The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-11
NATIONAL SCHOOL. OF MISSIONS MAY BE. BROUGHT ID J. OF 4.
Local Alumni Association Adopts Resolution Asking for ReIocation-Dr.
 Simpson Speaks

Resolutions urging that the na- tional school of missions of the Christian church he relocated on she campus of the University of Ala bama. in connection with the south ern School of Religion. thus attract ing from GOO to 2.o00 additional stu dents to the institution were adopted by the Birmingham chapter of the University of Alabama Alumni asso- citation at it's regular monthly lunch- con at the Tutwiler hotel yesterday afternoon.
 Brewer Dixon. chairman of the as- sociation. presided and introduced the speaker of the occasion, pr, Rob ert N, Simpson, pastor of the First Christian church of Birmingham. who In very impressive way, told his hearers of the potential religious value of establishing the school of religion at Tuscaloosa.
 Attention was then called to the opportunity of securing for the uni- versity, for Alabama, and for the south, the national mission school for medical research which, with the es- tablishment of the Gorgas school of EaiiANdAAOh NAtGA9f NAAA lAs AAAAeAA Ntt@ highest type of research facilities having to do with the cure of tropi- cal diseases.
 Leon c. Bradley was given a fare- well by the alumni, as the loyal alumnus is leaving soon for Auburn to direct a course in journalism, as member of the Auburn faculty. In short speech Mir. Bradley spoke of the need to create sentiment for sup port from the state legislature for higher education in the state.
 Tram Sessions, star athlete at Ala bama for four years. made a short talk, reviewing the athletic outlook at the university for the coming year.
 The resolutions follow:
 "Whereas: The board of trustees of The National School of Missions of the Christian church has suggested 10 the national board of brothers of the Christian church, through their committee on recommendations the advisability of relocating the college of missions at some great university center,
 And whereas; The University of Alabama is becoming one of the great universities of the United States. due to the fact that it now has laboratories. schools of mines and engineering, of the highest dual ity, and there has recently been or ganized the Gorgas School of Sanita- ton which Is to be located at the University of Alabama, and
 Whereas; The Birmingham chap ter of the University eff Alabama alumni heartily approves the plaa recently adopted by the board of trustees of the University of Ala bama, In giving it's approval to the establishment of schools of religion at Tuscaloosa, and in offering sites near the campus of the University of Alabama for the establishment of these schools;
 Be it. and 1t Is hereby resolved, that the Birmingham chapter of the l University of Alabama alumni, go on record as ndorsing the plan approved by the board of trustees of the Uni- versity of Alabama;
 And Be 1t Further Resolved, tha: l this body extend an invitation to l the board of trustees of the Chris l ton church to consider the advan- tages at Tuscaloosa. with q view to locating its college Of missions at Tuscaloosa, near the campus of the University of Alabama and that 1t enter Into negotiations with the board of trustees of the University of Alabama with view to estab- fishing it's College of Missions on one of the sites to be granted under the plan adopted by the board of trustees of the University of Alabama, and obtaining authority from the board of trustees of the university to that end n