The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-24
CLASS EXERCISES
HELD At AUBURN
Interesting Programme Rem
dered BY the Seniors
FOOTBALL GAME Is TIED
Annual oratoricaI Contest Between
Writ and Websterian Societies Is
Won BY r. G. Adams of
Clarke County.
FOOTBALL GAME Is TIED

Auburn, February 23.-(Special. THE
usual exercises for February % took place
here yesterday and all were of a highly
interesting nature. The senior class ex-
| ercises were held in Langdon hall in the
| morning at 1880. This senior class is the
| largest in the history of the college, num-
bering eighty.
The programme for the morning was as
follows: Music by the college band, pray
err by the Rev. G. A Cornell address By
the president of the class, j. A. York of
Pinckard, Ala; history by L. T. Collier
of Montgomery, Poem by Miss D. c.
Ward of Auburn, Grafton by n. b. Nc
Leod of Jackson, Ala; Prophecy by C.
M. Hudson of Auburn. These exercises
were rather unusually interesting, espec-
tally to the students of the college.
The championship football game was
played on the campus in the afternoon,
but without conclusions. The two rivals
for the championship of the college were
the teams representing the seniors and
the sophomores, but they played a hard
fought battle with the fina! score of
to 0.
These two teams were rivals for the
championship last year and played two
games to settle the dispute but both re-
suited in tie. 1t is likely that the
| teams this year will play another game,
but they are evenly matched and another
tie game would not be surprising
The lineup was as follows: Seniors
York, center; Burgess, left guard !;
Threadglll, right guard; Edge, right
tackle; Thagard, left tackle; Page, right
enr; Gowdey, left end; Richardson. quar-
terbacS; Elsberry, right half; Watkins,
left half; Lacey, fullback. Sophomores-
Martin, center; Motley, left guard; Moon
right guard; Everett, right tackle
Wynne, left tackle; Murray, right end ,
Alexander. left end Swart, left half
llerren, right half; Harris, quarterback;
Wilson fullback
| Glass spirit ran high and there was
intense excitement throughout the game,
| especially when the seniors were dan
| gerously near the goal during the first
| half. However, during most of the game
| the playing was in the middle of the
| field. The class sponsors were out in
carriages gaily bedecked with class col
| ors. Miss Ashley of Montgomery and
Miss Allen of Tuscaloosa were sponsors
| for the sophomores, and Misses Bessie
1 and Otis Thach for the seniors.
| The annual oratorical contest between
| the Writ and Websterian Literary So
cities took place last night in Langdon
| hall at o'clock.
| large audience was present and lis
| tened at the speeches with marked in
terest and attention. The programmes was
as follows:
| Importance of the South to the Union,''
| r. FL. Lidden of Wilcox county, and JEFF
| ferson Davis" G. C. Walker of Coosa
county, both representing the Websterian
society; THE Development of the Union -
"A. G. Holder of Clarke county, and "Shall
the Republic Stand?" r. G. Adams of
Clarke county. A most pleasant feature
of the programme was the music made by
| the college band.
| The winner in this annual contest is
given handsome gold medal by the two
| societies. The committee appointed to
make the selection on this occasion was
| composed of Profs. d. 4. Herndon F. NJ
| Wilcox and A. McB. Ransom. After some
elaboration by the committee, Prof, r.
NJ Wilcox delivered the medal in an ap-
propriate talk and rendered the decision
in favor of r. G, Adams