The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-13
TWO GRADUATE FROM STARKE'S Commencement Exer-
 cises on Today. THE BAccALAUREATE SERMON Rev. E. E. Cobbs Will Preach at
 St. John s. Monday VIII Be Featured by . Series of Competitive Drills for Medals.
 Closing Exercises VIII Com
 mence Tuesday Morning.

anu 4AlEcI A. :" dlkoi. VIII bc uated from the Starkes University School this year at the twenty second annual commencement exercises which begin this morning at II o'clock with the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. E. E. Cobbs, at St. Johns Episcopal Church.
 The exercises will continue all day Monday, when a series of competition drills will be held at different hours at the university grounds and they will be brought to a close Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Majestic | Theatre when the commencement ad- dress will be delivered by Hon. Thom- as c. Jones. and the diplomas will be granted to the two graduates. The program of the three days in full is as follows: Sunday. Il a. m. St. Johns Episco- pal Church.
 Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. E.. E. Cobbs.
 Monday, 10 a. m. Individual compet- live drill for commandants medal. Monday, 4:30 ?. m. Company com | petltive drill for colorS Captain of
 the winning company to receive the | T.asseter sword. Monday. 6:sO D. m. Final dress pa-
 rade. Review of the superintendent.
 All of the above drills to take place l on parade ground and campus of Uni versity School on Houston street. Tuesday 10 a. m. Final exercises at Majestic Theatre. I. Prayer-Rev. Henry M. Edmonds. II. Recitations. Presided over by | Cadet Lieutenant John W. Durr. CD. I Can and I Can't--Cadets, Per. sons. Winter L. Hill and Pitts. t2D. Lasca--Cadet w. B. Henderson. (3). Mona's Waters--Cadet Frank | Hannon.
 t4). The seminole's Defianee--ca- | det Clarence Cohen. (b). Lord Ullins Daughter--Cadet J. K. Kirkpatrick. (6). Lochiers warning-Cadets Joe Brockman and John c. Carter. (D. Engaged--Cadet D. K. Trot- ter.
 (s). Better in the Morning-cadet
 William Shade.
 t9). MeLain's Child-cadet J. Lister
 HiIl.
 (1o). The Raven-cadet E. Edward
 Eagle.
 (iD. shamus o'Brien--cadet owen | Barry.
 III. Individual competitive drill | competed by squad of best drilled ca- | dets previously selected Squad com
 manded by Cadet Lieutenant R. R. Walker.
 ". Address by Hon. Thomas c.
 yoneA Judge United States Circuit | Court
 V. School honors. CD. Certificates Announced-Prof J. M. Starke, Superintendent CD. Reading Final Rolls of Honor Major W. E. Marion. Presentation of Scholarship Medals | By Rev. Henry Trawlck. (D, Prssentation of HoItzclaw "
 Medal-By Hon. Thomas W. Martin. VI Military honors. 10. Announcement of Prize Com pany and best drill cadet. Roll of Mil
 ltary Honor Men--By Major William l w. Dick, commandant of cadets CD. Presentation of Lasseter sword
 to captain of best drilled company and | commandant's medal to best drilled | ndlvidual-MaJor L. Lasseter. VII. Award of diplomas and clos ing remarks by the Superintendent. VIII. Benediction.
 The commencement maFshals taken from the cadets are as follows:
 Chief, Cadet Lieut.. Hugh M. Conner; | Sub -Marshals, Cadets J J. Steiner, Eugene Smith. George Thompson. Ed | win Hickey, Walter Wilson, AudIy Ia. | Der, Henry Clements Eugene Carter and Leon A. Boyd. For the baccalaureate sermon this morning the entire corps of the school will meet at the school building at | 10:15 o'clock and march to St Johns Church in full dress summer uniforms carrying nothing but side arms. On Monday morning at the campus of the school on Houston Street each company will be drilled separately. As each cadet makes a mistake, he will be called from the ranks and the drill will continue in this manner until only about four cadets remain in each com pany.~ The drill of these few will be concluded on the stage of the theatre Tuesday morning. The officers of the National Guard of Alabama will be the judges and a gold medal will be given to the best drilled cadet.
 On Monday afternoon at the camps the company commanders will put their companies through a twenty minutes drill. and the best drilled company in the estimation of the judges will be al- lowed to carry the battalion colors at the next session of the school. Be- sides each member of the winning com pany will be allowed to wear a gold while the company commander will re- ceive the handsome presentation sword offered by Major Lasseter
 At 6:30 o'clock Monday evening the superintendent will review the bat taIion after which the final dress pa- rade of this years session will be held
 The cadets will assemble at 9:3O o'clock Tuesday morning at the school building on Dexter Avenue and in full dress uniform they will march in bat tie formation to the Majestic Theatre where the final academic exercises for the year will be held.