The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-24
FOR WOMEN COLLEGE
METHODIST COMPASSION HOLDS
 SESSION IN MONTGOMERY.
Subscriptions to be Collected at Once and Work to be Started Soon On Erection of Main
 Building.

The Methodist College Commission, composed of members from both the Alabama and North Alabama Confer ences. met in this city yesterday and appointed a building committee to make all arrangements preliminary to the erection of the main building of the Womans College. It vested the committee with authority to select an architect for the college and to have work on the building begun at once.
 It was further decided by the com- mission that work on the main build ing should begin as soon as practica ble this year if possible. and the build ing committee was so instructed to make arrangements.
 The commission, with only one mem- Der absent. Fred Jackson. of Birming- ham. met shortly after noon in a class room at the Court Street Methodist Church, the session being presided over by Dr. J. M. Mason, chairman. Some time was taken up in discussion of the financial conditions of the insti- tuition. which feature is under. the charge of Rev. J. NJ. Danelly. and a report on this feature was heard.
 MT. Danelly has taken up his head quarters in this city, and is supervis- ing the matter of securing the pay ment of the subscriptions which have been made. It Is desired that all Mont gomerians who subscribed to the fund meet their payments as soon as possi- ble. inasmuch as this is looked upon as one of the greatest means of In surfing prompt attention to the work
 Particular stress was laid to this feature, the claim being advanced that all subscribers promised to fill their obligations by the first week in Au- gust. A number of the subscriptions were shown to be collected, but the sense of the commission was that all of the funds promised should be in the payment In the very near future. The agent was instructed to receive the :5o,0oo subscribed by Montgomery on pr: J: M. Mason, Judge ". H. special committee that was appointed ing to study college buildings In vari- Ous Southern and Eastern cities. re- ported on their trip and gave interest ing details that will doubtless be in corporated in the colleges architectural plan.
 The special committee visited Ran dolph- Macon Woman's College, al Lynchburg, Va, among other institu- tions of learning. and came back to Alabama very much enthused with the colleges plan and operation. Women colleges in Maryland. Tennessee. Penn sylvania and other States were also struction for the good of the Mont gomery College was learned by the committeeman.
 The building committee which was appointed at yesterdays session is com posed of the following: J. M. Danel Thomas of Montgomery Arthur Smith of Birmingham. T. ID. Moore of Bir- mingham. and w. F. Vandiver of Mont gomery.
 Directly after the adjournment of the commission the committee was called to order by A. W. Smith and a per manent organization was effected, with | w. H. Thomas, chairman, and J. M Danelly. secretary.
 The committed has certified its in- tentions of getting to work on the Woman's College at once, and the architect will be secured, doubtless, in the course of the next few weeks.