The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

tenoent J. F.. BurnS or BiffniNEuhflt aih@ Is to be ready for occupancy by Scpten- ben The last Legislature made an 3D. propriation of fll5,0ea 10 the university tr he released in ia5p for building purposes, The womens dormitory Is the first to re- ceive a benefit from this appropriation
 However plans are being made Tor the erection of other buildings in the not lAl
 distant future. Among the buildings needed are a library and chengtatry nali
 A large department has been added 70
 the university within the last three
 months for the rehabilitation of soiolets
 injured during the war. At present thst- are about fifty ex-soidiers here, ana the
 government intends to Increase the mum
 Der to about 900 within the next month
 J. R. Fills was sent here last week run
 the central station at New orleans V'
 superintend the training Of these men e majority of the previous service maa hIc taxing such subjects as mechanical ufaW- ing and automobile mechanics, but q reM are taking work In the academic ana 'Ar ldenartruerts. Professor Kinsmafi, q Sreo- nate of the University of Michigan ~'As detailed here last weak as instructor Q. drawing exclusively for the feosr.l Ss@ sss, men Electrical mechanics IS taught Ds Professor Pou of the federal government Ali ether work ts taken under regular uni- veraitv professors. The soldiers are paid go per month and are furnished Doaro
 
 and rations. sao,
 Another evidence Of growth is the tsc1 that the university has bean oegsH Hs.sa 'A by the legislature as the state ScnoO' of Mines" The Alabama educational com, com,
 mission recently differentiated the woIH
 of the state colleges in the neio or ensi,
 neerins. It assigned to the university eA- cIusiveIv all degrees in mining engineer ing MT. Nesbitt. chief mine Inspector ol 1 Alabama. is ax-officio a member oL tns 1 fac,,Ity. Material improvements are to !, ba u1ads in the equipment or inc mtnl.e | denartment. so as to rank 1t among ule | best schools of mines in the south.
 PLAN MODEL HIGH SCHOOL According to an announcement maus previously by Dr. James J. Doster, po, lessor of education in the uniVersiey. 2 model high school will be erecIeo as, on s.st l corner of the university campus neaIes, Tuscaloosa. The school VIII be patroni1eo I bv the school children of Tuscaioosa while students in the department or euu cation in the university Will pc sNel l rractical lessons in teaching. This VII
 work for the advantage of the ctizens oi
 Tuscaloosa, and at the same tme Wlh D' Ia. needed addition to the educaLqn ue partment The summer school or .e~on' asa ,uhich is rapidly increasing in en' roIlnent. will also reap the advantages | Of the model school. Plans nave aArsa., | been drawn for the building, whlcn Is U modern in every respect. n. l yn regard to student activity 1t may D' mentioned that a $12.500 building TOT xh'
 Lambda. Chi Alpha fraternity is JUS. oe ling completed. The members or the dreel ,el l letter organization expect 10 pc hi0 rvr 7.
 ,rto the new structure by April l. VI m
 h,,iId;ns will add one moro to the severa. S,,,hho,7sas known as fraternity row
 tbat now grace University avenue oe
 twsar 4he college and Tuscaloosa otne' c.raelx letter organizations arc plahins ' l ~ract houses soon, The MaSons OF Aia hsros are now collecting money wit- which to erect a 5000 Masonic ciuD s.1. 1 house on the campus Of the unis Two state bodies Of Masons uhaL 1 cantlv met in Montgomery apropIiaes'
 sISo,,a s,,ms toward the s50.0o0 to b' | raised of %b.
 war ia the intention of thet uniVersle' l Alumni Association to erect on the oe.a, I.a ms A chiming tower as a nttins inshio, Iis - nS tha graduates of the colleg who JOS their lives on the battlefields- The iue' was suggested by Judge A D. Vanre praff of Tuscaloosa at the last nneou..s of the alumni association, ana met VII
 thu annrovaJ from the majority of thu | aIunni nresent The matter IS stlii burning question with those who LOOK ' !. | AIabaua as their alma mater, ana IL n ' nrobable that the next few years Wi l sec the erection of this monument, "niel win proclaim in sweet tones the glory o those who made the supreme sacrince-
 1 Although no definite announcement ,1e- l haan made. 1t is nevertheless true .na l hapinnins next collegiate year the lAs | school of the university will be cnahse' 1 fro,,, two-year to9a three-year course 1 Tbis change, which follows the ieao 1 = ,,ortbarn law schools, will doubtless mee with the unanimous approval or tne ieea nrosession of Alabama. Dean A J. ar
 rah has advocated the heightened cours' nuh,icIv and privately for several years
 pa.ides the addition of Dr. Van oe xrrastbuvzen to the new department ,a,.,,,erce and the addition of teachers II tha- rehabilitation service, two impor tah cbanees have recently been made III .iA acultv proper. pr. William F. Frouty
 uho for several years served as plo
 fsssor of geology and mineraiogy, re 1 .tgnad hefore Christmas to accept a siili, ,
 .ar nos;tion at the University or NOT :. l c,arnl;na. Dr. D. R. Semmes Of Ricnmoriu @ Vo graduate of the University or VT l s;nia. and a holder of the degree or uoceol
 os nbilosophy from Columbia, was cnosoi I ta taka his place. Dr. Semmes IS a uiro oc d.scendant of the historic commander
 tha raider Alabama, which did so mu.i | anoor0 northern commerce ourihs 'n
 pROF. STICKNEY ON FARM
 l proS frederick G. Stickney, associSe
 nr ogessor of English, recently resisneo '