The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
DIR. Bateman Delivers Bac-
calaureate Address
TRUSTEES WILL MEET
Meeting Called for June Is at Local
Y. M. c. A. When Proposed I'M
provements to College Will
Be Gone Over

The sixty-fourth annual commencement
of Howard college came to q close yes
terday morning in the college temple,
when President James Madison Shelburne
presented diplomas to II graduates in
the following degrees; One master of
arts; eight bachelor of arts, and two
bachelor of science. This ceremony, with
the baccalaureate address by the Rev.
Robert J. Bateman of Troy on "The
Greatness of Christian Citizenship were
the features of the closing exercises of
tn Howard commencement.
The following graduates received di-
plomas: William J. Minis, Alpheus Charles
Swindall, William Hugh McCarey James
Franklin Isbel. William Campbell Blake,
William Richard Rigel. Hiram Bruister
Gilmer, James Calvin Stivender, Curtis
Bush Hasty Charles Bowdon kingry and
Thomas Elihu Hand.
The programme for yesterday morning 5
closing feature of the commencement
was as follows:
Music-Memolis orchestra
Invocation.
Observation-Disclosures J. NJ. Shelburne
Glass Address--Wiliam Richard Rigell.
Baccalaureate Address--The Rev. Rob-
ert j. Bateman.
Music.
M. Shelburne.
Announcements by the president.
Benediction
Trustees to Meet June Is
Following the closing ceremonies ]. B.
Ellis of Selma, chairman of the board
of trustees, announced a called meeting
of the board to be held at the Birming-
ham Young Mems Christian association
building on, June Is. This meeting is for
the purpose of making plans for raising
the money to build new gymnasium this
summer and to construct an athletic field
and grandstand, in addition to other con-
templated Improvements in the buildings
and campus of Howard college.
Mr. Ellis in announcing the called meet
ing of the board of trustees, stated tha.
he considered it would be a most import :
ant session and would probably last sew
eral days, as everything pertaining to
thee matter of improvements and exten.
sion of Howard college would be thor
oughly gone over.
The closing graduation exercises yes
terday morning at Howard college were
by far the most impressive of any of the
past two days. One of the largest audi
ences in the history of the college wit
messed the presentation of the diplomas
and the auditorium was packed through
out the exercises.
Following music by Memolfs orchestra
and the Invocation, President James Mad
ison Shelburne introduced the members
of the graduating class. In answer to
the Introduction of the president, William
Richard Rigell answered for the class
and delivered the senior address, His
remarks were warmly received.
DR.. Bateman Speaks
The annual baccalaureate address fol-
lowed. delivered by the Rev Robert j.
Bateman, ID. D.. of Troy ''The Greatness
of Christian Citizenship was the theme
of DR.. Batesmans address ard it proved
to be one of the most enlightening and
powerful addresses ever heard at How
ard college.
Types of Christian citizenship are ex-
emplified by Woodrow Wilson and Will
liam Jennings Bryan and Josephus Dan
iels, said DR.. Bateman. They are the
living examples of that citizenship which
'hoot NC an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 every
young man of this country"
Following the baccalaureate address
President Shelburne presented the di-
plomas to the II graduates. In present
ing the diplomas DIR. Shelburne called
upon the graduates in the order of their
intended professions. a new departure in
the annual graduating exercises
The announcements of President Shell
burne followed and included the confer
ring of the honorary degree of d. ID.
on the Rev. j M. Thomas of Talladega.
DR.. Shelburne also rendered his thanks
to the press of Birmingham and made
the formal announcement of the estab-
lishment of the high school to the regular
course of the college. Ie also announced
that the summer school would convene
on June for a session of six weeks
Prof. H. A. Kelley would take charge
of chemistry and science and Prof. C.
w. Macon will instruct in biology.
The sixty-fourth annual commencement
of Howard college came to 4 close with
the benediction by DIR. Robert j. Pat
rick of Judson college.
HARTSELIE OFFICE