The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-21

wit enough in very early life to read all I could learn of the constitution of the University. Jefferson was certainly in advance of his time in many of his pro- visions
 MT. St. Clair McKelway: 1T have noted the work of the institution. I have re- joiced in the career and character of many of it's alumni. I am glad that so notable a body of clergymen, jurists. statemen, philanthropists, educators and reformers are of mind in seeking to put the university on sure foundation"
 Lee Is UnlversIty's Friend.
 General Fitzhugh Lee: T have always been a great friend of the university proud of it's past and hopeful of it's fu- ture."
 Hon. Edgar H. Farrar: "The traditions and ideals of the university deserve to be perpetuated as they make for good sehol- arship and good citizenship. The univer- sity has been unaceountably overlooked in the outpourings of donations made by the rich people of the United States to educational institutions. This over looking has been done in my judgement largely to their ignorance of what the university has been and is. and l am glad to see this national effort made to give to the university an endowment which will keep 1t abreast of modern thought and modern instruction"
 MT Clark Howell: "It will give me pleasure to cooperate with you on the line of your suggestion concerning the University of Virginia"
 Mir John Cadwalader: 'I shall be very glad to use any influence l possess in advancing the cause. It is an suspicious period in the country's history to call the attention of the people to the great ob- jects which Jefferson especially sought in promoting higher education through this university, so dear to his heart That there should be perpetuated on the soil of Virginia. from which have sprung the most shining lights of our country the institution created for such lofty
 objects and high ideals as Jefferson de- fined, must be recognized throughout
 the entire nation"
 MT Melville E. Stone: "I think the suggestion an admirable one and will do any thing in my power to further it." | Hon. J. M. Dickinson "I have always | had the highest veneration for it (the l University of Virginia-) l trust very l much that it can be put upon such financial basis as will enable it to con l tinue It's high career in competition with
 the richly endowed institutions of the | north."
 1 Mir. Henry T. Kent: 'I shall be very 1 glad to have my name associated with , such a oommendable cause 1 believe
 the university will enter upon new
 era of prosperity and will be more known l both widely and fayorably throughout
 the United States than ever before.'
 Rev. Dr. J. William Jones: q have l the profoundest interest in the university
 and anything that I can do to promote
 it's interests will be cheerfuily done" l Hon. Alex P. Humphrey: Certainly the history of the University of Virginia has been a great one, and it Is equally l true that it is hampered in the work l which it might do by lack of sufficient 1 endowment. I have been looking for ward to the election of a president as l opening an era of great promise and nothing would give me greater pleasure ! than to be able to assist in this work.
 Hon. George R. Vending: "It will be , a great pleasure to me to aid In every way possible in promoting the interests l of the University of Virginia.