The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-18
OLIVER ADDRESSES
 STUDENTS
Final Commencement Exer- cises Are Held at Baptist
 College in Marion

Marion, May Special l.)--Final commencement exercises at Judson college were held Tuesday evening at o'clock at which time tho annual address to the graduating class was delivered by Congressman ". B. Oli- yer. and diplomas were presented to 53 young ladies by President Bomar.
 Congressman Oliver's themo was "Womans Place in the World Work" and throughout his discourse he held the close attention of the students leaving college, and thoir friends who had come to witness the exercises.
 The program was opened with prayer by Rev. John ". Stewart. The Quisenberry medals were presented by Professor Eagle of Howard col lege, to Miss Maggie Lou Johnson, winner of the highest honor. and Miss Mildred Kirkpatrick, winner of second honor.
 The annual meeting of tho Judson Alumnae Federation was held in the library on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. An unusually largo number of women were present. representa-. tives of chapters In various parts of the state
 The senior class of Inc present year was presented by Dr. Bomar and Miss Margaret Lewis. president of the class, responded. The business routine was then taken up. great in- fested In the progress of the college. tested in the prosress to the college. It was decided to employ a secre- tary who will make the college her headquarters and will give full time to the work.
 Endowment Fund Encouraging
 The report upon the endowment fund ot the federation was most en- couraging, the goal not so far dist ant Letters from various chapters were read, and plans for advancement were discussed.
 Monday afternoon from to 4.3o o'clock the Home Economic home was open to visitors. Students of the department received their visitors most cordially. and were pleased to show the work of their hands. which, upon seeing, visitors were enthusiast ic in their appreciation. The several graduates from the department the present year made an interesting display whom they exhibited their graduating dresses. their own handi- work. Miss Davis and her pupils were congratulated upon the successful close of successful session. One of the most interesting events in connection with the commencement at Judson college this year vas the conferring of it's degree. Bachelor of Arts, upon former student, Mrs. Saidee Pettus Hoose, wife of the Rev. Earl A. Hoose. district superintendent of the Hwangmei district of tho Methodist Episcopal mission at Kiu- kiang, China.
 Mrs. Hoose was a member of the class of 1908. In March she attend ed the Worlds Student Volunteer Convention in Nashville, and while there, she was stricken with typhoid fever and was unable to graduate with her class. Since the time she has studied in the Hartford and the Drew Theological semnaries; has | graduated from the Nurses Training 1 school of Clifton Springs, N. r., and 1 has spent two years in the Language l school of the University of Ranking l thus accamuiating credit hours far
 in excess of the requisite GO for a l Bachelors degree. Judson college | honors herself in the conferring of
 her degree upon this distinguishes ed
 student, whose unexpected presence
 at commencement this year was, in
 the words of President Bomar, an
 ''act of Providence"