The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY
PRES. COOK OF NORMAL
Medal Offered by Interstate Trust &
Banking Company For Best Paper
on Southern immigration" Award
ed to Miso Grace Massinsale.

The Hattiesburg High School clos
ing exercises at the Auditorium last
night furnished the occasion for one
of the largest gatherings ever seen in
the city. Long before the hour of s
o'clock arrived the house was packed.
The opening feature of the program
was the class song rendered by num-
Der of boys and three tiers of as pretty
girls as anyone ever looked upon. The
words of this song were original with
Curtis Welborn. The singing of the
Rosary" by the Glee Club was very
sweet, and the song Back Mid the
Glover and the Corn" by the Boys
-Glee Club, was so well rendered as to
call for the encore which always fol-
lows the public appearance of these
clever young gentlemen. DR.. ]. n.
Mcmillan invoked the divine blessing,
while the immense audience stood
with bowed heads.
Following is the program of the
commencement exercises.
Class Song-Words composed by
Curtis Welborn.
Invocation-Rev. ]. N. Mcmillan.
Song. of the Vikings, Fanning-
Chorus Class.
Rosary" Nevin-Girls' Glee Club.
Address--Mr. Joe Cook, President
Mississippi State Normal.
Back Mid the Glover and the Corn"
Geibel-Boys' Glee Club.
Delivery of Diplomas-Mr. ]. r.
Tally, President of Trustees.
Soldiers Chorus, Gounod-Chorus
Glass.
Benediction-Rev. |. P. Trotter.
Following the song by the Girls
'Glee Club, Senator ]. d. Donald intro
-duced Prof. Joe Cook, who delivered
the Annual address. Senator Donalt
said, that most of us think we realiz'
what the State Normal is to Hatties
burg. Those who do, should fully ap
preciate the gentlemen who was th'
one man who remained true to Hat
tiesburg's claim for this institution
through every vicisitude Of the stron'
contest made for the settlement OF
location. The man who was Hattief
.burg's friend, is now Hattiesbur
citizen and the capable and honore
president of that institution. This II
.stitution once obtained by Hattiet
burg, shall through the coming age
prove a blessing to her people. Ever
interest of Hattiesburg will be touci
ed and benefited by that school an
its influence upon our educationi
standards will be elevating and el
nobling. again then we should r
member and honor the one man WI
was our friend, the man who gay
the Mississippi Normal to Hattie
burg. Prof. Joe Cook. whom 1t is
Measure to introduce as the speak
of the evening"
Prof. Joe Cooks Address.
Prof. Cook said, in part: Usual
a speaker on such an occasion Zee
impelled to give advice and quo
maxims. / am not going to do tn'
Usually one called to speak on gra
uation occasion, addresses himself
the graduates. shall not do tn'
This great audience 9sves eviden
that Hattiesburg is indeed interest
In education. Time was when I
-boy was asked why he was going
school and the answer came,
learn What are you studying &c
answer, 80 I won't have to wor
There is a good old book, which say
AS a man thinketh in his heart SO
he' Whatever we admire, that
what we are like. To study and
mire the heroism Of the great roDp
ia the thing which makes great T
hers: what we admire, is what we
come like. This is true OF indivi
ala. true also Of states. There
many who have come to believe Q
educational methods are 70 reve
the Bible rule and cause men eve
vhere to live by the sweat OF OF
mems brows. Time was when taik