The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-11

Class of 1902. l.. W. Payne and D. L. whetstone, Class of 1883. MasseX Burr ton, Lee Ashcraft. Class of 1894. chape s. Andrews. c. w. Carllle and A. 2. Wright, Glass of 1895. H H. Peevy and W. H. shaser. Class of 1898. J. O. Burton. W. R. Tichenor, Class of 1897. w. w. Hill. G.. N. Mitchan. A. D. Webb and E. B. Joseph. Class of 1898. A. M. Ransom. c. O. Dickey, Class of 1899. H. A. Feagin. T. w. vert. Class of 1900. L. N. Dun can, H. S. Finch and E. A. Miller, Class of 1901, Thomas Bragg, J. D. Foy, H O. Sargent. F. s. Haley, w. B. McGehee. Glass of 1902, D. T.. Herndon. w. c. Coles. J. O. Webb. c. B. sBillingley. Class 1903. w. Hii. J. B. Patterson. J.. D. Walker and w. L. Thornton, Class of 1904. George Dunglinson, John McDuffie, Thomas McEderry. W. M. Wilson and B. L. Sbi. Class of 1905. R. P. Boyd. John V. Denson and R. s. Reynolds. &s
 A Wider Opportunity.
 The call to the alumni is indirectly to give Auburn larger opportunity She has not in the past kept so close ly in touch with the alumni as the University of Alabama and perhaps the obligation of her alumni to her have not been so faithfully met as the alumni of the University have met their obligations 10 their alma mater
 But an era of education is on in Alabama. Prosperity has so widened the field of education that new and un- expected efforts are needed to meet the increased opportunities
 Auburn's present equipment was pre- pared for student body of 25o. The enrolment. for this equipment, In the past year reached the great figures of 5s0. No other college for white stu dents in Alabama has ever had so large a list of students. In the session which closed in May 1905 the Auburn enroll ment was 516. which was itself rec ord breaker and which was believed to have touched the full limit of the colleges capacity.
 In the past year the great increase of sixty-five students enrollment. was made without special effort and some- how room was made. But the increase gave the college faculty the biggest years work they had ever had, A distinct hit was made at the Alumni banquet when President Thach, in speaking on "Auburn's Hopes" said:
 There Is no professor at Auburn. but who is overworked, badly over. worked If you do not believe we are over-w worked look at our physique"
 The crowd of alumni laughed and sppIauded, for point was given to the thrust by the slender student-ltke phy- sique of Auburn's president
 AIumnPs Hopes.
 Auburn has large and tangible hopes. And the best hope that she entertained is that she will be enabled to continue her remarkable growth and to get the best that can be had of the wonderful educational developments of Alabama. Something will have to be done or aN xs,4f fha nrIn ant sight of State institution of learning shutting its dsors in the face of ambitious and zealous sons of the State on a quest for an educa- ton.
 One new building for Auburn is as- sured whether or not the next Legis- lature is generously disposed toward education. The college authorities are now cutting the ground for new me- chanical building. It is to be three stories high and is to harmonize with the general scheme of architecture of the building of the Alabama Polytech- r.ic Institute, which has received such general favorable comment The plans from start to finish were drawn by Engineering Department of the col lege. The college is giving the money for this building somehow, mainly by pinching and saving. But the new mechanical building is only one item in the needs of Auburn. Wanted there is a building for the great depart ment of agriculture. building and equipment for the textile school. a horticultural building, and with all these the absolutely necessary. equip ment, together with hospital build ing of a modern size.
 ro get what she wants Auburn must lean on her sons. The call has gone out to them.