The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-25
Study DAYS over
FOR 552 STUDENTS
OF HIGH SCHOOLS
Annual Commencement
Address At Phillips
High Monday
FINAL EXERCISES
LATER THIS WEEK
DIR. William McAndrew, Of
Chicago, Is Principal
Speaker

Five hundred and fifty-two students
who are to graduate this week from
the high schools of Birmingham will
gather in the auditorium of Phillips
High school at 8:15 o'clock Monday
evening to hear the annual commence
ment address.
The address this year will be deliv-
cred by DR.. William McAndrew, SUI
perintendent of the Chicago public
schools and one Of the country's stand
ing educators.
DR.. G. B. Glenn. city school superin-
tendent, describes DR.. McAndrew as 'an
intensely human, red-blood represen-
tative of the new type of school man
and scholar of great attachments"
Declaring that Birmingham is to be
congratulated for having secured DR..
McAndrew, superintendent Glenn Sat
urday expressed the hope that the COM
mencement exercises might be one of
the greatest civic occasions in Magic
City history.
DR.. Glenn looks for a tremendous
outpouring of proud fathers and moth
ers and citizens generally for the COM
mencement address.
Has Great Message
''The probabilities are that many
lQs
but those who are fortunate enough
to get inside will hear one of the great
est speakers of this day and time. DR..
McAndrew is genius, and he will
have a message for the graduates that
they will long remember after they
have received their diplomas"
After hearing the commencement SER
mon in body, the graduating classes
of the several high schools will re-
ceive their diplomas and hold their final
exercises, separately later in the week.
On Tuesday evening, the seniors of
Woodlawn High school will get their
graduation certificates in the auditori-
UNI of that school. Both programs will
begin at S:15 o'clock.
Programs Planned
At S:15 O'Clock Wednesday evening
in the Ensley High school auditorium,
the members of the senior class of that
school will hold their last session
together and receive diplomas.
The Apollo club of Woodlawn High
school will present an operetta in Phil
lips High school auditorium Wednes-
day evening, beginning at s :15 o'clock.
The large graduating class of Phil
lips High school will assemble Thurs
day evening in the school auditorium
to receive diplomas and hold final ex-
ercises.
The Lyric club of Ensley High school
Will present its commencement Operetta
in the auditorium of that school We'd
nesday evening.
The commencement festivities will
bring to a close the most successful
year in the history of Birmingham's
educational system, according to DR..
Glenn and members Of the board of
education. With $3,500,OOO in school
bonds only recently voted by the people
of the city, the school officials face
the coming year with hopes for even
greater progress, DIR. Glenn asserted.
Joint Commencement
A combined orchestra from the high
schools will furnish music at the Joint
commencement exercises Monday eve
ming. DIR. w. r. Hendrix, pastor of
of South Highlands Methodist church,
will give the invocation. A solo by
Leon Cole, the annual commencement
address by DR.. McAndrew, selections by
the orchestra and benediction by DR..
j. X. Hobbs, pastor of the first Baptist
church, will round out the program.
The board of education, composed of
Erskine Ramsey, president; r. e.
Chadwick, vice president; F. D. Nc
Arthur, Mrs. A. w. Bell, r. r. Moore
and Secretary r. C. Miles. will attend
in a body, according OF present plans.
On the eve of the closing exercises.
the officials in charge Of administra-
ton expressed their appreciation for
the support given the high schools dur
ing the past year and predicted that the
years just ahead will produce un
precedented educational achievement in
Birmingham. The administration offici-
ais, in addition to Superintendent
Glenn, are: Associate Superintendent
G. A. Brown; Assistant Superintendent
l.. Frazer Banks G. ]. Going, prin-
cipal, Phillips High school: e. f.
Smith. principal, Ensley High school,
and G. G. Badham, principal, Wood
lawn High school.
Each of the duating classes will
hold its class day early this week.
A list of the officers of the classes.
together with the programs for Glass
day and graduation and a list of the
graduates. follows:
Phillips High School
Glass of 1924. Motto: Eide ct FL
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