Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-03-28
MARYLAND Day.

towns.
Assembly Hall was beautifully deco.
rated with the national colors and the
orange and black of Maryland, and long
before the appointed hour it was filled to
its utmost capacity.
Promptly at 2is p. III. Principal Muir
daugh entered with the speakers and
other distinguished guests and escorted
them to the rostrum. At their entrance
the entire student body arose and re-
manned standing until The guests were
seated. Upon the platform were State
Senator David j. Lewis; Hon. Clayton
Purnell, member of the State Board of
Education; F. G. Beall c. w. Donnelly,
A. c. Wilson, P. O'ROurke, DR.. J. NJ.
Price and l.. ID. Rohrer-the four last
representing the County School Board,
and members of the Faculty.
After piano and clarionet duet by
Messrs. Nickel and Schaub-two stu
dents, Principal Murdaugh read the
resolutions of the State Board of Edu.
cation recommending that the 25th of
March, the birthday of Maryland, be
celebrated annually by such exercises us
tend to increase interest in State history
and to cultivate patriotic sentiment and
feeling.
Miss Baker, member of the Faculty,
gave a delightful recitation of Il patriotic
poem entitled MANY III One"
The special features of the program
were addresses by Hon. Clayton Purnell
and Senator Lewis.
Mr.. Purnell declared that the honor
Of appearing upon the program was
not of his seeking, but rather thrust
upon him by the Jealous principal, but
if this was said in apology he soon con.
WINGED the audience that it was I'M
necessary, for he showed himself more
than equal to the occasion. Briefly, Mr..
Purnell spoke of the purpose of the State
Board in recommending the observance
of this day; that it was not their inten-
ton to make it Il holiday, but a working
day-a day of sprriM work in the his
tory of our State. He called attention
to the fact that Marylanders, past and
present, had not emulated the example
of the sons of New England, who lose no
opportunity to sing the praises of their
Pilgrim Fathers. In the suggested com.
pariSon between these New Eng
land Pilgrims and the founders of Mary
land it was plain that Mr.. Purnell shared
the sentiments of our representative at
the court of st. James, Mr.. Choate, of
whom he told the following incident:
At IA dinner given by the New England
Society of New York Mr.. Choatc was called
upon for speech. After dwelling at length
upon the trials and hardShips So courage
ously endured by the Pilgrim Fathers Mr.
Choatc declared that the wives and mothers
of those early Pilgrims had IL courage even
more deserving of honor. for they had to
undergo not only the same trials and hard
ships that the Pilgrims suffered but. in adj
dition. they were compelled to endure the
Pilgrims themselves.
Mr.. Purnell concluded by expressing
his appreciation of the efforts of the
Faculty to make this an inspiring
occasion.
Next fourteen students gave brief bits
Of the early history of Maryland, after
which two small pupils from the model
school sang II duet-"A Thousand Years
My Maryland"
Senator Lewis was introduced and for
more than half an hour he held the at
tention of the audience while he re-
viewed i'll most interesting manner the
numerous claims of Maryland to prom
inent place i'll the history of the United
States. He showed how she had from
Revolutionary times till now ever eX-
hibited steadfast belief in the prin-
ciple of Self-gOvernment and religious
freedom : that she alone among all the
colonies of the New World had bestowed
upon others that boon of religious liber-
ty which she had sought for herself
He spoke of the unfaltering patriotism
of Maryland III the dark days of 81 :;
by reason Of her geographical situation
her sympathies were largely with the
South, but when the choice had to b.
made she elected to stand by the flag
for which SO many Of her soils had
fought, bled, and died.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Lewis
had said-'I am not native of Mary
land but most reverent and affection
ate adopted son." and at the conclusion
of his speech there could be but one
opinion, and that was that he had album
dainty repaid the kindness of his foster
mother by giving to her service, both
public and private, great intellectual
power, loyal faith and patriotic service.
The song, Maryland, My Maryland, -
closed the program, though many
fingered to examine the exhibits of the
classes in drawing and manual training.
Curiew.
The JOURNAL is not partisan of the
curfew ordinance-this partly because it
is not sure of the final efficiency of statu-
tory morality.
There is such thing as creating by
law Il taste, and stimulating by law "A
yearning for forbidden fruit"