The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-25
COLLEGE CLOSES
EVENTFLJL TERM
WITH EXERCISES
Birmingham-SOuther Is
Prepared For Annual
Summer School Glasses

Sixty-sixth annual commencement ex-
ercises of Birmingham-Southern col
lege began Saturday evening at
o'clock, when the inter-society orator
ical contests between the Belle Lettres
and Clariosophic literary organizations
was held. Russell Foster johnson of
Bessemer represented the Belle Lettres,
while John NJ. Price of Valley Head,
Ala, was the Clariosophic speaker.
Sunday morning at IL o'clock, in the
auditorium of the First Methodist
church, the commencement sermon will
be preached by DIR. George Stoves of
Nashville, alumnus of the class of 1898,
to graduating class of seventy-six, the
largest by 100 per cent that has ever
been graduated from the Methodist in
stitution.
The Y. NJ. G. A. and Y. w. G. A. of
Birmingham Southern will be ad-
dressed Sunday evening at the First
Methodist church by Rev. George w.
Read, alumnus of the class of 1899.
This will commence at o'clock.
Freshmen and sophomore declama-
ton contests will be held Monday morn
ing at 8 80 o'clock in the college au-
dftOrium. The freshmen contestants
Birmingham; Robert Sapp, Cullman {;
Clarence Fossett, Birmingham; S. I.
Kimbrough, Ragland; Clarence L. Nc.
Dorman, Birmingham.
Sophomore Speakers
The sophomore speakers will be: r.
wing z. Fullington, Gadsden; r. Bow
ling Barnes, Montgomery; Richmond
@, Beatty, birmingham; Verman T..
Kimbrouh, Ragland; Russell Foster
Johnson, Bessemer. Gold medals will
be presented to the winning orator from
each class.
The annual meeting of the board of
trustees Of Birmingham-Southe will
be held at 2 p. m. Monday in the new
NJ. Paul Phillips library.
At g. o'clock Monday afternoon the
senior class day exercises will be held,
including the presentation Of the me-
mortal to the college. This is an an
nual custom of graduating classes, and
the class of 1924 will give to its alma
mater sun dial which will be unveiled
Monday afternoon. Appropriate cere-
monies will accompany this. The dial
will occupy an imposing location on the
campus.
Junior and senior class oratorical
contests will take place in the college
auditorium Monday evening, commence
ing at o'clock. Gold medals will be
presented to the winner from each class.
Announced contestants for this from
the junior class are: Alfred l.. Lusk,
Jacksonville; j. NJ. Wigley, Birming:
ham; S. e. Armistead, Cumberland
City, Tenn; Lewis J. Wyatt, Birming-
ham.
Senior speakers will be: W. o. Bar
row, Rutledge, Ala. Malcolm NJ. Wat
kins, Lafayette l.. Patterson and
George X. Stuart of Birmingham.
Graduating Exercises
The graduating exercises will begin
at 8 80 o'clock Tuesday morning. They
will be held in the college auditorium
and will begin with the academic pro-
cession. Following this will be the in
vocation by Rev. George R.. Stuart,
Birmingham. A musical selection will
be next on program, followed by the
salutatory address by Lafayette L.
Patterson. Louis w. Sims will de-
liver the valedictory address.
The baccalaureate address will be
delivered by DIR. Stonewall Anderson,
general secretary of the board of edu-
cation of the Methodist church, at
Nashville.
President Guy e. Snavely Of Bir-
mingham-Southern will then confer the
degrees, award medals and make the
announcements. A business meeting of
the alumni association will be held i'm
mediately after these exercises. This
will be followed by the annual alumni
dinner in the college dining room, at
which time the retiring athletic direc-
tor, Charles Brown, will be the guest
Of honor.