The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-30
UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT
Class Of 1907 Receives
Diplomas.
DR.. DENNY's FINE ADDRESS
First Woman Receives Law Certi-
ficate from Old Institution.
Most Pleasing Feature Of Week Was
Camp Fire of Survivors of War
Classes-wn Build Mon
Dr. DENNY's FINE ADDRESS
BY WILL t. sHEEHAN.


the things of their youth stood up to-
day to receive from President John w.
Abercrombie the diploma which COM
missioned each to play mans part in
the world.
In the presentation of these certifi-
Gates of training and faithfulness the
seventy sixth commencement of the
University of Alabama came to an end
and another year had been added to
the Universitys great and fruitful his
A distinguished educator. one of the
leaders in the regenerating movement
for education. DR.. Charles II. Denny.
speak his message to the youths and
maidens of Alabama who were finish
ing the real preparation for life and
for work and the commencement ex-
ercises today made history in that for
the first time in the long history of
the old institution young woman was
graduated in law. She was Miss Lucille
Allen of Goodwater and when she step
ped forward to receive the first diplo-
ma in law ever granted by the Univer-
sity to woman. the cheering was loud
For the solemn closing exercises of
the day the stage was filled with the
members OF the faculty and the grad
uating class in black gowns and caps
day, and President Abercrombie. oc-
cupying the center of the rostruu. Dr.
", K
ton and Lee University when he was
presented to the audience that COM
pletely filled the hall. was given an en-
thusiastic welcome by the Alabama au-
dience.
DIR. Denny's Address.
He spoke upon the appropriate and
timely question. why is the Demand
ent?' 1t was a scholarly, convincing
address and its delivery was none the
less effective because he did not resort
fxHn f~tn AS Nh.
orator. His message was an appeal to
the college man to take mis- proper
place In the world and. assume the
which his training entkied him. The
address, like others made in recent
years by thoughtful men. was a pro-
test against the materiaiistic tenoen-
He prota too, against the faiia-.
cious idea that a man was given
higher education In order to increase
sion to define and discuss patriotisnr in
= its various phrases. True patriotism,
e said; is founded on common sense.
bake for common sense is failure.
IAN education is not given to make
money" said DR.. Denny Money can
be made without an education; money
can be made without character. The
place of the college man. the work of
the college-bred man was to assist in
ing invigorated. The pulpit. the press.
the platform. and the college training
all had their place in the gearifying
ton" He did not deprecate industrial
training, for the world was in need of
industrial training, but the world need
ed the lofty thought, the energy and
the enthusiasm of the college bred
man who glorified every task he under
took. The large audience lert Clark
opinion was expressed that It was one
OF the most inspiring commencement
addresses delivered in recent years at
The stately academic procession
formed in front of Clark Hall. To the
strains of a stirring march played by
Colmap's Orchestra, the procession.
ident Abercrombie marched into the
hall. The rear of the procession was
brought up by the excited and happy
lively in cap and gown
The musical program. which enliv-
ened the occasion. consisted of odd
Alabama Rossinis. Tstradella." The
grims Chorus.
Announcement was made of the
award of the coveted prizes for the
year. The Weatherly price offered by
the best essay on "Ethcols Standards
as Applied to Everyday Life" went
to John William Johnson. Mr.. john
sons subject was Carnegie and His
medal, given to the Sophomore stu
dent who excelled in oratory was
awarded to Clarence Johnston Going
for his rendition of "Anthony's Grafton
over Caesars Body"
The Tennent Lomax prize for the
best orator of the Junior Class was
spoke on The Great Conservative Mid
die Glass. Americas Hope"
Woman Graduates in Law.
The graduate who attracted most at
nd prhn erixr
plause as she stepped forward to re-
ceive her degree as Bachelor of Laws,
was Miss Lucille Lamar Allen. a beau
tiful young woman of Goodwater. She
was the only woman graduate of the
Law Department.
The other graduates in law were:
James Edwin Daniel of Tuscaloosa.
Arthur Franklin of Greensboro. N c.;
Robert Arthur Gay of Truet. James
Gray of Fulton, William Thomas Har-
ris of Marion. Albert Sidney johnson
of Townsville. Chauncey Lockhart
Kelly of Demopolis, Henry James King
Jr., of Demopolls, Frederick Gilman
Koenig of Birmingham. John Harley
McNeer OF Montgomery, Allen Kent
Merrill of Eufaula, Noah Harper Mix
son of Enterprise, Washington Moody
of Tuscaloosa. John Talmage Norman
Fort Payne Abner Riley Powell of An
dalusia, James Graham Rankin of Belle
Nina, George washington Reeves of
Graceville, Fla; Charles Edgar Rice
of Birmingham, John Carlyle Shepherd
of Jasper, James Isaac Valentine of
Clayton and Victor Vance of Vance.
The graduates of 1907 were as fol-
lows:
Masters of Arts.
Jelks Henry Cabaniss. A. B.. 1906,
Birmingham; thesis; Sidney Lanier, the
Man and His Poetry.
jamie Lindley Robertson, A. B.. 1905.
Birmingham. Thesis; The Life and
Poetry of Edgar Allen Poe.
Masters of Science.
LELAND Woodward Chapman. B. s..
1906, Jackson. Thesis: The Education
al Value of Science.
Jesse Pugh Chapman. B. So 1906.
jackson. Thesis: The Central Nervous
system of the Vertebraes.
Maria Alice Yandevoort. B. s.. 1904.
sunny South. Thesis: The Rural School
of the South
Civil Engineers.
Herbert Otis Gosa. Knoxville. B. S.
in Engineering, 1906 Thesis: Design
for a Fifty-foot Reinforced Concrete
Arch. University Driveway
Harry Atchison Wyatt B.. s., 1906,
New Decatur. Thesis: Design for a
Power House. University of Alabama.
Mining Engineer.
Truman Aldrich Smith c.. F., 1905.
University. Thesis: The Development.
/. Growth and Prospects of the Gold Min
ing Industry of Alabama.
BRtchelOrs of Arts.
Paul Hardie Anderson, selma: Trav-
La Jesse Bedside. Townsville; Charles