The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03

services of the state To aid in build
Ing up its institutions and to encoura ge
stronger sense of civic duty among
our people, to advance it's great inter-
ests, to secure greater respect for law
and authority, each to do his humble
part in advancing Alabama to that
proud position of a state whose laws
are just whose homes are happy and
whose people are advancing along every
line of educational moral and Industrial
life.
Many Serious Problems
II believe that while MANY serious
problems confront our future that there
Is more real charity in the world TODAY
than ever before, that We are living in
an era where the stern last of public
opinion will drive from places of honor
greed and graft, an era where the privf-
ieged few will no longer be allowed
10 use the agencies of government as
vehicles to crafty their greed
when the laws of Justice will he su-
preme-when the state will safeguard
ana protect by wise and just laws the
hours of labor of women and children
when every child will be compelled to
receive an elementary education, when.
the public health will receive greater
care and consideration from govern
ment and when we will realize the
dreams and prayers of the men and
women who builded and founded our in
stitutions
Where equal opportunities will be open
TO the rich and poor alike, where a
stronger sense of civic duty will prevail
among all of our people. Where law will
be supreme and injustices will no longer
be tolerated. Where the toilers in mines
and factories will have thrown around
them the protection of wiser and better
laws, safeguarding their health and lives.
When the cry of little children will reach
the ears of legislatures: when the crime
OF child labor will no longer be tolerated
within our borders. When cruelty and
injustice in jails and prisons will be BAN
1shed; an era when we will at least realize
in degree greater than ever before
dreams, hopes and aspirations of the
men and women who framed our consti-
tuition and consecrated their lives to its
maintenance and perpetuity.'
Mr.. Terry's Speech
William r. Terry who replied to the
IAelcoming speeches on behalf of the
alumni, said in part as follows:
Mr. President, Brother Alumni, Ladies'
and Gentlemen-The board of trustees of
the Alabama Polytechnic institute well
comes this gathering Of alumni. We are
glad to have you come and see how we
are fulfilling the trust reposed in us
mater at this meeting will be of bene-
fit to her, for 1t will spread abroad and
others will be inspired to come and see
for thmeselves what is here being ac-
complished for the welfare of Alabama.
1t is really astonishing how little the mass
of the people in this state know except
superficially of the great work of this
institution.
"1n the time allotted to me on the pro-
gramme. brief outline only of what we
are doing, and what we hope for, can
be given. shall attempt it by propound-
ing and answering three questions, viz !:
First, What is your college for?' Sec
ond, How is 1t performing its purpose?'
and third, How can 1t be made to bet
ter serve that purpose? Perhaps, a brief
history of the origin of this wonderful
development. which you see here today,
will afford the-best idea of the purpose
of this institution In 1862 Congress passed
an act granting to the several states,
which would comply with the conditions
prescribed, $4,000 acres of land, for each