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The Greensboro Fund. The Board of Stewards of Greensboro charge have created a loan fund, whereby they will assist worthy young men from the laity who, unaided, are financially unable to pursue their course.
The A. S. Andrews Scholarship Fund. This fund, established by the Church at Union Springs, in memory of Dr. A. S. Andrews, is intended to be increased until the interest on the principal will support at least one stu- dent each year.
The Scarborough Memorial Fund. This fund was established by Mrs. Julia E. Scar- borough in memory of her son, Robert S. Scar-
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borough. It is her purpose that this fund shall be used to aid worthy young men who are preparing for the ministry that they may equip themselves well for their high calling. Aid to Worthy Young Men. It is the pol- icy of the Southern University to aid worthy young men who desire a college education and who cannot meet all necessary expenses while in college. Accordingly worthy and de- serving young men will be credited for their tuition and required to give their notes for same, payable after they leave college. A number of students partly support themselves while at college by work of various kinds in Greensboro.
Bob Jones Permanent Conference Fund. The Association, realizing the inestimable benefits which have accrued to the young men and the Association from sending delegates to the Summer Student Conference at Ash- ville, N. C., have established a permanent con- ference fund. By the aid of this fund, any young man may attend the Conference, there catching a glorious vision of the Risen Christ and return to this Association filled with in- spiration and power.
One fourth of this fund which is to be made $400.00 will be loaned each year to stu- dent delegates from the college. This loan will bear interest after one year from the time the student leaves college, if not paid by that date.
In appreciation of the generous gift of $100.00 to the fund by the Evangelist, Rev. R. R. Jones, the Association has called it the Bob Jones Permanent Conference Fund. Presidents and Acting Presidents, 1856- 1906 .-
William M. Wightman, November 24, 1856- June, 1868.
Edward Wadsworth, June, 1867-December, 1870.
Allen Scheen Andrews, 1870-74; 1883- June, 1894.
Luther M. Smith, October, 1875-80.
Josiah Lewis, 1880-81.
Francis Peterson, 1881-83; 1899.
John Ormon Keener, 1894-98.
Samuel M. Hosmer, 1899, to the present.
Drs. Lupton, J. S. Moore, and Professor Grote served at short intervals as Chairman of the Faculty.
Faculty, 1856-1906.
Edward Wadsworth, A. M., 1859-70, Moral Philosophy.
N. Thomas Lupton, A. M., 1859-71, Chem- istry.
O. F. Casey, A. M., 1859-76, Ancient Languages.
J. C. Wills, A. M., 1859-71, Mathematics. J. A. Reubelt, 1860-61, Modern Languages and Hebrew.
John S. Moore, A. M., 1871-84, Mathe- matics.
D. M. Rush, A. M., 1872-74, Mathematics.
T. O. Summers, jr., 1871-74, Chemistry.
T. D. Mitchell 1874-76, Chemistry.
I. S. Hopkins, 1876-78, Science.
C. A. Grote, A. M., 1876-94, Science and Modern Languages.
J. Lewis, jr., 1875-81, English.
C. M. Verdel, A. M., 1876-81, Science.
F. M. Peterson, A. M., D. D., 1877-99, Ancient Languages.
J. A. Moore, A. M., Ph. D., 1883-94, Mathe- matics.
L. C. Dickey, 1883-94, English and History. Rev. J. F. Sturdivant, 1885-90, English.
E. L. Brown, B. S., 1889-03, Science.
C. L. McCartha, 1890-92, English.
D. P. Christenberry, A. M., 1892, to present, English.
L. P. Giddens, A. B., 1894-05, Mathematics.
Rev. J. W. Shoaff, D. D., 1899-02, Mental and Moral Philosophy.
J. T. Littleton, A. M., Litt. D., 1899, to present, Modern Languages.
E. K. Turner, Ph. D., 1899-03, Ancient Languages.
Andrew Sledd, Ph. D., 1903-04, Greek.
E. L. Colebeck, M. A., 1902-05, Ancient Languages.
B. P. Richardson, B. S., 1903, to present, Science.
C. P. Atkinson, A. M., 1904, to present, Mental and Moral Philosophy.
D. M. Key, M. A., 1906, to present, An- cient Languages.
F. E. Chapman, M. A., to present, Mathe- matics.
Honorary Degrees Conferred .-
1866.
