The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-01-31
BIG SENSATION
IN BIRMINGHAM
TWO PROMINENT DIVlNEs ENTER
MILES MEMORIAL COLLEGE.
Pass Through Window Into Girls
Dormitory = Act Severely criti-
cised-They Say They Went to
Tell Matron Window Was
open-One of Them Was
Once President of the
Institution.
Special to the Globe.

special 10 Jne GlODe.
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 27.-The
name Of a prominent divine and a
former president of Miles Memorial
ICllege and now a presiding elder is
the centre of storm of indignation
that has swept over the community
of his alleged actions with reference
to the management of Miles Memorial
college.
The gentleman in question was re-
moved from the presidency Of Miles
Memorial College last year by the
Board of Trustees. AS president Of
Miles Memorial College he was sue
lceeded by Prof. w. A. Bell, a young
man who is to all appearances max
ling good at the institution. Opposing
forces are charged with doing all in
their power to make Prof Bells ad-
ministration a failure and to cripple
the work of Miles Memorial College.
The tongues of the gossipers were
| set wagging last week by the circu-
lation of the report that this erst-
while president of Miles Memorial
college, member of the trustees board
land of the executive Board of the
institution, accompanied by another
member of the board of trustees was
discovered by the matron In the third
floor of the girls dormitory after re
Itiring time last Wednesday night.
efforts to run down the rumors re-
Ivealed conflicting statements to a GER
tainn degree, but out of them certain
allegation are made and admitted
The accused admit that they were in
the dormitory after retiring taps;
that they entered through the window
of the laundry on the first floor, which
had been left open, and that they en-
tered for the purpose OF notifying the
matron that the window was open.
The matron AYERS that they en-
tered through the laundry window
but in order to get any further than
the laundry, they were forced to pry
open the laundry door, and thus gain
admission into the upper stories O.
the building. She further states that
the building was securely fastened as
it is every night, and that any com
munication with her could have been
established Immediately by pressing
the electric button on the front door
which sets the alarm in her private
room.
Friends of the institution are con,
siderably worked up over the matter
and claim that If the gentlemen were
thus concerned in the safety of the
girls in the dormitory, that on find
ing a window open they could have
taken the matter up Immediately with
the President, who was on the
grounds, or with any OF the othel
> male teachers.
President Bell declares that he has
perfect knowledge that the girls dor
mitory is always secure, that there
is no communication between the laun
dry and the girls apartments two ste
ries above save through door alway
secured and locked, and that entranc,
thereby must be gained by force
The matron is equally positive in hel
, statement that the building was Sc
cure, and makes the rather significan
statement that she had made three
; alarms before either of the mel
= would reply to her
Whatever the motive of entry int
the building, people throughout thu
E district declare that it was an unwist
step, and that many more of thest
/ actions will do irTeparable harm Il
the institution. Miles Memorial Col
lege is the idol of the people of tht
) Birmingham District, regardless Il
denomination, and the feeling becaus,
of this and other developments is o
, such character that no particula,
? good will come to the institution, 0,
the people responsible for them.
The Board of Trustees, over whicl
Bishop R. S. Williams, of Augusta
: Ga, presides, will meet at the schoo
, Wednesday, February 5th, at whicl
time it is stated the matter will b,
fully investigated.