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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29

Tn the address of welcome delivered by President John W. Abercrombie at the exercises celebrating the seventy fifth anniversary of the University, a brief but impressive history of the In stitution is given. President Aber- crombie said:
 Tt is with no ordinary pleasure that assigned to me in the beginning of the program for today. for 1t falls to the lot of few men to preside over the am niversary exercises of an institution so tull of years.
 This celebration marks the close of three quarters of 8 century of glo- rious achievement. Here for seventy five years, with brief interruption, the torch of learning has burned brilliant ly. In uplifted hands it has been held. Like a banner 1t has shone.
 The history of the University of Ala bama is coeval with the history of the State of Alabama Indeed, the Univer- sity's growth and the States develop ment are go closely related. so com pletely interwoven. that 1t is didlcult to consider them separately.
 The University was piovid ed for in 1919 by the act of Congress which ad- nnitted Alabama into the Union of the States. By that enactment a donation of seventy-two sections of land was made for the endowment of seminary of learning. Tn December, 1920. the General Assembly passed an act estab- fishing a seminary of learning, ito be- denominated the University of Ala bama" The first meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in April. 1922. In December, 1927, Tuscaloosa, tken the capitol of the State. was selected for the seat of the University. The site upon which to erect the buildings, the present site which comprises three hundred acres, was selected in March, 1928.
 The inauguration of the first presi- dent, Rev. AIve Woods, D. D., took mace in April, 1881. Fitty-two stu d hts were matriculated on the first day of the first session. Progress was unhindered till the mighty conflict of the sixties. Near the close of that mo- mentous struggle. the material equip ment feal a victim to the ravages of war In April. 1865, body of federal cavalry, who had been dispatched for the purpose, set fire to and destroyed completely all of the seven college buildings except the astronomical ob- servatory. The erection of new build ings was begun in January, 1867, and the work of instruction was resumed in April, 1869.
 "In restitution for this less by fire, Congress made, in 1884, another dona- ton of lands, equalling the first grant in number of acres. With the proceeds from the sale of part or this second donation most of the present buildings were erected.
 The management of the University |. vested in a Board of Trustees con sistnT of the Governor and State Su- ncrintendent of Education, ex- x-offcio. ana one member from each of the nine congressional districts except this dis ysosrd of Trustees is c aself-perpetuating body. election to membership therein
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
nmeer. of Government.

The Faculty in charge of this great Institution of the State is as follows John W, Abercrombie, IL. D., Presi- dent. Thomas W. Palmer. A. NJ, Dean Of the Academic Faculty.
 William S. Thorington, IL. B., Dean Of the Law Faculty. the Medical Faculty.
 Eugene A. Smith. Ph. D.. (Heidel- bare). Professor of Mineralogy and Geology and State Geologist.
 Thomas c. Mccorvey. A. M, Profes- sor of History and Political ,Econo-
 Thomas w Palmer. A. Nj, Professor of Mathematics.
 John Y. Graham. Ph. D.. (Munich). Professor of Biology.
 William B. Sahold. Ph. D., tJohns HopkinsJ, Professor of Latin and
 Herbert A. sayre. Ph. D. (Johns Hop kins), Professor of Physics and As
 Augustus A. Persons. M g.. Profess sor of Chemistry and Metallurgy.
 George B. Brownell. Ph. D. (Johns Hopklnsl, Professor of Romance Lan~
 Charles H. Barnwell, Ph. D. (Har- vard), Professor of English.
 Edward F. Buchner. Ph. D. (Xale), Professor of Philosophy and Educa- ton
 Edgar B. Kay. c. E.. Professor of Engineering
 Edwin H. Foster, A. M. Professor of German
 Malcolm c. Burke. A. B.. Adjunct Professor of Greek. (Absent on leave for academic year 190e-07.)
 Edward C. Hope. Ph. D.. (Johns Hop kins). Acting Adjunct Professor of Greek,
 Joel c. DuBose, A. M, Associate Pro- lessor of Secondary Education.
 Frederick c. Stickney. A M, Assis- tant in English and Instructor in Gymnasium.
 C. H. Jones. A. M, Secretary of the University.
 William c. somervine. M. D.. sur Keon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
BY WILL T. sHEEHAN.

