Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-14
Graduation Exercises at the Mary
land Agricultural College.
PROMOTIONS IN THE COMPANIES
The Exercises Close With a Hand
some Ball.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT

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cultural College were held in the chapel of
that institution at 2:3O pm. yesterday. The
walls were tastefully decorated with the
college colors and American flags and the
Naval Academy Band of Annapolis dis
pensed delightful music during the intermis-
sions in the program. Capt R.W. Sylvester
president of the college, delivered elo-
quent address to the graduating class
The graduates were as follows: Franklin
Byers Bomberger, Washington county, Mo;
Hezekiah Best, Anne Arundel county, Md. !;
Arthur Sidney Brown. Washington. ID. G.;
| Charles William Cairnes, Hartford county,
Md; Howard Morton Dent Charles county,
! Md; Thomas Edward Foran Cecil county,
Md: Sothoron Key, St Mary's county No
Richard Ridgley Pue, Howard county, Nd ;
Mervin Tubman Sudler. Somerset county,
Md; Clay Holloway Weimer. Allegheny
| county, Md.
Addresses and Prizes.
| Mr.. Sudler, who was to have read an es-
say on the Practical Uses of ORTHODOXY,
was unable to be present, having been call
| ed to West Point to undergo an examina-
ton. Mr. Sothoron Key delivered an ora
/ ton Government Paternalism, MI
/ Foran read essay on Preparation Tor
Citizenship" and Mr.. BomDerSer made the
valedictory address. Capt. Sylvester pre-
/ sented the diplomas and awarded the medals
| and prizes, in the absence of Governor
! Brown. who was to have performed that
! duty. The gold medal to the student stand
, ing highest IN the senior class was awarded
| to MIR. f. b. Bomberger and the gold medal
! for the best paper on Agricultural Topics
! was given 10 Mr.. Laughlin. Mr.. j. H.
| Mitchell received a prize consisting of a set
/ of books for the highest standing in the
| preparatory department, and Mr.. a. s. Gill
| received a similar prize for English compo-
! sition.
! A kodak camera, by tie Cummins Photo
Stock Company of Baltimore, for excellence
! in chemical physics, and an electrotype of
! the Declaration of Independence, by the
/ American Typefounders and Electrotyping
/ Company of Baltimore. framed by Frizzell,
| for excellence in electrotyping, We're given
| to Thos. E. Foran. A. s Brown received
! the gold-lined silver goblet for proficiency
| in eectroplating. The degree of bachelor
CT science was conferred upon all the gradu-
| ates
The following promotions Were announced
| for next season: To be major, II. c. Jones;
to be captains-cornpany A. NJ. McCandlish:
! Barnes Compton, jr.; TO be adjutant, Crap
/ ster; TO be quartermaster Claget: to be
! first lieutenants company A. Mcdonald;
company Il, Graham: battery. Edelin,; TO be
second lieutenants. company A Timmanes;
! company b. Harding. TO be chief musician,
/ Sliger; TO be third lieutenants. company A,
| Wilson; company b. Bannon: TO be SER
Geant major, Harrison; 10 be color sergeant,
| Mullikin.
A meeting of the Alumni Association was
| held at 5:3o d. m with President NJ. c.
Hazen in the chair. After the transaction
of routine business the following officers
| were elected for the ensuing year: X. b. b.
! Chew, jr., of Prince Georges county. presi-
dent j. II. Stonestreet of Montgomery
| county, vice president; II. G. sherman of
| College Park, secretary; j. Il. Latimer of
| Calvert county, treasurer; executive COM
! mittee-A. c. Tolson of Baltimore. chair
| man. DR.. l. A. Griffith of Prince Georges
! county. John Il. Gray of Calvert county.
The alumni was afterward entertained at
a banquet by Capt Sylvester.
| An exhibition drill was given on the cam
pus at 80 o'clock by two companies of
: infantry and a battery of artillery under
! the direction of Lieut. John S. Grissard, L.
