The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-30
A Word From Mrs. Frank Norris, Pres
ident of the Alumnae Association
of Woman's College of Alabama
By DOLLY DALRYSIPLE.
V/TH the closing days of the session
w of 19OS-19O9, the old Alabama

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| w of 190S-1909 the old Alabama
Conference Female college at
Tuskegee passed out of existence and the
Woman's College of Alabama, which be-
longs to the two conferences the Ala
bama conference and the North Alabama
conference, came into existence.
From Tuskegee to Montgomery, the col
/ lege took it's way and there today it
stands magnificent tribute to the state
an honor and glory to her men and
women, and an institution of learning
| high UP in the annals of educational
achievement.
| The useful career through more than so
years of the Alabama Female college at
| Tuskegee is an enduring reminder of the
wisdom and the devotion of it's founders
and leaders.
No tribute too high can be paid to the
work of DR.. and Mrs. John Massey, who
for 80 years labored with untiring zeal
to make this institution a power and a
factor in southern Methodism.
DR. Massey was offered during his term
of office the presidency of many other
great institutions of learning-Auburn,
1uSCdlOOSd anu OInefS-DuL ne SteadfaSt-
ly stayed by his work at Tdskegee and
it's results are a living monument to his
noble character and his unusual ability as
an educator.
The Alumnae Association of the Wom-
ans College of Alabama, is at present
busy forming chapters all over the state
and is doing fine work toward a fruit
full end.
The association is inspired by it's alma
far IN do for l,
bers proud to claim as a heritage the
Christian spirit and high ideals of this
honored school and to enroll as it's first
alumnae the noble band of women who
have gone out from its halls to bless and
strengthen our southland. Having before
them this example of success and VIC
tory which crowned the efforts of those
laboring in more trying hours of our
states history and having now the loyal
interest and support of those whose love
for the new school is only quckened by
memories of the old, the Womans coll
lege is confident of the future, as the
work thus nobly begun is carried for
ward to greater and broader achievement
The members of the Alumnae associa-
ton have just begun an active campaign
for funds to erect a library at the college
in Montgomery in honor of DR.. and Mrs.
Massey, to cost not less than 900. To
this end there are being organized over
the state alumnae chapters who are &C
lively engaged in work for this memorial
library, and it is believed that within
a few years this handsome tribute to the
memory of DR.. and Mrs. Massey's work
will be erected.
The Birmingham chapter of the Alum
nae association has for it's honored pres
ident Mrs. Frank Norris.
No better selection could have been
made for this important position. 1or
Mrs Norris combines all the gentleness
and sweetness of the loyal, devoted Chris
tian woman to her church, and the en-
thusiasm of the ideal worker, when the
goal holds out the beautiful ideals that
spell worth, truth and splendid charac-
ter.
I'm assuming the presidency of the
Alunnae association" Mrs. Norris SAID
modestly a few days ago. Il feel that
only prestige of being one of the grad
yates of the first class of the Alapama
Conference Female college am entltleo
to the position. After graduating, l was
one of the first students to hold po-
sition with the faculty; 1 was born in
the college, my father being a professor
at the time in the college, so you see
have literally been brought up in the
college work. and / am glad to do any
thing 1 can for the college where SO
many of my happiest days were spent.
Il have always felt tndt tne people VI
this section of Alabama" Mrs. Norris
continued, really did not realize what
they have in the Woman's college. 1t be-
longs to them and yet they know very
little about it; about it's fine equipment;
the superior advantages it offers. Our
people send their girls away to other
schools when right in our midst we have
one of the finest schools in the country
and best of all it belongs to u.s.
1.-THE establishment of the Womans
College of Alabama is the result of a con-
certed action the part of the Alabama
and north Alabama conferences of the
Southern Methodist church. Realizing
the Importance of a forward movement in
higher education for the young women
of the south, the preachers and laymen
of the two conferences have Joined heart
lily in building at Montgomery womans
college that is pervaded by the highest
ideals of Christian education, and which.
in curriculum and in character Of work.
will take rank with the foremost insti-
tutions of the land"
THE Woman's College of Alabama"