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Monday, April 28, 2008

19220428 CC Pageant WMC Athletic Bowl to be dedicated June 10

Pageant WMC Athletic Bowl to be dedicated June 10

Democratic Advocate, April 28, 1922.

The Carroll County Pageant

On Saturday afternoon, June 10, the New Athletic Bowl will be formerly dedicated not only to Western Maryland College but to all of Carroll County.

The event will be celebrated by a beautiful festival of peace called "The Sheathing of The Sword." Watching the pageant, on the hillside around the bowl, there will be seated people from Carroll and sister counties of the state.

Every day messages are coming in from people in Salisbury, Snow Hill and Easton, from Frederick, Hagerstown and Cumberland, from Baltimore and Washington saying that we may expect full cars from there to witness "The Sheathing of The Sword."

Messages have also come from people in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware and New Jersey. Old students, former residents of the county, acquaintances and some who never even heard of Carroll county, before.

Representatives are expected from the Pan American Union and the American Peace Societies. The flags for one episode are being loaned through the courtesy of The Pan American Union.

Everybody is wondering how in the wide world we have been able to assemble a cast of 1,000 from the college and county. Next time we'll tell you.

Democratic Advocate, April 28, 1922.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

19401030 20080321 David Webb Herlocker



David W. Herlocker, 67, of Westminster

October 30, 1940 – March 21, 2008

David Webb Herlocker, 67, of Westminster, died unexpectedly but peacefully at his home on Friday, March 21, 2008.

Born October 30, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Donald Herlocker and the late Betty Comfort Herlocker. He was raised in Peoria, Illinois.

He was a 1962 graduate of Knox College and graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1966 with a doctorate in inorganic chemistry.

In 1966, he began a long career teaching chemistry at Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College. He served as the Chemistry Department chair department chair for many years. He retired in 2006 and was named an emeritus faculty member. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Chemical Society, and other professional organizations.

He began running in the mid 1970s and was a member of the Westminster and York Road Runner Clubs. He was an organizer of many road races in and around Westminster, including the Main Street Mile. After an accident in 1995 left him unable to run, he continued to walk daily with friends. He was a recognizable figure at many races with his loyal canine companion, Badie.

He was a long-time member of Grace Lutheran Church and served on the church council and scholarship committee. He was active in Ardent Folk, a ministry providing meals to those in need.

He was a member of the parent organizing committee which founded the Westminster Montessori School in 1974. He helped to develop and implement the school’s chemistry curriculum. Since his retirement he has volunteered weekly in their science classes.

An avid sports fan, he followed the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, and the McDaniel women’s basketball and volleyball teams. He was a 27-year member of a book club and a lover of history and trivia.

Remembering him are children and partners Caryn Herlocker Meade and Adam Meade of Raleigh, NC and Daniel Herlocker and Ellen Keelan of Brattleboro, VT; father Donald Herlocker of Canton, IL; brother and sister-in-law William and Hilda Herlocker of Kildeer, IL; sister and brother-in-law Linda and Peter Speck of Wanganui New Zealand; grandchildren Evan and Georgia Meade; former wife and friend Helen Herlocker; and numerous friends.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25 at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St, Westminster with his pastors Rev. Kevin and Martha Clementson officiating.

Inurnment of ashes will be in Grace Lutheran Church Columbarium.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Grace Lutheran Church in support of the Ardent Folk social ministry.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fletcherfuneralhome.net.

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19450323 Cleric - Rev. Dr. Lowell F. Ensor, pastor of the Methodist Church at Westminster - Urges Repeal of Jim Crow Law

Cleric - Rev. Dr. Lowell F. Ensor, pastor of the Methodist Church at Westminster - Urges Repeal of Jim Crow Law

Democratic Advocate, March 23, 1945.

Following taken from Baltimore Sun March 18: Rev. Dr. Lowell F. Ensor, pastor of the Methodist Church at Westminster, yesterday urged support of the repeal of the Jim Crow law in Maryland.

He declared a state that will send citizens to the fighting fronts of the world and at the same time deny to any group of those citizens equal rights, is un-American and un-Christian.

Reference to this law was make in his sermon, in which he also urged opposition to a Senate bill now in the Legislature that would permit sale of alcoholic beverages in Carroll county hotels, and a House bill that would allow pari-mutuel betting on horse racing at Baltimore county and Carroll county fair grounds.

