The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-05
CAPITOL CROWD
GOES TO AUBURN
Large Delegation Has Gone to
Attend Commencement
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS
Trustees of Men Districts viii Meet
Wednesday-Jadge 5iIbro Seeks
Place on Supreme
Court Bench.
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS

Montgomery, June -(special)-There
is large attendance today from among
the capitol contingent at the commence
ment exercises of the State Polytechnic
Institute at Auburn. Among the mem
bers of the board of trustees who went
over were the Governor, the State Sup
erintendent of Education, Justice Johna-
than HARRISON of the supreme court rep
| resenting the Fourth district, Justice n.
D. benson of Lafayette of the Fifth,
Gen. Robert F. Hgon, clerk of the SUI
preme court of the Second, ]. NJ. Car
| michael, state auditor. of the Third.
Among the matters to be taken up will
be a movement for textile department,
and plans for asking the legislature to
appropriate $4,000 to carry 1t out. 1t will
be argued that the departments of Geor-
| gia and Mississippi are successful as
we'll as many in the north and east Cen
eral Lyon and Judge Carmichael were
| appointed a committee at the last meet
| ing to draw up a resolution to present
to the board and secure information
/ needed.
The school has been a great success for
the past few years and especially at the
term just ending. The capacities OF the
room and teaching facilities have been
taxed to the uttermost and every effort
will be made to make the next session
better In equipment and properties and
well as force than ever before.
Soldiers Home.
Much of the next few days will be
given over by the governor to the Jeffer-
son Faikner Soldiers Home at Noun
tain Creek and the affairs of the district
agricultural schools. The board of control
of the old soldiers home will meet to-
morrow at noon in the office of the gov
ernor and matters of interest will be
taken up.
This board Is composed of the following
leading men of the state: j. NJ Falkner,
w. d. Wescott and c. L. Ruth, Mont
gomery; members at large; A. C. Dan
ner Mobile; ]. B. Stanley, Greenville;
S. T Frazier, Union Springs; II. c. Rey-
nolds, Montevallo; w. A. Handey, Ro-
anoke A. Y Glover, Portland; L. B.
stone. Frail; Samuel Blackwell. Decatur;
w. c. Ward, Birmingham, representing
the nine congressional districts.
NJ L. Fielder, nj. D.. is the superin-
tendent He will have a report of the
workings of the home since the resigna-
ton of his predecessor some months ago.
It is hoped that the next session of the
legislature will allow at least $500 for
each inmate instead Of $125 as Is now done.
and which is too little.
Col. j. M. FallSner, whose work was
instrumental In securing the home, has
left off all other but this.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad
has recently shown its high appreciation
of Colonel Falkner by allowing him leave
of absence for an indefinite period with
full pay Some had thought that he was
| given a vacation off the pay rolls" but
such is not the case. He will be on the
salary list of the ELLEN N" as long as
he lives.
Agricultural School.
A great deal of interest centers about
the melting of the trustees of the nine dis
trict agricultural schools Wednesday, at
which time the governor, the superin-
| tendent of education and commissioner Of
| agriculture will hear from the local men,
| bers what has been done during the year.
| Each school has five trustees, two local
men and the three state officers just men
toned. BY this arrangement the interests
| OF the schools are not beholden to any
local prejudices. the state officers, who
are far away, having the control These
| boards are made up of local men as fol-
| lows:
First district, Jackson, G. w. Rowe, 8.
| A Adams, Jackson. Second, Evergreen,
w. c. Crumpton, c. p. Deming, Ever
green. Third, Abbeville, M. v. Caps,
| Abbeville: A. b Crawford Dothan.
Fourth. Sylacauga, c. A. Hill, Sylacauga;
j C. williams Talladega. Fifth, We
tumpka, H. Hohenberg, j. w. Jenkins,
wetumpka Sixth, Hamilton w. H. Car
penter, ]. I. johnson. Hamilton. Seventh,
| Albertville, w. w. HARRISON, Fort Payne;
s. w Riddle, Gadsden. Eighth. Athens.
Theodore Westmoreland. Athens; N. M.
Rowe. Triana. Ninth Blountsvlle, A. e.
Fields, Brownsville. and vacancy.
The presidents of the nine schools are
gwen in the numerical order named:
Douglass Allen, ]. A. Liner, j. " Brown,
| IT. c. Moore, II. ]. Willngham, H. o.
| Sargent. ]. b. Hobby, II. j. fuscn' ). A.
| B. Lovett.
Nv a. very happy arrangement the con-
| troll of all the nine district agricultural
schools lies at the state capitol Each
one has board of five members, two local
men with the governor, the state COM
| rrtssioner of agriculture and the state
| superintendent Of education, thus keeping
! far from prejudice and favor the major
| ity of the members of the controlling
| body.
These schools in most all cases combine
the state appropriation of 1880 year
| each with the local educational funds,
| and in many instances special town GIFTS,
and secure splendid results. For instance,
| the Fifth District school at Wetumpka
burned during the year and has been re-
| built by the citizens, who annually con-
| tribute large sum for its support.
| For the past two or three years there
| has been especial attention given to farm
| ing. so that there is a continual better
ment of the attachments In scientific ag-
| riculture. Added to this Is the law which
| forces the study of agriculture In all the
| state schools. and the result promises a
generation well versed in the matter or
| soils and their productions.
The officers of the education depart
ment are we'll pleased with the work now
! being done at all the agricultural schools.
| and see a career Of improvement and con-
seouent value to the children within the
| circle Of their influence. Some are con-
| templatng plans for industrial training
which are fully endorsed by the governor
ard the state superintendent OF education.
! Londoner Honored.
| The governor has appointed Thomas
| Cate Worsfold of Staple Inn. London.
| town and county. to be commissioner OF
deeds In that city for Alabama. The
| lord mayor of London "the Right Hon.
] Walter Vaughan Morgan speaks in the
| highest terms OF the applicant. He says:
| II consider him OF good character and
| -...as,. opd we'll fitted n discharge the