Anderson, William H. .D. D.
Marvin, Bishop E. M. D. D.
1867
Fitzgerald, Bishop O. P.
D. D.
Lee, Nathaniel H. D. D.
1868
Campbell, C. D. N. D. D.
Bedford, A. H.
D. D.
1869
Andrews, Allen S.
D. D.
1874
Finney, Thomas M
D. D.
1879
Blue, O. R. . .D. D.
Keener, John C. LL. D
Moore, John S. D. D.
Morgan, John T. LL. D.
1886
Black, W. C. D. D.
Bounds, E. M. .D. D.
Seay, Thomas
. D.
1887
Bonnell, Professor
Ph. D.
1888
Andrews, Allen S. LL. D.
Cameron, J. D. D. D.
Chapman, M. B. .D. D.
Phillips, J. H. Ph. D.
Rankin, C. Y. .D. D.
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1889
Gregory, J. B. . D. D.
Mason, J. M .. D. D.
Newman, J. W. .D. D.
1891
Allen, J. R.
D. D.
1893
Hawkins, V. D. D.
Hosmer, Samuel M. . D. D.
Keener, J. O. D. D.
1894
Garrett, J. J. LL. D.
Lovett, W. C. .D. D.
Shoaff, J. W. .D. D.
1896
Moore, Warner
D. D.
Lamar, A. J. D. D.
1900
Peterson, F. M
D. D.
1901
Dobbs, S. L.
D. D.
Frazer, J. S.
D. D.
1902
Andrews, A. D. D.
Peterson, John A .D. D.
Weber, J. L. .D. D.
Winton, George B.
.D. D.
1904
McGehee, O. C. D. D.
1905
Coleman, A. A.
D. D.
1906
Hobson, Richmond
LL. D.
Hurt, William P .D. D.
Isaacs, W. G. .D. D.
McCoy, J. H. D. D.
1908
Comer, B. B. LL. D.
Dannelly, J. M. .D. D.
Howard, H. C. .D. D.
McVoy, E. C. D. D.
Alumni Society .- The object of this so- ciety is to unite the graduates in a common bond of fellowship and to foster their love for their Alma Mater, and their interest in her welfare. The annual business meeting is held Tuesday evening of Commencement Week at 8:30 o'clock. On Tuesday evening of Commencement one of their number de- livers an oration before the public in the col- lege chapel.
Presidents .- Wm. M. Wightman, Nov. 24, 1856-June, 1868; Edward Wadsworth, June, 1867-Dec., 1870; Allen Scheen Andrews, 1870-74, 1883-June, 1894; Luther M. Smith, Oct., 1875-1880; Josiah Lewis, 1880-1881; Francis Peterson, 1881-1883, 1899; Jno. Or- mon Keener, 1894-1898; Sam'l M. Hosmer,
1899 to the present; Drs. Lupton, J. S. Moore and Professor Grote served at short intervals as Chairman of the Faculty.
SOUTHERN WHEEL COMPANY. An in- dustrial corporation, chartered in Georgia, which acquired on February 1, 1913, the prop- erties of the St. Louis Car Wheel Co., Deca- tur Car Wheel Co., and Atlanta Car Wheel & Mfg. Co .; capital stock authorized and out- standing, $2,500,000; shares, $100; no funded debt shown; property in Alabama: an extensive car-wheel manufacturing plant at Birmingham; offices: St. Louis. The capi- tal stock of this company is owned by the American Brake Shoe & Foundry Co., by which it is controlled. It manufactures chilled-iron locomotive and car wheels, and iron castings, having, besides the one at Bir- mingham, plants at St. Louis, Atlanta, and Savannah.
REFERENCE .- Poor's manual of industrials, 1916, pp. 45-46.
SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA RAILWAY COMPANY. See Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road Company.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL ROAD COM- PANY. See Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.
SOYBEAN. The soybean is an annual leguminous plant, valuable as human and stock food, and as a soil renovater. In na- ture and appearance it is kin to the cowpea. In the south the soybean is regarded both as a hay plant and a grain plant. The soy- bean is thought to be a native of southeast- ern Asia. In the last fifteen years it has come to be much cultivated throughout the United States. As a food the soybean has not come into general use in America, but is extensively used in Japan. It is useful, its yield is rich, as a feed for domestic animals it is excellent, and as silage it is satisfao- tory.