Monday, September 17, 2007

20070916 Don’t Start Caring Now by P. Kenneth Burns

Don’t Start Caring Now by P. Kenneth Burns, the Editor and Writer of Maryland Politics Today

September 16th, 2007

Since I am no longer an elected official and no longer on the Maryland Municipal League Board of Directors, I have lost track of many of the issues in Prince George’s County. I certainly enjoyed working with many of the elected officials… I have always appreciated Wayne Curry and have followed his career for many years – he is a 1971 graduate of Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College. So my ears perked-up when Mr. Burns mentioned him in a post…

As you all know, Maryland Politics Today is based in South Laurel, Prince George’s County. I grew up in the county and I was a big fan of the Wayne Curry years. Wayne Curry was County Executive from 1994-2002, a man with more integrity than our current County Executive Jack Johnson…

Curry did his best in attracting business to the county, in addition, he also boosted county pride in us, the residents. He was first to tell the media to don’t dare call it P.G. County. He took to little steps to show that the county can handle upscale retail.

Read the rest here: Don’t Start Caring Now

Thursday, September 06, 2007

20070906 Jack Molesworth passed away August 31 2007

Jack Molesworth passed away August 31 2007

Mr. John Molesworth

September 6th, 2007

As originally published, in its entirety on Sunday, September 2, 2007 in the Frederick New-Post.

John E. "Jack" Molesworth died on August 31, 2007 at Frederick Memorial Hospital of complications from a fall. He was 80 years old.

Born on April 3, 1927 in Baltimore, Jack was the only son of the late John R. Molesworth and Margaret Burgee Molesworth of Monrovia. He graduated from Frederick High School in 1944, then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he served with the second Marine Division in the occupation of Japan. After completion of his service Jack attended Western Maryland College, where he boxed, played football and, along with his roommate, ran a successful student catering business.

After graduating in 1952, Jack held positions as a teacher and assistant football coach at Mount Airy High School, Saint Paul's School in Baltimore and Westminster High School. Jack became head coach and Director of Athletics at Frederick High School and then Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, where he coached championship teams.

In 1971, Mr. Molesworth took the position of vice-principal at the new Westminster High School, where he stayed briefly due to being offered the position of executive director of Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association for the Maryland Department of Education. Molesworth held this position for 10 years until his retirement in 1981.

After retirement, Jack took his dream job as head football coach at his alma mater, Western Maryland College, where he stayed for five years. During his career, Jack also served for twelve years on the National Federation Football Rules Committee and two years on the National Federation of High School Athletic Associations Executive Council.

Active in the Frederick community, Molesworth was a member of the Frederick Rotary, V.F. W. Post 3285, the Elks Club, the American Legion and was a communicant at Calvary Methodist Church. His national affiliations include Lifetime Membership in the American Football Coaches Association and the National Football Foundation. Mr. Molesworth's honors include Hall of Fame induction in the Alvin Quinn Y.M.C.A. Sports Hall of Fame, the Maryland High School Athletic Directors Hall of Fame and the Maryland High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

More important than his professional accomplishments, Jack was most proud of his role as mentor to generations of young men in the Frederick community that he coached and taught. Jack was an avid reader, history buff and golfer.

Mr. Molesworth is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Walker Molesworth, two daughters, Janet Hough and husband Terry of Ocean City, Jean Molesworth Kee and husband Edward of Alexandria, Va. and a son, Dr. John Molesworth and wife Debbie of Frederick. Jack is also survived by grandchildren Sarah, Ted, and Caroline Kee, and Laura, Jack, and Kelly Molesworth; and step-grandchildren Coby Hough and Julie Hough Keefer.

The family will receive friend from 3 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4 at the Keeney and Basford P.A. Funeral Home, 106 East Church Street, Frederick. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5 from Calvary United Methodist Church, corner of Bentz and West Second Streets, Frederick. His pastor, the Rev. Kenneth R. Dunnington, will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick.

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Jack Molesworth to the Frederick Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Fund, Frederick Memorial Hospital, 400 West 7th St., Frederick, MD 21701.

Online condolences may be expressed with the family at http://www.keeneybasford.com/.

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http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/local/obit_detail.htm?obitID=22370

Also see:

Molesworth had impact on sports
| No writer | By: Stan Goldberg | 09/03/07 | 671 words

Molesworth was the Executive Secretary of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association from 1971 to 1981 years and also the state supervisor of physical education the first seven of those years. His responsibilities got so big the job was split into two positions the final three years.

