The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-22
HOWARD TO CLOSE
SESSION TUESDAY;
as WILL GRADUATE:
Alumni Elect DR.. J. A. Ward
Head And Hear DR.. c. E.
Grassland

Forty nine students of Howard col
lege. will end their four-year course
Tuesday when commencement exer-
cises, which began Sunday, will close
with the taccalaureate address by
John Howard Metcalf, professor of
English literature at the University
of Virginia, at 1890 o'clock.
= The following seniors will receive
degrees: Othar Thurston AFFORD
Clarence Rhodes Bennett, Emmett
Edison Bennett, Walter Louie Bent
ley; Mrs. Ora Daniel Bohannon, James
Woodruff Britton. Mary Virginia
Carswell,' Homer Alonzo Casey, Nal
lie Mae Casey, Ralph benson Clark,
verna Connell, William r. Copeland
Burnett Coleman Cowart. Clara He
bekah DeShazo, Mary E. Dew, Jessie
Loura Freeman, J. P. Gillespie, Jr''
Harley f. Gilmore. Albert Marion
Glover, Mrs. Eunice Graves, samuel
Linton Heath, Robert Willinghan'
Herring, Nancy Mabel Hodges. Mar
shall Davis Hogan, Bertha Devine
HowafH Charles Mckinley Hurst, Ed
win Eugene Johnson, Brady Rich
mond justice, Ciai chSe .-1is -
Dorothy Koepp, Robert Eugene Lam
bert, Jr., Helyn Allison Lane, Fred
Franklin Martin, Katie Mildred Nc
bowel, Ira William Myers. Irwin
Jackson Quinn, Mrs. William Marcus
Rocket, frankie Dee Sapp. Mildred
Sarah Smith, Halle Stephenson,
Charles Edmont Stone, Alma Tharpe,
Herman Dan Thomas, Rayner Ann
Tilman, Mrs. Della A. Todd. James
carl Vaughn, Huel Grady Wheeler,
William Lewis Williams, Mamie Car
lene Wyatt.
Orchestral selections, announce
ment of ri Kappa Tau society
mem bers and presentation of awards
will be other features of Tuesday
exercises. Marshals will be Willie
Hugh Kirk, head marshal; Florinc
HaSgood and A. Nelson Willis, jul
niors; Margaret Elizabeth Foster
and Clarence Thomas, sophomores,
and Jewel Graves and Paul Barnett,
freshmen. These appointments were
based upon scholastic records. Twelve
prizes will be awarded.
DR.. Grassland speaks.
The rise and growth of education
from the Greek age to modern times
was outlined by DR.. Clayton H..
Grassland associate president of
Ward Belmont college, Nashville.
Tenn, who delivered the alumni ad-
dress at II o'clock Monday morning
in the college auditorium. His talk
followed the senior class exercises
and ivy planting, two exercises full
of sentiment.
DR.. Grassland touched upon the
growth of education from century to
century and showed how education
spread to take in all phases of hu-
man life, embodying not only Greek
and ancient thought, but also the re-
ligious and scientific thought of the
age.
THE subject matter of education"
said DIR. Grassland. must include
everything that affects man in this
brief journey through life, that af-
fects mankind in it's long journey
onward and upward. Its personnel
must include all, every man, woman
and child. Its objective must be
universal-giving special training of
body mind, and soul and above this,
giving specific training for voca-
ton in life.
The alumni banquet and annual
business session began at 10 o'clock
Monday morning, being attended by
so or 60 alumni, including members of
the graduating class. Officers for
the year elected are DR.. j. A. Ward.
PRESIDENT; b. H. walker, vice presi-
)
and treasurer, all of Birmingham.
DIR. Ward outlined work for the
year, giving plans for enlargement
of alumni work by weaving into the
Baptist life of the state and into the
general program of convention work.
"Best Year In History"
Howard college is closing the
most successful year in the history
of the association" DR.. John Daw-
son, president, declared in making
his report. During the last ~
months more than 1850 students
have registered at Howard college.
The outlook for next year is even
better
j., W. A. Berry. stanch supporter of
the school, pledged himself to stand
behind Howard in efforts to make
the institution grow. Talks were
also made by Senator Clarence Inzer
Of Gadsden. DR.. Grassland, Rev. Will
liam r. Riggel, Samuel Heath. presi-
dent of the student body, DR. Peacock
and Jim j. Milford Coach Harris
Cope and DR.. Frank Willis Barnett
were made honorary members OF the
alumni association.
The board of trustees met at 8
o'clock Monday afternoon and at 8
O'Clock the college glee club gave
it's annual concert. At 9 o'clock
came the general reception, centering
at the Sigma NJ home. Sororities
and fraternities held open house
from to o'clock.