The seed constitute the richest vegetable food known, being nearly equal to cotton seed meal.
See Leguminous plants.
REFERENCES .- Bailey, Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, vol. 2; Alabama College Experi- ment Station, Bulletins, 114 and 123; Alabama Canebreak Experiment Bulletin No. 20.
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. The U. S. Battleship Maine, on the evening of February 15, 1898, was blown up in Havana harbor, and two hundred and sixty-six officers and men went down to their death. This act, generally believed to be prompted by the Spanish government, provoked the most in- tense feeling throughout the United States. Notwithstanding this, the Government took no retaliatory steps, but continued in its efforts toward bringing about better condi- tions in the island of Cuba through concil- iatory means. These proved futile however, and on April 24, 1898, Spain declared war against the United States, which was fol-
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lowed by a similar declaration by the latter on the following day.
President Mckinley, on April 23, had is- sued a call for 125,000 volunteer troops, of which Alabama was to furnish two volunteer regiments and one battalion of infantry, the volunteers to be supplied as nearly as pos- sible from the National Guard. Gov. Joseph F. Johnston followed with a call for volun- teers, April 30, 1898. The companies of the 1st and 2nd Alabama Infantry Regiments, A. N. G., promptly responded. About 1,200 of the 1,800 members of the National Guard volunteered. Not more than one- half of those volunteering passed the phys- ical examinations. The companies prompt- ly recruited to the required strength. The two regiments were mustered into the U. S. Federal service, May 6, 1898, in the city of Mobile. The companies were composed of 84 officers and men each. The battalion authorized under the call, was made up of colored volunteers, commanded by white officers. A call for 75,000 additional vol- unteers was made, May 25, 1898, two bat- talions of infantry to be raised in Alabama, and the companies under the first call to be recruited to a maximum of 106 men. With the concurrence of the War Department, the State authorities organized two new bat- talions of colored infantry and united them with the one previously formed, thus making a regiment, known as the 3rd regiment of colored infantry. The three regiments were commanded respectively by Col. E. L. Hig- don, 1st Alabama, Col. J. W. Cox, 2nd Ala- bama, and Col. R. L. Bullard, 3rd Alabama Colored Infantry. The first regiment was as- signed to the First Brigade, First Division, Fourth Army Corps, and the second regi- ment to the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourth Army Corps. With officers elected, vacancies filled, companies recruited to the maximum strength, all thoroughly armed and equipped, the men were ready for the ad- vance, but the struggle closed without calling on them to share in a single engagement.
In his Report, 1896-98, R. F. Ligon, jr., adjutant general of Alabama, says:
"While no opportunity was afforded these regiments of invading the enemy's country, or showing their valor upon the field of bat- tle, during their six months of active service, they have gained much practical experience in army life, they have received the highest encomiums of their brigade, division and corps commanders, they have reflected credit upon the State of Alabama, and the officers and men will return to their different avoca- tions with the admiration and plaudits of Alabamians."
During their service, the 1st and 2nd regi- ments were stationed at Mobile, Ala., Miami and Jacksonvile, Fla .; and at Birmingham and Mobile, where they were respectively mustered out of service.
The Third Regiment (colored) was sta- tioned at Mobile. It was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Fourth Army Corps; and was retained in service about six months longer than the First and Second Vol. II-35
Regiments. It was mustered out at Annis- ton, Ala., March 20, 1899.
In addition to the regiments sent by Ala- bama to the front, many individual Ala- bamians participated in the struggle. Some of these were officers in the regular army, and in the navy, while others were enlisted men in both branches of the service. The most notable officers of high rank were Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler and Brig. Gen. William C. Oates. Gen. Wheeler did conspicuous service in the Santiago campaign, of which he pre- pared a graphic account. Gen. Oates was held for some time without a command, but was finally assigned to the Fourth Army Corps, and later to the Second Army Corps. He was 'mustered out of service March 10, 1899. He was never able to get to Cuba. The record of his service has been left by him in a volume referred to in the references be- low. One of the daring deeds of this war was the sinking of the Merrimac in Santiago Bay, June 3, 1898, by Richmond Pearson Hobson, a young Alabama lieutenant, then serving with Admiral Sampson on the Battle- ship New York.
