Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE EXERCISES.
Graduation Exercises at Annapolis To-
day-other Notes.
OF The Star.

Spec. Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. June q. 1896.
The one hundred and seventeenth annual
commencement of ST. Johns College was
held Wednesday in Mcdowell Hall. The
following are the graduates: Bachelor OF
arts first honor. Clarence A. Mcbride, Mid
dletown, Md: second honor. Arthur w.
Harris Glyndon, Md: BENJAMIN Duvali
Chambers. Brunswick. Md; Cullom Fl. Fer
rell, Washington. d. c.; John Howard Fox.
Perry Hail. Md: Harrison Rodgers Gore.
Upper Marlboro: Samuel Roland Hopkins,
Darlington Md; ]. H Caulk Kemp, jr.,
Trappe. Md; Marcel Keith Neville, Doug
las Arizona; Joseph Rapsome Pennell, An
napolis Md; Merritt Gale Rasin. Meiilota,
Nd; Armine Hays Smith, Cumberland, Nd,
Duncan Cameron Walton, Annapolis, Nd;
John w. Ii. Willing. Nanticoke, Nd
bachelor of science-Bernard Moss Carter,
Annapolis, Md; Arthur Bank Cecil. Millers-
VILE Nd; John Martin Green, Annapolis,
Md; John Vincent Jamison. Jr.. Hagers-
town, Md; Henry Lynnwood Rutland, West
port, Conn: John Abel Tarbert, Glencoe,
Md.
The address to the graduating class was
delivered by DIR. John C. Hemmeter OF the
University of Maryland, Baltimore.
The salutatory address was delivered by
A. W. Harris of Glyndon. Md, and the
prize Grafton by ]. II. Fox of Perry Hall.
Baltimore county. The prize for this is 30,
and is awarded by the Baltimore branch OF
the alumni association. DIR. James d. lgle-
hart of Baltimore made the presentation.
Mr.. Clarence A. Mcbride of Middletown,
Md, delivered the yaledictory.
The degree of master of arts was con-
ferred upon Amos w. Woodcock, b. A.
1903, Salisbury. Nd; Thomas Spencer
Crane. B. A.. 1902. California, Md; George
Richard Roberts, b. A. 1901. Baltimore, Md.
The honorary degree of master Of arts
was conferred upon Mr.. Allen 5. Hill or
Baltimore. and the honorary degree of doc
for of divinity upOn Rev, Arthur Chiffon
Powell OF Baltimore.
The degree of doctor of laws was con-
ferred upon Rear Admiral Willard H.
Brownson U. S. N, superintendent of the
Naval Academy, Annapolis. Ri. Rev Jam,;
H. Darlington. p. A., Phi. D., d. D., of
Harrisburg. Pa, and Prof John Z. Hem
meter NJ. D.. Phi. D., of Baltimore.
The prize medal offered by the Baltimore
branch of the St. Johns Alumni Association
for the best all-around college man of the
graduating class was awarded TO John V.
Jamison jr. of Hagerstown.
The prize of $50. awarded for excellence
in physics by the association for promoting
interests of schools and colleges. was
awarded to Duncan c.. Walton of Annapolis,
son of Surgeon 7. c. Walton, L. S. n.
The medal for oratory to members Of
the junior class, offered by President Fell
of the college, was awarded to Edward t.
Clark of Ellicott City, and the presidents
prize for biblical study was awarded to
Walter Williams of Poolesville, Nd.
This afternoon Mrs. Fell. wife of the
president, gave a reception to the visiting
alumni on College Green, under the old lib
erty poplar, made historic from the fact
that treaty of peace between the colonists
and Susquehannocks was signed under this
tree early in the seventeenth century. Mrs
Fell was assisted in receiving by the wives
of members of the faculty.
Tonight the annual reunion of St. Johns
alumni will be held. followed by the an
nual banquet, at which +. Eugene Hath IN.
ESQ.,, will be POSTMASTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson King We're sud-
denly called to Bethlehem, Pa, on Monday
by a serious accident to their son. who is q
student of Lehigh. The boy was run ever
by a train and had his leg badly crushed.
1t is thought amputation viii be necessary.
The class of 1906 gave farewell ball 'ast
of 1905. Mrs. Fell. wife of the president Of
the college received with the president of
the class. '06.
John Johnson, the ten-year-old son OF
Prof. Johnson, head of the department of
English of ST. Johns College, was playing
and jumped on pile of lumber running a
nail into his foot Complications developed
and anti-toxin was given.
Mental eXaminat ions at the Naval Acad-
envy began this morning, at which practical
ly 235 candidates reported. The examina-
tons will continue during the week.
Luther Welch. the Kansas. City boy who IS
for his examination. He is the boy who
was under height. but has made use Of a
stretching machine to add a few inches to
his stature. He will take his mental exami-
nations this week. and his physical next
week. 1t is thought he has applied the ma
chine with good results. and may measure
up to the required standard.