The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-30
GREATER UNIVERSITY PLANS
 ADOPTED BY ALUMNI SOCIETY

dorsed. The plans were spread out and admired by the assembled Alumni The Geological Committee, headed by Robert Jemison, presented the plans This same committee was authorized to present them to the trustees at their meeting tomorrow with the endorse ment of the Alumni. The exercises at the meeting of the society were charac- terized by two incidents that aroused the enthusiasm and emotion of the Alumni splendid life-sized portrait of the late Tennant Lomax. was pre- scented to the University by the Alumni. The presentation speech was made by Phares Coleman, who declared that Lo- max was one of the greatest gradu- ates that the University ever sent in to the outside world.
 In paying an eloquent tribute to his untimeiy death. MT. Coleman described him as one who although he died young had measured every circle of life and as son than whom the University had no greater and no worthier. The white of the college colors represented the purity of his love for his alma mater and the red his ardor in her interest and welfare.
 The portrait was accepted for the University by Hubert T. Davis, mem Der of the Board of Trustees. He, too,
  of Lomax and declared that in his dy- ing moments the thoughts of Lomax were of his beloved University.
 He urged the youngest members of the alumni to emulate the splendid ex- ample of Loniax in loyalty to the Uni versity.
 Loving Cups for Professors.
 The exercises were memorable. too, in the presentation of two handsome 1nVfn Q hp nr w. s. 4Wyman ans one to Prof. W. A. Parker. The presentation was made in a moving and eloquent address by Will liam B. Bankhead.
 As he told of the deep love of the students for the venerable professors of their aid to young men of other days. of the splendid influence. a wave of emotion swept over the as- sembly. For himself and for Profes- sor Parker Dr. wyman responded. pr wyman recalled that he had been an officer of the institution for more than fifty years ever since his graduation He alluded to incidents connected with its history and recalled that en six different occasions the presidency had been offered him. He had one time re. fused 1t because 1t had been offered by carpet bagger.
 In his long life he was proud of two things, the love and confidence of ths students and that he had always in everything preserved his self respect As the great crowd cheered Dr. Wy man and Professor Parker there were many damp eyes in the assembly. Tht report of Treasurer Fitts showed thai the educational fund of the alumni now amounted to $6,4Ss.76 His report. showed, too, that the girl students had been especially prompt in eiying tho notes they had made for their educa: tion.
 A brief address was made by pr. w. S. Chaplin. President of Washington University of St. Louis. In which he went over the difficulties and obsta- cles his university had encountered in It's forward growth and of It's final success. Stirring speeches indorsing the movement for greater university were made by Hon. R. H. Clarke. Gen. R. N. Rhodes, and State Senator-elect Henry F. Reese. MT. Reese suggested that the question be made a political issue and that Messrs. Conner and Cunningham be asked to declare them selves upon it. A thousand dollars in cash was raised for the alumni edu- cational fund.-
 Hill Ferguson was unanimously re- elected president of the society; Maj R. E. Steiner of Montgomery was made First Vice-President Carl Brown of Birmingham, Second Vice-President; J. H. Fitts. Treasurer; Prof. T. W. Palmer, Secretary, and Robert Ma bors, Registrar The meeting adjourn ed in the afternoon for a great ban- duet at which five hundred covers were laid. General W. W. Brandon made an eloquent toastmaster and half a dozen set toasts were responded to. Tn this alumni banquet there is material for future story as one of the most important features of this great commencement.