Evening star., 1915-06-15
N. A. c. TO GRADUATE
36, HSLARGEST CLASS
Commencement Exercises Are to Be
Held on the Lawn
Tomorrow.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. June 15.-The
largest graduating class in the history
OF the Maryland Agricultural College
thfrty-six. will receive degrees from
the institution at the commencement
exercises tomorrow. The candidates
are: Leonidas D. Andriopoulos, Wash
ington. D. c.: Joseph Paul Blundon,
Riverdale. Prince Georges county. Md: !:
J. Edwin Bowland. Somerset county.
Md: Rudolph Stocksdale Brown, Wash
ington county, Md: Christian Howard
Buchwald. Baltimore city; Oscar George
Carpenter. Calvert county. Md; Adrian
Roland Carter, Anne Arundel county,
Md: Hedley Arthur Clark, Baltimore
county. Md: Charles Thomas Cockey.
Baltimore county. Nd: Richard Fale,
Somerset county. Md: Glenn Speelman
Frazee. AlleEany county. Md; Arthur
McCord Gibson, Baltimore city: Thomas
Davis Gray. Charles county. Md; Will
liam Eugene Hall, Baltimore city: Will
liam Emmitt Harrison. Baltimore coun-
erick county, Md: William Rouse Kel-
y. Baltimore city; Max Kisliuk. jr.,
Washington. D. c.: J. Harry Knode.
washington county, Md; Michael Le-
vim. Baltimore city: r. J. McCutcheon.
Frederick county. Md: Augustin Her
man Massey. Kent county, Md: Edgar
W Montell, Baltimore county, Md; Lee
Roberts Pennington, Hartford county.
Md: Victor Power Pennington. Kent
county, Md; William Turner Perkins,
Prince Georges county. Nd: Philip
Norman Peter. Montgomery county
Md; Everett Humes Pierson, Washing
ton, D. c.: Charles Edward Robinson
Franktown, Va: Edgar Mccormick
uai Rohn. Baltimore city: Robert
Marine Todd. Wicomico county, Md;
John James Tull, Somerset county, Md. !;
Ralph Phelps West, Washington, D. c.:
Frederick William Wright, Montgom
costas. Erie. Pa
These are all candidates for bache-
lor s degrees. Walter A Furst of
Baltimore will receive the masters de-
gree.
Class Day Exercises.
The feature of yesterdays exercises
in connection with the closing of the
institution was class day exercises held
in the chapel last night. The manage
ment of the affairs of the graduating
class was turned over to the new Sc
nior class with appropriate ceremonies
Harry ]. Keefauver of the class of 1900
Of the rapid advance made by the in
stitution since he was a student there.
In the afternoon the first half of the
tennis tournament was played, but be-
cause of the large number Of com,peti-
tors the matches were not concluded
and the finals are being played off this
afternoon. The winning racquetter
will receive a silver cup in addition to
a gold medal offered by the alumni as
ISOLATION.
Tha hat to1{ ~T Iafu rfcJp
companies A, B and c. Capts. F. L. Nc
kenna, Lee r. Pennington and A. Ro-
land Carter, respectively, paraded dur
ing the afternoon.
This is alumni day at the college. and
nearly 200 former students Of the in
stitution are attending the exercises.
This morning officers were elected for
the ensuing year and much routine
business transacted. Following the
business session, DR.. Harry ]. Patter-
members Of the faculty entertained the
members at luncheon, during which DIR.
Patterson made an address of welcome.
which was responded to by several for
mer students.
This evening between 6 and o'clock
Dr. and Mrs. Patterson will hold a re-
ception. invitations having been ex-
tended to the members of the alumni
association. faculty of the college, staff
of the experiment station and a few
IL
between members of the alumni and
the regular college club was omitted
this year.
Exercises on Lawn.
1t is expected that an unusually large
crowd will be present tomorrow, when
commencement exercises proper will
take place on the lawn in front of sci
ence hall The program: March. Loyal
Comrades" Blankenburg; Invocation.
Rev. H. V. Saunders, rector of Zion
(EpiscopaD parish. Beltsville; melodie.
Song Of Songs Moya: salutatory. W.
E. Harrison. The Evils Of Child La
bor"; selection from The Girl From
Utah." Smith-Kern; valedictory. P n.
Peter. The Necessity for a Greater
Army and Navy; selection. America"
Herbert; address to graduating class.
DR.. Charles E Monroe dean of the
graduate school of George Washing
ton University: excerpts from Chin
Chin" Caryel: presentation of diplo-
mas and certificates by President H. j.
Patterson; benediction
At $50 there ie to be an exhibition
drill, followed by parade and award of
military commissions and medals. and
at $50 the annual ball will be started,
to continue until early Thursday morn
ing.