The Democratic advocate., 1907-06-14

Reform for Reforms Sake (salutatory. Englar Nc
Clurs Rouzer.
Piano Solo: Nocturne in G Major. Chopin
Nellie Irene Fringer.
Material for Art in American. Carrie Hull Ihomas
The Vantage Ground of Opportunity"..Lilllan May
Nelson.
The Cross and the isnt
Edith Margaret Mills.
The Majesty of Manhood IA Alan waters lei 81 Iuii ,iii
The LIQUOR Traffic on Final Trial. Lewis Edward
Purdum.
Vocal SOLO Lillian May Nelson '''
uNDEBaRApUArE HoNoRs AND coNFERRING OF
DEGREES.
''Woman Beyond Her Gates" (Valedictory) Ger
trude Helen Gemmill.
Reason in Leadership (Valedictory) .....John Hunt
Hendrickson.
Benediction.
The Valedctorians are those securing the hlghest
and the Sautatorans the next highest grades in the
studies of the Junior and Senior years. The other
speakers were chosen for excellence IN the compo.
sition and delivery OF Oratlons curing the 1uhior
and Senior years.
Although the exercises of commencement
morning are very long the interest of the au-
dience did not flag, owing to the excellent
rendering of the different parts. Mr.. Pur-
dums Grafton excited special comment, both
because of the subject and the earnest manner
in which he delivered it. The valedictory OF
Mr.. Hendrickson, the star orator OF the year,
also won much admiration. A departure
from former years was to have the musical
numbers by the graduates in music. The
audience was indeed glad of the opportunity
of hearing them again. The graduates were
announced by Prof. Mcdaniel and the d.
plomas presented by President Lewis.
Undergraduate honors were announced as
follows: Junior Class-Gold medals, Ellery
Dewitt Simpson, of Westminster; Miss Mary
Letitia Porter, Loretto, Nd; honorable men.
ton, Misses Rose Eleanor Gabreath, Street,
Md: Nina Grace Venables, Salisbury, Md;
Fannie Benson Merrick, Sudlersvills, Md;
Charlotte Frederica Benhoff, Baltimore; Ellen
Morgan Bowling, LaPiata, Nd, and Nora
Amelia Stoll. of Brooklyn. Md.
Sophomore Class-Gold medals, Arthur
Eugene Rowland, Hagerstown; Virgie Adams
Williams, fredericksburg, Md; honorable men,
ton, Misses Margaret Bell Kirk, Baltimore.
and Stella Nora Cathcart, Moscow Mills, Md.
Freshman Class-Gold medal. Miss Cecille
Marceline Parks, Parksburg, Va; honorable
mention, Chauncey Caryl Day, New Free
dom, Pa. George Monroe Englar, New Wind
sor; Francis Philo Phelps, Jr., Cambridge,
Md; Misses Nora Shober Debries, Wood.
stock, Md; Nora Inez Hall, Lillian, Va, and
Ethel Hall Favres, Of Smyrna, Del.
In the Supplementary Courses the medal
for piano was presented TO Miss Nellie Irene
Fringer, honorable mention with distinction
being given Miss Margaret Mills. The medal
for voice was won by Miss Lillian May Mel
Hunt Hendrickson.
The Norment prizes, gold medals for the
winners of the Freshman and Sophomore
contests in elocution, were awarded to Albert
Buckner Coe, Delta, Pa, and BERTHE Lillian
Stoll, Brooklyn, Md, in the Sophomore class;
and Linley William Gerringer, Elon College,
N. c., and Caroline Wright Kennedy, West.
minister, in the Freshman class.
The Bates prize, a gold medal, was pre-
sented by its founder, Mr.. Bayley Bates, to
Lewis Edward Purdum, Mt. Airy, as the
member of the graduating class who has made
the best record during bis undergraduate
course as college man.
A medal founded by group of alumni
who style themselves ''Sons of Rest" was
presented to William Archer Gibson, White
Hall. Md, as the best all around athlete of
the year.
The First Honors, gold medal, in the con.
test of the Oratorical Association OF Maryland
Colleges, held in Westminster, in April, was
bestowed upon Mr.. John Hunt Hendrlckson,
of Frederick, by DR.. James W. Reese, the
faculty member of the Association. Western
MARYLAND has won first honors in seven out OF
nine contests.
The Newell trophy was presented to Misses
Chaffinch and Stoll, as representatives OF
Philomathean Literary Society, and the
Merrill trophy to Messrs. Thomas and Short,
as representatives of the Webster Literary
Society.
One of the most interesting and pleasant
events of the commencement was the unveil
ing and presentation of life size portrait of
Dr. James w. Reese, Ph. D.. who has been
the head of the Latin and Greek departments
for 81 years, and no student ever graduated
from Western Maryland without having re-
ceived instruction from him. The portrait
was presented to the College by Mr.. William
G. Baker, Jr., of Baltimore, for these former
students DR.. Lewis, on behalf of the trus
tees, presented Dr. Reese with handsome
sum of money as token of their appreciation.
DR.. Reese, showing much surprise and
emotion, responded with an impromptu Latin
speech.
Another incident of great interest was the
reading of a resolution of the Board OF Trus-
tees by DR.. J. W. Herring. its president. ex.
pressing the appreciation and gratitude of the
Board to Professor Mcdaniel for his faithful
work during the year rs acting president.
The enthusiastic rounds of applause which
greeted this resolution attested the popularity
of Professor Mcdaniel.
As there were no vacancies in the Board of
Trustees there were no elections.
The degree of Bachelor of Arts was con.
ferred upon the foil owing:
William Luther Byerly, Fowblesburg; Will
lam Edward Davis, Pocomoke City; Walter
Cramer Gilbert, Walkersvile; Mcclure Ham
ilton Haupt, Middleburg, Thomas Robert LIE
Compte, Cambridge; Lewis Edward Purdum.
Mt. Airy, Robert Wilson Selby, Burgess
Store, Va; William Nelson SelIman. West
minister; Daisy Cline, Lonaconing; Edith Mar
garet Mills, Washington, D. c.; Sarah Anne
Stallings, South Baltimore; Lillian Gertrude
Veasey, Pocomoka City; Mary Cornslia