The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-03
OWENTON MOVES
 ID GET 4 GREAT
 ENDOWMENT FUND
S75O.OO0 Is Wanted-Dr. Daniel Reelected Presi- dent of Birmingham
 Southern College
OF BIRMINGHAM, ALA Statement May {, 1920.
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Birmingha Southern College at owenton is to have many improve ments beginning with the new season next fall.
 It may be possible that another new modern four-stor school build ing will be added, if the present plans of the board of trustees of the school prove success.
 It was announced at the graduating exercises yesterday morning in the chapel of the college that at an early date the board of trustees were going to request of the general educational board of the Methodist Church that s500,00 be expended for improvements of the school.
 It was also announced by the board of trustees that a campaign for the raising of an additional $250,000 which will also be spent for improvements and buildings will be started some time during the summer months. Peo- pie interested in the college and in educational work in general in Bir- mingham will be called on for dona tions for the fund.
 Dr. J. D. Simpson, former president of the college and now pastor of the Woodlawn Methodist Church, made the baccalaureate address. He praised the good work of the entire student body during the past year. He told them that if any planned 10 be a lawyer, to be the best lawyer; if they were go- ing to practice medicine to try and be the best doctor in the country. But if you are going to make a preacher out of yourself" he said, do the best you can at all times.'
 Of the freshmen and sophomore I 51l, IT,. -rx held in the chapel of the college, J. L. Allgood was the winner of the prize offered in the freshman contest. w. P. Snuggs won the sophomore prize. 0. K. Lamb was the winner of the inter-soc sty oratorical contest, his masterly lddress on the present eco homie crisis being considered one of the best ever heard in t,:e school.
 The oratorical contest in which the most interest was taken was, Re solved That the Louisville Plan of Unification of American Methodism Should Be Adopted" Howard Yielding and Harry Denman took the affirma- tive. and J. M Baty and L. V. How ard the negative The negative put up the strongest argument and were awarded the prizes by the three judges
 John Burney was the winner of the athletic cup that is given each year by the Porter Clothing Company to the best all-around athlete of the school.
 Dr. C. c. Daniel was reelected presi- dent of the college and after thank ing the parents and students for their good will and friendship extended throughout the past year. he stated that in the future the Birmingham Southern High School would be known as the Simpson High School, named in honor of Dr. J, D. Simpson, former president of the college. The name of the high school was changed, he said, at the meeting of the board of trus- tees. who believed that great deal of confusion resulted from both the high school and the college being known under the same name.
 President Daniel presented c. D. Matthews with the scholarship medal for having attained the highest grades in all of his studies of any student in the school for the entire term.
 Nine students constitute the gradu- ating class this year. Eight of the number were presented with the bachelor of arts degree. They are James Marvin Baty. John Thomas Bradford, John Milton Dannelly, Jr., Lawrence Vaughan Howard Oscie Kyle Lamb. Eugene Courtney Malone, William Roan Tipton and Miss Eliza beth Christenberry. Thomas Jones Levie was presented with the degree of bachelor of science.