The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-23
COLLEGE L|kENED
To LIGHTHOUSE. BY
DR.. JOHN METCALF
81 Howard Seniors Pass Out
Into World, Graduating
TUESDAY,

Il like to think of the American
college as fortress Of truth, con-
serving and defending its heritage
of high traditions. the accumulated
wisdom of sages and poets and
heroes. I like to think of the Amer
lean college as a workshop, the
scene of busy men and women test
ing and experiencing and growing
in knowledge and In power and in
character. like to think of the col
lege as lighthouse, shining in
darkness for the betterment of the
church, the state and the nation
a steady beacon in civilizations un-
quiet sea. l like to think of the
college as dynamo OF ideallsm
energizing each generation of youth
to clearer thinking and nobler AV-
ing"
Thus did DR.. John Calvin Metcalf.
Kent professor Of English ntera- :
summarize at the conclusion OF MS
address on Education for Leader.
ship, before the graduating class
at the commencement exercises at
Howard college Tuesday evening
when "a students comprising the
senior class at INC SSllooA 49,
A. B. degrees, while number or
honorary degrees were conferred.
The graduating exercises were pre-
sided over by DR.. John {. DAWSON
president of Howard college.
In opening his address, Dr: Met
calf declared that every institution
of modern America was under the
scrutiny OF certain advanced think
crs who had profound pessimism
about the past, a cynictsm about the
present, and a spirit of douptiulness
about the future, Educational sys,
TENS and institutions are 1ncluueo
in their scrutiny. he said he eS
pressed 1t as his opinion e1~' ,,'; ~
ern America was infhcted WIN
growing intellectual pains, but tha'
nevertheless there were certaif
criticisms being made which woulo
hear observation.
say. Curriculum Lacks Until.
I'm the first place, the collese
lacks unity in curriculum, ana IN lts
definiteness Of purpose. II: MEGA.
subjects taught. New and popular
subjects are tackled on wnich nav.
no real educational value. The result
is an aggregation of ancient, me
dieval and modern fragments WHICH
unification and c1assif1catlon.
no
Netcaif were that the colleges spen'
20 much time on useless knowledge
aid not sufficiently encourage tht
n;fted student and are becoming pa
panized. In each case, however he
defended the colleges from the IN II,
dictment, and showed wnere conoi'
tIons were not really so bad as tneo
were made out to be. Con.inuins' .h w
explained the general status OF the
colleges in the cultural and every.
day life of the nation, and declared
that too much emphasis was peins
laid on mass-training.
In discussing the real qualities OF
leadership, Mr.. Metcalf said that one
ebo,,1d be possessed of ability ano
cnurare, eif-discipline. adding that
education was neither a picnic nor
a holiday excursion, or even series
of vocational exercises, wide knowi-
edge of fundamentals. character, NOR
al idealism. spiritual enthusiasm. anc
faith In the category or KnoWieose
the doctor said that the ieaael
should have q ecorrect and effectly'
use of the English language. read
ing knowledge of some foreign ian
guaee, an acquaintance with some Of
the masterpieces of great literature
including the Bible and biography
some general history. knowledge OF
the principles and practices of ones
own System VI SoNVi Ai'iiNtiN $3.50
acquaintance with the achievements
of science.
o O O
Degrees Conferred.
Following Mr.. Metcalfs address
degrees of bachelor of arts were con-
ferred on the following: Othar Thurs
ton Afford, Emmett Edison Bentley
Walter Louie Bentley. Mrs. Ora Dan
lei Bohannon. James Woodruff Brit
ton, Mary Virginia Carswell, Homer
Alonzo Casey, Nallie Mae Casey
Ralph benson Clark, Nerna Conneli
william r. Copeland, Burnett Cole
man Cowart, Clara Rebecca DeShazo
Jessie Loura Freeman, Harley f. Gil
more, Samuel Linton Heath. Rober
Willingham Herring. Nancy Mabe
Hodges, Charles Mckinley Hurst. Ed
win Eugene Johnson; Brady Rich
mond Justice, Clarence Leigh Kelley
Robert Eugene Lambert, Jr., Helyr
Allison Lane. Katie Mildred Mellow
ell, Irwin Jackson Quinn, Mrs. viii
liam Marcus Rocket, frankie De-
Sapp. Mildred Saraha Smith, Charlie:
Edmont Stone. Alma Tharpe. Herman
Dan Thomas. Rayner Ann Tilman
Huel Grady Wheeler and Mamie Car
lene Wyatt.
The following also are prospective
| graduates at the end of the summe
school: Clarence Rhodes Bennett
Mary G. Dew. j. p. Gillespie. Alder
Marion Glover. Mrs. Eunice Graves
Marshall Davis Hogan, Bertha De