Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-06-22

raising tie standard of st. John than
any other president who ever oceapi, d
the chail He said the idea of having
the medical. law and dental depart.
ments in Baltimore and the aoademi-
cal in Annapolis was a good one that
IL Is no advantage 20 "A man 20 spend
four years IN an academieal school
and fonr, five or six in professional
one before getting started in life, in
fact that it made him old before he
began Let him graduate from an aca-
demieal school and finish his profes.
sional course also in six years, as the
plan is, and he gains two years in life.
which means a great deal in this day
and generation. And now, he said,
to look at the practical side of it. how
il is TO be accomplished. The accom>
plishment must be done right hele in
Annapolis. All THESE men are going
TO help send members TO the legisla.
ture. and we want men who will pass
law and make new charters by which
st Johns aud the University OF
Maryland may be amalgamated, and
form one institution
Then you can gFaduate in two years
less time in dentistry, medicine or
law, and get started great deal
sooner. DIR. Duval said it would be
the happiest day of his life when he
saw st. Johns. University of Mary
land and Maryland Agricultural Col
lege amalgamated as designed in the
charter. He said that three members
of the class of IS were present, and
he believed be spoke for all when he
said they would be on hand when the
time came to put up the cash. He
said If the college did mot meet Mr..
Carnegie's gift with a similar amount,
it would cast diseredit on the alumni
and that since Andrew Carnegie had
made the gift in this manner, it was
mp to the alumni 20 put up the cash.
and slow that they are not 'hot mir
artists. =
DR.. Duval told a joke about man
who was asked TO play poker He
said he had thirteen reasons why he
wouldn't play The first was, he
hadn't any money. The other men
said: "Don't give the other twelve. "
He applied this to the case of the ap-
preparation. saying that if we don t
come up with the. cash, Mr.. Carnegie
may say Don't give the other
twelve
Mr.. James A. Fechtig, '95, spoke
for few minutes along the same line,
and appealed to the college spirit of
the alumni in thrilling manner.
After his speech the toasts were con.
cluded and the banquet was over.
Those present were+ The alumni
and others present were DIR. Thomas
Fell, Lieutenant Comman1 er J. NJ.
Poyer, Mr.. +. L. Webb, f. E. Wathen,
so; L. Dorsey Gassaway, ST. John
l.. Chew, 50; Writ A. Duval. S5:
Frank A. Munroe, 80; T. Kent Green,
Sc; Nicholas Ii. Green, 80; b. Yer
non Cissel, 80; James A. Fechtig,
'95; William G Fay, 30; Ridgely p
Melvin. 80 LEROY J Fairbanks, 90;
Howard q Hill, 90; Andrew II King,
'01; q Richard Roberts, '0l; +
Clarke Fontaine, Of; Willard Wiley,
'0l Irving Ireland, 'ex. .'0l; A Aurbey
jackson, '02; Alexander Randall, '02:
L Spencer Crane, '02; Amos w Wood
cock, '03; w. Wilson Galbreath, 'O3;
Walton H. Grant. '03; Edward o Hal.
ert, 0'4: Gordon o. Riggin. '04 John
M. j. Hodges, '04; George w. Wilson,
40 Elliott II Burwell. ex- '04 Edger-
ton $ Powell, ex '04; S Roland Hop
kins, '05 j Vincent Jamison, Jr '05;
II Rodgers Gore, '05; j ii Clark
Kemp, %; Duncan g Walton, '05; NJ
Keith Neville, '05; Armine w Smith,
%; Arthur b Cissel, '05; John Nj
Green, '05; Merritt q Raisn. '05; j
Duvall Chambers. %; Edward
Duvsll. '05; Harry b Wilmer,
ex- '05; Edgar Very. ex- '05