Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-12
FOUNDING OF old
ST. JOHNS OBSERVED
Exercises Of University
Of Maryland Departments.
PROVOST FELL PRESIDES.
Charles H. Grssty, Of Baltimore, Wss
Orator Of Day Honorary Degree
for Prof. Schmidt.

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Academic Day Of the University
Of Marylan1. commeporsting the one
.hundredth and twenty-iourth snniver
sary of the opening OF st. Johns COL
lege, which the department of arts
and sciences of the university, wss
celebrated with impressive ceremO-
nies yesterday at Westminster Pres
oyterian Church, Baltimore, in the
graveyard of which Edgar Allan Poe
lies buried.
The conterring of the ,norary
degree of doctor Of laws upon Geheiui-
at Prof. Ernst Adolph Schmidt,
professor of medicine in the Univer-
-ity of Halle, Germany, was the most
impressive feature of the exercises.
The address of the day was delivered
~ Charles H. Gvasty, editor of The
Baltimore Sun, upon the topic The
New Force Behind the New Free
dom. I"
The entire student body of the
university, including the st. Johns
cadets. in their gray unifJrns, and
the dental, medical and law depart
ment students, with bands OF color
ue enoting their schools on their left
arms, assembled in their respective
schools and classes with their banners
at their head The great attendance
students was one of the striking
features Of the celebration, all the
seats being filled and even all stand.
ing room occupied.
The procession formed at Davidge
Hall and proceeded in the following
order: st. Johns College, depart
ment Of ms dicine, department Of law.
department Of dentistry and depart
ment Of pharmacy, to Westminster
Church. Each class gave It's yells
and sang its class song en- route to
the church. Following the students
came the provost, faculties, orators
and guests of the university. Dr..
Thomas Fell, provost of the Univer
sity, and President of st. John 3.
wearing academic cap and gown,
walked first with DR.. Schmidt, the
special guest of the day.
Dr. Shmidt's gown was wand, r.
lul cardinal red silk one, made very
toll in the skirt, macthed with loose
itting little red silk cap net very un-
like the Cardinals. Most of the
nther faculty members in the procs s.
zion wore academic gowns, their
varid colors adding a bright note to
the dull interior of the church Dr..
Fell presided aud introduced the Rev.
Or. Henry Branch, who delivered b
short Invocation. A quartet, COM
nosed of Edgar I. Paul, Hobart
Smock, b. Merrill Hopkinson and
John II. Richardson, sang the one
hundred aud thirty-third Psalm, ano
then DR.. Fell extended a word of
greeting.
Although the University cf Mary
land was not so great in material
wealth as some of the State uniVer-
stiles, Or. Fell declared that no other
school had q greater wealth of ira
dition and accomplishment in the
past to make il strong for the future
He bade the students cling to the
ideals for which the university stands
aud suggested that already plans
for the realization Of some of thr
schools hopes are taking shape. IL
concudiag his remarks DR.. Fell called
attention of the student body t. the
presence as guests of the university
Of number of linen who have done
things"
University constitution is the
work that Or. Fell is doing right
here" said Mr.. Grasty, in opening
MS address. He quoted the familiar
rhyme about the lightning bug with
sits headlight on behind. the light
ming bug that has brillisncy but has
no mind" Taking off the headlight
and putting il in front is what Dr..
Fell has accomplished, Mr.. Grasty
commented amid cheers of the stu
dents.
DR.. Fell pronounced the prescribsd
phrases comforting the honorary ie-
gree of "legum Ructores" upon Or.
Schmidt and handed him the diploma.
All OF the distinguished guests and
faculty members raised their hats to
the new doctor Of laws, and DR..
schmidt stepped to the front Plat.
form, aud ia clear voice and choic-
est English expressed his gratitude.
he paid compliment to this country
and named some Of the things tha
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