The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
STATE A. & M. ENDS
 ITS 45TH SESSION Diplomas and Trades Certif- icates Are Awarded to 73
 Graduates

Normal, May -tspeciai.)- )-rhe forty-fifth annual commencement ex- ercises of the State Agricultural and Mechanical college a Normal closed last night when Hon, Hen p. Hunt of the state board of commissioners awarded diplomas and trades eertifi- cotes to seventy three young people, twenty -seHen of whom are recommend ed for positions in the public schools of Alabama There are one graduate from the college department, thirteen from the normal school and thirteen from the high school
 An Interesting feature of the pro- grantie was discussion of the eaioric value of foods by Mary White of Besse- mer, who was getting diploma from the high school department. She com pared various foods from the stand point Of the nourishmeht they fur nsh and showed that poor people oft en pay high price for little nourish ment when the same money spent for other foods might furnish very much more nourishment. She stated the caloric requirements of various lndi- viduals, and showed how these might be made up at the lowest possible cost in the present market and closed by saying that necessity will force the average woman to make careful study of the foods she buys from the standpoint of the nourishment they will furnish. According to Miss White the housewife of tomorrow will mar ket In terms of calories rather than pounds.
 Miss Amanda Abernathy of Leigh ton made a striking demonstration of the practical and artistic value of fancy sewing in the home. She es- porsed the claim of this branch of needlework as means of uplifting the atmosphere of the average home. She showed the effects of decorative stitches on plain garments by living models.
 Thomas Munell Elmore of Nicholas vile, Ky, was the only student to graduate in the college department He gave evidence of his intention to make teaching his fife work in an original oration dealing with the prominence of the teaching profess sion.
 President Buchanan introduced Dr c. V. Roman of Nashville as the thinker" and well was the introduce ticn burns out by Dr. Romans logical and versatile discussion of what edu- eaton should accomplish. According to Pr. Roman, primarily education should do for us four things: First teach us to behave; second, to work 1. third. to think, and fourth, to love. Around these four topics the speaker built beautiful oration of the most practical and inspiring nature.
 Large numbers of white people at tended the various exercises of the week, which included a splendid mu- sical programme and an evening With the debating team. The baccalaureate sermon was preached by Rev R. T. Tyler of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He also delivered the final charge to thirty-two young peo- pie receiving diplomas and certifi- cates from the Sunday school teachers training department.
 President Buchanan reports that this has been splendid year from every angle. The school has been crowded from the start and the work has been well done. Now that the school passes under the state board of education, President Buchanan re- ports that a bigger and better years work Is in sight for the coming school year.