The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30

.s1ss afll the friends of the institute in general, in 1 the upper rooms of the new hall. Light refreshments were served and the guests remained till o'clock enjoying a pleas ant social mingle.
 Alumni Banquet. l Ats D. m. in the ball room of the Hotel l Hillman the annual banquet of the so-
 ciety of Howard alumni was held. About l one hundred guests were present, con- l sisting of men in all walks of life from
 over the state who acknowledge Howard
 college as their alma mater, and in ad- 1 dition a number of local guets who re- 1 ceived special invitations to attend.
 The occasion was voted by all to be
 the most delightful affair of the kind ever 1 held and wit and humor and good fel- ] lowship flowed as freely as the pure
 water in which the toasts were drunk.
 Following is a list of the tossts and
 the names of those who responded: "A 1 Word of Welcome" J. B. Babb; "The 1 New President of the board of Trus-
 tees" J. B. Ellis of Selma; Howard 1 College and the Minstry,n the Rev Aus- 1 tin Crouch of Woodlawn; Opportunities
 for a Technical School" James Bow
 ron; Medicine in Our Own state,' Dr.. N. P. McAdory; "The Law" Associate l Justice John R. Tyson; Birmingham
  1 Memories of Howard College" Charles
 G. Brown; "Teaching.'i Prof. IT. J. Will
 lingham of Wetumpka: The Alumni and | the Future of the College,' Prof. D. P. Hogan; "A Better College Spirit" Hon.
 J. F. Thompson of Centreville. l J. r. Thompson, solicitor of the Fourth
 circuit, acted as toastmaster.
 Judge Tyson.
 The speech of Judge Tyson was as fol- l lows;
 Fellow Alumni-It Is. I suppose, in con- | formity to the rule of ne sutor ultra | crepidam-the shoemaker to his last-that | it has fallen to my lot to respond to | the toast assigned me and to speak of | the shield and the sword of the law. In obeying your command I know too well the occasion to attempt anything 1 serious or 10 detain you more than a moment from the nobler pursuits of the l hour
 It is we'll for us to understand what is l the modern conception of law, not of l lawyers or even judges. mind you, but | as some of our evangelical friends speak of 'The Church" I speak merely of "The | Law"
 Leaving out of consideration the con- 1 ventional rules originating In statutes, but
 including their application, law I conceive | to be the dogma of civil conduct or that | rule of human intercourse which the we'll | being of the state requires of every one
 The law itself, ideally, of course, Is
 discovered and defined by the application
 of the highest cultivated reason, animated
 by a delicate appreciation of fair play
 or equity to the intricate relations Of 1 the people.
 This rule is what is called Justice a l true sense Of which MT. Herbert Spencer | says Is the last growth and requirement | of the maturer intellect. Law. then-the | great common law of the universe-the | fixed star that brings to port the judge at seals nothing more than high common sense intellgently and honestly applied | to concrete society. This is the bona, | bonis in the toast
 l The mala mails is the stern executive | of administration who. knowing no loy- | atty except to duty. impresses upon the l whole people that honesty Is not only the l golden rule of rendering to each his due.
 but is, in fact, the wisest and best 1 policy.
 The combination of these two elements l of wise laws and firm administration, | makes perfect government under which l the body polite will be as happy as 1t I is given to man to be-or us we are now, | right here.
 to have the wise legislators and stern executives? Leaving out of view the wis na- turae which does It's part with the Anglo l saxon. the answer is we must rear them l by instructing the youth of the country, male and female alike, in the laws of so- | clal life. which founded on the maxim. | suum cuique tribuere, makes the impulse of self-interest and duty to the state l coalesce as synonyms.
 | The commencement will close today with 1 the graduating exercises in the college | chapel at 10 a. m. The baccalaureate ad- l dress will be delivered by the Rev. J. | l.. Rosser of Selma.