The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-20
President Martin In
 Charge. DOORS WILL BE THROWN
 OPEN SEPTEMBER 30 Take Up Work of Alabama Con-
 ference College. The Contract for the New Building in Cloyeraale VIII Re Opened in
 the Next Two Weeks.

will. on September 80. open it's doors at Hammer Hall in Montgomery. in charge of the president. w. E. Martin, A M, and Ph.D. The college at Ham, ner Hall will take up the educational work of Alabama Methodtsm for young ladies as it was left when the Ala bama Conference College at Tuskegee closed it's doors in May.
 The college will be housed at Ham ner Hall. the famous old school build ing of the Episcopal Church until tie bindings of the Women's College be- yond CIoverdale are completed. One of the ablest and strongest faculties of me south will have charge under Dr. Martin.
 The contract for the buildings beyond Cloverdale will be let in the next two weks. The architects onw are rush ing the details of the plan so that the contracts can be finally let. The trus- tees of the college have been selected and are at work on the college plans.
 In the meanwhile the interests of education of the Alabama Conference of Methodism will not be allowed to lag Dr. Martin who will be the pres ident of the college when 1t Is com pleted at Cloverdale will be in charge of the college at Hammer Hall when 1t opens on September 30. This col leEe will take up the studies of the college exactly as they were left at Tuskegee. The junior clas sof the Ala bama Conference College as it closed at Tuskegee will enter he senior class of the new college as 1t opens at Hammer Hall. The members of the clasS will get credit for the work at ruskegee and they will get their di- plomas at the end of the year.
 Hammer Hall in West Montgomery Is recognized as one of the best school properties in Alabama. For many years it was used as school for girls of the Episcopal Church. It IS located on one of the highest and coolest points in Montgomery. It is convenient to the center of the city. although the large grounds furnish the seclusion necessary for school or college. No spot in Montgomery, a city famous for It's nat ural drainage, has better drainage or A more healthful location.
 The authorities of the Methodist College will between now and Septem- ber, make extensive improvements Tn the building and handsome grounds. New roads and walks will be cut the oli trees will be trimmed and white washed And several of the largest and handsomest residences near the building have been rented to increase the facilities of the college.
 The big building will be renovated throughout. All the interior woodwork
 
 repaired and every sanitary arrange ment will be made, although the build ing will be only occupied until the handsome new buildings are completed beyond Cloverdale.
 But the school college will be able to accommodate only 125 boarding pu- pfls. Dr. Martin yesterday was anx- ious to emphasize this fact The boarding school will be limited to only 125. He was anxious that prospective pupils should immediately notify him, or Rev. J. M Dannelly, of Montgomery, of their intention of attending college SC that provision could be made for them and accommodations reserved. He is particularly anxious that those who were members of the classes at Tus kegee should reserve their places in the new institutions. Both he and MT. Dannally. agent for the Woman's Col lege, have been gratifed at the num- Der of prospective pupils who have al- ready written wishing theiT names en- rolled as pupil students.
 VIII Spend Summer Here.
 pr. Martin will spend the summer in Montgomery and Alabama, devoting his interests to the upbuilding of the college in Montgomery. The report that he would continue another year in the presidency of the college at Bristol. Va, is without foundation. He is de- NOL1nB dll PCISOhdA Oh0O0fOAS NN the success of the Conference College in Montgomery. He wishes it under stood that from the very first the fac ulty of the college will be one of the strongest and ablest in the South. It is intended that the Women's College of Montgomery shall attain the highest standard raised for any Southern Col lege.
 Dr. Martin is himself a native Ala bamian, having been born in Hale county. He is now thirty-six years of age, but he has held some of the most responsible educational positions in the South. Dr. Martin Is married, his wife being a granddaughter of the famous Bishop McTyeire, who founded Wander bilt College and whose influence on Methodist education extends to this day. Her father was President William Baskerville, of Vanderbilt University, Mrs Baskerville, the daughter of Bish- op McTyeire, and the mother of Mrs Martin, has been in educational work the larger part of her life and she will come to Montgomery to assume re- sponsible position in the new college Those who know her well sayy that she will be a desirable acquisition to the educational circles of Alabama.
 Dr. Martin. the new president was first graduated at the Southern Uni versity. the famous school of Alabama Methodisn, where he took the degree of A. M He later went to Johns Hop kins where he received the degrees of