The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
DR. CLAYTON PAYS NOTABLE TRIBUTE
 TOGEN. GORGAS
University Provost Points Out Wonderful Opportunity Off, fered by GorgaS
 Memorial
By P. F.. CLAYTON


 sitiop to erect to Gen. William Crawford Gorgas memorial in the form of an institute for research in tropical and preventive medicine in the city of Panama and a school of sanitation at Tuscaloosa In connec- tion with the University of Ala bama-
 General Gorgas ranks easily among the. great benefactors of the race. Few men have done more for the health and happiness of man kind. and particularly of those who live in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. Through his ef- forts and under his direction dis eases that have cursed the world for centuries and devasted these warmer regions have been eradicated or brought under effective control AL ready hundreds of thousands of lives have been saved millions of cases of illness and reduced vitality have been prevented. and billions of dollars added to the wealth of the world as the result of his work; and only beginning has been made. Through the centuries these results will continue and multiply. It is impossible to estimate their final volume and value. No part of the world will be more greatly bene- fitted by these two institutions than the southern states, in which Ala bama is central.
 Seldom has a people had a better opportunity to honor themselves and to show their appreciation of real service, unusual genius, constant devotion and simple greatness.
 Born in Mobile
 General Gorgas was born in Mo- bile. held his citizenship in Tusca- loosa until his death, and always counted himself an Alabamian. The school of sanitation at Tuscaloosa for the preparation of men and wom- en to continue his great work of fighting disease and death and nin- isterinE to life and health Is, with out doubt, the most fitting monu- ment that could be erected to him.
 Had not this matter been taken up by the Gorgas memorial committee, under the direction of Admiral Braistead, the people of Alabama would, no doubt. have themselves undertaken the task of establishing and maintaining school Of santa ton at the university. The neeos of the public health of the state would have demanded it, and it is hardly conceivable that they would have failed thus to commemorate their greatest@citizen. But we are fortunate in being able to join with the people of all the world in these larger plans for a double memorial in the form of an institution of re- search in Panama and school or practical application here in Ala hama. The two parts of this double memorial will strengthen each other. The institute of research in Panama will make the work or the school of sanitation in Tuscaloosa more effective than 1t other"lse could hope to be. In addition to all this the aiiot- ment by the memorial committee .o -he Tuscaloosa school win be greater than the amount whicn the peopis the state would haveAbeen asked to l give for the separate memorial. The Tninimum of $50, 900 a year which has already been voted to this school IS wore than the interest at per cent on the maximum of s75o,o0o which tbe people of the state are asked 10 contribute as their part of the totai l of ss. O00 900 which it is proposed to raise here and elsewhere.
 VIII Command Prestige oner to students from other states
 "A countries as it will be, the school of sanitation will have more nrest;re than it could have had as pnIv an Alabama school. It will ren der larger service to the state ana will attract to Alabama, Tuscaioosa land the university the attention oi the world as it otherwise couiu ho' The value of this school to the soutn but most of all to AIaoana, hardly be estimated Here VIII ~ htrained hundreds of men and women rho ysil devote their lives to the re- iiaf of our people from the ravages of malaria. typhoid fever, peiiagra d hookworm and other diseases SC common and so disastrous Tn Ala, hama and other southern states' pu' so easily preventable
 Millions will live, who otherwis. would die; strength and vigor VII take the place of weakness ana las situde. The happiness and produc' tive power of the people Will De m creased, and billions of dollars VII he added to our material Weaitn Relieved of thercurse of these pre-. yentable diseases, this section VII soon realize the dream and vision o' General Gorgas himself as par' of the richest. happiest, most pros porous and most powerful civilization the world has known.
 wonder if we realize the great ness of the opportunity that ha' come to us If we do, Alabama VII go lover the top," honor herself ane bless both herself and the world II joining with the world in honorinl