The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-05
ENSLEY SCHOOLS
 BROUGHT ID CLOSE
Final Exercises At Opera House
 Last Night
DISCUSSION OF ELECTION
Officers To Be chosen From Commer- cial Bodies-Board of Trade Thinks Election Will
 Be Illegal.

Ensley. June 4-(Special)- 1.-The Ensley opera house was filled to it's fullest ca- pacity tonight at the commencement ex- ereises of the high school Fully 800 peo- pie were present while many came to the opera house who were unable to get in.
 The programme was rendered in an excellent manner and pleased the large audience present. The garland drill by the high school girls was very pretty and executed splendidly. The other features were very well rendered. Gen W. w. Brandon. state auditor, was introduced and made the commencement address. He took for his theme the Resources of the South" It was an eloquent and bril- liant address. In graphic language Gen eral Brandon told the abundant stores of raw materials a kind providence has placed within her borders. of the noun tans and meadows and all the blessings and beauties of nature, but greatest of all resources he placed the opportunity to properly train and educate the human mind and heart
 He told of the many resources of ed
 
 and urged greater efforts to enlarge and improve the splendid system of public schools already inaugurated He was given close attention and was frequently and literally applauded.
 The exercises closed with the presenta- ton of diplomas and certificates by J. W. Minor, former president of the board of education. M4 Minor has a happy faculty of saying the right thing at the right time and his words of advice and kindly admonition were singularly fitting. The exercises closed a most successful year and Superintendent N. R. Baker, his corps of efficient principals and teach CTS, and the board of education are to be congratulated on the success attained.
 Special Election.
 The committee of citizens who petitioned the city council to call a special session to vote on the Greater Birmingham prop osition will request N. W. Scott, the pres ident of the board of trade to present to the city council a list of names for managers and clerks for the election on June 19 A similar request will be made
 
 mercial club and from the two lists the officers of the election will be selected. J. H. Sheldon, one of the committee, stated the election was merely to get an expression of the people of Ensley so that the legislature could not intelligentiy and not rely on the claims of opposing factions. The following communication was sent in to The Age-Herald office by Captain Boyd:
 At a meeting of the Ensey board of trade called to consider the matter of a local election at the present time on the question of Greater Birmingham, the fol- lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted:
 Where as, the Ensley city officials who are opposed to Greater Birmingham have without authority of law ordered an election on the question of Greater Birmingham, and
 Whereas, there is no law providing for the holding of such an election and same would be illegal, and could not be prop erly safeguarded the same as lawful elections, and
 Whereas, the working classes in Ems ley are overwhelmingly in favor of Great CT Birmingham, and
 Whereas, a result of the temporary suspension of the steel plant and blast furnaces a very large number of work ing men are temporarily absent from the city, and
 Whereas, they are deeply interested in this question, and it would be most un- fair to take advantage of their absence by holding such an election this month, and
 Whereas, such election, especially at this time, would not likely reflect the true wishes of a majority of the citizens of Ensley
 Resolved, by the Ensley board of trade that such a so-called election could serve no useful purpose and we respectfully decline to participate in such a so-called election or be in any way bound thereby"