Molesworth is in critical condition
| Sports | By: Sarah Fortney | 08/30/07 | 255 words

Jack Molesworth, 80, was put on life support at Frederick Memorial Hospital after he fell Aug. 22, his son John Molesworth said.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

R.I.P. Jack Molesworth

John W. Ashbury

William Shakespeare once wrote "The evil that men do lives after them, / The good is oft interred with their bones." That won't be the case with Jack Molesworth.


Wednesday, April 25, 2007

20070424 News at McDaniel College in Westminster

News at McDaniel College in Westminster

Tuesday, April 24 2007

HEADLINES

From seaweed to limes: Biology majors present Capstones
Film documents semester abroad
President honored as Girl Scouts Distinguished Woman
Students out and about
High honors for undergrads
Hill named Board chair, seven new trustees elected
Students network at job fair
Forum reopens, facelift complete
Network presents talk on women and power
Common Ground summer sessions delight
Green Terror makes a softball sweep
Hill Happenings

Board Chair James Melhorn, left, passes the gavel to Martin Hill.

Hill named Board chair, seven new trustees elected

Seven new trustees including four alumni were named to the McDaniel College Board of Trustees April 21 at the business meeting held on the Westminster campus.

Full Story

From seaweed to limes: Biology majors present Capstones

Biology majors presented their Capstone projects in a week-long poster session that explored everything from behavioral trends surrounding the HIV/AIDS population in Delaware to whether bacteria found in yogurt provide health benefits. More than 200 students each year participate in research involving faculty members as mentors, supervisors and collaborators. In many cases, the research results in presentations at professional meetings or publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Full Story

Film documents semester abroad

Maggie Ross ’07 was relieved to find a box of frozen “fish fingers” at a supermarket in Budapest. But in an unrehearsed moment of her Capstone documentary “Life Abroad,” her happiness quickly turns to frustration as she realizes the cooking instructions are in Hungarian.

Full Story

President honored as Girl Scouts Distinguished Woman

President Joan Develin Coley was honored April 19 as one of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland’s Distinguished Women of 2007. The award recognizes those who defy the ordinary by exemplifying the Girl Scout ideals of character, confidence and courage.

Full Story.

Students out and about

From Camden Yards to Granada – you can find McDaniel students almost anywhere. Here are some of the places they’ve been lately.

Full Story

High honors for undergrads

More than 30 undergraduates were honored April 15 at the Spring Awards ceremony for achievements in academics, activity, leadership and community service. Additionally 16 students were inducted into the honor societies Omicron Delta Kappa and Trumpeters.

Full Story

Students network at job fair

Latisha Buford ’08 has been looking online to find an internship in the computer field, but had more success when she donned a crisp white button down shirt and met potential employers April 18 at the College’s spring job fair.

Full Story

Forum reopens, facelift complete

The Forum in McDaniel College’s Decker Center looks, feels and even smells new. From its three built-in screens and wireless Internet capabilities to the hunter green walls accented with wood trim and recessed lighting, the room will serve a variety of functions.

Full Story

Network presents talk on women and power

The McDaniel Women’s Leadership Network presents “Transformation: Are Women Changing Power or is Power Changing Women?” a conversation with Beth Perlman, CIO of Constellation Energy Group, at 7:30 p.m. April 25 in McDaniel Lounge.

Full Story

Common Ground summer sessions delight

Common Ground on the Hill has announced its 2007 summer sessions. Classes for the July 1-6 and July 8-13 “Traditions” summer institutes range from learning the harmonica, fiddle, Celtic harp or guitar to studying African drumming or Latin Dance. Participants can learn juggling, yoga, knitting or woodturning.

Full Story

Jess Smith '09 Green Terror makes a softball sweep

In CC softball action April 21, Jess Smith ’09 threw 16 innings in the circle and rapped out a hit in each game to lead McDaniel to a doubleheader sweep of Muhlenberg 4-1 and 1-0.

Full Story

Students participate in Relay for Life Hill Happenings

McDaniel College has many upcoming events, including Relay for Life, bellydancing and numerous music events.

Find out more Hill Happenings

Comments or questions? E-mail us at pio AT mcdaniel DOT edu

News@McDaniel is an online publication of the Office of Communications and Marketing of McDaniel College.

If you would like to receive this biweekly electronic newsletter via email, please subscribe by clicking here or on the McDaniel College Web site at http://www.mcdaniel.edu.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

20070409 Helen Thomas to speak at McDaniel


Helen Thomas to speak at McDaniel College in Westminster Maryland.

