The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-06-12
WMC. CELEBRATES 44th COMMENCEMENT.
BACCALAIREATE DAY MARKED BY SPECIAL MuSC-EERCSES well
ATTENDED AND UNUSUALLY INTERESTING.
TTwo Students Are Gaduad-Many HOnOS and Prizes Awarded

was delivered by Rev. DR.. John s.
Bowers, president OF the Maryland
Conference of the Methodist Protest
beautiful choral service, beginning
at 7.45 O'Clock, in which the college
choir accompanied by Parsons Or
chestra, rendered the following pro
gram of anthems: The Heavens are
Telling" from Haydn's Creation; J"
Kpling's "Recessional," by DeKoveni
"Hark! Hark My SOUL" by Shelley;
THE Lord is my Light by Parke;
Unfold Ye Portals" from Gounod's
Redemption" Mr.. Mellor's even
ing solo was the beautiful aria If
with all Your Hearts" from Mendel-
ssohn's Elijah" The music was all of
the highest order, more attention
having been devoted to it than in pre-
vious years. The responsive reading.
closing with the Gloria was conduct
ed by Rev. Il. K. Bennett, OF Centen-
airy Methodist Episcopal Church.
ElOeuti0n and Music.
Monday morning and evening were
taken up by the graduates recital ia
music and elocution. The graduates
showed careful and artistic training
and the program was enjoyable
throughout. The graduates i'm elocu-
ton who took part in the mornings
program were: Lavinia Catherine
Roop, Of this city, who recited "A
Christmas Present for Lady" by
Myra Kelly; Ernest Franklin Dukes
of Centerville, Release the Accused
by Victor Hugo; Azalea Shipley, O
i, ai+ hn r frrn L1rnn Nv W
Trotwood Moore; Coralee Garrison
Of Tehuacana, Tex, "Laddie" by
Evelyn Whitaker; Jerome Rockholt
COX, Of Preston, "On Trial For hi.
Life" Ruth Nichols Sidwell, of Johns
Vile, Welcoming the Minister:
Wife" by Frances Greenman; Mar
garet Louise Bell. OF Iyonaconing
The Mallet's Masterpiece" by Edward
H. Peple,
f LIN the evening: Mflded Gardnel
Warner, OF Salisbury, King Henr!
"" Act NJ. scene 4, by Shakespeare
Ruby Alice Robertson, OF Rockville
THE Set of Turquoise" by Thomas
Bailey Aldrich; Maude Gibbons, o
Groom, Sam Weller's Valentine" b.
Charles Dickens; Mabel Durham, o
N Belair, Merchant tof Venice" Act III
Scenes 2 and 3, by Shakespeare
Helen Marguerite Brown, OfAthis city
Ben Hur's Chariot Race" by Lev
Wallace.
The graduates in instrumental
music who played both morning ant
evening were: Marion Lucille Kolb. q
Union Bridge, 'Impromptu" by Schu
bert, and "Valse de Concert" by Wien
iowski; Lena Lamm, or Havre d.
Grace Movement PerpetuelD b!
Weber, end "Erlkoenig" by Schubert
Eloise Adele Miller, of this city
"Impromptu' by Rheinhold, ant
Moment Musical" by Mozskowski.
Meetirg of Board of Trustees and o
Alumni Association.
/, On Tuesday morning at 10 o'clocl
the ANIMAL meeting of the board o
, trustees took place at the Librar.
Building and late Tuesday Afternoon
the business meeting of the alumni
association was held in Alumni Hal
followed by "a banquet.
Dr. Charles Billingslea was electet
president of the board, to succeeI
the Late DR.. J. w. Herring. and -Mr
John III. Cunningham, cashier OF th'
Farmers and Mechanics Nationa
Bank, was elected a member or tn,
board in DIR. Hering,G place.
In accord with the general uplif
of the cost of living it was decided
to raise the rates from $225 to $3.50 fol
board and tuition. For students pay
ing tuition only, the rates are RAISED
from $45 to $50.
The new building for recitation
. halls, necessitated tearing down tn,
Yingling Science Hall which wa
, formerly the Yingling Gymnasium ant
the present gymnasium will be know
al the Yingling Gymnasium, in mem
DRY of the late Miss Annie Yingling
!, Mr.. Lynn r. Meekins, OF Baltimore
. was reelected president of the alumni
association, and all the other officer
were reelected. Messrs. M. /. Vease.
and John Little were elected visitor
from the alumni to the board of trus
: tees. Arrangements were made b.
the alumni to continue the publication
OF the alumni bulletins and for funC
: to improve the athletic field
Contest Of Literary Societies.
The reunions OF the four literar.
. societies of the college, Browning
i. Philomathean, Irving and Webster
were held i'm their RESPECTIVE hall:
Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, wheI
former members of the societies WhS
!, had returned for Commencement
Week had a social time together, re
, newing old associations. a literary
, and musical program was rendered
and ices and cake were served
Perhaps the most exciting event 81
the week was the society contest fol
the Merrill and Newell trophies or
Tuesday evening. The friendly rival
ry which exists between the societies
| makes the contest Of overwhelming
interest to the students and alumni ol
the college. The societies Browning vs
Philomathean, and Irving VS. Webster
the young ladies reading essays anC
the young men delivering orations
THE contestants and their subjects
were as follows:
Browning-Martha Ruth Le Compte
OF Baltimore, The Unsolved Problem
OF Democracy and Grace Rebecca
Gerber, Of Hagerstown, THE Echo q
America"
Philomathean-Kate Lay Howard
or Hebron, THE Dawn or New Day,
and Lottie Marshall Dent, Of Oakley
Each and All"
Irving-John Leas Green, Of Mari
lners, Honesty in Diplomacy" and
Lester Alvin Twigg, Of Twiggtown
The Promise OF American Democ-
racy."
Webster-Robert Theodore Nor
ment, of Baltimore. MY Brothers
Keeper" and Julian Clarke Numbers,
nf Wilmington "America A World