Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-11-26
BAYLOR HOMECOMING
Three Thousand Former Students
Gather at Alma Mater for Thanks
giving Reunion.

day and THURSDAY OF TINS week. was
by far the greatest educational dem
onstration and reunion OF former stu
dents ever held In Texas.
There were fully three thousand OF
the old graduates and former students
OF Baylor at Independence and Baylor
a, Waco. present. and such renewal
OF old acquaintanceship. revival OF
old fellowship and associations. and
the continuous. long drawn out love
feast. was never seen before In this
state. and was scarcely ever equaled
at any OF the older institutions OF the
country.
Baylor this year has an enrolment
of more than one thousand In the
literary department at Waco. which
is Baylor proper. and counting the
students In the theological depart
ment at Waco, and the medical de-
partment at Dallas the enrolment Is
! considerably In excess OF fifteen hun
dred.
The reunion opened on "Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock. when until six
the president. faculty and trustees
held formal reception In the library
building.
Al sp. m. Carroll chapel was
crowded 10 its utmost capacity. fully
$500 persons being present. The
crowd began to assemble at few
minutes after O'Clock and such en-
thusiasm and spirit has probably new
er before been manifested in Waco.
Groups OF old students-lavyers.
preachers, staid business men--gave
yells and sang songs that. have not
been heard here In years
President Brooks opened the meet
ing by requesting all ante-bellum stu
dents OF Baylor at Independence to
take seats on the rostrum. The fol-
lowing responded; Mrs. c. S. Coch-
ran. Livingston: Mrs. S. A. Gregory.
Charming: Mrs. Elizabeth Edmision
Craig. San Antonio; Mrs. Florence
Edmiston Howell. Dallas; Mira.
florence Bedson Barnheff OF Waco
(whose father was a half brother Of
IN. r. p. Baylorl: T. r. Taylor. cuero;
Colonel W. u benson, Alta Iona;
Bennett Wood. Temple: Dr..J. s. Ed
dins. Davilla. and +. NJ. Jones. Gates
VILE. As each one passed In front OF
the stage she OF he was greeted with
thunderous applause.
4 Next followed the welcome address
by Pres. s. p. Brooks. and he was fol
lowed by Dr. George w. Truett OF Dal
las who delivered the Homecoming
address. and which was one OF the
most eloquent addresses that evei
fell from the lips OF mortal man. II
will live long in the history of Bay
lor. A
Attending the homecoming from
Bryan was President Richard Melon
al OF the Baptist Academy. Hon. W
{. Davis. Miss Daisy worley and MIR
and Mrs. A. J. Buchanan. The,
were met at the station by the recp
| tIon committee. among whom wai
Forest Jones OF Harvey. son OF Mr.
and Mrs. c. s. Jones. who Is a student
at Baylor. and Rev. G. A. Foster who
Is attending the seminary. They wer'
shown every courtesy by the commit
tee.
Thursday morning the class reun
pie had the pleasure OF meeting Will
numbers OF their classmates whom
they had no, seen In many years
AT 10 O'Clock Carroll chapel was filles
to overflowing to hear five minute
reminiscent speeches by old gradu
ates. Following was the program;
Baylor Men as Lawyers-Hon. X. c
Crane. Sweetwater.
n DIR. Burleson's Chapel Talks-G. Z
Putnam. III Paso.
Baylor Holidays-Colonei w. y
benson. Alta Iona.
The Old Time Presiding Teacher
Mrs. o. 8. baltimore. Fort Worth.
Prof Richard Byrd Burleson-
Judge W. II. Jenkins. Waco.
My First Impression of Waco an
Baylor-Hon. W. c. Davis. Bryan.
Baylor Men In the Ministry-Rev.
NJ. Dawson. Hillshoro.
The Good Old Time soiree-Mrs.
w. Downs, Waco.
Prof. and Mrs. W. II. Ions Sr. :
Hon. Pat NJ. Neff. Waco.
tInteriude-"Open Up the Gates q
lGiory." Baylor Glee club.
Old Maggie Housto Hall-Mr. !
ir. Dancer. Waco.
BILLY Ducks"-Mr. A. ]. Bucf
ianan. Bryan.
Professor Albert Boggess-Rev. ]
lG. Townsend. Belton.
Old Time Monitor and Monitress
1.-The Main Building-Mrs- w. A. woo'
Hubbard.
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