The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-01
FISK UNIVERSITY
COMMENCEMENT
Successful Years Work
Closes College Exer-
cises Held Wednes-
day Morning.

One year of arduous work. as presi-
dent was wound up by DIR. Fayette
Ayary Mckenzie, on Wednesday
when Fisk University Commencement
exercises were brought to cose in
the Memorial Chapel. The closing OF
Fisk proper began April 18th with
the Atlanta-Howard-Fisk Debate, in
which Fisk was the winner. Then fol-
lowing In rapid succession came many
entertainments that will go down in
history and be read by rising gene
rations. The exercises Wednesday
were memorable in that they sent
forth a class that was calculated to
make its work and write its name
on the pages of history. The COM
mencement address was delivered by
Rev. Washington GLADDEN. and was
characteristic from many points of
view, being an able presentation, de-
Alixered to an audience that taxed the
capacity of the building. Quite num-
Der OF prizes were awarded to various
departments. President Mckenzie was
assisted in presenting these prizes
by Charles Victor Roman, M. A., NJ.
! ID. The Hallelujah Chorus from Mes
sdah, by Handel, rendered Thy the
Mozart Society, was one Of the pleas
ing features of the exercises.
Sunday, May TweHty-Seventh.
HOO a. M, the Baccalaureate Ser
mon was Delivered by Pres. r. A. Nc
Kenzie and the following program
was carried out: Organ Prelude
Prelude from the Dream of Geron.
titus, Elgar. Doxology, Invocation. An
thems-Sanctus, Gounod, Mozart So
ciety. Responsive Reading-Psalm
37:1-11. Scripture reading-Llike H.
37l59. Hymn 676, Stand up! Stand up
for Jesus!. Prayer, Amen. Hymn 1851.
Waterman! Tell us of the Night. or
fertory-Like as the Heart Desireth,
Allison, Eloise C. Uggams. Benedic
ton.
On Monday, May twenty-eighth at
4:30 D. m. a business meeting of the
Alumni Association was held in the
Parlors of Jubilee Hall. 8:15 p. H.
a Prize Speaking Contest was con
Quoted with the following program:
Music. Piano Solo-March Wand.
Mcdowell, Clara B. Stevens. Charles
Sumner, a Eulogy, Jasper A. Atkins
What It Means to Make a Life, Jos
eph A. Berry. Thomas Edison, Thel
ma L.. Edwards. Solo-The Joy OF
Spring, Huntingdon Woodman, Myr
tie Virgins. Thanetopsis, Benjamin
J. Farnandis. Woman and the War
Gladys D. Dunbar. Moving Pictures
as Factor in Education, Vera B
Ford Quartette-My Pretty Maid
NeidIinger, Messrs. Brown, Rivers
Daniel and Collins.
On Tuesday, May twepty-nintf
in the chapel at 1000 a. m. The Col
1ege Senior Glass Day Exercises wer
held at $3.50 p. m. on Jubilee Grounds
and the following was the order O
exercises: Juniorls}enior Procession
Burning of Books, Senior Glass. Hist
ory of Elass, Hazel Idell Walden. Sta
tistics, Clarence William Allen. Clas
Song, Benjamin Juan Farnandis
Pophecy, Gladys Dorothy Dunbar
Glass Poem, Buford Franklin Gordon
Glass Will, Gregory Walter Whiting
Free Grafton, Warner Raphael Ros
ser. The officers of the class are Pres
fdent, Gregory Walter Whiting. Vict
President, ,ula Rebecca Bullock. SCI
Rotary, Elizabeth Marinda Bucknel
Treasurer, Julian Oswald Harris. TIL
Glass Motto is Hhink for Action
! Act for Perfection. The Glass Color
, are Blue and White. At 500 p. m
the Thirty-Sixth Anniversary of tn
Alumni Association was celebrate
with the following program: AlumI
Association Motto: Fidelitas Alma
Matri ct inter nos Unitas. Piano Sol
4 --Scherzo in B. Minor, Chopin, s.
noma c. Talley. Prayer President
report from the Association, Ferd
mana Augitus Stewart, NJ A., M. Z
Nashville. Address-The Social Sc
tlemnt and its Relation to the Con
munity, Miss Byrdie Henrietta Ha
mes, q. A., '09, New York. City. o
gan Solo-On the Coast, Buck, Manil
L. Owens. Address-O Heritae
and our Duty, John Wesley Worl
M. A., '95, Fisk University. Song
The Two Grenadiers Schumanl
Henry G. Brown At $3.50 p. m. Pres
dant Mckenzie gave a reception
honor of the graduates.
"Wednesday, May thirtieth at 1871
a. m. the Commencement Day exc
cises were held as follows: Clas
Motto: Think for Action: Act for Pc
lection. Organ Solo-March Militair
Shelley, Manila L. Owens. Praye
A New Field for the College-T raint
Man, Charles Newton King. Sacrific
the Price Of Progress, Chester Juiil
Westfield. Problem OF the Negro r
odus, Henry Hugh Proctor, Jr. M
sic-Nature's Resurrection, Huntin
ton Woodman, Girls Glee Club. I'm
the Least Of These, Edith Allen M
Cali. The New Democracy, Cart
Walker Wesley. Commencement A
dress, Reverend Washington Gladde
d. d., IL. D. Jubilee Song, Glee Gu
Presentation of Diplomas. Conferril
Of Degrees and Presentation of J.
Merrill Commencement Prizes. Pre-
dent F. A. Nick enzie. Presentation
Phelps-Stokes Boys Dormitory Priz
Charles Victor Roman, M. A.. M.
Hallelujah Chorus, from "The Me-
eiah" Handel, Mozart Society. CA
former members of the Mozart S
ci6ty are codially invited to sing u
Ha1lelujah Chorus.) Benediction.