The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-12-12

From the December number of the FIRING
Literary Gazette we take the following:
The following ladies were recently elected
officers of the Browning Literary Society
President, Sallie Wilmer; vice-president
Lizzie Thompson; recording secretary, Mary
Dewitt; corresponding secretary, Mary Gait;
librarian, Grace Garrison; treasurer, Carrie
Mourer; critic, Jennie Wilson.
The Philomatheans elected the follow
ing ladies as officers recently-President,
Minnie Stevens; vice president, Hattie Steven
son; recording secretary, Georgia Harlan;
corresponding secretary, Jennie Burroughs;
treasurer Mamie Powell; librarian, Emma
Adams; critic, Lily Barkdoll.
The following gentlemen were elected Off
GERS of the Irving Literary Society-President,
II. c. Stocksdale; vice president, E. c. VIM
brough; recording secretary, VIM. Weller;
corresponding secretary, w. H. Grammer;
critic, c. NJ. Grow; treasurer, John Naill;
librarian, H. S. Boyle; assistant librarian,
Chas. H. Sullivan; chaplain, P. Myers; SER
geant- at arms, E. l.. Bowman; term orator,
W. II. Brown; term essayist, G. c. Erb.
The following gentlemen have been elected
officers of the Webster Literary Society
President, A. Burgee; vice president, H. Fl.
Slifer; recording secretary, ?. Combs; cores
ponding secretary, G. A. Neazey; librarian,
Il. G. Watson; critic, N. H. Wilson; treasurer,
f. L. Mowbray; chaplain, B. A. DUNN; min
eralogist, F. R. Owens.
| The first quarterly exercises of the second
section of the Senior Glass were held on the
afternoon of Friday, the 18th of November,
having opened with an instrumental duet by
Misses Roberts and N. Gait. The remainder
of the programme was as follows-Oration by
c. NJ. Grow, subject, Composites" Essay
by Miss Stevens, subject, "The Power of Ad-
versity" Essay by Miss Stone, subject,
''The Value of Character" Music by Miss
Wilmington, instrumental solo: Grafton by
Mr.. Mowbray, subject, ''Hard Times" Es-
say by Miss Thompson, subject, Coward,
Not Backward" Essay by Miss Wilson, sub
ject, "Fidelity." Grafton by Mr.. Roop, sub
ject, "Salt Lake City," Music by Miss NJ.
Slaughter, instrumental solo.
Mr.. Clarence F. Normant was elected one
of the directors of the United States Electric
Light Company, Washington, November 10.
He is remembered as one of the earliest stu
dents of Western Maryland College, having
entered the Preparatory Department in 1869,
and remained until his Junior year in College.
The Rev. Frederick C. Klein, A. NJ, Meth
odist Protestant Missionary at Yokohama,
Japan, has under his instruction an interesting
young Japanese lady named Heretisan, who
expects to enter the Freshman Glass of West
ern Maryland College in September next.
The Mission under Mr.. Klein charge, in con-
nection with several American lady Mission
aries, is reported to be in fourishing condi-
ton.
The first quarterly exercises of the first di-
vision of the Senior Glass were held in the
Chapel on November 9th. The exercises
were opened with an instrumental solo by
Miss Wilmer The first Grafton was delivered
by Mr.. L. NJ. Bennett, subject, ''Some Things
Epop,o r rood
an essay entitled "Christianity." This was
followed by the reading of an essay on
shakespeare, by Miss Richards; after this
an instrumental solo by Miss j. Wilson. Mr..
B. A. DUNN delivered an Grafton on "Fame
Lives in Truth, - and was followed by an essay
on "Where There is Will There is Way"
by Miss Nellie Sappington. Miss Stevenson
read an essay on Learn to Mind Your Own
Business" which was followed by an Grafton
on Mystery" by Mr.. Erb. The exercises
closed with an instrumental duet by Misses
Roberts and NJ Slaughter.
The colored janitor at the Seminary lately
purchased several bushels of potatoes and
placed them in the basement for safe keeping.
The Theologues, those young men we look up
to as exampl es, were caught by the janitor
shortly afterwards roasting about half peck
of them in the furnace. We do not know how
many have been taken, as this is not the only
instance The janitor, being poor, cannot
afford to lose them, so we suggest that the
Theologues do a Christian act by paying up
like men.
At recent meeting the Faculty decided to
close school for the Christmas holidays on
Saturday the 10Th inst.