Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-01
A. AND N. commENcEmgrr.
speakers and Distinguished Visitors
Daily Program in Full.


College seluon. Texas. May 1.-The
features Of the commencement exer.
cisss- Of the A. and NJ. College Of Texas
this year win be that prominent on
the program win be n member Of the
Glass OF 1879. which was the second
class ever graduated by the College,
and member Of the class Of 1857,
viii take a promipent par, ip the ex'
ercises.
II Is a far cry from the early days
of the College until now. II was In
1878 that the College first graduated
class. and In that year bn, two were
awarded dlpiomas. The next class
was composed Of tweaty.three. the
next OF seven. and In 1881 there vas
a single graduate. The highest mum
! Der OF graduates from the College was
In 1908 when there were forty eight
in the class. This year the numbei
will be about forty. but with junior
class OF lightweight. sophomors
class OF Ell and freshman class Of
22c, the future promises to turn Out
the largest class ever known. The
class OF 1911 wants to be the record
breaker.
Thirty years ago Edgar Young Mul
Inns was one OF the class OF twenty
three. He was native OF Mississippi
and was but nineteen years OF ag'
when he finished the course at the A
and NJ. College having had his prepare
tory education az the schools at Corsi
cana. Texas. He graduated from th'
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary az Louisville In 1885. and In tina
year ordained TO the Baptist ministry
Successfully he was pastor OF the Bap
list church at Harrodsburg. Lee styee
church Baltimore. editor Of the Evan
gel Baltimore, secretary Of the Foreigl
Mission Board Southern Baptist Cen
vention and pastor Of the First church
Newton. Mass. Exactly twenty year
after he graduated from the Texas
school. be was elevated In 1883 TO th'
presidency OF the Southern Baptis
Theological Seminary at Louisville
| the institution In which In 1855 he re
ceived his degree Of ID. d. Ii ID. HI
has since occupied that position. ans
he has been invited to deliver the com
mencement address and has accepted
Not only has this distinguished divin'
been invited 70 come TO the schoo
from which he graduated. to delive
the address. but the University Of Tes
as has invited him also TO take part u
their final exercises. and he viii d
liver the annual sermon for that bi
state school.
The other aiumnus who will come Z
1.-THE anal exercises this year IL Pro
Ed Gruene Of New Braunfels- n
graduated In 1887 In mechanical eI
cheering. He IL now a teacher .
New Braunfefs. and Is very fine mi
stefan. and his part Of the program
will be a violin solo.
II Is believed that many Of the A
umni association will attend the fin'
exercises this year. The annual bus
ness meeting OF the Alumni associatio
and the banquet are generally we
attended. but this year there win pro-
. ably be a movement to get large
number Of them here. because Of n
! increasing interest In the College thu
Is being taken by the Alumni. Aimov
ment has been started by the Alum
resident OF Houston 20 take some 4
terest in College affairs. and this wi
: probably be brought up at the annu'
meeting this year. and Il Is the hope I
some OF the members Of the asscci
tion that a start can be made TO ere
, an Alumni building and Y. NJ. c. A. G
| the campus The College has gradu