The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-17
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS FOR
JUDS0N ARE ANNOUNCED
Dr.. Patrick Tells Students and Alumnae Of Ex-
tensive Additions to the Historic Insti-
tuition for Female Education.

dents mansion provided a like sum
fear but that the sum will be secured
with ease.
New Faculty Members.
Mr.. Carl Jean Tolman. pianist and
pipe organist of note, was elected AS
sistant Director of the Musical De-
partment. Mr.. Tolman will assist MIR.
Edward Powers in the conduct Of this
Department of Music He win succeed
Miss Carter. Mr.. Tolman is we'll and
favorably known as a composer. The
Department of Music at Judson now
has two men at It's head. who are re-
cognized as musicians and artists.
Miss Mary Henderson of Montevallo
was elected to head the Health Derart-
ment, which was established at the
same meeting OF the Board The Gre
alton of this department was another
step taken by Judson In its steady
growth and development Miss Hen
derson will lecture on hygiene and will
have charge of the sick room should
there be any. Miss Henderson mas been
occupying a similar place at the Ala
bama Girls Industrial School at Mon
tevallo.
Miss Ethel Pitts, the gifted and tai
ented singer who graduated in music
WIS honored by the Board with a place
on the faculty. She will serve as as
sistant in the Voice Department.
The most inspiring scene of the chain
of commencement exercises was the
slow march of the twenty-nine MEM
bers of the graduating class of 1907
across the decorated rostrum to the
strains of a stately march from the
pipe organ. Each hopeful graduate.
all in white and with bright and eager
face. took her appointed place on che
rostrum and the scene filed every eye
with its beauty.
AS pleasing to the ear as was this
scene to the eye was the spirited sing
ing by the graduating class In chorus
of with Hearts of Hope" The
chorus singing under the direction of
Miss Gurganus was excellent at. each
exercise. 90
The young ladies who received their
ribbon decorated diplomas from DR..
Patrick were:
Bachelors of Art: Misses Margaret
Lee Watrous, of Eutaw.
Bachelors of Science: Misses Dora
Brantley of Monroe. Emma Lou Ford
of Marion, Ida May Lambert of Cath
crime, Lille Belle Rankin of Brewton.
Bachelors of Literature: Misses Nell
L. Argue of Birmingham, Susan Kath-
leen Avery of Centerville, vivian Mary
Barron of Crystal Springs, Willie May
Crumpton of Pleasant Hill, Florence r.
Duggar of Greensboro, Caroline c. Dor
man of Arcadia, La; Miriam I.arkins
of Coatopa, Eugenia Latimer of De-
mopolis. Ruby Hill Oden of Arcadia.
La; Minnie Lee Rainer of Union
Springs, Bessie Pharr Riley of Buena
Vista, Kate Booker Scears of Eutaw,
Sarah Katherine Shivers of Marion, Isla
Virginia Smith of Richmond. Va.
Graduates in Pianaforte: Misses
Matte Knight of Uniontown. Lola War
rem of Laurel. Miss.
al
McCollum of Marion and Ethel Pitts
of Hazelhurst. Miss.
Graduate in Art, Fronie Williams,
Furman, Ala.
Graduates from the School of Elk
preston: Leita Garner, Ozark; Media
Haynes, Admission: Ernestine Patter-
son, Decatur. Tex; Maddie Terry, Me-
ridian, Miss.
The commencement address was de-
livered by Rev. w. H. Smith of Rich
mond, one of the best known Baptist
ministers in the South. DR.. Smith as
a youth attended Howard College at
Marion. His daughter. Miss 1sla
Smith, was a member of the gradual
ing class of Judson. For many years
DR.. Smith was pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Richmond, Va.
The address was thoughtful and
sholarIy In its construction and elo-
quent In it's delivery. The earnest.
helpful message which DR.. Smith de-
livered to the young ladies who were
finishing their school life and going
out into the world impressed itself
upon all who were fortunate enough
to hear the talented speaker.
He chose to speak upon The Age
Lesson-Life The address was a
splendid argument for life of devo-
ton to ideals and for unselfshness in
all the relations of life. He declared
as the keynote of his address.
Beauty, matchless beauty, attends
the unselfsh life"
He spoke to the graduating class of
the privileges they had enjoyed
privileges which carried obligations
with them. He pointed out a peril
which awaited the educated man or
woman to prevent them from leading
the fullest and best life-the inclina-
ton to hold themselves aloof because
of their better training and to decline
10 enter fully into the community
life. He warned them of the danger
of forgetting the community life
about them.
DR.. Smith took occasion to endorse
womens' clubs and to approve OF the
work which they did for the commu-