The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
OWENTON COLLEGE !. PLANS EXPANSION FOR NEARFUTURE
Due to Receive S8O0,000 From $33,0O0,000 Educa- tionaI Fund of MethodistS.
 Instructors Wanted

It has long been an unanswered ques- ton among those interested in the vel fare of Birmingh ham Southern college, just what benefit the college will reap from the educational movement which has recently been launched.
 The Methodist church has had this plan mapped out for this quadrennial. The first two years were obe devoted to the centenary movement, and the last two were to be devoted to the ed ucational movement
 The centenary movement asked for sS5, 100000. The Southern Methodists reversed the figures, and the total was run up to s53,000,00 during the allotted time. It is believed the educational movement, which means so much to the Southern Methodist church. will achieve the same success.
 The educational committee is asking for $33, 3,000 000 All of this will be spent on the eighty institutions of learning that the church supports through the southern states.
 Of this amount Birmingha Southern college is due to receive sS00,000. If the amount is oversubscribed.1the col |lege will receive it's share of the sur plus.
 Dr. l.. c. Branscomb, educational sec retary of the North Alabama confer ence, who is editor of the Christian Ad- vocate, said.
 With this $500 ,0oo we expect to build four new buildings. The first, and per aps the most important. will be new library. The school has long felt the need of it, the one now on the hill be- | ing altogether too small. A new ad- ,;utr hui x.,;1 lo tod This will contain, the offices of the president, dean. and all members of the faculty as well as several classrooms. A new dormitory, with accommodations for some 150 boys, is contemplated. A large and we'll equipped gymnasium will also be added to the plant. BsWhen these plans are completed, Birmingham@S Southern will have plant that will be in keeping with the size of ! the institution that is behind it. Beside constructing the buildings, we hope to increase che endowment at l least s500.000. This will secure for the college Class "A rating, it being now classed as a Class B institution. With the endowment that we have now, pr. Branscomb said. it is aimos | ! impossible to engage and keep first ] class men nthe faculty. We were cer- ! tainly fortunate in securing for the faculty thfS year men or dDlllty, put
 without prospect of some greater en-
 dowment than the college now has. it
 would be impossible to keep them Then, too, with an increased student body, it win be necessary to secure
 more instructors.
 l Another matter which will in all I probo bility, be taken care of by the educational drive will be beautifying
 the campus. The hill is capable of be- i ing made one of the most attractive spots in the city of Birmingham. 1t is
 merely matter of time until that is done"
 l Among improvements that have been
 mentioned are the construction of 6 concrete drive from Eighth avenue
 around the campus. Trees might be planted on the hill and the possibility
 of erecting a monument 10 the boys l who went overseas from Sunshine l Slopes, has also been mentioned. l However, this is all in the future, and l no real definite plans have been made l The first thing that Birmingham 1 Southern has to have is an adequate Iplant
 l Dr. Branscomb concluded: If the | people of Birmingham can be made tc
 see that Birmingham Southern is hert to stay, they will not be slow in giv- ing to such worthy cause In short l time we expect to have an institution Out there that young man will be more 1 than proud to hold diploma from