The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-06-30
THE INT On
COMM MEMTs. !.
CLOSING DAY AT 'MISsISSIPpl COLLEGE
AND IIlLiMa

alumni Meeting, Graduating Exercise
and Banquels.
Clinton, Miss, June 28. Tit
rally oil tho old students Of Missis.
sippi College Yesterday wasa hap
lpy and auspicious occasion,
Though the attendance of the
alumni and former undergraduate
lstudents was not as large as hao
been hoped, the meeting was 9
good sized and enthusiastic one,
which augers we'll for the college.
DR.. B. D. Gray, a distinguished
lalumnus of the eeIiege and now
lsecretary of the Home Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist
Gonyention, who was to deliver
1.-The address of the day, was pre-
lventeU by conflicting engage
linent from being present; but his
place was admirably filled by DR..
EN. /. Lowrey, President Of the
college and one of the most pop
lar speakers and best beloved
men in the Baptist brotherhood.
The Alumni Association elected
officers and discussed plans for
advancing the interests of the col
lege and bringing out full at
tendance at future meetings.
Judge j. II. Price, Of Magnolia.
was elected President; Prof.
Edgar Godbold, Vice President,
and Prof. q. III. Brunson, secre-
Itary and treasurer.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon
1.-THE students met in the upper
Ichapel'' to hear addresses by rep
resentatiyes Of the various classes
which have graduated at the col
lIege since 1890. Prof. Pitard's
orchestra, of jackson, furnished
inspiring music. There was not
thine to hear from all the speakers
appointed, but Messrs. Luther
land w. II. Wilmington, Rev. j.
Ia. BarksdaIe, Prof. w. Ii.
lWeathersby and Rev. Mr.. Mutt
we're heard and made this part oil
1.-THE program very entertaining
one.
Last night the gradual. & exer-
cises of Miss;saippi and Hiilman
| Collie as too ,lace in the presene
OF z,..A 4 | brilliant audience
i II S1is lssssSslp Fl Scas5llese, Ollapei.
The following was the interest.
ing program for the graduating
exercises:
! Grafton, Third Honor" The
Growth and Expression of Public
Opinion" Heber Lowrey Nc.
AlIister.
Essay The Market Value oil
Character" Miss Evie Coleman.
| Music.
Oration, Second Honor .
Looking Forward y Henry
James Coleman.
Essay" The Unlimited Side OF
Life," Miss Elizabeth Kethley.
Music.
Grafton, First Honor" "The
Harmony of Nations" Benjamin
Whitfield Griffith, Jr.
At the conclusion of TINS very
interesting program DIR. J. L,
johnson, Jr., president of Hill
man College, delivered diplomas
Ito the following young ladies:
| Miss Evie Coleman IN. E. L.
Utica, Miss; Miss Eunice Green,
4 (M. e. L., Utica, Miss. Miss
Lurline Kelley, piano., Satartia,
Miss; Miss Elizabeth Kethley
| l(M. E. LIZ, Clinton, Miss; Miss
/ Bertha Miller, (B. S., Clinton
| Miss; Miss Matte Lee Mitchell
len. E. L.),1 Cleveland, Miss.
Miss Robbie O.Quin, en-. E. L.
Hazlehurst, Miss; Miss Elise
Smith, (M. e. L.), Lyon, Miss.
Miss Emma Toler. lPiano), Rod
ney, Miss.
After bestowing the diplomas,
IDr. johnson made an interesting
land eloquent talk to the young
ladies, telling them that it was
| pleasure for him to give then
their diplomas, that they hat
earned them by hard and consis
Itent work.
/ DR.. Lowrey, president of Mis-
lsissippi College, then delivered
[diplomas to the following youn,
linen who had completed thei
course:
Roscoe Owen Carter (B. S.
i Oak Ridge, La; Henry Jane
1Coleman, (B. Al, Utica, Miss.
BENJAMIN Whitfield Griffith, Jr.
ilB. 81, Vlcksburg; Eustace Ruf
lin Henderson { B. A. J., Chiwapa
Miss; Thomas V.annoy Magrude
IllB. 81, Hollandale, Miss; Ar
.lthur HartWelI Mahaffey [ Ph. B.
lCorinth, Miss; Heber Lowre.
lMeAlllster (B. 81 Waynesboro
i. Mss: Leo Harrington Prich
ard (B. a. MeadviIle, Miss.
Z Martin Albert Rush B, 81. Oal
/ Ridge, Miss; Benson May Rus
sell (B. Al, Fair River, Miss.
Nathan Riley Stone (Ph. b.
Meridian, Miss; Blnmie Ere
Wallace Ph. b., Loakfoma
miss.
Dir. Lowrey made the boys
few happy remarks, telling ther
THAT their alma mater Away
lstood ready to welcome them, no
las returned prodigals, but
slyallanls Win had gone into th