The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-19
COMMENCEMENT DAY.

Promptly ut $50 the school and faculty
marched up the aisles of the auditorium keep
ing time with the pro essional which they were
singing, A Mighty Fortress is our God. The
slow movement, the excellent department
aud the pr cison which marked the whole
procedure made the sight Il very impressive
one. When all were Scate: Rev. 5. y. South
erIand. ID. d., opened the exercises with
prayer This was followed by the saIutatory
essay read by Miss Sadie Lee Coos Snyder of
Mount View. Md, and the Salutatory Grafton
by Mr.. Herbert Hays Murphy, Of Frederick,
Nd. Miss Snyder'S subject was "Persever-
ance, the Requisite ofSuccess. Mr.. Murphy
spoke of ''Luck Eureka.
The next number on the program was 4
piano quartete. Seguidilla, Spanish DanSe,
played by Miss Ogden and Mr.. Van Ieer on
the first piano, accompanied by Misses Whcal-
ton and Bacchus on second instrument.
The first Grafton (scientifc) subject. The
Divine Idea in Chemistry, was delivered by
Mr. Arthur Grandson Woodheld, of Nanas
guam. n. j., and was followed by The first
essay Scientific read by Miss Emma May
Bowen. of Bowcns, Nd, whose subject was
''IeitgeiSt.
Mr.. Willis Archer Burgoon, representing
the classical department, delivered the second
Grafton, the theme of wIichwaS' Greek Mythol-
ugy and It's Influence on Modern Thought
The second essay, also classical, was given 10
Miss Eva May Davis, Of fredericksburg, Nd.
who chose rs her subject The Personality of
Man" These were followed by "A solo and
chorus. entitled, The MiIler's Nooing.
sung by Prot. \. ). Crockett and the choral
society. Prof. Crockett, as usual. won high
commentator from his hearers.
OF the other papers prepared by the eradu-
ates. except the vaedicories, only the fourth
Grafton aud fourth essay were delivered, the
former by Mr.. Charles Edward Forlines, Of
Osceula n. c.. whose theme was The I'M
potence of Truth Apart from Life, and the
latter by Miss Carrie Agnes Stone, of Mt
Pleasant, Md, who had written of war, an
Element of Progress.
Perhaps the finest musical number on the
program was the piano sole which followed
Miss Stones essay. 1t was Weber's "lnvita
ton a la DanSe' and was played by Mr. Ben
son. accompanied OR Il second piano by Miss
Mary Eugenia Lewis. Mr.. Benson won enthu
sastic applause by his fine expression and
wonderful technique.
The honor roll, long one. was next read
and the gold medals awarded TO the leaders
of the Junior. Sophomore and Freshmen
classes, to the winners of the Evolutionary
contests and to the students who had done
the best work during the year in vocal music,
in instrumental music and in special elocution
The Te Deum was sung in an impressive
manner by the choral society and the students
The valedictory essay on consciousness
and Courtesy in Criticism by Miss Mary
Hood Baxley, of Florence, Nd, and the vale
dictory Grafton by Mr.. Leon Scott Hurley, of
Seaford. Delaware, whose subject was ''Scie-
ence Versus Poetry were both scholarly,
we'll written papers, highly creditable to their
authors
After the beDediction had been pronounced
the school adjourned and the record of the
year 90 97 was finished.