The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-28

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yersity. The charge needs only the
endorsement of the Board of Trustees
to become effective. The change pro-
poses to entrust the feeding of the
student body under the supervision of
the faculty A committee is to be
named from the students, which will
take in charge the affairs of the mess
hall. A steward and a treasurer is to
be named.
The steward may or may not be stu
dent. The Treasurer must be a stu
dent. Each will receive a small salary.
The two will be in direct charge of
mess hall affairs, under the supervision
Of the faculty.
The plan mas been satisfactorily op-
Grated in many of the larger um.ver-
stiles of the country. 1t has in these
universities proved itself an excellent
solution OF vexed question. For mess
hall or dining rooms in every college
or boarding school is a-yexatious anss-'
ton. There may be somewhere on
earth a boarding school where hey do
not level complaints and obligations tc
the fare In the mess hall, but the olac /.
of this remarkable school - not 7 .
corded.
The student body. in a measure a
with the consent and the super S5n
OF the faculty. is assuming ne Vie
sponsfbiljties in the care OF the iege
grounds and campus. This work and
responsibility is confided to the senior
Class. The Senior Glass is organized
into a Civic Improvement League, with
regular officers and detailed plans. The
plans for one thing included tree
planting day. which is on February 70.
A general system of the planting or
the Identification is followed from
year to year.
Civic Improvement work.
The Senior Glass each year passes
the civic Improvement work on TO The
Junior Glass to carry 1t forward in
the year following The Senior Class
day or two ago formally committed
this responsibility to the Junior Glass,
which next year will assume the great
dignity of seniors. The juniors met,
organized, elected officers and prepar-
ed to discharge their new responsible
tiles.
A problem, small enough, but which
is capable of creating serious dliser-
ences In the Board of Trustees. Ia the
possible removal of some of the state
ly oaks and elms for the 1ocation of
some of the new University buildings.
The question is. Shall any campus
tree be cut down to make way for a
new buildingT
Campus a Problem.
The University campus Is perhaps
the most beautiful spot in Alaoama.
At least many believe that. and per-
haps they are not too partial in their
belief. In all the State perhaps there
are no oaks and elms so stately and so
beautiful.
Some of the tentative plans. for none
have been actually adopted for the
Greater University, contemplate the
of OF the new
buildings in front of Clark and Manly
Hall, among the oaks and elms. IL
this Is done a few of the trees will
have to be removed. The proposed re-
moval of any number. of the trees,
however small. is likely to arouse a
difference and a discussion.
On the one hand 1t may be argued
that there are many other places where
the buildings can be erected without
destroying any trees and that trees
which have so beautif1ed the campus
and about which so much sentiment
has clustered are as much a part OF
the University as the stone and or'ck
which make the buildings
On the other hand 1t may be argued
that the University's elms and oaks are
now seventy-five years of age. Many
of them have died and some are dying
now. The University authorities are
continually planting trees to take the
place of those which are passing. the
University buildings. 1t Is argusd'
should be located according to the pest
plan in one harmonious scheme. with
out allowing tree to interfere win
the harmonious whole
Few Social Divisions.
The social divisions of the present
commencement are not so important
or numerous as those of recent COM
mencements This Is no doubt due
to the fact that the undergraduates
have gone home. The numerous
dances, which have accompanied the
University's commencement are lack
that Of the L. F. F. Tuesday night.
The time honored annual commence
ment hop. will however. be given
Wednesday night.
The presidents reception, given by
DR.. and Mrs. Abercrombie tonight,
was largely attended. 1t was an en-
joyable occasion and with the presi-
dent and the faculty there met, the
many commencement visitors, the
graduating class and the old students
who are assembled here for the various
class reunions.
A block of Alabama marble. pure
white, and polished, is the corner stone
which will be used at the exercises to-
morrow.
The beautiful piece OF marble is a
gift from Giuseppe Moretti. the famous
sculptor. now living in Alabama, and
1t came from his quarry near ITALIA
dega.
BY, all experts this marble is pro-
nounced equal to the best of Italian
marble, its purity. it's beauty in the
years to come will be mute but elo-
quent testimony to the fitness of Ala
bama marble which is to be SO we'll
known to fame in future years.
In his letter to DR.. Eugene A Smith
accompany the marble Signor Moretti
accompanying the marble Signor Moret-
ii announces his intention of presenting
ton of tho different grades of marble.