The age-herald., 1901-01-12
INDEPENDENCE
 FOR UNIVERSITY Abolition of the Military System
 is Demanded AND STRONG NEW PRESIDENT Meeting of Birmingham Alumni Adopts Resolutions Advising Board of Trustees for Good of Insti-
 tution-Will Organize.
AND STRONG NEW PRESIDENT

The second meeting of the State Uniyer- sity Alumni of the Birmingham district, the first having been held last Tuesday night, was held in the rooms of the Com mercial Club last night, and resolutions were adopted calling for the abolition of the military system at the university the election to the presidency of an experi- enced educator who will command public confidence and the relegation to the presi- dent and faculty the government of the university.
 Amongst those present were William A. Walker, William Mudd Walker. Gen. Louis V. Clark, John Mcqueen, z. T. Rudulph, Maj. W. J. Parkes, J. J. Garrett, Prof. Joel c. DuBose. James Gillespy, B. F. Manly, w. P. G. Harding, R. B. Smyer.
 J. J. Garrett was called to the chair by motion of General Clark.
 William Mudd Walker acted as secre- tary.
 William A. Walker read the report of the committee on resolutions raised at the meeting last Tuesday night. This is the report:
 The Resolutions.
 The Alumni of the University of Ala bama resident in the Birmingham district, in meeting called for the purpose of con- sidering the welfare of the university,
 Resolve and respectfully recommend,that the military system at the university be abolished, the earliest practicable mo- ment, not later than the next commence ment; and that such legislation as is necessary to that end be secured at the present session of the General Assembly. 9 Resolved, That we request the trustees, in selecting a president, to take such time as may be necessary to secure eXperi enced educator who will command the confidence of the people of Alabama.
 8 Resolved That in the judgment of this meeting the president and faculty of the university should be exclusively entrusted with the government of the university in it's discipline and internal affairs free from interference from the trustees or alumni, in O. r that the responsibility of it's administration may rest with the presi- dent and faculty.
 Mir. Mcqueen moved that the report of the committee be adopted.
 Mr. Manly said that he agreed to the report solely because he believe that the military system as enforced was a 6isturb- ing clement He favored the system but as it was being carried >-out it's continu- ance was not advisable. It seems now it would be complete travesty to have it further continued, and it was a sort of scape-goat that may be possibly done away with to advantage. The military system could be made most useful, but under pres ent conditions it was useless to try to re- tain it.
 Mir Dickey offered a lengthy amend ment.
 Professor DuBose spoke in support of the committees report and in conclusion moved to lay the amendment upon the ta- ble
 By unanimous consent MT. Gillespy made some remarks in opposition to the report. The amendment was lad upon the table.
 Against the Report.
 Major Parkes did not believe in adopting the report He said there were 1SO men in Birmingham eligible to membership of the Alumni Association, and comparatively few of those were present.
 General Clark said that the report was unanimously agreed upon, there was noth- ing wrong unfair about it, and it repre- scented the views of a majority of all the alumni.
 Mr. Rudulph offered an amendment winch was in effect to reform rather than abolish the military system.
 MT. Dickley offered lengthy amend tenn was not inaugurated until 1861, and then fer good and sufficient reasons. The best authorities were agreed that the mili- tary system was the most useless. Above all things let the government of the uni versity be vested in the president and faculty.
 MT Harding moved to lay Mir Rudulph's amendment on the table, and it was so ordered
 The report of the committee was then adopted.
 General Clark offered motion, which was adopted, that a committee of five be appointed to organize the alumni in Birm- ingham, and the chairman appointed Gen. eral Clark W. P. G. Harding, R. F. Man. ly, R. B. Smyer W. J. Fares.
 At 945 by motion of William A. WalA- CT, the meeting adjourned.