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UNIVERSITY  OF  MARYLAND 


Commencement  3Baj> 


Saturday,  June  Sixteenth 

ELEVEN  O'CLOCK,  A.  M. 


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Order  of  Exercises 


March— "Semper  Fidelis"  .  .  -  -  Sousa 

University  Band 

Invocation  -  Rev.  William  A.  Cahill,  Berwyn,  Maryland 

Valedictory  Address  -  -  Robert  Malcolm  Watkins 

"Onward"  .  -  .  .  .  -  Geibei 

University  Glee  Club 

Address  ...  Alexander  Armstrong, 

Attorney-General  of  the  State  of  Maryland 

^  ^     "The  Boys  of  the  Old  Brigade"  .  -  -  -  Parks 

University  Glee  Club 

Presentation  of  Diplomas  and  Certificates    -    President  Albert  F.  Woods 

Presentations  of  Military  Commissions.      Major-General  Charles  H.  Muir, 

Commanding  General,  Third  Corps  Area 

Presentation  of  Medals  and  Prizes         -  President  Albert  F.  Woods 

Announcements 

Benediction  -  Rev.  Charles  E.  McAllister,  Hampton,  Virginia 

March— "The  Pitt  Panther"  .  -  .  -         Parmella 

University  Band 


CANDIDATES  FOR  CERTIFICATES  IN  AGRICULTURE 
VETERAN'S  BUREAU  CERTIFICATES 

Kenneth  Allen Brandywine,  Maryland 

Joseph  Cummings  Cherry .' Berwyn,  Maryland 

Harvey  Chnton  Graves Berwyn,  Maryland 

John  Thomas  Hottel Bealeton,  Virginia 

Harry  Basil  Persinger Berwyn,  Maryland 

John  Robert  Pierce Washington,  D.  C. 

Alvin  William  Poppen Toluca,  Virginia 

Felix  William  Richards Washington,  D.  C. 

Ira  Marvin  Simpich Landover,  Maryland 

Benjamin  Harrison  Wiley Bittinger,  Maryland 

CANDIDATES  FOR  THE  BACHELOR'S  DEGREE 
COLLEGE  OF  AGRICULTURE 

Bachelor  of  Science 

Robert  Carlton  Burdette Gaithersburg,  Maryland 

Ernest  Cook  Dunning Govans,  Maryland 

Charles  Walter  England Rising  Sun,  Maryland 

Ruth  Fuhrman Washington,  D.  C. 

Morris  Jacob  Gurevich  Beltsville,  Maryland 

Clayton  Price  Harley College  Park,  Maryland 

Noah  Brackendell  Hawthorne Washington,  D.  C. 

Charles  Louis  Huffard Wytheville,  Virginia 

*John  Mutter  Lescure Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania 

Malcolm  Bartler  Melroy Washington,  New  Jersey 

Thomas  Kenneth  Miller Havre  de  Grace,  Maryland 

John  Wesley  Mumford,  Jr Newark,  Maryland 

George  Findlay  Pollock Boyds,  Maryland 

Harry  Harrison  Shaffer Berwyn,  Maryland 

Francis  Curie  Skilling Baltimore,  Maryland 

George  Francis  Smith Big  Spring,  Maryland 

Vaso  Trivanovitch Zagreb,  Jugoslavia 

Virgil  S.  Troy Centreville,  Maryland 

COLLEGE  OF  ARTS  AND  SCIENCES 
Bachelor  of  Science 

Arthur  Kirkland  Besley Baltimore,  Maryland 

Lester  Willard  Bosley Washington,  D.  C. 

Charles  MacFarlane  Brewer College  Park,  Maryland 

Kenneth  Baldwin  Chappell... Kensington,  Maryland 

Morris  H.  Daskais Baltimore,  Maryland 

Lauran  Preston  Downin Hagerstown,  Maryland 

Thomas  Henry  Fitzgerald  Princess  Anne,  Maryland 

Ernest  Alexander  Graves Washington,  D.  C. 

