The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-21
COMMENCEMENT AT HOWARD COLLEGE ID BEGIN TODAY Annual Sermon by Dr. J. s. Dill, a Prominent How
 ard Alumnus BACCALAUREATE TO I
 BE BY M. w. BUSH Diplomas to Graduating Class Will Be Awarded Wednesday Morning
 by President James
 M. Shelburne

college will begin today Wltn the dihuoi sermon before the graduating class de- llvered by Dr. J. s. Dill of Gaffney, ;. C., himself a graduate of Howard of the class of 1875. It will be the seventy fourth commencement, bringing to a close what has generally been accepted as the most satisfactory year in the history or Howard pr. Dill will preach the ser mon at night before the Howard r. M. c. A. and the Student Volunteers.
 Dr. Dill is the son of the distinguished Dr. Thomas J. Dill, for many years pro- lessor of Latin and Greek at Howard. His mother is still living in Bessemer. Dr. Dill is one of the foremost Baptist ministers in South Carolina.
 There will be four days of the Howard Commencement exercises concluding of diplomas by President James M. Shel- Wednesday morning with the delivery burne and the baccalaureate address by Morris w. Bush, president of the Bir- mingham Chamber of Commerce. Four teen graduates will be awarded diplomas.
 Those to be given degrees are as fol- lows:
 Master of Arts-Hugh Gladney Grant of Birmingham; Elmer Lee Ford, or Ashland; Charles Mckee Gary, of Mid way; Claud Dow Boozer, of Thomas ston; 1; Eugene Clay Shaw, of Cuba; Martin Conner Newman, of Collinsville
 Bachelor of Arts-Miss Lula Mehaffey, of Birmingham; Truman Aldrich Blake, of Blocton; Robert Edwin Duke, of Bir- mingham; Garnett Mitchell Harris, Of Birmingham; Robert Lee Tate, of Bir- mingham; Dempsey Wyatt Hodges, of Headland Brack Coleman Payne of Mo bile; Lewis, Carey Leftwich, Lineville.
 Sophomores and juniors will enter de- clamatory and oratorical contests Mon- day morning. Five sophomores will speak for the sophomore declamatory medal, while three juniors will deliver orations, the winner to be awarded the junior medal The sophomore speakers are Thomas L. Bond, of Newville; Lewis w. Cookery, of Northport; J. Rife Simmons, of Monroeville; Charles H. Ferguson, Of Tuscaloosa, and Thomas E. Steeley, of Talladega.
 Alumni of Howard will hold their an- nual banquet at the Tutwiler hotel at S:3O clock Monday night. Dr. Henry I. Willingham, president of the Florence Normal school graduate of the class of 1891 will be toastmaster. The speak CTS will be J. Fritz Thompson, '93, Cen treville; Dr. John D. Dickson, '04, Bir- mingham; William A. Berry, 06, presi- dent of the Alumni association, of Bir- mingham; Leon Bradley '0S, Birming- ham, Malcolm E. Kettles, '09, Jasper, and Watson Walker, '16, Birmingham.
 Members of the Howard School of Mu- sic will give a concert in the college auditorium Tuesday morning, while there will be a general reception to all friends of the college on the campus from 4 to o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The senior 21 rxytl1 1oxr p@cA N Plymouth Town,' Tuesday night.
 Monday morning final roll call and as- sembly will be had in the auditorium. At this meeting short farewell speeches will be had from all members of the senior class. The faculty will also be asked to make short informal talks to the students. The final roll call is always looked forward to with pleasure by stu :. dents.
 After the final roll call the contestants for oratorcal honors from the junior and sophomore. classes will deliver their speeches. The annual meeting of the president and the board of trustees will be held in the presidents office at 1 o'clock.
 The commencement programme is as follows
 Sunday May 21-Auditorium, II a. m., commencement sermon, pr. J. s. Dill
 Sunday, May 21.-Auditorium D. m, sermon before Y. M. C.. A., and volun- teers.
 Monday May P 2-Auditorium, a. m., final assembly and roll call.
 Monday, May 22.-Auditorium, 10s0 a. m contests in oratory.
 Monday, May 22-Presidents office. 1 p. m., annual meeting of board of trus- tees.
 Monday, May 22-Tutwiler hotel 80 D. m., annual alumni reunion and banquet,
 Tuesday, May 23-Auditorium. 80 :. m., concert by music department.
 Tuesday, May 23.-College campus D.. m, annual reception.
 Tuesday, May 23.-Auditorum. n. n, senior class play.
 Wednesday, May 24.-A uditorium. 10 30 a. m., graduating exercises
 The senior class play entitled "A Rose O Plymouth Town will be presented bv the class in the college auditorium Tues day night at S:30 Miss Lucille Green of the Southern School of Musical Art is directing the play, and there are eight characters in the production. Miss Green has been very successful in producing plays with her expression students at Howard college, and the play Tuesday night is expected to be better than any, thing yet offered
 The Rose O Plymouth Town is a romantic comedy of the early Plymouth seltierS III tne perlOQ or 1bz2-l6ZS. While the love story winds it's way throughout the play, there is material for many laughs in the comedy of the story.
 The play will be given in the Howard college auditorium at East Lake Spe- cial scenery will be engaged from local theatres and costumes have been secured from M. J. Clarke of St. Louis
 Cast of characters:
 Miles Standish, captain of Plymouth Watson Walker; Garrett Foster of Wes- tons men, Garnett Harris; John Marge- son (of the Plymouth colonists), R. E. Tate; Philippe De La Noye (of the Ply mouth colonists), T. A. Blake; Miriam Chillingsley, cousin to the captain, Mary Levindall Barbara Standish, wife to the captain, Jesse Macon; Resolute Story, aunt to the captain. Lula Mehaffey; Rose De La Noye. Lois Leandritt.
 Place: Plymouth in New England.
 Period: 1622-1623
 Act l. An Early Morning in August Stolen Fruit
 Act IT, An Afternoon in October-A Maids Toys.
 . Act III. A Night in March-The Red Light on the Snow.
 Act ". The Next Afternoon-The Bet ter Man.
 Music by East Lake Orchestra, Miss Evelyn Heine, director.
 Costumed by M. J. Clarke, St. Louis.
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 Concert at Shiloh Church