The University of Alabama this year passed the three-auarters of cen Sury mark. and stronger and abler than at any time in It's history presses forward to greater things. The year vvas eventfuI for the University. All previous attendance records were bro ken and the exercises attendant upon the celebration of the seventy-fifth Anniversary of the founding of the University, made the commencement exercises the most notable of the fa- nous institution's long career.
 It has been an honorable career. rbe history of the University Is no less a source of pride than its present vigor and eficiency. Perhaps no institution of Alabama has so afrected the thought and inc leadership of the State as the Historic seat of learning. It has, too, in late years. especially helped to i'm snire and guide the wonderful ad- vance of Alabama both in higher edu- cation sno in the common schools. It d1 in this year Of 1906 in close touch,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29

nandescent fights. An abundance of pure water is supplied from the Uni- versity springs to each floor of the buildings. Every other material com vsniercc necessary to the health and comfort Of students is provided
 Univcrstfy DiscIpIsne.
 The discipline of the student hsdy Is now entirely civil. and is vested in the President and faculty. Rules are few. simple, and rcasonable. The standard of conduct is that of the gem ticrnAn and the lady. Tho honor sys- tenn prevails. and so Iong as students do tho work required and conduct them- selves in a becoming manner. they arc free to come and go at will. The end aimed at is self-gcvcrnment.
 The last Legislaturs nroviced for the establishment at the University or a summer school for teachers, ani for it's maintenance made an annual ap- propriation of five thousand dollars. which will be supplInented by two thousand. five hundred dollars raised iron, other sources. Special cours- es of study and special fac ulty will be provided. The Ave thou sand white school teachers of the State greatly appreciate this action of tho Legislature, ard the indications are that five or six hundred of them will avail themselves of the advantages which the summer School VIII oHer.
 considering the advantages offered at the University. it is perhaps the least expensive school in the country. Ger tainly at no other can so many supe- rior advantages be had at smaller cost. Tuition in the academic department Is free to residents of the State, and the charges for a whole session of thirty six weeks, for board, lodging. fuel. lights. laundry. medical attention. H. brary and gymnasium and incidental fees, amout to only $150. which is smaller expense than that incurred at the average high school
 'The history of the University is coeval with, and forms most impor- tant part of. the history of Alabama. Its aIumnal body has given to the ser. vice of the State and of the nation some of the most distinguished Statesmen, jurists. diplomats, legislators, scien- tiats, business men, educators and min- isters. The training given here de- velops leadership, and no young Ala bamian will make a mistake in seek ing at the University preparation for his life work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29

onstrator in Chemical and Pharmaceu- tical Laboratories.
 Rufin A. Wright. M D.. Adjunct to Chair of Opthalmology. otlogy RhinA ology. and Laryngoiogy
 P. J. Howard. M. D.. Semonstrator of Anatomy and Adjunct to the Chair of Surgery.
 J. Buckner Killebrew. M. D.. Lsctue CT on Gynecology.
 D. c. Campbell. M. D.. Visiting Phy- slcian and Clerk to College Dispenaary.
 Neal D. Sellers, M. D., Lecturer on Histology. Bacteriology and Expert mental Physiology.
 M. Toulpin Gaines. M. D.. Lectures on Dermatoiogy
 A. B. Maumenee. M D.. Demonstra- tor in Laboratory of Pathology.
 L. W. Roe. M D.. DemonstratSr tn Laboratory of Baeterioiogy
 Fellows mad Aaafstants
 Pearl Boyles. A. B.. 1s0s-Feiiow in English and Assistant Librarian
 Preston Alfred Craighead. IT,, B. g.. 1s05-Fellow in Engineering and As~ sistant in Gymnasium.
 Ruby Swann I.awhon. B. g.. ls0S-- Fellow in Chemistry and Assistant m German.
 Eleanor Packer Mccorvey. A D.. 1sos-Fellow in English and Assistant John william McLeod--Assistant in English.
 Mary Camilla Parker. A. B.. 1905. Fellow in English and Assistant in Mathematics. . g-....a-.--.-. - v,-5--- ,V.,- ,--- \
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EHaa

W. Page of the University of Califor- mia. and many others.
 These commencement exercises marked, too. a year of the University's s largest attendance. This attendance, together with officers of instruction and government in all the departments Is here given in detail:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29

{ oontlnued on FaGe 1hFee.A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
EXPENSES OF STUDENTS AT
 THE UNIVERSITY ARE VERY LOW