Howard  Victor  Keen Snow  Hill,  Maryland 

Allen  Duvall  Kemp Frederick,  Maryland 

Russell  Earl  Marker Hagerstown,  Maryland 

Leonard  G.  Mathias Hagerstown,  Maryland 

Ruth  Elizabeth  Mayers Washington,  D.  C. 

John  Frederick  Moore Washington,  D.  C. 

Andrew  Nelson  Nisbet Baltimore,  Maryland 

Gordon  Sexton  Patton Jackson,  Mississippi 

Robert  Gilliam  Porter Hyattsville,  Maryland 

Gerald  Grosh  Remsberg Braddock  Heights,  Maryland 

Raymond  Lester  Rissler Washington,  D.  C. 

Hughes  Adams  Shank College  Park,  Maryland 

Matson  Wayne  Shepherd Berwyn,  Maryland 

Laurence  D.  Simmons Washington,  D.  C. 

A.  Allen  Sussman  Baltimore,  Maryland 

Charles  Edward  White College  Park,  Maryland 


Bachelor  of  Arts 

Elizabeth  Greville  Ady Sharon,  Maryland 

Benjamin  Lankford  Barnes  Princess  Anne,  Maryland 

Mildred  Cecelia  Blandford College  Park,  Maryland 

Albert  Block Laurel,  Maryland 

■^  Edward  Burroughs,  Jr La  Plata,  Maryland 

John  Francis  Clagett Upper  Marlboro,  Maryland 

Zita  Theressa  Ensor , Sparks,  Maryland 

George  Edmund  Gifford Rising  Sun,  Maryland 

Isador  Gordon , Riverdale,  Maryland 

William  Joseph  Lescure,  Jr Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania 

Marion  Winfield  Posey , La  Plata,  Maryland 

Ruth  Isabelle  Reppert Washington,  D,  C. 

Charlotte  Calvert  Spence College  Park,  Maryland 

William  Clifford  Sturgis Snow  Hill,  Maryland 

*Ruth  Agnes  Thompson Washington,  D.  C. 

Robert  Malcolm  Watkins Mt.  Airy,  Maryland 

COLLEGE  OF  EDUCATION 

Bachelor  of  Science 

Landon  Crawford  Burns Bumsville.  Virginia 

Paul  Calvert  Cissel Highland.  Maryland 

Elizabeth  Gladys  Crowther Sparks,  Maryland 

Paul  Sardo  Frank , College  Park.  Maryland 

James  Franklin  Graham Barclay.  Maryland 

Miriam  Elizabeth  Jones Chestertown.  Maryland 

Richard  Carlton  Lighter.., Middletown,  ?rlaryland 

Austin  Albert  McBride ......Middletown,  Maryland 

Jesse  Powers  PuUen , Martinsville,  Virginia 

Nellie  Olive  Smith Washington,  D.  C. 

Victoria  Vaiden Baltimore,  Maryland 

Donald  Ellsworth  Watkins Mt.  Airy,  Maryland 

Bachelor  of  Arts 

Mary  Princess  Anderson Washington,  D.  C. 

Elsie  May  Soper Beltsville.  Maryland 

COLLEGE  OF  ENGINEERING 
Bachelor  of  Science 

Mason  Carpenter  Albrittain La  Plata,  Maryland 

Caleb  Thayer  Bailey.. , Bladensburg,  Maryland 

Morris  Judson  Baldwin , Woodridge,  D.  C. 

William  Bowen  Belt Hyattsville,  Maryland 

Frank  Amos  Bennett Hagerstown,  Maryland 

Howard  Marion  Boteler Laurel,  Maryland 

Charles  Smallwood  Cook Frederick.  Maryland 

James  Hayward  Harlow , Havre  de  Grace,  Maryland 

Joseph  Bernard  Himmelheber , Baltimore.  Maryland 

Peter  Theodore  Knapp , Overlea,  Maryland 

Willis  George  Melvin Havre  de  Grace,  Maryland 

Wilbur  Burson  Montgomery Washington,  D.  C. 

