The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-28
COMMENCEMENT AT
 HOWARD IS OVER; TRUSTEES MEETING
Diplomas Presented to Class of IS and Two Degrees
 COnferred-Dr. Shel-
 burne Makes Report

The seventy-third commencement at Howard college came to a close yester- day morning following the baccalaureate address by Dr. w. O. Carver of Louis-s vile. Ky, and the presentation of diplo- mas to the graduating class by pr. James M shelburne. Eighteen young men re- ceived diplomas and several degrees were conferred.
 Dr. Carver in his address spoke on '"The Age of Opportunity" pointing out that in | modern times the tendency to universal democracy was becoming more pro- nounced and that the present era was without parallel for progress and activity. He declared that proficiency was the thing
 most sought after now and said that H.
 braries and laboratories now are talk | Ing the place of textbooks and the lec- | ture room.
 | George W. Bouldin of Japan. who cams
 to Howard at the beginning of the ses-
 sion just closed to take a post-graduats course, was the speaker for the senior
 class. Mir Bouldin's subject was The
 College Man and His Country" MT. Boul- din received the degree of bachelor of arts. Other degrees given were: | Master of Arts-charies B, kingry.
 Montgomery; E. Matun Haggard, Bir-
 mingham.
 Bachelor of Arts-Earl Parker. I.ine- vile; Fred I. Simmons. Monroeville: W.
 S. causey. Healing Springs: Robert Reh-
 inson Thorsby: Joe r. Duke Gadsden: A. S. Lee. New Decatur: W c. TisdaIe.
 Greenvlle. E. W. Holmes. Montgomery:
 George W. Bouin, TolSio. Japan: R. g. l ard I
 ham: c. Ira Dunsmore. stanton; Roy A.
 Jones. Newton; William II. Carson. Bir- mingham; J. A. ward. Hartford; Jeff D. Thompson. Birmingham. Degrees of doctor of divinity were conferred upon Prof J. B. Tidwell of the class of 1898, and now a member of tho faculty of Baylor university at Waco. Tex. and upon the Rev. J. F. Watssn of
 the class of 1896. now a Baptist minister
 in Los Angeles. Cal
 Following the closing of the commences ment exercises at Howard the board of | trustees held meeting, at which Dr.
 James M. Shelhurne made his report for the year. Among the recommendations Dr. Shelburne asked that the board i'll three chairs at the college-dean of the womans department, chair of Hebrew and professor of the English Bible. Hs also recommended that a home for mem-
 bers of the faculty be constructed on the college grounds saying it would serve to stimulate the community interest in the school Dr. Shelburne asked that Professor Eagles, head of the mathemat- ica department. be allowed full pro- fessors salary and that the president and executive committee be empowered to arrange salaries for the teachers in the Howard High school
 Receipts for the year were reported at
 s4s, ,2oe .59. and disbursements amounted to IS42, ,s93. .57.
 As chairman for the building commit tee, Prof, A. H. Olive recommended that heating systems be installed in Renfroe l hall and Montague hafl.
 Prof P F. Burns reported that not q | student had been expelled during the year and that only had been sus- | pended. He recommended that students | having a daily average of less than 75 | per cent be not permitted to take part 1 In the college athletics or to represent
 the school in any public capacity. Health
 conditions at the college last year were l reported to have been excellent not
 death or case of serious illness being | given.
 l Prof ]. A. Hendricks recommended that divinity students he required to pay the full tuition fee henceforth, such students having been exempt from this paymen. heretofore.
 The trustees will act upon the recom- mendations later