The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-10
Commencement Of Sen Windsor Col.
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Iege.
For the Advocate.
The commencement Of New Windsor
College, this year. Ras unusually In
terestng and successful. The exef=
eises incident To the occasion began
on Friday evening Inst with a plano
recital, In College Hall. by the stu
dents In music, before a large au=
dlenee. which testified Its interest and
approval by spontaneous applause Of
the performers.
On Sunday morning IT quarter til
i o'clock the baeealaufeate service
vas held In the NeH Windsor PresbYz
terian Church and the baecalaureaIe
sermon was delivered by Rev. De-
Wit II. Benham. d D. of Baltimore.
The discourse was IN able one and the
closing remarks addressed directly
To the members Of the graduating
class we're exceedingly pertinent and
appropriate. The sermon was heard
b IN audience which crowded The
church.
On Monday evening I'm. NJ. Fraser.
!. II. of Washington. D. G., delivered
the annual address before the PhIIo=
kaiIan Society. This event was also
held In the church and q large audi
enes was present. The address Haa
regarded az OF n superior character
and Has heard With pleasure, interest
and approval b. nj present.
The annual oratorIea1 and elooutIonz
arr contest was held IN the College
Hall On Tuesday evening and was m
occasion OF much interest and pleas
une 10 the largest audience ever known
IT NeH Windsor College. The names
Of the successful contestant and other
pfIze=Yinners were announced at he
commencement which vas held IN
College Hall on Wednesday morning.
Al this commencement four sin
dents we're Misses Knlh=
crime 4. STREET.. Mary ! Foard of HaH=
ford county; Miss = Fowler, of KeH
Windsor, and Mr Herbert s. Gather.
Of Ellleott City. Tie program Of he
occasion was az follows
Vocal music. Mis- Nellie NJ Dunk
Iee
Invocation. Rev. Thos. L. Springer.
Oration tsalutatory1 Miss Katherine
= Street,
Grafton, Character. Miss Mary :.
Foard.
Piano Solo. Hungarian RhapsodIa
No. :. List, Miss Nellie n. Dunklee.
Grafton. Value of Labor, Miss -
Fowler.
Grafton (valedletoryD Mr.. Herbert
s. Gather
Piano Solo, FanIaaIe. Schnmann.
Miss Bessie NJ. Fond.
Address, Value Of Education, Mr.
George II. BirnIe
Address, The Christian College.
Re-. N. A. Price
Address, Honor Of Graduation. neY.
Archibald F. Campbell.
Gonfefring OF degrees:
Hpon Rev. Archibald +. Campbell.
o1 Brooklyn, y. Y. formerly pastor Of
New Windsor Circuit Il. Il. Church.
aud Rev. David S. Rathbun, OF Cali
fofnIa. the degree Of Doctor OF DleIn-
It. By the trustees.
Distribution of prizes
To Miss Margaret Engle. OF EllieoII
CITY. the General Proficiency prize. !
gold medal, with MIHses Ivy Fowler
and Nary l.. Foafd onIY the small fraez
ton Of a unit behind her.
To Miss Elizabeth Gilbert, of Willie
Hall. prize for firat honor in Preparaz
tory Mathematics. gold medal. with
Miss Mary Vanek. Of baltimore, a close
second
To Miss Ivy Fowler. the oratoricai
or eloentlonary prize. gold medal.
With Miss Margaret Engle almost }
tie.
The exercises closed with the bene=
dlelIon by Rev. Walter Smith. mis-
sionary to Korea and China.
Throughout, the exercises were nf
character to command universal an-
probation and many complimentary re-
marks were heard IN relation to the
intelligence displayed b. the students
and the thoroughnezs Of the work oT
the College. The commencement Vas
red letter day In Ii history.