The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-06-16

were wonderful. Powerful and dramat-
ic, natural and sincere, his enuncia-
ton was perfect and technique fault
less The orchestra did splendid work
and was greatly appreciated. The col
lege friends were especially pleased
to hear Miss Florence Johnson's rich,
deep contralto, in beautiful trio with
Miss Langhammer and Mrs. Murphy.
The audience was unusually large,
and the proceeds will go towards the
Organ Fund for Alumni Hall.
Meeting of the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees held its an
nual meeting on Tuesday and was
busy with the big affairs, looking to-
wards Western Maryland's greater
day. President Ward could point with
pride to the new Athletic Field, one
of the finest Bowls to be found any
where. and to the new Mcdaniel Hall,
already far along in construction, with
promise of completion so as to be
ready for occupancy in September,
as evidences that things are moving.
The Board is a progressive one, and
has caught the step and will be re
sponsible for new advances.
Commencement Day Exercises.
The day was ideally cool, the atten-
dance fattering, the graduates beam
ing, the President jubilant, the music
inspiring, the Speaker of the Day both
felicitous and profound, and eve
rything as it ought to be. All in all,
probably not a more impressive Com
mencement program and setting could
have been presented in the whole
United States than was given in w. M.
C.. Alumni Hall,-and this statement is
not made inadvisedly.
After the imposing procession of
students, faculty, trustees and invited
guests, DR.. H. l.. Elderdice led in
prayer. The Commencement address
by Bishop William F. Mcdowell was
characterized by rare, good humor,
profound thinking, depth and breadth
of vision, and intense earnestness that
reached every heart.
The Modern Scholar, said the Bis
hop, must be first of all capable OF
clear, unprejudiced, useful thinking.
There is so much confused thinking
in Europe, Asia and alas, in America.
Mems prejudices and personal inter-
ests so often color their thinking.
Right thinking lies at the basis of
right living. The Modern Scholar,
again, must have a genuine, undis-
guised affection for humanity-a deep
and abiding interest in his fellow-men.
The Philosopher and the Philanthro-
pist must see together in dealing with
world problems. Clear, philosophical
thinking must be vitalized by deep
concern for humanity.
Once more, the Modern Scholar
must be sustained in his thinking and
moved and controlled in his affections
by the right kind of a motive. Not so
much what a man is doing, as what
it is that is making him do it,-his
motive. The motive must be pure,
transparent, and also so big and
worthy a motive as to carry one
through. 1t takes a pretty large mo-
tive to float life. Some men with all
the advantages of college training
have no motive big enough to carry
them beyond five or ten years post
college days.
Finally, the Modern Scholar must
own life from destruction by an un-
shakable faith in the Living God. He
must get settled convictions as to the
moral order of the universe, and the
Everlasting God who rules it. Then a
man can work on through discourag-
ing circumstances and world opposi-
tiOns. Amid the confusion of conflicts,
he lives on, works On, sings on, as,
THE bird alighting an instant on the
twig that swings,
Sings on unaffrighted, knowing that
he has wings"
The ever living God, he knows, and
in God he is sufficient for all things.
Following the address of the Bis
hop was the announcement by Prof.
Schaeffer, of the undergraduate hon
ors. after wnlcn came the awarding OF
commissions in the United States Re-
serve to r. o. I. G. graduates and ad-
minIsterlng tbs oaths of office by Capt.
Everett G. Smith, to ]. w. Allender,
ID. q. Bennett, b. b. Leitch, D. c. Mac
Lea, G. A. Meyles, II. B. Speir, E. d.
Stone, ii. w. Ward, r. F. Cromwell, (.
K. Helwig, David Hottenstein, j. d.
Kopp. The commissions for End Lieu
tenant were issued by the President
OF the United States. The men all
kneIt and kissed the Flag that each
had sworn to defend, pledging eternal
loyalty to the nation whose ideals it
symbolized. The Captain expressed the
sincere hope that they would never
meet again on any battle field.
President Ward then conferred de-
grees as follows:
Bachelor of Arts Degree-James
Peyton Adams, Vienna; Joseph Will
! liam Allender, Westminster; Dill Cor
don Bennett, Sharptown; Jesse Dyggs
Evans, Crisfeld; Benjamin Byran
Leitch, Friendship; Daniel Carlysle
MacLea, Baltimore; George Adam
Meyles, Baltimore; Hugh Barnette
Speir, Homecoming; Edward Daniel
Stone, Baltimore; Hugh Walter Ward
Owings; Amy Chrystelle Bennett, Sal,
isbury; Julia Elizabeth Carey, Ber-
lin; Margaret Elizabeth Coonan, West,
minister; Madeline Weaver Geiman
/ Westminster; Rita Christine Hoff
Westminster; Alma Maude Holiday
Hebron; Olive Catherine Johnson
Princess Anne; Mary Emily Landlord
Pocomoke City; Myrtle Louise Lank
ford, Pocomoke City; Hilda Rae Long
Pocomoke City; Sarah Ethel Marker