The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-29
FORTY BACHELORS
WITH DIPLOMAS
sgoRY's GRADUATES OF 'o4
.fxrY-sINTH ANIMAL COMMENCE
,sENT WILL BE HELD JUNE S.

rion This 1e2r-Ihe ConVesta nTs In
he Prize Contests-Savannah Rep
rr-ented in the Sophomore and
Iu7tor Defamation and Orntory
roatests-GaIa Week of the Year
for oxford.
--o-y College. Oxford. Ga, May Is
~. week from to-day the. sixty-sixth
--~-=ucenent Of Emory College viii
- n ii full blast The commence
--- exercises will begin Saturday
.----f-z. June (. with the annual con-
...-.5, Of the board Of trustees. Mr..
Williams OF savannah presiding.
- VIII De brought TO close Wednes-
DIV morning, June s. with the gradu-
.z exercises and the baccalaureate
,s=-=ss BY President James E Dickey.
Sunday morning the board Of trus-
,--z viii be called 70 order by Mr..
> williams. Some questions Of vital
interest viii be brought Up for settle
--=--. The question OF tolerating fra
city chapter houses will be acted
.--- ! committee was appointed at
30 .sst annual meeting 70 look into
-z natter and make a report this
var As several Of the frarernities
s-- chartered in chapter houses. there
j. - course. a great deal % Interest
-ee outcome by the Greek letter
--- Of tnis and other colleges through
-as state. Three OF the seven fra
rz--f-i=s represented at Emory have
,-sze5 houses where all OF the mem
s=-s room and hold their meetings and
.-=sA are the ones that will Be at
s---=f IN event the committee reports
adversely. Those who are quartered
il fraternity houses are the Sigma
AHA Epsilon, Chi Phi and Sigma NJ
s-a-=-ulties.
Opening of commencement Week.
Saturday, night there viii be no ex-
slci-tozs by the special gymnasium
..asses. as has been The case in former
ysz-s The trustees have decided that
80 COMMENCEMENT exercises are too
-z and viii shorten them after this.
- This extent This time Will probably
= -sksn I'D BY the fraternities in in
.7--aI social functions in honor OF
~lsI-InE young ladies'
TIE commencement sermon viii be
--=ached in the college auditorium
sunday morning BY Rev Dr. William
: Mcdowell OF New York At the
general conference OF the Methodist
c1u-ch which convened at Los An
gees Cal last week Dr. Mcdowell
-zs one q the seven ministers who
vas elevated . the epiScopacy- He i
c9rraspou ding secretary Of the Board
c, Education q the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. IS a member OF The inter
rational Committee OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. former
chancellor Of the University % Den
ve- and has filed several OF The most
important ofHces IN the Methodist
Church
sunday night. Rev. Basco-n An
thony. D. D. presiding elder Of the
North Macon district OF the South
Georgia Conferences. will Ill the pulpit
The Defamation Contests.
Ire op1css, in defamation in the
sophomore and freshman classes viii
occupy Monday morning SIX repre-
se-Ca,ives from the sophomore and six
from the freshman classes viii COM
Fzc= tor a gold medal The speakers
a. SophSmores. Charles c. Elliot Of
CcvlrErou- !. ?. Roberts OF Lavonia,
P ". Girardszu OF NcRas. Thomas D.
Seals Of PoweIlson. J. Arthur Brown
q Jacksonville. Fla. and J. T Chris
O. SAVANNAH Ne LEC=E1EAA1--
speakers are Walter CSndlar Of At
.a7.a- Henry Grady Armand OF Ii
-aoCia. 2. L Whitehead OF Dublin.
Car L Gibson OK MouIrrie, Paul z
Bryan o. Wrightsville and William
B-yan % wrizhtsvflle.
Aocizy afternoon the cham pion de-
bate between Representatives from Few
alt Phi Gamma literary and debating
Societies will take place The cham
=.N + - -
ant forensic struggle OF the college
year and at this time some OF the i'm
So-ta1t questions before the people Of
tcz country are discussed The queS-
ro1 this year is. Resolved. That the
= s-y recognition Of Panama by the
TINTED States government was in vio-
.a-.on OF the established principles OF
t1-e-aational law" Few Society has
t1= negative side and viii be repre-
s-1t=d BY Douglas Rumble Of Forsyth.
-1arieS G. Elliot Of CovingrOl. and
.eo1as s. Staples OF Carrollton- J. s
Weathsrs Of Union George E King of
Ee1 Hill and Lovard B Sparkran Of
Tampa, Fla. the three representatives
rom Phi Gamma. viii champion the
Affirmative side
Fraternity Night.
Monday night Of commencement
TaeS IS always the most enjoyable
portion OF the commencement feStiv-
!-1=S for il IS at this tirrfe that the
tra-srnity 0auquets and receptions are
1@t1 in honor Of the visiting girls who
corne from a distance 10 be the guests
q the different frateruitfss- These &C.
easl0ns are always very elaborate in
c@s1, and are the occasion Of bringing
together a veritabIe galaxy OF feminine
o@a4ty from all over the state and
south This year the Chi Phi Fraternity
y entertain at its chapter house on
C9Aege avenue: the Sigma Alpha Ep-
SION Fraternity viii entertain at the
l2rne Of Mr.. =. O. Lee in CovingCon;
ne Alpha Tau Omegas at the residence
e Prof- Frank Clyde Brown. the Sig
IA Nus az their chapter house on Ben
s1 street; the Phi Delta Thetas at
ne residence Of Mr. NJ z Hardsman;
- Kappa AIphas at the residence Of
NJ W. C. Clark in covington- and the
~.-tta Tau Deiras at the residence Of
Ms 2. VI. Means
tuesday morning. the annual liter
- address before the two literary and
-=oSting societies Few and Phi Gamma
p. be delivered by Or. II. NJ Hamiu
= Nashville, Tenn DR.. Hamil il
1ay-school secretary Of the N z.
--1rch. South
The Junior Contests
tuesday afternoon viii take place
ne contest in the junior class for a
god medal offered for the best junior
~-@llon, both matter and manner be-
g taken into consideration The
'-nior orators are Robert Parker OF
Atlanta. Harry Stroller OF McRae i.