The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-26
Minnesotan Will Arrive
 Today.
  THE GREAT DEMOCRAT
 WILL SPEAK TO 10000 Banquet of Alumni Will Follow
 Speech. Venerable Prose.sor .Riehara.ou VIII
Venerable Professor .Richardson VIII Lead His Fellows to the HalI-- Young Purner Wins Prixe Of-
 fered by the Trustees.
BY FRANK P. GLASS, JR.

BY FRANK IF. GLASS, JHs
 Tuscaloosa, May 25.-(Special.)- Governor Johnson of Minnesota will come to Tuscaloosa Tuesday morning from Birmingham where he was enter tained tonight. He will come to Tus- caloosa on a special tradn which will reach the city about 10 o'clock.
 Accompanying Governor Johnson on the trip will be numbers of the alumni and such visitors as can secure accom- modations on the train.
 Tuscaloosa is ready to receive the distinguished Minnesotan. Arriving fin Tuscaloosa Governor Johnson will be met at the station by Robert Jemison, IT,, President of the University Alumni Association, with an automobile. A committee of three from the alumni will accompany MT. Jemison. The party will be motored from the station to the University grounds. where a room in one of the buildings will be turned over to the guest of honor for the hour previous to the speaking.
 The speaking will take place under the oaks in front of the Clark hall on the staging built for the production of the Tanning of the Shrew" this after noon. There Is no building in the Uni versity that will hold the crowd of 10000 persons expected. thus necessi- tatIng open air speaking.
 Alumni Banquet Today.
 Immediately after Governor John sons speech the alumni will form into procession and march to the banquet of the alumni, which will be held In the University dining room in Woods Hall. W. C. Richardson, '43, the oldest liv- dng alumnus of the University, will lead the procession with Governor Johnson. who will be the. guest of hon or. Glasses in order of age will fol- low, the graduating class of 1908 4crian 70 R7aF fa aA ] that 500 of the alumni will be seated at the banquet.
 The toastmaster Of the banquet will be Hon. Henry Clayton { Pos ,77-S3. If however. Mir. Clayton is detained in Washington, another of the alumni will be selected.
 The program of speakers at the ban quet is known only to the toast-master and will not be made public until the occasion of the banquet. The reunion of classes around the table is expected to last until about o'clock.
 The alumni banquet will be followed by baseball game with the State Uni- versity of of Louisiana, to be followed by concert by the University Glee Club. After the glee concert, the L. T. F. will give their annual com mencement german in the City Hall.
 The play, Tanning of the Shrew," as presented by the Black Friars this IT campus. is unique in the annals of the State University. It is probable, and has been so claimed by the students here, that an open-air theatrical per formance has never before been given in any Soul ern University. The per formance was given under the direction of Professor Losey. and the perform CTS deserve the highest praise. The whole cast was good, but there were a few that stood heads and shoulders above their fellow actors.
 Miss Helen Vickers of Montgomery, one of the graduating class, skilfully portrayed the Shrew, her tempers and final submission drew loud applause. None the less pleasing was the acting of F. NJ. Purser, as Petruchio. In the reading of his lines, he showed won- derfu ability. c. J. Goingss .por- trayal of Grunio was capital.
 Pnrser Wins Prlze.
 Beyond the speaking for the trus- tees prize of $25 in gold, there were no formal exercises of the graduating class today. The latter part of the morning and all of the afternoon were given over entirely to social diversion.
 The speaking this morning in Clark Hall was excellently attended, the hall being comfortably hlled The speakers of the graduating class showed careful preparation of their subjects; and their delivery was excellent Frank Moody Purser of Tuscaloosa, the third speaker of the program, was given the prize by almost unanimous vote Both of the other speakers, Paul Jones of Selma and William Wanen Malone of Athens, were excellent speakers making the de- eision of the judges difficult.
 After the speaking the throng Of visitors assembled on the baseball field confident that the commencement pro- gram would not be marred by any r@n the opening game from Louisiana in easy style, the score being to for the University team.
 For tomorrow's speaking fully lO,- 900 people are expected. Governor Johnson comes as the guest of the Alumni Association, and many visitors in addition to the alumni are expected to bepresent.
 Special trains will be operated from various points in the state to reach Tuscaloosa in ample time for the ad- dress at Il o'clock. There will also be special cars to the University during the morning and afternoon.
 Tonight is given over to dances and social gatherings. The Phi Delta The ta fraternity gave their annual ger man in the city hall. Special decora- tions were being given finishing touches all of this morning and after noon.
 The annual reception of the presi- | dent was held in the handsome home | of pr. W. c. Comerville President Ab- | ercrombie's mansion facing the Uni | versity Is still in the hands of the con tractor, although the work was rushed | as rapidly as possible.
 The handsome Somerville home was | thronged with visitors from o'clock | until II o'clock tonight
 JOHNSON IS INVITED.