The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

yearly until in 1so1-02 thirty-seven girls were received as regular students. In ls9s-'ss fourteen girls won highest hon. ors Among these. however, were many who applied themselves not to the regu- lar course but only to one or two sub jects Since 1899 only those wno are reg ular students pursuing yearly course may compete for highest honors
 An item of interest for those who have not investigated for themselves the work of the university annex is the fact that in 1900 four girls from among the twenty who were then university stu dents received highest honors, that is they had obtained Ian average grade of 95 per cent or more in all studies they had pursued during the year.
 No other argument need be brought forth to prove that the women students at the university meet the requirements of all promoters of the higher education, and in view of which Mrs. Goodwyn's appeal to Alabama club women to urge state appropriation for the annex is considered most timely.
 Mrs. c. P. Orr, the president of the i Alabama federation, has expressed her self as in full sympathy with the sug- gestion and other prominent women feel that 1t Is incumbent upon the women of l Alabama to urge through their commit tees an appropriation from the state to properly equip the annex.
 Knowing that Miss Tutwiler was natu- rally deeply interested in this movement, I asked her recently regarding the out l look of co-education in this state; in other words, if the demand for higher education on the part of the young wo- men themselves was increasing to the extent that the state could be made to see that co-education was no longer an experiment. Miss Tutwiler in discuss ing the situation said that when she succeeded in inducing the trustees to ad- init the young women of the state to the ,a advantages of the university those who wished to enter found. the privilege was an Elusive one, since there was no home provided for them at the university, and none of the professors were willing to take boarders.
 'In 18sS' continued Miss Tutwiler. there were ten of my graduates from Miss Tutwiler's school at Livingston who were admitted to the university annex.
 In speaking of the state of affairs at that time Miss Tutwiler said that Presi- dent Powers of the university placed at their disposal a house formerly occupied by member of the faculty and this was furnished to accommodate about. twenty students.
 Miss Tutwiler. referred to the success full work done by the young women at the university. and said that their records answered the question asked by many if co-education at the university was prov l ing satisfactory.
 In talking along this line Miss Tut wiler said that while there would never be a rush of women students at the university there would always be a suf- 1 fcient number of young women who were ambitious for the higher education and that they should not be forced to go to other states for advantages that could be had in their own state.
 ''Their needs," said Miss Tutwiler, "should not be disregarded, and I am glad that the leading women of the state are interesting themselves in the subject.
 Even if no better building can be given to the annex. there are other things that can be done for the young women in order to show the kindly sym pathy and encouragement of their elder sisters"
 Mrs. Kate M. Morrissette, one of Ala bamas strongest club women and re- l cognized leader in the educational work ufidertak by the federation, when ask 1 ed for her views on the subject said:
 "Nothing more timely and pertinent has been said by the club women of Ala bama than what was voiced by Mrs. Goodwin on the subject of the Julia Tutwiler annex.
 .The association of Miss Tutwtler's name with an institution stamps it's worth and asserts it's claim upon Ala bama women. The peculiar form of value of the annex was well explained by Mrs. Goodwin.
 "The graduates here will make the class of teachers so much needed by our public schools today. The university 1 has, since it's earliest years, given to | Alabama citizens who have served her we'll in war and peace, and now that our beloved ex-state superintendent of schools J. W. Abercrombie, Is in charge as president, we may be sure that the entire educational system of Alabama will feel the vitalizing of this scholar and patriot. His presidency in the glo- rious year that sees the decree go forth | which puts the south close to a great isthmian canal to unite the Atlantic and Pacific, means that on the young men and women of the state will be impress ed the responsibility of the hour. In 1ec- lures and addresses has MT. Abercrom- bic eloquently prophesied the future greatness of our land, and insisted with the wise statesmen of every country that the foundations of republics were in their homes and schools; and yet, 1t was always evident that his own con- victions on this subject were stronger than could be put into any words.
 His personal contact day by day with