The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
UNIVERSITY HAS
 OPENED|TS DOORS;
 B|G REGISTRATION
Many New Members Are Added to Faculty, With Students Coming From
 All Directions
By JACK FREEMAN

Tuscaloosa. September 5.-(Spe- cial.) portals of the University of Alabama opened today. and stu. dents are floeking in from all over Alabama and other southern states.
 While 1t is evident that the regis tration is exceedingly gratifying, it is impossible to secure any figures on it, and it will probably be the !ae- ter part of the week before ac- curate number can be obtained
 While the students are pouring in by every train the last two or three days has also brought the return of a number of the "profs" who have been spending their summers away from the sheltering oaks of the Uni versity.
 The latest arrival on the campus is Dr. Edwin H. Foster, associate pro- lessor on English. He returns to the university after spending a profit able summer in France and other European countries.
 Dr. W. B. Saffold returned the other day from Columbia university, where he has been pursuing ad vanced work during the summer,
 Last Tuesday. Dr. Tomlinson Fort, head of the department of mathemat- ics. made his appearance on the cam pus, after having spent several weeks in Mt Airy, Ga.
 Col. Rush S Wells, commandant of the R. o. T. C., unit here, has been back a number of days, follow ing a visit with his family to Hen dersonville, N. C.
 Professor Hudson Strode, who has spent the entire summer delightfully."- in Princetown, Mass, and in New York, has returrcd to resume his work as associate professor of Eng fish and professor of public speak ing.
 spent Summer at Home
 After spending the summer at his summer home in Connectlcutt, pr. Edmund G. Howe, of the history de- partment, has just returned to the university.
 Dr. Jack P. Montgomery of the chemistry department is just back from Columbia university, where he has been doing special work,
 Dean Brooks of the medical school comes in Tuesday from Pittsburg where he has been during the sum mer.
 Dr. George c. Brownwell of the French department spent the vaca- ton in Syracuse with his two sons, and Is a recent arrival on the cam pus.
 Monday marked the return of Dr. Lambert of the medical school. fol- lowing his summer in Chicago and New England.
 Prof. Carl Garner, an addition to the faculty of the English depart ment, arrived Monday from Europe. He has been doing special work in the University of Paris.
 VIII Speak mt Montgomery
 Dr. Claxton, recently elected pro- vost of the university and formery U. S Commissioner of. Education, reaches the university Tuesday from Washington. D. C., to assume his du- ties. He will address the education al "revival' in Montgomery next week.
 New Registrntion System
 The extraordinary growth of uni versity has necessitated the aban- donment of the old system of regu- tration No longer will innumerable little tables bedeck the first stoop of Manly hall. Alumni for many generations back will remember their first impressions of the university on seeing these little tables and the then formidable looking professors presiding over them-the places where they were "signed up" for their courses and where they made