The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-30
mr. WILL T. sHEEHAs.

Tuscaloosa, May 29-(Special)-The
Trustees of the University of Alabama,
with more money and more power
than ever possessed by any other
Board in the long life of the Univer-
sity, Is holding two days meeting.
meeting which is. perhaps. the most
important held, since the pioneer Ala
bamians met to lay the foundations
for The University, which has endured
for 1Beventy-six years. The plans of
the Greater University, the erection OF
which marks vhe greatest era In the
history of the University. were not
adopted today Final action was de-
ferred on the plans until the meeting
OF the Board tomorrow.
Prof. Herbert A. Sayre, for many
years Professor of Physics, was elected
TO the professorship of the Department
of Mathematics. to take the place of
. DR.. T. w. Palmer, who retires to as
sumo charge of the Alabama Girls
Industrial School at Monteyallo.
Professor Sayre, while he has been.
in charge of the Department of Ply
sizes. is recognized as one of the Lead
ing mathematicians of the country.
Work OF his in this line has been COM
plimented In various parts of the Unit
ed States, and he is looked upon as
one of the leading students of math-
ematics. He is a cousin of Judge A.
Scott Sayre, of Montgomery. In the
election of Professor Sayre. the Board
confirmed the Recommendation OF
President Abercrombie, and endorsed
the work of one of tn emost success
full teachers at the University. stu
dent body and faculty. alike. are de-
lighted with the selection of Profess
sor Sayre.
For the place left vacant by the re-
moval of Professor Palmer to another
field of work, President Abercrombie
has had an sermful of applications. He
has, too, number of applications for
the vacant professorship of physics,
but In his communication to the Board
tuday, he asked for further time for
making a Recommendation for Profess
sor Of Physics
Land sale Conarmed.
The Board confirmed one of the far
gest land sales in the history of the
University at this session this after
noon. Some weeks ago. COMMITTEES.
acting under the instructions of the
Board of Control, sold a tract of the
University land at $foo an acre. This
tract of 3,400 acres netted the Univer-
sity the sum of $4,000, which will
be used as the nucleus of a big endow-
ment fund. In submitting the report
of the special committee to the Board
this afternoon. Judge T. w. Coleman
announced that in the future. the Uni
versity would hold its lands at 500
an acre. even when they we're nothing
more than piney woods lands.
The Board also confirmed the leases
on some of it's mineral lands. The last
lease confirmed was for 10 cents a ton
ROYALTY ~ khe coal taken from the
ltas ed from the University, in
-sa# cents ton. The total which
sity will receive from these
1...ss srger than that received at
4lF the past
- ident's report submitted by
ombie contained a number
sec endations of the greatest i'm
..eF35f in view of the large appro-
pr'o by the Legislature and the
---s affecting the University. DR..
Abercrombie emphasized the import
anse of the University Summer School,
because IL brought the University In
direct touch and sympathy. with the
educational interests of the state.
He recommended for the boarding
department the establishment of the
Vanderbilt plan of conducting the mess
hall. This plan embraces a co-opera-
tive feature, under which. the students
have a direct interest and responsible
ity in the conduct of the mess hall
Alliance with Medicos.
One of the most important features
of the report of the President and a
the boArd was the part of the report
which recommended closer alliance
and kinshipA with the Medical College
of Mobile The report reviewed the
recent enactment of the Legislature
which abolished the Board OF Trustees
of the Medical College at Mobile and
placed IL under control of the Boardrof
Trustees of the University. ~
DR.. Abercrombie recommended plans
for the closer alliance of the Univer-
sty and the Medical College, one of
which embraced the establishment of
the office of dean of the Medical Col
lege. who should be responsible for the
conduct of the college and who should
work in harmony with the President
of the University.
The report informed the board
that it's total enrolment at the Uni
versity was $40. which was a few less
than last yeag. although twelve more.
men were enrolled than attended coll
lese last year. The average attend
ance this year. 1t was pointed out was
higher than that of a year ago. DR..
Abercronbie emphasized the point that
the enrolment for two years past had
reached the limit of the facilities Of
the college.