boys
who made the supreme sacriic" and 10
the two Liberty girls who served on the
Or r. II. Pedicord. Charles Montgorn-
cry and Howard Mccoy told OF their cx-
periences in France.
Prof John {. Shaw closed the days
events with an address fitting the me-
mortal services. utterinS some word OF
praise for the six students who will not
return to re-enter school. since they
sleep in Flanders fields He told OK the
prospects OF Liberty for the coming
yexr and said i offered much oppor-,
tunity for the returned soldier who left
for the front in the very midst OF his
education.
The graduating class was composed
entirely OF girls. and numbered but SIX.
The graduates were: Misses Blanche
z. Feiss Reader; Mae Bonar. Alma
Rasel. Wheeling; Mary McNicklc War
wood: Ella Brown, Cameron. and Ada
Devine. Hundred
Aeister's band OF Wheeling played
throughout the commencement day
events.