The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-18
AT THE UNIVERSITY
PROGRAM FOR sEvENTY-FIFTH
 ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.
1allroaas Have Granted . Low Rate for the Occasion and Everything Points to . Mest Successful
 Celebration.

University. May 17.--(speciaL )-The full program for the forthcoming cele- bration of the seventy-nfth anniver- sary af the opining of the University of Alabama has just been completed and made public.
 The railroads have granted for May 27-30 an open rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip from Attalla, Montgomery, Meridian. Columbus and Intermediate points. The same rate on the certificate plan can be obtained over all other roads In the Southeastern Passenger Association. This conces- sion, together with the nature of the celebration. guarantee that. the ap- preaching commencement will be the most largely attended in the history of the University. The following is the complete program:
 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
 Program.
 Celebration Seventy Fifth Anniversary,
 May 27-30. 1906.
 Sunday, May c7.
 Il a. m. Celebration -ermon (Clark Hai)-w- H. P. Faunce. D. D., Presi- dent Brown University Providence
 Monday, May 2s.
 s:45 a. m Academic Procession Cam pus Avenue).
 10 a. m. Addresses of Welcome (Clark Hall)-For the University. John w.. Abercrombie, President; for the State Department of Education, Isaac w. Hill. Superintendent; for the State or Alabama William D. Jelks, Governor II a. m. Responses by representatives of other institutions (Clark Hall)-For the North Atlantic States, J. H. Pen nirnan. Ph. D., Dean Academic Faculty. University of Pennsylvania; for the South Atlantic States, Representative not yet announced, but will come from University of virginia); for the south Central States, Brown Ayres, Ph. D., LLA D., President University of Tennes- see; for the North Central States, Ed- mund J. James. Ph. D., LI4 D.. Presi- dent University of Illinois; for the Western States, Thomas w. Page. Ph. D., Professor History and Economies, University of California. For Sister State Institutions, Charles C. Thach, LL D., President Alabama Polytechnic Institute; for the press of Alabama, Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes. editor Birmingham Daily News. 2-4 p. m. Inspection of Library, Mu- scum and Laboratories
 As D. m. Baseball game, Sewanee vs. Alabama (Campus),
 s-II D. m. Presidents reception (Pres- ident's Mansion).
 Tuesday, May ze.
 s-11 a. m. Business meeting society of the alumni (Clark alb
 II a. m. Grafton of society of alum nj fCIark HalI-Congressnaa Charles A. Towne. New York.
 D. m. Alumni banquet (woods Hall)
 D. m. Baseball game. sewanee vs. Alabama (Campus)
 s-10 D. m. Alumni debate (CIark HaIl) Subject--Resolved. That the Old Times Were Better Than the New. Af- firmative-w. C. Richardson, 1s43. and Charles 2. Mccall, 1885; for the Ero- sophie. Negattve-Chappell Cory, 1878, and Russell P. Coleman, 1902. for the PhiIomathic.
 no D. nn Glass reunions (Piaces to 1e announced.)
 g a. m. Annual meeting board of trustees (Gariand Hall)
 10 a. m. orations by selected mem bers of the senior class (Clark Hall.) il a. m. Celebration oration-Fran- cis F. venable, Ph. D., LLA D., President University of North Carolina.
 12 m. Conferring of degrees by the President of the University.
 p. m. Baseball game. team of 1895 vs. Varsity (Campus.)
 p. m. University reception (Woods HaIl) Among the appointments to the Unit ed States Naval Academy at Annapolis recently announced are the names of several students of the University. Walter Dudley Seed. Jr., of Tuscaloosa. a member of the class of 1908, has been appointed to Congressman Bankhead from the sixth district; Sam S. Gall lard. of Mobile. ex-1907. and John King Woolf, of Demopolis, 1909. have been appointed to Congressman Taylor from the First the latter being alternate; and Charles Benjamin GaddIs, of We tumpka. 1909. has received the appoint ment from the Fifth District through Congressman Heflin. In addition to this, William Harrison Slaughter of Tensaw. 1908. will represent the Firs: District at West Point.
 Dr. E. F. Buchner returned yesterday from Monteval1o. where he delivered the baccalaureate address at the commence ment exercises of the Alabama Girls Industrial School.
 pr. Charles H. Barnwell. University Professor of English, was called to Norfolk. Va, Wednesday morning by the serious illness of his father.