The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-06-20
Twenty Fourth Anniversary-A Grand Com
mencement-Large Attendance, &C.
Reported for the Democratic Advocate.


tinuing from here, has macadamized the drive
through the grounds, which, while serving as
the approach to the main building, leads to
the terrace, from which can be viewed one of
the most beautiful landscapes in the beautiful
county of Carroll. Our townspeople find this
a delightful drive, and no visitor is ever shown
Westminster without being brought to this
fine view point. Having pretty well filled the
hilltop with its various halls, the College has
begun to run over the sides, SO to speak, and
already is beginning to build on the property
recently bought on the corner of Main street
and College avenue, and opposite Terrace
Hill, the handsome home of Mr.. J. l.. Ref.
snider. The building in course of erection
here is Levine Hail. for the Primary Depart
ment, the gift of DR.. and Mrs. Charles Bill
llngslea as a memorial of their son, who died
while a pupil of this department The central
tower to the main building, the long porches
and Herring Hall are all new to this years
visitors. The inside of the buildings, too,
show some changes, the most important one,
so far as commencement is concerned at least,
is the improvement in the seating of the
auditorium. The rear half of the floor has
been made an inclined plane, with rise of
three feet in thirty, giving to this part Of the
hall great advantage. A person on the back
bench has as good an opportunity to see and
hear as the front row man. But we must
hasten on to the events of Commencement
week, which opens with
BACCALAUREATE SUNDAY.
According to the custom of the past few
years, the Methodist Episcopal, Reformed,
Lutheran and Methodist Protestant Churches
of the city were closed, and the congregations
attended service in the Smith Hall auditorium.
At halfpast ten the students entered, the
young men fling up one aisle and at the same
time the young ladies up the other aisle, with
the Junior Class leading. On reaching the
platform they halted and faced towards the
centre, while the Seniors, gentlemen on one
side and ladies' on the other, came in stately
procession down the lines, followed by the
faculty and ministers, and, ascending the
platform, we're seated in symmetrical curve
back of the improvised pulpit. The body of
students then took seats Immediately in front
of the platform. During this imposing cere-
mony an organ voluntary was played by Miss
Maude Z. Kinney, one of the music teachers.
The services were opened with an anthem by
the College choir, entitled "Glory Be to God
on High Rev. F. I. Tagg, Secretary of
the Board of Missions of the Methodist Prot.
estant Church, then announced the hymn
beginning "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus,
Ye Soldiers of the Cross" The heartiness
with which this was sung by the combined
congregation was something inspiring. After
the Lords Prayer was repeated Rev. G. s.
Slagle, of the Reformed Church, lead in read
ing the XCVIth Psalm, to which the students
chanted the responses. Then followed the
Apostles Creed and the Commandments
with the usual chanted responses, DIR. J. L..
Mills leading. President Lewis then offered
prayer, and Rev. DR.. Ward read l Cor, xvii.
as the Scripture lesson. A very beautiful
solo, "Rock of Ages, by BARR, was sung by
Miss +. Z. Blanton, the vocal teacher and
leader OF the choir, and then came the bacca-
laureate sermon by President Lewis. The
text was these words: Whom shall | send,
and who will go for US, found in the eighth
verse of the sixth chapter Of Isaiah, and the
theme was ''The Choosing of a Vocation.
One can at once see how appropriate the
theme was for the occasion, but one who was
not present cannot well imagine the forcible
way in which the preacher declared how all
vocations, as well as that of the ministry, were
calls from God, and emphasized the respon
sibility this adds to the choosing of profess
sion. Could the duties in regard to the daily
business of life be as fully recognized by men
as they were set forth in this mastery sermon
the world would get rid of some of its greatest
distresses, and be nearer to the state to which
God will ultimately bring it. After prayer by
Rev. G. w. Cooper, of the NJ. L. Church,
and the anthem so Lord, Most Merciful,
the benediction was pronounced and the con-
gregation dismissed. Truly delightful and
blessed service.
German Reformed Church of Baltimore,
preached sermon to the Christian Associa.
lions of the College at the NJ. p. Church. 1t
- n mi NJ
good teaching and deeply interesting. The
choir of the church rendered several fine Sc
lections.
MONDAY.
At 8 p. IN. the spacious library was thrown
open to visitors, but books were not the at
traction. The Art Department, having out
grown the limits of the studio, found in the
library a room adequate to its requirements
for an exhibition, and particularly suited to
its purposes.
The annual exhibition of this department,
under the direction of Miss Olivia Rinehart,
opened on the afternoon of this day, and the
popularity of these exhibitions was fully dem
onstrated by the number of persons who
braved the hot rays of the sun and climbed
College Hill to visit and admire the work of
the students in this department.
The large, well lighted, cool and shady
room, and the careful manner in which the
pictures were hung, gave equal prominence
to every piece of work, showing them off to
wonderfully good advantage.
Where all have done so well it is scarcely
fair to particularize, but the drawings from
nature seem to merit special mention.
Amongst these some of the most prominent
near Carrollton Station, on the Western Nd.
Railroad, by Miss Gertrude Veasey, of POGO
moke City; game piece by Mr.. L. n. Wheal-
ton, Chincoteague, Va; sketch of Carrollton
Station, by Miss Anna NJ. Whaley, Plymouth,
N. c., and game pieces By Harvey P. Grow,
of Frederick, Nd, and Miss Lille Woodward,
of Westminster, Md. Several pretty pastels
are exhibited, one of violin, by Miss Grace
Herring, of Westminster, the picture having
the added charm of being an exact represen-
tation Of the violin owned by her father, DR..
j. w. Herring, aud two landscapes by Miss
Blanche Wilson, of Baltimore. Amongst the
crayon sketches, three heads from life of
little girl who has often gladdened the hearts
of the College girls with her baskets of nice
cakes, which she had for sale every week, are
the work of Misses Grace Herring, Gertrude
Veasey and Grace Phillips, of Laurel, Md.
Miss Helen Wimbrough, of Princess Anne,
also exhibited q pretty sketch of a rifle and
Miss Mamie Gait, of Westminster, exhibited
a pretty landscape. A collection of maps by
the Preparatory Department are worthy of
special mention, while in free hand drawings
that of Miss Mary Wright, of Hurlock; Miss
Laura Wheatley, Kensington, Montgomery
county; Miss Blanche Noble, Hurlock, and
Miss Josephine Sharrer, Westminster, and
Messrs Charles Kues, Baltimore; Edward
Goodwin, Fort Meade, South Dakota; Samuel
Melvin, Pocomoke City, and William Baker,
of Buckeystown, are specially to be CON-
mended.
A number of dainty bits of china were dis.
played on tables in the centre of the room.
A chocolate set by Miss Gertrude Veasey, of
Pocomoke; butter plates by Miss Clara Van
mort, Chestertown; bread plates, Misses Kate
Irwin, Boonsboro; Grace Phillips, Laurel,
Del, and Ethel Lewis, Parksley, Va; after
dinner coffee cups, Miss Blanche Wilson,
Baltimore; meat dishes, Miss Ella Y. Hob
litzell, Belair, and Anna B. Whaley, Ply
mouth, N. c.; and egg cups also by Miss
Whaley attracted much attention and admira-
ton. The exhibit was one Of the finest ever
displayed at the College, and several visitors
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