The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-17
by the death Of Frank L.. Herring, Of
FinkahurR. Id.

president, Mr. B. :. Grouse, Mr.. L.
Irving PillItt. 1st vice president, pre-
Gided, with Miss Mary l.. Shriyer n
secretary. Reports of officers and
committees we're read, and ways and
means for helping the college we're
discussed.
An interesting feature was the re-
cepton OF the members OF the class Of
1910 into the association. At the
close OF the collation. that followed.
the after dinner speeches made b
Mrs Fannie May Slower, who presided.
and q number Of the Alumni helped
TO enllYen The occasion.
Alumni Hall vas crowded in The
evening to hear the oratorical contest
between the Webster and the Irving
Societies. and between the Browning
and PhiiomaIhean. The Webster
orators were William Clarke couI-
bourn and Alvin Day stuItz, whose
subjects we're The Land Of the
Free" and The New View of the
Child" The Labor Strike, 4 Social
Evil' and The Modern Crusader.
were the subjects of the Irving rep
resentatlses. Chandler sprague and
Carl Twigg. Mlsa Edna Jane TuII.
with the subject. Better Than Cold =
and Miss Grace elizabeth Steele,
whose subject Has The Claim oI
Humanity represented the Browning.
and Miss Josephine Matilda Gray and
Miss Dorothy Elderdlce, the Philoma-
thean societies. With the subjects, The
Ministry Of Sympathy" and Stars
and Jewels" Amid great applause
for the successful contestants. the
victory waa awarded to the Irving
and the phllomathean societies. While
the representatives of only two 80
cieties won. yet all the orationa and
essays were excellent and were vel.
rndered. In such work Western
Maryland College stands high. and
deserves great credit for emphasizing
composition and oratory. The Judges
on composition we're Drs. Craig ana
OsRood. Of Princeton. and on delivery.
Mr.. John 7. White. school superin-
tendent Of Frederick county, MT.
Nicholas 0rem. school superintendent
OF Talbot county. and Rev. T. T.
Brown, Of Aberdeen. Nd. A number
Of selections Here beautifully sum
by the college qnartette. Miss Grace
Coe. Miss Maud stuitz, Mr.. Arthur
Birdsall and Nr Alvin stultz,
CommsneemanI week eliminates
and closes nth the graduation eIeT.
oiss on Wednesday morning. ThIz
year the eIaaz numbered twenty eight
ten young ladies and eighteen Youus
men. Ten of The number delivered
Orations and eHaays. and gave further
evidence aI The importance the col
| lege attaches 70 Huch work.
The HnlutHtnriana were Mr.. Ga0HEz
Monroe Englar and Aiss CecIiia HaT.
/ celine Parks. and the yaledIelorIaHz
were Mr. Robert Joshua Gill and MIzz
/ Laura Belle F0and. whose subjects
were respectively. Reform b Iha
People" The Spirit OF the Puritan.
Our SsK National Responsibility
and Finely Touched To Fine Issues.
The si1 other speakers aud their nh.
jects were - follows Miss Florence
/ Elise Israel. The Board Of Peace ;
Miss Belle Campbell nm, The 50.
ciety Of BoaE.s niaa Ethel Dornthaa
Weleh. History in Fiction" III
Russell YInton Lewis. Mr BInleY Nm
J Gerringer and Mr. Thomas Shepherd
( Englar. their subjects being In order
The American Gar The Orator
and his Influence and The Quaker
In American History" The exercise.
were closed Nth the awarding Of IN
degree Of : D. to the class and q
honors and prizes 10 the undargradn
ates. In addition To receiving ii
plomas In the regular course. elghla4f
members Of The class received eefII
ficates Of graduation In pedagogy.
The following are the undergradu
ates honora and prizes Junior Class
Gold medals. Kent Roberts GreeniieIf
and Dorothy Elderdiee; honorabI.
mention. William Clark CouIbouHn
Arthur Maynard Bacon, Marguerite
Louise Stem. Laura Eleanor nuaHE
Caroline M Townsend, Edith M
l.ippy, Olive Pearl Simpson, Ava Tn.
lor and 0IIfa Pearl Penneil SOPHIE
more Class Gold Medals. Charles
Herring Murray and Margaret Grae.
| DENIES. honorable mention. naInI
Ward DeFlIblzH. Leslie whitney Or
and Clara MaY Eandon. Freshman
class Gold medals. Roger Xavier
Day and MaHIha Elizabeth Thomas,
| honorable mention. William SteKanI
PEBBLES. John Francis Reese and Pau
Christopher Phillips. The Normeni
prizes in eloeution we're won b
Arthur Miriam Birdsall and NallIa
Horn Mitchell. of the sophomore
/ class. aud Roger Xavier Day ana
Anna Noel Gehr. OF the fresh.
man class. In the supplement.
tary courses. Miss Helen Gertrude
! Hooper received the gold medal and
Miss Yesta Irene Kimler special hon.
Orable mention. and Miss Cecllle Mar.
celine Parks. the gold medal in elo.
cntion. The Bates prize was given
to Thomas Foreman Smith and tha
athletic prize TO Alvin Dey stultz
Russell VInton Lewis won the gold
medal for second honor In the Inter
collegiate oraIorIeal contest held =
ChestertoNn in May. Thus closed
another very successful and enjoyable
Commencement Of Western Maryland
College.
Some Of the many visitors during
Commencement week were From
| Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Murray
| William MeA. Lease. Mrs. Theo. KIHIz
| Ter, Rev. and hrs. Frank Little. Mrs
Mollie \. Johnston, Mrs. Alice I
Evans. Miss Sarah Il. Richmond, :
| r. Lewis. Holmes Lewis, l.. IfVine
Pollitt, Rev. DR.. Thomas o. Grouse
from Salisbury. Mrs. ID. J. Wheaton
Mrs. L. {. Watson. Miss WilsIe Ad.
kins, Miss Il Belle Cochran, Haek.
ettstown, !. J.: Miss Jessie L. Goeh.
ran, Baltimore: Rev. and Mrs. 4. 6
Dixon, High Point. n. c.; Mrs. ]. y
Tiffany, Moscow. Idaho; Mrs. George
Y. Earnshaw. Washington, d. C.: Mis-
Amanda Powder. Washington. D. e:
Miss Ethel staufTer. Miss Edith Nioo.
demus. Mrs. Ghas. II. Cramer, OF Walk.
ersyille; Miss Iotta Smith, Of Can.
bridge; Miss Lynwood Parks. Oman
cock, Va; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lynn
Fooks, Newark. n. J.; Rev Sherman
Phillips. Newark. \. j.; Mrs. Fannie
Grove stoYer. Hagerstown, Md: Mrs
w. s. HurIocE. Mrs. Rachel Hill. ur
H,fA Archibald KaouadvvfITa.z ~