The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-17
TOME INSTITUTE
Commencement.
Closing Exercises OF the School
Held At Port Deposit,
GOVERNOR PRESENTS DIPLOMAS.

The commencement exercises Of Jacob
Tome Institute were held this. week. On
Sunday morning the commencement ser
mon was delivered by Rev. David g.
Wylie, D. D., pastor of Scotch Presbyterian
Church, New York city.
Monday afternoon the class day exer-
cises of the Boys School were held and in
the evening those of the High School
Girls. Miss Jessie Louise Wagner, of this
town, graduated from this department
and was president Of her class. Az the
conclusion of the girls class day exercises
reception was held at the Inn.
Tuesday morning the commencement
proper was held, when Governor Crothers
presided and presented the graduates Of
the Girls High School and Boys School
with their diplomas.
The exercises took place in Memorial
Hall, which was crowded with relatives
and friends of the graduates, who heartily
applauded them when the States Chief
Executive presented the parchments,
Rev. William Dallam Morgan. rector Of
St. Johns Protestant Episcopal Church,
Baltimore, made the invocation, and the
address to the graduates was delivered by
DR.. Charles M. Andrews, professor Of his
tory at Johns Hopkins University, and
professor-elect Of Yale University. His
speech, was mastery oration and dealt
with vital points in present-day politics;
Flaws in the present manner OF govern
ment in the United States were shown and
a warning given to the young men who
were to receive their diplomas to use cau-
lion and courage in their battle through
life.
Following DIR. Andrews address the d.
rector of Tome Institute, DIR. Thomas s.
Baker, introduced Governor Crothers. who
delivered brief address
Director Baker then read the names OF
those who had completed the courses IN
the school, and as each was handed
diploma by the Governor he added words
Of encouragement and congratulation.
Those who were graduated were
Girls High School-Alva Naoma Berriker,
Lillian Eliza Davis, Nellie Everist Hindman,
Florence Ellen, Meng, Mary franklin Mohr-
lein, Lille Elizabeth Pugh. Jessie Louise Wag-
ner, Annie Scott Wells, and certificates 90
Mary Franklyn Latham and Esther friedman
Boys School-Wade Heaton Bunting and
Harold Ellsworth Hopwood, of Pennsyi
John Bernard Baker, Harvey Irving Gaasedys
Arthur Breese Donaldson, Granville a. Hop
kins, Harold Dabney Kerr. Spencer Hall Kerr
and Gabriel Ellis Porter, all of Maryland;
Richard Whitney Carter, of Illinois; Jerome
Hofmayer Brown and George Cornelius Oscar
Alig, of Indiana; John Carper Keplingers Of
Ohio; David Proctor. of Texas; William Bris-
ben Towne and James Mayne White, OF New
York. and Stuart Lowell Rich, Of Massachu-
setts.
DR.. Baker made the usual announcements
and awarded the class honors. The following
new appointments to the schools faculty were
announced
Mr.. Charles Miner Stearns, Of Harvard. pro
fessor and head>of the department Of English.
Mr.. G. Spencer Richards Of the Lawrence
vile school, assistant in the classical depart
ment and head master Of Harrison dormitory.
Mr.. George l. Chadwick, of Dickinson Per
paratory School, master in history.
Mr.. George B. Taylor, of Amherst College.
assistant in the French and English depart
ments
Mr.. Raymond B. Gibbs. teacher of commer-
cial subjects
Mr. Louis o. Hutchinson, assistant In mathe-
matics and science.
The additional in English win be Mr.. VIM.
G. Stevenson, B. A.
The Alumni base ball game was play
ed in the afternoon, and in the. evening
the Alumni banquet held, followed by
the commencement dance.