The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31
HOWARD FACULTY
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
DIR. SHELBURNE

At meeting Monday night, March Is.
the faculty adopted the following resolu-
tons on the going away OF DR.. Shell
burne, says the Harvard College Grim
son:
THE faculty Of Howard college, desir-
ing to take more formal notice of the
resignation of it's late president than the
personal expressions of regret of it's in
dividual members, wishes to tender to
DR.. Shelburne through its committee its
recognition of his value to the college as
its chief executive and its deep admira-
ton and sincere regard for him as col
league and friend.
1T is a matter OF pride to the faculty
that it can point to so many achieve
ments due to the initiative of its recent
president DIR. Shelburne introduced CO.
education, a policy which from the first
has been successful and which has
brought increasing power and popularity
to the college. He secured the abolition
of Howard college high school and the
building up of the summer school He
added the departments of education, He
brew, religious, education, journalism
and music.
Zone of the earliest matters to which
DR.. Shelburne gave his attention was the
improvement of the physical property OF
the college. Almost his first act was the
cropping of the campus and the repair
ing and remodeling of the various build
ings, and to the last his policy contem.
plated improved sanitation, more attrao.
tive appearance and more effective ar
rangement of the property. The faculty,
knowing the dreams he had for more
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equipment. only regrets that he did not
see his policy carried out
THE attention of DIR. Shelhurne &c
sightliness and cleanliness about the col
lege led to heightening of aesthetic in
terests and susceptibilities which the fac
ulty gratefully recognizes.
I'm addition to the constructive work
done within the college, DIR, Shelburne
achieved notable success in popularizing
the college in Birmingham. He worked
untiringly to bring city and college to-
gether and the large array of local sup
porters and generous friends now enlist
ed for the college in Birmingham attest
the effectiveness of his efforts.
THE faculty recognizes, too, moreover,
that the interests of its president were
not confined even to the city, but that
they led him to extend the power and in
fluence of the college thr ough THE state
and to carry the college to prominence
In all Baptist assemblies through the
south. His labors in the Association OF
Baptist Colleges, his presence at state
and southern Baptist conventions, and
his teachings at the Y. M. c. A. assem-
bly, at Black Mountain, North Carolina,
were all services done to Howard col
lege.
IF on the executive side Dr. Smell
burne's achievement was large and sub
stantial, his methods and the controlling
habits of though which shaped his poll
cies were not less notable. The faculty
recalis with what remarkable and noise
less case and smoothness he made his
innovations and strengthened the inter
nal organization. 1t recalls with admira-
ton and gratitude his freshness of view,
his GOODNESS of temper, his sanitay and
breadth of vision. 1t recalls with affec-
ton his thorough appreciation of the
difficulties, official and personal, which
its members had to deal with, and it re-
members that for his colleagues he had
always warmth of sympathy and ready
helpfulness. In his going the college loses
an able officer, the city of Birmingham
a loyal citizen and Jealous worker for its
higher interests. The students lose a
valued adviser and the faculty loses a
warm and courteous friend. 1t Is pleas
ant to think that the cause of religious
education has not lost supporter. DR..
Shelburne, wherever he goes, will be as
he has always been at Howard, a fine
example and most capable teacher or
religion sane and reasonable in its phi
loscphical basis. kindly and liberal In
its sympathies, clear and progressive In
It's methods, social in its objects. and
genuinely Christian through and through.
The faculty gives him UP with many re-
grets, it will remember him with pride
for his achievements and tenderness, for
his personality and it will pray that sue
cess may be his satisfactory reward in
all his labor"