Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-12
At GET DIPLOMAS
AT GETTYSBURG
Governor Sproul Greets Stu
dents; Valedictory Given by
Donald Fisher Lybarger

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Gettysburg, Pa, June 12.-In the
presence of the largest number of
alumni who have gathered in re-
cent years, the eighty seventh an
nual commencement at Gettysburg
College was held yesterday morning.
Twenty-sev graduates received the
degree of Bachelor of Arts and
twenty we're given that of Bachelor
of Science. Two members of the
class who lost their lives in the war
were awarded diplomas posthum-
ously.
Governor William c. Sproul, who
has the degree, of Doctor of Laws
from the college, was present and
extended greetings. The address to
the graduates was by DR.. j: A.
Faulkner, of Drew Theological Sem
mary. The salutatory was given oy
Martin Luther Faust of Amber
and the valedictory by Donald Fisher
Lybarger. of Harrisburg.
The following were presented
for honorary degrees:
Doctor of Laws-Morris L. Cloth
Ter, of Philadelphia, and Prof. John
Alfred Faulkner, of Madison, N j..
Doctor of Divinity-The Rev.
Stanley Billheimer, of Norwood; !;
the Rev. Robert D. Clare, of Bal
timore, Md, and the Rev. Laurit7
Larsen, of New York City.
Doctor of Literature-The Rev.
Luther NJ. Kuhns, of Omaha, Ne
braska.
Master of Arts-Prof ]. n. Gem
mill, of Glen Rock, and the Rev
E. H. Mueller, of Beatrice, Ne
Honors and prizes announced
were:
General final honors. Ralph Ed
ward Stine, of York.
Highest class honors. Harry Web
er Dfppel, of Jersey City, N. j.
Senior class honors. Bruce Ia.
Christ, of Pine Grove; Martin l..
Faust, of Amber; Ivan H. G. Hage-
dorm, of Philadelphia; Ralph L.
Hankey, of York; Ralph S. Huffer,
of Burkettsville, Md; Donald F.
Lybarger. of Harrisburg; Robert 8,
Miller, of Johnstown, and William
Harold Redcay, of Hanover.
Final honors in Greek-Ralph
Edward Stine, of York.
Graeff prize in Engiish-William
IT. Sieber, of McAllisterville, with
honorable mention of Herman u.
Drawbaugh, of Camden, Ind, ana
Alice NJ. Rea. of York.
Baum mathematical prize-Roy
M. 'Mundorff, of Gettysburg.
Carver Latin prize-Robert F.
Bortner, of York; Naomi G. Slifer,
of st. Thomas, and Ruth A. Spang-
Ter. of Gettysburg.
Brewer prize in Greek-Robert f.
Bortner, of York, with honorable
mention of william n. Redcay. of
Hanover.
Carver prize in Greek-Paul e.
King, of Littlestown, with honor
able mention of Robert Lee Flynn,
of Washington.
Muhlenberg Freshman prize
Robert F. Bortner, of York.
Prizes in debate-First, Howard
K. Hilner, of Harrisburg; Ralph e.
Stine, of York, and William ]. B..
Stricken, of Robesonia; second, Rob-
ert L. Flynn, of Washington;
George c. Herting, of BiglerviTle,
and Pierce M. Willard, of Frederick,
Verl e. C. snider, of Taneytown.
Md, who died of wounds received
in action in France, received the
degree of Bachelor of Arts, and
Lieutenant Charles s. Montgomery,
of Roselle Park, N. j., who also
died overseas from wounds re-
ceived in action, was awarded the
degree of Bachelor of Science. The
other graduates were:
Bachelor of Arts-John A. Apple,
Sunbury; Ralph w. Baker, Clear
field; Minnie NJ. Bortner. Glenville;
Paul r. Clouser, Harrisburg; Her
man Y. Drawbaugh, Camden, Ind. !;
Martin L. Faust. Amber; Elwood
NJ. Grove, Red Lion; Ivan H. G,
Hagedorn, Philadelphia; Ralph L..
Hankey, York; Howard K. Hilner,
Harrisburg: Ralph S. Huffer, Burk-
ittsville, Md. Curvin F. Kepp, York;
Il T,,h mic
Herman f. Miller, Baltimore, Md;
John B. Miller, Spring Grove; Rob-
ert S. Miller Johnstown; Ruth
Olinger Mock. Gettysburg; William
H. Redcay, Hanover; Frederick ].
Schmidt, Philadelphia; Raymond c..
Shindler. York; William T. Sieber,
McAllisterville Ralph r. Stine,
York; Earl K: Stock, Wyoming;
william ]. B. Stricken, Robesonia;
Wade E. Stonesifer. Emmitsburg,
Md; Roy La Verne Yund, New
Kensington.
Bachelor of Science - David
Biocher, Gettysburg; James A
Brenneman, Freeport; Bruce L..
Christ, Pine Grove; Harry w. Dip
pei, Jersey City, N. j.; Samuel A.
Gilliland, Gettysburg; Wilfred L.
Harbaugh, Waynesboro; Mahlon A.
Hartley, Gettysburg; Carroll r. Nc
Donnell. Gettysburg; George R. Mil
Ter, Harrisburg; Ralph u. Oyler,
Gettysburg; John E. Plank, Get
tysburg; Alexander o. Potter,
Kitchener, Canada; Edmund E.
Power, Gettysburg; Haydn P. Rein
ecker, Gettysburg; Alice NJ. Rea,
York; Maurice G. Stallsmith. Get
tysburg; Frederick M. Stambaugh,
Hanover; F. William Sunderman,
Juniata; John c. Wohlfarth, Har-
risburg.
The board OF trustees, after their
annual meeting, announced a change
of professors in one of the depart
ments, DR.. f. NJ. Baxter, of Hamp-
ton, Va, taking the place of DR.. G..
r. Fundenberg in the department
of romance languages DR.. Baxter
is a graduate of Cornell University
and of the University of AK,
France. DR.. Fundenberg will go to
Union College, Schenectady, N. Y,
to occupy the chair of romance Ian
guages at that institution. E. Clar-
ence Miller, of Philadelphia, was
elected a member of the board of
trustees.