The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Local Colleges to En-
terrain Southern
Classical Assn.

| Elaborate plans are being made by
| Birmingham's two colleges, Howard
| and Birmingham-So Southern, for the
| entertainment of the southern section
of the Classical Association for the
Middle West and South, which CO..
venes here April 12-14 inclusive.
The preliminary meetings will be
| held Thursday afternoon and night at
| the Tutwiler hotel.
| Howard college will act as host to
| the association Fricay wnen, after
the business session, a luncheon will
| be served at the college dormitory.
| Birmingham Southern will entertain
| Saturday.
| This convention. which is the third
of it's kind in the south, will bring
| to the city many distinguish ed
scholars. 1t is believed that the
meetings will do much to increase
| the interest in the study of Latin and
Greek in the high schools and col
leges.
| The states included in the southern
section are Virginia. North Carolina,
| South Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Ala
| bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Ten
| nessee.
| The officers of the southern section
are Josiah B. Game. Florida State
NJ. Key, Millsaps, vice president; f..
l.. Green, University of South Caro-
lima, etarytreasurer.
The local committee in charge of
| the entertainment of the association
| consists of Prof G.. w. Currie, Biz
| N. Thomas, Howard college; Miss
| Clara Bell Sem, Central High school;
| Miss Alice NJ. Stafford Woodlawn
| High school: Miss Capitola Neal, Ems
| ley High school.
| Headquarters for the association
| will no the TINT wiler hotel The
| following is the program for the
! three days session:
Thursday, April IL, 5 p. m.-Meet-
| ing of the executive council. lecture
room. Tutwiler hotel
Thursday, April II. p. m.-Lec-
ture room, Tutwiler hotel.
Addresses of welcome, President
John Dawson of Howard college and
President Guy E. Snaveley of Biz
| mingham Southern college.
Response for the association by the
president. Prof. Josiah B. Game of
Florida State College for Women
Three Old-Time Classical Schools"
Prof. Charles Forster Smith, Univer-
| sity of Wisconsin.
rs Classical Education Worth
| While for the Professional and Bust
| ness Man?" Judge w. A, Falconer,
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
The Classics and the Teacher of
Modern Languages" Prof. A. G. San
4 QerS. OF modern IAN
! guages, Millsaps college.
| Brief business meeting. Appoint
| ment of committees by the president
| Friday April 10, o'clock, Howard
college.
An Ancient Munchausen," Prof. f.
l.. Green, University of South Caro-
lima.
The Valve of the Study of the
Greek of the New Testament" DR.. r.
NJ Smith formerly professor of
Greek, Randolph Macon college.
| "Vergil in American Verse" Prof.
| G. A. Simmons. Hendrix college
Suggestions from Cicero's De
Amicitia," Prof. w. NJ Thomas, How
ard college.
The Authorship of the Culex,"
Prof. r. b. Steele, Vanderbilt uni
versity.
wit and Humor in Cicero" Prof.
! w. D. Hooper. University of Georgia.
[ Living on the Past" HoincipaI +.
A, Gallup. >Woodlawn High school,
Birminghan.
Suggestions for High School
Latin" DR.. James H. billiard. rector
! OF William and Mary college, nd
| president of the Slater and Jeanes
| funds.
AT l o'clock the association will be
| the guests of Howard college at
| luncheon.
Friday afternoon, o'clock.
! The Human Interest of the
Classics" Prof. Ct. F. Nicolassen, Ogle-
| thorpe university.
| The Semantics of the Words Par
son and Person" Prof Alfred P. Ham
| ilton, Millsaps college.
Great Latin Hymns and the Church
Fathers az Reading Material for
, Classes, Miss Sue Vent. high school,
Apalachicola. Fla.
Military Discipline of the Roman
Republic" Prof. George Currie. Bir-
l
The Date of .Cicero's De Diyina-
tone" Judge w. A. Falconer, Fort
Smith. Ark.
Some Phases of the Optative
MOOD In Greek" Prof. w. e. Farrar,
| Mercer university.
History and Legend in the Aeneid
of Versil." Prof. George Howe, Uni
versity of North Carolina.
| The Land of Camilla" OIlustrated).
Prof. A. Pelzer Wagner, Roanoke
Friday night, 8 o'clock, auditorium
Philips High school.
Address Hon. J. J. Tigert. United
states commissioner of education.
Inc Conservation of Human Tai
ent, PRESIDENT John c. Futrall, Uni
Versity of Arkansas.
The Classical Survey" Dean An
drew West Princeton university.
! Saturday morning, . O'Clock. Rir-
minEham- Southern college.
Staiizlns High School Latin"
| of Alabama
inducing Students to Elect Latin d"
MISS Hortense r. Thornton, teacher
OF Latin, Central High school Bir-
mingham.
The Status of the Classics in the
| Schools of Georgia" Prof. Alice Mac
Farlane, LAGRANGE college.
| The Classical Survey in Missis-
sippi, Prof Alexander l.. Bondurant
| University of Mississippi
| An open forum for high scbool
problems. in charge of Professor
Bondurant
| The main discussion will center
| about this question: IF you were free
| to do so without limitations imposed
| by college entrance requirements. or
scholarship examinations, prescribed
| local or state courses of study. text
| book adoptions and like considera-
| tons, what notifications. If any,
l would make in tho LIND