The age-herald., 1899-11-14
OPENING OF THE
 WOMAN'S CONGRESS First Session Held Last Night at
 Woman'S Club. IN TERESTING ADDRESSES One by Dr. Powers of the University of Alabama and the Other by Miss
 Crozier of Cincinnati-To-
 morrow's Programme
INTERESTING ADDRESSES

It was brilliant assembly of men and women to whom Miss L. Graham Crozier, of Cincinnati, and Dr. James K. Powers, president of the University of Alabama, spoke last night at the Womans club at the opening of the woman's congress. Both Miss Crozier and pr. Powers were intro duced by Mrs. L. Crozer French in a char acteristcally eloquent little speech. in which she expressed the pleasure it gave her to present to an audience two dis tigulshed educators, one of whom occupied the highest position in the state, and who would speak upon the subject of "Women" at the University of Alabama
 pr. Powers Address
 pr. Powers address followed closely the outline of the work of the State university in the higher education of women. He re- viewed the history of the institution and the movements looking towards the admis- sion of women, which was inaugurated by Miss Julia Tutwiler, whose name is so fa- miliar to the people of Alabama. Following closely the efforts which were at last crowned with success, pr. Powers con- cluded as follows:
 Tn view of the fact that in admitting women to the State university Alabama but follows the example of the great states of the extreme and middle west, I need not in this presence argue in favor of the princi- pie of co-education as applied to higher in- st1tutions. Here in Alabama there was every reason why we should follow such illustrious examples. The question of economy in equipment and teaching force sir rai, would be difficult and expensive to dupli- cate our plant" Then there are other ob- jections to sending our daughters north and east for their higher education. Within the past few days a young lady from Atlanta. a scion of one of the best southern families, has left one of the eastern technical schools at a sacrifice rather than remain on an equality with so-caled young Cuban wo- mon who proved to be nothing more nor less than negress from the interior. Whatever may be thought of her course in other sections, the action of Miss Wilkins will be approved by a majority of the southern people.
 'The question of women at our university, as may be readily seen from the foregoing, has passed the experimental stage. When
 
 matter and established scholarships there, it ceased to be a problem and became an accomplished fact. At the university we esteem their action because of the number of strong pupils added to our student-body; we esteem it still more because of the op- portunities it gives to the benefciaries for development; but we esteem it far more as an expression of confidence in the work of the university on the part of the most discriminating section of the people of the state.
 Recent investigations made by our pr. Wyman show that instead of meaning "Here We Rest" Alabama indicates "The Land of Muberries;" the developments of the past few years in and around this Magic City show that ours is everything but an idle shiftless population, and if our faculty and faculties can continue to com mand your confidence and support I be- lieve that in the near future our university will be the pride of Alabama and of all Ala bamianS."