The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
More Than the Required Amount of Money is Se-
 cured By S137ls
MEETING OF CLUB IS
 VERY ENTHUSIASTIC
Plans of New Institution Will Be Cast On Broad Lines and the Curriculum Will Correspond to Other
 Leading Colleges.

Montgomery. May 1.-(Speeial.) l.)-Mont- gomery is rejoicing over its victory in securing the Womans Methodist college that has been offered by the Methodist college commission her citizens having subscribed the necessary amount in or der to secure its location in this city. Also, particular jubilance is expressed that more than the $5OOOO has been raised, the total demand having been increased and exceeded by $1371.
 The meeting of the club last evening, when the college committees were to make their reports of all collections, was an inspiring and enthusiastic one, and large ly attended. When the body was called to order by President Forbes at 8 o clock the atmosphere of suspense was plainly present, and more so when Chairman Ball of the club committees announced that the city was still $2OOO short of the funds necessary.
 With the announcement of this short age came number of announcements of subscriptions that had been authorized by prominent residents and merchants of this city, pending such an emergency, which announcement reduced the deficit to sS50. In spirit of generosity, thirteen of the members present, at the instigna- tion of Nathan J. Greil. then banded themselves together for the purpose of assuring this amount, and the college was made a certainty.
 Advising Dr. J. M. Mason, chairman of the Methodist college commission, of the att 1a |, following telegram was this morning sent by the club committee: "Dr. J. M Mason, Chairman, Eufaula, Ala
 College funds raised. Official notice will be mailed today.
 FIRED s. BALL, Chairman"
 To Fix On Site. In that official notice will be sent the exact amount collected, and whatever of interest the commission requires. At noon | today the bids offering sits of land for today the bids offering sites of land for the commission committee will meet in this city on Friday to pick the choice and to officially tender the institution to this city After this there will be naught but plain sailing until the build ings are ready for erection and work has actively begun.
 The college is to be modernly built and nicely located, sanitary and large. It is proposed to fit it out nicely as any college in the south, and with this end in view the buildings will be reared and membership solicited The curriculum of the college will be very similar to the curriculum of Randolph Macon Woman s college of Lynchburg, Va, and to the other higher institutions of woman's train ing. Little doubt is expressed but that the college will be largely attended, and that adjoining southern states will have full representation. While provision might be made for the less advanced students the understanding is that the college is proposed for higher learning after the academic training. The regular academic degrees will be conferred. While the Methodists have contributed $30000 towards securing the colleges To- cation, and while the college will be of Methodist control, other than this no de- nominational feature will intervene. The college will be an institution from which every resident of the state can and may profit, and from which the whole coun- try might in time, also profit. No ex- penses will be refrained from that would tend to make the college a success, and one of the best in the southland. . Sessions Continued.
 In session continued from yesterday, the eighteenth annual convention of the Womans auxiliary to the board of mis- sions of the Episcopal church, reassem- bled this morning in St. Johns church and took up the morning hours in ad- dresses and in miscellaneous matters, among which was the election of off cers.
 Of the present officers, all save Mrs. S. B. McGlohan of Gadsden were re- turned, and are as follows
 President-Mrs. s. T. McMillan, Annis- ton.
 Vice Presdent-Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce, Tucaloosa.
 Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. B. J. Baldwin, Montgomery.
 Correspondent-Mrs Stewart Mcqueen, Montgomery.
 Secretary of Baby Branch-Mrs I. K. Legare, Forkland.
 Secretary of Appointment-Mrs Fred R. Maxwell, Tuscaloosa.
 Director of the Wilmer Scholarship Miss Parthenia George, Demopolis.
 Secretary and Treasurer-Mss Elizabeth Noble, Annston.
 Of especial interest, also, was the elec- ton of delegates to attend the tri-ennial