The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-04
EXCHANGE CLUBS
 TOLEAD CAMP PA|GN
 FOR BOYS SCHOOL
Trades School for Boys ot Limited Means at Ragland Is Now Assured By Dol
 lar Contributions

A meeting of the state commit tee of members of the Exchange clubs of Alabama, which will un- dertake the raising ofN$30,000 for the Alabama School of Trades and Industries will be held in Birming- ham at an early date. At this meet ing plans will be concluded for the campaign which will have for its purpose securing $30,000 for the state vocational school at Ragland in order to meet the conditions pre- cedent to the release of the state ap- propriations.
 The members of this committee to be named by Judge c. R. Bricken of Montgomery, president of the Ala bama Exchange clubs, will consist of two members from the Exchange niston, Montgomery and Selma Ter tative plans for the campaign have already been worked out by the chairman of the committee and a complete outline will be ready for consideration of the members when the meeting is held.
 Endorsed Plans
 It is not planned to have any teams>in this campaign, but most of the work will be done through the five Exchange clubs and the or 10 state organizations which have in- dorsed the plans for raising the money and which have agreed to support the campaign Most of these organizations have pledged them selves to take an active part and have promised to secure contribu- tions of not less than s1 from eacn member.
 The campaign is based upon the idea of dollar subscriptions and has met with a popular indorSement sell dom given plans for raising funds. It is pointed out that the dollar do- nations will not put a tax upon any one. it will not take any of the val uable time of business men and that it will make 1t a popular campaign in which all can take part. 1t is be- lieved also that this will tend to ad- vertise the institution with large numbers of people and will acquaint all the people of the state with the needs and purposes of such an insti- tuition.
 Give Boys Chance
 The purpose of the school has been aptly stated by CongressWan ". + Oliver of Tuscaloosa, who declared that it was to .'give the poor white I,h m fS pointed out by those fatherGg the in stitution that large numbers of white boys cannot enter state colleges. even if they have the money, because they have not the educational require ments.
 The Alabama School of Trades and Industries is designed to provide a place where poor boys may work their way through school and where they will receive training necessary to become skilled farmers and skilled workmcn in the trades, where the higher pay may be secured.
 While 1t is realized that the s30,- 900 which is the goal of the coming campaign will not build great school it is merely int3nded to be used in starting the institution. The state has appropriated the funds for the maintenance of the school, the state already owns. the necessary land for the institution, and the state has made an appropriation of s30,00 to- ward the cost of the first building, contingent upon the people of Ala bama raising like sum.
 When the school is started. 1t will share in the vocational education fund already available from the fed- eral government in addition to re- ceiving support from the state. As surances have also been received from the Carnegie foundation, through Senator Root. one of the officers of that fund, that the Ragland school comes within the shcope of the foun- dation's work and that as soon as it is a going concern, it's claims will re-
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