The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-04
COMMENCEMENT AT GREENSBORO OVER;
 DEGREES AWARDED
Baccalaureate Address De- livered Before Graduates of Southern University
 By Dr. Anderson

Greensboro. June 3.-(Speeial)-Thc final exercises of the fifty-fourth com were held in the college auditorium this morning in the presence of a large audience. Seated on the rostrum were the speakers of the morning, the members of the board of trustees, the members of the faculty and the gradu- ating class. The exercises were opened by the salutatory address. delivered by Ellis B. Calhoun of Grove Hill
 The chief address of the occasion the haccalaureate, was delivered by Dr. Stonewall Anderson of Nashville, Tenn. general secretary of education of the southern Methodist church. The gen. eral subject of the address was, "The Fundamentals of Character and the Permanence of Religious Ideals in the Changing Phases of Life" pr. Ander- sons address was a scholarly and thoughtful effect and it made deer impression on his audience. The pres ident of the college Dr. Andrew sledd then conferred the following degrees
 
 Degrees Conferred
 Master of Arts-Frank Hammill Chappelle, Clanton.
 Bachelor of Arts-Austace Andrew Allen, Ashland; Frank Hamill Chap belle, Clanton; Julia Maud Dew, Greensboro; Caleb Archibald Haskew, Whatley: William Shafer Sinton, Ethel ville Clark McKerrall osborn. Greens | bero Francis Marion Peterson, Monte Vallo William Marshall Pickard. Mont somery: James Edwards Tate Opp; Edna Williams. Milton. Fla; Mabel Helen Williams; Greensboro Charles Wesley Rush. Mobile; Thomas Malcom Johnson, Greensboro Ellis B. Calhoun Grove Hill.
 Bachelor of Science=Eliiah Vaughan Chapman, Grove Hill.
 Three honorary degrees of doctor of divinity were conferred by the pres ident Hoyt NJ Dohbs of Kansas City of the class of 1899, John E. Northcutt Of Selma, of the class of 1896: and J. Thomas Griswold of Childress Tex, of the class of 1891. Dr. Dobbs and Dr Northcutt were presented in preson for the degree. Dr. Griswold was un- able to be present at the exercises
 Following the conferring of the de- grees to the members of the class president Sledd delivered to the grad uates brief and inspiring talk choos- ing as the basis of his remarks the motto of the class "Nil Praestantius Fidelitate." He urged the virtue of fidelity and the sure rewards of the faithful life
 Medals Awarded
 One of the most interesting events ot commencement at ha university is always the award of tn. medals and prizes to the various con testants. on Wednesday these award were as follows:
 Apsey Readywrite medal, W. O. Phil IDS. Phoenix City. Straito ready de batter medal, ". 0. Phillips, PhoenI, CltN; sophomore Reclamation medal Fl A. Newsom. Fort Morgan: junior ora torical medal. E. B. Joyner, Garland societies medal for oratory, J. H. Bax. ley. Dothan. with honorab ble mention of W. M. Pickard, Montgomery United Daughters of the Confederacy medal J. HI BaXley,. Dothan;trustees essay. ist medal, Maud Dew Greensboro; fac ulty scholarship medal Maud Dew Greensboro; average for three years of 93.
 The Eva Conner scholarship present ed by eX-Gov. B. B. Conner will be di. vlded during the next session betweer Messrs. Milford Matthews of Jackson and Charles Wisegrest of Tallassee This is a scholarship awarded for tn, best work in the departments of Eng fish.
 The valedictory address was then de hvered by the first honor man of tn, class of 1913 C. A. Haskew. of What ley. and was a beautiful and chaste eff Fort worthy of the occasion When an nouncements had been made by pr o C. McGehee of Mobile vice presi dent of the board of trustees. the ex erciseS were concluded.