The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-06-13


Maryland College was ushered in last
Friday evening, June 6, in Alumni
Hall with the freshmen and sopho-
more contest in elocution for the
Norment prizes. These prizes consist
of four gold medals, two for freshmen
and two for sophomores, a male and
female student In each Of these
classes. The contestants this year
we're:
Parliamentary Eyerhart Leister.
Medford, Lewis Chandler Radford,
Monroe, Ca; John Milton Twigg.
Ffintstone: Alice Eloise Dyson, Du
Bois; Hilda Turner, Ridgely; Barbara
Thekla Willis, Worton. Sophomore
Walter Lewis Graefe. Owings Mills !:
Julian Clarke Numbers, Miilington
Kephart Russell Pfeffer. Reisters-
town Mary Alma Bnrnworth, Pied
mont, W. Va: Miriam Harrison Den
mis-, Preston; Anna Maria Jester.
JesterYille.
The selections were very enter
tanning and gave evidence of careful
preparation. The names Of the sue
cessful contestants we're announced
on Commencement Day, Wednesday,
and appear below. The musical
numbers Interspersing the program
consisted of chorus Joys of Spring
sung by the girls of the preparatory
school. a piano solo .Gondoliera' by
MozskowsM, played BY Miss Lamm
and vocal solo When the Heart Is
Young" by Dudley Buck, sung by Miss
Zepp.
Fifteen upper sub-freahmen we're
graduated from the preparatory
school at the closing exercises held
the same evening. with the privilege
of entering the freshmen class OF the
college next year They were:
Wakeman Screyenor Beyard. Sykes
vile; james Irwin Billmyer. Union
Bridge; Levi Bowen nurdette
Greensboro: Clay Miller Kust Easter
GreenbackYille. Va; Hugh batimer
Elderdiee. Jr.. Westminster. Jarold
Kemp. Bloomington: Hlrl Albert Kes-
ter. Shickgburg, Pa: Misses Annie
Lee Ailnutt. DaWsonyllle: Caroline
Grace Beyard. Sykesville; Helen Car
ter Etzler. Lihwood; Helen Elizabeth
Porter. Princess Anne, Adah Roberta
westernport Marion GIL Smith
Baltimore Lucy Rachael sugers
Hancock; Annie Duyall White. Dick.
erson,. Messrn. BIilmYeT and Kemp
ed honorable mention.
IN the second subfreshman class
the class leaders we're: Young ladies
Dorothy Mcdaniel. Westminster
honorable mention for Dorothy Har'
man. New Windsor; for the young
men, Thomas o. Shaw. Westminster
honorable mention for Karl Edwin
Yorent, Westminster.
-. In atthIFnahmHn HIaaE Ilf
leaders were Young ladies-Helen d
Fowble. Westminster; honorable men
tion for Elizabeth Lewis. Westmins
ter. young men. Edwin Warfeld
Westminster; honorable mention fol
Ellis Dearholt, LutherYille
Unwilling Of Stained Window.
The next event of interest IN con
neetion with the commencement sai
the unwilling and dedication by th'
senior class OF a stained window II
the stage Of Alumni Hall on Saturday
afternoon.
The window represents Eutefpe one
of the nine NEUROLOGICAL muses., anC
the design is In harmony With th'
character. being beautiful female
figure. having flute In her nand
Euierpe, In mythology. is the mus
presiding over lyric poetry and u
whom the invention of the flute II
ascribed.
Presidents Reception.
From Z till o'clock on Satur6a!
evening. President Lewis gave hit
annual reception 10 the faculty ant
students OF the college and # o'cloel
the class receptions we're held in th'
class halls followed By the cremation
of Cicero b. the freshmen and
beautiful display Of fireworks on th'
campus In front OF the main building
Baecalaureate Sermon.
Sunday was an ideal day, not op
pressively warm, as Is usually I'M
case on Commencement Sunday,
and between 100 and loo peopl'
attended the impressive baccalanreat'
service In Alumni Hall at lob
o'clock. As Is customary "A Might!
Fortress Is Our Cod" Luther'a battl,
hymn was sung as the professional
All the undergraduate classes march
ed silently to the platform and stoot
with open ranks as the members o
the graduating classes passed be
tween to their seats. The procession
al began as the heed Of the class ap
peared and. reinforced by the musi'
of fine orchestra. was sung Wit
great effect
As usual. the Lutheran, Reformed
Methodist Episcopal and Methods
Protestant churches OF the city wer'
closed, and their pastors took part IL
the service. except Dr. Slagle, of th'
Reformed church, who was unayoid
ably absent Rev. William H Hetriek
OF the Lutheran church. delivered thu
invocation and led the Lords prayer
Rev. L. e. Bennett, Of Centenar,
Methodist Episcopal Church, led thu
PsaIter: Rev DR.. George R. Brown
of the Methodist Protestant church
read the Scripture lesson, and Rev
DR.. d. l.. Greenfield. also Of ths
Methodist Protestant church, mad
the closing prayer. Vice President a
Norman Ward read the Command
ments, 10 which the students mad
antIphonal response.
Before the first hymn was announ
ced President Lewis made shor
address. reciting his opposition TO tn
entire seeularizing Of education
which Is being praeticed BY 30 man,
colleges. and explained that the hymn