The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-03
Rr HIGH ". ROBERTS

By HUGH W. ROBERTS
 University, June 2.--tspeeiaiD-on hundred md nineteen Aiexnnders of lniscrsity of AInbamn turned out npon fl .t,.fenseIess world.
 Tine young graduates. new Hieh- nopds In the battle of life, are nof In the slightest perturbed by thnt doubt which others older than they have come to regard with infinite respect. With their diplomas under their arms. the. go forth today confident in their skill to wrestIe. md with II positive knowledge thnt the mazims and proy- erhs acquired in n course of four years. will retnin beyond shadows of college walls. their potency to charm nnd mys- ,ify.
 The exercises this morning were simple. but in their real significance. impressive. The entire student body was seated 70 the fore of a stage on which sat the members of the faculty and the board of trustees. It was the function of the lat ter to declare in public the customary Well done, thy good and faithful" and with wave Of the hand, and perhaps a tear, the usual 'pax voblscum. 1t was the function of the students to accept as their due, compliments and good wishes, to receive their sheepskins and go forth battles to conquer.
 And in this respect the exercises were simple.
 But in their real significance the signal izing of the conclusion of a play life, and the begnning--the commencement-of an existence of stern reality, the exercises represented the vital line of demmarca- ton between childhood and manhood, in- deed, an event HIS epochal as any other of a life.
 Dr. Currell's Ovation
 The commencement oration was deliver ee by pr W. s. Currell. president of the University of South Carolina The speak CT did not handle the graduates as they are usually handled, as conquerers of whom nothing save platitudes should os spoken. On the contrary, he frankly stated that while the head of each must of necessity be swollen as result of the completion of four years task. it was possible for some to be filled to tn. point of bursting with sawdust, nothing more.
 The address was scholarly though not clothed in that customary dignity which sometimes has tired to distraction, and has always cloyed the soul and intellect Dr. Currell told innumerable stories and to each there was point which prodded or tickled in accordance with the exi- gency of the moment, and produced laughter. But throughout he clove stead fastly to the serious purpose of his ad- dress, which was the teaching of the lesson that education Is simply a step. ping stone to the larger life.' At the Chicago exposition some years ago., said he in approaching the clima x of his theme "I saw Sandow upholding on his massive and magnificent chest a platform on which stood three horses. At first l marvefled at the strength of the man. And then-I wondered respectins the development of which he must be capable. There Is. indeed, the physical the spiritual and the mental life Tn. first may be developed. as Sandow de. | veloped his The mental life is capable of indefinite expansion; the spiritual oI infinite expansion. Neglect either, young gentlemen, and you begin to die"
 The Honor Graduates
 Following the awarding of the diploma, to the young men and women listed il The Age-Herald Sunday morning, the an. nouncement of honor students and prizs winners was made. The roll of honor fol lows: Seniors. Clare Abercrombie Peytor Daniel Burford, Homer Gordon Dyer Beula Garrett. Robert Tennent Simpson 1 Jr Juniors. Kathrina Brown. Malins Burns. James Chrietzberg, Henry Thomas Jones. Jessie Palfrey Leake. Marion La mar Oakley. Claudie Angoline Paisley Patton Kimbrough Pierce. John Miltor
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