The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-31
BESSEMER BOARD
 RAISES SALARIES Commercial Department for
 High School THE CLASS EXERCISES Will Be Held by High School Gradu- ates Tonight-Bessemer De
 feats Ensley in an Ex-
 citing Contest

citing Contest
 Bessemer. May 3o.-(Speeial)-Fhe board of education held a called meeting at thu high school tonight for the purpose O filling certain vacancies and taking uE the matter of salary increase.
 President Goodwyn presided over the meeting and after the reading of the financial status of the past and ensuing gear, Superintendent Persons recommend ed an increase and the establishment of a Fbusiness department in the high school. A motion was passed to give the proposed annual or catalog to the printers during the next week.
 The limit of salaries for grammar feachers was moved up to S75 and that iof the principals of grammar schools at Rs5. The recommendation of the super intendent for the high school principals increase of salary was laid on the table. rhe salaries of several teachers were in creased on a comparative scale.
 Miss Ethel Adams was elected to sue fceed Miss Quailes as primary teacher lat the Clarendon school. The matter Of filling the position Of Miss Bissell. teacher iof English at the high school, was con lfinued until the next regultr meeting Of ishe board Action on the recommendation of the addition of one teacher for the grammar school was postponed and the recommendation for the installation of a Fbusiness course in the high school wan ireferred to Gardner Goodwin, pr. Lacey and pr. Waldrop a committee of inyes- tigation.
 The board expressed a unanimous ap- preciation of the annual "Kalista,' and adjourned at 9:2o o'clock
 High School Commencement The graduates of the high school will observe class night on Wednesday evening at the Auditorium. The following pro gramme will be carried out:
 Invocation, Rev. J. F. Sturdivant.
 Opening chorus, All In a Garden Fair rlasss
 salutatory. James Fritzparick. Song, Water Lilies class
 Latin dialogue, Carmen Amoeboeum," Duff Lewis and Miss Ethel Johnston. Address, Duff Lewis.
 History, Miss Mary Reynolds. I Prophecy, Miss Helen Lewis.
 Presentation of gifts, Ethel Johnston. Song. eOut on the Deep" Neal, Lew,s and Fitzpatrick.
 Confessions of the senior class, Miss Fay F aulkner = Class will. I.ida Jones.
 Class song (eomposed by Fay FaullS- ner). class.
 held Thursday evening at the Auditorium and the following is the programme:
 Invocation, Rev l. F. Swallow.
 Class song, class.
 Presentation of the Unted Daughters oi the Confectionery prizes for best essay or rBattle- of shiloh," Mrs J. E. Frazier.
 Salutatory, Margaret Rust. X =. Duet, 'Gasden of Rest" Misses Fay ~ aulkner and Minnie Cahill
 ra introduction of orator, Superintendent M, A. Persons.
 has ddTess. Df. F. B. Dresslar University of Alabama
 HaIedctory, Phil Neal.
 Presentation of diplomas, Hon. Gardner Goodwin, president of board of education Song, With Song and Garlands," class. Benediction. Rev. M K. Thornton.
 St. Aloysius School Closes
 The St. Aloysius school will have their closing exercises Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the school and the grad uating exercises of the music class will take place at the auditorium on the even- ing of June g. The programme is com posed of musical selections, readings and songs by the various classes. This school Is conducted by the Sisters of Mercy and the past year has been an unusual 1y successful one
 The commencement exercises of the Brighton High school were held Tuesday night in the auditorium of the school. R. E. Sessions, superintendent of the Huntsville schools, delivered an eloquent bo 5ipIo the six graduates by Professor Sharpe, principal of the Brighton school Sev- eral Instrumental musical selections were also on the programme and Mrs. George Bancroft was the feature soloist, with her song entitled Absent"
 Court News
 In the city court today Jesse Phillips was acquitted of the charge of abusive language; three cases against Sam Mur- phy were continued, and a case of vio- lation of the prohibition law against Albert Oddo was nole pressed; Bill Fow- Ter was acquitted on a charge of pro- ,hibition violation but N. F'irrochio was lined s75 for the same offense.
 Bessemer Wins
 Tn a. pitchers battle today at the City League park here, Bessemer trimmed Ensley by a score of 1 to 0. and pulled off one of the niftiest games ever viewed on this. diamond. Davis, the local pitch CT. and formerly with Ensley, struck 'em out inning after inning and Sexton, the visiting twirer, did equally as we'll But .n the fifth Trotter grabbed a two-base steal from a felder's choice on a ball from Sexton and Smith, the next man at bat. knocked hummer that put Trotter in from third The fans got wild at this point and the umpire calmed the rabbe by ordering a cessation of hostilities until order was restored.
 Bruner, on first base, was all to the good, and Hurd at the second bag was q dandy team man. Sexton was Ensley's mainstay and made the only hit given by Davis in the ninth inning and was put out on a fielder's choice. B. Jones, the Ensley third baseman, was noticeably brilliant
 The following is the lineup:
 Bessemer: Perkins, shortstop; Davis,