The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
PINSON ALUMNUS
 SCORES PROPOSAL TO REMOVE AUBURN
Auburn Friends and Grad uates Plan to Attend Mass Meeting Called
 by DeBardeleben

Alumni throughout the northern section of Alabama and in Birming- ham and Jefferson county Saturday were sending assurances to the of flee of Charles F. DeBardelehen, president of the Auburn Alumni as sociation, that they would attend the mass meeting called for the Cham Der of Commerce auditorium in Bir- mingham at 8 o'clock Tuesday night when plans for the fight to oppose any proposal to remove the Alabama Polytechnic institute to Montgomery will be perfected.
 Injection of the Auburn removal discussion into the Travellers club meeting Saturday provoked warm argument and the club went on rec ord as favoring the removal as an economic measure. The resolution admitted that the alumni should de- eide the question. a-6 *s
 An open letter to George F, Blue, president of the Montgomery Auburn Alumni association. was received by The Age Herald Saturday fforn C. D. Ailis. Pinson, Ala, who graduated at Auburn in 1909 Mr Ailis makes comments on a booklet prepared by the Mont gomery association and sent to alumni in the state. faYoring' the removal and advancing reasons therefor
 Letter From Al'is
 Mir. Allis letter follows;
 T recenti. received and read with great interest your pamphlet on nov ing the Alabama Polytechnic insu- ute to somewhere near Montgomery and beg to take issue with even the first paragraph, as in 1t you mention the desirability of making it the greatest agricultural and mechanical college in the south" In my humble estimation 1t Is already that. Z
 q grant the fact that 1t fs per rectly legal 10 move the A. r. l. to some other location. but that while other schools mentioned, have shown great growth after removal. Au- burn has managed to grow some herself. in spite of her present nor rible location during the past few years.
 q graduated at Auburn several years ago and received what would ordinarily be called good educatlon. However. must admit that l failed to appreciate. how poorly located U was. At that time the enrolment was around six hundred and the health of the locality was such that two doctors wete able to handle tne practice of the students, the town and the surrounding country. Tne a one-half or two-thrds that of other | colleges in this or nearby states anu i the students who had to work to l get through managed 10 tlnd em | ployment.
 "However. since 1t Is so urgently i, requested to get the A. P. l. away from it's present unhealthy, incon- | yenient and deplorable location. fall to see why you chose Montgomery l instead of Birmingham. For the az | ricultural department. Jefferson county has every kind of soil. from | red clay to flint rock, and as for l the mechanical and engineering courses the mention of Birmingham l makes comparison odlous. Birmng | ham has more railroads, mucf | larger population and believe that I even you will admit has larger Ia 1 cilities for entertaining crowds,
 'Tf you must have a large college I at Montgomery, please pick on the University of Alabama as according 1 to your point of view, sentiment and l finances (only few million dol I lars) would be the only things that l make Tuscaloosa desirable.
 ..If it Is so eminently desirable tc | move Auburn be game--go 'whois hog or none and move 1t to Birming. 1 ham.
 I "Yours for a bigger and better | Auburn. but not at Montgomery 1 Very sincerely,
 "A. P. L. 09. |