The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-04-01
MARYLAND DAY CELEBRATION
Anniversary of the Landing of Set
tiers Observed Thursday Afternoon

Anniversary of the Landing of Set
tiers Observed Thursday Afternoon
Maryland Day, the anniversary of
the landing of Lord Baltimore's first
colony at st. Mary's, March 25, 1884,
was appropriately celebrated in Oak
land last Thursday afternoon when
the upper classes of the grammar
school joined with the high school in
rendering a program in the high
school auditorium.
For a number of years the State
Department of Education has been ac-
custcmed to assign to the schools some
topic connected with the history of
the State for special consideration in
the Maryland Day program. This year
the topic was: "Maryland's High
ways" Inasmuch as Maryland now
has perhaps the best system of roads
in all the United States, the treatment
of this topic formed the basis of
highly interesting and instructive pro-
gram, which was prepared by Chair
man Frank H. Zouck, of the State
Roads Commission. Mr.. Zouck's sug-
gestive articles dealt with the Appian
Way, Julius Caesars road building,
the roads of France, highway con-
struction in war, building and fnanc-
ing of Maryland roads, etc. One ar
ticle was on Western Maryland roads.
The pioneer in this section was Sir
John Sinclair.
The program was concluded with
an excellent address by Mr.. Gilmor S.
Hamill of the Oakland bar. Mr..
Hamills address showed that he had
been close student of the history of
the State and that he is thoroughly
conversant with the great part played
by Maryland men in every stage of
our National development. After
brief survey of the more interesting
features of the early colonial period,
he paid glowing tribute to the brav-
cry and patriotism of the Maryland
soldiers, who, from the Revolutionary
War down to the recent conflict with
German autocracy, have brought fame
to their native State and added their
names to the Nations roll of honor.
The program rendered at the high
school building on Thursday after
noon follows:
Reading, Roman Roads Swan Weber
Early Nd Roads. ID. Minnie Newman
Piano Solo. ......... Elizabeth Dixon
Turnpikes and the National Road
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. David Bowman
The Early Stage Coach E. Townshend
Song .................. H. S. Girls
Md. State Roads. Russell Brown
Recitation. -. Gertrude Glotfelty
Road Construction in France
Observation-Disclosures. Edward Pollock
Song ......... Grammar School
Recitation The Old National Road
Evelyn 0WelIZer
Address Mr.. Gilmor S. Hamill
Song ............. No. 105
With H. S. Orchestra
Thursday was the seventeenth Ma
ryland Day, the successive topics for
intensive study in the schools having
been:
1904-Landing of the Pilgrims.
1905-Religious federation in Ma
ryland.
-Maryland's Influence in
Founding a National Commonwealth.
1907-Beginnings of Popular Gov
eminent in Maryland.
1908 Maryland's Part in Winning
Our Independence.
-Maryland's Contribution to
American Literature.
1910-Education in Maryland.
1911-Marylanders of National Re-
nown and Fame.
1912-The Founding of the Mary
land Colony and Its First Half Gen.
fury.
1913-The Ancient City and How
1t Came to be the Capital of Mary
land.
1914-Our Historic Metropolis.
1915-The Public School System of
Maryland.
1916-The Cornerstone of Our Fed
eral Union.
1917-Calvert and Claiborne.
1918-Maryland's Part in our Ma
tional Struggle.
1919-Maryland's War Activities.
1920-Maryland's Highways.
Grantsville Lady in Hospital
Mrs. Ralph Engle, of Grantsville,
was taken to the Western Maryland
Hospital, Cumberland, one day last