The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-21

Girls Industrial School, Montevallo, are deserted today. Only for a short while was the assembly hall opened, and then only for a few words of farewell. But who can say that today is not the most sacred one to the college-bred young woman of all the commencement week? Before today there has been the sug- gestion of goodbye, the knowledge that the parting hour was near but the cam pus was still ringing with class songs through it all, the long procession of white-robed girls filed into the assembly hall each morning of commencement week and the school atmosphere was never more pronounced.
 But today farewells were said.
 This leave-taking is real calamity to the village folk. And the departure of 200 or 300 girls from the station stirs the whole countryside with deep emotion. Drayloads of trunks turned out from the campus yesterday, and preparation for departure went on in the midst of com mencement days. Over it all was the sadness of goodbye that makes these days dear to each college girl. In these good-bys many tears have mingled with .the words of affection, and the little station here has witnessed many tender farewells between teacher and pupil, be- tween the young college women them selves.
 The teachers good-bys were none. the less filled with tender emotion Many l of them struggled to keep back the tears. | Some of them have left the school Tor ever; others are going away for long leave of absence others are to come | back in the autumn to miss those WHO | will not return. But to each of them | today a tender word was spoken, a hun | dred little tokens were exchanged, there | were a thousands evidences of ahec- tion before the last good-bys were said | Words of affection for the president o1 | the school regret for the happy days | that are gone, hundred memories re- | called. Such was the day of goodbye. While so interested in the exercises ol the week and trying to inform myself better about the workings of the school I confess that these little parting scenes at the railway station this morning helt A peculiar interest for me. stared a
 every girl who came in to see if sh'
 was sufficiently affected at the though
 of leaving her companion, and the mor'
 evidence she gave of tears the better | liked her.
 Several of the young women directors 1 of departments drove over from Monte | yallo to Calera, taking the train into BIT
 mingham. Among them was Miss Maud l Hayes of Chicago, director of the de l partment of oratory. Miss Hayes ha
 been with the school for four years. Sh
 is one of the most popular members o
 the faculty and is a charming and tai | ented woman. Her class presented tn | 'Princess'' last Saturday evening, whlcl | ushered in the commencement exercise 1 very brilliantly Miss Hayes will spend l few days in Nashville before going | | Chicago. her family residing In that cit
 before going to the western metropous
 They also made their home In Birmlns
 ham many years ago, Miss Hayes fathe
 heinz one of the editors of the old Dir
 mingham Age now The Age-Herald.
 Miss Hayes, in order to study at tn
 Chicago university, has resigned her DO
 sition at the Girls Industrial school
 much to the regret of the board and |
 her associates. She Is widely traveleo
 speaks several languages, and in her In
 dividual work she has won distinctlo
 for her spterpresation of Canadian storles Il Miss Hayes may probably go abroa i fhts.s p,Ieanor- Cs,fr Fs,-.->,---,s -4..
 MISS tbe young directors of depart
 ments who passed through Birmingham
 en route to Cincinnati. She is the al
 rector of the orchestra at the schoo l and teacher of violin. She also expect
 to study at the University of Chicag | the coming year. and has resigned he
 position at the school. Under her. In
 struction the orchestra has developed
 high state of efficiency, and her classe
 have been not only in commencement
 programmes, but throughout the yea
 careful training. She is a young woman of rare charm and beauty
 Miss Sydney Kyde of Scottsboro, as sistant in piano, was among the group of attractive young women coming il today. She expects to resume her posi- | tion next year. Her work has beer warmly commended by the director. ant she has many friends in the school ant in Montevallo.
 Miss Moore, voice teacher. has beer granted a leave of absence for one year 1 and will sail for Europe in June. She is young woman of brilliant personality.
 Miss Kennedy, who has been with the school since 1t was established. has alsc been granted leave of absence for ons year, for special study in her choser work. In the group of women educators 1 of today Miss Kennedy is distinguished 1 for her high ideals and her strong in l dividuality.