The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-09
DIR. C. O. OMAN OF PISGAH HOME
STRUCK BY FELIX E. BLACKBURN
SEMINARY PLANS
FOR NEW BUILDING
New Building for Louie
Compton Seminary Will
Cost About $4,000

Announcement was made yesterday that
plans are being considered for the erec-
ton on Seventh avenue, north, between
Twenty first and Twenty-second streets.
Of a new building TO be used by the
Loulie Compton seminary. formerly
known as the Birmingham seminary, and
now located on Fifth avenue. between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
north.
The preliminary plans for the new semi
nary building call for class rooms and
living apartments for the teachers and
pupils, a domestic science department and
| a gymnasium. The lot composing the
site is 100x190 feet. and the new building
will cost In the neighborhood of $4,000
The building Is to be modern In all its
appointments. There will be beautiful
dormitory and recitation halls which pro-
vide for rs pupils beside the teachers,
over one-third more than the capacity of
the present school building on Fifth ave-
| nue..
Major Tutwiler stated last night:
Nothing definite has been done in re-
, gard to the new building for the seminary.
We have the matter under consideration
and hope 1t will come to a successful con-
clusion, but enough has not been done
yet to enable me to say the building will
be erected. No architect has been deter
mined upon nor has the size of the pro-
posed building
Under the name of the Birmingham SEM
mary this institution has fiourished in
Birmingham for the past Is years and
Miss Morton, the present principal. and
the large alumni have EXPRESSED great de-
light at the prospective new home which
they hope will be ready for occupancy by
the school when the fan term opens this
year.
I'VE know how to protect ourselves,
Felix Blackburn and Capt. Thomas e.
Smith said that some action must be
taken at once
Interpretations placed upon the remarks
Ct Mir. Blackburn and Captain Smith that
their action would be taken Irrespective
of law were in the afternoon denied
by them. In answer to a question Of
Mr.. Weatherly whether by process of law
they could force the discontinuaDce of
the home. Mr.. Blackburn said I'VE may
not wait on that" Mr.. Blackburn said ne
. IfttHGtu| 10 CONVEY int iItd tHdl NdfTdlts
would he secured from criminal courts
and executed without resorting TO the
civil quo warranto.
Mr.. Blackburn volunteered q statement
during the afternoon in which he said
among other things eve are not consid-
ering whether the Pisgah home is the
most worthy charitable institution here
That Is beside the question What we want
is relief from the continual procession OF
fallen women past our school, our homes
and our children. Can 1t not be conceived
that questions would be suggested and
would leap from the lips Of children who
view constantly the ceaseless procession
that we speak Of? 1t Is embarrassing to
the parents of that neishborhoud, and we
maintain that it must and shall be
abated
One Way to Settle 1t
There IL only one way to settle this
matter have no fight against the home
except In this one particular. / have
lived there 30 years, and Captain Smith
was torn in Elyton. What We object to
is fostering upon us matter that is a
continual source of embarrassment to us.
/ concede that there should be helping
hand extended to those who are unfor-
tunate. | would be willing to contribute
To the maintenance of the home in a place
out Of view from anyone's home. The
women there should take exercise as Or.
OMAN properly remarks. Therefore an
acreage spot should be arranged. That
could be done. The men could thereby