Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
CA. GRADUATION
IN F I'LL SWIM c
Old Grads Gather For Class Re.
union at Close of School
Year.


close Of the most prosperous session in
the history of the institution More
than 500 students were registered dur
ing the year and the achievements of
the body as whole have been of
higher grade of excellence than ever
before. But the present commence
ment will go down in history as notable
for the beginning of a period of devel-
opment which will end only when
Georgia" ranks with the leading uni
versities of the East
In the board of visitors report, which
has been rendered to the trustees of
the university, series of nineteen rec
concentrations Is made More than half
of these are already embodied in plans
which will begin to work out next year.
Before many more moons the law de-
partment of the university will have
building to itself which will cost
$4,000
This movement, which is now well
formed, had its genesis with the stu
dent body Henry Newman. of Atlanta
together with Joe Deadwyler and a
number Of others. pointed out to the
rangement and equipment of the law
class rooms that was now provided
for in the academic building. When the
board of visitors. headed by Prof j. A
Mershon, of Gainesville. made its re-
port this plan was heartily concurred
in.
students committee will go before
the state legislature this summer for
an appropriation
For Dramatic Art School.
BY far the most daring plan which
is now on foot and which stands a
chance Of Undertaking is that one
which would provide a school of dra-
matte art such DIS exists only at Har-
ward and the University of Chicago
Prof. R. E. Park, head of the English
department. is sponsor for this.
1T s my idea" said Prof. Park, ito
have school that would teach the
structure of the drama-play writing
in other words
The class of 1907, headed by the re-
doubtabe Harrison Jones and William
BrantIey. both of Atlanta, hits town
this afternoon in time TO take in the
prize drill and attend the Junior hop
tonight. Among the prominent Allan
tans in this class are Remsen Porter
King. Philip Weltner. the well-known
attorney Walton Griffith G. H. Gill
lon. Grover c. Middlebrooks, Trammel
Scott. j. G. Mays and Loring Raoul
Class of rs Gathers.
The most notable event in the way
of reunions, however. will be the gath
ering together of the class Of 1878
Among these are Judge John c. Hart
former attorney general of the state;
Pleasant A. Stovall editor of The Sa-
vannah Press; William H. Fleming
former congressman S. Guyton NC
Tendon. former railroad commissioner
and present candidate for the United
States senate: Boykin Wright one OF
the best known civil lawyers in the
South and former legislator from
Augusta John Temple Graves, editor
of The New York American, DR.. Frank
Ridley. Of Lagrange; Daniel Rountree'
legal associate of Thomas B.. Fielder;
John L. Tye. of Atlanta James a
Jackson president Aiken & Augusta
railway and Judge Hamilton McWhor-
ter. of Athens Judge McWhorter Will
entertain the class while it is here
The fancy dress ball and sophomore
declarations were events of Saturday
night. There were many Atlantans rep
resented. Some of those noted were
Miss Isabel Kuhrt, as a Puritan NAL
den: Miss Virginia Lipscomb, as Dolly
Madison; Miss Bertha Morse, as Little
Bo Peep; Miss Amelia Smith, as o
school child; Miss Van Spalding' as
Pocahontas; Miss Callie Hoke Smith
IS Night; Miss Florence Hansell as
Juliet; Miss Eugenia Ivey. as Lucia de
Lammermoor, and many others.
List of Graduates.
The following is the list of men who
Will receive diplomas;
Bachelors of Art.
w w Abbot. E. T. Anderson, Pane
Sesbrook Blanchard, Tom Salesman
Brand. Lloyd D. Brown, Leon n. Gov
1ngton, Virgie E. burden, j. H Eth
eridge. r. e. Farmer, p NJ. Felker, NJ.
r Folsom. G. B Coldin, Charles Joel, !
r. E. Lanham W. A. Mann, Charles E.
Martin, W. K Meadow, Harold Died
rich Meyer, Bert Michael, I. l. Miller, |
william Hamp Mullins. Charles H.
Newsom, w. P. Nicolson, George T.
Northen, NJ. B. Perry. John r. Rad
ford. Joseph Hennesy Ross. Hendy Do
zier Russell, Richard B. Saxon, E r.
stump. Benton Hair Walton, T. J.
Woofter, Jr., Kenyon Zahner.
Bachelors of Science.