The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Interesting Business Meet
ing Held by Visiting
Alumni
WILLIAMS MAKES
ALUMNI ADDRESS
Largest Gathering of Auburn Alumni
Ever Congregated Together Here.
Orator Tells of Work
of Alma Mater
Rx CLYDE w. ENNIS

Auburn. June 3.-(Special THE second
day of the Auburn home coming was
taken up with the annual alumni address,
the business meeting of the Alumni as
sociation, the annual banquet and the
regular hop of the senior class during
the evening.
At the morning meeting of the alumni
nothing was done except to hear the
address delivered by William NJ. Williams
90 of Montgomery the alumni orator,
His address was heard by the largest
gathering of the alumni that has eongre-
gated in Langdon hall in years. After
his speech the business meeting was held
which lasted until the banquet was an-
nounced at o'clock.
Portion of Speech
A portion Of Mr.. Williams speech is
here given:
Mr.. President Members of the
Alumni Association, Ladies and Gentle
men:-A few months ago the call OF our
alma mater went FORTH sounding to at
tentive ears and loving hearts. home
coming That call resounded all over
this broad land and in foreign countries,
where Auburn's loyal sons and daughters
are utilizing the training given them by
their alma mater in developing the re-
sources and promoting the interests OF
their respective native or adopted COM
Notwithstanding us to return and
commune together within the shadow OF
these hallowed walls. We responded and
are now here in the midst of the happiest
event in the history OF this institution
renewing old friendships, claspng again
the hands we loved to clasp in years
gone by. looking again into faces that
had .4a. ~
the past, and living over again the
happy days of youth. The result of this
family reunion, my friends will be far
reaching and have its effect upon the
future service that can and will be rem
dered by our alma mater; it has brought
us closer together, it has caused us to
know one another, and in SO doing has
increased our appreciation for the serv-
ice rendered to each of us by this institn-
ton.
Lord Bacon is credited with the state
ment, the H2e OF execution of affairs
resteth in the choice OF persons that the
greatest errors are committed and most
judgment shown in the choice of indi-
viduals.' The services rendered by this
institution to the state and the nation
improve the wisdom of the trustees in
selecting to conduct the affairs of this
institution during decade of untried
experiment. the able DR.. Tichenor and
who served with them. The services of
this institution prove the sound judgment
of the trustees in selecting as their sue
cessor a man, to whose master mind and
wisdom and prudence is attributable the
wonderful development and growth of
this institution during a later period, DR..
William Leroy Broun, and his assistants.
That services demonstrates the good
sense of your trustees in retaining at the
head of the department of mathematics
of this institution, for more than a quar-
ter of a century, the noble, patient and
loyal DR. O. D. Smith And their sound
Judgment is further illustrated in retain
ing the present faculty under the lead
ership of the efficient. brilliant and tact
full DIR. Thach-the men whom I have
mentioned and those who worked with
them in the upbuildng of this institution
have rendered service as men Of science
and culture and citizens, for which the
state and nation and each of you, indi-
vdually. can never make full payment.
In the lives of such men, we find prac-
tical illustrations of the standard of serV-
ice given by our Saviour in these words:
'Whosoever will be great among you let
him be your minister, and whosoever will
be chief among you let him be your SER
want
Ever keep before you the motto of our
Alumni association, Service, which to US
means the performance of full duty to-
ward God, toward country and for Au
burn