Evening star., 1920-06-17
MARYLAND STATE
CONFERS DEGREES
A. F. Lever, Member of Farm
Loan Board, Addresses
Graduating Class.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Jpne II (spe-
cfaD.-Forme Representative Asbury
F. Lever, member Of the Federal
Farm Loan Board, addressing the
graduates of the Maryland State Col
lege or Agriculture here yesterday
morning, stressed the Importance of
the position those engaged in agri-
culture and kindred professions oc-
cupy at the present.
invocation was given by Rev.
Charles E. McAllister of Hyattsville
and benediction by Rev. Joseph An
derson, Hyattsville. Miss Elizabeth
q. Hook gave the saIutatory address.
THE Woman of Today" and Edward
b. B. Ady gave the valedictory ad-
Debt S
These honorary degrees were con-
Ierred: Doctor of laws. Asbury Fran
win Thomas Meredith. and doctor of
SCIENCE, Curtis Criss Mcdonnell.
me alumni medal for excellence
IN debate, given by the Alumni Asso-
cIation, was awarded to Otto Rein
muth. Frederick county. The Cod
dard medal. given by Mrs. Annie K.
Goddard James to the student from
Prlnce Georges county showing ex-
celience in scholarship and moral
character. was awarded to Peter w.
Chichester of Aquasco. The citizen
snip medal, given by II. c. Byrd to
the member of the senior class who
during his collegiate career best
typfhed the model citizen and who
terests of the college. was awarded
to Geary Eppley, Washington, d. C.
Ihe presidents cup, offered by DR..
II. J. Patterson for excellence in de-
hot q j
Literary Society. R. NJ watkins,
Carroll county, received the medal
onered as second prize in the inter-
collegiate oratorical contest by the
Association of Colleges. comprising
Western Maryland. St Johns. WASH
ington, and Maryland State College. |
The athletic medal, offered by the
class of 1908 for excellence in ath-
letlcs. was awarded to C. T. (Zeke) |
Bailey of Bladensburg, who has
played on the varsity base ball and |
foot ball teams during his college |
career.
The saber offered by the class of |
1897 to the company of the cadet |
corps standing the best inspection at |
drill and the medal for the best in |
divldual cadet in an elimination drill |
Will not be awarded until next year |
The following received commissions
In the cadet corps: Major, Ernest c. |
f. Rupert. jr.: captains James H |
Barton. William F. Sterling and Theo-
dore l. Bissell; first lieutenants. Ed |
ward e. Dawson, Arthur D. Etienne |
Robert W. Hellor and John E. Kee- |
fauver: second lieutenants. Edward B. |
Ady. Sterling E. Abrams, Bradford l.. |
Burnside. Joseph A. Gray, jr. and |
Charles p. Wilhelm.
Honorary certificates of merit were |
presented to George Morrison of Bal
timore, for his contributions along |
horticultural lines; to James B. Mel
:1>aughlin, Montgomery county. for his I
contributions toward promoting the |
breeding of horses in the United |
States and Maryland, and to James T.
Anthony of Kent county, for the work |
he has done in advancing general |
dairy farming on the eastern shore |
and in promoting agricultural organ
izations throughout Maryland.
The desree of doctor of philosophy |
was conferred on Charles E. Sando of |
Washington. D. c.. and the master of
science degree on Cheunjen c. Chen
of Shanghai China, and Clarence B.
Nickels of Artesia. Miss.
The following graduates received
diplomas: Bachelor of science. Edward
b. Ady, Hartford county; Ridgley w.
Axt and Henry NJ. Carroll, Baltimore
county; James H. Barton. Queen
Anne county; Theodore L. Bissell and
Wilbur F. Sterling, Somerset county; 7
Bradford L. Burnside, Peter w. Chi
chester John Conyngton. Bousson
Davidson. Arthur D. Etienne, Walter
Ezekiel. John Z. Keefauyer Hanson
T. Perkins and Milton D. Seweli.
Prince Georges county; George w.
Clendaniel. Kent county; Edward r.
Dawson. Talbot county; Franklin d.
Day. Hosmer P. Hartshorne and Mau-
rice T Riggs, Montgomery county;
Thomas v. Downing. Joseph A. Gray.
jr.. and George B. Hickman. Washing
ton county; John R. Drawbaugh.
Geary Eppley, Allen S. Jones. Edward
b. Mckinley, William J.. Sando and
Wardney c. Snarr. Washington. d. e;
William p Hicks, Miss Elizabeth 6.
Hook, John S. Knode, Robert I. knode
and James H Langrall. Baltimore:
Harry NJ. Mcdonald and Sampson S.
Ternent, Allegany county: Alegeo N.
Pratt. Newark, N. j., and Ernest c. e.
Ruppert, jr., Chevy Chase, d. c.;
bachelor of arts, Charles s. Elliott.
Somerset county and b. Andrew Mat
zen. Prince Georges county.
Certificates of proficiency were
awarded the following students in
agriculture: Hatcher H. Ankers, Sterl-
ing va: Lawrence +. Cauffman, Mer-
chantville, N. j.; George b. Chapman. |
Woodstock, Va; Arthur r. Dows,
Charles county: Franklin L. Evans, |
Charleston. w. Va; Edwin F. Froelich. ,
Somerset county; William p. Fussel- |
hamrh- Baltimore; Allyn H. Myers. |
yyinchester. Va; Clarence B. Nourse, !
Alexandria. Va, and Charles d. Ri |
don't Anne Arundel county; Clarence |
r. Crippen. Dorchester county and |
lanes r. Griest, Washington. d. C.. |
wore awarded certificates of prof. |
ciency in mechanical arts.