The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30
ALA8ANA 4 ID HAVE BIG TRADE SCHOOL Large Things Are Developing
 for Auburn PLAN FOR NEW BUILDINGS State Agriculturallst J. F. Dueger Will Visit and Inspect School Build
 ings and Equipment In
 Other States.
PLAN FOR NEW BUILDINGS
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

bama is to have a technoogical school second to none in the south in a short time, and ere long as comprehensive and as excellent as any in the entire country, | or the ideas and plans of Governor Conner and the other leaders of the state will greatly miscarry Already the work at institute has attracted attention from all parts of the country and its graduates have made for credit to the state where ever they have gone But the past is to be eclipsed in the accomplishment of the future. This is not an editorial expres- sion where it should not be-in a news | story-but a statement of fact made pat ent by the words and deeds of men who are able to accomplish great things for the youth of the land.
 What many regard as the greatest pros pect for advancement to the masses in the state is that for an agricultural plant in every way complete. Along with this Is to be a modern work-a-day library, the latest equipment in mechanics and en- | gineerng and adequate provision for the literary attachments. A great dining hall and dormitory is to be a rallying place for the students, sanitary sewers and water works are to be built new atten- ton given to athletics and more publicity given to the development of all sides of 1 the youth of the state, that it may no longer be necessary to go outside to se- euro men for the work that is to be done l at home. With the development of the natural water powers of the state. the | ottfId oF 1ya manufacturing plants and the construc- tion of numerous electric and steam rail- ways the necessity for talent increases faster than the state has been able to supply it.
 Agricultural Building.
 The agricultural building at Auburn is provided for in the bill by which appro- priations were made at the present session l of the legislature. To make sure of get ting the best not only in construction but equipment, State Agriculturist J. F. Dug ger has been given expense money and instructed to visit the very best plants of this kind in the United States and to l study the methods and the plans in order | that the higher service may be secured | to Alabama. It is regarded that with the | varied crop resources of the state this money will be well spent. Of special in- ! state which are being made a subject of close study. They are land builders and land savers and the department of agri- culture at the capital has been working 1 with MT Dugger for some time to bring them to the special attention of the | farmers.
 Though not generally known it is yet a fact that Alabama is in this movement for agricultural learning on the part of 1 the people as whole. Nine district schools make that leading branch of the instruction with experiment stations at- tached to each for illustrative purposes and actual training in the crop growth. 1 Pupils are required to work in the fields and learn just how the plant grows and why, so that they will be able not only | to produce themselves but to teach those l who were not able to go to school some thing of the business. Added to this is 1 the fact that in every common and high | school where state money Is received agri- culture must be taught from the books. so that no child will be without some 1 knowledge of the business out of which the entire world gets it's meals Parent to 1 all of this Is the institute at Auburn, an to meet the duties of oversight and gen 1 eral development President Thach and his forces are kept very busy all the | time.
 Big Dining Hall.
 1 The work of constructing the big din- 1 ing hall, with rooms above, is given into | the hands of Montgomery young man, | a student of the best architectural schools of the country and fellow of the great | firm of McKim Meade & White, New l York His name is w. T. Warren and he has an office in Birmingham. He is 1 to begin work by the first of August and | has told the trustees that the building should be ready for occupancy by the l -l.s- care of the overflow from the boarding houses of the town. They will take the students as they have in the past. but those who care to do so to the extent of accommodations will be allowed to board in the dormitory.
 One of the departments in this new building will be a room for the trustees. and an incidental feature is that hereafter trustees will not be allowed to accep. the hospitality of the citizens of the town while there on business for the school. This rule is made to save time, as many times trustees are greatly delayed in their work by being forced to take care of social obligations where they should be at work Another feature is the hospital. which will be generally overhauled and made to meet the demands of such school and the number of students that are gathered there each year. The town will be asked to join the trustes in water works system. If the invitation is not accepted the trustees will provide one for the school anyway. With this will come sanitary sewers and modern equip ment in the way of lighting and venti- lation, teaching in this way as well as by lecture and books the sciences that the school has in it's line of instruction
 Library and Athletics.
 Though little has been said of the mat ter. it is well known that plans are working out for the erection at the Au- burn school of a modern library, and that Carnegie has shown interest enough 10 agree to give literally to the cause. There Is much to be done In the way of pre- | liminaries, which will have been accomp- iished by the time work could be inaugu- rated in case the trustees were at this time ready to build. Interest in this library idea has been manifested from many sources, the alumni taking 1t up in all parts of the state and the country. With the development of the technological school has come the writing of many books necessary to its best service, so that the library comes In fact before the equipment in the order of necessities. A member of the board has let 1t be known that hereafter Auburn Is to have the best In the way of athletics. Base ball is to be promoted and It's old time glory on the gridiron will be renewed and kept up. There will De some track teams