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THE BANNER-HERALP, ATHENS, GEORGIA.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 28. 1921.
Ten Graduate With
Honors; Two Girls
Never Missed Day
(Continued Prom Page One) „
lock Fulcher, Walter Ben Is Parker.
Harry Erwin Talmadge. Marie
Tibbetts, Mary Elizabeth Wood,
Representing the class as speak
ers for the exercises were Robert
Patterson, who spoke on "Charac
ter.” Annie Lano cartledge who
read the class poem; Thomas St.
John, who spoke on "A Man of the
Air*—'Woodrow Wilson;" Sara
Brnwm who read O'Henry’s, “The
Gift of the Magi;” Alexander
Bush who delivered an oration on
"To See Life Steady and to 8ee
it Whole." Music was rendered by
the high school quartet, the In
strumental club and the senior
chorus. Rev. S. J. Cartledge pro
nounced the invocation, Prof. E. B.
Moll presided and Dr.. John D.
'MeII delivered tho diplomas.
shall, Rebecca Means. ETEcklor | gan. Marguerite Fowler, Winifred
Useery, Fowler, Dorothy Fttlcher.
Third Class; Milton Jarnagin, Eleanor Callaway, Vivian Greg-
Mary Stewart. lory, Eula Hale, Audrey Harris,
Students eligible for‘distinction: {Sophia Hold. Catherine Jones, Cecil
First C1«m: Emily Bailor, nob-1 *»«. Koowle., CUIre
ert Carter. Mildred Childers. Clau- {""«»». Thelma leather,. Mary
dine Coleman. Harold Cooper. Mir- Marguerite MarbuL Iaa-
fam Dobbs, Margaret Elder. .Tack I be»e Paine. Aral* Wler Peeler,
Flatau, Jack Garrison. Otla flay, | A,l « Itpwlpnd Emily Simpson.
Florls Hsckctt. Harlow Harvey, I f"'"*' Frances Sn, *tl»,
Dan Hostile, Dorothy Jackson, J^o’hso Smith, Delree Stevens,
Fliatbeth I^aBoon, Elimbeth Me-' jjtt ~~
Myrtlce Storey, Fannie Mao Tent
Louisa Maude Teat, Mario fib-
belts, Mattie Lou Tucker, Marie
Underwood, Mary Wood, Emma
Whirter, Nellie Mapp, Mary Mar
shall. Frank Mitchell. Liboria Pal-
mirano, Dean Scott, Winnie Steph-
Dnrotby Thomas, Mary Tinker.
iv>nn Winston-,
Second class: Eva Bailey, Flora
Betts. Birdie Bondurant, Morris
Bush, Beth Campbell, Anna Crabb
Mary ieou Denny. Eva Evans. Mar.
tba Evans, James Gordon, Mar
tha Halley. Robert Hamilton,
Elizabeth Harvey, Spencer Me- 'n-Jffnfl, Plinrirna “RSno*”
Donald. Wllhelmina McElhannon \ J, ,n J ie “L L/n ?‘ g ;. S , “"I*.,
Rollln Moon, Dorothy Waters. Seeks TO Abolish ClVlI
Third ciaaa: Eugenia Arnold. Service Commission Here
* arbrough.
Special students who are post
graduates, but who will receive ad
ditional diplomas or certificates:
Dora Burchwald, Mozelle Epps,
Mary Homing, Dorothy Kenney,
Fannie Murray, and Florence
Whitworth.
In addition to the students who
graduated with honors the follow- CLOSING
Victoria Betts. Margaret Bicker-
staff, Monticth Capps, Nadine
Cooper, BUlle Epps, Nellie Foster,
Harvey Head, Hal Jackson, Lo-
reen Joiner, Oorrie KinneSrew.
Rose Irwin. Sarah Moon, Stewart
Prather, Agnes Proctor, Ben
Thornton. Stephen Upson. Sarah
Wler, Ruth Williams.
ink have attained grades that will
ooahle them to finish with honors
upon graduation.
Alee Betts. Geo. Caskey, Emily
Dozier, Frances Flury, Ethel Gen
try, Mildred Grlffetb, Maggie Why
Hammond, J. B. Hawket. Ernes-
tl*} Head, Mary Hodgson* Anne
Kilpatrick. Donald, Moore, * Palmer
Park. Leslie Bello Peeler, Lester
P'melles. Mary Pond. Lucy Pound,
Gordon Sanford. Aurora Simpson.
