The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-02
18th COMMENCEMENT
OF Blue RIDGE COLLEGE zOsT Sue
cESSFUL YEP n HISTORY Of
SCHOOL.

Blue Ridge College has just closed
its seventeenth annual commencement.
This has been one Of the most sue
cesafnI years In the history Of the
sehooI and the events of commence
menI week have been indicative OF
the rapid growth Of the school. The
enrolment reached 1SS during the
year. which Is the largest OF my pre-
vioua year. The college department
has shown rapid gain during the
present session and the outlook for
next year Is unusually bright
The sermon 70 tho graduating class
va delivered b Or. G. {. Ellla. OF
JunIaIa College. p. II was : master
fal discourse and left a lasting i'm
preston on all who heard It.
Monday was athletic day n The coll
leKe. The field meet was 3 very sue
eeszIul event i Has OF . local ma
turH. First honoTs vent u Hr. ].
Ralph Bonsaek. lie won the medal
for the best all-round athlete. The
base Eall game between the !. Il. &.
nine md Baltimore City College vas a
verf IIne game The local team won
b. ; aeore OF % :. The game was
tvlTIed by Phillips. The young pitcher,
who haB been developed during the
year. He Is . lad d II and promises
70 make . stronger slab artias Ihzn X.
Bonzaek. lie hi ! striksouIa % his
credit.
on1 Of The features Of the xeak was
the reunion Of The Alumni Associations
Of old New Windsor College md OF
blue Ridge College Thlz event
brought many nHonInnt visitors from
various parts Of the country. Dr.
steEaI. Of Philadelphia, was present
and made a stronE address = he ev'
eniux session.
Addresses we're delivered b Mr.
wn. Fraser. OF Washington. d. =:
Mr. Anthony. oI Hagerstosn. and
pfezIIent Bowman. The EeH Wind
sor association had been organized
since he New Windsor College vas
cold n Blue HldTe IN 1912. nnt Al
ths installation d President Bowman
theY assembled n ; reunion nd ef-
feeIaI permanent organization and
appointed a committee TO cooperate
win he Blue EldEe association In
arranging the annual banquet and
program.
Commencement d. was .eEY au'
spacious one. T.H weather - ideal
and Ihn new auditorium which seats
about H0a people Nas crowded . III
utn1azl capacity. The ciaAa nd into
flaa audience room promptly i 1o.8t
Ia y President zosman introduced
Pro- Keller. xla sonduslad Iha de,
valIanaI exercises. After several ora,
tloaz = class m.HUeFs the commence.
menI address WaH delivered = Thos
" Simmons, Secretary of The STATE
OF Maryland 90 Harrington had
expected 10 b. present buI official
matters kept him Il Annapolis and he
va compelled u Hend the aeaTslary
The address was masteFful appeal
10 lie class of I members 10 nromot,
hlKH ideals Of eIIIKHnship which make
for ne success n llfe. Prof Bow
man awarded he diplomas n ; few
appropriate words md gave IHe fnal
ehHHE. nf the euIIa.a 10 the graduates
TIE following Ioung men md wo,
men received diplomas. College oi
Liberal Arts. IIlanehe 7. nonaaek
Edith : BOnsaek
College Preparatory Course. Edna
a. uotIerer. Margaret Z. EngIaT. ehAs
ofeu Garner, Eva y. Iohn. AnnabelIs
" fardew, Walter L slifef.
General Preparatory Course. Russell
+. uIeEz
Mechanical Drafting Courae. Hazel
ton Hammock.
Piano Course. E.Ille ]. EnEIHf.
Commercial Course. NJ Hazel Darto
Anna Hary Bopa6. D Leslie Gross,
nicEle. Mark II IInllopeter. Eleanor
Lambert. W. Cover smith, Charles NJ.
speIeHer.
M1= Bowman announced thaI Prof.
and MTH. Fletcher I'll have charge OF
The music department next year. Prof
Fletcher comes Yary highly recon-
mended and the music department Of
blue HIdge viii b one OF The aIIong-
est II he state. nnof. ]. Clyde Zeig-
Ter. I'll occupy ne chair Of EnEllah
next ear.
The next session VII open N 9ep-
tembeT L. II i expected lhaI the
next session vii - one OF the best
in Tie history Of he school. The pres
enl outlook seema 70 indicate that
Blue RIdge College d rapidly beeom-
i'm one Of the go0d schools 0T the
state. The faculty md trustees are to
be congratulated n this thriving IN
siitaIIon.