The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-25
LIVINGSTON SCHOOL
mn. CRUMPTON breaches COM
MENcEMENT SERMON.
MANY visitors To sumter County Cap
itaI To Attend the Closing Ex-
ercfses of the State NOR
NAL school.

Ia commencement week In Livingston,
Visitors and alumnae from different
parts OF the State began to arrive Sat-
urday The alumnae reunion brings
many former students back to their al
ma mater. while friends and relatives
OF present students, cause many new
faces to be seen on the campus.
Sunday, the commencement sermon
was preached by Or. w. B. crumpton
OF Montgomery. The services were
held In the Presbyterian Church. the
largest church in town, which was NIL
ed to overlooking. BY 1880 o'clock the
students and faculty had formed In
procession for the march to the church.
and as the line entered the door. a
professional was sung by 100 college
girls and boys.
the parable of the talents. In his mas
terly way, he impressed upon hts hear
ers the fact that they would be called
upon to give q reckoning Of their tai
cnts. He said that the greatest ques-
ton before the American people today
was what they should do with the trust
that had been delivered 10 them
After dwelling upon the powers of
body, soul and mind. he touched upon
missions and the laymen's movement
and closed by saying that he hoped
that some OF his hearers would feel
called upon to carry the message to for
eign felds.
/. AZ o. m. DR.. Crumpton delivered
the annual address to the Y. w. G. A..
and the young people Of the town.
Monday had been set apart as exhio
1t day at the college.
AT 4 D. M. was held the art levee. ana
exhibit of the manual training depart
ment The art work has been under the
direction of Miss Elizabeth Houston
ScrnEgs, and has had very success
full year. The paintings from Nature
and still life, besides the beautiful ex,
hibit of china from the china painting
department. were the features this year
In the manual training room. which
has been under the direction OF Pro-
fessor Sfbley, the visitors were given
an opportunity of seeing the work OF
the students along industrial lines.
One of the features OF this years
commencement is the collection of
school work from various parts OF
the country, which has been made by
Miss Cutie Bloodworth. who has had
charge Of the classes in methods. Hor-
ace, Man. School of Columbia College,
New York. has sent very fine exhibit
of school work done by pupils In all
the grammar grades. There Is also an
exhibit of work from the city schools
of Birmingham The paper cutting and
primary work In this exhibit Ia excel
lent.
The exhibit of public school draw
Ing and art done by the pupils of the
preparatory department. ana the stu
dents in the certificate classes of the
college. lie also In evidence. An exam
ination Of all these exhibits is of great
interest to teachers. for 1t shows that
in similar grades. the work OF the
young American both, North and South
is along the same lines. and that the
South is willing 10 offer to its children
the same educational facilities as can
be offered by the North.
An Interesting featuxe In tho manual
training room Is the corn and cotton
products exhibit, which has been made
by pupils Of the manual training
classes.
AT y D.. m, the days exercises were
brought TO close by the concert given
by the pupils of Signor Dotti. This an
nual concert has always been n feature
OF commencement, but this year It ex-
cel1ad all formed occasions. This Is the
seventh years work OF Signor Dotti at
the Alabama Normal. He has built up
splendid department, ana leaves In
few DAYS to assume charge OF work
in Philadelphia. sStss siAr
The program tonight was as follows;
Piano Duet Seiected)
Chorus--Fay song-tH. smart.)-By
the School.
Plano Solo = Rustic OF Spring. (sin-
ding)--Miss Annie Sanders.
Piano Quartett-victoire-( Behr.)
misses Armantine sanderson and
Leila Smith; Messrs. William Tutwilsr
and Clarence Spidle.
Vocal Solo-Purple Heather--(fi.
Gray)--Miss Matte NELL.
Double Quartett--Toreador's Song
from the Opera "Carmen"--(G. BiEet.l
Misses Ida Bilbro. Ola Webb. Sadie
smith, Mary Mckenzie, Lucinda Mcciei.
Ian. Grace Whitfield. Emily Williamson.
Inez Davis.
Piano Solo - Florence 6Liebling. 81
Miss Edna Huddleston.
Violin Solo - Canzonetta - (Herbert)
Miss Esther Scruggs.
Piano Trio-Fanfare Militaire-- CAS-
cher misses Emily Williamson, Luz
cinda Mcclellan, Nell Kelsey.
Piano Solo--Last Hope--(Gottschalk. }
Miss Melna Beville.
Piano. First and Second Violins, and
Cornet-- (Selection.) misses Edna Hud-
dleston, Sadie Mcclellan. Esther
Scruggs and Signor Michael Dotti
Piano Solo--Valse Brillante-(Mowsz-
kowski. Miss Kitty Clanton.
Piano Duet--March Militaire.--(Schu-
bert. Miss Edna Huddleston and Sig
nor M. Dotti.
Vocal Solo - When Celia Sings
(Moir. Miss Lillian Allen
iPano t--Lohengrfn--(Wag
ner Misses, Melna BevilIe. Kitty
CIanton, Ladie Ports, Annie Sanders.
Double Ouartett-From the Opera
Regina di Saba"-(Gounod.)- -Misses
Edna Huddleston. Annie Sanders. Mel
ma Beville. Leila Smith. Annie Tutwiler.
Mae Dobbins, Ida Bilbro, Kitty Clan
ton.
Chorus anchored (watson) by the
School.
Tuesday will be class day. In the
morning there will be exercises by the
graduating class. and at night the SEN
Tor play given under the direction of
Miss Mary BOYD. will be "Tne Tanning
of the Shrew."
wednesday morning, DR.. r, q. Losey.
of the University of Alabama, will de-
liver the commencement address. and
at night. the graduating exercises will
be held Afterwards the alumnae will
give their banquet. which promises to
be one of special interest, as this Is the
first year that reunion and banquet
have been planned on so large scale
Y. w. c. A. AT MONTEvALLO.