The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18

gathering about him strong and efficient | faculty. Representatives of the great na- tional standardizing agencies have ex- | pressed to me their keen sense of appre- ciation in view of the many things that have been done within the past year to put the school on a sound basis. While | its high classification Is undoubtedly due to state aid and to utilization with the ! University of Alabama, it is still true that 1 local influences have contributed to its prosperity believe that the present agf- tatioa has helped Mobile. Dr. Bondurant | expressed to me some time ago the opin- ion that 1t was producing beneficial re- suits. The new hospital is now definitely assured, and for the time being the school of medicine will have valuable rights in It's administration.
 1 These rights, however, should be established by contract rather than by | mere resolution of the city commits sioners, which may later be rescinded I wish to put into the record this ex- pression of my conviction that the re- | placing of the competing school of medicine in Birmingham by a poly 1 clinic or postgraduate school will not | only clear the situation, but will mean more than any single thing can mean to the upbuilding of a great school of medicine in Mobile. As I view the matter, nothing can be done that will so surely guarantee the efficiency, the prestige and the prosperity of the de- partment of medicine of the Univer- sity of Alabama.
 Urges Freedom of Action
 Finally, I desire to say that, while have fully expressed my views con corning this matter I am not con- | ccinue1U Saalxinp npduIv views on any member of the board of | trustees. All that is claimed for these views is that they represent my own best thought concerning this grave problem The trustees are entitled to know the result of my study and | thought concerning a matter of such 1 far reaching importance. It has been my duty to investigate every phase of I the situation with an unbiased mind | and to state my conclusions fairly and frankly This l have attempted to do Whatever conclusion the trustees may reach will be accepted by me as the 1 judgment of able, wise, conscientious and far-seeing men, actuated by the single purpose to do the right thing and to render a great public service. | Occasions arise in the experience of a | college president when he should frankly ask the trustees to attach only such importance to his conclusions as l these COncluS1OnS may, III lHtlT JuuS ment, inherently merit l believe that I the present occasion is such an occa- | sion. I therefore ask that each trus- | tee will consider my views only for | what they are worth unembarrassed by any desire to square his own action to ] these views merely because 1 have eX- pressed them. It Is your responsibility and where there Is responsibility there should be corresponding freedom of ac- tion."
 Among Those Present
 Although over 100 made the trip on the special train, a number of men went down by automobile. Among those who were present were Hill Ferguson, J. A. Roun- tree, l.. sevier, C. F. bowman, Dr. F. M Mason, Dr. H. N. Rosser, w. c. Rad cliffe, Dr. J. D. S. Davis, Dr. R. Nelson pr. J. H. Phillips, Judge c. c. Nesmith pr. J. R. Snyder, F. D. Smith, Dr. Charles Whelan, Dr. H. F. Ward. pr. K. w. Con- stantine, T. c. Cassidy, A. R. Dearborn, w. l.. Sessions, pr. J. F. Winters, Dr, J. M Mason, John Mcqueen, R. M. Me Adory. pr. Felix Tarrant,, J. B. Mc- | Adory, W. L. Woodruff, pr. W. P. Me | Adory, pr. M. c. Nottington, Dr. A. A. Walker, Judge William A. Walker, R. E. Young, c. F. Goodwin, T. W. Sloan, James l. Herring, Judge John c. Pugh, W. B.. Leedy. J. A. Bryan. Rev. l.. A. Horne, l c. Alexander, Rev. J. H. Gilbert, Rev. Thomas Macon, R. F. Manly, Robert Me- l Lester, John W. Sibley, Robert Jemison, Jr., Paul A. Savage, Dr. T. Law. K. M. Goodall, W. D. Gray, pr. U. D. Mooney, Dr. D. H. Williams, Rev. W. L. Bed- dinger, Rev. J. P. Miller, V. c. kincaid. Rev. J. s. Glasgow, Rev. J. R. Hay. Rev. J. T. Plunket, Dr. w. G. clark, Dr. Carl l Henckle, T. c. Mcdonald, George M. l Cruikshank, Rev. l.. c. Branscomb. pr. l G. w Reese, R. W. Carlisle, Rev. T. J. Bentley, Rev J. w. Stewart, Rev s. T. Slaton. Rev. G. T. Harris. Rev. A. K. Wright, Rev. R. l.. Bell, Rev. R. E. Ty- 1 Ter, L. J. Haley, Rev. J. P. Black, Rev. w. w, Dorman, Rev I. B. Sargent, Will lam Ryan, pr. George Eaves, Rev. M. | Ernest, J. H. Farrell, Harry Jones, Rob- ert Jemison, Sr., l.. A. Holmes, J. J. Smith, R. C. Hemphill. F. B. Clark, Rev. 1 D. P Taylor, pr. w. M. Johnson M. k. Hogan, pr. E. P. Hogan, c. G. Baker. M. Hogan, Miss Maud Kelly, R. B. Kelly, l. F. Smith, Dr. A. J. Dickinson, J. R. Stagdill. C. B. Rogers Rev. Preston Blake. w. P. G. Harding. w. M Crosby. Sterling A. Wood W. D. Jelks, Dr. w. F. Scott, J. R. Vines, F. G. Grace. Dr. l c. s. Harris, pr. Joseph Israel, Dr. w. w. Chaffee. Dr. K. F. Lovelady, Sidney J. Bowie, James Weatherly and others.
 On the trip down John w. Sibley took A census of the crowd and found that over half of those present were from Ala bama practically every southern state
 had five or six native sons, and that It states, and England, Ireland and Ger many were represented, showing the cos
 mopolitan make up of the crowd