Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17
shepherd College commencement.

The thity-seventh annual commence
ment of Shepherd College State Normal
School was held in the college auditorium
Tuesday morning, the large hall being
comfortably filled with aninterested audi
ence. Onthe stage were the officials con-
nected with the school, the invited par
Elephants in the programme, the faculty
and the large graduating class. Contrary
to the custom heretofore observed, there
were no essays or orationS by the gradu-
ates, Principal Knutti having invited Hon
Thomas c. Miller, former State Superin-
tendent OF Schools, to deliver the COM
mencement address.
Mr.. Miller took for his subject "ANew
Era in Education" and gave very prac-
teal and earnest address to the graduates
and to the audience in general. He took
advanced ground in advocating vocational
education, and placed especial emphasis
upon such practical studies as agriculture
manual training, domestic science and the
things that come into the daily lives of the
people. He showed the openings for tile
young men and women today who are ed
ucated in practical affairs and referred to
some of the things that have been accom-
plished by practical application ofscience
to agriculture. He gave sound advice to
the members of the graduating class, ex-
horting them to honesty and truthfulneSs
in all things. Mr.. Miller's address was
enjoyed by all those present, not only fol-
its soundness and wisdom, but also be-
cause of the high regard which our people
have for the speaker, who during the past
eight years in which he has been aSsocia-
ted with the school has come to be Sc
greatly respected and beloved by those
who know him.
Mr.. H. p. McGregor, representing The
Board of Regents, presented the diplomas
to the graduating class, as follows:
Receiving the Normal Diploma-Hor-
ace McMurran Banks, Arthur Taylor Bra
gonier, Edith Violet Donley, Anna Hen
shaw Gardiner, Brison Edwin Kimble,
Florence Licklider, Agnes Myers, Mary
Richard Pendleton, Louise Rightstine
Edna w. Sprung, Mary Shelton Stephens,
Charles J. Unseld, Burwell A. Ware,
Edith Martel Wirgman, Frank Otto Woer-
ner.
Receiving the Science Diploma-Wil-
liam Baldwin Snyder.
Receiving the Modern Languages Di-
ploma-Anna Henshaw Gardiner, Frank
Otto Woerner.
Receiving the Certificate in Musc-Ma-
bel Newton Hendricks, Mary Virginia
Link.
Receiving the Certificate in Expression
Bessie Lee Lamar.
Mr.. McGregor also presented the var
ious prizes that had been offered to the
students and which had been awarded to
the following: Gold medal for the best
all-'round student, Miss Pearl McCaffery
the J. D. Muldoon gold medal for loyalty
to duty, Burwell A. Ware; J. q. Knutt
gold medal for best-drilled cadet, Horace
Mem. Banks; best marksman in cadet
corps, Franklin Lyme; medal for pupil
making the greatest progress in music,
Edith Gardiner; silver loving cup fol-
best all-'round athlete, D. X. Dodd; gold
medal for winner of Marathon race, Adam
Link; cash prize offered by Mrs. J. 6,
Knutti for literary contest. Ciceroniar
Literary Society SIS and Parthenian S.;
gold pin offered by Miss Waddell for best
composition, Herman Lambert; gold
medal offered by DR.. H. N. Leavell fol
excellence in chemistry, B. E. Kimble
silver loving cup for inter-society relay
race, Ciceronian Literary Society.
The programme was pleasantly diver
sified with music, including piano quar-
tette by Misses Venting, Gardiner, Will
and Grubbs, an instrumental duet by
Misses Link and Hendricks, and vocal
duet beautifully sung by Misses Mary and
Katherine Hartzell. The members of the
graduating class received many nice
presents and a profusion of beautiful
flowers.