The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-05-27
THOUSANDS1AR
INVITED u HOME
COMING OF U. 7.
COMMENCEMENT THIS YEAR
WILL BE EPOCH, MAKING IN :
HISTORY OF INSTITUTION.
DEDICATION or NtW BUILDINGS
TO Be Made the Occasion for State
Wide Conference, on the Problems
That Are Confronting the Citizens
OF This Republic. NJ

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Of This Republic. M
| Approximately 10000 invitations to
the University of Tennessee Home
| Coming, dedication and commence.
| ment June 5, 6, and 8, have been
mailed to men and women throughout
the state who have expressed an inter,
est in the University and in the gen
eral educational problems of Tonnes
see.
This years commencement will be
epoch making in the history of the
University In addition to the actual
graduation of an unusually large Sc
Nor class, there Is to be a general
home coming of alumni for class reu,l
Mons, the dedication of the two new
buildings at the University, and con-
! ference on efficient citizenship for all,
men and women who are interested in
the betterment of educational condi.
lions in Tennessee, Cooperation has
been asked from the industrial, agri-
cultural, commercial, financia}, pro-
| fessional and educational interests of
the state, as the question of more eff
| ficient citizenship affects every inter
est in Tennessee. involving its present
prosperity and future growth. The
present problem of citizenship in Ten
nessee is said not to be an educators
problem, but one which must be solv-
ed by the cooperation of all classes of
citizens.
For the dedication of Ayres Hall, on
the crest of the hill. and the magnifi-
cent new agricultural building on the
University farm, senators, congress
men, legislators, state officers and
leaders in the professional, agricul.
tural, industrial and social life of the
state have been invited by the Univer-
sity.
Commencement week will be inau.
gurated by special bacalauereate SER
mons in all of the churches of Knox
Vile. 1t win close with the exercises
of commencement day, June 5.
The agricultural building will be
dedicated on Monday morning, June G.,
with DR., W. o. Thompson, president
of the State University, Of Ohio, as the
principal speaker.
Monday afternoon will be devoted
to separate conferences of the repre-.
sentatives of the ten groups who have
been asked to take part in the con
ference on efficient citizenship. These
groups are home ,,i a}gdh social welfare,
civil administrator agriculture, the
press, commerce. the profession, bank.
ing, industry. Through these ten
group conferences an opportunity will
, be given for an interchange of opin
ion on the means by which each inter
est can aid in the development of a
| general educational program adapt
ed to the particular needs of each
f group, and of the state as well.
On Tuesday morning, June 7, there
will be held general educational con
a ference when the, suggestions of the
h separate group conferences will bt
l.. considered and constructive educa
tional program will be proposed.
o Ayres hall, the new liberal art!
h building which was given this name
v in honor of the late DR.. Brown Ayres
, who was for fourteen years presiden
of the University of Tennessee. Dr.
:. p. P. Claxton, United States commits
o sioner of education, will make the ad
|. dress on this occasion. The b1ildinl
G will be presented to the University b.
" Judge Edward T. Sanford, of Knox
vile.
4 Throughout the week there will b
G special alumni activities, the program
o being in charge of F. C. Lowry, the aG
" ministrative secretary of the alumni
o association. At present Mr. Lowry i
- attending conference of alumni sec
n retaries at Cornell University at lths
ca, N. Y.
Any person who contemplates con
If ing to the University for this occasion
a and the trustees and faculty of tn
University are expecting more tina
= 1000, is asked to make reservation
as soon as possible.
j. B. Brown, of Chattanooga, stat
superintendent of public instruction
and Perry l.. Harmed. chairman of tn
= state board of education. have express
ed their intention of attending the col
ference on efficient citizenship to b
q held at the University of Tennessee
j. on June 6 and in connection wit
n the commencement and dedicatory e
- ercises. Other educators throughol
: the state have shown an equal int
" est and acceptances are being recei