The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-06-12

The forty-fourth commencement OF
western Maryland College is now
thing of the past. All the exercises
of the week i'm connection with IL
nassed off with the high degree Of ex-
ceIlence which has always Deen
marked feature of Western Maryland
Commencements. The usual large
crowds attended the exercises 10 splte
of the fact that the State FIremen s
convention was i'm session mere ana
that number OF drills anu
amusements were constantly taxing
place down town. ,-
The freshmen and sophomore con-
fest in elocution for the Norment
nrizes came Off in Alumni Hall last
Friday evening, June 3. Ihese prizes
consist OF four gold medals, TWO lot
freshmen and two for sophomores-A
young man and young woman In
each of these classes being pronoun-
ced successful contestants. The con-
tests this year were:
Freshmen-Levi Bowen Burdette,
Greensboro; Joshua Tracy Fenpy'
Finksburg; Thomas Leroy hooper
Shickshinny, Pa; Annie Lee Allnutt'
Jacksonville; Hilda Rachel, ostrom'
Cecilton; Marion Gill Smith, Baltl-
more Sophomores- Clarkson Ross
Banes, Baltimore; Southey FRAMES
Miles Jr.. Marion; Lewis Chandler
Radford, Monroe, O.; Alice Elolse
DYSON. Du Bois; Hilda Turner, Ridge
ly, and Barbara Thekla Wllls' "or-
ton.
The selections were very entertain
ing and we're well rendered. Ihe
names Of the successful contestants
were announced commencement LAY
Wednesday, and appear below. The
musical numbers interspersing the
nrogram were a piano solo, vocal
solo by Miss Mayberry, and Ladies
Chorus.
Twelve upper sub-freshmen were
graduated from the preparatory schoo!
at the closing exercises held the same
evening, with the privilege OF enter,
ing the freshmen class OF the colege
next year. They Were:
Richard Deminue Dent, Oakley
David Leslie Grossnickle, UnloL
Bridge; Somerset Anthony Owen
IaPlata; Robert Crawford Reld
UnionviIle, Tenn; Thomas ShemWel
Shaw. Westminster; Karl Edwlr
Young, Westminster; Dorothy Eller
Harman. New Windsor; Dorothy
Sedgwick Mcdaniel, Westminster:
Margaret Eads Reid UnionviAe
Tenn: Elsie Marguerite Wyatt, Ocear
City.
The first honors Of the class were
won by Thomas $. Shaw, on the par
of the young men and Dorothy ). NC
Daniel. On the part of the young
ladies.
In The second year class-Honor
able mention was given 70 Heller
Fowble and Elizabeth Shaw
In the first year class honorable
mention was given to Margaret "a
Shipley.
Unwilling Of Window.
The next event OF interest was tht
unyeiling and dedication by the seniol
class of a stained window in the stage
of Alumni Hall on Friday evening.
The window represents Melpomene
the muse of tragedy, and the desig1
is beautifully wrought out in harmony
with the character.
Funeral of Virgil
Instead of the Presidents Dinnel
to the seniors which usually takes
place Saturday evening, the class wal
invited by DIR. Lewis to take straw
ride to Wakefield where supper Wa'
served them at the home of Mrs I'd
ward Roop, an alumnus Of the col
lege On their return to the collegt
they found the freshmen busily e.
gagged in preparation for the crema
ton of their enemy-Virgl. Bnt aI
accident happened to the corpse. Be
fore its funeral oration could pc g.
liyered a spark from one or tn'
torches i'm the procession dropped o1
the coffin, and that was the end OF III
Afterwards a beautiful display q
fireworks was enjoyed on the tennis
courts in the rear of the main Dnllo
ing.
BaccaIaureate Sunday.
Sunday was a beautiful day and a
an early hour automobiles and car
riages were running back ana Iortl
conveying the large congregation II
Alumni Hall to attend the baccalau
reate service.
Al in customary, no services wer'
held in the Lutheran, Reformed
Methodist Protestant Oh Methods
Episcopal churches during commence
ment week, and their members attend
ed the service at the college. Prompt
Iy at 1890 O'Clock the students OF thu
college came on the stage singing a.
a professional Luther's battle hymn
"A Mighty Fortress is Our God" Tht
members of the faculty and OF the
senior class wore academic costume
The sermon was delivered by Rev
DR.. Il. III. Lewis, president Of the col
lege, who chose as his subject Tht
HI .Saviour's Observation-Disclosures
Rev. Il. Z. Bennett, OF Gentleman!
Methodist Episcopal Church, offeret
the invocation and led the congrega
ton i'm the Lords Prayer The com
nandments were read by Vice Presi
dent a. N. Ward, with antiphonal re'
sponses by the students, and the
Mn Psalter was led by Rev William a
Hetrick. of Grace Lutheran Church
concluding with the Apostles Greco
in concert. The Scripture lesson was
read by Rev Il. III. Read, OF the Metho'
dist Protestant Church. The service
concluded with prayer and the bene.
diction by DR.. Calvin s. Slagle, Of St
Paul's Reformed Church.
A The college choir was supplement-
ed BY Parsons Orchestra on Balti.
more, both morning and evening. lr
the morning two anthems were sung:
Thanks be to God" from Mendel-
ssohn's Elijah" and Send out Thy
Light" by Gounod. Mr- Frank T.
MelIor, tenor soloist OF Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Baltimore
sang Knapp's beautiful solo open
# the Gates OF the TamDle1