Elliott  Price  Owings North  Beach,  Maryland 

John  Philip  Schaefer Riverdale,  Maryland 

Lansing  Grow  Simmons , Washington,  D.  C. 

Frederick  Parker  Walden Raspeburg,  Maryland 

Albert  Grafton  Wallis Frederick,  Maryland 

George  Allen  Wick Washington,  D.  C. 

J,  Ward  Wisner.  Jr Baltimore.  Maryland 


COLLEGE  OF  HOME  ECONOMICS 

Bachelor  of  Science 

Audrey  Killiam ....Delmar,  Maryland 

Elizabeth  Louise  McCall , College  Park,  Maryland 

CANDIDATES  FOR  THE  MASTER'S  DEGREE 

Master  of  Science 

Victor  R.  Boswell Columbia.  Missouri 

Edward  Leland  Browne,  Jr Chevy  Chase,  Maryland 

Francis  DeSales  Canter Aquasco,  Maryland 

Carl  M.  Conrad Burlington,  Kansas 

Frederick  Randolph  Darkis , Frederick,  Maryland 

Orson  Northrop  Eaton Beltsville,  Maryland 

Charles  Harold  Howe Chapman,  Kansas 

Harvey  Foss  Jenkins , Concord,  New  Hampshire 

Daniel  C.  Lichtenwalner Riverdale,  Maryland 

Marcus  Arthur  McCarron Worcester,  Massachusetts 

John  Austin  Moran Frederick,  Maryland 

John  Dorsey  Scheuch Washington,  D.  C. 

George  Nelson  Schramm Cumberland  Maryland 

Ben  C.  Sher St.  Joseph,  Missouri 

Jacob  Edward  Shillinger Washington,  D.  C. 

Albert  Frank  Vierheller , Parkersburg,  West  Virginia 

Master  of  Arts 

B.  Andrew  Matzen Berwyn,  Maryland 

Alma  Henrietta  Preinkert Washington,  D.  C, 

HONORARY  DEGREES 

Doctor  of  Laws 

Alexander  Armstrong Hagerstown,  Maryland 

Doctor  of  Letters 
Thomas  Fell Annapolis,  Maryland 

Doctor  of  Agriculture 
Beverly  Thomas  Galloway Washington,  D.  C. 

Doctor  of  Science 

John  Bitting  Smith  Norton Hyattsville,  Maryland 

Lore  Alford  Rogers Washington,  D.  C. 

CANDIDATES  FOR  TEACHER'S  DIPLOMAS 

Mary  Princess  Anderson Washington,  D.  C. 

Landon  Crawford  Burns Bumsville,  Virginia 

Paul  Calvert  Cissel Highland,  Maryland 

Elizabeth  Gladys  Crowther Sparks,  Maryland 

Paul  Sardo  Frank , College  Park,  Maryland 

James  Franklin  Graham Barclay,  Maryland 

Miriam  Elizabeth  Jones Chestertown,  Maryland 

Richard  Carlton  Lighter ....  Middletown,  Maryland 

Austin  Albert  McBride Middletown,  Maryland 

Jesse  Powers  PuUen Martinsville,  Virginia 

Nellie  Olive  Smith Washington,  D.  C. 

Elsie  May  Soper Beltsville,  Maryland 

Victoria  Vaiden Baltimore,  Maryland 

Donald  Ellsworth  Watkins Mt.  Airy,  Maryland 


WAR  DEPARTMENT  AWARDS  OF  COMMISSIONS  AS  SECOND 
LIEUTENANTS  IN  THE  INFANTRY  RESERVE  CORPS 

Kenneth  Baldwin  Chappell Kensington,  Maryland 

John  Francis  Clagett  Upper  Marlboro,  Maryland 

Charles  Sinallwood  Cook Frederick,  Maryland 

Everett  Clayton  Embrey Washington,  D.  C. 

