The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-28


 27o. engineering 4s; law. ST; medical ITO; pharmaceutical. 24; summer senooi' 325.
 Including all the departments. sixty Ave counties, ten States and one for eiRn country were represented. Forty three young women were-enFolled. All of these are in the academic depart ment, with the exception of two, one of whom Is taking law and the other pharmacy.
 The increases in total enrollment of the several departments are as follows: Academic, IS per cent engineering. 70 per cent; law, 70 per cent; medicine, IF per cent; pharmacy, S4 per cent; sum ner school. 2s per cent: general aver age, 22 Ia per cent.
 Prospects Encouraging.
 The prospects for continuance of growth in the enrollfnent is encourag- ing. but the problem of providing boarding accommodation is perplex- ing one. After two or three years, ad- ditional boarding accommodations TOT about seventy-hve boys will become available by the erection of the acad- enic and geological building, but there seems to be no prospect, immediate or remote, for additional accommodations for women students. President Abercrombie went into the question of the summer school ana commented upon the good work accom- piished since its establishment several years ago. Speaking of the discipline, | he said: "As the period of military discipline recedes, the discipline al the | university seems to improve. The 1 good of the offending student as we'll | as the good of the institution has at | all times been kept in. view. There l have been few suspensions during the year and no expulsions. Indeed during my six years as President. there mas | not been a single expulsion. and so far | as I am informed there has been but one appeal to the board In cases or suspension"
 Commenting upon repairs and fur nishings, President AbercFombie stated that the appropr lation for this purpose had been inadequate and many needed improvements had been deferred. He said that owing to the lack of funds, the homes of professors are still with | out many of the modern conveniences pr. Abercrombie complimented the management of the students boarding depa artment, which has been conducted under the direction of the Students Boarding Association. Jeff Bell, one of inc students, Is steward. For the | present" he says, this seems to be the best method of conducting the de- partments.
 Speaking of the Julia Tutwfler An nex. President Abercrombie says: This department has been under the super vision of MT. and Mrs. A. c. Miller, and has been conducted with less frac- tion than heretofore" Relative to the accounts and reports, President Aber- crombie recomm ended that the Cover nor be requested to send to the Uni- versity a State Examiner of Public Ac- counts for the purpose of reporting up on the books and accounts of the insti- tution The report on the health of inc students was to the effect that no death from sickness has occurred dur ing the past year and that the student body has escaped all epidemics. He says there were six eases of appendi- eitis, two of which were operated upon successfully and four recovered without operations.
 In commenting upon the University hospital, pr. Abercrombie said that af- ter the last commencement Mrs. Amelia Gorgas was relieved as conductor Of the college hospital but was permitted to use the house in which the hospital was located without any rentals. He says she will be permitted to occupy tho house for an indefinite period Of time un.ess the board otherwise or ders. pr. Abercromhle said that at the present time the private inhrmary of l pr. W. G. Somerville is used as the col | lege hospital.
 l In commenting upon the library Pres
 ident Abercromhie reported that Miss
 Ora I. Smith of Belton, S. C.. has been | appointed to the position of librarian. l He recomm ended that a specially train
 ed assistant be appointed and. that an 1 appropriation of $500 be made. The | need of library building was empha- l sized.
 President Abercrombte recommended that immediate steps be taken to pro- vide a modern and well equipped gym nasium at an estimated cost of s25,000. The report contained the informa tion that Prof. M. c. Burke. who has been l pursuing a course of studies in a Ger | man university. will receive the doc | tors degree this spring and return to the University for the purpose of re- suming his duties next spring. Tuscaloosa took the last game of the | series from Louisiana today. to 1.
 Reese Heads Alumni Society. Tuscaloosa, May 7-(SpeciaD-The Society of the Alumni at their meeting | yesterday elected State Senator H. F. Reese of Selma as President of its or ganization.
 Mir. Reese succeeds Robert Jemison. Jr.. of Birmingham who at the meet ing positively declined to hold office ! for the coming term. E. F. Ellsbury of Geneva and Jelks Cabiniss of Birm- ingham were elected vice-Presidents, George H. Jones was elected Secretary and Robert Majors reelected as regis trar.
 At the suggestion of Mir. Jemison the Society of the Alumni has put on foot a plan to build a gymnasium for the | University At the meeting of the Society quite large sum was raised and it is stated that the University is to
 have building the need of which has long been felt.
 The Glee Club performance. which
 took place last night was excellent.
 The little playhouse in the Elks Home
 was crowded, and the singers were
 given many encores.
 Following the Glee Club perform
 ance, the visitors and students ad-
 journed to the city hall to attend per
 haps the most brilliant of dances given ! during the commencement week of any
 year. that of the L, r F. an old Tusca
 loosa organization. The german was
 led by Hugo Friedman and fully 100
 couples participated in the opening
 march. During the evening handsome
 favors were given and refreshments
 served
 One of the dancers. Carl Mo-
 Mahon, of Livingston was stricken with | paralysis and fell near the door His