S.A., commandant OF cadets The officers
| of the battalion We're s. Key, major: COM
pany A, Capt. Bomberger. Lieuts. Wiener
| Dent, Lieuts. Sudler and Brown; light ar
! tillery, Capt. Pue. A salute of twenty guns
! was fired by the artillery.
.... The Ball.
| The commencement was auspciously
brought to a close last evening with a grand
! ball. under the hospitable eye of the cadets
When. at 9:,o, the United States Naval
| Academy band pealed forth the strains of
their new waltz. composed in honor of the
| cadets the scene was a grand and p.ctur-
esque one. The ball room. which extends
along the entire east front of the building.
| was handsomely and deliberately adorned
! with streamers of red white and blue and
! also win the state colors, orange and
! black. The gorgeous costumes OF the ladies
We're beauttied by the intersperson of the
military uniforms of the cadets Outside
| on the spacious lawns and campus hundreds
of small Chinese lanterns We're strung.
! The accommodations for getting the
guests to and from the college were ex-
celleat. ard the reception committo, de-
serve great deal Of praise for the
success Of the occasion. The eoor cornmit-
! tee of which Mr.. Sothoron Key major of
! the battalion of cadets. was Chairman
cd al rt,a I.
on the floor. while Chairman Rolling de-
serves much credit for the manner in which
| he handled the crowd in the dining rooms
Some of the many guests present were Airs
Senator Stewart and daughters. State Sen
ator Bennett and daughters CT Carroll
county, the Misses Coffin of Muir,irk
! daughters of ex-State Senator Coffin: Mr..
ana Mrs. John O. Johnson, Misses Johnson
and Edward Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. w G.
Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. II. Brinkiey, sir.
and Mrs. II. Il. Mcdonald. Miss Jessie Mes
bit. Miss Hutchinson, Miss Brinkley and
Mr.. Joseph Nesbit of College Park the
Misses Grey, \. p. German. jr.. Stephen
ard VIII. Gambrill. sam. Gray of Laurel.
Md; the Misses Poole OF Poolesville. Nd:
of Greonrilse. Md: Miss Supple. Norfolk:
I Miss Diversified, Miss Wilson of Anne
Arundel county, Nd; the Misses Calvert,
Miss Hambletcn. Easton, Md; the Misses
Griffith. the Misses Acker Carr. Kear-
ley. Tisc, Geib. Long, Mr.. ana Mrs
Campbell, Mrs Arthur Carr. Messrs. Carr
Holden and Smith OF Hyattsyilc. Miss Kim
berry, Miss Davis, Miss Katherine Combs
Bessie Hickey, kcech. Sylvester Blaine
Brooke, Griffin, Smith. Manning. Carlisle
Dorsey. Prof. and Mrs. Hird, Miss Gal
liant. Miss kinsolving. Mrs. Sawyer Lieut.
and Mrs. Jno. :. Grisard. L. :. "a; Miss
May Brown, Miss Campbell Of Philadelphia
Miss Brightwell. Miss Bealc. Miss Spades
br. and Mrs. diversified. Miss kerns Ella
ana Elizabeth Forbes of Woodvie. Md. Mr.
ana Mrs +. g. Hay, Miss DOM. Julia lay,
blanche Irving, Annie Irving. Daisy Sypner.
Lillian Simpson. Mrs. simpson. Messrs.
James. Conrad Hazen. Niles. Ormc, Miss
Williams. Miss bland. Peaneua OF NASH
in%ton, ID. G.: Prof Stricller, Mr.. and Mrs.
y. 4. Berry, Mes;rs. Skinner ana owens
Misses Morgan, Miss DuTy, Miss Clark OF
E,licOtt city, Miss Ford, Miss Smith. Miss
Spence" Miss CaGle Miss Benson. Jack
Brooks. Arthur Peter, Mr. and Mrs Free
man, Prof. Harrison. Misses Sergeant. Bis
ctof. Harrison, MesSrs. harris Eooters
Harding. Fuller. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bar
rows, Miss Nalbridge, Mr.. ana Mrs. tcN-
we'll ard Gilbert FoXwel and a host OF
others
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