The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-06
PEOPLE WANT
 AUBURN MEN Positions Waiting For \. ! Graduating Class. TRUSTEES WORK COMPLETE Exercises at Alabama Polytechnic
 Institute Close. Governor Greatly, Pleased By Students Work Says He Dfd Not Ask Leg
 islature For Enough Money For College.
BY LOUIS srEKNrELp.

Aupurn, June 5-(Spectal )-Auburn's 2 thirty-ffth annual commencement passed into history at noon today. when President Thach presented seventy graduates of the Alabama P lytechnic Institute with diplomas. In delivering ing the diplomas. Dr. Thach made the significant statement that positions are already waiting for fifty-six of the graduates. Such, he inferred, is the great demand for Auburn men.
 The closing day of Auburn's com mencement exercises was marked by two features: First, the adjournment of the Board of Trustees. and second. the graduating ceremonies.
 After an hours session this morn ing. the Trustees completed their work and adjourned to meet at the call os President Conner The Board again considered plans for the erection of new buildings, but no Gral decision was reached. This most important matter will be threshed out further at a meeting of the Building Committee of the. Board, which will be held at noon Friday at Montgoery. in the of- flee of the Governor.
 The committee Is vested with full power to act on all matters pertaining to buildings and Improvements, but one of the questions it will have to solve before reaching a decision on the building proposition, will be the instali- ation of complete and modern water and sanitary sewerage system on the college grounds.
 This. 1t is said, must be looked to first, so that the new buildings, if they are erected. can be equipped with all modern conveniences. The committee contemplates attending to all such de- tails and arranging for the buildings so that work of erecting the structures can be commenced immediately. in or- der that they may be completed bv the fall. The committee is composed of Governor Conner, Judge N. D. Denson, General R. r. Ligon, W. F. Feagin and R. B. Barnes.
 The Trustees also revived O former resolution requiring. in the future, whenever the Board meets again in Au- burn, its members shall all stop at the Central Hotel. and that the Trustees shall not accept courtesies from the townsfo1k. This action was taken, it was said, so that the Board might de- vote it's time exclusively to business while in Auburn. It is likely that the Trustees will have another meeting next winter in Montgomery.
 Just before the trustees adjourned 1t was learned Governor Conner had de- clBEed to President Thach that he did not ask the Legislature for enough money Auburn. 1t will be recalled. re- ceived an appropriation of $226.000 from the State.
 Langdon Hall Filled. When the hour arrived today for the graduating exercises of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, the large audi torium of classic Langdon Hall was filled to its capacity. An extra supply of chairs were arranged in the aisleo for seating the overflow of persons, but these were insufficient and great numbers stood up during the ceremo- nies.
 The commencement address was de- livered by Dr. E. B. Craighead. pres ident of Tulane University. Governor Conner also spoke briefly.
 In full uniform the male graduates, accompanied by the three female grad uates, marched into the large hall, winding their way through the throng and were seated in benches especially provided for them at the front of the auditorium.
 The exercises began with prayer, af- ter which there was music.
 President Thach. who presided. in- troduced pr. Craighead in a few we'll chosen words as the speaker for the occasion.
 Dr. Craighead chose Life" as his theme. but he did not reach his topit until he had made a few preliminary remarks He said he had promised pr. Thach to come to Auburn because he desired again to visit what he consid- cred the best A. and NJ. college in the South. He said, however, that he had come after a strenuous commence ment week at his own university. He then declared that 1t was his purpose to talk on 'Iife-Its Phases to the In dividual and to the State"
 The address of the Tulane president was confined largely to an endorse ment of the strenuous life He said that President Roosevelt has had much to say of the strenuous life. and sure lv no one would have a better right