Paul  Sardo  Frank  College  Park,  Maryland 

Ernest  Alexander  Graves Washington,  D.  C. 

William  Milburne  Jones  Chestertown,  Maryland 

John  Wesley  Mumford,  Jr Newark,  Maryland 

George  Findlay  Pollock Boyds,  Maryland 

Raymond  Lester  Rissler Washington,  D.  C. 

John  Philip  Schaefer Riverdale,  Maryland 

Loren  Fletcher  Schott Washington,  D.  C. 

Albert  Graf  con  Wallis Frederick,  Maryland 

Charles  Edward  White College  Park,  Maryland 

George  Allen  Wick Washington,  D.  C. 

Jackson  Ward  Wisner Baltimore,  Mgiryland 

Walter  Hempstone  Young Washington,  D.  C 

AWARDS  OF  MILITARY  COMMISSIONS 

Paul  Sardo  Frank Lieutenant  Colonel 

George  Findlay  Pollock : Major 

John  Philip  Schaefer Captain 

Jackson  Ward  Wisner Captain 

Everett  Clayton  Embrey Captain 

William  Milburne  Jones Captain 

Raymond  Lester  Rissler First  Lieutenant 

John  Francis  Clagett First  Lieutenant 

Albert  Grafton  Wallis ■■■'....  First  Lieutenant 

V/alter  Hempstone  Young First  Lieutenant 

George  Allen  Wick First  Lieutenant 

Chanes  Edward  White First  Lieutenant 

Kenneth  Baldwin  Chappell First  Lieutenant 

Jt)hn  Wesley  Mumford  Second  Lieutenant 

Charles  Smallwood  Cook Second  Lieutenant 

Loren  Fletcher  Schott Second  Lieutenant 

Ernest  Alexander  Graves Second  Lieutenant 

Edv.ard  Marshall  Richardson Second  Lieutenant 


MEDALS  AND  PRIZES 

Citizenship  Medal  offered    by  Mr.  H.  C.  Byrd,  class  cf  1908,  to  the  merabsr  of 
the  senior  class  who,  during  his  collegiate  career,  has  typified  the  model  citizen  and 
done  most  for  the  general  advancement  of  the  interests  of  the  University. 
Awarded  to Robert  Malcolm  Watkins 

Citizenship  Prize  offered  by  Mrs.  Albert  F.  Woods  to  the  woman  member  of  the 
senior  class  who,  during  her  collegiate  career,  has  typified  the  model  citizen  and  has 
has  done  most  for  the  general  advancement  of  the  interests  of  the  University. 
Awarded  to  Elizabeth  Louise  McCall 

Athletic  Medal,  offered  by  the  class  of  1908,  to  the  member  of  the  senior  class 
who  has  done  the  most  for  athletics. 
Awarded  to George  Findlay  Pollock 

James  Douglas  Goddard  Memorial   Medal,  offered  by  his  sister,  Mrs,  Anna  K. 
Goddard  James,  to  a  student  of  Prince  George's  county  for  excellence  in  scholarship 
and  moral  character. 
Awarded  to Oswald  Herman  Greager 

Alumni  Association  Medal  for  excellence  in  debate. 
Awarded  to Robert  Malcolm  Watkins 

Sigma  Phi  Sigma  Medal  offered  by  the  Delta  Chapter  to  the  freshman  who 
makes  the  highest  scholastic  average  during  the  first  two  terms. 
Awarded  to Samuel  Lebowitz 

Alpha  Zeta  Medal  offered  by  the  Maryland  Chapter  to  the  member  of  the  fresh- 
man class  who  has  attained  the  highest  scholastic  average  in  the  College  of  Agri- 
culture. 
Awarded  to Thomas  Chadwick  Kelley 

"  President's  Cup",  offered  by  Dr.  H.  J.  Patterson,  for  excellence  in  debate. 
Awarded  to Poe  Literary  Society 

"Governor's  Cup",  offered  by  His  Excellency,  Honorable  Albert  C.  Ritchie,  Gov- 
ernor of  Maryland,  to  the  best  drilled  company. 
Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to Company  A. 

