The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16

Charles F. DeBardelebsn. president of the Auburn Alumni association, Friday called . mass meeting of alumni of tho Alabama Polytechnic institute and friends of tho institu- ton not alumni. but who contributed to the Auburn building fund. to plan the fight to be wager before the board of trustees of the school at their Ihearing in Montgomery, December 2l of the proposal to remove Auburn l to Montgomery. Tho meeting called iby MT. DeBardeleben is set for Tues day night at o'clock in the Cham Der of Commerce auditorium.
 In including friends of the school who have contributed to the fund, but are not alumni. Mir Debardeleben expressed the opinion that they were entitled to a voice in the matter. Delegates from other cities will likely attend the mass meeting, 1t was stated, while scores of Birmingham and Jefferson county alumni have all tready assured MT. DeBardeleben that they will be present to enter vigorous dissent to the removal project.
 Representation in the delegation to appear before the board of trustees Thursday in Montgomery will proba- bly be decided at the mass meeting Tuesday night. Resolutions to be presented to the board in case re- moval proposal is formally enteralned 1 from Montogemry citizens will be prepared at the meeting, 1t waa stated Tuesday by alumni in Bir- mingham who have been aroused by the proposition.
 .sI am calling this meeting to get the general opinion of the sons of Auburn in Birmingham and in the state for that natter" said MT. De- Bardeleben Friday. This project represents a diaboHcal proposal and | attempt to rob Auburn of all thu fruits of fiftS-one years Of hard struggling for recognition. l believe. | that only a nebible proposition of those who have passed through the portals of tic school will give mere ! passing heed to the idea which self fish persons with personal and civic | interests at heart have preached. .s F'riendsl Entitled to say
 ssFriends of Aburn who have con- l trlbuted to the campaign are en- | titled to voice in the preparations | to oppose any proposal to remove l the school or to say why they think it should be removed.
 | Information as to the propaganda being sent out from Montgomery was obtained Friday, an Auburn alumnus reporting that he had re- ceived a letter from w. "A. Belling- rath of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, who signed himself as chairman of a Bigger, Better Au- burn committed" asking his support of the proposition to move Auburn. Webb Crawford president of the American Trust and Savings bank. Friday indorsea the stand of MT. De- Bardeleben and condemned the re- moval agitation as most unfortunate for the school and it's financial cam paign."
 "The attention of the public has been favorably attracted to the Ala bama Polytechnic Institute in its present campaign,"s said MT. Craw- ford. Ut Is a serious thing even to consider such a proposal. Auburn is now as well located as an agri- cultural and mechanical college coulo be, in my opinion"
 ". M. Cosby, prominent Birming- ham business man, in a letter to MT. DeBardeieben made public Friday. congratulated him on the firm stand
 taken against the removal proposal.
 Tt would have been the worst
 thing that ac9nd have happened to
 Auburn to move the school from Au-
 burn to Montgomery" said MT. Cosby.
 "Montgomery should have walked up
 when the school was in a more needy
 condition than 1t is now"
 Assurances that they will back
 him in any position taken to oppose
 the removal project are being re-
 ceived from alumni all over the state.
 according to MT. DeBardeleben.