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

society halls and proved. ~ usual TO
be one Of the most informal and en-
Joyable features OF the whole week.
Alumni Association.
On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
the annual meeting OF the board OF
/ trustees took place nj the Library
and on Tuesday afternoon the business
meeting and COLLATION. Of the alumni
association was held IN the banquet
room OF Alumni Hall
The vacancies in the board Of trns-
tees were filled b. the election Of
Rev Luther +. Warner. of Salisbury,
Md. and Mr. L. Irving PolIllt, of
Baltimore, Md. It wa decided 10
erect a handsome new building. TO
form the center OF the present main
building. at cost Of $4,000 n soon
~ the money can ba raised
! A the alumni meeting the officers
we're reelected for another year. and
/ John NJ. Henry. Of Pittsburgh. p. Was
added TO lie list OF xice presidents
Literary Society Contests.
\ great deal Of friendly rivalry ex-
lstH between ths literary societies Of
the college which hold geekly meet
ings every Friday afternoon IN their
respective halls and this rivalry
makes he contest held Tuesday -
eninK Of commencement week IN
usually interesting 70 the students aud
alumni Of the college, The contests
are between the Browning and PhIlo-
matheAn female societies and Irving
HAfaEaNa#a =. H.
ladies reading essays and The foung
mon delivering oratIonH. The societies
we're represented b he following
students.
Philomathean=-M G. Warner,
Salisbury. Modern KnIghthood =
fettle II Dent. Oakley. Manly Deeds
md WomanIy Words
Browning. RUBY : Robinson. Rock
vile. The Life Blood Of our uapub-
lio,s Meta Frances Eupler. CnmbeT-
land. "Hhitherzz.
WebsIer-ErneHt =. Mickey. pm
naelH. :. e.. The HIghIH OF the Com
mon People, Edwin O Shaw. BAlu.
more. The Home md Reform
IrslnE Lester a. TKiEg. TsiEE-
Town. The Ca for Modern sayoa.
aroIa. Charles W. Wainwright
Princess Anne. Thou re he Man
The program waH inIerHnsrHad =
selections sung by The college quar-
IettH
Tie judges o. compo.Itlon ard DE-.
livery we're Prof William Il WIieo1
Maryland State Normal School. Prof
Samuel Il. North. Baltimore polYteeh.
mic institute. NT George ) Wills
baltimore
The successful contestants were an.
nouneed on Commencement Day.
Commencement DaI.
Wednesday. Commencement Day
aaa \ beautiful June d. and Alumni
Hall was filled with friends Of tn
college After The professional \
Mighty Fortress" xaa sum. dnrIua
which tine the students marched n
the trustees. the faculty and grad.
natlng class taking their places 81
the stage. the commencement exsrola.
81 we're opened .ith an invocation .,
lev. Dr. J. :. Bowers. president Of IT,
Maryland Annual Conference. aftsi
zhIeh followed essays and orationl
BY the HIx members Of The graduating
class. chosen b. reason Of exceIlenes
N composition aud delivery during tht
Senior and Junior Yeara. n follows
The Quest of the Holy Grail Today.
Pearl Williams Fishe. The Ira d
the Child Martha Elizabeth Thomas
Woman Beyond Ter Gates 1essIs
Lambeth Shaw The Sew Spirit II
Scholarship Harry spurgeon nealli
Should Women Voter Roger Xavier
Day. Born TO Other Things Iry1nl
Elvay Phillips.
The awarding Of undergraduate.
honoTs and comforting Of degrees foI
lowed. Rev Dr. LINN Harold HouEh
Of the Mount Vernon Methodist Eplz.
eopaI Church. Baltimore. delivered II
excellent address To the graduating
class.
The program waa interpreted /,
beautiful musical selections rendered
oy Parsons Orchestra Of Baltimore.
Bachelors Of Arts.
The Il young men and ladies Of
whom vas conferred lie degree Q
bachelor OF arts were!
John Bernard Baker. PORT Deposit
Harry apurEeon Beall Lay Hill.
John Smith BillIngaIea. Westminster.
Frank Bowers, Baltimore. IHaae Yer.
non Brumbangh. Denton: William
Downes Cecil, Hayden: Leon Elmei
Cooper. Trappei Alvin Young Coster
solomon's Roger Xavier Day. Tnsca
rora: Howard Philip Douh. Heavel
Creek. James MeInlIre Fisher, Baltl
more: James Gather, Ellieott city;
Robert Barr Gait. Taneytown Lester
Augustus Hall, Salisbury. GervIs
Gardner Hill. Warwick; William How.
ard Huaung. Toronto, Ohio. Wilmer
Ogden Landlord. Princess Anne
Irving EIway Phillips. Salisbury; Pau
Christopher Phillips. Salisbury; JOIN
Francis Reese, Westminster: Il
Cephas RIgeIn. Snow Hill Howell
Kurtz Smith. JarretlsyilIe; John Ed.
ward Stokes. Frostburg Henry Chris.
tan Triesler. HageratoHn; Edward
Fern Weaver. Taneytovn; Eleanor
Ann Blrckhead. Paris; Miriam
Kathleen Bowen. Parran: Edith MAJ
Brown, Westminster: Mary Elizabeth
Davis. Faderalsburg: Pearl Williams
FisheI. Vaughan, n. =; Marian Jenk.
ms 0albreath. Delta. Pa: Irene VII
son Gillespie. Baltimore; Myrtle Eliza
beth Holloway, Newark. N, j.; Mars
Jane McCaffrey, Westminster. Isabel
FIsler Miller. Cherry Hill; Katherine
Marie Noble. fredericksburg; Elizabeth
Virginia Perkins. Elkton; Henrietta