The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-06-15

ANTS.
The forty-seventh commencement
of Western Maryland College was an
occasion that will long be remember
ed. it being also the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the founding of the college.
The buildings and arch on College
Hill and many business places were
elaborately and tastefully decorated,
the national colors predominating,
the Maryland and College colors be-
ing also much in evidence, so that
Westminster presented gay and fes-
tive appearance during the entire
week.
A large number of former gradu-
ates, students and friends attended the
exercises which passed off with the
high degree of excellency which is
characteristic of the Western Mary
land Commencements.
The opening exercises were held
last Friday evening when the contest
in elocution for the Norment prizes
was given by the Freshman and
Sophomore classes in Alumni Hall,
which was beautifully decorated with
flags, the Maryland colors and the
college colors, green and gold. The
Norment prizes are four gold medals,
a girl and a boy in each class being
the successful contestants. The con-
testants and their subjects were as
follows:
Freshmen-Three Questions, Leo
Tolstoy. Jessie Hull Dubel, Baltimore;
Seventeen Booth Harrington, Dorothy
IFrances Fishel, Parkton, Md; Wee
Willie Winkie, Rudyard Kpling,
Nary Evelyn Webb, Aberdeen
Md; the Song of the Man;
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Johnothan
Jones Fenby, Woodensburg, Md; The
Future President, Owen Johnson, Will
liam Byers Unger, this city; The Ma
tional Flag, Henry Ward Beecher,
William Christopher Weaver, Seaford,
Del: Sophomores-The Cave Man,
Ethel It. Wolverton, Helen Rebekah
Bartlett. Centreville, Md; The Pre-
tender, Forrest Crissey, Josephine
Oneida Evans, Brunswick, Md; The
Death Disc, Mark Twain, Rose Lur
line Gibbons, Princess Anne, Md; a.
Sunday Clothes, Anon, b. The Cling
ham Dog and Calico Cat, Eugene
Field, Holly Martin Keller, Cumber-
land, Md; Jean Deprez, Robert W.
Service, Richard Phillips, Inwood, L.
l.; When the Old Man Smokes, Paul
Lawrence Dunbar, Samuel B1ggs
Schofield, Georgetown, Md.
All the selections were we'll rend-
cred and entertaining. The success
full contests were announced Wednes-
day morning and appear below. Ihe
musical numbers, Serenade to Juanlta,
IN- hn (Ilpn
Club: piano solo, Nachtstuecke, op.
%, No. 4, Schumann, by Miss Sara
Elizabeth Smith and the Bridal Choir
us. F. ri. COWen, by mixed chorus
were much enjoyed.
At the close of the program the
students of the third year of the Pre-
paratory School were given certlfl-
Gates of graduation, DR.. T. H. Lewis.
president of the College, presenting
them and congratulating the students
upon their successful completion of
this school work The hOnors of the
Preparatory school were as follows:
Third year-Pauline Keefer, Julia
Dorsey. among the girls and Wilfred
Copenhaver and Fred Pascal among
the boys.
Second year-Margaret Coonan,
Rose Walsh, Jessie Spang1er and Des-
mond Knott.
First year-Lillian Rinehart. Mary
Boteler, Gabriel Solar and John Ro-
vey.
Class Day Exercises and Window Cn-
Veiled.
Saturday was given over to class
dav exercises. Saturday afternoon on
the campus of the college the prophe-
cies. histories, eulogies and play,
1917 at the Bar, composed by Miss
Eloise Somerlatt, a graduate OF this
years class were much enjoyed by all
those present. Following this the
graduates, in cap and gown, marching
between two chains of daisies pro
eeeded to Alumni Hall where a stain
ed window in the stage of the Hall
was unveiled and dedicated by the
senior class. Mr.. F. Murray Benson
made the presentation speech and DIR.
T. II. Lewis, president of the college,
spoke a few words of acceptance and
appreciation in behalf of the college.
The window represents Cleo. the Muse
of History, one of the nine mytho-
logical muses. and the design is beau
tifully wrought in harmony with the
|, cndFdCG0G. lie pI pISSluSIlC save q
dinner to the graduating class at 6
p. m.
At p. m. an annual affair and one
that is of great interest to all stu
dents. as we'll as many spectators
took place on the campus. This was
the cremation of Dido, character
of Virgil by the Freshman class. The
funeral procession, a funeral Grafton
delivered by member of the class,
the lighting of the effigy and con-
sumed by the flames presented a
costly scene.
BaccaIaureate Sunday.
Although the weather was threat
ening and there were showers,
large audience attended the services
in Alumni Hall Sunday morning. AS
has been the custom for thirty years
the Methodist Episcopal, Methodist
Protestant, Reformed and Lutheran
congregations joined with the college
and held no services in their respec-
hn CtnnnnfE.