Jura Taffar, Sam Talmadge, Sarah
Thurmard, Merle Underwood, 'Mor
ris Underwood, Sam Wilkins.
Second Class: Flora Adams
Weldon* Bolton. Josephine Brooks,
HaJlie cox. Martha Earnest, Them
is' Gerdlre, Caroline Huggins,
Varren McClain. Emma De Mar*
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Commissioner Grlffeth
EXERCISES barded with questions at the close
of hfs remarks explaining the func-
Wpjdneaday moralng the (lon , of th , Con , m ,„ I0n . He wa,
day eierel.es were held and Wed- k h ,, . .. h
ue, day night the faculty and^^J^ >»“ can bu,
Junior class will compliment tho
seniors with a brilliant reception.
Defective Elimination
Constipation
Biliousness
I The action of Nature's Remedy (Mt
»Tablets) is more natural and thor*
The effects will be a reveJa*
ion—you will feel *o good.
Make tho test. You will
appreciate this difference.
Chips off \he Old Block
N9 JUNIORS —LIUU |||«
Ni — In onr-lMnl do»e«,
«runUy-coatod. Por children and adults.
SOLO BY YOUR imUMliT
»«*. |
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Following Is the program that
was rendered Wednesday morning
at mes of the graduates:
Class Song, words by Thomas
St John, tune, Schubert's Sere
nade—Seniors.
Presentation of Senior Class—
Oscar McWhirter.
History—Adolph Lund.
Reading—Sara Brown.
Music—Mandolin and Guitar
Club.
Prophecy—Fannie Mae Teat,
Mary Wood.
Poem—Annie Lane Cartledge.
Last Will and Testament—Lou
ise Knowles, Charles Cate.
Fftrewell Address—Edwin Trib-
We.
The names of gradustea who
will rccclvo diplomas Tuesday fol
low:
G e orgo Ashford, Joel Boley, Jar*
Bolton, John Bondurant * Rob*rl
Cato, Troy Davis, Alvin David
Brudberry, Alexander Bush, Her
bert Callaway, Ben Carr, Charlie
Scott Epps, Roger Higginbotham,
Howard E. Holmes. Tryon Hug-,
gins, Joo Jacobs, Carlton Jester.
. Adolph Lund, Arthur Moss Mc
Coy, Oscar McWhirter, Madison
Nicholson, Ennfs Parker, Robert
Patterson, Aldlne Pound, Archi
bald Simpson^ Frank Stewart, John
Thurmond. Thomas St John. Har
ry Talmadge, George Stone, Edwin
Tribble, Marion Weatherly, James
Williams, Gus Witcher.
Leslie Bailey, Obeda Boyd, Jose
phine Bowden, Elisabeth Bowers,
Carrie Bray, Lillie Brooks. Sarah
Brown .Annie Vic Butler,'Annie L. 1
Cartl^go, Kathleen Cauthen, Myr
tle Crymrs, Nora Crymcs, Irene
Cooper, Mildred Hearing, Mary F.
Evrctic, Mary Fant. Etta* Plans-
liquor on every corner.” “If the
Commission has control over the
police department, why hasn't It
seen to better enforcement of the
law?” The Commissioner declared
that It is hard to "get the goods on
criminals.” “Isn't It true, Mr. Grjf*
feth, that we have a pretty sorry
police force," It was asked. “That’*
true,” he replied, “but that Is be.
cause fifty percent ot them arc
from the days when
council elected them without civil
service rules." “Well, why don’t
you get rid of them,** he was asked
To this the Commissioner replied
that a man cannot be thrown oil
tho police force unless he has be$i
preved guilty of neglect of duty.
.This answer of the Commissions;
brought out the charge, made by a
member of the League, that a po
liceman stood by and watched
young man take a drink of whiskey
recent dance without maklnt
an arrest. “Can you give* me tha
policeman's name," the Commit
sloner quickly asked. "I will pre
fer charges against him." he said
"I think I can/* was the reply.