President's  Prize,  offered  by  Dr.  Albert  F.  Woods,  to  the  student  who  has  done 
most  for  the  Reserve  Officers'  Training  Corps. 
Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to Cadet  Major  George  Findlay  Pollock 

The  Military  Medal,  offered  by  class  of  1899,  to  the  member  of  the  battalion 
who  proves  himself  the  best  drilled  soldier. 
Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to Cadet  Sergeant  Douglas  Davis  Burnside 

The  Company  Sword  offered  by  the  class  of  1897  to  the  captain  of  the  best 
drilled  company. 
Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to Cadet  Captain  Jackson  Ward  Wisner,  Jr. 

Inspection  Day  Cup,  offered  by  Saks  and  Company  to  the  company  doing  the 
best  work  on  Inspection  Day. 
Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to ;.. Company  A 

Washington  Chapter  Alumni  Cup  offered  to  the  best  drilled  platoon. 

Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to Second  Platoon,  Company  A,  Commanded 

by  Louis  Francis  Melchior 

Rifle  Cup  offered  by  graduates  of  the  Advanced  R.  O.  T.  C.  Course. 
Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to Sophomore  Class 

Military  Department  Prize  offered  to  best  platoon  leader. 
Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to Walter  Hempstone  Young 

Individual  Class  Prizes  offered  by  Regular  Army  Officers  on  duty  at  the  Uni- 
versity, 
Awarded  on  Farmers'  Day  to— John  Philip  Schaefer,  Senior  Class 

Louis  Francis  Melchior,  Junior  Class 
Douglas  Davis  Burnside.  Sophomore  Class 
Eric  Carl  Metzeroth,  Freshman  Class 


Honorable    Mention 

College  of  Agriculture 

First  Honors — Harry  Harrison  Shaffer        Second  Honors— Morris  Jacob  Gufevicb 

Vaso  Trivanovitch 

College  of  Arts  and  Sciences 

First  Honors — Charles  Edward  White  Second  Honors — John  Francis  Clagett 
Ruth  Elizabeth  Mayers  Robert  Malcolm  Watkins 

George  Edmund  Gifford  Ruth  Isabelle  Reppert 

Russell  Earl  Marker  Mildred  Cecilia  Blandford 

College  fc)f  Educiatibn 
First  Honors— Victoria  Vaiden  Second  Honors^ Paul  Calvert  Cissel 

College  of  Engineering 

First  Honors — James  Hayward  Harlow      Second  Honors — John  Philip  Schaefer 
Morris  Judson  Baldwin 

Elected  Members  of  Phi  Kappa  Phi,  the  Honorary  Fraternity 

Morris  Judson  Baldwin  Russell  Earl  Marker 

William  Bowen  Belt  Ruth  Elizabeth  Mayers 

Mildred  Cecilia  Blandford  Ruth  Isabelle  Reppert 

Paul  Calvert  Cissel  John  Philip  Schaefer 

John  Francis  Clagett  Harry  Harrison  Shaffer 

Zita  Theressa  Ensor  Lansing  Grow  Simmons 

George  Edmund  Gifford  Elsie  May  Soper 

Morris  Jacob  Gurevich  Victoria  Vaiden 

James  Hayward  Harlow  Robert  Malcolm  Watkins 

Charles  Edward  White 


*These  candidates  will  be  assigned  to  this  class  and  will  receive  their  degrees 
upon  completion  of  work  in  Summer  School.