The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-05
UNIVERSITY NIGHT
TO MARK START OF
STATEWIDE EFFORT
Men and Women Campaign
Workers to Assemble at
TutWiIer at 7 For Cam
paign Opening

Inauguration of the statewide
campaign of the University of Ala
bama for 81 100000 this evening is
expected to be the occasion of the
greatest university Night" celebra-
ton ever held in Birmingham.
AT Z o'clock. and not 1880 o'clock,
as announced. men and women who
claim the State university as their
alma mater. non-alumni who have
Voluntarily Joined the forces of CAM
paign workers. and many other prom
inent citizens of Birmingham will as
semble at dinner in the ballroom
.of the Tutwiler hotel for the open
sng of the campaign
This viii be real university
night that will warm the heart of
every university man and woman, .
said Borden Burr. state campaig n
chairman. we will have some inter-
esting announcements to make of adj
vance subscriptions, team captains
will make their first reports, and the
entertainment program is going to
carry every university man and wom-
an back to the days when they were
how long ago II has been"
A delegation of students will ar
rive in Birmingham Thursday from
the university and will be the feat
ured attractions in the entertainment
program. The Spirit of the Uni
versity," a pageant by university CO.
eds, men students and faculty men,
bers, which was given at the open
ing dinner of the campaign in Tus-
caloosa Tuesday night, scored such a
hit that Mr.. Burr, who was present
arranged at once to bring the
troupe" intact to Birmingham for
the celebration Thursday evening.
University Musicians Coming
The university male quartet and
the "Capstone Six" an orchestra Of
students who specialize in the songs
Intimately connected with college day
memories of State university grad
yates, will be another feature of the
entertainment.
The meeting in Birmingham Thurs
day evening will be held stimuli
taneously with similar gatherings OF
alumni in all parts of the state. For
the first time in its history a state
wide reunion" of its former stu
dents Is to be held by the university
and new bond of unity is expected
to be established by their concerted
action in one great movement for
their alma mater.
DR.. George II. Denny, president Of
the university, Governor elect w. w
Brandon and Mr.. Burr will be prin-
cipal speakers at the dinner. Jelks
Cabaniss. Birmingham chairman, will
president and two minute talks will
be made by prominent alumni anc
non alumni.
Mrs. Frank B. Clark, state chair.
man of the women's campaign organ
ization, and Mrs. G. M. Rudolph, Bir-
mingham women's chairman, will
head a large group of alumnae at the
dinner.
Bright indications of success for
the million dollar campaign have
filled the campaign workers with en-
thusiasm and the inaugural meeting
of the Birmingham campaign viii
take on the aspects of a celebration
Several large gifts to the campaign
fund have been pledged. 1t was
learned. and the total of advance
subscriptions is expected to be large
Alumni in Montgomery and Tusca-
loosa have already started their cam
paigns at enthusiastic meetings or
Monday and Tuesday nights. and first
reports of subscriptions will be made
on Thursday evening.