The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-18

ton of all friends of the Institution
its needs could be- met.
Auburn has rendered a great ser
vice to the state in many ways, but
its 1000 engineering graduates and
the total of 5000 students who had
taken some engineering work at the
Institution have been big factors in
the industrial development of Ala
bama." declared DIR. Dowell. "N9
higher compliment was ever pair the
the engineering work of Auburn
than the gift OF Erskine Ramsay,
one of the south's greatest leaders
in industry, when he subscribed
100000 to be matched by us with
another 100000 for an engineering
hall"
Cheers For Ramsay
At the first mention Iof the name
of Mr.. Ramsay, the crowd rose to it's
feet and cheered to the echo, the
band struck up Touchdown Auburn"
and for several moments an en-
thusiastic, demonstration was given
DIR. Dowell declared that the ques-
ton of engineering supremacy. which
had been held by Auburn for half .
century, was forever settled by this
gift of Mr.. Ramsay and he closed
with plea for immediate and
prompt action to raise not less than
100000 so that an engineering
building to cost 100000 to $500, 90
could be constructed.
Charles f. DeBardeleben, chairman
of the campaign, was given an
ovation when he was introduced. He
declared tha1 Auburn was the only
hope of the majority of the boys of
Alabama for training for higher use
fulness and he made a ringing appeal
~, ba oil nj -
the 100000 needed to match the gift
of Mr.. Ramsay. He declared that he
would add another $1,000 to his sub
scription to be applied on this spe-
cial fund.
Time For Action
When Henry DeBardeleben, who
followed his brother, declared that
the time for action had arrived and
opened the. subscriptions with 1000
personally to match that of his
brother, with another $1,000 from /.
n. Hanson. who lives in another
state. another $1,000 from the De-
Bardeieben Coal company, he was in.
terrupted by John p. Illges of Column
bus. Ca, who added another 81 900
to his subscription and Immediately
there We're calls from all parts OF
the house to open the meeting for the
receipt of subscriptions.
And then under the leadership OF
Tom Braggs. who was presiding, as
sisted by Charles and Henry DeBar-
deleben and others, one of the most
successful money raising campaigns
ever seen in Birmingham followed
for period OF 80 minutes. All
money subscribed was in addition 10
that already subscribed or paid by
those making the subscriptions and
was In the form of new money ia
match the donations of Erskine
Ramsay.
At the end of half hour, when
the meeting closed. it was announced
that more than $4,000 had been sub
scribed by those present, which with
the $4,000 anonymous subscriptions
and the $4,000 raised since the
Ramsay offer made a total OF ap-
proximately $4,000 in sight toward
the 100000 needed before the
Ramsay 100000 becomes available.
One OF the features of the meet
Ing occurred when Stewart williams
former Auburn man, now residing
In another state, arose and an
nouncsd donation OF $1,000. A
little 1aterain the meeting, he arose
again ana declared that since think
ing the matter over he wanted to
make his subscription $4,000.
Mr.. Williams, who has large in
terests in Birmingham and Alabama.
was In the city on business. 1t was
announced that only last week. the
Southern Bell Telephone company,
through its state manager, Col w.
e. Bare. had subscribed $1,000 to-
ward this fund, this being part OF
the efe,ooN raised In miscellaneous
subscriptions