The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
SENIOR CLASS PLAY
 ]. AT HOWARD;;TO GIVE !. DIPLOMAS TODAY
Twenty-Six War Students of Howard Receive Di- plomas After Impress
 sive Ceremony

Howard college was presented last night in the college auditorium. Jack Straw was the play selected It was written by w. Somerset Vaughan and made famous by John Drew. The cast was creditable and the play received liberal applause from the packed auditorium.
 The following cast presented the play: Jack Straw, b. l.. Ford; Mr. Parker Jennings. J. D. Pickens; Mrs Parker-Jen-
 nings Miss Aline Lamp,Sin; Vincent Par
 ker-Jennings, C/y Shaw; Ethel Parker Jennings, Miss Mary Swindall; Lady Wandly. Miss lone Harrison; MT. Hol-
 land, B. E Dunnaway; Lord Serlo, H. E. Bradley; Mrs. Abbott. Miss Jessie Macon MT. Abbott, c. M. Gray; Mrs. Withers Miss Kathleen Meadow.
 The formal graduation exercises will be held this morning at 10:30 o'clock Those who will receive diplomas follow: Claud l Dow Boozer, Thomasville; Harry Brooks 1 Bradley Birmingham; Pearson Grady Compton, Demopolis; Benjamin Ellis Dun | raway, Orrville; Elmer Lee Ford, Ash | land Charlie Mckee Gary. Midway; Archie Flournoy Glass. Birmingham l Bledsoe Kelly, Birmingham; Martin Co., | mer Newman, Colinsville; James Dee Pickens, Newton; Eugene Clay Shaw. Cuba; Sanford Allia Taylor, Birmingham; Jesse Pearson Thornburg, Valley Head l Ben Hill Walker, Camp Hill.
 1 The post graduates are Earl Wayne l Holmes, Montgomery; John James Mill l ford. Birmingham; Earl Parker. Llneville
 Robert Robinson, Thorsby; Jefferson Davis Thompson, Birmingham
 1 The presentation of diplomas and con ferrng of degrees upon 26 of former How ard students, who at the outbreak of | the Ia n be a fense of the southland. was feature of l the afternoon sessions yesterday. AL the | request of the families of several ue- ceased members of the class of the sixties, | degrees were conferred upon the dead, as well as the living.
 l w. l.. Porter. superintendent of the | Brewton Collegiate institute, delivered
 the address and presented the diplomas.
 Many of those to whom diplomas were l awarded received them in person, among them being the following: | Judge A. c. Howze, Birmingham Clark Snow, Oxford; Capt. John B.
 Reid, Birmingham John W. Love,
 Selma; Maj. D. NJ. Scott, Selma E. A.
 Feagin, Anniston; Dr. E. Foster. Do- I than w. E. Massey, Marion; James w. 1 Hornbuckle. Oxford: Thomas C. Cor
 don, Lott, Tex; J. O. Bailey, Marion; Thomas Bailey, Marion; R. c. Leffey, 1 Fillmore, J. H. Weatherly, Birmingham r. Il. McEachlm, Blrm1nRhanH J. A. Kelly. Austin, Tex. Oliver Spencer, l Franklin; George Spencer, Franklin | The following deceased members of | the class were awarded diplomas; Maj. James N. Suttle, Centerville; | Robert T. Lockhart Washington. n. C.; l William Hester Tuscaloosa; J. B. Coke. Marion; Fleming Coke. Marion; Albert Francis Davis, Marion; Marus Burke Johnston, Marion; Capt. H. H. Moseley, Selma.
 The annual reception on the campus ! at o'clock proved very enjoyable yes
 terday afternoon and the number of visitors was estimated at more than 1000.
 Yesterday morning one of the most enjoyable features of the entire com mencement programme thus far was the presentation of concert by the faculty of the Southern School of Mu- Aical Art. which institution has be- come affiliated with Howard college The auditorium was gaily decorated by, the ladies of East Lake and a huge heart. constructed of flowers and bear ing the initials IS. S. M. A." attracted much attention
 l The J. Leslie Davis prizes for the best essays will be awarded this morn ing at the same time the diplomas are given out.
 This afternoon the annual meeting of the board of trustees will be held.