The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-05-16
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
Shelbyville, Tenn, May 12.-It was
announced here today by DR.. ]. A.
Jones, president of Turner Normal
College, that the commencement ex-
ercises will be held as formerly stated
1t was learned that Bishop Joshua
II. Jones, the Bishop of Tennessee
and Alabama, had asked president
Jones to postpone the commencement
one week on account of the exercises
at Payne College at Selma, Ala. in
order that he Bishop Jones might be
present. But ii seems it could not
be done. Dr. Jones said in regard
to the matter. There are two col
leges of the A. NJ. E. Church in this
Episcopal district, over which Bishop
}. H. Jones presides: one at Shelby
vile, Tennessee and the other at
Selma, Ala, both institutions hold
their closing exercises during the
same week, beginning May 25th and
closing on the 29th. The stronger
pressure having brought to bear upon
the bishop from the Alabama school,
the bishop accepted the invitation to
spend his time down there, and re-
quested that Turner Normal College
at Shelbyville, postpone it's closing
exercises one week, so as to give
him the privilege of attending both.
Dr.. Jones, the president of Turner
not being able to see his way clear
to comply with this request, gives
out the following statement: Moth
ing would give me more delight
than to have the bishop at our COM
mencement exercises. No other
bishop has allowed anything to get
in his way to hinder him from at
tending both, even when they both
would happen to come at the same
period. The bishops usually divided
their time between them. How
ever, had the request come earlier
in the year. we could have easily
liked our date to suit the convenience
OF the bishop. But coming as it
did, just two weeks before closing,
could not possibly change the date
The Commencement speakers, all of
whom are prominent ministers, had
to be consulted. | cannot change
their dates in such important mat
ters, with wave of the hand or the
stroke of a pen. Acting upon our
announced closing, number of stu
dent-teachers have planned to attend
county institutes, while others have
made arrangements for employments
for the summer, which our holding
them would cause them to disappoint
their employers and lose their Jobs.
f The truth is, quite a number could
7 not remain and thus the Commence
: ment would be failure. We could
2 more easily have the Commencement
] come a week earlier than week
! later. The holding of about seventy
five people week longer would also
l mean boarding of that number free
5 of charge for that length of time.
2 thing we are not in a condition to
do. Our Commencement will be
held on schedule time, May 23rd-
2Oth. We anticipate one of the most
brilliant closing exercises that we
have ever had in the history of the
institution. We anticipate a large
attendance of the faithful and true
trustees from all over the state. The
1 usual preliminary session of the
+ board will be held under the presi-
$ dency of the vice-presiden. Just as
f has been done on former occasions
5 when the president was absent. The
| regular annual meeting will take
S place some time in August, when
e the great financial rally will be held"
. General Program-Operetta- Bogus
? School Inspector" by English and
/, Normal Undergraduates 21, 8
Q p. m, Glass Day Exercises-May
p. 22nd, p. m. Primary and Inter-
l. mediates-EXhibition and Cantata,
Miss Boddie director-May 25, 2.3O
l. p, m. Presidents Reception to
/ Graduates-May "a, 7 p. m. to 9 m
4 m. Baccalaureate Sermon-May %.
J. 2:30 p. m. Annual Sermon by Rev.
i L. J. Johnson, D. D-May 25, s p. m.
4 Anniversary of Colleges Societies
i Address by Rev. T. W. Stephens, D..
D.-May 26 s p. m. Oratorioal and
Elocutionary Contest-Prizes, Gold
!. Medals-May o. 8 p. m. Music,
Commercial and Domestic Art Ex-
hibition under the direction of Misses
n f. A. Killian M c. Eodde. p A.
IT Compton, respectively-May 2S, 8 p.
s m. Commencement Day-May 20.