The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-04
FINAL EXERCISES
At BIRMINGHAM
Diplomas Awarded to Grad
yates BY President Mccoy
PRIZE MEN ANNOUNCED
S. J. Bower Delivers Bacca laureate
Address-Prof. Pickett to Occupy
the New Chair of Modern
Languages.
PRIZE MEN ANNOUNCED

| Yesterday morning, Birmingham College
held the last exercises of it's commence
n'ent and after most successful year,
closed its doors until next September. The
exercises began with the senior oratorical
contest, and when the first speaker rose,
he was greeted by an audience that filled
the hall at Owenton from pit to dome.
Probably never before has such a crowd
/ attended an exhibition of this sort, in
birmingham.
After the contest. Edgar Palmer Self
in an eloquent and well written valedlc
tory, bade farewell to his classmates
and his alma mater. The complete pro-
g:amme follows:
! Invocation.
Music-Royal Quartette.
! Roscoe Mcdaniel Howel-"The Con-
structive Craftsmanship of America
class representative.
Robert Mcdowell Lester-"Changes of
Today" faculty representative.
Ldgar Palmer Self-valedictory, vale
dictorian
Music-(selected)- C. J. Sevirin.
Sidney ]. Bowie-Baccalaureat address,
Birmingham.
Music-Royal Quartette.
Awarding of medals, diplomas and de-
grees.
At II o'clock, Sidney j. Bowie of this
city, delivered the baccalaureate address
to the graduating class. His speech gave
indication of much preparation and It
was delivered in an eloquent manner. His
subject was, THE South in History"
During his talk he made reference to the
noble men, both in civil and military life
i who had helped to make the South fam
/ Gus. He said that the South had pro-
duced some Of the greatest heroes of the
| world, and that every true southerner
should honor their memory and endeavor
To follow their example, thereby purifying
and ennobling his own life. He reminded
his hearers that the North and South
we're now one, and would be one great
country forever He said that by being
brothers they could and should help one
, another and closed with the lines
zone heart, one hand,
One flag, one land,
One nation evermore."
II. Mccoy presented the diplomas to the
following young men, w. M. Buchanan,
3. A.; R. NJ. Freeman, B. a. R. NJ.
F, l-lester, B A.; P NJ Howells, B. A; r.
bumgardner, B. s.; A. Esslinger, B. s.;
and e. p Self, b. S.
BEFORE awarding the degrees DR.. Mccoy
made a short address in which he ex-
pressed his regret at losing the young
men who had worked so long and faith
fully with him and expressed the hope
chat in the future each and everyone
of them would continue to live an honest
ord upright life. He salt that he had no
fear regarding their ability to- make n
success in after life, as he knew every
one of them would live to be credit 70
/ is alma mater.
The judges announced their decisions in
the previous contests yesterday morning.
he recipients of medals were: For the
freshman oratorical contest, Luther
Gowen; for the sophomore contest, Fred
erick Jones Huffman; for the junior con-
test, r. Mcdonald and for the senior
oiass essay R. NJ. Lester. j. Bowens
made the highest average in scholarship
for the past year.
r. S. Munger, chairman of the board of
trustees made his official report. The
newly created chair of Modern Ian
guages," will be filled by Prof. Hugh
puckett The faculty an. corps of teach
ers for next year will be: Dr. ]. II. Nc
Gov. president; Lucien Giddens, chair of
mathematics; Frederick P. Hammond,
Of oh I, Cnlehpck
of ancient languages; Samuel Slaton,
chair of science; F. B. Norton, chair of
history and philosophy; Hugh Pickett,
chair of modern languages; DR.. Mccoy,
chair of Biblical literature c. H. Vann,
nrincipal of training school; w. II. Spen-
er. assistant principal o training school.