The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

-';.: , : s's 's:s s ;:s;;,. y .s: s s 1owIey. director which have taken place fe past week.
 Ton Friday evening the young women Tho graduated were presented with di- 51cmas and the dignified and artistic pro lev. pr. Wells, of the Five Points Meth Hist church. the audience then singing
 America. -
 1.-Two piano numbers, both Russian. were Paved by the two graduates Miss 4encher playing the first movement of #e Rubenstein concerto op. 70, and Miss fFahbe the Tschaikowslxy concerto op. Il st movement
 ~ Earl Suspicion sang two numbers D he programme closed with most oi oigtrful address by Mrs. Leonard fl e1her. the audience then singing the is -SpangIed Banner Of the many 1unr encement exercises the one Friday biizs perhaps, the most impressive ever riLn ssed at the Academy of Music. | rh9 music hall was decorated with 4saeEc can flags and flowers. On the wall tlag portrait of Edwin B. Weaver, osa B a nephew of Daisy W. Rowley. q irector, and who is now serving In va &merican army. There was tense NJ Vss tness in the faces of performers oa6 ndience as the two wonderful Rus 1z compositions, both in minor keys, 4es beautifully interpreted by these tal- 2usA young pianists. Their boise and lpalc anship were remarkably noticed.
 sstg reading of the most intricate pas ksSses whether the faintest pianissino ws t3s more power-uI ones. displayed a aac adge of rhythm. tone production and artistic peddling that would be gener- falfy5 credited to an older pianist The two students are Birmingham sproducts, having begun in the primary tlass and completed their course in this Birmingham institution.
 sStrictly in keeping with the entire pro-
 eramme was MT. Suspicious vocal num- 7ers, one of which was the new war bng, sung with such thrilling tones that
 1e audience demanded several encores. Eith the minor strains of the two con-
 ertos and the song of war set vibrating kN ones memory, a tense quietness fol-
 wed the enthusiastic applause as that Hted, eloquent woman, Mrs. Leonard Nrk rkacher, arose to award the certificates Ashd diplomas and to address those young shomen whose endeavors had enabled Hem to be the recipients.
 Mt was unanimously agreed that Of the & Any addresses that the Birmingham X sbiic has been privileged to hear since + country has been at war. none has Z In more eloquent in it's appeal to the . hth of our great nation for "service'' ~, <>f NFr- k- tIza
 Mlduating class, and training class of
 M Academy of Music. She said in #rt:
 hyThe reflections with which graduat- yS, classes have been greeted in the Est, with many things that made our Mtlook and our philosophy Of life are Kings of yesterday This is su-
 Aisaking like a tidal wave on every
 Hu of humanity and there is nc
 he living today wise enough to
 fedict what tomorrow will bring
 Asrth. Our world has passed away. In hntonness oyerthrown. There is nothing lit today but blood Sand sword and Hone. Things will never again. be as Hey were, the old days of 1912 and 19l; lie gone. Out of the blood and tears iAd agony of the world, the new world !. being born It is the world of the
 ekw generation
 F ,lThese young girls with their fresh Ices and sweet white dresses belong T the generation. They shall make and tape and share the testimony of the
 ew world. The time has laid a swiftly
 katuring hand upon the youth of oui buntry. This strange destiny has beer 3aiting for them as they stepped out o1 |Ithe college door. Gayly and nobly they #have responded. They have laid theh Emerry youth away. They took the |frkhaki and the gun, instead of cap anc kpwn.' The war is ready for you, too waiting for you just outside the door ksrhere is a job waiting for every woman
 hat is ready for it. The President ha:
 2 oken nobly for us. He says: We art
 this fight to the finish, and there
 inst be no inconclusive peace in tho
 Nlr until PrHssianism is forever curbed