The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-07
AUBURN CAMP PAIGN OFFICIALS WILL
 GO COMMISSION
Charles F. DeBardeIeben IS- sues Unique Letter to Alum nj in Interest of $1, ,000,-
 900 Drive


 chairman of the Greater Auburn cam paign Dr. spright Dowell, president of Auburn, and others interested in the campaign will attend a meeting of the Anniston Rotary club today at l o'clock at which talks on the needs of Auburn and plans for the cam paign to raise s1 1,0ou, 900 will be made by Mir. DeBardeleben and pr. Dowell.
 A large number of the Auburn alumni residing in Annlston and Cal houn county will attend the luncheon tomorrow and an interesting pro gram has been arranged for the oc- casion.
 The organization of the Auburn campaign in Calhoun county will be perfected at a dinner at the Anniston l Inn tonight at which pr, Dowell, MT. DeBardeleben and several prom inent Auburn men residing in An niston will speak.
 The alumni of the institution in every county in the state are being organized rapidly and very favorable reports are being received showing their interest in the campaign. The following letter to the Auburn alumni was Issued yesterday by Chairman DeBardeleben:
 Touchdown, Auburn.
 That's the battle cry we must send out to every loyal son of Au- burn in ths her hour of need.
 "'HOId Elm. Auburn? will not suffice. For nearly half century Auburn has been holding her own and more against the best schools of technology in America. Handicapped for lack of buildings and equipment and hedsed in on all sides because of constantly increasing | shortage of funds, Auburn has made a game and desperate fight against l overwhelming odds.
 "sHold 'Em. Aubnrnv has been our cry too long. The time for defensive action has passed. Unless we take the offensive at once we cannot save the Orange and Blue from defeat. Every Auburn man must fight and fight desperately to save his alma mater from being pushed into the background. Auburn has reached that point in her existence where she must go for ward promptly or be crowded off the 1 field She cannot longer hold her own under the constantly increasing handicaps which grow greater as other institutions in other states se- cure the needed equipment and forge ahead.
 Touchdown, AuburBv
 This is your call to action. Your alma mater needs you now as she never needed you before. She calls i to you in her desperation to help i her hold her place among the stand i ard grade schoola of technology. Should she lose this standing, as now seems imminent, her days of use- fitness are at an end. A victim of parsimony and neglect, Auburn would be forced from the field as an edu- | cational factor and as a contributor to the advancement of Alabama.
 "sTOuehdown, Auburn.
 It's too late to cheer now. Moth ing short of a touchdown will suf- flee. We have listened to promises of legislative help for the past half century without relief. Requests for proper support have been ignored un- til the life of the institution hangs in the balance.
 Auburn must have s1,0o0,0o0 from this campaign That is the least | figure that will insure the future of the institution. We can't afford longed to be lured by the siren i promise of legislative help next time Auburn has been neglected 30 1 long that sl 100000 is needed to put her in shape for relief which we all hope the legislature will give. She must have $1,000,000 more than the legislature Is likely to provide.
 Fellow alumni. Auburn has borne 1 with patience the sights and the 1 neglect of recent years She has he's l itated about coming to you with her l troubles. But Alabama demands that the institution produce the producers upon whom she must rely for her l future development and the alumni demand that Auburn continue the l great work she has done for half a century. Auburn belongs to the peo- pie of this state and in the hour of extremity 1t is to you, loyal alumni and the people of Alabama, that she must turn.
 1 "Harken to her cry. Touchdown, Auburnp "The victory Is in your hands" |