The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
COMMENCEMENT AT
 THE SEMINARY

Alter successful Sef1eS or enter tainments. commencement at the Lou lie Compton seminary was brought to close Thursday evening. There were several preliminary festivities among the girls themselves into which they entered with great joy. One was the class banquet which the seniors had at the Hotel Hillman on May 16. This was a very beautiful affair, for the class flower, the Dorothy Perkins rose, was used in profusion for decoration. Miss I.usie Brook, the class president, was a clever toastmistress and each member of the class proposed a toast to some feature of school work or play. It was a very enjoyable affair.
 On the following Saturday the alum nae banquet, also at the Hillman, was a time of joyful reunion. Again the and in addition there were quantities of sweet peas, the alumnae flower. Mrs. Ruth Philips Batson, '06, as toast mistress, mingled humor and poetic thought in an attractive manner IS she introduced the speakers.
 The real period of commencement began Sunday morning with the bac- calaureate sermon preached at the First Methodist church by Dr. John son. Monday evening the primary children gave beautiful little play called "A Dream of Fairyland." Miss Eloise Hemphill has a wide reputation for her successful training of little | folks. but the fairy play of this year seemed the best of all. The natural ness of the little ones, their own evil dent enjoyment of their frolic, and the dainty beauty of their fairy cos l tunes made a picture which the au- dience cannot readily forget.
 | The annual concert followed on Tuesday night The programme was varied and beautiful. the latter part being devoted to a cantata, "The Lady of Shalott," sung by the chorus class | On Wednesday evening a crowded house enjoyed the dramatic entertain ment which was unusually attractive. | The first part was made up of mu- sical numbers, some individual read
 ings and very graceful drill. Then
 followed dramtization of scene
 from Scott's "Abott," and then short. very amusing comedy, "The Three Chauffeurs." The girls did some ex- cellent acting in both the plays and showed their versatility by the quick change from tragedy to comedy.
 1 During a part of two days the art rooms were open and many people en- joyed the exhibition of work by Miss Jones and her pupils. In addition to diums-oil, water, colors, pastel. crayon. pen and ink-there was a beau | tiful display of china, some of which was decorated with original designs made by the students. One room con- tained the work of the younger girls and children as well as some inter esting specimens of the craftsmanship of the normal art class.
 | The commencement closed with the exercises Thursday evening at the Jeff ferson theatre, when diplomas were granted 19 girls in the literary course and eight in music and expression. This was the conclusion of a very successful year of good strong work and pleasant associations. Congratula- tions are being showered on Miss Morton from all sides, for she has shown herself capable of the under taking which she assumed last year, the sole principalship of the school. She is 8 splendid executive officer as
 well as a woman of social charm and
 magnetic personality and under her
 leadership the seminary must continue
 to be what Dr. Simpson called 1t on
 the night of graduation. "a power in
 the community"