The Columbus dispatch., 1919-05-28
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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES BE-
GIN SUNDAY MORNING AT
II O'CLOCK-GRADUA-
TION TUESDAY.
Glass of Forty WIN be Graduated
Tuesday EVening-All EXer-
cises in Auditorium of
School.

The city schools of Columbus will
come to formal close Tuesday even
ing. at which time class of forty
will be graduated.
1t will be the first commencement
of the Setphen d. Lee High School
and it will be a memorable occa-
sion The class this year is one of
the largest in the history of the
schools of the city.
The commencement season will
be inaugurated on Sunday morning,
June l, at II o'clock. when the
commencement sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. j. Benjamin Law
renee, former pastor of the First
Baptist church in this city and now
secretary of the Baptist State Mis-
sion Board. He is one of the fore
most prelates of the South and a
brilliant and gifted orator.
Monday will be class day and class
exercises will be held Monday night
at $50. A most interesting program
has been arranged for this occasion
and the public is most cordially in
vited to be present on this occasion
as well as all the other commence
ment exercises.
Tuesday evening at S:30 the grad
uation exercises will take place in
the High School auditorium. The
baccalaureate address will be deliv-
cred by President w. H. Smith, of
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. Mr.. Smith is one of the
foremost educators of the nation and
the school is indeed fortunate in Sc
curing him for the graduating ad-
Dress
The city schools this year are clos
ing one of the most successful ses-
sions in the history of the city. I'm
der the direction and leadership of
Prof, j. c. Meadows the schools of
the city have experienced wonder
full development so that now they
rank in the forefront of the schools
of the country. The High School is
especially advanced in rank and
meets all of the standard require
ments of high schools.
Following is the program for class
night on Monday evening:
Introduction, Theodore Emery
Patton, president.
History, Miss Annie Lee Lawson
Will, Miss Margaret McCann
Glass songs.
Poem, Miss Eva Ann VanLanding-
ham.
Presentation OF Diplomas, Mr.
Meadows.
Alma Mater, Senior Glass.
Prophecy, James lane McCaskill
Following is the program Of the
graduating exercises for Tuesday
evening at $40 o'clock in the High
School auditorium:
The procession, Hail S. D. Lee
High"
Invocation, Rev. r. Excel Fry,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church.
The salutatory Miss Sarah Wood
Mehaffey.
Glass Address, President w. II.
Smith, of the Miss. A. e. NJ. College.
The ValedictOry, Mr Theodore
Emery Patton.
Award of Medals, The Wilde Bill
lups Morgan medal, given for spe-
cial distinction in American His
tory; The W. L. Lipscomb medal for
special distinction in general schol-
arship in the senior year.
The delivery of Diplomas. present
ed by Supt j. c. Meadows.
BenedictiOn, Rev r. Excel Frye
Following is a list of the gradu-
ates:
Aida Aston
Bertha Lucille Atkins
Lois Clara Atkins
Arthur Yerger Banks
Ruby Brewster
Edna Brownlee
Estelle Brownlee
Lillian Lucille Chitwood
Lillian Pauline Cox
Dallas Heard Cowan
Lou Ella Davis
Bertie Alma Duncan
Josephine Eugenia Eckford
Annie Lottie Edwards
Marye Catharine Glover
Minnie GOlding
Samuel Dowse Harris
Vivian Jones
Lena Russell Jemison