Women.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18
HIS wIFE,s MONEY

this out! Doesn't that look all to The
good? Doesn't that make you Jealous1
Just walt until 1t gets cool and hard
ems! Yum-yum! / can almost taste ie
now! And to think that you spitefullyt
insisted that I didn't know how to
make fudge! Don't you wish you hadn't
said it. dovey, dear? Don't you wish
you hadn't said it?"
With this Pa put the candy out to-
cool, but when he went to take a look
a few minutes later 1t hadn't Judged
1t was the same an hour later! It was
the same two hours later, and it was
safe betting that 1t would be the same
forever.
II told you SO, you sweet old herol
I told you so y cried the delighted Ma,
with a s%cornful smile at the disappoint-
ed Pa. II told you that you weren't 80
many! I told you that you We're max
Ing a mess Of it! If you want to eat
that fudge you will have to suck It
through a straw"
1t was then that the battle began IN
earnest IND early the next morning all
the natives for blocks around. were ask
ing each other If they had heard q
fearful rumbling the night before that
sounded like an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
phia Telegraph.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18

The total length of railways in Japan
Is now over 1900 miles. The gauge ID
3 feet 6 inches.
The Western Pacific railway has issued
q circular letter asking contractors
throughout the United States to submit
bids for the immediate construction OF ITO
miles of roadbed and track. This section
is to begin at the point where Nevada and
Utah join and run to Deeth, a small set
Element on the Humboldt river.
A corporation has been formed for the
purpose of constructing an air line rail-
road between New York and Chicago and
it is expected that the road will be in
operation in five years. The distance Will
he 742 miles. about 200 miles less than
that of any other road. The cars will be
propelled by electricity and will average
about IS miles ar hour. making the trip
in ten hours.
Several railroads in this country make
their own wooden legs, says 4 railway
surgeon. The roads kill, on the average,
5000 people a year, and iuJure 4V,ooo.
With the killed we've nothing 10 do, but
the injured. at 10000 per annun. run up
to the enormous total of 2OO,UJo IN hVe
wears. or 100000 in ten years. why BUY
wooden legs for all that army? Some
If orr railroads. in order to curtail ex-
oenses, have their own wooden-!eS mills.
The new railroad station being built
# Laipsic. which is to be completed IN
1914 at an expense OF S31. 0Oo.ooo, Will
g., tbe largest railroad station in the
world. covering an area of 920,5lS square
s,at Boil, the great SoE.h Station, NJ
.:o.,o,, and the Union Station. at ST.
T.a,1is. will have to acknowledge them
Saves 3atdcae in size by the mammoth
station of this German city.
Work on the construction of the raul
road TO the summit of Mont Blanc. Swift
zarland. has begun. Although this road
will he Less than twelve miles long 1t VIII
take Eve or six years to complete 1t.
One hus.lred and fifty millions OF dol
lars is a large sun, for any industry TO
earn in one year. and yet this sum, great
az Il is. represents not the gross earn
mos hut the increased earnings OF the
20 ilroads in this country last year. What
tha business of the people OF America
omornts TO NAV be imagined from the tact
| that thew paid s150,0OO,0oe more money
Gov freight charges in 1903 than they did
n 1904. 1t takes a great many tons OF
fra;sht 1t al average charge ut c"1t
nov ron per mile TO pie up saI1,6 g J.
and that. as above nosea. IS no. 20
amo,nt of business done hut rtere.y ne
Increase of that business IA iSG3 as can
pared with 13H
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18
AT FRISCO.
Relief Committee officials Have Ap-
proDriated Many Goods.

The police and military authorities al
San Francisco are fcrTeting ont persons
who have abused the free supplies priv
ileges. Detectives are assisted by numer-
GUS anonymous letters, telling Of the
boarded stores. These letters are, in al
most every instance, found to state the
ruth. 4 letter came saving that a certain
member of the relief committee had not
neglected to look out for himself. The
detectives found at his home, so they
say, Il store of provisions, tents and bed
ding sufficient TO last for many months.
The detectives also seized ut the home
of Il woman 5000 worth of military blan-
kets, bedding and clothing.
The records of Coroner Walsh disprove
the widely circulated stories that many
persons were shot and killed as ghouls by
soldiers during the great fire that followed
the earthquake Of April is. OF all the
bodies handled by the coroucr. only ono
was found in which death Was iur IL gun
shot wounds. This exception was lleber
Tildcn, killed by a ci%ic guardsman who
had the mistaken idea that an automobile
in which TiiIru was riding was used for
looting. q
My Office has reports showing 35S
DEATHS" said Coroner Walsh. in the
time OF great excitement we heard Of
many cases of shooting, but TIE fact that
we never got the bodies c~onvinces me that
the stories were false. In all the 35S
cases. with the exception of .Iilden, death
was due to fractured skull, crushed body
or usphyXiotion.'
The majority Of housrLoldcrs are still
subject to the Inconvenience of cooking
+bair r,no1- ON ctn,-A. nr.rtnI in thn strpat
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18
WAR ON DRUG U
Attorney General Moody Orders Ac-
ton Begun at indianapolis.

