The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-06-20
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE.
33rd commemorative Entertainments
Large Gathering Of Friends, Patrons
And Former Students.

And Former Students.
One naturally associates commandments
with hot, early summer days, with hlmy gowns
and with the perpetual futter of moving fans.
But this commencement was a notable eXcep-
ton. The westher-man and the college au-
thorities evidently did not consult each other
about their plans, and Jupiter Pluvius kept
up = pretty steady practice for week
previous in order that he might furnish
a perfect specimen of rainy Sunday for the
Baccalaprate occasion. But each party aid
hered TO its program and it rained and the
college exercises went on. Naturally the
union of the congregations of the Methodist
| Protestant Methodist Episcopal, Lutheran
and Reformed churches with the College on
this occasion would give large congregation
in spite of adverse weather conditions.
BaecaIaurate Sermon.
Promptly at 10. 80 the students, followed by
the Seniors and then the Faculty, entered to
the stirring strains of "A Mighty Fortress is
Our God, y which they sang. Rev. g. S. Sla-
gle, of the Reformed Church. offered the
opening prayer. The Commandments were
read by Rev. James W. Reese and the re
sponses we're chsnted by the students Rev.
P. Il. Miller, Of Grace Lutheran Church, lead
in the reading of the Psalter. The anthem
| was a magnificent production, Hummel's
| Heavenly Father, sung by the Choral Society,
with Miss Duncan soloist. The Baccalau.
| reate sermon followed and was one of Presi-
dent Lewis most mastery efforts. The sub
| ject was the Reward of Good Life, founded
on the words For Theirs is the Kingdom OF
Heaven" he said in substance:
That the reward of those whose lives con
formed to and filed aud controlled by the Spirit i
| the blessedness OF the kingdom Of heaven. This
blessedness does not come to the man who IS only
poor in spirit or beeSnse he only moaT our, or )
| life. and no good man can ignore any Of them.
Goodness is not to be estimated in spots or put on
| in patches. The good man is good In every ele-
| ment of his nature
| Many desire successful life much more than
perfect life The who lives perfect life lives
life OF the spirit, develops qualities Of mind aud
heart in himself and may not add one dollar 10 his
| income. So this man should peet the blessings
Of the perfect life in spiritual terms Now, can
understand that this Is not the way TO make the
good life attractive This seems to resolve all sub
/ sonal Improvement which will only count in an
other world. For this reason il Is Necessary TO ad
that this be not real bleSsedueSs nay. the only
| real blessedness then there Is Il is Just a.
false for this world for any world 20 that the
olesSedness Of living comes from bat we get out
| Of it,"
Evening Choral Service.
| At O'Clock in the evening the College
| Choir sang in Baker Chapel, Rebekah, a 50.
| cred idyl, by Sir Joseph Baruby, During the
| year the music of the choir IS Que Of the most
/ attractive features of the Sunday evening ser
wees, and this recital Is given for the enjoy
| meut Of the visitors, and in order tina, as many
/ as possible may attend, no college students.
| except the singers, are present. 1t might
| have been gwen in Alumni Hall where all
! who desired could find accommodation. but
then IL Noald have lost the beautiful accom-
| psniment Of the organ. aud the appropriate
| setting Of the chapel. Visitors this year
| noted the addition Of stained glass windows
and a magnificent mural painting, adding
! greatly 10 the rich churchly effect Of an al
! ready besutful building. The reciiauves,
and airs we're sung By Mr. l.. B. Hall. Prin.
| eipal Of the Preparatory School, BY Miss Daa
can. of Elizabeth. n. j.. Misses Cochran aud
GarriSon, Of Baltimore. and Miss Tredusy. Of
Cambridge, Nd. The most pleasing nambers
we're the airs The Soft Southern Breeze
aud the duet, oh Flower Of the EsTsiaat
Lea" and the best work of the chorus ~as 10
the fuSas movement in the opening eYensone.
The service vas directed by Miss " Emma
Scho,i, and the organise. Mise AAy Brown.
OF the Faeaiy.
Y.M. And v. ". G. a. Sermon.
The preacher on this occasioa VS. Rev DR.
Jas. NJ Sehick. Of Grace Rrfortnei Church,
Washington, d. c. Naturally the tact % b-s
being President Roosevsl,s pastor added In
,srpst 10 the selection HIS text ~as "I- are
the Light Of The World. Mas; = Ia anI 81,
discourse was very interesting.
The choir Of the Westminster He,hoi,s,
Protestant Church. nader ihe leadership %
Miss Bessie Herr. led the Staging q the aymus,
and rendered anthems before and after rhe ser
mon.
