The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-31
.ENSLEY SCHOOLS
CLOSE GOOD TERM
Graduating Exercises VIII be
Held at Opera House tonight
PROF. BOWEN RETlRES
The Past Term Has Been One of the
Most Successful In the His
tory of the
Schools.

Ensey, May 0.-(speeial) 1.-THE Ensley
public schools have closed the most sue
cessful year in their history and the COM
mencement exercises began today.
The graduating class gave recitations
and other exercises during the day but
the final exercises of this class will be
given tomorrow night at the opera house.
The programme for this feature will be
announced tomorrow.
The two literary societies gave public
entertainment at the opera house tonight
which was very interesting and was well
attended.
Much regret is being expressed that
Prof. w II. Bowen, who has been super
intendent of the schools for several years
is compelled to give up the work on ae-
count of his falling health. During his
term of office as superintendent the
schools have all been largely increased
and improved
New Superintendent.
Prof Thomas r. Walker of Wylam,
who succeeds him, comes well recommend
ed and with a fine record in the Wylam
schools to back him. The people feel GER
tain that he will increase the efficiency Of
the schools and the outlook for the conf
Ing year is encoura ging.
The programme rendered tonight was
as follows:
Invocation.
Chorus, National Anthem-By Societies.
Recitation-Jennie Phel.
Declamation-Grady Carter.
Piano Solo-Oliver Keenan,.
Rectation--Lutie Cowan.
Observation-Disclosures Cohn.
Chorus, "Springtime' BY Societies.
observation-disclosures Norris
Quartette Sweet and Low''-Misses Ma
BILE Brooks Willie Hutto; Messrs. Will
liam Smith. Early Bowen.
Address-Hon. John B. Weakley
Chorus, "Amarosa" by Societies.
Benediction.
More Arrivals.
Another consignment of laborers from
New Orleans arrived in tho city today,
making in all one hundred to arrive this
week
Besides twenty new houses to be built
by the Ensley Land company for the ac-
commodation of these people 1t Is under
stood that two or three large boarding
houses will be erected at once convenient
to the mines and manufacturing plants.
Pythians Meet.
Ensley lodge, Knights of Pythias held
an interesting meeting at their hall last
night and Dr. II. A. Gritty was raised
to the rank of knight. Several visiting
Pythians were present from near by
points and the meeting was one of the
most enjoyable that has been held in
some time.
An invitation to visit Fairview lodge
tomorrow night was accepted.
Notes and Personals.
Stonewal chapter, Daughters of the Con-
federacy held an interesting meeting with
Mrs. W. s. Emmal on Avenue II yester-
day afternoon.
Resisting arrest last night Kid jack
son, q negro, was shot in the leg by Of
ficer Hall. The wound was only slight
and will not prove serious.
j. Warner Shook, who recently resigned
the superintendency of the furnace de-
partment of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and
Railroad company in this city to accept
n similar position at Tuscaloosa left for
that place yesterday. He has removed
his family to Tuscaloosa where he has
purchased an elegant home.
A large number of Ensley baseball fans
attended the two games at Birmingham
today. The postofflce and banks observed
holiday hours and the city had the APP
pearance of Sunday. The commencement
exercises of the Ensley public schools
also took many people from the streets.