The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
Dt [, A. Alderman is Now
 Head of University
ROCKEFELLER GIVES $1OO,OOO
Wants Mineral Building Dedicated to the Rev. pr. Curry-Distinguishe Men Attend the lnaugra-
 ton Ceremonies.

Charlottesville, Va, April 1S.-ln the Soth year of it's career and on the annl- versary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, its ulustrIous founder, the University or virginia today inaugurated its first pres ident. pr. Edward Anderson Alderman The simple ceremony was impressive. u combined the university spirit In the en- thusiasm in a student body Of foo' anu an alumni 1000 strong, with the dignity
 of capped, gowned and hooded men, the l educational leaders of south, north, east 1 and west
 officials of the nation and state and dis tinguished citizens of many sections
 added their presence. The picturesque was supplied in the classic university pile embracing the long rows Of paVll- | ions modelled by MT. Jefferson from the 1 Greek and Roman, to house the faculty and students, and facing each other across a terraced wall, at one end or which stands the domed rotunda, and at | the other assembly hall. The inaugural processlon through the center of the 1 lawn from the rotunda to the hall Tn the DalmN arr ana DliBlll ohii NA NAiN afternoon; a prayer, the oath of oihce' I a brief acceptance of the trust and
 number of speeches which filled three
 hours of enthusiastic interest climaXed
 by an inspiring inaugural address by
 President Alderman, and the installa-
 ton, was accomplished.
 Join In Torchlight Procession. Then was released the rollicking spirit | of the alumni and the students. They all joined in the torchlight procession
 which at o'clock led to the rotunda' and the banquet tables. Here the stern
 CT side of the educational character gave
 way to fraternity and good fellowship, | and long did the ancient hall ring with 1 laughter and applause at the shafts of
 wit and piquancy of phrase
 Among the many representatives of ed ucationa and scientific societies, and of the learned professions present. were l pr. Lyman Abbott. Monsignor D. Con | way, George Foster Peabody, Dr. Albert | Shaw, Edward M. Shepard, Dr. Melville | E. Stone, Prof. Francis c. Peabody of | Harvard; President Nicholas Murphy Butler of Columbia; Hon. George B. Ben | edict, of the University of Vermont 1 president Charles Needham, George | w aSllnKtOn IDlNtIbllyf w | President James B. Angel. University of | Michigan, Dean H. II. Bledler, Baltimore | university school of Medicine II. B.. 1 Friesser Hampton institute, President | I. Clark Seedy, Smith college; Dean All | bion w Small University of Chicago, Carter Glass, Joe Bryan and President Robert Curtis ogden of the Southern | Educational board
 At 4 o'clock when the assemblage had | placed itself in the public hall of the | university. Rev. Dr. Smith of Norfolk, pronounced an invocation on the institu- | ton in its new separations and under | takings
 | The installation ceremony was at once | accomplished by the rector of the in- | titution, Rev. Charles P. Jones of Mon terey, Va. He announced that a growing public sentiment in favor of change in the government of the university had | caused the general assembly of the com monwealth to impose upon the rector and visitors as the governing body, the duty of electing president. It had concluded | this duty after patient and anxious | thought by electing Dr. Edwin Anderson | Alderman The 1lte of inauguratlng the | chang. had been selected, April 13-be- | cause 1t was the anniversary of the birth | of the founder of the institution. Declares Alderman President. l Ut only remains for me-" he concluded, | turning to President --.derman, acting for | the board of visitors. ito declare you to | be the president of the University of Virginia, to deliver you its charter, and to pledge to you the heartlest support that the board of visitors can give you" The oath of office was administered. In accepting the office President AL
 derman said:
 "I accept the presidency of the univer-
 !. tR md
 with pride. Sustained and strengthened
 by the counsel and cooperation of the
 board of visitors, of my colleagues of
 the faculty of the sons of the university
 and of good citizens derywhere, l un-
 dertake this task with hope and cour-
 age. To obey it's statutes; to respect It's ancient spirit; to maintain It's lofty ideals;
 to seek with patience the laws of It's growth to give to its service with glad
 ness whatever strength l have. All this
 I shall seek to do. By Gods help l
 will
 Not an opportunity had been lost to ap-
 plaude MT. Alderman and when he con
 c1uded his words of acceptance, cheer after cheer rang out from the students in
 the galleries. while those in the pit of
 the large hall applauded long.
 Governor Montague followed and spoke
 for the state and her institutions He
 said
 Cannot Forget the Traditions.
 ''In the stir of expectancy which greets
 this occasion and the exalting confidence
 with which we look in the future. we can
 not forget the deeds and traditions, and
 the purposes for which it was found-
 ed. The father of the univ ersity contrib
 uted more fully than any statesman of
 his day to the educational needs of a
 republic. He devised this school not for
 the subjects of king, but for citizens
 of a republic, offering them opportuni-
 ties and bringing to them responsiblli l.
 ties accordingly. He appealed to the peo-
 pIe for this university and by their au
 thority and resources. form and sub
 stance, were given this undertaking. This
 school lives in the state. but it also
 lives for the state, and while we must
 be careful of what we get from the peo- pIe. we must be more eager about that which we give back to the people. We must demand that this agency of the peo- ple as 1t grows in new power and strength shall also grow in service to the peopie. We must place her hand fin maternal | touch with the common schools Of our land, thereby energizlng all the forces | ~---~-~---~-->~----~----