The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-20
SESSION IS OVER
WhitwOrth Adds Another Successful
Year to the Many That Have
Preceded It.

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citals at Whitworth College. tn,
fifty fourth anniversary of that in.
stItution was observed on com
mencement Sunday" May IL, DR.
B. F. Jones. of Moss Point, occu'
pying the pulpit and speaking te
the edification of the large congre
cation present.
The Leader is overtaxed for space
today or it would take pleasure in
giving to its readers the splendid
sermon on Reserve Force" by DR..
Jones, founded on the parable OF
the foolish virgins. 1t was a dis.
course worthy of the day, the insti.
tuition and the efficient.
In the evening Rev. L B. Cliff
ford. of McComb, preached before
the Y. w e. A. sermon that
won the attention of the people and
filled with thought the young minds
hesitating upon the course of life
they shall pursue.
On Monday morning the Glass
Day exercises, full of interest and
enthusiasm for the students were
held on the campus Following
this. the Alumnae Association met
in the Presidents home for a busi-
ness meeting, Miss Mamie Harris
filling the Presidents place in the
latter's absence.
Officers elected were as follows:
President, Mrs. R. E. Higdon; Vice
Presidents. Miss Margaret John
SOD, Miss Nancy Gibson. Miss
Ruth Jones: recording secretary,
Miss Josie Heuck; corresponding
secretary. Miss Lucille Harris.
During the social feature of the
meeting, Mrs. Cooper served punch.
Miss Margaret Johnson whom
the Association honored by eIecting
her first vice president. is a men,
ber of the class of 1884, and is
the first granddaughter of the
lamented President H. F. johnson
to take diploma from the insti-
tuition and is name sake of her
paternal grandmother, so that
much of tender interest clustered
about the event. In recognition of
it. the local aIumnae presented to
this younger sister, a picture of
the late ex-President and his wife,
framed in silver, with golden men,
ories that added value to the gift.
On Monday evening the annual
concert took place. The piano
music was the principal feature
and evoked much favorable criti-
cism Three of Miss Ragsdale's
pupils. Miss Ernestine Wentworth,
Miss Harris and Mr.. Vencen Bun-
figlio gave striking bit of-al-
most--"tr tragedy in high Iife,"
which aroused animated interest.
On Tuesday the graduating ex-
ercises took place, DR. W. H. La
Prade, of Hazlehurst, distinguish
ed scholar and minister. making
the address. His theme, South
ern Poets." was greatly appreclat-
ed and his ADDRESS to the class was
appropriate and eloquent.
DR.. b. F. Jones delivered the
diplomas and certificates and Rev.
R. Selby, who presided for DIR.
Cooper, the medals. DR.. Cooper's
absence is always keenly felt and
his kilograms and messages TO the
class, faculty and friends were re-
ceived with qualification as Miss
Drake, dean of the institution pre-
sented them.
A feature of the morning and of
the procession of young graduates
was the beautiful gift of carnations
presented each one of the class by
Mr.. j. W. McGrath, whose
thoughtfulness and courtesy left
none to feel the sting of neglect or
indifference while others are made
glad, as is SO frequently the case
on such occasions.
The fact that Miss Ruth Jones,
daughter of Judge P. 2 Jones.
Chancellor of the Third District,
received the scholarship medal in
the senior class was a source of
pride to the many friends of the
family.
An announcement full of interest
to the community was that Mr.. II.
P. Todd, the we'll known educator,
has been elected vice president Of
Whitworth College. Every place
in the faculty is filed except that
of Art: and the return of the teach