The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-30


The law of the school room is the law
OF life Study and be True "
Largest Class in History
Since the beginning of the Birmingham
| fi1gh school there has been no larger
graduating class than that of 1918. Reser-
vations were made on the rostrum for
| the graduating class and as the name of
| eacn student was called he or she stepped
forward and received a diploma from the
hands OF DR.. J. II. Phillips, superintend-
ent or the Birmingham SCHOOLS Before
| calling the names Dr. Phillips made an
able speech to the graduating class in
which he wished them every possible
| success in after life
One hundred and fourteen students
graduated from the Birmingham High
school while II graduated from the one
at Ensley
Immediately following the closing of
| the exercises a reception was held in
the gymnasium for the graduates and
their friends The refreshments were
served by the young ladies who next year
s, will participate in a commencement of
| their own.
Exercises of the Graduating Class
Yesterday morning the graduates held
their class day exercises before large
| crowd of admirers. Despite the fact that
! I'encement of a new life an air of half
glddness and half sadness seemed to hang
| over the seniors.
The first features on the programme
We're the reading of a number of spe-
cially selected essays. Among those read
| were Grandmother" by Miss Susie Jolly
Perry; Mother. by Miss Marie Lena
Klein; Il Myself by Miss Emma Es-
telle Hayes: 1.-The Phantom Melody" by
Miss Florence Emeline Smith; Dots
Only Falling Miss Ola Dell higgins;
'Fisherman's Luck Frank Ktchell Mes
bitt; THE Author of Little Boy Blue
Miss Jeannette Broollings Wells; Every
woman" by George Daniel Cox Recent
| Poetry" by Miss Lillian Adele Love.
man; THE Art of the Futurists" by Miss
Lucie Eddins Buchanan Americas Nat
ural wealth. by Arthur Guy Stone "Our
Navy by Carl August Won Goeben and
''Das Kristlkind' by Miss Elizabeth ALI
son Smith.
When the reading of the essays were
concluded the papers of the officers of
the class were read.
Miss Selma Robinson as class historian
gave very able and interesting account
of the class progress from the start in
the first grade, II years back up to
| the present moment
| Auf Wiedersehen by Miss Anna Hos
| letter and Scotts Heatherland by Miss
Lena Atkins Kellogg were also well
| received.
Miss Orline Barnett, as prophet, fore
| told that many exciting and amusing
| adventures would befall the members
of the 1913 class. 1t was excellentlv
| gotten up and was a laugh provoker
| throughout.
| Among the musical selections were a
piano solo by Miss Freda Mathews.
violin solo by Miss Emily MILESTONE,
| a vocal solo by Miss Bertha Piiztz
These were well rendered
The orator of the class was Harry
| White, who chose as his grafton, "He
| Conquers Who Endures' While the
poet was Vivian Slaton, who recited
ASHES of Gold"
Presidents Address
Ihe class exercises were brought 10
a close with a fairwell address by the
president, Gustave Mas.
! He spoke as follows:
| My dear fellow classmates Today is
a day not only of success, but also d
day OF dedication. Four years ago we
entered the high school, and in our
| hearts there was one burning desire
some day to be full ll-fledged graduates
foday that desire has been realized
| We rejoice to hear the word success
mingled with the praise of those we
love. We are made happy at the sound
or the word, but we understand that
the success we have achieved involves
serious responsibilities and that, from
| this hour, we must consecrate our lives
to unlimited service. The tomorrow, of
| which we have so long dreamed, is soon
to dawn to find us useful in all phases
| or life, helping our fellowman and fill
ing places in the great world which.
We are told, needs us
we feel that we are now ready TO
take up our life's journey with firmer
| steps Many of us have already de-
cided upon vocation and, in the fu-
ture each of us muse train for his life
work or course, we shall strive for
broad personal expression but the grea+.
absorbing interest of our lives must
be IN chosen trade or profession An
old saying well serves this point: 'Ev-
erybody cannot do everything Indeed
a happy life of service demands divi-
sion of labor. Certain comforts of life.
10 be sure, we all can share. We all
may enjoy the happiness of good con
science and holy belief of the beauty
OF nature. and of the harmony of fam
ily' we all may enjoy the happiness of
freedom and progress and share the
beauty of art and the truth of knowI-
edge Yet If the work of mankind is
to be performed. if the realization of
such a world of progress, truth, free
dom ana beauty is to be attained, the |
fullest energies of each of us must be
concentrated on one point, one ambi- |
tlon. MOST OF us have made prepard-
ton for college. OF the boys gradu-
atng ii are going to be engineers, two
physicians. and nine are going to enter |
the field of law. Also we have among
US future architects merchants, scien- |
lists and farmers. The world needs us. |
boys, so let us put forth our best ec- |
forts to reach the top of the ladder
and give those beneath us a helpin q |
hand But remember If we wish to
gain the. happiness that life NAV have
in store for u.s. we must toll not only
FOR gold and silver, but also for the 10 v |
of working, and the pleasure of serving
others.
"Of our girls who are going to col |
iege, IL are to be teachers, 10 are to |