Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-13
THREE ANNAPOLITANS GET
ST. JOHNS "SHEEPSKINS"
Governor Richie And Major
General Bailey Of Army. Ad-
dress Class O IS Executive
Lauds Historic School And
Assures Support
LID. CONFERRED UPON
ADMIRAL H. B. WILSON

Graduating a class of 80 stu
dents. one of the largest sent
forth from the venerable institu-
ton IN a number of wears: and
conierring OF the honorary degree
OF Doctor of Laws upon Rear
Admiral Henry b. Wilson, super
nntendent of the Naval Academy
DIR. A. +. Woods. President of
the University of Maryland. and
MaJor-Gencral Charles ]. Bailey.
OF the Third Corps Area. United
States Army, the latter of whom
delivered the address to the grad
yates, featured the two hundred
and twenty-siXth annual COM
mencement ceremonies at St.
Johns College here this morning.
~HonOr Man" From Salisbury
First honor" man of the graduates
was Augustine V. p Smith, Salisbury,
Md, and second honors were taken
by James C. 0wings. Simpsonville.
Md. both of whom received the de-
gree OF bachelor of arts. Nine other
graduates received the b. A. degree.
and the other "a, bachelor of science.
General Bailey Speaks
The principal speaker of the day,
Major-General Bailey, commander of
tie Third Corps Area, was introduced
by President Fell after the prayer OF
invocation had been made by the Rev.
]. Ogle Warfeld
/ General Bailey opened his remarks
by saying that, through a misunder-
standing on his part, he had been un-
der the impression that he was simply
to speak to the graduates on matters
concerning the Reserve Officers
Training Corps, which were purely OF
interest to him and them He was
therefore somewhat disconnected at
finding he was expected TO be THE
speaker OF the day. and felt relieved
on being told by the Superintendent
of the Naval Academy that Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt had said in his
recent address to the graduating class
Of midshipmen at the Academy, on an
occasion like this. the shorter the
speech the better it is
Quoting Kipling's lines, "The Tu-
multi and the shouting dies" General
Bailey spoke of the feeling of antag-
onism to war that succeeds every
conflict and generally leads to the
wasteful scrapping of the machinery
for the conservation of peace that has
been prepared while the war was in
process, and said IL was not intended
ent time.
COmmends st. Johns Military
| BY means of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps, who would be in
structed by veterans of the World
War, an efficient organization would
be maintained in the country. Gem
eral Bailey also spoke of the high
military standing st. Johns College
has always held and the numbers OF
distinguished army officers that have
been graduated from st. Johns.
Following General Baileys short
speech, which was received with en-
thusiasm, DR.. Fell, president of the
college, in few words, spoke of the
happy and successful year the college
was concluding, but did not make
formal speech. having given his vale
dictory to the class yesterday at the
raising of the class shield. DR.. Fell
spoke of the pleasure it gave the
faculty and college to have Governor
Ritchie with them, and called on the
Governor for speech.
Governor Given "Big Hand"
The Governor made very happy
address. in which he opened by speak,
ing of the pride and interest every
Marylander must feel in ST.. Johns
College, and assured those present
that as long as he held his. present
position the college could count on
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