The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07

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Civil Engineer-Robert Plat Boyd. Lee,
and George Burton Skinner, Marengo.
Mechanical Engineer-Miller William
Francis, Coosa.
Electrical Engineer-Enoch Lester Mill
ler Marshall
Professional Degree.
Mechanical Englneer-Charles Sanders
Culver, Georgia; Roland B. Hall, New
York; William B. Stokes, Marion; Albert
Lee Thomas, Lee and Henry Edward
Werner Illinois.
Civil Engineer-Paul Shields Haley, JEFF
ferson; Thomas Hatcher Matson, Ten
nessee and Berner Leigh Sh Georgia.
Electrical Engineer-Harry Young
Hall. Jr., New York
Important Movement.
Report of the commencement exercises
would not be complete without a reference
to the spirit of loyalty manifested by the
alumni present. Several informal meet
ings were held by the visiting alumni and
plans were put on foot for making next
commencement for a general reunion of
almuni. The alumni have the interest of
the college at heart and nothing will be
left undone toward securing for Auburn
the proper recognition and the proper APP
preparation. In the matter of alumni
scholarships the almuni were very loyal
and many responded to the call for con-
tributions to the present fund of about
$4,000, which is being used to help needy
and worthy young men through college,
and this amount was increased about six
hundred dollars with indications of at
least five hundred more
With the hop tonight the commencement
festivities will close and Auburn will be-
gin to take on the appearance of her usual
summer quetude. When the last train of
tomorrow leaves Auburn there will be
scarcely dozen boys left in town and 1t
will not be difficult for the people of the
town to realize that the college is no long
err in session.
The faculty will meet tomorrow and
elect the postgraduate assistants for next
year.
Auspcious Day for Auburn.
Yesterday was an suspicious day for
Auburn. The largest crowd of almuni
that has been seen here in ten years in
augurated a movement that will result in
the expansion of Auburn in all lines. All
realize the imperative demands for larger
appropriations, and this was the keynote
of every speech made at the almuni lunch
con yesterday dIltTnOOH Inc movement
began In the business meeting of the
Alumni association when the president, L.
d. Sanford of Opelilxa, presented the mat
ter in forceful speech and suggested
that committee of ten be appointed to
cooperate with a similar committee from
the board of trustees in memorializing the
legislature for an appropriation sufhcient
to meet the demands of the situation.
Such a committee was appointed, and the
.-i~ IA rh dft inc
when every speaker emphasized the i'm
perative needs for the alumni to go to
work for this appropriation. Among the
happy speeches already announced, John
B. Knox and Henry b. Gray spoke to the
alumni on education.
The evening exercises consisted of the
senior class orations and the literary adj
dress before the societies by the Rev.
James w Lee of Atlanta. DR.. Lee spoke
on Being Alive Today and his splendid
address was well received. To a great
many the chief interest of the evening
centered in the awarding of prizes which
concluded the exercises of the day. In a
pleasing way the president delivered the
following medals: 7. B. Richardson of
Marshall county, as best debater in the
Websterian society; E. T. Collier of Mont
gomery county, as the best essayist;
Champe S. Andrews, an alumnus of this
institution and one of the committee on
Junior class orations, was called upon to
believer the medal to the best orator. In
appropriate and happy speech he present.
ed the medal to N. B. Mcleod of Clarke
county Miss Sandlin of Alexander City,
sponsor for the band, presented the medal
for the one who had made the most i'm
provement In music to r. Fl. Drake OF
zee county The medal for the best drilled
soldier in the battalion was awarded to
w M Lacey of jefferson by Miss Rober-
ia Roberts of Montgomery. For the best
drilled company in the competitive drill
this afternoon was presented to r.. H.
Mohns of Jefferson, captain of Company
B, by Miss Marye Ellen Harris OF Mont
gomery.
The following officers of the Alumni
association were elected yesterday for the
ensuing year:
T. d. Sanford. Opelka. president; e..
M. oliver, Lafayette. vice president; r. D..
Webb. Auburn, secretary and treasurer