The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-03
Expects to See MethodiSts Unite
TO Make Birmingham COL
lege Great University
ALUMNI BANQUET WAS
FEATURE OF YESTERDAY
Today viii Mark Close of Commence
ment Week and Bio Crowd Is
Expected at the Final
Exercises.

Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the
Junior class of Birmingham college held
its annual oratorical contest. A very
large crowd was attracted and a great
deal of enthusiasm was manifested by the
appreciative audience. As was previous
known their decision at the closing ex-
ercises of the college this morning. The
programme was as follows:
Music
The Plutocracy of the Senate" Willis
Timmons Howard, Albertville.
Contributions of the Nations to Civil
ization," George Frederick Cooper, Biz
mingham.
"The Majesty of the Law" Charles
Wesley Price, New Decatur.
international Arbitration" Nathaniel
McWhorter Banks, Alfalfa.
Immediately after the oratorical con-
test Judge Samuel D. Weakley spoke to
the members of the two literary societies
upon the peace movement as related to
the recent Hague conference and the
movement for the limitation of arma-
ments. In an eloquent speech he traced
the history and development of peace So
cieties, and showed what had already
been accomplished and what yet remains
to be done.
Yesterday afternoon at 2:SO o'clock the
alumni banquet was held in the ball room
of the Hotel 1illman. Promptly at the
hour appointed 100 loyal sons and friends
Of Qir~ra1i incl
the festive board to speak of the past,
present and future of their beloved alma
mater. The hall was tastefully decorated
with streamers of old gold and black,
the college eolors. Palms scattered about
the room added to the beauty.
Dr.. Mccoy Talks.
After everyone had Toasted to his
hearts content, Charles E. Rice, the
POSTMASTER of the occasion, with appro-
pirate remarks, introduced the speakers.
Each and every one of them were full OF
praise for Dr. ]. II. Mccoy, the president
of the college, for his work of the past
year, and all predicted a great future
for Birmingham college. When DR.. Nc
Coy arose to speak he was given an ova-
Our college, or rather your college, sit
uated out on the hill at Owenton, has
grown wonderfully in the past year. 1t
has broadened in it's scope it's faculty
has been increased and it's enrolment of
the past season was greater than ever be-
fore in its history. Right here 1 might
mention the fact that although this is a
demon n a trix 70
something else besides sectaranism. We
endeavor to give our students general
and a broad education. In my opinion
this is the only correct way. You would
not send your sons hand to school if you
wished to make an artisan of him, nor
mis- ear If you wished him to be mu-
sician, but no matter what branch of
learning you wished him to pursue, you
would send the whole man to college and
in this way get well rounded and solid
education instilled into him.
You may say that you have not no.
ticed any great growth or Improvement
in Birmingham college. Let me tell you,
sirs, college does not grow like a
mushroom, springing up suddenly from
the earth and almost Immediately attain
ing great size, but at any moment La
BILE to fall and be broken at the slightest
touch. 1t grows like an oak tree, sending
Its roots slowly into the ground and
gradually growing higher and higher
until finally 1t stands aloft and spreads
out its foliage, is able to withstand the
stormy winds that threaten to demolsh 1t
and is then the recognized lord of the
forest.
colleges is unification. We want to bring
together all of the Methodist schools in
this state and have one large university
instead of several small colleges. The
day is soon to come when this shall be
accomplished. John w Gates predicted
that Birmingham will soon be a city hav-
ing population of 100000 The day that
sees this prediction come true will see
a great university situated on the hill
at Owenton, university that Birming-
ham will be proud to call it's own"
lmpromptu Speeches.
After the regular programme was fin
ished the POSTMASTER called upon several
business and professional men of this
city to make impromptu talks. All re-
sponded and pledged their support to the
greater Birmingham college project that
is about to be set on foot, and many of
them offered large cash donations toward
the furtherance of the plan. Those who
spoke were A. H. Ford, Judge Samuel d.
Weakley, j. H. Frye, B. c. Bynum, r.
M. Goodall, Sid J. Bowie and DR.. A. ].
Dickinson.
Among those present at the banquet
were: The faculty of the college, the
trustees, and Walter Sessions, Charles
e. Rice, A. H. Ford, DIR. Robinson, Will
son Brown, F. B. Yielding, DR.. A. J.
Dickinson, Erskine Ramsey, Joe Love-
man, j. H. Frye, ]. H. Tomlinson. Geo.
Tarrant, w. D. Nesbitt and Bolton Gill
reath.
The speakers together with their SUBJ
jects were as follows:
POSTMASTER, Charles E. Rice, '05.
Invocation, Rev. F. T. ]. Brandon.
Christian Education Bishop H. c.
Morrison.
1.-The Small College"-Dr. ]. H. Mccoy.
"Barristers of the Alumni'-Marvin
A. Dinsmore 04
college Improvements"-R s. Mum
ger.
college Literary Societies"-A. NJ.
Freeman, '0S.
''The Alumni''-Dr. Geo. W. Reid, 30.
1.-THE College and the Steel Mill"-Jno.
H. Adams.
"CoIIere AthIetics',-Huph A TocLo