The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-30
HOWARD COLLEGE
 IS GIVEN S425,OOO !. FROM BAPTIST FUND
Special Committee in Charge of Location of College In- spect Proposed Sites. Disposal of Property
 Discussed

1 Inspecting proposed new sites for th' location of Howard college, the specia committee having this matter under ad visement twill spend Tuesday morning visiting differen, localities in Greater Br mingham
 Last night the members of the commit. tee spent nearly three hours in a gen eral discussion of the proposed change of location, finally deciding to meet Tues day morning at the Molten hotel at S;St o'clock and, using automobiles, visit sug- gested sites in North Birmingham, the vicinity of the old waterworks station, the Glen Iris property and also the site opposite the Country club on the south side, the tour will end with an inspection of the present campus at East Lake.
 Then we'll come back to the hotel and tell each other what we saw and how we feel about it at an early afternoon meeting in the hotel" So said one of the committeeman.
 The afternoon meeting will again be devoted to a general discussion, based on the advisability of a recommendation to the board of trustees of the college, beyond that the present committee cannot go The trustees are scheduled to hold a meeting in the near future. They, in turn. will consider the matter, in conjunction with its financial phases, and will refer a report to the State Baptist Conference for final action
 No little weight in the discussion is given the part a possible disposal of the present college property may play in the discussion. A just and fair consideration for the preesnt college plant, according to statements Of the committeeman, is one of the principal features to be con sidered and is the handle by which the whole deal will De swung. should change be made. If this is possible there seems a preoonderance of opinion in favor of a change.
 A change was made last night in the personnel of the committee. E. S. Moore was not present. D. H. Brown was sub stitutad for him to make the inspection trip with the committee today. t
 It was announcd last evening that the Howard college portion of the recently secured $75,000, ty0 raised by southern Bap- lists, would be sum approxim ating S425,- 000 The major portion of this will be eX- pended on buildings and scientific equip ment. Tn regard to this equipment Dr. J. R. Hobbs, pastor of the First Baptist church, and a member of the committee. says if is the aim of those interested in Howard college to have the institution second to none in scientific equipment, especially in the departments of chenlis- try biology mineralogy, civil engineering and physics The additional funds secured to the college also will, in some measure, effect the incomes. of members of the faculty.
 The committee in conference last eve ming vas as follows:
 !. Dr. Charles Williams of Howard col lege eliairman; Dr. J. R. Hobbs, Bir- mingham Prof H. J. Willingham, Flor ence; Prof. A. D. Smith, Birmingham; R. E. Lambert, Darlington; W. R. Hil- liard Birmingham; D. H, Brown, Bir- mingham; Dr. Jesse A. Cook, Birming- ham; T.. c. Cooper. Oxford, and Dr. A. S Smith, Alexander City