The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-18


ed president of the General Confer.
ence of the Methodist Protestant
Church for the United States.
The election Of the Rev. Dr. Ward
had been predicted and was not Z
surprise. Several prominent alumni oi
the college had been proposed for the
place. but for several days it had beer
virtually assured that the Rev. DR.
Ward would be elected.
The new president is a native oi
Hartford county and has spent most
of his life in Maryland He is the son
Of the late John r. Ward, of Hartford
county T. H. Ward, of Jarrettsyille
is his brother He is AZ years old
From 1913 to 1917 he served as vice
president of Western Maryland, and
from the college went to the pastorate
of church at Salisbury. From there
he went to his present position al
Kansas City University. One of the
charges he has served since he was
ordained minister was Mount Royal
Methodist Protestant Church, Balti-
more.
Contests of Literary Societies.
The oratorical contest held Tues
day evening by four literary societies
is always an interesting event to the
members of the societies and the
alumni of the college on account of
the friendly rivalry which exists.
This is the annual society contest
held for the Merrill and Newall troph-
les, Browning against Philomathean
and Irving against Webster always
draws large crowds. All the essays
and orations carefully prepared ably
delivered. The musical selections rem
'dered by the College Glee Club were:
'.Maytime, " Serenade," GODDARD Hard
ing, and "We Are Brave Matadors, z
Verdi.
The contests and subjects were as
follows:
Browning, Hands across the Sea-
Anna Mildred Wheeler, Baltimore;
Philomathean, tThe Monument of
the Marne, . Miriam Bryan, Wash
ington, d. c.; Irving, America be-
yond her Gates, Edward Earle
Franklin, Lauraville; Webster, "The
Ballot VS. The Bullet" Arthur Calvin
Bready, Rockville; Browning, The
Greatest of these is Charity" Ber-
tha Irene Hart, Cumberland; Philo-
mathean, "Out Of Darkness into
Light Isabel Hill Moore, Atlantic
City, N. j.; Irving, The Traitor to
Justice, OtWald Bryan Langrall, Bal
timore: Webster, A Mans Man for
al That" Fred William Paschall,
RidgeWay, N. @.
The Judges were Mr.. Robert Sarr
gent Shriyer, Mrs. M. S. II. Unger.
Mr. Walter H. Davis, Principal West
Minister High SCHOOL, all of this city
Golden Commencement.
Wednesday morning the Golden
Commencement exercises were held
and as customary the trustees, mem
.bers of the faculty and graduates
took their places on the stage to the
professional Al Mighty Fortress
Rev ]. H. Stranghn, president of the
Maryland Annual Conference, offered
prayer and Gauls orchestra, of Bal
timore, rendered number Of delight
full musical selections during the
program. The commencement parts
assigned according to excellence in
composition and expression during
Junior and Senior years were render
ed as follows Third, THE Cardinal
Public Virture, . Dorothy Frances
Fishel; Second, THE Golden Dream" !"
Laura Blanche Taylor; First, Light
Have we Received Roberta Donald
son Carnes Third, Fifty Years and
After, John Albert Trader; Second,
The Golden Rule in Industry" John
Edwin Norment; First, Let us give
Light" Milton Michael Somers.
Rev. Thomas o. Grouse, d. d. Of
Milton, Del, of the class 1871, de-
1ivered the address to the graduating
class, Mrs. Mary Ward Lewis. wife IF
DR.. T. H. Lewis, presented the di-
plomas None save presidents of the
college or a Governor of Maryland
ever bestowed this honor before.
Mrs Lewis has been uniterruptedly
associated with the existence Of the
college. She is a graduate Of its
initial class, and Western Maryland
College was the first institution of its
kind in this section Of the United
States to be educational. hence
graduates feel themselves especially
honored to receive their certifcatse
of graduation at her hands
Mr.. James w. Chapman, Jr., presi-
QClll OE duC Dual VI 0CuOhl.
sioners, Baltimore, delivered the com
memorative address and there were
felicitation by representatives of
every tenth class, tie speakers being
Mrs. Frank L. Stonef. so, Frederick,
Nd, / /. Po1litt, ,S9, Baltimore Md,
and the Rev. s. A. Earker, 1900,
Bloomsbury, Pa, and George Monroe
Englar, 1910, of New Windsor.
The honorary degree of master of
arts was conferred by the board of
trustees on Caleb Wilson O'connor, OF
the class of 'S9, Washington, AMI doc
tor of divinity on the Rev. William H.
Hetrick, former pastor of Grace
Lutheran Church, this city, now pas
tor of the Lutheran Church, of Con-
nellsyil1e, Pa.
The Rev. F. T. Little, secretary of
the board of trustees, read the report
to that body of the special committee
appointed to recommend action on the
resignation of DR.. Lewis as president
of the college. The report stated the
reasons assigned by DIR. Lewis were
adequate, recommended the accept
ance of his resignation reluctantly,
eulogized his administration for "a
years and invoked divine blessing on
his work in the larger field as presi-
dent of the general conference Of the
Methodist Protestant Church.