The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-05-26
COMMENCEMENT
OF WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE
JUNE 9 TO IA.
Dir. Lewis to Observe Silver Jubilee
Many Old Students viii Return.

The Homecoming celebration of the
twenty-fifth year Of Rev. Dr. Thomas
Hamilton Lewis presidency of the
western Maryland College, coupled
with the forty-frst commencement ex-
ercises will take place June 8 to IA,
inclusive. A large unmber of former
graduates, Of whom the college has
turned out about 500, will be present,
with many relatives and friends
The homecoming committee has
just sent out letters to former gradu-
ates urging them to honor their alma
mater and its president with their
presence during all or part of the ex-
ercises. This committee is composed
of Dr. Joshua w. Herring, Mr. Thomas
A. Murray, Prof William R. Mcdaniel,
Mr.. u. Irving Pollitt and Mr.. William
& Baker, j..
On Friday, June 8, at s p. NJ, the
freshman and sophomore contests in
elocution for the Norment prizes will
take place and certificates and
honors of the preparatory school will
be awarded, while at the same time
the next evening the undergraduate
class reception will be held.
Services On Sunday.
Sunday morning services will he held
in the college chapel, beginning at
1880 o'clock, when the baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered by Rev. Dr.
Lewis. At o'clock Sunday evening
Rev. Dr. Theodore z. Herman, pro-
fessor of dogmatic. theology at the
Seminary of the Reformed Church,
Lancaster, Pa, will preach before the
Christian Associations.
Monday morning there will be a re
cital BY the graduates in music and
elocution, Part /, while the graduates
of Part 3 will give a recital in the
evening.
The annual meeting Of the board Of
trustees will take place at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning; the rhetorical con-
test of the Literary Society half an
hour later, reunions of the literary as
sociations at p NJ; annual business
meeting of the Alumni Association at
a o'clock, the presidents reception to
the visiting students and friends at
1880 and reunions OF classes from 1871
to 1911 at $3.50 o'clock.
Commencement Wednesday.
The commencement exercises Will
begin at 1913 A. M. Wednesday. when
degrees and undergraduate honors
will be conferred. The principal ad-
dress will be by DR.. Ira Remsen, pres
ident Of the Johns Hopkins Universi-
ty, Baltimore. COngratulatory ad-
dresses on the work and growth of the
college In the past quarter Of cen
tury will be made by DR.. Joshua W.
Herring, president of the board of trus-
tees, who will preside. Mr.. Daniel
Baker, of Baltimore, will speak for the
trustees; Prof James w. Reese, the
oldest member Of the faculty, for the
faculty; Mr. William Clark Coulbourn,
president of the Glass of 1911, for the
undergraduates, and Mr. Lynn r.
Meekins, of the Glass Of 1882, Balti-
more editor, will make the address
for the alumni
The graduating class Is composed Of
Ia young men and 27 young ladies.
The list Is as follows:
Misses Monza G. Algire, Hampstead,
Md; Mercedes Bowman, Bridgewater,
Va; Anna MI. Crumrine, Melrose, Md;
Mary T.. De Lashmutt, Buckeystown,
Md; Grace Donovan, Laurel, Nd;
Dorothy Elderdice, Westminster, Md;
Harriet Fl. Englar, Linwood, Md; Lii
liam E. Goodwin, Easton, Nd; Josephine
M. Gray, Grayton, Md; Anna O. Har-
rison, Crumpton, Nd; Ellen r. Jack
son, Ashton, Md; Esther ". Kaufman,
Westminster, Md; Edith MI. Lippy,
Snydersburg, Nd; Ruth Monroe, West
port, Md; Olive p. Pennell, Chester
town, Md; Isabel McC. Roop, West
minister, Md; Laura z. Ruark, Sails
bury, Md; Ruth Shoemaker, Ashton,
Nd; Olive p. Simpson, Cumberland,
Md; Grace z. Steele, Westminster,
Md; Marguerite L. Stem, Westmins-
ter, Md; Ruth Ann Stewart, Oxford,
Md; Mary =. Stonesifer, Mount Craw-
ford, Va: Ava Taylor, Hurlock, Nd;
Caroline MI. Townsend, Baltimore, Md;
Geraldine Waters, Savage Md; Lulu
L. Wooden, Leeds, Nd. Messrs. Arth-
ur vi. Bacon, Westminster, Md; Will
liam G. Coulbourn, Walkers Ford, Va;
John M. Dooley ,Cardiff, Md; George Fl.
Enfield, Woodbine, Pa; Fulton M Glib
bons, North Keys, Md. Kent r. Green
field, Westminster, Nd; John r. Nc
Cam, Baltimore, Md. Frank E. Ship
ley, Savage, Nd; Harvey G. f. Smoot,
Delmar, Md; Robert M. Stone
sifer, Mount Crawford, Va; Al
vin Dey Stultz, Westville, N. j.; Chas.
r. Thomas, Westminster, Nd; Carl
Twigg, Twiggtown, Nd; John W.
Wright, Pylesville, Md
The Western Maryland College was
founded i'm 1867. 1t is under the speci-
al patronage Of the Methodist Protes-
tant Church and is distinctively a
Christian College, although it exacts
NO religions tests Of fife faculty. or Sill
dents.
During the last 20 years 10 build
ings have been erected at cost, in
cIuding equipment and apparatus, Of
100000. The enrolment is usually
~ the neighborhood Of $50 students,
and about 5000 students have regis
tered in the history of the college.