The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-18
Exclusive Agent Here. Alex Rice
 Court Square

done and no stone unturned to see that the person to whom the letter was addressed should receive 1t in due and proper time.
 The Associated Press.
 By the aid of the wonderful institu- tion known as the Associated Press, the American citizen found on his breakfast table the same information. the same Knowledge that came to Presidents, Kings and rulers of the world. One might go to the President of the Uni- ted States and ask:
 MT. President, what news have you of the situation in Russian"
 The President would instantly reply, ! T know no more of it than what you saw II the paper this morning. The same n that was laid before you Is the sam news that I saw.
 He sr1No with feeling of the school days tn sirls were leaving behind them L. wts time of service for them for in their school days they were rem dering d service that they could never render again. They had done their work, they had lived in an atmosphere of helpfulness and of up1ift and now they were going out into the world for further service.
 You are going out in a wonderful time,' said Dr. Smith. You live in a day when man stands up right in the presence of his maker with his hand upon the mighty potential agen- cies which haze been provided for him. The day has passed when man was a brother to the OK in toll and in ignorance. It is day of universal knowledge. It is a day when knowl- edge Is no longer under the dominion of ignorance, but ignorance Is under the 6bminion of knowledge.
 Seize it's blessings. urge you. Search out yourselves. Take hold of and avail yourselves of the forces which are at hand. The horizon Is bright with still further prominence. The outlook is still gor a still greater and grander day. This is your day of miiienial dawn.s
 The dipomas were handed the grad uates by President Peterson. The members of the class ar in white and with eager excited eyes. stood before him as he gave his final words of ad- monition and presented to each her diploma.
 Young Lady Graduates.
 In the graduating class of the Aca- demic Department were Miss Mary B. Dawcon of Selma, Miss May Peters of Columbiana. Miss Lucy Senoir of Sell ma, Miss Mary Stephens of Blount county. Miss Pear Johnson of Pelham, Miss Ruth Long of Bladon Springs, Miss Nadie Helm of Uniontowp, Miss Lulu Dodd of Oxford and Miss Ivie Sands of Five Points.
 In the Normal Department there was one graduate, Miss Annie Aiken, of Gadsden.
 The homes of these graduates, loea- ted in so many different parts of the State, conveys an idea of the wide scope of Montevallo and of its sup port from every section of Alabama.
 To the solemn words of President Peterson the members of the class and the great audience gave the closest at- tention. They who were going out from the walls of the school had until now been under the personal influence of the teachers. Dr. Peterson pointed out that if 1t were possible that the teachers could go forth with them for their aid and assistance in the life outside the college world mistakes could be avoided and things could be accomplished that would not other wise be achieved. But this was in- possible.
 But while it was impossible for the students to have with them the teach CTS, they could and they should carry wit hthem the counsel, the guidance and the influence which the teachers had thrown about them in their school life. Their stay had been but period of preparation. They were but equip ping themselves for their life beyond the school. And in that life Dr. Peter son urged that in those times when they must be strong, they dely upon the love of God and to counsel with Him in prayer when they were meeting the responsibilities of life:
 The "Doxology" was sung, the audi ence dismissed and the girl graduates held on the stage an affectionate levee for their relatives, teachers and