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The marked success with which Marion men have met in West Point and the Naval Academy more than justifies this method of training.
REFERENCES .- Marion Institute Catalogues, Bulletins, etc .; by laws and charter, adopted April 12, 1910; Acts of Alabama, 1889.
BIBLIOGRAPHY .-- Catalogues, 1887-1913. Marion, Alabama. 8vo. Each separately paged. Some of the catalogues contain illustrations.
First session, 1887-88. pp. 44. Contains his- tory of the school on new foundation.
Second session, 1888-89. pp. 50.
Third session, 1889-90.
Fourth session, 1890-91.
Fifth session, 1891-92. pp. 64.
Sixth session, 1892-93. pp. 66.
Seventh session, 1893-94. pp. 59.
Eighth session, 1894-95. pp. 72.
Ninth session, 1895-96. pp. 63. Tenth session, 1896-97.
Eleventh session, 1897-98. pp. 59.
Twelfth session, 1898-99. pp. 66.
Thirteenth session, 1899-1900. pp. 65.
Fourteenth session, 1900-01. pp. 45.
Fifteenth session, 1901-02. pp. 38. Sixteenth session, 1902-03.
Seventeenth session, 1903-04.
Eighteenth session, 1904-05. pp. 65.
Nineteenth session, 1905-06. pp. 66.
Twentieth session, 1906-07. pp. 50.
Twenty-first session, 1907-08.
Twenty-second session, 1908-09. pp. 91. Twenty-third session, 1909-10.
Twenty-fourth session, 1910-11. pp. 110.
Twenty-fifth session, 1911-12. pp. 121.
Twenty-sixth session, 1912-13. pp. 134.
Twenty-seventh session, 1913-14.
Twenty-eighth session, 1914-15.
Twenty-ninth session, 1915-16. Thirtieth session, 1916-17.
Thirty-first session, 1917-18.
Thirty-second session, 1918-19.
Thirty-third session, 1919-20.
Marion Institute. Marion Institute Marion, Alabama. An American Eton Preliminary Statement a school Catholic and National in spirit. Designed to train Anglo-Saxon Youth for enlightened leadership and public service.
8vo. pp. 32.
This little volume contains brief sketches of Marion's foundation, also letter from various colleges expressing appreciation of the work done by the school.
Marion Institute. By-Laws and Charter of The Marion Institute, Marion, Alabama. De- sign adopted April 12, 1910.
8vo. pp. 23.
The By-Laws and change of charter are herein noted, also reasons for change of charter. MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE. Bulle- tins. Marion, Ala.
8vo. Illustrations.
Vol. i, Nos. 1-4. 1902-1903. New series.
No. 1. Spring Bulletin, May 1902. Cata- logue, 1901-1902. Contains full his- torical sketch, schools of instruction, regulations, and Alumni of Marion Military Institute.
No. 2. Summer Bulletin, July, 1902. Final exercises and announcements. Con- tains address on public education, by Dr. Charles W. Dabney, before gradu- ates and council of students, May 29, 1902; Annual debate between the Franklin and the Jefferson Literary Societies, on the subject, "Resolved, that the Secondary . School should take the place of the college"- Speeches of Mr. J. T. McCants and Mr. Prentiss Blackwell, both for affir- mative; Sketches of W. W. Wilker- son and Jesse B. Lovelace, with an account of their liberality under the title of "The Beneficence of two Memorable Men and what is coming of it;" Program and reports of the final exercises.
No. 3. Spring Bulletin, May, 1903. Cata- logue, 1902-1903.
No. 4. Summer Bulletin, July, 1903. Edu- cational Address, Government Day, by Edgar O. Lovett; Baccalaureate address, by J. H. Penniman; The schools of the people; The begin-
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ning and aims of the General Education Board, by Dr. Wallace Buttrick, before the National Edu- cational Association, July 10, 1903. Vol. il, Nos. 4. 1903-1904. New series.
No. Autumn Bulletin, 1903. Contains "The Word of Dominion." Ser- mon, commencement of 1903 by Rev. Edgar Gardner Murphy; "Christ's Method of dealing with Individuals, Christ and the Moral- ist," sermon by Rev. Neal L. An- derson; Sermon, by Rev. F. M. Peterson; "Three Wishes," sermon by Rev. Paul V. Bomar; and me- morial exercises of Jesse B. Lovelace, March 26, 1903.
No. ii. Spring Bulletin, April 1904. Con- tains "The Genesis of the honor system," an address before the council and students, by Dr. Wm. M. Thornton.
No. iii. Summer Bulletin, July, 1904. An- nouncements, Register.
No. iv. Autumn Bulletin, October, 1904. Contains "Present obligations of college men," address before gradu- ates, council and students, by Dr. E. O. Lovett; and "The educational needs of the South," an address be- fore the National Education As- sociation, by Supt. J. H. Phillips.
