The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-26
TRUSTEES,ARE
MUCH PLEASED
Judson Plans for An
other Year.
PRESIDENTS HOME ORDERED
Head Of College to Live In a Fit
Residence.
some Talk Of Adding to Board and
Changing Terms-sIiss Kirtley
Abroad--CIosing News
of College.
ny CHARLES L. HAROLD.


Marion, May lit was
with pleasant appreciation that the
Board of Trustees of Judson College
held their annual meeting today and
reviewed the work of the Institution
for the year just gone. In many ways
1.-THE guardians Of the college and It's
sfuture looked on the past session as
the best in history. The average snow
ing of the students, though the grad
'uatton class was smaller than usual
exceeded the expectations of the more
sanguine. The high efficiency of dis
cipline, the industrious pursuit OF stud
aes in all courses, and the advanced re-
lizious culture of the student body,
measured well up to the high standard
demanded by the warm friends OF the
college.
Therefore, the trustees were In a
mind to reward some of the labors that
have contributed SO largely to the
growth of the institution. One OF the
frst things done was to order CON-
mittee to get to work on plans for the
erection OF a college Presidents home
This Is something the need OF which
has been long felt and the trustees
saw to 1t that the home should not be
missing another year. And so within
the next three or four months--by the
opening OF college next fall at the
aongest-Dr. Robert G.. Patrick will be
domiciied in a residence which shall be
the permanent property of Judson and
estimated now to be worth no less than
$4,000.
The Presidents Home Committee
appointed from the Board Of Trustees
consists of President B. F. Ellis, OF
Ellis: Ernest Lamar, of Selma; w. p
Welsh, of Selma; DIR. G. A. Wilkerson
of Marion. To this was added DR.. Pat
rick. The committee will have power
to carry the home to completion. The
plans have already been submitted and
approved and the home Is to be built
on the square Of the main auditorium
south of the latter building.
Enlarge Board.
! Another proposition preached and Sc.
riously discussed at the meeting thi:
year was that of adding to the number
OF trustees and fixing their election In
rotation. There are at present four.
teen members. This may be increased
TO sixteen. If the suggestions to be sub
snitted to the next Alabama Baptist
State Convention are approved. The
terms would be SO fixed that every tive
years tive new trustees would be
named, an arrangement that would
keep always on the board members
who are IN thorough touch with the
college. The present term OF a trus.
tee is seven years, and all are elected
at one time.
There was seemingly no hesitation
by the board In voting Miss Anne E
Kirtley, of the faculty, a years alb
sence on full pay. She is the teache
OF English, has been long connecte
with Judson and is SO popular wit
both trustees and the student body tina
when the announcement OF her rewar
was made after graduation exercise
Monday evening there was a storm o
applause and she was congratulated b.
scores of students and friends. Durini
her Years absence Miss Kirtley will
travel abroad, further equipping her
self for the valuable. English lectur
courses which are a stellar feature o
the Judson.
It was learned during commencement
that Miss Eula ". Dawson, the heai
of the Latin department, is to make
study tour OF Europe this summer
leaving Alabama in early July. accom-
panied by Miss Margaret Browne, o
the faculty.
The members of the faculty are con
tinuousiy interested in improving thef