The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
URGENT APPEAL FOR DRIVE MADE AT TWIN CITIES Dean Carmichael Tells Of Three Inspiring
 Gifts
SHOE POLISH, COW
 AND A FARM GIVEN
Unable To Give Money, MOntevallO Friends
 Donate Possessions

ALBANY DECATUR, Ala, Aug. 9. Especial. )-Dean o. C. Carmichael of the Alabama Woman's College at Mon tevallo, speaking Friday night at the Decatur High school, before an audi ence that was aroused to earnest en- thusiasm for the cause represented namely "A Million For Montevallo, proved himself to be a moving orator as we'll as a cultivated and well-in- formed speaker.
 The distinguished visitors peroration was not of the style approved by the old school orators. but was of much more effective variety, Mir. Carmichael indulging in no high flown sentiments, but instead, in a simple, but magnetic manner. he told what is in the heart of hearts Of those closest to the life of Montevallo.
 Three Gifts Described.
 Three gifts and their givers were described by the speaker as he drew his appeal for higher education for women to q close. The first gift was of $25 worth of shoe polish to be used this winter, by those girls and their successors who last year at Montevallo maintained shine parlors," and caused all the proceeds therefrom to go into the endowment fund for their college. Mir. Carmichael said those girl shine artists made $1,0O0 of the million for Montevallo.
 The giver of that unusual gift is un- known.
 The second gift mentioned was that of 73-acre farm in Tallapoosa county. The owner gave the land because he had no money, butt loved Montevallo and had faith in the good that institu- tion can do. The giyer of that gift is unknown.
 The third gift named was that of fine Jersey COW, now giving over three gallons of milk per day. The giver of the cow is unknown, except 1 that she is a former student of Nome vallo, and poor 10 the point she has absolutely no money, is without attrac- tive clothes and is compelled to blow in the fields in order to support her aged parents. But Dean Carmichael intimated the woman is rich, because she possesses the golden rule in her heart.
 There were no dry eyes when the story was told of that woman alumnae of Montevallo. She was liked to the widow with the two pence spoken of by the Master ''She gave her all to educating her sisters in Alabama" said the speaker. It was declared that that thing which the woman hath done shall be told as q memorial for her. where ever funds are sought for the million dollar endowment for MOntevallo col lege.
 Full Of Inspiration.
 The spaker made it plain that such noble expressions were full of inspira- t1on for all who have a heart for the hundreds of girls now vainly seeking entrance at Montevallo, since no pro- vision has been made for them in the way of houses.
 How Montevallo has a sustaining fund of only $S5, ,000 to the North Caro- lima college for women's S67O, ,OOO a year was brought to the attention of the audience. A thousand girls are now seeking entr ce to Monteyallo. when only about 600 can be cared for
 The history was recounted of how slowly, men have been to give women the advantages of higher education. when 1t should have been known that women, the moulders of human thought and the makers of characters in their children, should have had superior ad- vantages
 Dean Carmichael was introduced by T. NJ. Dix, who acted as chairman of the meeting in the absence of Hon.. ;. A. Lynne, Decatur chairman for the Montevallo campaign