Organization of Commands .-
FIRST REGIMENT
Mustered in May 6, 1898, at Mobile; mus- tered out October 31, . 1898, at Birmingham.
Field and Staff
Elijah L. Higdon, Birmingham, colonel.
John B. McDonald, U. S. Army, It .- colonel.
Tom A. Smith, Birmingham, major.
Daniel D. McLeod, Anniston, major.
Osceola Kyle, Decatur, major.
William J. Kernachan, Florence, major and surgeon.
Owen P. Fitzsimons, Birmingham, captain and chaplain.
Lucien C. Brown, Birmingham, 1st lieut. and adjutant.
Felix M. Wood, Birmingham, 1st lieut. and Q. M.
Richard M. Fletcher, Jr., Huntsville, 1st lieut. and assistant surgeon.
Leon Schwarz, Birmingham, 1st lieut. and battalion adjutant.
Philp G. Seaman, Anniston, 1st lieut. and battalion adjutant.
Lawrence E. Brown, Scottsboro, 1st lieut. and battalion adjutant.
Walter E. Gardner, Birmingham, sergeant- major.
Companies and Captains
Co. A-William J. Parks, Birmingham, captain.
Co. B-William M. Martin, Florence, cap- tain. Co. C-Nelson G. Canning, Gadsden, cap- tain. Co. D-George W. Tumlin, Anniston, cap- tain. Co. E-William E. Wallace, Decatur, cap- tain.
Co. F-Humes C. Laughlin, Huntsville, captain.
Co. G-Hugh B. Kennedy, Birmingham, captain.
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Co. H-Thomas T. Huey, Bessemer, cap- tain.
Co. I-Arthur Harrison, Oxford, captain.
Co. K- Charles L. Ledbetter, Birmingham, captain.
Co. L-Newman D. Lacy, East Lake, cap- tain.
Co. M-Romain Boyd, Talladega, captain.
SECOND REGIMENT
Mustered in May 6, 1898, at Mobile; mus- tered out October 31, 1898, at Montgomery.
Field and Staff
James W. Cox, Mobile, colonel.
Walter A. Thurston, Huntsville, It .- colonel.
Sidney S. Pugh, Mobile, major and sur- geon.
Henry B. Foster, Tuscaloosa, major.
Robert K. Dumont, Mobile, major.
William W. Brandon, Tuscaloosa, major. Archibald C. Harte, Mobile, captain and chaplain.
John R. Vidner, Mobile, 1st lieut. and adjutant.
William E. Mickle, Jr., Mobile, 1st lieut. and Q. M.
James M. McLean, Hope Hull, 1st lieut. and assistant surgeon.
Walter R. Weeden, Eufaula, 1st lieut. and assistant surgeon.
Crosland C. Hare, Auburn, 1st lieut. and battalion adjutant.
W. Young Johnston, Montgomery, 1st lieut. and battalion adjutant.
Sherwood Bonner, Camden, 1st lieut. and battalion adjutant.
Edward T. Bonham, Montgomery, sergeant- major.
Companies and Captains
Co. A-Herbert B. May, Montgomery, cap- tain.
Co. B-DeWitt Camp, Mobile, captain.
Co. C-Edward M. Robinson, Mobile, cap- tain.
Co. D-Charles F. Anderson, Montgom- ery, captain.
Co. E-John D. Hagan, Mobile, captain.
Co. F-Sterling Foster, Tuscaloosa, cap- tain.
Co. G-Eugene H. Graves, Eufaula, cap- tain.
Co. H-Graph J. Hubbard, Troy, captain. Co. I-Charles Q. Beech, Scottsboro, cap- tain.
Co. K-William J. Vaiden, Uniontown, cap- tain.
Co. L-Jeptha P. Marchant, Girard, cap- tain. Co. M-William L. Pitts, Jr., Selma, cap- tain.
THIRD REGIMENT (COLORED)
Mustered in June 6, 1898, at Mobile; mus- tered out March 20, 1899, at Anniston.
Field and Staff
Robert Lee Bullard, U. S. Army, colonel.
John H. Sheffey, Huntsville, It .- colonel. Thomas E. Hill, Troy, major.
Fred Morse Taylor, Huntsville, major.
Clarence H. Long, Greensboro, major and surgeon.
