The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-06-12
West Nottingham Academy
Commencement
BY C. X. VAUGHAN

One of the highlights of the COM
mencement week program at West
Nottingham Academy was the alumni
luncheon Saturday, May 80, at l2:4o
p M, at which event the attendance
was more than surprising.
After a delightful luncheon, Mr.
Slaybaueh formally welcomed the
alumni and presented MI. J. 6urtoh
Wiley '9S of Morristown, New Jersey,
who was to preside at the meeting;
and who was filling the position tenn
porarily, left by G. Dare HOPKINS
president of the association.
Mr. Wiley asked those attending to
rise and commemorate the passing OF
their beloved president, Mr.. Hopkins
who with his wife were killed carry
this spring in an automobile accident
outside of Lancaster, Pa. Mr.. Wiley
then directed the majority of his re-
marks to the graduating class who
were presented by Mr.. Slaybaugh to
the association The speaker stressed
the history and tradition behind the
Academy and passed the torch to the
class of So
Malcolm Kullmar, the president of
tho senior class, thanked the alumni
for their cooperation, and expressed
the wish of his class that they would
do their utmost to preserve the tradl-
ton of the Academy, and IL posslple
would make more history for the
school to be proud Of
The president after welcoming MISS
Esther Maxwell back after her recent
Illness. addressed the class of SO in a
more formal manner when ne enoeaV-
ored to point out and demonstrate how
the tradition of the academy grows on
one in later years, the advantages that
a preparatory school graduate mas
over his less fortunate brother' ana
the pledge that the alumni Wilhout
exception back of each and every w.
N A. graduate or undersraouate.
Officers chosen We're: Lieut.-Com-
mander Williams '97, president; Har-
old Metzgar 80, first vice-president;
DR.. E. S. Rowland '95, second vice.
PRESIDENT Mrs. w. T. Jenness ", thlrd
yice-president; and Miss Esther Max
well IL secretary and treasurer.
A scholarship committee was select
ed composed of Mr.. Gillespie eA II,
Mr.. Taylor Wilson 80, and Mr.. Cecil
Squire 'SS. The class of IL reported
the giving of a $50 loyalty fund to the
Academy.
Mr.. John G. Connor, former head
master of the Academy, was the final
speaker at this affair He praised the
boys for their spirit of cooperation
and the aid they had unw1tt1ngly Oh
fered to the administration in the
has brought West Nottingham to the
top of Maryland scholastic circles.
The Glass of '89 was awarded the
attendance trophy due to their hfty
per cent attendance; also the class oil
'36 was formally enrolled as members
of the West Nottingham Academy
Alumni Association.
Baccalaureate Service
Another portion of the 195th Com
mencement Program on Sunday morn
ing, May 81 added to the sense OF
pleasure and satisfaction brought TO
the student body and faculty of the
Academy with the termination OF the
present school year. A sermon
Seeking Light" by the pastor OF the
church, Reverend DR.. Albert H. Hibsh-
man, held the attention of an audi
ence which almost taxed the seating
capacity of West Nottingham Presby-
terrain Church. DR.. Hibshman took as
the text for his sermon the thlrd verse
of the first chapter of Genes1s-"And
God said: Let there be light; and there
was light" and built upon 1t MS last
admonitions for a Christian life with
words of encouragement and guidance
for the boys of the graduating class
to whom he was speaking as group
for the last time. This sermon brought
to a brilliant climax what might
be considered a series of three Bac-
calaureate services; the sermons of DR..
John Mcdowell of the National Board
of Missions on May 18th and Rev.
Fred P. Corson of Dickinson College
on May oath being the first and second.
A very we'll received feature was
the musical part of the service rend-
cred by Mr.. George o. Aykroyd, Dean
of the Academy at the organ console.
Vesper Service
West Nottingham Academy held its
annual Vesper Service Sunday, May
81 at 700 o'clock in the West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church. Mr.. j.
Paul Slaybaugh, Headmaster of the
Academy, introduced the speaker,
Reverend Theodore c. Meek, Pastor of
the Bethany Presbyterian Church OF
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The central idea of Reverend Meek's
sermon was the message of Jesus to
Matthew, Follow me-" Around this
statement was developed the concep-
ton of Gods plan for all mankind.
God has a plan for each of us in life
and that by following the example of
the perfect life as set before US by
Jesus we will be able to fit into this
plan and to do the will of God which
is the highest privilege in life. Rev
erend Meek called this thought Gods
blueprint for life as contrasted with
following our own whims and ambi-
lions.
commencement Activities
On Monday, June 2, the annual