The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-27
GRADUATION AT
NORMAL TO BEGIN
. SUNDAY, MAY 80
Bishop Winchester, of Arkan-
Sas. to Deliver Commences
ment Sermon on That Date.
Diplomas Given Wednesday

Graduation exercises at the West
lehnessee State Normal will opan on
SUNDAY, May 80, with a sermon by
bisnop winchester. Of Arkansas, ii; tfs-
auditorium of the school Monday will
be class day for graduates, but II Is
thought that no play win be given this
year. a ''remlniscenee party" will
oe held, where every student tells some
OF me most amusing things that hap
Rsned curing his or her first year at
Tuesday evening the alumni OF the
scEool viii give banquet In honor ~
graduates In the dining room Of the
sohooL on Wednesday the graduation
esxeroisea win take place. The Hon.
y. L. Harmed, president OF the state
board OF education, viii deliver an ad-
dress, and three students win make
talks. II Is not the custom TO have
valedictory and salutatory at Nor
mai but the student with the highest
average speaks, as does boy and a
girl student. Tho speakers this year
are Agnes Vaughan. with the highest
average; Maggie Gladney. representing
the girls and Denver Vaughan. repre-
sentlng the boys. Diplomas will be
awarded by Dr. A.. a. Kineannon, presi-
Gent o. the school. The exercises will
This is the fret class to graduate
atter the change made by the state
board OF education, making the teach
ers court q three-year course. III
Formerly took two years TO completes
". Extra gardeners are now cutting
the campus lawn, and trimming the
flowers preparatory to the exercises
An extra force OF clerks has been called
In to handle the huge mail from appli-
cants for the summer school courses
This years class officers are: Presi-
aent, Miss Grady Shires: e-president
Miss Mary Robson; secretary, Miss
Francis Wingo; treasurer, Baxter
list Of applicants for graduation fol-
lows: Mary Robson, Grace venton, Ad-
die wilkins, Virginia Hazlewood, May
ELLA Avent, Denver Vaughan, LlIiiar
Beaver, Mable Baldwin, Jewell chaffin,
Jean Cross. lucille Collie, Baxter Craw-
ford Fannie Davis Jane Louise Bain-
wood, Katie Dickson, Vera Fisher,
Eliaaheth Follls, Ruth Falls Ruth Grif
I'm, Maggie Giadney, Francis Hagy,
Monta Hughes, Iscuise Harris, Lottis
Kelly, Harriet Kibler Ruby King,
| Louise James, Ida Hays. Grace Lee,
Amanda Paul Miller, Maude odle. Mar
tha Peyton, Eugene Robertson, Gather
/ inc 1tlohards, Kate Holt, Ruth Stephen.
tson. Grady Fhires. Ruth Wiiisf: <
| Shoemaker, Curtis Shelley, Margnerifl
/ Smith, Anne Spone. Agnes Vauahan
! Annekay Thard and Francis Wingo
Normal is one of the model inatifn-
tions OF its kind In the country. There
is large truck garden which fur-
| nishes all vegetables used. There are
several pedigreed pigs and hogs, as
well as ten Holstein cows, and a bull
all pedigreed. Ii Is thought that next
year all meat used at the school will
be raised there. The school has a WE'LL
equipped poultry farm, and supplies the
table with chicken. Board for the
student Is fixed at SIG n month Include
ing food, q room, lights and water, and
next year a laundry, which Is being
Installed now, viii be ready for use
one dollar a month will entltle the
student to use this as often as he
needs II.