William T. West, Mobile, 1st lieut. and Q. M. William V. Brumby, Mobile, 1st lieut. and adjutant.
Thomas K. Mullins, Troy, 1st lieut. and assistant surgeon.
Dabney Luckie, Birmingham, 1st lieut. and assistant surgeon.
John J. Scott, Mobile, chaplain.
Woodie C. Hobbs, Mobile, sergeant-major.
Companies and Captains
Co. A-Charles H. Scott, Montgomery, captain.
Co. B-Robert Gage, Mobile, captain.
Co. C-Edward D. Johnston, Birmingham, captain.
Co. D-Thaddeus Partridge, Mobile, cap- tain.
Co. E-Harris C. Vaughan, Birmingham, captain.
Co. F-William S. Wells, Jr., Huntsville, captain.
Co. G-John J. Hunter, Montgomery, cap- tain.
Co. H-John Trimble, Birmingham, cap- tain. Co. I-Henry Clay Armstrong, Auburn, captain.
Co. K-Gaston Gunter, Montgomery, cap- tain.
Co. L-Allen J. Green, Huntsville, cap- tain.
Co. M-Roswell L. Tilghman, Birmingham, captain.
REFERENCES .- Adjutant General of Alabama, Biennial Report. 1896-1898, pp. 12-15; Ibid. 1902, pp. 5-6, "Muster Rolls of Alabama Vol- unteers in the Spanish American War of 1898," (in Adjutant General of Alabama, General orders No. 14, July 15, 1899, pp. 36) ; Owen's edition of Pickett's Alabama (1900), p. 724; Sergeant M. Koenigsberg, Southern Martyrs, A. History of Alabama's White Regiments during the Spanish-American War, touching inciden- tally on the experiences of the entire First Division of the Seventh Army Corps ( Montgom- ery, 1898, Ills.); Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, The Santiago Campaign, 1898; Brig. Gen. Wil- liam C. Oates, "The War with Spain," in his War between the Union and the Confederacy (1905), pp. 545-565; Hobson, The Sinking of the "Merrimac" (1899).
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS. A National organization of men who served in the war between the United States and Spain in 1898.
There are two chapters in the State, but no statewide organization. Birmingham and Mobile have local organizations.
REFERENCES .- Mss. data in the Department of Archives and History.
SPANISH RIVER. See Mobile River.
SPECIAL DAYS. Days so designated be- cause they are regularly and formally ob- served throughout the State each year. They
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FLORAL TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF THE 616 MEMBERS OF THE 167TH REGIMENT WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR Carried in line of march by surviving comrades during the welcome home ceremonies in Montgomery, May 12, 1919
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are legal holidays, days the observance of which is enjoined by law, days observed for educational purposes in the schools of the State, and days celebrated by patriotic or- ganizations and clubs.
Legal holidays in Alabama are Sunday; New Year's Day, January 1; Robert E. Lee's Birthday, January 19; Washington's Birth- day, February 22; Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday; Thomas Jefferson's Birthday, April 13; Confederate Memorial Day, April 26; Jefferson Davis' Birthday, June 3; In- dependence Day, July 4; Labor Day, first Monday in September; Fraternal Day, second Thursday in October; Columbus Day, Octo- ber 12; the day in November designated as Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day, De- cember 25.
The legislature of 1915 provided by law for the special observance of August 14 and 15 in each year as Good Roads Day. Without special authority, the education department prepared a program of exercises held in the public schools throughout.the State on Jan- uary 15, 1915, and this fact may have been the prompting cause of the official designation of the two days referred to. The State high- way department published a Bulletin contain- ing the governor's proclamation, June 10, 1916, together with suggestions for the exer- cises to be held August 14 and 15. 1916.
The same legislature, September 25, 1915, by joint resolution, requested the governor to issue his proclamation designating Octo- ber 9, the anniversary of the great Chicago fire, as Fire Prevention Day in Alabama, and all good citizens, interested in their own wel- fare and that of the public at large, were urged to observe the day. The form of exer- cise suggested was the inspection of fire appa- ratus everywhere, the removal of all danger- ous rubbish from public and private prem- ises, and the observance of fire drills in the public schools.
