Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-06-21
Large Attendance the Commencement Exercises Held in the Gym
This MOrningIhree Annapolis Boys Among the Num-
Der Who Finished Course at Venerable Institution
Address to Graduates by Hon. j. B. Scott
CADET FRED BEIASKI OF ANNAPOLIS, FIRST HONOR MAN.
Master Of Arts Conferred Upon Philip l. Alge S-Certicaes
and Awards, Prizes and Premiums-Sabre to Cap
tain Of Color Company, Degrees for Lieut.. McNeil
u S. A. and Pro J. B. White and WaddeI

twenty-five young men were pre-
..u.ad diplomas at st. Johns College
H. morning at the annual commence
m.at before a large and distinguished
Gathering of relatives and friends of
te graduates. and Of the distinguished
and venerable institution.
OF the twenty-five graduates there
uuIa three Annapolis young men, in
..uHug the honor graduate Mr.. Fred
BieIasH son of the Rev. DR.. Alexander
BdasH former pastor of Maryland
avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
Thi. years ceremonies attendant
upon commencement at st. Johns Col
laee were of more than usual interest,
due % the fact that large number of
visiting alumni were here than on any
previous occasion for many years, and
there was "a reunion of several of the
classes held.
The procession of candidates for de-
grecs. the alumni the Board of Visit
os and Governors the orators and the
President of the college entered the
aau at exactly 1890 o'clock, the hour
scheduled for commencement All the
Official party were seated upon the
platform The program opened with
reading of tho Scripture by the Rev.
j. NJ Magruder. upon whom the de-
gree of Doctor of Divinity was confer
rad This was followed by the invoca-
ton by the Rev w. H. Wolverton.
Following a musical selection Cadet
A. %. Jacques delivered the prize ora
tlou ON The Birth of a Nation" and
the prize on behalf of the Alumni AS
sociatiun for the best original Grafton
100 the Senior Glass, also the prize for
general excellence was awarded TO
Fred Sasscer, Esq. The Philomathean
Society was presented the silver cup
for having won the annual debate.
President Fell introduced the orator
of tho occasion, James Brown Scott,
J. U. d. secretary of the Carnegie En-
dowment for International Peace, of
Washington, ID. c. who delivered the
address, to the graduates.
DIR. Scott's Address.
James Brown Scott, j. u. d., secreta-
ry of the Carnegie Institute for Inter
national Peace Washington, ID. c." who
was The orator of the occasion, made
the address to the graduates in a
speech that was most chaste, dignified
.uI polished and was clothed in the
purost English He took for his theme
The One Important Thing"
Ur. Fell. who introduced the speaker,
spoke Of him as a valuable acquisition
to Annapolis society having recently
taken up his residence among us.
President Fell said that living in a
time resonant with war it is well to
have a speaker who stands for Inter
national Peace. as does DR.. Scott.
lu his address DR.. Scott said while
Peace is a great subject, there is some
.hiuE even higher-it is Justice. JUS
uce between nations juctice between
men. Whether between men or ma
tious it is that to which we should as
UirC While at college you have not
h,aa your own master. but have been
sUoseryient to the will of the faculty
by whom you have been guided in your
studies. You have been controlled by
others, but today you commence to
think for yourself. to determine for
YOURSELF 10 act for yourself. This is
really your commencement day in its
highest fullest. truest sense.
You are called upon to determine
upon the gravest problems, You must
make your own career, and you must
make it TO be honorable. You must
carve it so that if you had to do it over
a2a,n you would choose as you have
chosen; you would do what you have
done.
Emphasizing his theme THE One
important Thing" Or. Scott said the
graduates of St. Johns and all others
should seek and find it. What is
The One Important Thing?" You
must face the problem, and solve it,
others may remove difficulties; Others