The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
STATE NORMAL CLOSES.
Exercises at IT.
 Come to an End.

Commencement Exercises at Troy
 Come to an End.
 Troy, May 21.--(Special.) )--The com mencement exercise for the State Nor nal College came to a close yesterday with the graduation program and the baccalaureate address by pr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the public schools of Birmingham.
 \ The exercises were opened by march played by Mrs o. Worthy while the graduating class, fourteen young ladies and five young men. filed into the auditorium, where they were seat ed on the front row of seats.
 After an invocation by Rev. M. H. Holt the statutory was delivered by William Mark Reynolds. of Barbour county. Lawrence Love Gellerstedt. of Troy was valedictorian. MT. Rev. holds took the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy and Lawrence Gellerstede that of Bachelor of Science. The fol- lowing graduates took the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy: Misses Mary Ruth Harmon, of Troy; Florrie Pea cock. of Troy; Leila Hall of Troy; Paullin Wilson, of Troy; Norma Will son, of Troy; Annie Lou Bowling. of Troy; Eleanor Leverte Sheppard, of Crenshaw county; Mary Emma Key. of Troy; Nonie Rebecca Murphree, of Troy; Essie Mae Fuller, of Chambers county; Carrie Essie McBryde. of Troy; Nellie Chaffin, of Troy; Lillian Bailey Mills. of Autaga county; Annie Laurie Jones. of Troy, and Rex B. Partin. of Wilcox county. The degree of Bach elor of Science was received by Miss Julia Lamar Wiley and MT. Jack Rog- CTS, of Choctaw county. An essay was delivered by each member of the grad uating class. 1T
 At the close of the graduating exer- c!ses. President Shackelford. who has for nine years past made baccalau- reate address to each class, announced that he had this year resigned this honor in favor of Dr. J. H. Phillips, the distinguished educator from Bir- mingham, whose work in the public schools of Birmingham is a pride not only to all Alabama but to the whole South as we'll. Dr. Phillips subject was" The EHicient Life" and his elucidation of the subject was clearly and beautifully done. He showed that school days are not preparation for life, but a most important part of life itself indeed the foundation upon which the structure of life is raised and by which its size and importance Is determined. Life Is not to be d. vided into segments but treated as a whole. one period depending upon an- other, youth looking to ages.age rely ing upon youth.
 The speaker bridged between the ideal and the practical, the dream and the reality in a manner that inspired faith and confidence in his subject The greatest discoveries he declared were made incidentally by the discoverer when pursuing another ideal.
 Dr. Phillips speaks well, his pres ence Is commanding, his manner is full of energy and zeal and his mes sage full of breadth and life and hope for the youth of the country. To lis- gospel he lays down for others In his own life, is always an inspiration and so 1t was that Dr. Phillips ad- dress made a profound impression on all who heard it.
 After the address of Dr. Phillips a report of the board of trustees was read by Hon. O.. c. Wiley. chairman of the board. He announced that the entire faculty had been reelected and also that Miss Emma Key had been elected assistant teacher of English, Oscar Kyser assistant teacher of math- ematics Sam Bowling assistant teach CT of science and that Miss Cora Pier son had been elected teacher of the seventh grade in the place of Miss Groenep resigned. MES Nell Murpnr0e was elected teacher in music. He also stated that the board had voted to grant Professor Shackelfords a two months leave ot absence, for the months of June and July. Mir. Wiley spoke with much feeling of the great loss sustained by the college in the loss from the board of Major Bethune of Bullock county. who died only few days ago. He also expressed the regrets of the board at the loss of one of its oldest and most beloved mem bers, whose resignation was rendered. Resolutions of regret at the loss of Captain Rogers which had been passed by the faculty were then read by Pro- lessor Cowart. Professor Shack elford' stated that the appointment by the Governor of Hon. Eugene Ballard to succeed Captains Rogers was a wise selection, MT. Ballard being a graduate as well as a great friend of the col lege. Badges were then pinned on each of the graduating class by an alumni committee, after which the diplomas were awarded and the bene- diction pronounced by Rev. s. H. Campbell.
 The State Normal College has done splendid work the past year and the numbre in attendance has been about one hundred more than the year pre- ceding.
 The summer school which lasts six weeks commenced this morning