The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-02
HAYWOOD n. =. CHURCH SoANS
or ANNUAL COM
MENCEMENT
Or, william =. Pierce, PrssidSns "a
Kenyon College Addresses
rns Graduates.

commencement exercises Tor 'he 3
RridSeport High school were he'd Ias.
evening at the kirkwood Methou'sN
church when 81 young men and "oinen
received diplomas for four year "''"
at the high school ,,,
rh. church was decorated with /
nurple and white, the class colors Inc
church was packed with parents O.
relatives Of the graduates VINO near"
very good program. . nv
The professional VAS played
Misses Marker. Ledvinka ana Ae'hAe'I'
Tho star Spangled Banner was suns
The Invocation was said o9 INC -!
John w. Nesl. A song. - HIc'oI,o
people" was then sung by the Aais"
sss1oI chorus Miss Hazel Wilson FRO /,
fritt was Salutatorian and gave al. 20 ,
tion entitled why and Wherefore. l"o
songs were rendered by the Boys Gee +,
r. C,ruh and Charles DUNCAN. Naledictor'"n
~ tho class gave his grafton eht'tieu
s,E,xcelsior," Following the music "
.ths Senior Girls. DR.. William Z, fisreo
president OF Kenyon college @uo' $50
the graduates. His main points We'9
that the men and women VINO FeSeSeN
diplomas were just starting OUT III ,'I'
and that they had many hardshIps pe-
rnrc rh.m but nothing should discourage
,hor, aud that they should go into tue
bs,tIs of life with determination anu
vIgor which would win out in the emu
His address was enjoyed very ~much oS'
not only the class but by the audience
4 chorus "Moonlit Meadows was en-
joyed very much. The presentation OF
the diplomas then took place. a song
E"Row us, row US swiftly oy the NI!r'S
uee club was enjoyed very much' me
Eapadirtion Was then said by Rev. b.
II. Meuser.
The Seniors wore gray caps and
gowns and presented a very pleasing
appearance as they marched down the
Isle 10 the seats reserved for them.
The Graduates.
The following Ia the list OF graduates
who received diplomas last evening;
Russell Stuard Brindley.
William Earl Charlton.
Bernice Irene Conway.
Charles Theodore DUNCAN.
Elsie Marie Diehl.
Frances Blanche Doudna
Ethel Eileen Dunree.
Ruth \. Elliot.
Cyril }. Farmer
Leroy c. Gilbert.
Harry Hughes Goldsmith.
J. Il. Gordon.
Charlotte D. Houser.
William HoSe.
Fred J. Hin.
Sarah Elizabeth Kugler.
Alice Ledvinka.
Bessie Ledvinka.
Edward Augustus SLucaS.
Mildred Mckeever.
Julius Nevada. q
Hazel Wilson Proffttt.
Jessie Loretta Stllwell.
Inez Eileen Sayre.
Mary Sarah Uthman.
Helen May Williams
Clyde Russell Williams.
The Grafton OF Charles Theadore
DUNCAN who was valedictor!an was en-
toyed by the audience very much He
said:
EXCELSIOR"
1T Is with mingled feelings Of pride,
borrow. and Joy that perform this last
iuty--thls duty which Is the last link
In a chain OF duties that have bound
us together as students in our beloved
school Pride. because have the honor
conferred upon me to loose he bonds
that have hound US together Il so many
years. and sorrow. because the breaking
OF these bonds will end our school days
In old 4. II. S. forever.
Farewell, The word strikes the
heart with a sorrow that words cannot
express. It means more than the dis
solving az school ties: II means that
opening OF a new life to all OF US: tho
commencement Of the great future In
which We shall meet responsibilities and
cares and duties never before faced. Up
TO the present time we have had our
course in life blocked out for US. Now
We must mark II out for ourselves. We
shall have no teacher to direct US now.
but the teacher Experience. We must
stand upon the untried shores OF our
ambition. and prove our ability to
succeed. The Journey will he largely a.
we make il. II does not follow that be-
cause we have been successful IN reach
Ing the goal Of graduation. we shalt find
rewards bestowed upon us when we
enter the pursuits Of life. Hundreds be-
fore US have been just as talented. just
as enthusiastic. and just as worthy Of
honor and success as We.
Perhaps none OF us will ever prove
to be a Lincoln or q Grant or an Edison.
but we can be. men and women true to
an honest purpose In life. and by per-
severance and faith win for ourselves
place In the world that will be a source
OF pride 10 our parents, our teachers AMI
our schooimates.
I'VE now see the world from behind
curtain. Our future life is 4 sealed
book. with Father Time holding the key.
II is our book. and the world little cares
whether Z il opened or not. 1t may
contain the UeeuS OF DARING men, or inc
tame Of those who are to enrich the
arts and sciences But II we lack faith
in our abilities and have no ambition TO
discover them. then the key Will rust
In the lock and the promises OF tonight
Will never be realized. We can continue
In our work Of Improvement. or we can
fold our hands and in few years lose
all we have won tonight. The diplomas
We shall receive will always be evidence
OF our achievements. but the question
We each. need to ask ourselves Is this
Shall we utilize these honors? Shall We
put into actual practice the lessons we
have learned. or shall We drift away and.
through inactIon. lose the real advant
ages that are ours? Our knowledge will
avail us nothing II not put into practise.
It Is not what We know. but what we
do. that counts. II II not what people
eat, but what they digest. that makes
them strong. II is not the amount OF
money they handle. but what they save.
that makes them rich. OF all sad words
OF tongue or pen. the saddest are these
ut might have been" Let not these
words be inscribed on our tombstones
TO prove that our life was failure.
Rather let II be. Well done, thou good
and faithful servant: enter thou upon
the heritage OF the just
We, as soldiers OF fortune, must
carry our own knapsacks. fact the diff