The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-17
RECEPTION TO FACULTY AND
STUDENTS BY PRESIDENT
ALUMNI HALL WAS CROWDED TO HEAR ORA
TORIcAL CONTEST, WHICH WAS WON BY
IRVING AND PHIL LOMATHEAN
r. w. MATHER WAS ELECTED MEMBER OF THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES

to The dangers of education aud en-
phasized the value OF cultural eduea-
ton and the necessity Of using edu-
cation Tor the good OF humanity. Like
The Gospel. education may De q SAVIOR
Of death unto death or life unto life.
Vocational education has IL place.
but the getting OF an education mere
y To make money and get on In the
world Is reprehensible and danger
Gus. Education as the aaYor Of life
unto life Is the true ideal. and should
be the aim OF all students and edu-
Gators.
A In the morning. the town
churches united In the evening ser
Vice II Alumni Hall, and we're largely
represented. The sermon saz before
the Christian associations Of the col
lege. and was preached b. the Rev {.
H. Hnbbell, ID. d., of Adrian. Michigan.
Or. Hubbell took az hIH text Luke
1b.17. and spoke on Coming To One
self In substance the speaker said
that every man Ia prodIgal. and
that aelf-sill IL the essence Of pTodl-
EalIty. Salvation IL to see the self
a. i really Is in its possibilities for
GOOD. We are made little lover
than the angels, and Hs should re-
sneft ourselves as bearing IIs image
Of God. We come to our better self
not b. self-assertion. but b. seIf-aur-
render. Surrender to Christ Ia the
only way to true life. The Young
Mems and the Young Womsn'H Chris
tan Associations are for the purpose
Of getting men and women to take
Christ as their leader. and are pow
ct Of good in our institutions of learn
Ing
The graduates recital IN elocutlon
and music took place On Monday.
part Of the program being given In
the morning and part In The evening
The reeitations were n follows
The New Mayer" b. Harry Ralph
Cover. The UndertoW.. bY rhauncey
Garyl Day; While the Automobile
Han Down." by Miss Mary Ethel Joy:
Michael strogoff." by Robert Joshua
Gil. eIaddie." by Miss Ethel Dorothea
Nsleh. a Day at Niagara By Thos.
Shepherd Englar a Picnic and a
Proposal, by William Richard Wiley /:
Aet II from "A Dolls House. by
IzInley William Gerriuger. Act II sc.
and act " sc. from - Yon Like
l. b. Miss Cecille Marcellne Parks:
.sombre." by Miss Florence Elise
Israel, and Act scenes } and 3 from
The Rivals" by Russell VInton
Lewis. Two piano solos we're given
each by Miss Helen Gertrude Hooper
and Miss yesta Irene KImler, and
several vocal selections h Miss
Grace Coe. Both in el0enIIon and
music the students showed evidence
Of the fine work done In there depart
ments. and the teachers Who have
charge of this work are 10 be c0ngrat-
ulated on the splendid results.
1t the close OF the exercises the
| fourteen students who had taken part
in the two programs were given cert
ftfieates of graduation. three In mn-
/ sie and eleven In eloeuIIon. presI-
dent Lewis congratulated them on the
success already achieved, and advised
them to continue In work Of this kind
for their own pleasure aud for the
good they could do by IhIH means.
The annual society reunions were
held IN the society halls On Monday
afternoon. While on these occasions
literary program Ii given. yet the
chief object is social Many ex-mem-
/ aH2aE "aAEhd anu IGn8s 0II AEHUFId@
/ fIong and memories, encourage the
aoeieties to press on 10 greater sue
cess. and predict victory for their So
eiety In the coming oratoTieal con
test
Tuesday is one OF the most interest
Ing days OF commencement week. In
The morning, the contest IN eloention
between members of the Freshmen
and the sophmore classes for the Nor
menf prizes takes place. aud the meet
Ing Of the Board of Trustees Is held.
IN the afternoon, the Alumni Assoeia-
ton holds its business meeting and
enjoys collation., and IN the evening
the literary societies engage IN an or
atorieal contest for the Merrill trophy.
The selections and Freshman con-
teslants In elocution were The Sec
end Trial. by Miss Anna Noel Gehr:
Picnic Time" and "A Thnrrn, Rest"
b. Mise Henrietta Roop: At the
Court Of the King" By Miss Martha
Elizabeth Thomas "Plnkey Price:
Just Boy by John Smith Billings
lea. THE Firing of the Shot, by
Roger Xavier Day; The Unknown
RIdef,e by Marion Hawk Landing.
The sophmore selections and contest
ants we're THE Swan Song BY Miss
KatIe Lindsay Frizzell; Tom Saw
yer.s Love AFFAIR" BY Hiss Mildred
Jane Haddaway; The First Settlers
Story by Miss Nellie HoHn sIIIshnIE
The Hack knight BY Arthur Miriam
EIrdsa1l: "A New Years Time at VIII
Iard'a.s by Eunice Nicholas Comfort.
and The Minstrels Curse. by John
Edward Graefe. The program was
Varied and made more interesting by
piano solos by Misses RuarE. stults
and Stem.
The Board of Trustees net IN the
nex Library and Administration build
ing, and transacted business of I'M
porfanee to the college. 7. W.
MaIher. of this city, vas elected a
member to I'LL the vacancy oecasioned