The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-10

! 1t the West Liberty Normal school
auditorium yesterday morning at ~
i o'clo"k. was held tn" forty-ninth annual
! commencement exercises. Tho l92O
, class o. thlrty-on" graduates. SIN or
whom had completed tn" standard nor
{ nal course, were awarded their diplo-
, mas.
! Tho auditorium was clahoratcly dec
! grated with the class cul"rH. or hEhI
/ blue and gold. while all IN" members or
| the class wore Crcam-tintcd roses. All
the young ladies Of tn" class were
dressed IN white. and the sin young men
! were CARRIED IN dark suits. q,
! While selection Was being rendered
bv the Warwood orchestra, N" MEM
! brrs of the class walked To the stage:
| followed by tho school "ihCIa.S anu
, speakers. Aftcr the class had hcCh
seated the invocation was offered hF
, Roy. q. 4 Kelley. pastor o. the west
Liberty Methodist church.
DIT. Graves Introduced.
Another selection was played aitcr
I which Prof. Clinton T. Borgess. miro
duccd DR.. Frank J.. Graves. OF Ih.ia-
! dclphia, who is dean Of education Of IN"
! University OF Pennsylvania. pr, Graves
T. ono Of tho most prominent educators
in tn" United States.
After extending greetings l" inc
D graduates and COmpImCntlnR thrm on
. their success. Or. Graves took Tor ms
subject: "RclatIOn Of Character Il"
, TcachinG and 10 Teachers Training. nc
said there Al" two cCmcntS entering
INTO the makeup Of chara'tcr-habi
and ideals The speaker then launched
into an interesting explanation 81 now
habits can hc Conformed 10 the Work or
a good normal school and indicated M"
manner they will affect the students
through other people.
ono or INC features Of his speech was
the illustrations he gave in regard Z"
the driving fore OF character in the ne
Of man. hc cited ms an Example;
. Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln probably hah
hut little education and this was pro-
cured through books as he received little
schooling
! Stlll, he was doubtless one Of the
greatest men Of his time and some
people think that he possessed tn" most
remarkable personality OF any oil oui
great Americans. DR.. Graves also lold
the story Of meeting an old Acquaintance
whom ne had not seen for years. when
, he had known him previously he thoLgk
that he was one Of his worst enemies
but after talking 70 him on inc last "'Ca-
sion he changed his opinion. The man y
habits had been changed |" sic an en-
tcnt that one also noticed II IN his CHAR
; aCt"r.
Another habit that a great number or
! nrn had IN former years. when mas ALSO
been changed. was that Of drunk"nhrHS
! When we saw Il man on tn" street IN inns
! condition VIC usually would say Suii''
hing severe about him. That was the
limo to stop and talk 10 HIM anu IN
doing 50. might haN" caused nm "
| country has gone dry. this Is ON" OF inc
habits that we don't have t" help per-
Another instance. once hheM =
! Another Instance, one" knew
man who lives not over @ruuV niles away
| from here who always told IN" that ~
| had no use for telephone ~" was III
! husincss and the only reason for nav ing
a tclcphon" installed in the building;
was that has wife and daughter Ikea
! to talk. just Xix" amy "rulhaf! ""','",
! h., wanted 10 s." or talk 10 PERSON
| no matter how far II Was even If II was
! ont OF town, he would 20 and see MN
norsonalIy. In thus manner h" claimed
tina, they could understand each "'"''
''''e Sport and Merry Life.
vT also haNr had young men :" '"ii'
| - mo during school hours duriuE we
! past quarter of u century Wn',
! me why il was not possible TO i've '"'
nmort !, wears HAVING - good tliu". IN,
! yonrI between ~ aud -. They claimed
they would enjoy il just as ns''h i I'M
would be- ready 10 die when IN" 'I""
came. | have studied ms n"l'l "t"
| hnl that the average Young man WV,
| ,h;,,l;s ,hai way does not get beyond
tho age OF twenty years. o,hor
"1 could also bring out MANY ON,
! facts relating To- the character OF P'.
son hu, owing 10 having snCh u Sn"t
,in,. us nv time il limited Tor taIk'hk'
( vIu bring this 10 a close Win !,I'
hcst wishes 10 all tn" m"mnrt7 81 ,m,
class and hop" that they VIII AZ ~
p, Layc nxrrlirnt characters and hahLs
dyrImr their teaching Throughout '"'
state of West Virginia. -.
! tnuihrr selection was r'ha'r'" ~!
M. orchestra after which Fr"i. H.
Eurns snrcrinlrnJent "f th" 'irat "' ~,
ruhl,c schools and ais" m'''p'I w
ih, state board of REGENTS Wa III" -, ~
! ,Iurrd He mad" short azores -, -
which no SAID That II" was Wen Pi''S.,"
vii, ,hr largr attendance. he ans" w
extremely pleased with lhr hIC' '"'"'''"
90 tho school .o,. ,,uch
{ ii j. impossible f"r III" l" say l''"' !"
about the school as this - hut my
nnd visit. / am busy with the S'h"''
| in r:raftuu and il il very >'iu'h '"I'
| h.qr much about this normal S'n''"'' ~
ON going through tn young lhIl'S ~,
n,i,Hrv. which has been recently com
micInd | can readily h"li"N" mat "E'rl
an, - working together or Sp'h - orr
and handsome building could MOI h' con
! struCtcd" sand Pref. Turns, W.
hotter acquainted with YOU l C0ui" nti
nut moro facts hut now | Will hrirS 'hiE
address to q clos" as | came htr' HA'\-