April 9th, 2007

The McDaniel College web site calls to our attention that “Author and veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas… Dean of the White House press corps … will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 12 in McDaniel College’s Forum, located in Decker Center.

The lecture, "From JFK to George W.: Holding their feet to the fire, Helen-style," is free and open to the public.

For more information click here: http://www.mcdaniel.edu/6629.htm

No doubt the “queen of combativeness and irrationality” will certainly enlighten us with “the Hezbollah view” of the Middle East and the presidency of George W. Bush.

If you are considering going, for sheer entertainment please watch the video posted on July 18th, 2006 on the web site “Outside the Beltway” by Greg Tinti: “Snow To Thomas: “Thank You For The Hezbollah View” (Video)

Mr. Tinti writes, “Although that’s the quotable moment of this exchange between Tony Snow and Helen Thomas, the entire thing is worth watching simply for its entertainment value alone. It’s old school Helen Thomas, trying to ‘Scott McClellan’ Tony Snow. And somehow Tony has already mastered the art of dealing with the queen of combativeness and irrationality. It’s really quite impressive.”

The entertainment is also featured on YouTube: “Tony Snow Making Helen Thomas Look Like A Fool.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICq2AuxYTTE

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For a glimpse of perhaps we will hear from Ms. Thomas can be found here: “Helen Thomas on the Media's Failure.” One of the interesting quotes is when she pronounces condescendingly, “everybody with a laptop thinks they’re journalists - that’s a problem…”

Posted May 12th, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl5qv6U2AQo

“Journalist Helen Thomas discusses the failure of the media in covering the Iraq war and its aftermath during the Why Media Matters panel hosted by Media Matters for America

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Want more?

Posted April 06, 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWNf0lmuRcc

Fox Watch: Media Matters for America host a discussion panel moderated by MMFA's David Brock with Al Franken, White House Press Corp. reporter Helen Thomas and Newsweek's Eleanor Clift.

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As one can quickly and easily see, Ms. Thomas will probably be a hit at McDaniel College.

Liberals love her. Conservatives find her cringe worthy at best. To understand why; perhaps Ms. Thomas said it best in a November 6, 2002 account of her presentation at the Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology (MIT):

“‘I censored myself for 50 years when I was a reporter,’ said Thomas, who is now a columnist for Hearst News Service. ‘Now I wake up and ask myself, “Who do I hate today?”’ Her short list of answers seems not to vary from war, President Bush, timid office-holders, a muffled press and cowed citizens, pretty much in that order.”

[…]

"Helen Thomas offered a very powerful indictment of the current behavior of the Bush presidency in her comments on the incoherence and inconsistency of Bush's policies and the danger to civil liberties of Bush's rhetoric," said (MacVicar Faculty Fellows David) Thorburn, (professor of literature.)

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Read the rest here: “Journalist Helen Thomas condemns Bush administration.”

Arin Gencer, writing for the Baltimore Sun, essentially gave her a pass in an article about Ms Thomas’ visit and lecture published March 8th, 2007, entitled: “A history of tough questions.”

Terry A. Dalton, an English and journalism professor at McDaniel, had originally called Thomas "out of the blue" to see if she would visit his media and politics class, he said.

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Thomas is known for her persistent and pointed questions in news briefings, particularly with respect to the war in Iraq

As a columnist for Hearst Newspapers, she spends her days not only speaking but writing what's on her mind.

Or, as Thomas puts it in her book, Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President: "After all those years of telling it like it is, now I can tell it how I want it to be."

At McDaniel, she is expected to do just that.

Read the rest of the Baltimore Sun article here: “A history of tough questions.”

Professor Dalton remarked in the Arin Gencer piece:

… a book he recently started having students read brought Thomas to mind.

That book was former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer's Taking Heat: The President, the Press, and My Years in the White House, which details his encounters with White House reporters.

"He mentioned Helen far more by name than any other reporter. ... He gave her a pretty hard time," Dalton said, citing questions she had asked.

Dalton said he wondered whether Thomas would be willing to come and give students her side of the story.

He was delighted when she agreed, he said.

In a March 12, 2003 article in Slate by Jack Shafer, entitled, “Screw You, Mr. President,” it is noted:

… Her loathing for Bush is palpable. "This is the worst president ever," she told the Torrance, Calif., Daily Breeze in January. "He is the worst president in all of American history."

