The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-06
VISIT JACKSONVILLE
GOVERNOR CoMER SPEAKS AT NoR-
 MAI SCHOOL.
Years Work Comes to Close with GraduaffnE Exercises and Pres- tdent Dnuxefte fs Com-
 mended for Lahors

Years Work Come. to Close wftl GrnduaffnE Exercises and Pres- ident Dnuxette is Com- mended for Labors.
 jacksonville. June 5.-(Special )- The graduating exercises of the State Normal School were held Thursda, morning at 10 o'clock. The house wal | crowded to overfiowinR.
 Those receiving diplomas were l. B. Balch, Madison County. Lillian U. Barksdaie. Limestone: Win. R. Cope land. Marshall; W T. Evans, Marshall J. F. Glazner. DeKalb: D. H. Ham. ner, Winston; Annie V. Harris, Lee; lingsworth. Calhoun; J. l.. Johnson coosa; H. H. King. Coosa: E. M. Meadows. Coosa; Winnie D. Milligan, Calhoun; John D. Davis, Coosa; W. R. McGruff, Fayette Mamie c. Passmore, Henry; F. S. Price. Tuscaloosa; Sarah Ryan. DeKaib; O. H. Thompson, Cle- burne; Gordon Morley, Madison. Lucy Yates. Fillmore: Miss Willie Harris, Lee, numbering twenty-two in all. As each of these were handed dip Iona there was a gentle clapping of hands on the part of the audience, with one exception, When Prof. Daug- cite came to the diploma of G. H. Thompson of Cieburne. he requested the youth to stand up. He then ex- plained that three years ago this boy had come to the school without cent and had maintained and educated him. self by work outside of school hours. This announcement was greeted by a storm of applause.
 The chapel was beautifully decorated. The class colors of yellow and white prevailing and great quantities of daisies were banked about the stage with ferns.
 
 Conner, who had just arrived on the Seaboard train, entered the hall and ascended the stage amid great ap- plause. &
 He was appropriately introduced to the audience of several hundred peo- pie by Professor Daugette as great friend of the schools of Alabama. He opened his talk with modest dis claimer of all the credit for the great work done for the school at the re. cent session of the Legislature and said that to the Legislatufe belonged the greater measure of praise for that work and other work In the interest of the people of the State. He care- fullv confined himself to a discussion of education in Aiaoama and at the outset paid a splendid compliment 70 the State Normal School of Jackson vilIe and its accomplished head. He
  school at Jacksonville and sustain 1t in its noble work He spoke of the lack of trained teachers in the rapidly growins common schools of the State, ana inc enormous expenditures made hv the State to her schools, amounting to over s2,o00.000 annually, and im pressed upon the graduating class tne very high and noble mission or the teacher. to be its greatest asset and advocated compulsorv education If necessary 10 give each child the chance to Wnich it was entitled.
 High attainment and lofty standard in our educational work; the preserVas tion of the constitutional rignts oA Inc state and the supremacy Of the r,t,ta man In aIi things he regarded as hirhIv essential to the welfare of our commonwealth.
 Tn inc course of his speech he paid A high compliment to the Confederaee Veterans.
 He spoke for more than an hour and his speech was punctuated throughoue with applause by a pleased audience.
 At one point in his speech ne ,a, Su fessed he should like to talk little .ho,,t nolitics but refrained and this also pleased his audience. Atogetnef the speech was most happy and apie one and the people of JacksonViile were highly pleased with it.
 In the afternoon the people or the town and the students called on the Governor at the residence of Professor Daugette.
 The reception of the President. Of the State Normal School was g'Yen Wednesday night.
 The beautiful home and spacious grounds of President Daugette were brilliantly illuminated with electric lights and beautifully decorated with flowers of the season.
 Despite a downpour of rain which lasted from to 10 o'clock the house was thronged with people of Jackson vile. the normal students and their visiting friends. There was represent ed the wealth and fashion. the youth and beauty and the art and intellect of both college and town, which pre- sented a chafming picture.
 The receiving line included MT. and Mrs, Daugette, the Faculty and Senior Class and College Trustees. Delightful music was furnished throughout the evening by Young's orchestra.
 The young women serving refresh- ments were Misses Crawford, Pratt, Oakley, Names Davis. Carnes and Ryan.
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