The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-06-17
Commencement Week At West
Nottingham Academy

everyone present.
Vesper Service
On Sunday evening, June 9Th, at
700 P. M. in the Church over three
hundred guests of the West Noting
ham Academy graduating class as
sembled for the annual Vesper Ser
vice. The program was introduced by
Bach's prelude and Fugue", played
Mr.. Holstein of the Academy facul-
ty. This was followed by the singing
of three hymns" The Shadows of
the Evening Hours Fall from the
Darkening Sky; Jesus l Live to
Thee; and Calm on the Listening
Ear of Night. The Invocation was
then pronounced by the Reverend
C. Dewey Smiley, of Fairchmce,
Penna., father of a member OF this
years graduating class. Following
the announcements and Offertory,
the congregation Joined in singing,
Lead On, o King Eternal Mr.. j.
Paul Slaybaugh, Headmaster of Yves.
Nottingham Academy, who presided
during the service next introduced
the speaker of the evening, Reverend
Peter Marshall, D. D., Pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Washington, d. c. and one
of the outstanding preachers of the
Presbyterian Church to-day.
Commencement Exercises
Twenty-one seniors received d.
plomas at the 10th Commencement
exercises which were held in the
Church Monday morning, at 11:00
o'clock
After the invocation, James G.
Fulton of Dundalk, Maryland, gave
the Salutatory address on "Hitlers
Germany, in which he reviewed
Germany's political activities since
the World War and described the
growth of the Nazi Party. He
brought out the five main points in
the Nazi Party Program, viz: /. the
union of all Germans to form one
great Germany; 2. equality of rights
for Germany with all other nations;
3. increase of colonies for nourish-
ment of the German race; A. expul-
sion of racial groups not considered
pure Germans; 5. adjustment of in
comes not earned by work.
C. Dewey Smiley, Jr., of Fair
chance, Pennsylvania, sang Il Have
a Rendezvous with life, after which
Alan l.. Skinner, of Salem, New
Jersey, delivered his Veledictory
fiv,o h M q
and the Practice of Medicine in
Colonial America"
Skinner pointed out that medicine
from 1920 until after the Revolu-
tionary War was lone of the grow
ing, yet unenlightened, professions
prevailing throughout the whole of
the 13 colonies" and that among
those of the medical profession at
that time who had studied abroad
and who have made valuable contri-
buttons to medical science, five grad
yates of West Nottingham Academy
are very prominent. He showed Ship
pens lectures on anatomy and mid
wifery were. directly responsible
for the organizing of the medical de-
partment of the College of Phila-
delphia, and how John Morgan's
pioneering work did much to establ-
ish systematic medical instruction
in America.
John Tilton, another Nottingham
graduate, held the position OF sur
geon general of the United States
Army at the outbreak of the War
of 1912. His chief contribution was
the improvement of general health
of the Army by introducing many
regulations and reforms into the mil
itary hospitals.
John Archer and Benjamin Rush,
in addition to being the most capable
physicians of the time, were also
prominent in public affairs. Archer
was delegate to the first Constitu-
tional Convention of Maryland, and
twice elected to Congress. Benjamin
Rush, often called the Father OF
American Medicine" was not only
the most conspicuous medical char
acter in the United States during the
18th century, but was a member OF
the Continental Congress and ons OF
the first signers of the Declaration
of Independence.
The highlight of the program was
the address to the graduating class
by Theodore A. Distler, Dean of La
fayette College. Mr.. Distler's subject
was Success. He said that the
three elements necessary to Success
are a knowledge of what to do with
ones leisure time, recognition OF
the dignity of labor, and the giving
of ones self to others.
Diplomas were then presented by
Mr.. John G. Conner, President of the
Board of Trustees, to the members
of the graduating class: Leonard c.
Burkins, Jr., Darlington, Md; Lowell
T. Chase, Oxford, Pa. ]. Edwin
Duboes, Pocomoke City, Md; Morris
v. Dickinson, Oxford, Pa; Jay c..
Emery, Colora, Md; Benjamin H..
Hewitt, Hollidaysburg, Pa; Gustave
K Juskey, High Bridge, New Jer-
sew. Glenn Little Jr Lakewood