REFU8EO TO
RE-ELECT WOOD
In referring to the personal anl.
mosity to him held by a member A
council, whose tuunc be did ft-t di
vulge, Commissioner Grlffeth sale
that It was caused, for the reason
that he refused to vote for re-in
statement of Weldon Wood, ex-
captain of police who was dis
charged from the police forco fol.
lowing a trial two years ago. Th*
commissioner gave what he called
an Illustration of how (he police
and fir e departments would be op
erated if returned to the control ot
council. He said that Jim Godfrey
and Herty Alexander, taxicab driv
ers, were deprived of licenses bj
the Civil Service Commission re
cently. Godfrey had been caught
selling liquor,” he said. Alexan
der had driven a taxicab with a,
nnd woman occupant six miles
out of the woman's way one night
ha said. Both men, he said,
should hove been deprived of their
licenses. One month ago, Mr.
Grlffeth said, tho council took
away from the Commission the
right to grant and revoke tnxlcat
licenses because It heard “the com
mission Intended refusing the Cha.
fin Taxicab Company, a liquot
selling organization, a license. The
very next morning Godfrey and
Alexander were back driving tax
icabs. having been granted license
to do so by the council commitee
That's how council would control
your police department/* Mr. Gr‘t-
feth declared.
DI8CU88 CITY
MANAGER PLAN
At the close of the discussion of
the Civil Service commission, Mra
John Morris, chairman of the com
mittee on efficiency in government
reported on the progrefes of the
plan to get the City Manager form
of government' for Athens. Sht
said it had been decided not to
press the bill this year but to take
more time In which to. study the
measure. It was announced that
several prominent Athenians favor
ed the City Manager plan Includ
ing John E. Talmadge, Jr., C. M
Snelllng. Will L Erwin, Dr. C. M PURCHASE
graduated there Wednesday, May
DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH
' One of tha most important ad*
vance steps In educational work in
this state was the approval by
the board for the establishment
of a department of health at this
institution. The department will
E. Broach as Lead of the Domes
tic Scicnco Department. -“■*
The purchase of a home for the
teachers was endorsed by the
board and approval given to the
plans of the alumni-ae associa
tion for its purchase. It is be
lieved that satisfactory arrange
ments will be mado for the home
require the service df a trained i Bnd (hat the belldingwilt be in
specialist and will prove of great
benefit to the student body. . It is
understood that* Dr. Pound will
provide a way for tho new de-
partment, At least for the present,
without cost to the state.
Strahan, Dr. J H T McPherson, Dr
J. O. WiUnson. A commiti*c, with
Miss Roberta Hudgson as chair,
man, was named to studwy the
present city charter, tho chartct
written by Judge Andrew J Cobt
for Athens ten .years ago and the
ideal charter put out by the Na
tional League ot. Women Voters
Mrs. L. L Hendren, state president
presided Tuesday.
Dr. Ralph Graves,
Georgia Alumnus,
Delivers Address
(Continued from Pago One)
varsity, tweny-wo years ago. He
was at one time city editor and
dramatic editor for Tho Washing
ton Poet and Is now editor of The
National Geographic and nrofes-
sor of Applied Geography at
Georgetown University.
The annual meeting of the
board of trustees of the State
Normal** School closed Tuesday
afternoon. Reports from all de
partments of the school showed,
the 1923-24 session the most suc
cessful in the history of the insti
tution, a class of 244 having been
readiness for the opening of
school in September.
BEAUTIFUL 1 SPIKIT
OF TflE SENIORS „
The senior class of 1924 showed
a most beautiful spirit which gave
< \pn i"!i of their love and devo
tion -for their Alma Mater by
presenting to tho school their
caps and robes to be rented to
the graduating classes in the fu
ture, the proceeds to b<» u-i.1 in
creitl”** » scholarship fund for
tho school. | j
Those present at tho meeting
of the trustees were: B. S. Mil
ler, Lloyd Cleveland, Joseph M.
Smith, L. M. Brand, A. H. Davi
son. H. C. Erwin, Airs. James
Whitcy H. J. Rowe, Mrs. Howard
W. McCall, Mrs. W. W. Stark,
Mrs. Annie Freeman Johnson.
Read Banner-Herald
Want Ada.
WAS APPROVED
of the prudential committee in the
purchase of eighteen acres of
land adjoining the campus.
