The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
COMMENCEMENT AT ROANOKE MAY 26-27 Two Able Orators Secured
 for the Occasion
 RAIN STOPS FARMING
Creditable Showing Made in Indus- trial Work by Colored Students. Hobson Speaks in Randolph
 in May-New Churches

Roanoke, April 1s.-(Special )-Prof. H. B. Norton. president of Roanoke college has been fortunate in securing two able orators for commencement May 26-27 Rev. w. P. Crouch, pastor of the Chris tian church of Clarksviile, Tenn. will de- 'liver the commencement sermon Sunday. May 26, while the annual address will be delivered by Rev. c. Ross Baker, pastor of the First Baptist church of opelika, on the 27th.
 Industrial Work Creditable
 The negro school of Roanoke is showing some very ereditable fancy needle work which the girls are being taught to do, under the direction of their teacher, Car rife Coleman. Other branches of industrial work are also being taught, including the correct keeping of house and yard This work Is being projected in other colored schools of the county, through the pro- vision of a fund established by Anna T. Jean of New Orleans, the object being to reach all the negro schools in the south possible.
 New House of Worship
 Rev. IT. s. Matthews, pastor of Five Points circuit. was in town yesterday He reports that his church at Chapel Hill, 1f miles south of Roanoke, is completing a. modern house of worship, with Sunday school rooms. to cost $4000 and claims that this will be the best church edifice. in Chambers cunty.
 Hobson to Speak
 Congressman Hobson is announced to deliver the commencement address in La Fayette May % and also in Wadley this county, in the same month.
 Rains Hinder Farming
 The excessive rains have greatly inter fered with farming operations in this sec ton. Considerable corn has been planted. however, but scarcely any cotton seed. permit. and pointed to the fact that pr. Oates in his report had so stated. Sew eral other talks were made along the same lines, after which the following resolutions, offered by Cleon B. Rog- CTS was unanimously adopted by the board:
 Text of Resolutions
 Resolved by the board of revenue in special session assembled, that, in view of the crowded and insanitary condi- lions of the Jefferson county courthouse and jail, and by recommendations of State Prison Inspector Dr. ". H. Oates ss to inadequacy of said courthouse and jail. and the impossibility of re- modelling same so as to meet require ments of the present and future, and his order to erect a new jail for the same reasons; that it is the sense of this board that a new courthouse and jail is necessary to meet the require ments, and that we believe the health and comforts of the citizenship of Jeff ferson county demand that relief be given by the erection of a new court house and jail
 Tt is the sense of this board as a whole, that steps be taken as soon as possible 10 accomplish this end.
 Be 1t further resolved, that it would be wise and to the best interest of the taxpayers of the county of Jefferson. that such buildings should be erected With view to taking care of the growing needs of the county for at feast 50 years to come; that it will re- quire large sum of money to erect such necessary buildings and equio same, that fl would be wise to raise such necessary funds by floating the county's bonds In such sum and for such time as may hereafter be decided upon by this board"