The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17

tingham Academy initiated the
197th commencement season with the
annual Oratorical and Public Speak
ing contests. The program which
was presented in the West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church was open
ed by a medley of organ selections
by Mr.. Richard Holstein OF the
Academy faculty.
The first speaker of the public
speaking contest, Edmund l.. Vo-
orhees, East River, Connecticut,
chose as his subject "A Call on the
President. Donald Balderston,
Colora, then recited, "Lochmvar
followed by 1.-The Tongues OF Men,
presented by Dickson Lynch, rising
Sun, Jeanne Rawlings, What Price
Glory, was next given by James
Trone, Elkton. The program pro-
ceeded with John Greenleaf WHIT
tiers "In School Days" by wayne
Reynolds, Rising Sun. Walter Jen-
kins of Lansdown,. Penna., captured
second prize with his rendition OF
the Anonymous "Lasca". The nrst
prize was attained by Malcolm Jen-
kins, Rising Sun, who rec.ted Ine
Little Gray Mouse. This contest
closed with Robert Southey's, "Ihe
Battle" of Blenheim" and William
Shakespeare's THE Seven Ages Oh
Man., given by Avery Corner, Nc
Lean, Virginia, and Edwin stevens,
Calvert, Maryland, respectively. This
portion of the program was any
directed by Mrs. J. Paul Slaybaugh.
Leonard Burkins, Darlington, was
the first speaker in the Oratorlcal
Contest, who chose his subject, An
Argument in favor of the Unicam-
eral Legislature. Jay Emrey,
Colora, then delivered the Grafton
which took second place "Radium".
The next speaker was Benjamin
Hewitt, Hollidaysburg, Pa, whose
Grafton was entitled, Our National
Parks, Are They in Danger?" The
first place in this contest was won by
the last speaker, c. Dewey Smiley.
Fairchance, Pa, who gave a timely
discussion of Democracy, The De-
sire Form of Government The
Oratorical Contest was under the
direction of Mr.. William r. Bowden
of the English Department
Alimuni Luncheon
The annual luncheon and business
meeting of the West Nottingham
Academy Alumni Association was
held Saturday, June4, in the dining
room of the McGraw House at the
Academy.
Twenty-one Seniors, the largest
group on record, were elected to
membership in the alumni associa-
ton.
The following officers for the COM
ing year were unanimously elected:
President, Dr. w. G. Jack; first vice
president, DR.. Ernest Rowland; sec
ond vice-president, B. Franklin EDy;
third vice-president, Mrs. Howard
Wilson; secretary-treasurer, Miss
Esther Maxwell.
The speakers were: Senator Cecil
Squier of Port Deposit, Md, ana Mr..
John G. Conner of Trenton, N. j.,
president of the Board of Trustees
The alumni cup for attendance
was awarded to the class of 1925,
which had 400 of it's membership
present.
Maroon Varsity Swamps Alumni
The annual game between the
West Nottingham varsity baseball
team and the alumni, played on the
Academy field Saturday, June 4, was
a wild and woody affair. The old men
in charge of B. Frank Eby fielded
scrappy, but slightly erratic team
which bombed the star Maroon hurl-
ers, Chase and Juskey, for seven hits
and five runs. On the other hand the
school boys touched Foster and c.
Poist for 10 hits, having the edge in
errors, 2 to z, made l l runs out OF it.
The alumni were never ahead after
their half of the first inning. and
limped away at the end OF seven in
nings carrying the light end OF an
IL to score.
Baccalaureate Service
If we let Him, God can make out
of US men and women whose lives
will be worth while; this was the
message of DR.. Sidney ]. Venable,
Pastor of the West Nottingham Pres
byterian Church, to the graduating
class of West Nottingham Academy
at the Baccalaureate Service held
Sunday morning, June 5. About 400
people braved threatening skies to
be present at the service and were
rewarded by bright sunshine on leav-
ing the church.
Choosing for his text the sixth
verse of the eighteenth chapter Of,
Jeremiah, DR.. Venable created pic
ture of an old-time potter busily en-
gagged in forming ON his wheel love-
ly vases from the shapeless clay and
firing them in his kiln. The potter
he compared to God, and the clay to
man, the wheel to Gods providences
and processes, and the kiln for test
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