The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-23
DOCTOR DOWELL IS
 GIVEN OVATION AT
 AUBURN INAUGURAL
Governor Kilby, Chief Justice Anderson and Long List of Notable Educators and
 AIumhae Attend

II HluIIlIldG All6Ilu
 Auburn, February 22.-(Special.) When Gov. Thomas E. Kilby and party arrived at Auburn this morn ing to take part in the inauguration of Dr. Spright Dowell, as president of the Alabama Polytechnic institute, they were met at the station by a large number of the faculty and one company of cadets who escorted them to the campus where the formal gov crnor's salute was fired and immedi- ately followed by military parade which wa sreviewed by the governor, who took charge of all ceremonies when Langdon hall was reached. The youngest as well as the oldest peo- pie here can remember February 22i has always been the cause of many gayeties in Auburn, but none can remember an ex- erclse as impressive and far-reaching as those held today. With ideal weather prevailing, the old historic Langdon han vas filled to overflowing and many turned away. In his brief characteris- flc rnanns+ Governor Kilby called the Sndaenae tc ordaS and Rev. w c. Nc lFsHca of the local kpleopal church or zsrs'9 playsf
 LIAR AND TEACHERS Haxsnx Fqr his subject New Problems in Higher Eiucstion,' pr. C. C. Capen. director of the American Council on Edu- cation, Washington, referred to the lack Of finances as one of the greatest prob lerns, and asserted that the recent World war left the higher institutions of learn Ing bankrupt by laying heavy expenses on them by way of increased prices of . Hifzes Ia, Ax f..sl while their appropriations have not kept pace with these increases, and the com nercial interests have robbed them ot many of their strongest men. Referring further to the war, he mentioned that as science and chemistry largely won it, they can and will do the same thing for industry and agriculture if properly ap- piled.
 Some of the big universities in the more prosperous states were pictured as soon facing student body of 15,000, but with their equipment very inadequate to han dle thsnas just as Auburn is able to prop eriv accommodate her present growing student body.
 For two days Dr. F. E. Sparks, presi- dent emeritus of Pennsylvania State col lege, has been one of the attractive peo- pie in Auburn and his address on "The College Student" had been looked for ward to with many pleasant expectations and no one was disappointed In a happy introduction he described college stu dents as being which 'toil not but yet they spend,' and then taking their part, pleaded for real instructors and profess sors who are not makeshifts, but able. permanent and inspirationaL
 SELECT, THEN CLIMB
 Speaking especially to the student body, he advised them not to try to go from college to high and important posi- tion, but to select the line of their own preference, take position at the bot tom and climb by their own efforts. only problems should not be looked for, but choose those that are noble and hard, and solve them.
 rrol,ptly at noon Governor Kilby in troduced Judge John z. Anderson, chief justice of thel supreme coiirtsof Alaba ma, who administered the general oath ot office to pr. Doweli and then the spe- ciai oath of the Alabama Polytechnic institute.
 Before inducting Dr. Dowell into of flee and presenting him with the char ter of the college, Governor Kilby paid a great tribute to President Emeritus c. c. Thach, who is now in Auburn but. unable to attend the exercises, and who should be remembered with much grati- tude over Alabama for the reconstruc- tive work which he did during the 40-ood years he was connected with Auburn, the last half of which as president. His ref erence to pr. Thach brought forth loud applause from the audience.
 When Governor Kilby presented the charter of the college to Dr. Dowell he immediately delivered his inaugural ad- dress, which was listened to with breath less silence and often brought the audi ence to cheers.
 DOWELL SPEAKS
 Tn accepting from you, Governor Kilby, as spokesman for the state of Alabama whose majesty you symbolize and for the board of trustees whose authority you personify," he said, ''the high office with which I have just nbeen invested, I am deeply sensible of the weight of the responsibility and of the magnitude of the opportunity which inhere in the presidency of this historic institution. Encouraged, how ever, by the quickehed interest our people have shown in their schools in recent years; heartened by the pros- pect of the time when our whole pub lie school system and our private and 6enomipational schools will be prop erly co-ordinated under the compell- ing motive of applying scientific knowledge to our corresponding civic life and it's various activities; con fident that the public win in the not too far distant future see the unw.s- dom of withholding more than is meet from this and all other like worthy agencies, and believing that no higher honor could come to any man than to have a part in so worthy an enter prise, have deliberately taken tho oath administered by the chief justice and formally acceptedA the office of which this charter is the emblem
 His reference to the training of women, agricultural extension of the alumni and $2,000,000 for buildings,s etc, brought much applause He stated:
 MONEY IS NEEDED
 '"The campaigns for s15.000,000 for Harvard, for $14,000,000 for Princeton,