Though Thomas never masked her crush on Democrats when she worked as a news writer, she comes completely out of the closet in her columns, ripping "Bush's headlong drive into war, his favor-the-rich economic policy and his campaign to put right-wing ideologues on the Supreme Court." As the child of Lebanese immigrants, Thomas knows exactly which religious button she's pushing when she repeatedly condemns Bush's plans for war on Iraq as a "crusade."

Some insight as to Mr. Fleischer’s point of view can be found in Mr. Shafer’s 2003 Slate article:

But Thomas' opinion columns are a model of restraint when compared with the snarky speeches she delivers in lieu of asking questions at White House briefings. In the past, Ari Fleischer usually gave Thomas first shot, and in recent weeks she rode a constant theme:

Thomas to Fleischer: Will you state for the record, for the historical record, why [Bush] wants to bomb Iraqi people? March 5, 2003

Thomas to Fleischer: [W]hy is [Bush] going to bomb them? I mean, how do you bomb people back to democracy? This is a question of conquest. They didn't ask to be "liberated" by the United States. This is our self-imposed political solution for them. Feb. 26, 2003

Mr. Shafer concluded:

“We could applaud her for stripping the varnish off standard-issue White House lies with her acerbic questions, but rarely are her questions tailored to produce an intelligent response from Fleischer. When you repeatedly ask the question, "Why does he want to drop bombs on innocent Iraqis?" you're mostly venting your spleen.”

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“Which brings us to the saddest part of Thomas' decline: She often raises serious questions that are on lots of people's minds—questions that other critical journalists in the press corps might want to pose. But when spoken by Thomas' lecturing lips first, the questions sound absurd. She ends up taking the air out of the room for intelligent criticism of the president and helps make the press corps look like a Saturday Night Live skit. You can almost hear Fleischer squealing behind closed doors after the briefings: Thank God for Helen Thomas!

If Professor Dalton is bringing Ms. Thomas to McDaniel so that she may give McDaniel journalism students advice; insight as to what she will say can be found in her November 2002 MIT presentation:

“Asked to advise young journalists, Thomas pounced. ‘Remind the politicians you interview that you pay them, that they are public servants. Remember every question is legitimate. And don't give up. There's always a leak. There's always someone who's trying to save the country,’ she said.”

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For additional background, the AEI Speaker’s Bureau says:

Commonly referred to as "The First Lady of the Press," former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas is a trailblazer, breaking through barriers for women reporters while covering every President since John F. Kennedy. For 57 years, Helen also served as White House correspondent for United Press International. She recently left this post and joined Hearst Newspapers as a syndicated columnist.

Born in Winchester, Kentucky, Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University. Upon leaving college,Helen served as a copy girl on the old, now defunct Washington Daily News. In 1943, Ms. Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps.

For 12 years, Helen wrote radio news for UPI, her work day beginning at 5:30am. Eventually she covered the news of the Federal government, including the FBI and Capitol Hill.

In November, 1960, Helen Thomas began covering then President elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January, 1961 as a member of the UPI team. It was during this first White House assignment that Thomas began closing presidential press conferences with "Thank you, Mr. President."

In September, 1971, Pat Nixon scooped Helen by announcing her engagement to Associated Press' retiring White House correspondent, Douglas B. Cornell at a White house party hosted by then President Nixon in honor of Cornell.

Thomas was the only woman print journalist traveling with then President Nixon to China during his breakthrough trip in January, 1972. She has the distinction of having traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit. The World Almanac has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America.

Helen Thomas has written three books, including her latest, Thanks for the Memories Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

20061120 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program article on McDaniel College web site

4-H Therapeutic Riding Program article on McDaniel College web site

What the article does not mention is how this is just another good example of all the positives that come out of partnering with McDaniel College. The school is a huge asset for Carroll County and Westminster. Up on “The Hill,” there are many great future leaders available who would love to pitch –in and help in the community – all ya have to do is ask.

The McDaniel college students who have helped with the 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program have been a big help for a great program that helps many folks…

It is nice to see them get some recognition…

Erin Wilson ’07 and Amanda Eubank ’08 wake up at the crack of dawn to feed horses in the 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program at the Carroll County Agricultural Center. In addition to twice-daily feedings, they check the horses for any changes in behavior, cuts, or scratches.

[…]

More than 2,000 riders have benefited over the program’s 28 years. McDaniel alumni who help run the program include Caroline Babylon ’76 B.A., ’96 M.L.A., Brian Lockard ’69 M.Ed, and Karen Scott ’80 M.Ed.

