The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-09
SENIORS PRESENT
 CLASS MEMORIAL J.J.HARRISON IS SPEAKER GATEWAY FORMALLY ACCEPT ED FOR HENDRIX COLLEGE
 BY DIR. REYNOLDS.


 nual commencement exercises at Hen drix College was marked by the sen- Tor class day exercises, held on the campus this morning at 10:30 o'clock The class attended the ceremonies in caps and gowns. DuVal Purkins. president of the class, served as mas ter of ceremonies.
 The feature of the exercises this morning was the class oration. dedi- eating the memorial gateway, deliv- cred in masterly way, by James J. l Harrison. MT. Harrison's address. in part, follows:
 Memorials are of two kinds, ma- terial and spiritual The one is built of stone and mortar, brass and iron, and even though cut from the solid rock, will finally decay under the gnawing tooth of time. The other is built in the undying amber of the heart and fadeth not away. | Character is the only lasting mon- ument. A good man never dies. His Influence is the sweet benediction long after the yawning grave has swallowed him up. The perpeutity Of a nation or an institution, like the life of man, is conditioned upon an attention to the essential things of life.
 "How impotent is mere marble to commemorate the virtues of a true man or woman. That little marble slab in wonder silent city of the dead IS but a poor mark of our affection for some loved one. When the we'll known name shall have been obliter- ated from the granite block think you his name will have been forgotten by those who once loved and honored him?
 With reverent pride we point to Hendrix, as an institution that has placed the emphasis upon the imper- ishable things of life. She has in- stilled into her sons that which sends a Cline to China with a message of hope; places Gotham on the bench to administer justice; puts an Ander- son at the head of Christian educa- tion in the south; and places a Rey- holds at the head of his alma mater at the greatest moment in her his tory.
 'We have built this memorial of brick and stone and have come to ded- icate it in love to alma mater. We go tomorrow to join that company of Hendrix men and women who are building for the college a memorial that will be bright and untarnished with age when these columns have mouldered into dust. If our lives measure up to the standard of the past we shall not fail"
 The class poem was read by Paul H. Millar. Oren c. Bruton delivered the presentation speech, which was followed by by the acceptance ad- dress by Dr. J. H. Reynolds, who ac- cepted the memorial on behalf of the college.
 The exercises were concluded by a benediction by Rev. J. w. Cline.
 The annual inter-society debate be- tween the Harlan and the Franklin literary societies was held in the au. ditorium of the college last night, one of the largest audiences that ever gathered for similar occasion ir Conway being present. It was neces sary to open the Y. M c. A. hall ir order to accommodate the crowd. Roy E. Farr, president of the joint ses- sion, occupied the chair.
 The program opened with a num- Der by the Hendrix orchestra. The debate, Resolved, That California $ Recent Anti-Alien Land Legislation was Justifable," followed. The af- frmative side was represented by Ed win s. Lide and DuVal Purkins of the Harlan society and the negative side was represented by Charles O. Moore and Paul M. Fulmer of the Franklin society. Each speaker pre- sented his argument in a forceful and logical manner, and it was the opin- ion of many who heard the debate that the winning side will win by a marrow margin. Miss Caroline Muth sang solo, which was well received
 Tonight at g o'clock at Tabor Hall the homecoming banquet will be giv- en. Rev Forney Hutchinson of Hot Springs, who graduated from Hen drix with the class of 1899, will be toastmaster. Toasts will be given as follows: Presentation of President Home" Garner Fraser; "Accep- ance,' President J. H. Reynolds "Why We Needed President Home," Stonewall Anderson; Start ing the Ball." T. E. Helm; Paying the Fiddler" w. A. Owens; "The Hendrix Secret, J. w. Cline; "Hendrix's Sweetheart" Caldwell Watson; Spending Million," W. B