The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
COLUMBUS. MISS.

Columbus, Miss, May 29.-(speciaLl- The forthcoming commencement exer- cises of the local public schools, which will begin next Sunday and continue throughout the following Tuesday, will be unusually notable, as the graduating class is not only large one but will be the first to graduate from the stephen D. Lee High school. The building was erected two years ago. but as an addi- tional years work was added to the cur riculum no diplomas were delivered last spring
 The commencement exercises will be in- augurated at Il o'clock Sunday morning, when pr. J. Benjamin Lawrence, who formerly xus pastor of the First Baptist church in this city but who now is sec retary of the Baptist Board of Missions for the state of Mississippi, with head quarters in Jackson, will deliver the an- nual sermon to the graduating class. The class exercises will be held Monday even ing when the following programme wilt be given: introductory address, Theodore Patton. president of the class; Cass His V. NANAo' Miss Margaret McCann; Class Song, all members of the class; Class Poem, MISS Eva A. Van Landingham; Song, Alma Mater" members of class; Class Prophe- cy, James Lane McCaskill.
 Graduating exercises will be held Tues day evening, the baccalaureate address being delivered by Hon. w. II. smith, president of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical college at Sarkville Ihe class numbers 40 members and Tneodore Patton is valedictoran, while Miss Sa- , rah Wood Mehaffy is salutatorian
 If is exceedingly likely that the Drama
 lie Order. Knights of Khomssan, Will 1 soon estab ablish a temple in this city. All ] that is necessary is for 100 local dokeys to agree to subscribe s each to purchase 1, the necessary paraphernalia' anu 'i,oi
 than eo have already agreed to do this
 These 50 pledges were all secured at d
 single meeting, and those at the head o' 1 the movement believe thy can raise 'ne ' l full amount required without material difficulty. The Khorassans at presen'
 have only two temples in Mississippl one being located at Jackson and the o'.- CT at Meridian and the need for a tehpie 1 at some point in this immediate section l of the state has long been felt
 ! Founders Day was recently celebrated
 at the Mississippi Industrial institute ane
 college in this city, the ceremony ha inT ! been presided over by Miss Ahhie l field, chairman of speciai coininis.ee .'s l nointed to make arrangements TOT .n' celebration, and an unusually iheeies'7 | programme having been glNeh' n,
 The programme was inaugurated "ltl | tho sinsine of Alma Mater song, Wfieh
 v,s led by Miss Mattie Carter ana par | ticinated in by the entire student pous | after which Miss Caulfield delivered short address explaining why the uas | was celebrated. She told the stuoen.'
 that it ves set aside as memorial aa' to those a,nle men and women who ha'
 ,shorad for tbe est, blishment of the col ,age She nointed to the memorial VIII dow to Mrs. Annie c. Peyton and toi'
 what this consecrated woman had uoi'' | to nromote the education or meni"eis v her sex in Mississippi. Gen. F. T. oNhe7 | a nromjnent member of the local pai
 was then introduced and delivered an eN | ceedinglv interesting address. Gen. oNne was a member of the state senate wne' the bill providing for the es'H nlishment the college was passed III ioof' a'
 scrihed yividIv the scenes which toe lnlace at that time. He mentioned tn names of Mrs Peyton, her co-worhei ,Jrs Hastings. and of several memoer of both the house and senate who ious II l vaiiantly to secure the passage oi ' hill His address proved to be mos in nstructive one for students who Wer hitherto unfamiliar with the circun' stances connected with the esta oiisn men !.
 of inc college, and it had double Wor.n coming as it did, from one or tne pau neer supporters of education or woiii, in Mississippi, from one who e'-quen,, IT, championed the bill in the ciassle ifa f,a of the old state capitol ana one "no even been an ardent and ioSai irien' of this splendid institution
 The exercises closed with a 1erVen | nraver for Alma Mater by Presiueh
 Whitfield and the students marched iron the chapel to the inspiring music or tn
 Alma Mater recessional, the march nay
 ing been feelingly and expressivel nlaved by Miss Doris Dickey