[…]


For more information about the 4-H Therapeutic riding program, click here. http://www.trp4h.org/index.html

Read the rest of the article here.

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Saturday, November 04, 2006

20061104 Muhlenberg McDaniel Football Game




Muhlenberg McDaniel Football Game

November 4th, 2006

Above: The bottom picture is a “mural” of the college campus from West Main Street, from approximately 1906. The middle picture is from approximately the 1920s and depicts the Geiman farm buildings that used to exist just to the north- northwest side of what we now know as the grandstand. The top photo is of the football field as viewed looking west from the main campus. This photo is also, maybe, from the 1920s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X04kIm9aFM





This afternoon, Nov. 4, 2006, we enjoyed a McDaniel College versus Muhlenberg College football game on the beautiful campus of McDaniel College in Westminster Maryland. For more information about this beautiful private liberal arts college, please go to: http://www.mcdaniel.edu/ or “McDaniel College October 2002 information post.”

For previous posts about McDaniel College go here: “McDaniel College October 2002 information post.”

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UPDATE UPDATE

McDaniel College

From the McDaniel College web site.

McDaniel College Athletics

11/04/2006 McDaniel 22, Muhlenberg 19 Westminster, Md. ---

McDaniel tops Muhlenberg 22-19 in home finale

Box Score

WESTMINSTER, Md.Brad Baer (Westminster, MD/Westminster) completed 18 of 28 passes for 194 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, to lead McDaniel to a 22-19 victory over Muhlenberg in Centennial Conference (CC) football action on Saturday.

Baer also ran for a team-high 80 yards for the Green Terror (4-5, 2-3 CC), who got scoring catches from three different receivers.

Eric Santagato completed 21 of 33 passes and ran for both scores for the Mules (4-5, 2-4 CC), who lost to McDaniel for the 11th consecutive season.

Trailing 19-14 at the end of the third quarter after Santagato capped a nine-play, 42-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run, the two teams traded three-and-outs before the Green Terror put together a methodical game-winning drive.

Taking over at its own 27, Baer completed a six-yard out pattern to Matt Gingrich (Rockville, MD/Magruder) and used his feet to scramble for another nine, setting up first down at the McDaniel 42.

After a seven-yard completion to Christian Turner (Baltimore, MD/St. Paul’s) and the sixth Muhlenberg sack gave the Green Terror a third-and-8 from its own 44, Baer took off for an 18-yard run to set up first down at the Muhlenberg 38.

After four straight completions moved McDaniel inside the 20 and facing fourth-and-1, the Green Terror elected to go for it.

Tom Develin (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown Area) went for three yards off the right tackle to move the chains.

After a one-yard completion to Gingrich and timeouts by each team, Baer found Matt Bergbauer (Westminster, MD/Westminster), who caught five passes for a career-high 110 yards,for a 15-yard touchdown to put McDaniel on top, 20-19.

Baer hit Gingrich for the two-point conversion for a 22-19 lead with 5:46 to play.

On the ensuing kickoff, Jay Leonard’s (Westminster, MD/Westminster) squib kick went off the foot of one of the Muhlenberg front-line players, allowing Ryan Sheahin (Frederick, MD/Frederick) to jump on the ball and give the Green Terror possession once again.

After three runs netted just six yards but chewed up 2 minutes, 18 seconds, Tom Wenrich’s (Wernersville, PA/Conrad Weiser) 43-yard punt pinned the Mules at their own 2.

Muhlenberg used the seven plays to move the ball out to its own 27 before Bobby Waugh (Hagerstown, MD/North Hagerstown) picked off Santagato to seal the victory.

On the Green Terror’s second play from scrimmage, Baer broke a 59-yard run to move his squad deep into Mule territory.

After two more Baer rushes and a four-yard pass to Turner moved the ball from the 27 to 11.

On first down, Baer lateralled the ball wide to Brett Gibson (Felton, DE/Dover), who found Chris Martin (Clarksville, PA/River Hill) in the back corner of the end zone for the senior’s first reception of the season.

Pinned deep its own territory on its next possession, Joel Haddock broke through the line to block the punt, which rolled out of the back of the end zone for a safety to pull Muhlenberg within 7-2.

The Mules opened the second quarter with a 13-play, 56-yard drive that Timothy Hughes capped with a season-long 42-yard field goal to pull his team within 7-5.

A Drew Abbamonte (Damascus, MD/Damascus) interception and 24-yard return gave McDaniel possession on Muhlenberg side of the field.

