The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-20
COLLEGE SESSION
 CLOSES ON JUNE 2.
institution At Columbus Winds
 Up Years Work
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE
Agricultural and Mechanical College at starkvilIe Will Close on May 30. Columbus Public Schools Will
 Clos, June 3.

Columbus, Miss, May 19.-(Speeial. )-The twenty-third annual session of the h. dustrial' Institute and College closes Mon day, June 2 The commencement exer- eises will be formally inagurated Thurs day, May 2S, at S3O p. m. by Miss Mabry Instrumental recital. The next day, Fri day, will be class day and at 10 o clock in the morning the planting of ivy by tie senior class will take place. At S.39 o'clock that night the members will pre- sent The Merchant of Venice" Spee,a1 scenic effects and scenery have been en- gagged for the production. On Saturday from 10 o'clock a. m until O clock p. III. the industrial departments will be open for inspection and the work done during the year will be placed on exhibition. The commencement sermon will be delivered Sunday morning, June l, by the Rev. Dun bar H. ogden of Knoxville Tenn. MT. Ogden will also deliver the annual ad- cress before the Young Women's Chris o'clock At S:SO o'clock Sunday night memorial exercises in honor of the late Miss Mary J. s. Galloway, who for number of years was prominently identi- fled with the school, will be held. MT. R. w. Jones of Laurel, Miss, will deliver the address at this service. Dr. Jones was the first president of the school here and was later associated with the Univer- sity of Mississippi. He moved to Laurel about two years ago, The graduation ex- ercises will occur Monday morning, June
 
 delivered by the Rev. J. B. Lawrence of New Orleans.
 During the coming summer President N nitfield will devote his time to super intending the work on the new gymnasium and library building and also the stand tank will be built. The grounds will be | improved and the present buildings put in first-class shape. Money for these im- provements was appropriated at the last session of the legislature.
 Starkville Closing. The commencement exercises of the Mis- sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical col- lege at Starkville will be inaugurated Saturday morning, May 30, at Il o'clock, when the following representatives of the senior class will deliver addresses upon the various subjects following their names:
 Edward Blanton, "The Progress of Agri- cultural Education;" Edgar Cunning, 'The Case Against Socialism, Bradshaw Haddon, Jr., "The Soil;" Ernest Me Innis, Engineering In the South;' Emmett Walker "Education a Necessity In Modern Civilization;' Creighton Ward, "The First Great Engineer and Master Mechanic"
 Senior class exercises occur Saturday night. The following morning, Sunday, at Il o'clock commencement sermon by the Rev. W. B. Murram of Millsaps co- lege, Jackson, Miss, and that afternoon at o'clock that same gentleman will ad- dress the Young Mems Christian associa- ton.
 Monday, June l. is alumni day. Junior debate for the alumni medal at Il o'clock, and Hon. H. H. Elmore of Lexington, Miss, addresses the society that evening at s o'clock.
 Graduating exercises Tuesday morning, June ?, at Il o'clock, and the bacca- laureate address will be delivered by Hon. Charles Scott of Rosedale, Miss. At the conclusion of these exercises Pres ident Hardy will announce the present session as closed.
 Extensive preparations for sp~nding tile