The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24

Oratory with colors of blue and gold
ana a motto sExpressi is necessary
70 the process of self-evolution.r and
Demonthenes, Cicero and the learned
Romans were shown.
Music had for its device a Tyre. and
subject English minstrelsy.
Inc episode being medieval minstrels
A poem written before 1242 which is a
strico canon or round form, is the oldest
known piece of elaborate part music.
FOLLOWING an intermission in which the
scenes We're changed a pantomime of the
Judson from its earliest incipiencv down
TO the present day was enacted by a
large number of local people, who took
UP the history of the institution in 10
year periods and by costume, method and
prevailing conditions gave most en-
Joyable performance.
The scene of the founding of old Judson
institute were laid at the residence of
Mrs. Barron which was near where the
present Baptist church stands Mrs Bar
ron. Mrs. Talbrd, General King, Messrs
Tarrant, Goree, Lockhart Ireland and
Blassinghame together with DIR. and Mrs
Jewett met to discuss the establishing
of the school. DR.. Jewett was represented
by Mr., Fl. o. Murfee and Mrs Jewett by
Miss Parks, who is a granddaughter of
the first young lady to furnish Judson
with romance, as will be shown later
on. Mrs. John c. Lee Jr.. took the part
of Mrs. Barron. who for all these years
has been known as Mother Judson. due
to her large gifts of money and influence.
The first day of school is shown, in
which few boys of that period We're
present as pupils, some of the boys who
were once "Judson Girls" are now scat
tered over large section OF the south
land.
The first graduate, on July I. 1S4l was
Miss Caroline Francis Smith Mrs Gill
mer). Her granddaughter, Mrs. Patter
Gilmer-Owens read the assay and re-
ceived a facsimile of the first diploma
issued by the institution.
An amusing as well as interesting fea-
ture was the romance of 1S49 when
Uncle Nathan brought his daughter to
Dr. Jewett in order that Gainswood might
have a suitable young mistress At the
graduating exercises she eloped with the
man she loved and left a young min
lister who had lost his heart on the be-
witching young lady, and Mr. Powers
was the recipient of hearty encore as
he portrayed the disappointed yourg !
minister, who was too mad TO congrat-
ulate the bride. though too courteous to
make scene in the house except to up
braid the professor for allowing the prize
to escape him.
A most interesting scene was the prep
dfatlOn IOr war DelWeeH the stdics. NJ
flag that was given to the first COM
pany of soldiers who went out from Mar
ion was used. 1t was made from the
white silk wedding dress of Mrs. Sump-
ter Lee Col. y. F. Ellis of Orrville re-
ceived the flag in the place of the la
mented Mortimer NJ Cooke. In the scene
are shown Judson girls, Howard stu
dents, citizens of Marion and soldiers
ready for the front. Three of the orig
inal company who received the flag are
now living and in this county.
A humorous scene is shown in the
burning of the Judson in 1893, In which
the gong is sounded and the girls are
seen making hasty retreat as well az
a return to the rooms for little keep
sakes. as we'll as most trivial things.
The new Judson, its development and
enlargement is suggestively presented by
a large and crowded school.
The eighth scene is given over to the
present senior class who gave minia-
ture of the present year in both dialogue
and pantomime.
The last scene is Mother Judson and
her daughters, followed by the song.
Alma Mater in which the audience
joined in the singing.
The orchestra was under the direction
of Miss Celeste l.. Seymour, head of the
voice depa rtment: the violinists were Miss
Annelu Burns of Selma, Miss Emmett
Mathews and Victor Kafka. Viola, Miss
Eliza beth Meredith: cello, Miss Bessie
Hopson; bass violin, John NJ. Seymour
flute, w. F. Monk; cornet, f.. l.. Apper-
son; trombone, w. Hervey; pianiste, Miss
Alice Murray. ,.t