On third-and-6 from the 43, Baer hooked up with Bergbauer for a 42-yard gain, setting up first-and-goal from the one-yard line.

On second down, a 20-yard sack pushed the Green Terror back to the 21.

On the next play, McDaniel sent the field-goal team on the field, forcing Muhlenberg to take a timeout.

Out of the timeout and with 15 seconds on the clock, the Green Terror elected to send the offense back onto the field. After an encroachment penalty moved McDaniel to the 16, Baer found Gingrich on the fade to put the hosts on top 14-5 entering the break.

Santagato engineered a 13-play, 72-yard drive to open the second half, calling his own number to cap the march with a four-yard run.

In addition to his fourth interception of the season, Abbamonte led the McDaniel defense with 18 tackles and a pass breakup. Anthony Catucci (Davidson, MD/Archbishop Spalding) also reached double figures with 10 stops.

Matt Johnson led the Mules on the ground with 92 yards rushing. David Mazzola, Matt Rathbun and Billy Moates each had eight tackles to pace the defense. Tom Tarsitano added seven stops, including two for loss and 1.5 sacks.

The Green Terror, who will look to record its 500th all-time victory and avoid its first losing season since 1996, wraps up the 2006 season at Johns Hopkins on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.

For more information on McDaniel College athletics – go here: http://www.mcdaniel.edu/athletics/

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Monday, December 12, 2005

20051209 Is Curry ready to jump ship

Is Curry grinding an old ax or ready to jump ship?

Wayne Curry – 1971 Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, graduate.

Friday, Dec. 9, 2005

Former Prince George’s county exec Wayne Curry has had a famously rocky relationship with Senate President Mike Miller.

The two have bloodied each another in the boxing ring that is Prince George’s County politics for more than a decade. Miller supported Curry’s opponent in 1994. Curry has recruited candidates to run against Miller.

Curry even told us during the redistricting debacle of 2000 that he wanted Miller out of the county altogether.

So when Curry took an on-the-record shot at Miller on Monday after a legislative breakfast hosted by Annapolis lobbying firm, Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan and Silver, it could be seen as not that big of a deal.

But Curry, a Dem, is being considered as a running mate for Gov. Bob Ehrlich, and when he decides to weigh in on Democratic Party politics or one of the party leaders like Miller, we take note.

Read the rest here: Is Curry grinding an old ax or ready to jump ship?

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Tuesday, July 06, 2004

20040706 McDaniel College and Westminster Good Partners for Over 137 Years

McDaniel College and Westminster – Good Partners for Over 137 Years

The long version of my Westminster Advocate column for July 6th, 2004
by Kevin Dayhoff, Westminster Mayor (1,262 words)


Some time ago, about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, approximately 90 campers dashed down College Hill and headed east on Main Street.

Several friends joined them, over at Westminster Mayor Michael Baughman’s shop, as they galloped through Westminster, across the railroad tracks, charging to the other end of town - only soon to be seen, retreating back through town shortly later.

In the ensuing melee that followed, the Carroll County State’s Attorney, C. W. Webster, was among several local prominent citizens that were captured and released the next day.

This experience on June 29th, 1863 perhaps marked the first foray into Westminster from our good neighbors on The Hill, McDaniel College.

Of course, over time the event has been called “The Battle of Westminster” or otherwise known as: “Corbit’s Charge”. With some help from my friend and historian, Tom LeGore, perhaps I need to tell the rest of the story.

It’s a good story about a partnership that has been enormously beneficial to everyone in Westminster and McDaniel College for over 137 years. A relationship that got off to an exciting start and continues to be exciting many years later.

Around 12 noon, on June 28th, 1863, The First Delaware Calvary arrived in Westminster where they were immediately directed to the highest elevation in and around Westminster - a hill just outside the western end of Westminster, known then as “The Commons”.

The Commons was a 12 acre patch of land which had a commanding view of Westminster’s Main Street, and all the roads which led to New Windsor, Taneytown, Uniontown and Gettysburg.

The 1860s were an exciting time for Westminster, then a small rural farming community of approximately 1,900 residents and about 40 businesses.

The 1860s saw the Western Maryland Railroad come to town June 15th, 1961 when the railway line from Owings Mills was completed to Westminster.

According to “Carroll County Maryland – A History 1837-1976” by Nancy Warner; F. R. Buell, who later founded McDaniel College (then known as Western Maryland College) in 1866, opened the “Westminster Male and Female School” in April 1860.

