25 Years Ago Generation Gap Closing Hay Tells WMC Class - The class of 1971 represents "the beginning of the end of that generation gap that everyone is forever bemoaning," novelist Jacob Hay V told the commencement audience at Western Maryland College, Westminster, on Sunday June 6. Hay based his comment to the 172 graduates, and to the recipients of 45 Master of Education degrees and four honorary doctorates, on a belief that television is going to be the difference between this and older generations. "You," he told the young graduates," are the first generation to come to maturity in the era of modern electronics . . .the first true television generation." The speaker, who writes a column of TV criticism, told his audience that this generation and succeeding ones can be better informed because of television. He said too that television is in part responsible for the response of young people to poverty, to VISTA, to the Peace Corps, to politics, to ecology. Hay added that television did not make the war in Viet Nam controversial. "It has," he said, "simply shown you what's going on, and allowed you to make your own judgment. Before television, most of you would never have seen the terrible face of war at what almost amounts to first hand. Many of my generation saw it at actual first hand, but we were never really able to explain its horror to those who hadn't." Democratic Advocate June 10, 1972.

50 Years Ago 30th Anniversary To Be Celebrated By Border Veterans — The Commander-in Chief, Colonel Alfred L. Moudy, Indianapolis, Indiana, of the National Association of Mexican Border veterans has requested that all Border patrols have a meeting on the date of June 18th. being the 30th anniversary of the calling of the National Guard into Federal Service by the President of the United States, the order having been issued on June 18th, 1916. The local patrol which consists of former members of the Regimental Band and Company H of the 1st Maryland Infantry, National Guard are making plans for this meeting to be held in the Blue and Gray Room, at the State Armory next Tuesday evening, June 18th at 8 p.m. All former members of either organization are invited to be present, a program is being arranged and refreshments will be served, the committee for the evening will be: Frank E. Snyder and Charles E. Brown representing the Band and John Magin and Arthur C. Bowers representing the Company H group, the Local Patrol Arjutant Orville E. Earhart is the Chairman. Francis C. Keefer, the Commander of the local Border Patrol especially invites all former men who served in either the Band or Company H, to be present, if members or non-members of the local Patrol, the theme of the evening will be Eagle Pass, Texas. Democratic Advocate, June 14 1946.

75 Years Ago Committees have been appointed, all of whom are working in unison to make the coming 4th of July celebration larger and better than that of last year. Among the morning attractions will be two games of baseball—one between two teams of the Tidewater employees and the second between the locals and a Baltimore team. In the afternoon another game will be played and the band will give a concert on the ball grounds. Later in the afternoon a parade will be given by the bands, Red Men in regales, firemen, floats and automobiles. A greased pig chase under the supervision of H. H. Bond and Charles Crawmer, and a wheelbarrow race under the supervision of Wm. G. Crabbs and Geo. S. Barry. These attractions will take place on the College campus in the evening and all contestants should apply to the above gentlemen for full particulars. An airplane is also expected here to give a flying exhibition over the town and ball grounds. Band concerts will be given in the evening and an elaborate display of fireworks will also be given on the ground opposite the College campus. Dancing will be indulged in on the large dancing floor now being erected and a general good time will be provided for all. Union Bridge Pilot, June 17, 1921.