The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-20
ACCEPT PLAN
FOR COLLEGE
Meeting Of the Methodist
Board.
TO AWARD CONTRACT SOON
Dr.. Lamar Named to Head the
trustees.
President Martin Reports Progress I'm
the work--Institution VIII
begin Its Term at Ham,
ner Hall.
TO AWARD CONTRACT SOON

Tho Building Commission OF THE
Woman's College OF Alabama" at q
meeting held yesterday afternoon at
Court Street Methodist Church, ap-
proved Of the. plans for the new COL
lege building with the exception Of .
/ few specifications. which are to be
completed by the last part of the week.
~ soon as these specifications are I'm
tshed the Commission will advertise
for bids and the contract viii be let.
The plans were submitted by War
rem and Smith, Of Boston. and were
carefully gone over. Owing to some
suggestions made by DR.. w. e. Mar
tin. President of the College. some Of
the specifications had been changed
and the contract could not be let as
early az was expected. But all will be
! finished by the latter part of the week
and by the nrst OF next week adver-
ttisements will be running for letting
the contract.
The Building Commission has been
made by the two Alabama Conferences.
the Board OF Trustees OF the Woman's
College, The Board of Trustees was
formally organized yesterday. DR.. A.
J. Lamar was elected President, Rev. J..
NJ Dannelly, Secretary, and NJ. NB.
Houghton. Treasurer.
The college was formally named ''The
Woman's College of Alabama" DR.. w.
T. Martin has already had published a
handsome catalogue of the college for
dts first year which win begin at Ham,
ner Hail. The school year viii open
at Hammer Hall on September 30.
Members of the senior class will re-
ceive at the end Of the year diplomas
for class B work. They can enter the
new college in 1910 and receive q de-
gree for class A work.
DIR. Martin Reports.
DR.. Martin In his remarks before the
Board presented an excellent preliTni-
nary report of what had been accom-
plished for the opening of the college
in September. Already there had been
d received between 40 and $50 applica-
lions for places In the college from
young women.
A committee composed of Judge w.
H. Thomas and Hon. w. H. Sanford
was named to secure a charter for the
college at once. The charter will con-
fer on the Board the authority to Is
sue the necessary degrees for a high
class institution.
The Building Committee Of the Com
mission was instructed to let the con-
tract for the building as soon as the
few remaining specifications were COM
pleted.
/ Whose present at the meeting yester-
| day as members Of the Board of Trus-
/
J. s.. Robertson. A. w. Smith and J.
d, Moore, r. N. jackson OF Bir-
mingham. w. H. Sanford of Troy. n.
IB. Houghton and J. M. Dannelly OF
Montxomery. Present also at the meet.
ing were Rev. Henry w. Trawick. DR.
o. c. McGehee and President w. n.
Martin.
Or. Lamar, who was elected Presi-
! dent Of the Board of Trustees Is well
| known throughout the territory Of the
Methodist Church, South. He was for
a number OF years pastor of the Cour,
street Methodist Church and of recent
years he has been agent for the large
publishing business of the church. DIR.
Lamar's name has been prominently
mentioned for one of the vacancies as
Bishop of the Southern Methodist
Church, At the General Conference
next year the church will select six
bishops ana he is prominently men
, toned In connection with the filing VI
the vacancies
DR., Martin, President Of the college
for the present has his office with Rev
j. M. Dannelly in the Vandiver Build
ing.