Attorney General Moody has begun a
war of determination ON the So-called
drug trust, as Il result Of Investigations
by the Department of Justice at Wash
ington extending over several months.
Acting under instructions from the At
torney General United States District At
torney Healing began in the United
States District Court at indianapolis be-
fore Judge A. &. Anderson. an action for
an injunction against the corporations
and individuals comprising tn" comhina-
ton which, it is alleged. is debating the
price of drugs 10 the American people.
The drug trade of the country, it is al
legged. is so organized that prices for all
articles are fixed by the parties to a con
Spiracy. No retail druggist can buy pro-
prlCtary medicines or other drugs unless
he is n member of the National .AsSocia-
ton of Retail Druggists. and in order to
be a member he must bind himself to sell
at the prices ilxt : by the manufacturers
and Wholesalers in their several assoCia-
tons. The retail druggist who refuses to
be a party to the arrangement is black
listed and it becomes impossible for him
to purchase supplies except at list prices,
which are so far ahOv" the prices made
to members as to make competition impoS-
SHE.
Tho Department Of Justice announces
its determination to prosecute the case
with vigor and to leave nothing undonc to
destroy the combination and bring back
conditions of competition in the drug
trade.
Joseph +. Toms. secretary Of the Ma
tional Wholesale Druggists Association,
denies the charges made by the govern
mcNt in calling the association an illegal
combination. Mr.. Toms said that such
charges as those fled in the federal court
have been made against the national or
ganization heretofore and always have
failed of conviction. The manufacturers
of proprietary medicines have been wont
for years to fix both the wholesale and
retail prices at which their product shall
be sold. he said. These prices, he added,
are fixed by each company, independent
of any other organization or corporation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18
CHINA TO OPEN PORTS.
Celestial Nation Is to Make Man
churinn Cities Free.

Celestial Nation Is to Make Man
churinn Cities Free.
The Chinese government has given no.
tice that it will open certain Manchurlan
ports and interior cities to the worlds
trade only after it has completed the
preparation of regulations for the gov
eminent of the foreign colonies therein.
This is understood in Washington to
mean that the opening will be conditional
on the agreement by foreigners to accept
their holdings on leases and not claim the
right to buy their lands outright. The
active spirit in this anti-foreign move
ment is understood to be Tang-Chao-Ie,
the vice president of the Board of For
eign Affairs, who, by reason of his edu-
cation in America and his graduation
from Yale, is thoroughly acquainted with
modern foreign methods.
Private advices received in Washington
from China relative to the anti-American
boycott in China are discouraging and it
is even predicted that the worst is to fol-
low; that owing to the accumulation OF
enormous stocks of unsold American goods
at the ports of entry, the full effects of
the boycott will not be felt until next
autumn.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18

1402-Battlc of Nisbeth between English
and Scotch forces.
1429-Siege Of Orleans abandoned.
14S7-Lambcrt, an impostor, crowned Mt
Dublin as Edward VI.
1494-Columbus discovered the island Of
Jamaica.
1502-Columbus sailed from Cadiz in
search of a passage to the South Sea.
15GS-Mary, Queen Of Scots, escaped
from Loeb Lcvcn Castle.
1J9O-Siege of Paris begun by Henry ~.
1G4G-Charles L. surrendered to the
Scots.
1G57-Cromwcll declined the title of
king.
1GS2-William Penn published his frame
of government for the colony of
Pennsylvania.
1724-Coronation of Catherine, Empress
of Russia.
1734-Treves taken by the French.
114o-Treaty concluded between France,
Spain, Naples and Genoa.
17J7-Prussians defeated Austrians at
battle of Prague.
17G7-Prof. Cassini discovered the revo-
luton of Venus.
171G-American Congress declared Eng
lish authority over the colonies, abol-
ished.
177S-Battle between Americans and
British at BOrdcntown. n. J..
17S9-Onening of States-Genrral at Yer
s~ailles. Marked beginning of French
Revolution.
179l-PostoMco Department nstahlishad
by United States Congress.
1795-Tax on wearing hair powder went
into effect in England.
ISOi-IImpire formed in France.
1SOS-Insurrection in Madrid, Spain.
1S3O-Treaty signed with Turkey to Sc
cure to United States free naviga-
ton of the Black Sea.
1S40-Tornado in Adams county, Missis-
sippi: 100 killed 81, 900, 900 in prop
erty destroyed.
1S42-Great fire at Hamburg. Lasted
three days.
1S4G-Gen. Taylor defeated the Next
cans at Resaca de la Palma.
1S53-New planet discovered by Prof.
Luther. City of Schiraz, Persia,
destroyed by an earthquake.
1S61-Secession of Tennessee from the
Union.
1S62-Battle of Williamsburg.
1S63-Battle of Charlottesville, Va.
1S71-Treaty Of Washington.
iS75-Verdict of acquittal ended i'm
parchment trial of President of Mex
leo.
1SS2-Parnell, Dillon and O'Kelly re-
leased from imprisonment.
1SS7-Osman Digna, Mahdi warrior, cap
tured by Arabs.
1S9O-Oklahoma organized as a terri
tory.
1S97-U. S. Senate rejected treaty of ar
bitration with Great Britain.....
Universal Postal Congress assembled
at Washington, D.. c..
1S9S-China paid the last Of the war in
demnity to Japan.
19O5-Steamer Falk wrecked off Lands
End; 81 drowned.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18
MpN5


