The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-22

was recfted by Sarah Lowry and Elizabeth Bomar.
 Then came the fairy plays, symbol ized by a fairy dance, put on by little Eva Frances Daffron, who, by the way, IS mascot for the seniors this year. and who stood with them as they dedicated the pergola to the school. Next Barabara Ransom. who is one of the old girls, and who Is now physical director for the Sem mary, staged little Irish lilt with these six. merry little girls. Grace Herren, Jeanne Beaumont Mary Lou Young, Mary Frances McLin, Jenny Chalmers, Rebecca Berry and Will liam Davis This feature told how physical work had entered the school.
 Home economics was then dis played by an exciting potato race, in which these children were com- pelled to pick up the mighty spuds in a spoon: Virginia Tutwiler. An nie Lee Trucks, Dorothy Lobb, EsteIle Avery, Mary Frances McLin and Ireue Smith.
 The Seminary having won the trophy during the war for going over the top above all private schools in the state. and being first to go over the top in the war loan fund, the next number featured the schools war activities. Some inspiring songs were sung.
 Mrs. Borden Presides
 The dedication of the pergola, presided over by Mrs. Roberta X. Borden, loved teacher of English and history and dean of the girls, was made wondrously affecting with some songs about. "The Old Girls" The seniors, who were all In his stunt, were Emma Smith, LeMerle Penn. Mel Henry, Mildred Crelly. Cath crime Glover, Marjorie Holman, Mary Gowan, Margaret Hudson, Luceil Cooper, Louise Nesbitt. Sarah Inzer. Rhonwyn Sims, Katherine Swalley and Frances Frazer.
 One of the most affectir things of the whole day WIS pictare of Master R F. Campbell. Jr., now Ii months old, and who is the young son of one of the most greatly beloved teachers who ever was CT eyer will be at the Birmingham Seminary Miss Julia Berryman. Miss Emma Jones, teacher of art and art history in the Seminary for many years, kept it with her a large part Uf the day that all the girls might admire it. What time she did not have it, Miss Morton, Miss Beaird or Miss Hemphill carried 1t about. Miss Berryman Is now Mrs. R. 1. Campbell, and lives at Asheville, N. C., her husband. minister. being pastor of the Presby terian church there. Everybody was disappointed that Miss Berryman" had not come.
 History of School
 The Seminary was opened 25 years ago on Fifth avenue by Miss Morton and Miss Louie Compton. It's key l. ,1,,, ,f.,. I,.tfl T ing for girls, and education founded cn Christian religion. There has al- ways been unity of spirit in the faculty and among the girls. Miss Morton's idea has always been: It girls are happy, they can learn well, . and Every girl .s to be trusted until she proves herself unworthy of trust" Miss Morton, who can well be classed as one of the city's most successful women, told how she and Miss Compton-uritil the latters death-always had been pals. They started the school September ', 1897. with 35 girls, in the three story building on Fifth avenue. The sch pol grew until it occupied that building and five others. Last April, the en rollment being so large, removal was necessary, and Miss Morton erected a $40,000 new building for it just back of the old Underwood home. There are 40 forest trees on the estate. which is the campus, and already roses climb the entrance, and flow CTS are growing everywhere! There is a magnificent new tennis court and basketball grounds.
 All the old girls at the party. as well as the new, were very much in terested in Mrs. c. B. Yandle and Miss Hallie Yandle, mother and daughter. Both are graduates of the Seminary, the latter being the first granddaughter of the school. It is an interesting thing that eight alumnae girls are teaching at the Seminary, after having gone away following graduation to perfect them at universities, colleges and conserva- tories.
 All day, telegrams. from alumnae girls came from various places-New York, Chicago, Nashville. other points in Tennessee and Texas-as well as from cities all over Alabama.
 The ices were in the alumnae colors of pink and white. Sweet peas and Dorothy Perkins roses were the dec orations
 I am sorry that It was not pos sible to get the names of all the old girls, and those present, but here are some of them, whom you may pick out from the pictures above: Norma Hood Lester, Edith Lathrop Smith,