The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-14
State University HonOrs Men Who Left College
 for Battlefield
CEREMONY PROVES
 STIRRING SPECTACLE
Morgan Hall Crowded 10 Hear Ad- dress 10 Veterans of Mrs. l.. M. Bashinsky-Boulder to Com
 memorate Deeds Unveiled

Tuscaloosa, May 13.-6Special. To day was commencement for the boys of the early sixties the youths who forsook the university halls for the fields of battle at the call of Ala hama and the Confederacy. After 90 years the university gave to those he roic boys old men, bachelor of arts diplomas as visible tokens of it's recognition of their obedience 10 con- science and their devotion to duty. To each and all who applied for the di- plomas or whose relatives applied for them the university gave a degree. Some Of them sleep on far off battle- fields some have joined their com rades on the other side since Appo- mattoN; many of them are still wig orous men. but on living and death the university bestowed it's recognition.
 Stirring Occasion
 Ii was an occasion to stir the blood Of men and women. Morgan hall was crowded from front TOW 10 balcony and when the grey haired veterans marched into the university to take their seats at front a mighty cheer swept over the audience.
 When the applause had subsided Mrs l. M. Bashinslly of Troy, president of the Alabama division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy who presided introduced the Rev. Joseph H. John of Fairfield, Pa, one of the boys who went out to defend the uni versity against Croxtons raiders. to pronounce the invocation
 Mrs Bashinsky then made a brief talk on "A Word to the Students of F,.I
 Inc Confederate soldiers she turned to the students of the university. Re member, she urged them that the worlds centre of gravity does not lie Tn self. The world honors service and eit-sacrifiee. It waits for you to take !our place in the fight for the right and for humanity. May you ever he responsive 10 it's call If you fail to hear and answer 1t you miss the les son taught by your forefathers and bv these soldiers of the Confederacy."
 Many Speakers
 The next speaker was Dr. John Mas sey or Tuskegee, of the class of 1861 The burden of his eloquent address was that the south did not fight for the preservation of slavery but for the eternal principle of human liberty the same that the English barons foueht Tor when they forced Magma Charter from King John. the same that Wash ington and his men fought for in the American revolution We men who fought in the war know why we fought, and we should have sometime, 10 say about it. he declared. To show mat the rest of the country is recop- nizing the fact that the south fouebt Tor principle. Dr. Massey cited the words of Senator Hoar Dr. Stowe. the son of Harriet Beecher Stowe. and theodore Roosevelt. He closed with an eloquent tribute to the noble south- ern womanhood which made possible the long and unequal struggle of the Confederate armies
 In his talk which followed Dr. Mas seys, Hon. Sam Will John, who took part in the encounter with Croxton's men, confined himself to paying a tribute to the splendid order preserved by the cadet corps on the memorable night of April and to Dr. Garland president of the university at the time
 After Mir Johns address President Denny spoke "a word to the students of yesterday and then delivered the diplomas.
 Diplomas were awarded to the fol- lowing those marked being deado
 *Alber Monroe Avery. Hale county l. sWilliam Sidney Avery, Hale county . John Reyes Barton. 1864, Birmingham Samuel Preble Bascom, 1863; Benja : min Smith Bibb. 1865, Selma; Walter David Boyd 1865, Camden Adhemar Brady. 1865, Titusville. Fla: John Campbell Brewer. 1865. Dale. Tex: @Leonidas Ferguson Burks, 1862; @Rob- ert Travis Burns. 1865; Henry McKen- zie Burt. 1864, Talladega; John Alexan- der Caldwell, 1861, Tuscaloosa *Thom- as Sumter Caldwell, 1863; Moses N. Carlisle, 1865, Galloway. Fla; *Thomas Lynch Carson, Jr., 1868; John Edward Cheney. 1863, Montgomery: John Me- Elderly Chiffon, 1865, Montgomery Harden P Cochrane, 1892 Franklin. Tenn; George L. Conner 1865, Eufaula Crank Cook, 1865; "John B. Cooke e, 1863; *John c. Copeland. 1865; William P Copeland. 1865, Eufaula; James G. Cowan. 1865. Montgomery: William H. Cox, 1865, Three Notch Edward K Craddock, 1864. Tuscaloosa; *William P. T. Dabney, 1864: c. IT. Davis 1865, Manatee. Fla: +John T. Davis. 1881; William A. Davis, 1864; Sid ney A. Dew, 1865. Greensboro; John F. Dexter 1863. Bowie. Tex; sWil- liam A. Dexter, 1868; Robert H. Evins. 1863. Greensboro; John w. V. Eddins, 1864 Demopolis; 'David Finley. 1862: .wil- liam T. Finley, 1865; Lewis A. FitzpatricS 1884, Helena, Ark; Nathan H. Frazer. 1864. Union Springs: *Goodman G. Griffin, 1863 Harris Gunter, 1864. Montgomery: Hines H. Hall. 1865, Coosada; *James A. Hall, 1861: sThomas B. Hall, 1S63 +Richard N Harris. 1862: Joshua I. Hausman, 1863, Tuscaloosa: Talbert Hibbler. 1863, West Point, Miss; William P. Hutchison, 1865, Mobile; Samuel H. Hill, 1865, Carrollton; Charles G. Howard. 1862 Shorter; *Wil- liam B. Howard, 1864 Robert H. Jackson 1863 Greensboro; P. G. Jackson, 1863, Lo- meta. Tex; *Benjamin R. Jones. 1861 James T. Jones, 1861, Mulberry; Taylor Keene. 1865. Tuscaloosa; John R. Kenne- Y dy. 1884. Tuscaloosa: Logan P. Kennedy 1864, Washington, D. C.; 'William H Locke 1863; Napoleon Lockett, 1863, Gal weston. Tex: *Robert A. McAdory, 1863 John D. McInnis, 1862 Meridian, Miss Sidney Mcleod, 1865, Troy; sJames H McLester, 1863: Joseph McLester, 1865 William M. McMath. 1865; Richard F Manley. 1862, Birmingham: John l.. Mar shall. 1862, Monroevile; James R. Max well. 1862, Phifer: Thomas C. Meriweth- or. 1865. Montgomery sGeorge w. Minge 1S62; George J. Mitchell 1S63 De. mopolis: Rittenhouse Moore, 1863 Mobile: +Waller Mordecai. 1862; Warren Nei1sdh 1885. West Texas: sJames A. Og burn. 1861; Edward H. Owen 1884, Los Angeles. Cal; solomon Palmer, 1861 flames M Pearson. 1862. Mckinney, Tex Francis M Pennington. 1865. Troy: Will liam H. Philpot, 1863 Hurtsboro; Ira D Portis. 1864. Suggsyiile: Andrew F. Prince 1883. Tuscaloosa Sydney T. Prince. 1865 William K. Ramsey 1861: 'Henry w. Reese. Jr., 1868; G. D. Rogers, 1865; 'Isaao Ross. 1864: Peyton B. Saffold, 1865. Mont gomery; sJackson J Shepherd. 1865: James N Dledge. 1863. Greensboro; Edward N C. Snow. 1865. Tuscaloosa @Bernice F Smith, 1860; Horatio N. Spencer 1862, St. Louis, Mo; Charles P. Storrs, 1863, Tal-