The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-06-09
new windsor cOllege Commencement.

The BaccalaHreate sermon was delivered III
the PreSbyteri m church by Rev Henry
Branch ID. d., lilhcott City. The day wa
all that could be desired and the church was
literally packed both in the morning and
evening. Rev. James Fraser, Phi. D., OF
Sparrows Point, delivered the annual sermon
before the College Christian Association in
the evening.
Glass Day exercises were held in the col
lege hall Monday evening, and a large audi
ence was present. The program was reading
of minutes by the secretary, Harry Schwartz
Ecker; vocal solo, Benjamin Jones Morgan
class history. Charles Kyle Foutz; historian
biography, B. J. Morgan; class Grafton, b. b.
Backford; class prophecy, Annie Lee Ehlersi
prophets prophecy, Bailie Browns class poet,
Harry S. Ecker; piano solo, Annie L. Ehlers;
comforting diplomas, President B. B. Black
ford; class song, "a. The class supper was
given after the close of the exercises.
On Tuesday evening the annual soiree and
oratorical contest was held. The musical
program was participated in by Misses Laura
Harper, of Washington, d. c.; Jennie Mu-
sina, of Harrisburg, Pa; Maria D. Matz, Of
Reading. Pa; Annie l.. Ehlers, Of Hernwood,
Lillian Durbin, Sadie Jamison, Iona Harper.
Those who took part in the declarations and
oratons were: S. H. Koontz, Charles E.
Ecker, W. E. Smith, H. E. Steibeck, James
Wallace.
Rev. H. K. Walker, D. D., of Baltimore
delivered the lecture before the Literary So
cieties on Wednesday evening which was
greatly enjoyed.
The closing exercises were held on Thurs
day morning, Rev. T. j. Cross making the
opening prayer. The graduating class was as
follows;
Salutatory Grafton, "Poetry,n B. Brice
BIackford, of Washington, D. c.; honorary
essay, "0ur Springtime," Miss Annie h..
Ehlers, of .Hernweod; first Grafton, pitch
Your Tent in the Sunrise, y Charles r. Foutz,
of Westminster; prize essay, ''King Lear, !"
B. Brice Blackford; second Grafton, "Man' 5
Capacity for Work. Benjamin J. Morgan, of
Scranton, Pa; third Grafton. "Infuence Of
the Book Bailie Brown, of New York city;
valedictory Grafton, Advance" Harry s.
Ecker, of New Windsor Rev. Samuel Nc
Lanahan conferred the diplomas and the de.
gree of bachelor of arts upon the male mem
bers of the class, Miss Annie L. Ehers, the
female member, receiving the diploma and
the degree of bachelor of literature, Honor
airy degrees were conferred as follows:
Master of arts on Rev. G. j. Fercken, of
Palouse, Wash; doctor divnitatis I'd. d. on
Rev. Alexander Gilchrist, of Richmond, Ind
The successful competitors for the several
annual prizes awarded at the commencement
were as folAws: F. j. Devilbiss prize, a
gold medal for best essay among undergradu-
ates. Miss Sadie johnson. of Aberdeen; l..
H. Dielman, PHI. g., prize, gold medal, for
greatest improvement in English grammer,
William Grant, of Granite; J. A. Burlington,
NJ. D., prize, gold medal, for best paper on
physiology. anatomy and hygiene, W. Everett
Smith, of Philadelphia; Hon. P. j. Bennett
prize, gold medal, for greatest improvement
in arithmetic, Clyde r. Meredith, of Spar
rows Point; Miss Jelly's prize, gold pin, for
greatest improvementin spelling, Miss Urania
d. Ulatz, of Reading, Pa; Presidents prize,
a gold pencil. for the best orator, W. Everett
Smith, of Philadelphia; Presidents prize, a
gold pencil, for best Grafton, James NJ. Wal
lace, of Philadelphia; Faculty prize, for best
essay on King Lear, B. Brice Blackboard;
Trustees prize, twenty-five dollars in gold,
for best scholarship and department for four
years, Harry S. Ecker, of New Windsor.
The commencement program was inter
spersed with excellent music, and the exer-
eises were concluded with the benediction.