Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-06-19
SHEPHERD COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.

Another school year has reached
its close, and Shepherd College is send
ing from her classic walls three sons
and seven daughters. Commencement
week, always one of the brightest IN
the whole year, was opened last Fri
day evening, June Is, by the Bow
man Recitation Contest. Some
months ago Mr.. Stuart F. Bowman.
former regent and firm friend OF
our school, offered handsome set of
Shakespeare works, the Hudson edl-
ton, to be contested for at commence
ment time. Six girls and two boys
entered the lists. All acquitted them
selves well. The judges, Miss Krall,
of Kee Mar College, Miss Lindsay, of
Martinsburg, and Mr.. Joyce, of Luray,
awarded the prize to Miss Bess But
Ter, 'O2. Miss Louise Anna Snyder,
with the selection "Bobbie Shaftoe,
and Mr.. John Link, in How the La
Rue Stakes Were Lost, seemed to
divide the honors Of second place IN
the minds of the audience. Miss But
ler's selection, belle Creole, was
the more interesting to our students
and friends, from the fact that its au.
thor is G. B. Miller, one Of our own
graduates of go.
The music for the evening was ex-
cellent. The contestants not mentioned
heretofore were Misses Ethel Augir,
Edna Reese, Lillian Knott, Sada SnY-
der, and Mr.. John May. The audi
ence were interested and attentive
throughout the whole program, which
was as follows:
Shepherd College Orchestra
l. Reading-'The Boat Race"
q Reading-"Massacre of Zoroaster."
g. Reading-"Diamond Cut Diamond"
MUSIC. =
Piano Solo-"Evening Star" Tannhauser'
Miss Almra Marten.
l. KeaQing-'1fnCe ETC OnIlst NlsIus
s. Read ng-"How the La Rue Stakes Were Lost"
g. Read ing-"Bobbie Shaftoe"
MUSIC.
Contralto Solo--"In Questa Tomba." Beethoven.
T. Reading-"Belle Creole"
g. Re ading-"The Victor of AIarengo."
MUSIC
Soprano Solo-"Serenata" Tosti.
Miss NJ. Lutte Astadt
Much of the interest of commence.
ment week centres in the contest be-
tween the two literary societies. This
contest was no exception. Last year,
of the 100 points, 40 going with the
debate, 80 with the grafton, 20 with
the second year and 10 with the first
year defamation, the Parthenians won
80 points, the first year defamation
alone going to the c. L. S. Saturday
evening conditions were exactly re-
versed; 90 points were won by Cice-
romans, 10 by Parthenians. The Par
thenians are comforted, however, by
the fact that the beautiful banner, Of
fered last year by Prof. Kimler as an
additional incentive to the first year
declaimer, goes with their 10 points,
and that, even though their share of
the victory be small, they have some
thing material to show for it,.
The manuscript Of the written pro-
auctions was judged by Hon. G. M,
Beltzhoover, Rev. w. R. Stehl and
Rev. H. Max Lentz; the delivery of
the entire contest, by Mr.. Westenha-
yer, of Martinsburg, Mr.. Buzzerd, of
Berkeley Springs, and Rev. j. E. Guy,
Of Shepherdstown.
The successful debaters were Carroll
Engle and NJ. K. Rightstine, G. L. S.,
opposed to Walter Mcdonald and
Frank Carrot, P. L. S.; the winning
orator, Almira Marten,C. L. S., against
Edgar Halleck, P. L. S.; I'd year de-
claimer, Louise Anna Snyder, G. L. S.,
against Sada Snyder, P. L. S., and
lst year declaimer, Lester Miller, P.
L. s., against Margaret Winning, G.
L. S. Both orations and debate were
warmly contested, and the victors had
little margin.
The music, excellent in quality, was
furnished by the Mandolin and Gui-
tar Club, Ladies Quartet and Shep-
herd College Orchestra, with contralto
and soprano solos by Misses Augir and
Allstadt.
A large and appreciative audience
enjoyed the exercises. When the de-
cision was announced, the old hall
rang with the cheers of the victorious
society-some of whose members have
since been too hoarse to sing. The
program was as follows:
MUSIC.
Mandolin and Guitar Club
DEBATE.