The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-06-06
FOR AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANI-
CAL COLLEGE AT NORMAL
Thirty-three Graduates Receive Di.
pIomas from the Various Depart
ments - Rural Schools Center
OF Discussion = Rev. Gavin
Preached Annual Sermon
Hospital Work
Special Feature.
Special to the Globe

OPeCldl 10 the Globe.
Normal, Ala, May 3O-The 2Stb
annual commencement of the Aori.
cultural and Mechanical College of
which Prof. Walter S Buchanan is
president, has just closed what is to
all lntents and purposes the record.
breaking year in the history of that
famous institution. After four wears
OF ms administration, Prol. Buchanan
iC able to present Normal to the pub-
Tic IN much of the same glory and
popularity it enjoyed in the best davs
OF Its founder, the wellknown viii.
liam H, Council.
FlIteen young people received di-
piomas from the Normal or academ-
lc department, and eighteen from the
various trade divisions. All of ;he
graduating exercises centered in a
discussion Of the rural school: each
speaker from the salutatorian to the
Valedlctorian taking part in the sym-
postum of the subject.
increased interest in rural school
education for Negroes was height.
ened by the fact that every subject
was Illustrated by actual demonstra-
tlon- Plans for the Rural School.
was the subject of the salutatorv pre.
sented by Joseph w. Falls, who ex-
nlDlted model school house contain
ing cooking room, sewing room
and two cloak rooms. Three other
graduates, William Fennoy, James IT
Herbert and James H. Hunter. dem.
onstrated Building a House" "pIaS-
terlng School House" and "Paintino
a School House." respectively each
dolng the actual work before the.
audience. 'ne
Sewing in the Rural Schoolsn woss
undertaken by Rosalyn v. Harris,
while Elias ]. Murdock took for his
subject The School Farm as
Means Of Extending the school
Term Rosa Belle Black. in demon
strating Cooking in the Rnrol
School" prepared an appetizing Innch
Ior SIX at al itemized cost of seventy
five cents.
On account of the inability of Rev
I1lchard Carroll to be present and
deliver the annual address. Rev
>. Gavin, pastor of the First Baptist
Church Cwhite) of Huntsville Ala
spoke to the graduates and empba.
sized the importance of LOYALTY to
sell, to others and to their religions
creeds. mo matter what your life's
calling may be" said DR.. Gavin
make up your mind that Won arc on.
ing 10 grasp every opportunity that
comes your way" He commented
upon the advantages of the kind of
education given IN school like Nor
mai where young people are not only
educated but trained, and declared
among other things: "The plan of
work proposed in this school is ideal
IL Is not possible to overestimate the
worth OF an institution like this"
The commencement exercises be-
g2n Friday night, when the exercises
OF the Nurse Training Department
were held With an address by DR..
Willis E. Sterrs, of Decatur The
nurse training department at Normal
offers superior advantages for Young
women, being comfortably housed in
the new Virginia Mccormick Hospi-
tai, of which DR. w. L. Counciu is
Surgeonfn-Chief The hospital con-
tains two public and five private
wards, nurse's quarters, physicians
office, operating room and sterilizing
room, a kitchen and three bath rooms
and is the best appointed hospital for
Negroes in this section of the coun-
try.
Saturday night Dorsey E. Payne. Of
Ashburn, Ga, won the first prize of
fifteen dollars, and Armolia Whitfield.
of Clarksville, Tenn, won the second
prize of ten dollars in the annual
prize speaking contest Dir. R. s.
Gavin preached the Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday morning, followed by
the annual address before the re-
ligious societies by President Buchan-
an, at night. The annual musicale
was held Monday night under the
direction of Mrs. Ida c. Buchanan.
Oscar W. Adams, editor of the Bir-
mingham Reporter, delivered the an
nual address Tuesday night
For the first time since the death
ol former President William H. Coun-
GILL a representative attendance of
the graduates of the Institution was
had at the commencement exercises.
In view Of the large amount of i'm
that had been made and
the good work being done by Presi-
dent Buchanan, active steps were
taken by the Association to guaran-
tee to President Buchanan substan-
ual support of the Alumni.