The bill introduced last year
r an increase in the maintenance
of the school from $63,000 to
$100,000, will be renewed tnis year..
The school is now running ovcr t
its meagre appropriation of over
$40,000.
A bill for $76,000 for a gymna
sium will also be introduced in the
legislature at the approaching
session.
Resignations of Misses Adams
and Rainwater, Mrs. Osterman and
Mrs. Broadhurat, all of tho Prac
tice School, wrec presented and
accepted. New teachers elected
were: Miss Thelma Wilson, Fort
Valley; Miss Ethel Scott, Rock
Hill, & C.; Mibb Ida Penny, Rock
HUl, S. C.; Miss Florence Simp
son, Athena; Miss Louise Glass,
Memominee, Wis., and Mrs. W.
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COMPANY
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
New York City
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convention are available from principal points in Georgia,
going by rail and/eturning-from New York via Clyde Line
to Charleston or vice-versa.
Stop-over privileges are permitted at any point going or
returning.
Fares include meals and berth in steamer, which ipust be
used in one direction.
Tickets can be routed via Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland,
Buffalo or Niagara FaHs without additional cost.
For rates, sailing dates anl general information, conynuni-
cate with the undersigned.
J. P. BILLUPS, General Passenger Agent,
120 East Hunter Street Atlanta, Ga.
WASHINGTON TUBBS II.
LOOK WHO'S HERE! UTUf BUT I
f WMTEft LAUNCUOT — GALLANT |
DEFeNOtR OF PRETTY WOMtN— 1—,
BEARING NOBlY THE GILDED LAURELS)
of ms latest combat, welcome, f
. my conquering hero! welcome! J
—By Crane
—
i any little Runt that picks a scrap)
I WITH THE ET-PAPERWEIGHT CHAMP OF
KOKOMO DESERVES TO BE UCKEB. OOTTlEt POODLE
\ISN'T 0*NC Hid OWLY DOZEN BY JUMPING ON .
.A FULL CROWN BULL DOC. THAT'S DOC SENSE-
HYOU HAVEN'T even cot. dog sense
' your reward to a coy thatS done his optimist • bay. you'd put your. fwCER
BEST AN 1 RECEIVEO TH' WORST-COT HIS TEETH nlu 4 RAILROAD TRACK AND EXPECT TO VNRFCU
KNOCKED LOOSE -« TO SEND HIM TAFFY
CANDY. ITS A SHAME YOU FORGOT TO ENCLOSE
A BILL-WITH IT. I GET LAiD UP IN TH' HOSPITAL
AN' YOU DOCK MY' PAY-TUAT'S SPORTSMANSHIP^
I MAY NOT HAVE OOGSENSE.BUT YOU COTTA
ON A RAILROAD TRACK AND EXPECT TO WRECK
A TRAIN.—YOU'RE SO OPTIMISTIC YOU'D THINK r
YOU COULD SWIM. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAD ,
FISH FOR OINNER. WHEN, FOR-COOONESS1
SAKE .WASH, WILL YOU EVER LEARN THAT THE
ONLY THING YOU CAN LICK IS A LOtlYPOP? -J
• • JACK DAW’S ADVENTURES
■ Ntory by Hal Cochran. Drawlnga br Ue Wrf(t»
4 ' • UNDER T1IE CIRCUS TENT—CHAPTER -II
, The clown know Lhot Flip belonged to Jack, 10 ho ran right up to
Uio .little adventurer. “Pull him off- Pull him off!” ahouted" the clown,
jack tried to grab hold of Flip but the dog awltched around- and Jack
ttclU sprawling, head over heela. This brought a great laugh from the
crowd. • t .
Finally Boscoc reached out hia long trunk and aeled Flip. The dog
mi- tartled and let go of the rlowira coat. Then the clown mode a
hurried retreat and Boseoe let Flip go. Inatantly the dog waa after
the fleeing clown again. But this time Jack succeeded in grabping holf
of Flip. i t ! vi J, v.
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H A uriu attendant then offered to chain Flip ao the circus could g)
„n Min whined at this and Jack premised that his dog wuold lie down
and let the clowns alone. Then he patted his dog’s head and whUpered
in hi" ear. Flip immediately sprawled out-in a pile of strew. (Con
tinued.^ ' ■ 1 : ... -
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