The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
WAR HERO TALKS ON AUBURN'S NEEDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
General BuIIard Discusses Student Days and Recent Visit to A. p. l. at Civic
 Forum Luncheon

Discussion of the Greater Auburn million dollar campaign. with Gen. Robert L. Bullard. Alabama's World war hero. the principal speaker. and celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Civic Association were the fea- lures of the forum luncheon held yes terday at the Hillman hotel.
 General BuIlard talked of his stu dent days at Auburn 42 years ago and his impression of the growth of the school that he received on his recent visit there.
 Auburn has been criticized by edu eatienal authorities for two things .. stated General BulIard. "one of these was that the president of the institu- tion had to do too much of the admin istration work. This can be an swered by stating that the president was simply doing this to relieve the burdens of the oyerworked and under paid professors
 The other criticism was that An burn was 'inbreeding.' which means that the institution had only it's grad uates for professors. According to results obtained by the United States Military academy at West Point, the 'inbreeding' idea Is very productive in bringing out the best that is in the student It keeps the spirit of the institution always alive. At West Point there is hardly & professor who is not graduate of the institution.
 Sacrifice for Education
 "Fifty-two per cent of the students at Auburn are poor boys and are working their way through college. either by doing manual labor there or borrowing money. There is very lit- tie money spent there wastefuly by the students, and the midnight oil is not burned for foolishness but for work.
 T was 8 student at Auburn 32 years ago It was then an institu- tion of 100 students but l wish to say that they had a. far better equipment then than they have now with an enrolment of over 1.200. But despite of the limited equipmen: and facilities of this school it pro- duees men who go out into the world and make good. It has turned out a large number of really big men.
 Phe equipment of the school al- most made me cry when I saw it last week. Students living in aban- doned shacks, old army tents and AeNh. <AAA 4OA Ni0 Sdke pI obtaining a college education. If we have such ambitious and sacrificing students in the great state of Alabama, can't it be managed somehow to furnish them good living quarters and good equip ment?'
 Needs of A. P. I. Stressed
 The school is almost entirely state supported and it needs outside help badly. The professors. under Rssf1 n rA ,,-fr1 1
 have declined to accept any of the money derived from this million ooi- lar drive and are unanimously will ling that all of it should go to the buildings and equipment of the Ala bama Polytechnic Institute"
 General Bullard spoke also of many humorous incidents happening dur ing his student days and on his~rc- cent trip home.
 the Birmingham Civic Association, presided over the luncheon and intro duced the speakers.
 Charles F. DeBardeleben, general chairman of the Auburn drive. also spoke of the needs of Auburn ana of the drive for funds. Mir. DeBardele ben made an earnest appeal for all Bir- mingham citizens to do their bit towards making the drive a success,
 Charles F. Harold. secretary-man- ager of the Birmingham Civic Asso- citation. made a five minute review of the activities of the association dur ing the five years of it's existence and pointing out particularly the work accomplished during the past year, which. according to MT. Harold, was. the greatest year in the life of the association.
 A quartet from Howard college sang several songs.