The age-herald., 1901-06-06
GRADUATION OF
 CENTURY CLASS
Assembly Hall of the Seminary
 Packed Last Night
.EN PERTAINING EXERCISES
Baccalaureate Address Was Delivered By pr. l. D. Steele and Proved g To Be a Literary cem-Full
 List of Degrees.

The graduating exercises of the century class of the Birmingham Seminary took place last night and the assembly hall of the school was packed to overfowing with the parents and friends of the pretty young women, who compose the class.
 The exercises began promptly at s:30 o'clock The stage was beautifully deco rated and as the young ladies marched into the hall and were seated on the stage there was considerable applause.
 The baccalaureate address was delivered by Rev. l. D. Steele, and 1t was liter ary gem. The address was for the good of the graduates and timely words of ad- vice were administered throughout the discourse.
 Following Is the complete programme of last nights exercises:
 Senior Class March Frances Cobb FelD Miss Maude Strong.
 Programme.
 Prayer of Invocation-Rev J. D. Simp- son.
 Salutatory-Miss Frances Cobb Fell.
 Marche Mllitaire, (Schubert-Tausig)- Miss Edith Lathrop.
 The Flatterer (Chaminade)-Mlsse Hampton and Daniels
 Blow, Soft Winds (vincent) Misses M. Fell, Snedecor, Bowers and Altman.
 Arabesque, (Chamiande)-Mis Georgia Perkins.
 Danses Espagnole (StrelezkD-Miss Lucke. LeGrande Fell and Moore. Baccalaureate Address-Rev. I. D. Steele, Birmingham.
 Polonaise le Bal (Rubinstein)-Mis Frances Fell.
 valedctory-M Aileen Moor
 A.. IA T IL. l. -T-k Miss M. Fell, Mrs. Griffin. Misses Bow CTS and Altman.
 Delivery of Diplomas, Degrees and Med als-Rev. J. D. Simpson.
 Presentation of Alumnae Colors to Class '01. Miss Nina Hood of Class "00" Class Song, melody Far Away''-Words by Meade Emerson.
 Benediction.
 Degrees.
 Mss Viva Datt.n, A. B.; Miss Meade Emerson, A. B.: Miss Frances Fell A. B.; Miss Burtie Hampton, A. B.; Miss Aileen Moor, A. B.; Miss Edna Nail, A. B.; Miss Georgia Perkins, A. B.; Miss Mary Marsh Smith, A. B.; Miss Lyda Bursin, M. E. L.; Miss Willie Caffee, M. "E, L.; Miss Wilma Carlton. M E. L.: Miss Alma Cooper, M. D. L.; Miss Tom mic Daniel, M. E. L.; Miss Lurline Did, lake, M. B. L.; Miss Edith Lathrop, M. E. L.; Miss Sarah Luckie, M. B. L.. Miss Frances Oakley M D. L.; Miss Texas Oakley M. E. L.; Miss Mary Palmer, M. E. L.. Miss Margaret Robinson, M. B. L.: Miss Helen Shelby, M. E. L.. Miss Mabel Townley. M. E. L.; Miss Pearl Tanner M. E. L.; Miss Fay wilkerson M. D. L.; Miss Marjorie Catchings, English; Miss Aline Cole English; Miss Bessie Le- Grande, English; Miss Evie Mae Mccall lum, English.
 Elocution-Miss Wilma Carlton, Miss Helen Shelby, Miss Mabel Townley.
 Art-Miss Ollie Halsey, Miss Bettie Stanfeld.
 The Alumni Banquet.
 The annual banquet of the Alumni As- sociation of Howard College are always charming events, but the one last night at the Morris. which closed the com mencement programme, was more bril- liant and enjoyable than any yet held. The company seated at the board in- cluded prominent ministers and laymen and thirty-five or forty beautiful wom- en.
 Prof H. J. Willngham of Wetumpka president of the alumni, acted as toast master.
 Eloquent speeches were made in re- sponse to the following toasts:
 ''Our Girls; or Pleading and Practice in Cupid Court"-H. R. Dill.
 'Our Boys'-Miss Eugenia Weatherly. Bachelors and Benedicts''-Paul Car son.
 "Athletics"-Dr E. A. Jones.
 Impromptu-Dr w. J. F. Cox of Mo bile.
 'The Class of 1901''-F. H. Watkins.
 tThe Fragments''-Rev. pr. Risener Silent toast standing in memory of the late Rev. Dr. Dill
 The banquet was closed with prayer by Rev A. H. Lowery.
 local orchestra furnished delightful music for the occasion.
 Mir. M. E. Coe, as chairman of the com- mittee of arrangements was much com pimented upon the success of the enter tainment