Th< Preparatory sehsel.
The closing exercises e the Psspanaigy
School were held 1H The Friday eveniag pre-
A-s-..lu-~.4, Sws.Nav A .-ksss 90 fasr.
BOYS and ten Eirls ~-sr graduated Aad gwen
rernGrstrs Of ADMISSION 10 the Freshman Class
Of The College. The highest grade smous be
BOYS wzs made bg RaFair u. HsTsmsn. 81
Speed. W. Va, Aad The next highest - wi
han " SelimAn, Of Westminster. Nd The
highest grade among The girls ~Ns made By
Lillian May Nvlson. Of Baltimore, aud She
next highest by Edith Margaret N,lb, Of
WAshinEiou. d. {. Ms Mil. - The da=gh
ter Of Mr. John : Nils, formerly II Resgnia.
sier. Although giveg By The Youngest sa
dents coanecisd ~ilh the Collage the pr.
gram interested the aa3irHcs thoroughly taI
there vas ey~ry rvideuee Of hearty spPrrc5R.
ton Of the good grasaiuE the peFiaTalefs hal
evidently hAd. The program as
Chores ~Is~ Of spstax seAss- - 10
sciooa.
le~s Ratsfs fiasssf. NrjltaAa- NJ.
-tiabstsl Gsaho ans ths 02eiins' fs-Er.s
@Ess8QNA ~tsEefS HfaAFAs NgEI sfCaNa4a~. Nd
Oar Perweratn1 -cst UrfZiEA
ROzase nale Esrsslssu. sE~~a " Va
me Lsrsaa af = ceSl.sSp, l Aseagaas'ss
Iadizu sapeTztiIlans. osazisAI--
safa Ahn s.sIhags s,asih baitiUu-s ~
Piazza solo spring izwn. As5arkA tisFrsfr Elass
EiiIh Margaret Nils. NasninEtou. D Z
RieuGi H-1<a Bod
William Nsisoa srlia2su. EesJmin>,rr ~
Liliie Nay Sr,~so, Hs'tlusory NJ
Any's Installation. Aicas
carrie Hui Th0usas HoeErystoan Nj
The Question Of tas Hoar. uuginsi
Laws EiwArd PariaHz, NJ Airy ~
Awarding Certificates.
Athletic Kseats.
On Saturday afternoon the cnatrsl ~ track
and Geld events for class championship a..
iracied considerably AndirRcs Fh~ lir,i
eyeat vas a iO0-yaFd dash. Won by Treiuay.
'n5, with the second place going so Bra~H
'ld. The second event SAs male ran. YOU by
Stevens, o., Whiistord. o., beng s~o0RJ
The third eveat vas ID yard dash. rrrd.
way. 'O5. hrst; Wilson. 'o5. second. FoaTth
event ss0.yArd run. IredwAy. 05, hrsl.
Evans. ID. second. Fifth event, relay race
wOh BY 1905, Brown, Beall. Scott and Ste
veua, against class OF 1905, Wilson. HArkins.
Myers, TredWay. In the jumps. Tredway,
'O5, won the running high jump, and Wilson
O5 the seeord. Wilson, 05, won the running
broad jump, Adams. %, winning secoHd
place. In the 10 pound shot put Cooling,
'06. won first. and Henry 'O6. second place.
The class of 1906 inside total Of a. points
for the championship. against the class Of
1906, with 50 points. The individual cham
pionship vent 10 7. p. TredSAY. %. oi Cam
bridge, Md, with total Of "a points. and
the second place was won by Winfield A. vii
son, 'O5, of Washington. d. c., by = total Of
II points. Owing to the weather the track
was heavy aud the records were only moder.
ate.
On Tuesday Afternoons the Alumni defeated
the regular college team by score Of to 1
ia a game OF base bali.
Class Reunions, Etc.
From 80 10 D. m. the President house
aud grounds were lively with the hum Of stu.
dent voices. the President holding his re-
ception to Faculty students and visitors at
this time. Following this the President en-
tertained the Senior Glass at dinner aud the
other classes met TO have u la~t Publication
for the year refreshments Wrte served, and
at 10 o clock the cremation Of Virgil by the
Senior Glass WAS followed by fireworks.
Drawing and Painting Exhibit.
A very creditabls exhibition of work done
during the year in drawing and painting was
open TO all visitors during the commencement
days. The students of the Preparatory School
and the Freshman Glass receive regular in
struetions in freehand drawing as a part of
their course and in addition TO this students