The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-12

Nottinpham Academy reached a sue
cessful climax with the concluding
exercises held in the West Nottingham
Church auditorium. DR.. j. M H.
Rowland, dean of the Medical School
of the University of Maryland and
member of the class of 1885 at the
Academy, delivered the Commence
ment address to the friends and par
ents of the 10 boys who comprised
this years graduating class. The
Commencement Program was opened
with the playing of professional by
the school orchestra while the Board
of Trustees, the Faculty, and members
of the student body took their places
in the assembly. The invocation was
offered by the Rev. William crosby
Ross of Boise, Idaho.
Charles l.. Bennett of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, delivered the Salutatory address
as the first speaker on the program.
His grafton, The Valuable Asset to
the American People" commemorated
the work of the recently organized
Bureau of Investigations in the United
States The Academy orchestra, then,
under the direction of Mr.. Charles Ed
wards of Wilmington, favored with an
overture after which Malcolm Kull-
mar of Kensington, Maryland, deliv-
cred the Valedictory address, The
Scarlet Plague" Kullmar stressed
the menace of Communism in Ameri-
can Colleges today. His dramatic ap-
peal to the Seniors, the college men
of tomorrow, was well-founded and
Just criticism of the trend of modern
thinking on the part of the young men
of our nation,
AS usual, the presentation of awards
and prizes by Mr.. Slaybaugh created
considerable interest. The list of
prizes and winners is as follows The
Alumni Attendance Cup, Glass of 1889;
Walton Burnside Peters Prize, Dewitt
B. Lancaster, Baltimore, Md; General
Improvement Prize, George B. McVey,
Rising Sun, Md. Bible Essay Prize,
Maurice P Rehm, WATERFOWL, Mass. /:
Bible Scholarship Prize, Malcolm Kull-
mar, Kensington, Md; Public Speak
ing Contest-1st, Robert M. Rowland,
Womelsdorf, Pa; End, E. 7. W. Stahl,
Baltimore, Md; Oratorical Contest
John C. Roak, Upper Darby, Pa; End,
William L. Young, Upper Darby, Pa;
Good Citizenship Medal L. V. Pratt,
Chesapeake City, Md; Mr.. William
Kirk Prize, c. o. McCauley, Perry
Point, Md; English Prize, C. b. Keen
ey, Summit, New Jersey; Mathematics
Prize, John w. Atwood, Aberdeen,
Md; Golf Trophy, Howard w. Happier
sett, Drexel Hill, Pa; Boys Tennis
Cup, Charles Wheatley, Chestertown,
Nd; The Scholarship Prize, Malcolm
Kullmar, Kensington, Md; Athletic
Trophy, Clifford Byrd, Mardela
Springs, Md; Merit of Award (Highest
Honor), Malcolm Kullmar, Kensington,
Mary land.
After a violin solo by Mr.. Charles
Edwards, DR.. Rowland delivered the
Commencement address. 1t was of in
terest to note that so years ago DR..
Rowland delivered the Valedictory
address from the same platform and
that rs years ago he was called upon
for the commencement address. HIS
text, he said, was the same on the
two former occasions as he had
chosen for the present, THE Forma-
ton of Character" Before attempt
ing a consideration of such a topic one
must first decide just how character
is placed in an individual Is char
acter formed or does it grow? Is it
hereditary or acquired? Is it moulded
from certain hereditary acquisitions
as Influenced by environment? The
last superstition, said DR.. Rowland,
seems to be the most plausible. The
spaker then went on to explain the
paths along which this formation
should follow, using the First Psalm
as his text. Drawing a contrast be-
tween the Righteous and the Ungodly
man he showed how the character of
a man formed on the principles of the
former provide future for him,
whereas that formed on the later
leads to inevitable destruction. Hon
esty, he said, is the most important
trait on which a good character is
founded, and the development of this
trait alone necessarily brings about
the development of other good char
acteristics. DR.. Rowland concluded
his talk with the advice not to con-
fuse Science and Religion as conflict
ing forces. They are rather closely
associated and if approached from the
to help each other.
The exercises were brought to a
close by a few words of advice to the
Seniors by the Rev. John Nesbitt of
Gainesville, President of the Board
of Trustees, after which he presented
diplomas to the thirteen young men
who comprised the graduating class.
The list of graduates is as follows:
Charles L. Bennett, GAINESVILLE, Ohio;
]. Clifford Byrd, Jr., Mardela Springs,
Md. G. Garrett Ewing, Colora, Md.
Howard w. Happersett, Drexel Hill,
Pa; c.. Benson Keeney, Jr., Summit,
N. j.; Joseph H. King, Narberth, Pa
Malcolm Kullmar. Kensington, Md. !;
c. Newell McCauley, Elkton, Md.
Charles 0. McCauley, Jr., Perry Point,
Md; L. Virgil Pratt, Chesapeake City,
Md. Addison NJ. Rawlings, Port De-
posit, Md. John C. Roak, Upper Darby,
Pa; ]. Forney Young, Jr., Hagerstown,
Maryland.
The assembly was dismissed with
the playing of a march by the Acad-
envy orchestra.