The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-11
Hood College Commencement.

| viii puI TWO exceptions vii
De unchanged at the reopening of the
college N the new cluster of buildings
IN northeast Frederick in the fall. This
Cogether with the announcement OF
award winners, was made public YES
terday morning at twenty-second an
nual commencement of Hood College
IN the chapel by President Joseph H
Apple. Mss Matte H. Clayton, teacher
OIL French, has resigned. Miss Edith
Gflf1ths, of the class of 1913 of Hood
college, has been added as a teacher
OF organ, piano and voice. No selec-
ton OF teacher of French has been
made but there is likelihood that a
native French teacher will be elected
Tor this department of the college.
| The reopening of the college in the
fall not only means the occupancy of
the new cluster of buildings but the
separation of the college from the pre-
| paratory department. which is to
be known as Hood Seminary. This
| department will occupy the present
college buildings. Mrs. Martha O.
J Yarness, of Evansville, Ohio, has been
named principal of the Hood Seminary.
me position of preparatory French
and other preparatory branches will
be filled by Miss Helen Yarnell, a grad
uate of Ohio Wesleyan University and
teacher of experience since grad
uation.
These prizes were awarded:
Miss Ruth Coblentz for her story,
THE Imperturbable Mary" S. in
gold awarded by the Alumnae Assoc
| latlon for the best story written for
the Lesbian Herald during the year.
No prizes was rewarded for the best
poem as no poems were written by
students eligible to receive the award.
The award given by Mr.. Chas. Her.
mann, florist, to the student making
the best progress in the study CT bot
any for the year has been awarded
to Miss Helen Meyer.
The prize given by Mr.. Hermann
to the student making the best pro-
gress in the study of German was
awarded to Miss Lucy Best.
The prize given by Mr.. Hermann to
the student making the best progress
in chemistry in the Junior Glass was
awarded to Miss Margaret Seibert.
The prize given by Mr.. Hermann to
the student making the best progress
in music under the director, was
awarded to Miss Mary Filler.
The Alumnae Scholarship has been
awarded by the Alumnae Association
to Miss Gertrude Roberts.
In this connection it is interesting
to report the establishment during
the year of a scholarship in voice,
which was awarded to and held dur
ing the year by Miss Phebe Gettig,
and scholarship in piano, which was
awarded and held by Miss Mary Ber-
toilet These two scholarships will be
regularly awarded hereafter at the
opening of each fall term.
President Apple expressed his
pleasure over being able to announce
that the trustees of the Frederick Fee
male Seminary have under consider
alton the establishment of one schol-
arship in each of the five accredited
high schools of Frederick county, to
be awarded by competitive examina-
ton, to the best graduate making ap-
plication for the same. Five addi-
tional scholarships will be given at
large as heretofore making ten in all.
Charles J. Little scholarship, to be
The five high school scholarships will
probably be announced hereafter on
this occasion.
1t is also a great pleasure to an
nounce the establishment of the
Charles J. Little scholarship, to be
awarded regularly hereafter, to a
worthy young woman desiring an ed
ucation at Hood College, and prob
ably awarded by competitive exam
nation.
"The Life and the Equipment of a
was the theme of the COM
address of Dr. L. B. R.
Briggs, Dean of Harvard University
and President of Radcliff College. 1t
was a forcible address and was de-
livered to an audience that taxed
the capacity of the college hall.
Confederate Memorial Exercises.
With stirring address by Rev.
Watson E. Holley, pastor of Trinity
NJ e. church South, Confederate vet
coration day Saturday afternoon, with |
GRAMS anu lllelT lTl6HuS OUSSINcu Dt-
services in Mt. Olivet
cemetery, where an interesting pro-
gram arranged by Mrs A. l.. Eader
was rendered.
The services were under the aus
pices of Alexander Young Camp, u
c. " and Fitzbaugh Lee Chapter u
ID. c. The Veterans gathered at the
U. d. G. chapter rooms on east sec
ond street and rode to the cemetery
in carriages. Albert S. Brown was
master of ceremonies. Professor
George Smith sounded the assembly
on the cornet and the singing of
Lead Kindly Light" followed. Rev.
w. ]. Kane, of st. Johns Catholic
church offered prayer. The choir
sang 81 would not live Away" A
recitation was given by Miss Pharr,
of Hood College, after which Profess
sor Smith rendered a musical selection
"The Conquered Banner, which he
had arranged for the occasion.
Let Us Pass Over The River" was