The first library in the County, the Westminster Library, was incorporated in September 1863 and was open to the public every Friday afternoon at the Odd Fellow’s Hall and several circuses visited town at Fairground Hill – “charging the “huge” sum of 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children…”.

In the 1860s, The Commons or “Old Common” as it is referred to in “The Formative Years” written in 1982 by Samuel Biggs Schofield and Marjorie Cowls Crain; commanded – as it does today, a logistical presence over the local community. It looms on the horizon from most any vantage point in Westminster.

According to “The Formative Years” which referred to James W. Reese’s history of the college: it was the west end playground of Westminster. Political meetings were held on The Hill, as were the Annual Independence Day Ceremonies.

It is also where the great questions of the day such as preservation of the union, free trade, protective tariffs and internal infrastructure improvements in the community, were discussed by local citizens eager to learn more about their responsibilities as the local community and the nation grew.

It is only fitting that Western Maryland College was founded on The Commons in 1866 by Fayette Buell. On May 1st, 1866 Fayette Buell received a deed for eight acres of The Commons” from Edward and Margaret Lynch and William and Matilda Miller for $4,580.00. Over 137 years later, the College on the Hill still commands a inspiring presence, teaching and debating the great questions of the day.

According to a short history posted on McDaniel College’s web site in October 2002: as with many new ventures, financing was slow to materialize, but Fayette Buell did receive generous financial support from several of Westminster’s community leaders including: Isaac Baile; the Reverend James T. Ward, of the Methodist Protestant Church, who would become the College’s first president; and John Smith, president of the thriving Western Maryland Railroad and a resident of nearby Wakefield Valley, who became the first president of the College’s Board of Trustees.

The College was named after the Western Maryland Railroad, perhaps at the suggestion of one of its benefactors, John Smith. This was the first of many collaborations between Westminster’s community leadership and the College on the Hill.

Westminster Mayor Michael Baughman later became a member of the Western Maryland College Board of Trustees.

“The Formative Years” reports that the first foundation stone of “Old Main”, the first building on campus, was laid on August 27, 1866. Upon its completion, “Old Main” joined other prominent buildings in town such as the Odd Fellow’s Hall, built in 1854 in the middle of town at 140 East Main Street and the Carroll County Courthouse, built in 1838, which formed the bookend to the college at the other end of town.

On June 29th, 1863, approximately 100 soldiers of the First Delaware Calvary were camped at the Commons on the Hill. 90 of those soldiers engaged General J. E. B. Stuart’s Confederate Calvary totaling over 6,000 men, in Corbit’s Charge, and changed the course of history.

Today, compared to the 17,000 citizens of the city of Westminster, McDaniel College’s 400 employees and 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students continue to change the course of history with about the same odds.

Now, in 2004, students, employees and faculty are usually the ones galloping down the Hill and the charging is done with a credit card. The employment exchange works in both up and down the Hill, as the college is an excellent employer, with close to 400 employees and a payroll of over $24 million per year.

In a presentation by Dr. Ethan Seidel on March 7, 2002, concerning the economic impact of McDaniel College on Carroll County, he estimated that students at McDaniel College spend over $4 million a year on and off campus. Dr. Seidel further elaborated that it is estimated that McDaniel attracts over 100,000 visitors per year to Westminster, many who come to attend the Raven’s summer camp during August.

These visitors are estimated to pump over $1 million into the local economy. In the last decade, McDaniel College has spent approximately $5 million a year in capital improvements.

In addition to McDaniel College’s contribution to the economic vitality of the City of Westminster, the College provides a pool of students for employment and as interns for many businesses and governments.

The students, faculty and staff venture off the hill regularly, providing expertise to businesses, non-profit organizations and to government boards and commissions. Their volunteer time has added greatly to the quality of life for the residents of Westminster and Carroll County.

Many members of the community regularly retreat up to the College on The Hill, for educational and cultural activities, such as Common Ground on the Hill, Theater on the Hill, and an on-going program of concerts, speakers and of course, college classes.

This cultural contribution adds greatly to the soul and quality of life we know as the City of Westminster.

So, by now I hope you understand how important the charging and retreating is to the City of Westminster,

So by now I hope you understand how much we approve of today’s charging and retreating by campers on The Hill, - however; please bear in mind we still don’t approve of any “catch and release” of the Carroll County State’s Attorney.

© Kevin Dayhoff, Westminster Mayor