"What in the world is the matter
with you, Henry?" queried Ma Jones,
with a look of establishment, as the
genial head Of the Jones Family sud
denly threw down his paper, peeled off
his coat, and started to roll up his
sleeves. "Have you got 'em again, or
is it just n Of your regular attacks
of everyday idiocy? What do you see
this time? Do they wriggle like spa
ghetti or waltz like pink alligators?
/ Shall l get you some cracked ice, or
would you prefer d straight jacket?
Shall T.
"Silence, madame! Silence, WON
n :" Numbered Pa, in a commanding
tone. what do you mean by such
SANDER? How dare you make such a
serious accusation? How dare you cast
asperslon on the fair name of one who
has been rallying around the reservoir
ever since the first Of the year? l
want you to distinctly understand that
lips that touch cough cure can never
touch mine! 1 want you to distinctly
understand that | am an ardent disci-
pie of the water faith. 1 want you-'
! But. Henry" interposed Ma, not at
all frightened at Pas savage glare.
you are acting so funny! You are
acting so much like a Jones. You look
just like you did the night you thought
you had COW horns and crawled
around on all tours trying to hook lit
tie Fido! What agitates you, anyway:
What are you going to do? WHAT
"What am I going to do, Mrs.
Jones? What am I going to do, sweet.
hearth yelped Pa, in a loudsome voice,
newspaper. what do you suppose l
am going to do! What would any emf.
nent citizen do when he waxes wroth
over the ~new-fangled recipes that the
editorial geezers are now soaking in
the cook page? What would any loyal
hearted patriot do when he sees the
good old customs of long ago distorted
like a monkey face in a cheap side
show? Do you think that l am going
to sit here and read that stuff without
emitting a protesting yelp? Do you
imagine for one moment that l am go
ing tt stand for such modern concoc-
tons as long as 1 al raise my boot
In a strenuous kick? Not on your life,
lovey-dovey! Not on your lifel I am
going to show these yaps how to make
fudge, I am g..
MAKE fudge" exclaimed the har.
| poonful Ma, in scrapful accents. "Wha
| does an old quawk like you know about
making fudge? Who aver accused you
Of being sweet enough to COO candy
( don't believe that you"
"What are you talking about madam
What are you talking about?' inter.
jected the barkful Pc. looking wild.
eyed at his little Mary. "What are you
trying to spout? I suppose you thint
that I don't know anything about
fudge? I suppose you think that the
only real candymakers on earth are TIE
esteemed Smiths! But there Is where
you guess again. Mrs. Jones! There !.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-18
Lolita Armour Not Cured.

The return of the little daughter of J.
Ogden Armour, Lolita, for the second time
to the Vienna hospital of Prof. Lorenz
gives color to the report that the famous
operation performed in this country in
1903, which made so much talk about
bloodless surgery, has not turned out sue
cessfully. DR.. Shaffer of the Cornell med
ical school, who was with Lorenz in this
country, now admits as much. Neverthe-
less, he says, this is no criterion of the
Lorenz method, for, to his personal knowl-
edge, three operations performed that
year have given the patients complete re-
lief. Statistics indicate that the cures
have been about 20 per cent.