The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-06-18
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE.
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration =
Week of Splendid Entertainments.
Reported for the Democratic Advocated

| Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration -
Week of Splendid Entertainments.
Reported for the Democratic Advocated
From the present Commencement, Western
Maryland looks back upon a quarter of
century. The splendid entertainments of the
past week tittingly crown the labors OF these
twenty FIVE years.
Closing Exercises of Levine Hall school.
A pleasant introduction to the more pre-
tentious celebrations to follow, was the clos
ing exercises of the Primary Department,
which took place June Sd. This school, for
very young children, under the supervision OF
| Miss Lottie OWNS, has continued to grow IN
popularity and rivals any department OF the
| College in the estimation of many of the
| townspeople, its patronage coming exclusive
| Iy from them. And there is no more IN
| terested audience assemblies in Smith Hall
than that made up of happy fathers and
mothers who greet the very enthusiastic little
people at their first appearance on the stage
A program of music, Rotations and calls
themes was well carried out The little song.
dance, My Darling Baby, from the opera
wang" and the exercise with musical
dumb bells, merited and received most hearty
applause. Miss Owings is assisted IN her
work by Mrs Liggett, of the Vocal Music
Department.; Miss Rinehart, of the Art De
partment, and Miss Smith, in Calisthemcs,
and every endeayor is made to make this IN
every way "A successful and delightful school.
SUNDAY.
After the large audience, made up of four
congregations from town, had assembled in
Smith Hall, the school entered, accompanied
by the graduates, the faculty and a company
of ministers, and the established order OF
baccalaureate service was begun. 1t was as
follows:
Gloria i'm Excelsis By the School
Hymn-Onward Christian sOldiersRev. c. $. slagle
The Lords ~ u; L. nsiS ~
Scripture Lesson. J. 1. ward D. y
The Apostles Creed. PRESIDENT Lewis
The Commandments, Responses by school :; ;;;;;.:
Anthern-'Praise Ye the Lord College Choir
PRAYER .................-Rev. A. D. Melvin
Haiieujah Chorus Handles Messiah
Benediction.
President Lewis chose for his text, Exodus
| MI, 80, latter part: And there was great
cry in Egypt; for there was not house where
there was not one dead" And the theme of
his powerful and stirring discourse was, 1.-The
| cry of modern Macedonia" Filled with
the inspirations of his recent visit to Japan,
China and India, DR.. Lewis made an eloquent
appeal to the people of this enlightened
civilization to help their less fortunate brothers
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life hereafter, but to save them now, that this
present life might be lifted from its terrible
DEGRADATION and unspeakable defilement into
the light and blessings of Christianity:
Ats D. M, in the evening, Rev. William
| f. Parsons, u Lutheran minister of Washing
ton, ID. c., preached to the Y. Nj. and I W.
| C. A., at st. Pauls Reformed Church. His
text was, "How can these things be" as
| found in John III, g., from which he dis
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very fitting address for the occasion, full OF
suggestiveness, and interesting not only for
the hour but to reflect upon.
Monday.
At9 d. M, on this day the doors of the
Library were thrown open for the inspection
of the work done in the Art Department
during the year, which had been tastefully
| arranged upon the walls and about the room.
| The reporter, who was kindly permitted to
| take a peep at the exhibition before 1t was
omen to the gaze of the multitude, was struck
first of all by the great number OF oil paint,
ings and on making count there were found
| to be as many of them as all other kinds put
together They covered entirely the two end
walls of the room, where the light fell best
upon them. There was a wide range OF sub.
| iects, and Of course few duplicates OF
studies. Necessarily in looking over such
! collection one must often meet with familiar
| scenes We are quite sure to see the noun
tain torrent plunging down its rocky courses
the mountain. boardered lake, illumined with
sun set tints; the breaking waves on the rock
bound coast; the quiet woodland gladei the
| moonlight mill scene, and the winter land
| scapes But it is interesting to notice how
| the enthusiastic amateurs carry out their
ideas, producing in many cases very excel
lent effects. All the sixty.odd oil pictures
were very handsomely framed in gilt, which
added greatly to the finish and general effect
| of the collection. The one side of the library
not filed with book shelves was hung with a
varied assortment of crayons, charcoal,
sepia, pastels and water colors-a very at
tractiye array. In crayon and charcoal,
were found mostly heads of standard studies;
in water colors, boats on the pillows, and
flowers from nature; in pastels the pretty
| landscape scenes that make such rich and
effective pictures.
Miss Olivia Rinehart, at the head of the
Art Department, has full cause TO be gratified
at the work of her school for this year. 1t
has been busy year for her as this depart
ment becomes annually more popular The
class now numbers about thirty in the courses
of drawing and painting. The whole Fresh
men class of the College receive instruction
in object drawing. The Preparatory classes
in map work and designing and the Primary
school in lines and figures
We cannot pretend to particularize to any
great great extent. So while all show good
work and conscientious eudeavor, we can only
mention few of what we consider particular
excellence.
In charcoal and crayon in still life, Grace
Rinehart has a study of violin, books and
drapery. Ada Smith and Bessie Anderson
each japanese arrangement OF fan, tea pot,
&C.; Miriam Lewis lions head, and Floyd
Smith and Cd. McKeever, ofW. Va, several
good pieces.
In water colors, Lille Woodward fishing
outfit and dogs head, Helen Wimbrough' 6
violin and books, Blanche Wilson tulip and
flags are all excellent studies from nature.
Grace Herring, Pauline Barnes and Lillian
Erb have also several good pieces.
In charcoal and crayon, l.. Wheaton, Nan
ME Sparks, Helen Wimbrough, Blanche Will
son and Glare Yannort have each several
pieces from copies. 0fthese most noticeable
is a beautiful picture of child with lap full
of flowers by Clare Vannort. 1t is one of the
most pleasing pictures in the room. Sepia is
represented in work by Misses Barnes, Yea
sew and Wimbrough. In pastel, Misses Elliott,
Sparks, Ethel Lewis, Gait and Veasey, show
several good landscapes. Miss Blanche Will
son has a study from life of girls head, and
Miss Phillips n very beautiful arrangement OF
oranges, some whole, some partly peeled, on
a polished table, which reflects their rich
colors.
The pieces in oil are very numerous and
MANY Of them of much excellence. We will
only mention few: Forsaken, by Louis
Wheaton; an Italianbo, boy, Miss Veasey, ap.
pies and overturned basket by each Misses Gait
and Phillips, cows, milkmaid and dog, by Mr..
Grow, moonlight scene by Miss Post, flowers
by Miss Earhart. These all attracted much
pleasing comment.
There were also fine work by Misses Lem
on, Herring, Vannort, Dale, Hoffman, Wilson,
Sparks, Gait, Woodward, Erb and Ethel Lewis.
The china painting is very beautiful, so