The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-07
Graduating Exercises Were Held
Yesterday Morning
J. H. MCCOY is MADE D. D.
Mrs. Martha GieIow Makes Strong AID.
dress at Close of Exercises on
Educational Work Being
Done In the South.

gathered in the college chapel to listen to
the young men speak. The following
was the programme and the list of grad
uates
Soldiers Chorus" (Gounod), Green's
boro Choral society; W. s. Perry, 1.-THE
Awakening of a Nation;" D. M. Pearson,
The Stellar SYSTEM" c. d. Daniel, Tn
difference to Crime in Alabama;" Hall
Smiling Morn" (spofforth), Greensboro
Choral society; 2. d. McGehee, THE
Spirit of Peace w. o. Turnipseed, THE
Grandeur of Nations" F. NJ. Dominick.
Imperial America" Hunting Song"
(Mendelssohn), Greenboro Choral society;
confering degrees; award of medals: an
nouncements; Now Tramp Ger Moss and
DELL" Bishop, Greensboro Choral So
clety.
MISUNDERSTANDING of Arts: Charles
benson Daniel, Frank Mccoy Dominick
Jesse Talbot Littleton. Jr., Isaac Pierce
Mason, Paul Duncan McGehee, David Ma
gruder Pearson, William Sanford Perry,
Arthur Canes Ray, Herbert William Rice,
William Higgins Sadler, Jr William
owen Turnipseed, James Turpin Wilcox
on, Miss Rosalie Tutwiler
Master of Arts: Miss Annie Seay, Miss
Lucie Ora Walton.
Awarding of Medals.
Great interest entered in the awarding
of medals. Mr.. Cammac was awarded the
medal for sophomore defamation Mr..
LaZenby received the medal for the best
Grafton on Junior Day. Mr.. Sadler was
awarded the ready writers medal, given
by Mr. Apsey, and the Orators medal Of
fered by the two literary societies. Mr..
Frank Dominlck received the medal Of
fered by the trustees for the best essay,
and L. d. c. medal, offered by the James
d. Webb chapter of the Z. D. C.'s, and
received honorable mention for having
made the best speech among the seniors
today. Mr.. Shafer received the ready
writer's medal offered by Mr.. Straiton.
David Lloyd was awarded the scholarship
medal, and to Miss Matte Dominick was
awarded the prize offered by Professor
Giddens for affability 1t Is the first time
since coeducation was inauguarated at
the college that a girl has carried off one
of the prizes.
J. H. Mccoy Honored.
DR.. Frazier, president of the board of
trustees announced that they had decided
to confer the degree of ID. d. upon the
Rev. J. H. Mccoy of Birmingham, the
Rev. w. p. Hurt, presiding elder of the
Greensboro district, and the Rev. w. G.
Isaacs, chaplain in the United States
navy. The degree of LII d. was conferred
upon Capt Richmond Pierson Hobson.
After speaking few words, commend
ing the able administration OF DR.. Hos
mer, he announced that the same faculty
had been retained with the addition of
George Domnick as tutor. Dr. Hosmer
remarks to the graduates were forceful
Al. L. H., .Atant fa1sn at
ty well in hand and that work would be
commenced on the gymnasium this sum
mer. Captain Hobson and Professor
Christenberry were appointed special
agents to augment the funds for the chair
of history.
Mrs. GieIow Speaks.
At the close of the commencement eX-
ercises Mrs Martha Gielow, president
general of the Southern Industrial Edu-
cational association, was invited to make
a brief address on the educational work
of her association, which is creating in
terest not only in this state but through
out the country. Mrs Gielows plea Is
for "enlightened citizenship" 1t is the
most important question of the day she
said for illiteracy is abnormal. Let those
who have gathered from the tree of
knowledge in this splendid university re-
member the responsibility resting upon
Them the responsibility that they owe
those who have. had no opportunities
Mrs Gielow said that while great eff
forts were being made by the people
of the south for better educational adj
vantages. there was much to do. That
Alabama was third in illiteracy and the
school conditions In the rural districts
were far from satisfactory. In fact, she
said, that with the wonderful strides be-
ing made by the negroes In the south 1T
could safely be predicted that in less
than twenty years there would not be
a negro child In the south who would
not be able to read and write She did
not believe that we could predict the
same of the iliterate native born whites
in the southland She urged the Green's
boro people ITO help build the greatly
needed gymnasium of the Southern uni
versity and uphold the educational In
stitutions in the state by continued In
terest and substantial aid. She called upon
the men and women of Alabama to be-
come members of the Southern Industrial
and Educational association and to stand
for the intellectual status of the Anglo
Saxon race In Alabama.
This association. she said, Is an organ
lied effort to carry education and in
dustrial enlightment to the rural dis
tricts. to uplift the impoverished illiterates
and TO show them how to help them
tional association is already doing a
great work Camp Hill school, is being
greatly assisted and the Alabama auxil-
larry to the association which Mrs. Gle
low organized i'm New York Is working
to raise $4,000 to build two dormitories
for that institute. Rabun Gap, Ga, has
been substantially aided, also struggling
rural schools in the mountains of North
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Arkan-
sas. Mrs. Gielow appeals for the cooper
alton of the women of the south. AL
most every man and woman In Alabama
can give one dollar a year to this edu-
cational work. and It Is only by the uni
ted cooperation of our people, that we
can ever do great things. She said that
Mrs Jefferson Davis. and many dlstin-
guished men and women, were life men,
hers of her association and she wanted
to see an industrial school in every coun-
ty in Alabama, and two in a county II
necessary. She cited instances of the piti-
full lack of opportunities of our rural
people and how splendidy they respond
when given a chance. General Woodford,
who Is a life member and an honorary
president of the association says the
Southern Industrial Educational associa-
ton is leading a crusade greater than
that led by Joan of Arc.
A German for Visitors.
A german is being danced in the opera
house tonight, given by the young men
of the town, complimentary to the many
visiting young people who We're here for
the commencement exercises 1t Is led by
Mr. Alex Waller. assisted by Miss Kath-
leen Waller Dunlxlin's orchestra of Sell
ma is furnishing the music.