The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-18

the State not to ratify the said It is predicted that when th. com mittee reports this morning on this resolution a fight on the floor of the
 association will be precipitated. Just where the fight is going to irnpinge 1t would be hard to tell. Tn ali Iikeii- hood the resolution will come up for discussion. It is known that anything like threat to curtail the handsome appropriations of the Legislature will teachers.
 As. to whether the teachers will stand up as one for the resolution
 against the Overton amendment, how eyer; some say the. sailing will not pc altogether smooth.
 Chairman Hodges of the executive
 committee announced during the ses-
 sion last night that the enrolment
 had reached within a few of the eleven
 hundred mark. He indicated that
 It was announced also that the bust
 ness session this morning will be held
 Tn the auditorium of the Girls High
 school instead of The Grand Theatre
 as was once thought.
 The meeting last night opened with
 an invocation spok en by Rev. Neander
 M Woods. pastor of the Central Pres-
 oyterfan Church of Montgomery. This
 nad been preceded by concert singing
 oy well trained chorus of the high
 school girls of the city.
 President Harrison, of the associa- ton, introduced the Governor as "one
 whose interest in the cause of educa- tion has been shown in the past and IS being shown every day. our educa- tional Governor"
 The Governor began by saying that he found himself in an embarrassing position to follow upon the stage some beautiful a set of young girls" as those who had sung before his ap- pearance. He felt like it might be disagreeable to the audience to listen to him speak when there was so big dinerence in years between the girls and himself.
 After making several complimentary remarks about the girls, Dr. B. J. Baldwin, of the Montgomery Board of Education. and the teachers generally who have visited his offics during their stay in the city. the Governor pro- ceeded to the serious discussion of the subject assigned to him. In this sub ject the Governor di not find much confinement or restrictions as he was put down next to the item, "Educa- tional Address" on the program.
 The Governor said he was inclined to give the credit for tks educational laws and appropriations to the Legis- iature and referred to that body as an excellent assembly of men. He safd their liberal appropriations sv me cause of education had made it possi- ble to carry educationa throughout the entire State, even to the remotest rural precincts of the State.
 By nickname. the Governor called the last Legislature "The Santa Claus name in order to tell of the pleasing enect on the various college presidents when they got what they asked at the hands of the soions. He carried out his metaphor by representing Dr. J. W. Abercrombie. President of the Uni Yersity. and Dr. Charles c. Thach, President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, both. as hanging up their stockings at the Christmas" session of the solons last year. He told of how they got what they asked.
 Others who were represented as hanging up their stocking and getting their satiety in appropriations were tne Alabama Girls Industrial Indus Normal Colleges. the agricultural schools, and the champions of rural schools. By use of this figure of speech the Governor reviewed in de- the Legislature to colleges and schools He paid high compliment to the Ala oama Polytechnic Institute which, he declared. lis one of the very best in- which we all must feel proud on ac count of tis standing"
 Dr. Thach,s Stocking,
 The Governor also intimated that I pr. Thaeh might have had his stock | ing filled fuller for Auburn if he had nad q larger eye, saying that Dr. l Thach when he saw he had gotten 1 what he wanted came down 10 my of- nce and hinted that he might want
 Here the Governor broke off into a discussion of children and asked those | on the rostrum how many of them | Jacob had. He said 1t was mi a | don but thirteen. Next a praise | went up from the lips of the enthused | speaker for the Montevallo college and l lance on that college would smell fron, | years. to" Others who were later included fin ne list Of those hanging up their | iustrial School at East Lake and the Isylums of the State. The Governor said 1t was the policy of the admInis ration to take care of the poor. crim- nally inclined waifs of Alabama hv putting them in a reform school with ample funds to carry on the good work 1f that institution.
 The Governor. in leading up to his praise of the old soldiers quoted from he oration of Henry w. Grady on the torn and tattered" soldiers who re- turned from the surrender at Appo- natox to their homes. He declared hat never as long as he had any. hing to do with the administration of he government of Alabama would the Confederate soldier live in poor louse or be laid away In a pauper,s rave. He then told of the enormous made to the veterans T. the form of pensions. The fund for