The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-06
He Will Not Head Mont
 gomery College.
una,ks it win Be Two or Three Yesrs pefore Institution Will Open Here--suggests Claim of
 Preparatory schools.
.y WILL T. STEPHAN.


 The movement for the union Of the 1aethodist colleges for women in Ala hama started with Dr. John Massey, President of the Alabama Conference College of Tuskegee. He has been of- fered the presidency of the new col lege by the Commission of Methodfsts yvho have the work in charge, but his reply was the suggestion". fon had better get younger man.
 while the Commission is at work while 1t and the city of Montgomery is striving to have the outlines or the nians become the limits of the actual and real college building, the Confer ence College at Tuskegee will con tinue in its distincts way. And pr :. Massey will remain1ts head and US director. Dr. Massey is of the opinion that three years work is before the roromission before the college doors can be thrown open and oe1ore tne young women students can enter us walls. ~
 T-be Commission has Tn sight the sniendJd property on the Woodley Road on which the college is to be ouhI " has the great donation of $sQ.ooo made hv Mrs. J. J. Flowers. and. 1t has .y. sso 600 given by the people of Nortromery to secure the college TOT thiz city-in all a total Of S1eo.ooo ,eadv to be spent for the welfare or tha college. The Commission Is en- raeed now in raising fund of s9o'ooo from the Methodists ofNAlabama' IneIe is every reason to believe that tnis can be secured, but Methodists. who .r. in a pos...c. tn know. say that If will take year to get all the money. Another year 1t is figured will barely give the time for the construc- ton of the college building.
 The time may be 1essened if the Commission should determine to start the buildings before the additional $5o'- eeo is collected from the Alabama Methodists.
 Future of D-. Massey.
 Now what of the future of Dr. Mas sey and the Alabama Conference Col iege? The question has interest in IL. no matter how much Montgomery may have it's attention fastened upon the new womans' College and its build ing.
 The future of neither is finally de- termined. Dr. Massey can have the presidency of the new institutfon if he wants it., It has been offered him and the leading Methodists of the State are looking to him to take It. He spoke of the situation with the open ness and frankness which has always characterized him, when I had talk
 
 0fice from which for so many years he has directed the affairs of the Ala bama Conference College.
 T suggested to the Commission. when they spoke to me of the presidency. that they get a younger man." said Dr. Massey. Now. If were 40 years old, If were the same age as I was when I took up my work in Tuske- gee, I would not hesitate moment. It is a great opportnnity-a great work for any man. But Tin old. Pm past TO. Starting and conducting a great institution like the Montgomery col- lege will be, might be too much of a task for me. Moreover. 1t will be two years. perhaps three years. before the college will open its doors. I'll be that much older"
 But look at Alabama's Senators. Morgan and Pettus-ooth are much older than you, and both are still act ively and usefully at work?" 1t was suggested to Dr. Massey.
 Senators and Teachers.
 True enough But you must re- member that a United states Senator is not subected to the daily cares wor- ries and labors of a college president I have thought that the wisest course for those In charge of the new col 1ege would be the selection of a young man who could put his whole life in