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

Nottingham Academy reached 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 a 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 Kuil-
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 a 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: Inc
| 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, WatertoWn, Mass. !;
i Bible Scholarship Prize, Malcolm Kull-
mar, Kensington, Md; Public Speak
| ing Contest-1st, Robert NJ. Rowland,
Womelsdorf, Pa; End, E. I. w. Stahl,
| Baltimore, Md; Oratorical Contest
| John C. Roak, Upper Darby, Pa; End,
William l.. Young, Upper Darby, Pa. ;
Good Citizenship Medal, l.. " 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,
Md; The Scholarship Prize, Malcolm
Kullmar, Kensington, Md; Athletic
| Trophy, Clifford Byrd, Mardela
| Springs, Md; Merit of Award (Highest
Honor), Malcolm Kullmar, Kensington,
Maryland.
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 25 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 supposition, 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 a 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
associated and if approached from the
| correct viewpoint are found mutually
| 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
j. Clifford Byrd, Jr., Mardela Springs,
Nd; 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 o. 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.