The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10
MRS. CORY OUTLINES PLANS FOR MEMORIAL BOULDER
 ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

founder Miss Sallie Jones, and also striving to make our organization a solvent body l decided best to wait another wear. However. 1 talked freely
 with friends about my plans right after GfeehNille convention. also in 1912 at the general convention; again in De- cember 1912. and early in the year l9l3 in February and March, receiving from these friends valuable historic in- formation on the subject. On April IS wrote Dr. Denny. president of the l University, in part, as follows
 I am very anxious that the Ala
 bama Daughters of the Confederacy place a stained glass memorial window in Morgan hall to the memory of the
 little band of boy soldiers who went out from the university and to the other students of the university who fought
 under the stars and bars. We desire also to mark with appropriate. tablet
 the spot which was laid in ashes. Am
 sure when we complete the memorial window, others will come and we can
 thus beautify and make historically interesting our state university. 1 be- lieve you will give us your hearty per-
 mission. 1 have spoken to many daugh- ters. who are enthusiastic about it.
 He replied gladly consenting and promising to do all he could.
 Tuscaloosa Interested
 "On April 9 I was delighted to re- ceive a letter from Mrs. Bryce, show | ing Tuscaloosa's interest. She stated 1 she had seen my letter to Dr Denny and that he thought the stained glass window would be best in Clark hall. that her chapter had already suggested a boulder for the old rotunda, that
 they had two views in sight, this one and the spot on the brow of the hill where we had sharp skirmish, and that she hoped the boulder for mark | ing the ruins of the university would come first, before the windows. At the Camden convention, by recommendation | in my report the work of making his-
 torically beautiful the buildings and
 grounds around the university was ac- l cepted and became division work The | following is taken in part from that report showing the recommendation passed:
 For historical interest the Univer- 1 sity of Alabama stands eminent in our Confederate history Out from it's | walls went band of little boys, mere children to make a stand against an army of veteran soldiers. In this en- gagement two were wounded It was as brave deed as many more widely heralded, yet very few people in Ala
 bama know anything about it, and many never heard of it. There should be beautiful stained glass window in
 one of the buildings on the campus in
 memory of this little band of soldier boys and other university students who fought under the stars and bars. And upon the spot where stood the splendid l library some memorial should be placed, | etc This historical place could be and i should be made one of the most mem 1 orially beautiful rendezvous in all the state, and the daughters and alumni who love their state and alma mater should not delay beginning this, which | I recommend as work of the whole division
 Boulder First | Now. although my idea was that the l stained glass window to thei memory of 1 the boy soldiers and other students who i! fought under the Stars and Bars should