The schools of the State, both public and private, have for many years celebrated pa- triotic anniversaries. The education depart- ment has been active in stimulating the ob- servance of special days, both of a patriotic and educational nature. About 1901, in the administration of Hon. John W. Abercrombie, State superintendent of education, a formal program and selections for Washington's Birthday were published and distributed by the department. It was the first of the kind to be issued. In 1903, the department issued a program and selections for the celebration of December 14 as Alabama Day, or the anni- versary of the day on which Alabama was ad- mitted into the Federal Union. Later, pro- grams were published and distributed for the observance of Arbor Day (no special date sug- gested), President Thomas Jefferson's Birth- day, April 13, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Birthday, January 19, Alabama Library Day, Novem- ber 4, Bird Day, May 4, anniversary of the birth of John James Audubon, Clean Up and School Improvement Day, October 30, Health Day, February 12, and Better Farming Day, March 12. The observance of these days has not been uniform, the dates varying accord-
ing to local convenience. However, during every year all special days are observed in some schools, although not in all. Alabama Library Day has not been generally observed. No accurate statement can be made as to when or where any special day was first cele- brated, with the exception of Alabama Day.
The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the Revolution annually cele- brate Flag Day, June 14. The United States Daughters of 1812 commemorate every year the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, January 9. Independence Day, July 4, dur- ing the first half of the nineteenth century, was universally celebrated throughout the State, but in recent years very rarely. The exercises on such occasions consisted of an oration, the reading of the Declaration of In- dependence, the reading or recitation of a patriotic poem, and the firing of salutes. Sur- vivors of the Revolution, who resided in the community, were given places of honor. Sometimes a dinner followed, at which there were numerous short addresses and many toasts.
The Ladies Memorial Associations have uni- formly commemorated April 26 as Confeder- ate Memorial Day. The other Confederate patriotic organizations usually unite with them in formal exercises. This association, the United Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Sons of Confederate Veterans and Children of the Confederacy usually observe Jefferson Davis' Birthday and Robert E. Lee's Birthday, as well as occasional celebrations of other Con- federate anniversaries, although not with un- varying regularity. The centenaries of the birth of President Jefferson Davis, June 3, 1908, of Gen. Robert E. Lee, January 19, 1907, and of Admiral Raphael Semmes, Sep- tember 27, 1909, were celebrated in Mont- gomery and other points with elaborate cere- monies. National Decoration Day, May 30, is formally observed by Grand Army Posts and by the families, descendants and friends of Union soldiers.
In the larger centers and in many of their schools, the negroes celebrate Emancipation Day, January 1. Sometimes they have elab- orate parades, addresses and recitations.
See Alabama Day; Bird Day; Daughters of the American Revolution; Flag Day; Holi- days; Schools.
REFERENCES .- Special day programs issued by the Education Department, the Game and Fish Department, and the Highway Department. Consult Ala. Hist. Society, Transactions, 1899- 1903, vol. iv, pp. 613-619; General Acts, 1915, pp. 352, 882.
SPEIGNER. Postoffice and station on the main line of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the northeast section of Elmore County. It is 18 miles north of Montgomery, and about 10 miles northeast of Wetumpka. It is located on Big Mortar Creek, and close at hand is the artificial lake built for the use of the State farm and cotton mill.
Population: 1910-150. The town is of importance because it is the location of the
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State farm and cotton mill, owned and op- erated by the State with convicts not fitted for labor in the mines. A brick kiln is also operated here by the State.
REFERENCES .- Alabama Land Book, 1916; Ala- bama ( Agriculture and Industries Department, Bulletin, No. 27), p. 118; Northern Alabama Illustrated (1888), p. 194.
SPRING HILL COLLEGE. See Roman Catholic Church.
SPRING LAKE COLLEGE. A private in- stitution for the education of young men and women located at Springville. This school was established by act of January 29, 1895, with the following trustees: A. W. Woodall, John McClendon, D. A. Aderholt, W. S. For- man, J. W. Inzer, J. W. Ash, and B. M. Hill. Organization was perfected by the consoli- dation of the two high schools of Springville. The college buildings were handsome and commodious, built of the most substantial material. The students secured board in the home of the citizens. One of the chief fea- tures of the school was the military depart- ment. Collegiate and business courses were offered.
Organizations .- The Lovett, Grady and Cli- onian Literary societies, The Christian En- deavor, Baptist Young People's Union, and the Epworth League.
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