The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-25
'BESSEMER HIGH
TO GRADUATE 70
Exercises To Be Held
This Week With In
teresting Program
[Ressemer Rureanl

(Bessemer Bureau)
BESSEMER, Ala, May 24.-Closing
exercises Of the Bessemer High school
will be held this week, with many in
teresting programs to mark the &C.
casion. Seventy graduates are to fin
ish in hte May class, and to this are
added % who comprised the mid-term
class, making a total Of 92 graduates
for the year.
The baccalauret sermon will be
preached Sunday morning at the new
high school building by DIR. Frank
Macdonald, pastor of the Woodlawn
Baptist church. The public has been
invited to attend, and the seating ca
pacity Of tn eauditorium is capable Of
caring for large Attendance.
On Wednesday evening the senior
class play, "Smilin' Through" is to
be given at the auditorium. Special
play, and the cast will include Rosa
Perry, Mary Coleman, Fred Handy,
Withers Caughlin, Kathleen. Naylor,
Helen Veitch, John Granger, Edward
Saunders, Roy Gamble, Hirsch Childs,
Lois Fault, Rachael Wilson, Ethel
JAEGER, John Ellington; James Balm
bridge and Howard McGriff.
The graduation exercises will take
place Thursday evening, with the
faculty and members of the board of
education officiating. The commence
ment address will be made by DIR. j. N.
Powers, chancellor of the University of
Mississippi, who is declared to be a
convincing and impressive orator. "
Friday evening the alumni banquet
is to be held, when an attendance of
500 is expected. II
Discuss NEW City HALT is ex-
pected that the city council will appoint
a committee to discuss plans for the
erection of a new city hall or a separate
and permanent unit which will form
the nucleus for such a structure. The
matter was discussed at the last meet
ing of the council, and since that time
has attracted much attention.
Action was postponed at the sugges-
ton of Mayor r. p. McTyeire, who
later gave out the following statement |:
1.-THE. present city hall is certainly a
reflection on the city, being insani-
tary and altogether unattractive. But
/ do not believe that we should spend
money n oany temporary structure, as
has been proposed. II II
81 would favor the building Of a
large, separate unit on the Third ave-
nue. frontage we have, which is about
so feet, extending the walls cf this unit
to the present structure. We could
then move our present offices into this
unit and remodel or renovate the build
ing to suit our needs, later occupying
the whole"
There has been much complaint in
regard to the inadequacy of the pres
ent building, and as it cannot be inn
proved materially without considerable
expense, the agitation for a new struc-
ture is attracting much attention.
Whatever repairs or improvements are
put in will require a bnod issue, it is
pointed out, as the city's financial con
dition is such that funds for this pur-
pose will not be available for some
time.
Tag Day POstpOned-Du to un-
favorable weather, tag day for the Con-
federate veterans, which was to have
been held Saturday afternoon, has been
postponed until Saturday, May 81. A
large number of committees have been
appointed to look after the sale of tags,
which will be held in the business
section, and the proceeds of the affair
will be used to send Confederate vet
Grams to the reunion to be held in
Memphis next month.
Tag day will be held under the
auspices of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, assisted by the Chill
dren Of the Confederacy, and a number
Of volunteers among the girls of the
city.
Pastors Union FOrmed-Pastors of
the Protestant churches of the city met
the past week and organized Pastors
Un0in, with DIR. #. o. HELLER of the
First Presbyterian church, as presi-
dent, and DIR. j. o. Williams Of the
First Baptist church, secretary.
The purpose of the organization is
to promote cooperative movements
among the churches, and to plan and
carry out a definite religious program.
Meetings are tO~be HE'D the first Mon
days in each month.
Wise Is AppOinted-Jack Wise, we'll
known high school graduate, has been
appointed to West Point, according to
a letter received from Congressman
Huddleston Saturday afternoon. Young
Wise is graduate of the class of 1923
and will leave July to stand exam
nation for the position.
Kalista Is Out-The Kalista, the
annual publication of the Besesmer
High school, has been received, and
will be distributed Tuesday. The cir
culation of the school annual is much
larger this year than in the past.
Prettiest Baby Named-Virginia Boz