The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-12
CITY TO RE-ENTER
RACE FOR MILLION
FOR UNIVERSITY
Thousand Persons in This
County Have Given to
Fund, Workers
Declare

The campaign to raise BirminS-
hams share of the University of Ala
bama million dollar expansion fund
will be renewed, this week with the
aid of a group of university students
who will come here at the request Of
the Birmingham alumni. The stu
cents will arrive Monday night and
will spend the next few days assist
ing in the canvass of the city in the
interest of the university.
About 1000 persons have SO far
to the university of Ala
bama fund from Birmingham and
Jefferson county," said Borden Burr.
state chairman. I'VE are confident
that among the other thousands liv-
ing here there are great number
who are interested in the advance
ment of the higher education and will
be glad to assist in building state
university large enough to accom-
modate all who wish to enter.
Our handicap in Birmingham has
been the lack of a sufficient number
of workers. and the university has
consented to let us have this group
of students to assist us in putting
Birmingham over the top. We are
glad of the opportunity this cam
paign has given us to let Birming
ham see the type of young men we
have at the state university. and
we are confident Birmingham will re-
ceive them cordially"
Seniors Selected
The visit of the students to Bir-
mingham was arranged Friday at a
conference between Mr.. Burr, Presl-
dent George H. Denny and Jelks
Cabaniss, Birmingham chairman.
The men who will make the trip
here will be members of the senior
class and the group will include a
number of the leaders in student
activities. Their visit to Birmingham
will involve q sacrifice for each of
them, as they have agreed to make
up all the time they will lose from
their classwork, but they volunteered
for the service to help the University.
Hugh Bradley of Troy, who gradu-
ated at the university last June and
is now an Instructor in economies.
will head the party and will be the
only member of the faculty accom-
panying them.
The visiting students will be en-
tertained in the homes of Birming-
ham alumni, but the alumni workers
who have carried on the campaign
so far will not be actively engaged
in the canvass this week. The spe-
cial committee headed by Hill Fergu-
son will continue, as announced last
week, but their work will be done
separately from that of the students.
Last Week Successful
Additional subscriptions received
since the celebration at the uni
versity Friday carried the total TO
s701,5s3, and the campaign will be
II hn Anf fra
fund of 100000 has been raised.
The past week was the most sue
cessful In the entime campaign, a
gain of more than 100000 being
made as a result of cleanup drives
in all parts of the state.
Although q generous response 20
the university's appeal for help has
been given. there is much yet to be
done before the movement Is haltd
Only two communities. Tuscaloosa
and Boligee, In Greene county, have
succeeded in raising their quotas.
with quota OF 1000 Tuscaloosa
has now raised $4,000 and expects
to go to 100000. The activity of
two alumni, r H. Halter and w. D.
Johnson, was responsible for Boligee
raising its quota of $4,000.
or Jefferson county's quota Of
that s26S.723 had been raised. OF this
amount Bessemer has raised $4,Ss5
and Ensley $4,000, the remainder hav-
ing been raised In Birmingham. APP
proximately $4,000 more must be
obtained II Jefferson county performs
its full duty to the university, and
the alumni have announced their In
tention of continuing their work un-
til 1t is completed.
Gift of $1,000
OF the present total of $701.593.
Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Mont
gomery have raised about 100000.
Alumni living outside the state have
given $14.500, and citizens Of Ala
bama living outside the three cities
have given approximately
$2S5,00Q The campaign has not yet
been started in Mobile. but prepara-
tions are under way in that city and
a large donation to the University is
expected.
An anonymous gift of $4,000 by
citizen of Talladega, one of $4,000
by an alumnus living in Atlanta. who
also wished his name withheld: and
one of $1,000 by Robert Lang, Jasper,
were reported Saturday.
Interest in the campaign through
out the state was growing during the
past week and large increase in
subscriptions from the smaller cities
was noted: Talladega county con-
tinues at the top of the list with a
total of 1920. Admission has raised
$1,000; Gadsden and Etowah county.
S5,205; Jasper and Walker county,
$4,635; Livingston and York in Sum-
ter county. s4.4s5; Eutaw and Boligee
in Greene county. s4.240; Selma.
$3.50. and Centreville and Bib
county, $4,000. The other amounts
range downward to s475 from On
eonta and $500 from Marengo county
1t is expected that all of these totals
will be materially increased before
the campaign ends.
N0n-Alumni Gifts
Subscriptions of $500 or moro which
have been received since the last re-
port from non-alumni living in JEFF
ferson county are: The Birmingham
Age Herald, $500; Moss & McCor-
mack, $3.50; Otto Marx. 81 900;
Anonymous. $1,000; Carr Mccormack.
81 1000; ]. w. Mcqueen, s1.00; Amer
lean Cast Iron Pipe company. 1000;
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