The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-03

interest in all that would give zest to the
movement for the best and highest in
education
DIR. Owen expresses the greatest pleas
ure at the prospects for a greater uni
versity. University men. friends of edu-
cation and all patriotic Alabamians ap-
pear to be unit in sentiment TO the
developing and the building up of the
university until it is equal to any in
the land in equipment, Laboratory, library
and museum facilities, as well as dormi
tory accommodations and general excel
lence of the whole plant. The commit
tee Of twenty-one from the Alumni So
ciety was continued with power to act
with the committee from the board of
trustees which is together called the
greater university committee, the powers
and duties Of which are to carry out the
plans for a greater university.
The trustees unanimously adopted the
scheme for a greater institution as t
came from the Alumni association and
named a strong cooperating committee.
This Joint committee will meet in short
time to lay out plans and begin an ag-
gressive campaign. DR.. Owen Is looking
forward to great accomplishment on the
part of this committee. Robert Jemi-
son of Birmingham Is chairman OF the
alumni committee and j. W. Abercrom-
bic, president of the university, of tho
trustees committee.
Next at Auburn.
The next commencement season opens
Sunday at Auburn, being that of the
Alabama Polytechnic institute, with the
sermon on Sunday morning by Bishop
John j. Tigert of the Southern Meth
odist church. There will be several days
of the exercises and number of men
of prominence in the educational world
will be on hand
1t is quite an unusual circumstance
that six of the members of the board
of trustees live in Montgomery and are
at service in the state house They are
Justices HARRISON and benson of the
supreme court; Gen. Robert F. Lyon,
clerk of the supreme court; j. M. Car
michael, auditor; the governor and the
state superintendent of education. Lyon
represents the second district; Carmichael
the third; benson the Fifth, and Haral-
son the fourth.
1t is thought that one of the most i'm
portant matters to be taken up at the
meeting of the Auburn trustees will be
that OF a textile department, where the
science OF cotton manufacture can be
taught Messrs. Carmichael and Ligon
were appointed a committee at the last
session to look into the feasibility OF
the movement and will be ready to re-
port. The Improvement will cost about
$50, COO Information of the workings OF
the Georgia and the Mississippi depart
ments is being gathered and by the time
the subject Is taken up there will be
a pretty good idea assembled of what
New School Idea.
Another school idea has cropped out
down in Baldwin county where an effort
is being made to have Congress donate
the public land yet unsettled to an indus
trial institution for the education of poor
boys in such pursuits that will fit them
to earn livings in honest way. Congress
duced to bring about this end and he
hopes to get it through. The bill in
fun is given:
"A bill. to donate certain lands in Bald
win county. Alabama. for educational
purposes.
"Be It enacted bv the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the United
States of America. in Congress assem-
bled that all the public lands in Baldwin
county. Alabama, not classed mineral.
are hereby donated for the purpose of
establishing an Industrial school in sail
county. for educational purposes. under
such regulations as the secretary Of
the interior may prescribe"