The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-06-06
GREAT AWAKENING ON EYE OF
COMMENCEMENT
Or. Booker T. Washington to Be
Here - VIII Deliver Commence
ment Address - Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday Morning
Prof. Singleton and DR..
Ellington to Address
Associations.

On the eve of the annual commence
ment at Fisk University there is real
lied a great awakening on the part Of
Fisk graduates and friends of the in
stitution throughout the South, and
the indications are that Fisk is
stronger today from every point of
view than she has been at any time
in the past The steadiness with
which contributions continue to pour
in tells of how much the people are
concerned about this great institution.
These contributions range from SO
cents. People who have never seen
Fisk are showing as much concern
about this matter as those who have
enjoyed the benefits the institution Of
fers.
Fisk University will have an un-
usually interesting commencement
beginning Friday night of this week
with the recital of the four graduates
from the Music Department this year,
assisted by students in voice culture.
Sunday, June Sth, the University and
people of the city will gather to hear
the baccalaureate sermon by DR.. Will
bur F. Tillett, Dean of the Tkeologi-
cal Department of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity. On Monday, June 9th, at $3.50
p. m., the senior class will have its
class day exercises on Jubilee grounds.
Interesting exercises of burning of the
books, class songs, planting of the
class tree, with the tree grafton. will
be conducted by members of the class.
1t has been found necessary to
change the date of the alumni meet
ing from Monday, June 9th, to Tues
day, June 10th. At $3.50 p. m. Tues
day the anniversary of the two alum
nj associations, with business meet
ings in the parlors Of Jubilee Hall,
will be held. In the evening addresses
before the alumni associations will be
delivered. Professor William IT. Sin
gleton, of the Normal class of '9S,
will give the address for the Normal
Association, and Rev. w. S. Ellington.
of the class of '94 will give the address
for the College Association.
On Wednesday, June 18th, at 10 a.
m, the climax of the commencement
exercises will be reached. when DIR
Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee.
will deliver the commencement ad-
dress. Besides the presentation of di-
plomas and the comforting of degrees
the j., G. Merrill Commencement
Prizes will be awarded. Five members
of the graduating class will speak as
a part of the program of commence.
ment day. The following are the
candidates for diplomas and degrees:
Candidates for Diplomas
Education Course: Dollie Alberta
David John Alfred Galloway, Cecilia
Anna Mahaffey, frankie Mai McClain.
Beulah Mae Blondel Roberts.
Candidates for Graduation.
Department of Music Juanita Patti
Barry, Irene Theodosia Bowen, Daisy
Frances Rochon, Annie Laura White.
Bachelor of Arts in Classics: Esther
Juanita Bowen, cum laude; Bernon
Lamont Cooper, magma cum laude:
Nathan Avery Peyton, Moses Alexan-
der Richardson, Jr.
Bachelor of Arts in Science: An
drew Jackson Allison, Overton Car
ter, magma cum laude; Mansfield Ed
ward Jackson, cum laude; Irwin Web
ster St. Clair.
Bachelor Of Arts in Education.
Martha Carlotta Cort, cum laude:
Anona Elizabeth Smith, Uxenia Belle
Scott, cum laude; Jewell Emily Tay-
lor, cum laude; Booker Taliaferro
Jr.
Master of Arts: Ernest Robert Car
ney, Charles Victor Roman.