The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

will unite, the grandsrand having been rebuilt to seat 300 A rehearsal of these organizations with the band is called for Friday evening at o'clock.
 The twentieth session of the Louie Compton seminary has just ended with brilliant commencement entertain ments. At the First Methodist church last Sunday morning Dr. Dobyns of St. Joseph, Mo. delivered a most in spring discourse to the seminary girls and an over-capacity house. He chose for his text for the baccalaureate ser mon Open the Window Eastward" from II Kings, 13;17.
 pr. Dobyns is a gifted polished speaker, a deeply consecrated minis ter of the gospel, who knows the world from travel and observation as well as the study of human nature. He convinced his hearers of his own theory that the Bible is the best book in the world, the best ever written as a novel, a poem. as history, and as guide to the people of all ages Also of the necessity of foreign mis- sions, and finally of the efficacy Of love.
 The entire middle section of the church was occupied by the schoo girls, (and the music of the choir was furnished by seminary girls, with the assistance of MT. Posner and Mrs. Mer- son, Miss Jessie Beach, teacher of voice culture. trained and Greeted the choir. Mrs. Merson played exquisite ly violin solo for the offertory.
 Monday night at the seminary the little folks presented two short plays Red Riding Hood" and The Quest of the Pink Parasol." Both of them were greatly enjoyed and as is always the case, under Miss Eloise Hemphills excellent training, the little ones, even the very smallest did his or her part perfectly
 Introductory to the play was a short musical programme by the youngest pupils of the department. Especially enjoyable was the solo by little Miss Annie Tait Perry, who is unquestion- ably an embryo artist.
 Tuesday night a rarely delightful concert, consisting of beautiful class ics of plano. voice and violin num- bers was greatly enjoyed by a large audience. The musical faculty Miss Hattie Morton. Mrs. 1nez Haley Mer- son, Miss Jessie Beach. and Miss Mar garet Tutwiler are to congratulated on the great success of their pupils.
 Wednesday night hundreds of friends witnessed the graduating exercises of an unusually lovely class of girls. A scene of beauty it was, indeed when the curtain rose, revealing stage handsomely decorated with palms and ferns and baskets of pink roses as background for the sweet girl grad uates in pure white dresses. with arm bouquets of pink roses. Dr. Frank Will lis Barnett. associate editor of The Age-Herald. delivered the address to the class. and an eloquent message it was. He chose for his subject, Woman and the Woman's Movement His remarks were those of the schol- ar and the travelled man who knows not only mankind. but womanlxind of all history and today. He kept his hearers spellbound throughout, and de- lighted the graduates with choice words at the close directed to them.
 Dr. Simpson of Athens, former presi- dent of Birmingham college, who had delivered the diplomas to seminary girls for more than half a dozen years, came from Athens that he might again have this pleasure. All that Dr, Simp- son says goes to the hearts of his hear- CTS, and he seemed unusually happy on this occasion. Fifteen diplomas were conferred on graduates of the lit- erary department, and g diplomas and certificates on those of special depart ments as follows:
 Class of 1917: Flower. Killarney rose; colors, pink ond green.
 Graduates in literary course Abbie Cranford, June McClain, Estelle Brown, Agnes Busby, Daisy Brown, Lydia Shores, Esther Sartain, Hattie Harrell, Willie Mae Tanner. Mabel Barton, Flu nice Wettbrook Virginia Stephens, Bet tie Mcdonald, Lena Dorricott, Ruth Ferguson.
 Graduates in piano, Christine Penn. Fannie Arther Neva Haggard, Annie Grace Hale, Mable Barton, Willie Mae Tanner
 Graduates in expression, Bettie Me Donald. Lena Dorricott, Violet Vol ford
 Graduates in art, Selina Watkins Perry, June McClain.
 Graduates in home economies, AL berta Hinds, Grace Waters, Clara Pearl Ewing.
 Certificates, piano. Mrs. Kimbrough, Irma Mooty voice, Annie Grace Hale; home economies, Nola Burgin; post graduate diploma in expression, Hattie Harrell.
 With these exercises very suc- cessful and delightful session has end- ed. Very few changes are to be made in the faculty for next year. Miss Nor ton and her superb faculty are to be congratulated upon the remarkable success and splendid attainment of the seminary, notwithstanding strenuous conditions of the last few years
 The twenty first session of the school will begin September 12.