The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-04
METHOD|STS PLAN MILLION DOLLAR
 FUND FOR COLLEGE
Campaign to Begin for Bir- mingham- Southern College. No Conflict With Educa-
 tional Movement

Make it a million for a greater Birmingham Southern college"
 That was the slogan adopted at a meeting yesterday of number of prominent business and professional men who will compose the committee in charge of movement to be launched later this month to secure this sum for the Birmingham college.
 Dr. Guy E. Snavely, the new presi- dent of Birmingham Southern college, was elected chairman of the commit tee and Col. T. o. Smith was made treasurer Other members of the com mittee who were present at the meet ing which was held at the Tutwiler yesterday were: Donald Conner, J. Ellis Brown R. s. Munger, W. A, Currie, Edgar NJ. Elliott. Claud l.. Hagan, Charles L. Harold, Judge Hugh A. Locke, Ben F. Ray, Col. T. o. Smith, Frank E. Spain, w. H. Stockham, James Vann and Lonnie P. Munger.
 The purpose of the committee will be to raise enough money in Birming ham and Jefferson county to make tine total fund available for Birmingham Southern college after the completion Ol lue 1nTlSlldn euuCdllOH movement amount to not less than $1 100000. Or this amount, sSO0,00O will be secured outside of Birmingham and will be part of the fund secured in the Chris tian education movement
 LARGE DONATIONS
 While the committee realizes that the balance of the million-do dollar fund desired is a considerable amount to raise in Birmingham and Jefferson county. they already have assurances of several large donations which will give the effort considerable impetus. It will be recalled that two gifts of S100.000, those of w. H. Stockham and R $. Munger, supply $200,000 of the $700,00O which it is expected to secure from the contributions of the Meth odists in the Christian education move ment and in this additional campaign, which, while literally supported by prominent Methodists, is really a com munity affair in which all denomina- tions will participate.
 It was explained by members of the committee yesterday that there will be no conflict between the Christian edu- cation movement which is primarily church movement, and that of the Make It Million for Birmingham Southern College" which is essentially civic and community effort on the part of Birmingham people of all de- nominations.
 tian education movement will be con tributed through the Methods t churches not only in Birmingham but throughout the state of Alabama and the entire south. From this large fund, Birmingham Southern college is to be allotted $700,000.
 NEEDED $1,0O0,0O0
 Realizing that the college needed $1,000,000 to enable 1t to have the equipment and, buildings. as well as the endowment needed for great edu- cational institution, the local commit tee plans to make it a million so that the college can really launch out into broad field immediately upon completion of the campaigns
 All the money raised in Birmingham in the special campaign will be used for the construction of permanent buildings and equipment, it was an- nounced yesterday by Dr. Snavely, the chairman. The endowment needed by the school will come from the s7oo. 900 derived from the Christian education campaign, it was stated. This special Make It Million" campaign, while being Loyalty supported by the Meth odists of Birmingham, even though they are contributing largely in the larger Christian education movement, Will receive much of it's support from the general public.
 It IS planned to secure several hun dred thousand dollars from patriotic and enterprising citizens of the city and county to match the $70O,000 re- ceived for this local institution from ihe Christian education movement.
 Details of the campaign are now be- Ing worked out and headquarters have been opened in the lobby of the Tut wlier. While the exact date of the campaign has not been announced, it will be the last part of May or ths first of June