The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-30

hangs a portrait of Richmond Pear son Hobson, the naval hero who was also of the University and member is a portrait of Dr. De Yampert, wealthy ante-bellum citizen of Albama. who gave the sum of $20,oOO to the University for its library.
 In the education of young men who propose to enter the Methodist minis- try the. University is peculiarly and especially generous. ns., The g9yeer1,hngf Se ahaf 1t is one of the aacred missions of the University to heIp along deserving young men who wish to prepare ana equip themselves for ministerial work. in full their board and tuition are given special concessions from the fi- nancial requiI ements. Moreover they are given benefits especially provided for them by the funds established by Mrs Amanda V. Martin. Mrs Ann B. Betts. W. E. Holloway, the Newton and Robert S. Scarborough funds. its library. It Is located on the west side of the college building in 3 large library now contains a total or 5000 volumes, and the collection is a choice one. A continual effort Is made to increase this library. and the friends of the institution are each year invited to mako contributions.
 The Handsome Interior.
 Tn It's interior the Southern Univer- sity Is one of the handsomest educa- tional institutions Tn the South. The completely overhauled. The work was done thoroughly and artistically. It never falls to draw praise and com ment from all visitors.
 chapel, one of the prettiest in the State. It Is so arranged, with Its gall | lery and parquet that it will accom- | the speaker on the rostrum can look | into the face of each of his hearers. Tn equipment the college mas stead fly adyance1. The equipment pm, or e tne plete, well up to the high standard or
 The southern University will next The occasicn will no doubt be marked l by exercises appropriate and befitting Ithe occasion. The act astonishing the University was passed January sS' 1900 tees was held in Greensboro on Marcn I17 of the same year with Bishop Paine presiding The work of erecting thS on June Ii, 1857. the corner stone was
 In October, 1859. the halls were opened for the reception or stuHghiS R was the first Chancellor and Protes' sor of Biblical Literature. | If is worthy of note ana or CoHlHlSh' that the two who formed the hrs' graduating class, that of 1860, J. V, Glass and B. M. Hney. are still living Both are respected citizens of Perry
 The Southern University began llft lmost auspiciously. The war however dealt it a serious blow. Perhaps nc Institution of the South suffered s' much as did this college from the grea struggle When the war broke out |
 was one Of the wealthy colleges or th' South, although it had been in exist
 ence only two years. At that time 1 possessed an equipment in buildings lands, apparatus and library valued ISlOO, ,00O. In addition 1t had produc tive endowment of more than SZOO'O0V
 swept Away by War.
 | The endowment fund was swep laway by the war. but the institution
 and it's equipment was saved for tn
 church 1t took year after year O
 devotion, of labor and of energy to re
 cover from this disastrous blow an'
 to carry out each year the aims anS Ipurposes of the institution.
 It Is now the fixed policy of tn
 board of trustees henceforth not to In eur a single dollars indebtedness un der any circumstances or tor any pur
 pose It is also the fixed policy of tn trustees to apply only the interest O , the endowment for the current eX penses of the college and to keep tn endowment intact.
 of the greatAwork of securing an aae