Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-14
HYATTsvILLE AND VICINITY.
Commencement Exercises at the Maryland
Agricultural College-Other Items.

commencement Exercises at the Maryland
Agricultural College-Other Items.
Correspondence of The Evening sta-
HYATTsvILLs, Nd. June H. 1898.
Commencement exercises were opened at the
Maryland Agricultural College last Sunday
afternoon with baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class by Rev. Father Russell, pastor
of st. Jerome's Catholic Church Of this village.
The chapel was crowded with attentive listeners,
and excellent music was rendered by the choir
of St. Jerome's Church, under the leadership
Of Mr.. Geo. T.. Riley.
Yesterday was observed as 'class day." the
exercises beginning a: 1890 am. and the
program being as follows:
Music-March, Miss Lelim Scott. During
march junior class entered. led by their hctor,
Mr.. III. 4. Weimar. who bore the fasces Of his
office. The juniors received the seniors upon
the stage. Seniors were led by Mr.. H. C. Sher-
man. ietor. with his fasces, who was followed
by the senior armor bearers, Messrs. G.. Y.
Graft and Charles Alvey, bearing the college
shield and ornamented with the Maryland coat
of arms, with the streamers of the class Of SO.
Lictor H. c. Sherman announced the object OF
the coming of the seniors and introduced Mr..
J. W. Lawson, who presented the shield to the
Junior class in a very impressive address. The
shield was then handed over to the junior
armor bearers, Yessrs. c. e. Ausherman and
II. Best, when Miss Johnson of College Park
gave n very sweet solo upon the piano. Mr..
7. b. Bomberger, junior orator, accepted the
shield Tor his class IN an eloquent response, and
then the classes. led by the juniors, made their
exit in n march OF triumph. While the classes
were out Miss Leila Scott and Prof. Stricken
entertained the audience with an instrumen tai
duet The classes thon returned with long
corn-cob pipes and smoked together the ''pipe
of peace, after which the two classes sang
"Auld Lang Syne," followed by the Doxoiogy
by the seniors, who then retired.
The junior hctor then announced the follow
Ing officers as elected by the class Of "a: Ii. NJ
Chisvel. president; G. ". Cairnes vice presi-
dent; 1. E Swan, secretary and treasurer; II.
NJ Dent. sergeant-at-arms. They were accord
ingly installed.
Resolutions of thanks to the class Of '93 were
then read and after they had been discussed in
most able way BY Mr.. b. NJ Chiswell were
unanimously adopted. The class then ad-
tourned and the exercises of class day were at an
end
An interesting target match took place in the
afternoon, under the direction of Lieut.. Giles
sard, U. 5. A, who offered a prize of a gold
medal to the successful marksman. The ranges
were 90. 2O0 and $50 yards. the positions being
standing. sitting and lying down. The prize
was contested for by q picked team Of ten of
the best shots, who were IS follows: Jones,
Bond. Roberts, W. Mcdonnell, Sigar; De Wool,
Best, Carnes, Amsterdam and Mitchell The
Ausherman. Roberts, Mcdonnell and Bond,
which will be shot off this morning.
At - O'Clock that evening public meeting Of
the Mercer Literary Society was held.
Al o'clock today the regular commence
ment exercises will begin and at o'clock this
evening the annual hall will be given.
The Hyattsyille Building Association met last
night ut Mechanics Hall and transacted routine
business Mr.. l.. ID. Wine has resigned as
treasurer of this association and Mr.. X. T..
White has been elected IN his place.
Several dogs and chickens have been recently
poisoned by unknown parties in this village and
there Is considerable indignation among the
owners of the fowls and animals.
While VIM. Beckett was hitching a colt to a
buggy in Bladensburg q few days ago for the
purpose of exercising the animal il became I'M
manageable and dashed off with the vehicle.
Beckett jumped into the buggy and endeayored
To hold the colt, but was pitched over a high
fence and badly injured about the spine, side
and back The buggy was smashed to pieces
and the frightened colt ran to Hyattsville, where
1t was caught by VIM. Casey.
Miss Katie Fitzpatrick Of Washington is visit
ing the Misses Tricou Of this place