Graduation Program for Baptist Collegiate Institute, 1916, Dale, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/dale/misc/grad.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Margaret Lindsey Smith ==================================================================== April 2002 A transcription of the program for the graduation ceremony at the Baptist Collegiate Institute in Newton, Alabama, on 25 May 1916. As far as I can determine, BCI was what we would call a junior college. Some of the students came from some distance away - my family traveled from Fayette County, in the northeastern part of the state. SENIOR PROGRAM March Hollaender Augusta Tate and Leslie Hartzog Rubie Askew Man’s Inhumanity to Man Makes Countless Thousands Mourn Walter Buford The Value of Character Alva Caine Human Efficiency Vera Capps The Value of Little Things Clyde Courson The Greatest Battles of History Evan Cutchen The Power of Suggestion Lula Dean The Habit of Success Laurie Elmore Luck and Pluck Girls’ Quartette While I Have You Parks Annie Faust The Art of Concentration Laura Faust The Value of Kindness Annie Lee Griffin Perseverance Wins *Leslie Hartzog The Human Need for Music in Daily Life William Holley Martyrs of Progress *Beulah Huguley The Commanding of Our Resources Nettie Jackson There Is a Place Leslie Jernigan Self Reliance Burnie Jones Christian Character Trio Gypsy Rondo Haydn Alba Mullins, Luna B Snell, Pattie Trawick Hosea Leonard Money – Its Use and Abuse *W. O. Mann The Influence of Heredity and Environment *Tullie Matthews The Supreme Purpose of Life Frank Morgan The Wonders of America Cora Moseley A Bit of Driftwood Alba Mullins Enthusiasm Conducive to Happiness Newberne Patterson Heroism in Everyday Life *Elmer Patterson True Service Fannie Seay Shadows and Sunshine Luna B Snell An All Round Education Trudie Miller Friendship Double Quartette Here’s a Health to You Old B.C.I. Parks W.O. Mann Valedictory Awarding of Diplomas and Certificates Benediction * In Senior Recital