Vol. iii, Nos. 1-4. 1905. New series.
No. i. Winter Bulletin, 1905. Contains Con- vocation Address, Oct. 22, 1904, by Dr. A. J. Dickinson; "The Old and The New South," by Dr. Edgar Gardner Murphy; and Dr. McKel- way on journalism, lectures deliv- ered by him February 27 and March 6, 1904, at Yale University.
No. ii. Spring Bulletin, April, 1905. An- nouncements and register.
No. iii. Summer Bulletin, July, 1905. This No. "Is in large measure a series of extracts from
"The Institute Forum." It is arranged as I. Ideals and Opinions; II. Government; III. Sermons and Addresses; IV. Social events; V. Athletics; VI. Alumni Notes; and VII. Gleanings. Among other things, the sermons of Dr. John R. Sampey and Dr. N. L. Anderson, and the address of Dean Penniman, are given in full.
No. iv. Autumn Bulletin, October, 1905. Contains baccalaureate sermon, by Rev. N. L. Anderson, May 7, 1905; Convocation sermon by Rev. J. G. Dickinson, Sept. 10, 1905; Institute sermon, by Rev. John R. Sampey, October 9, 1904; Institute address by Dean J. H. Penniman, March 20, 1905; The Yale baccalaureate, by President A. T. Hadley, June 25, 1905; and the opening Yale sermon, by President Hadley, date not given.
Vol. iv. Nos. 1-4. 1906-1908. New series.
No. Winter Bulletin, January, 1906. Con- tains "Public Opinion and Govern- ment," address by Mr. Erwin Craighead, Nov. 6, 1905; and "Influ- ence of the American Newspaper," an address by Mr. Melville E. Stone, before the Law School Political Club of Yale University, Jan. 26, 1906.
No. ii. Spring Bulletin, April, 1906. An-
nouncements and register.
No. iii. Summer Bulletin, July, 1906. Con- tains "Education and Obligation," an address to the students of the Institute, 1905, by Dean J. H. Pen- niman.
No. iv. Summer Bulletin, July, 1907. (Mis- cellaneous aims and methods.)
No. iv. Spring Bulletin, April, 1908. Regis- ter and Announcements. (This is or should be No. 4, Part 2, or the second No. 4.)
Vol. v. Nos. 1-4. 1908-1909. New series.
No. i. Summer Bulletin, July, 1908. Con- tains sketch of Dr. Basil Manly, Sr., by Dr. James T. Murfee; Baccalau- reate address, by Dr. Charles Manly; and reprint of the first bac- calaureate address of Dr. Basil Manly, Sr., at the commencement of the University of Alabama, Dec. 12, 1838.
No. ii. Autumn Bulletin, October, 1908. Contains Institute address, by Jus- tice Hocker; Convocation sermon, by Rev. John W. Stagg; Convoca- tion sermon of Rev. J. L. Rosser; and "The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness," by Rev. Dr. John R. Sampey.
No. iii. Winter Bulletin, January, 1909. Contents: Part I. Marion and Its Colleges, by Will T. Sheehan; Part II. Aims, Methods, and Results.
No. iv. Spring Bulletin, April, 1909. Reg- ister and announcements.
Vol. vi. Nos. 1-4. 1910. New series.
No. Spring Bulletin, April, 1900. Reg- ister and announcements.
No. ii. Summer Bulletin, July, 1910, con- tains the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the Board of Di- rectors of the Institute, held in Washington City, June 17, 1910; and Baccalaureate address "On the ob- ligations of education," by J. L. Rosser.
No. iii. Autumn Bulletin, October, 1910. Contains annual debate and final honors. The subject was "Resolved, That Women should be permitted to vote in the United States under the same conditions established for Men," and was debated by Owen Barry, E. E. McMillan, and D. B. Goode, for the affirmative, and C. H. Savage, J. E. Bomar, and Marion Rushton for the negative.
No. iv. No date given. Under the title "The Beginning of the New Era in
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the Public Schools of Perry County," is given an account of the organi- zation of the education forces of that county for larger and more intensive work.
Vol. vii. Nos. 1-4. 1911-1912. New series.
No. Spring Bulletin, April, 1911. Con- tains Government Day address, April 12, 1911, on "The Rewards of Scholarship," by Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes. Jr.
No. ii. Summer Bulletin, July, 1911. Reg- ister and announcements.
No. iii. Spring Bulletin, April, 1912. Con- tains history; and organization, aims, methods and results; and schools and courses of instruction. No. iv. Summer Bulletin, July, 1912. Reg- ister and announcements.
Vol. viii. No. 1, 1912. New series.
No. i. Autumn Bulletin, October, 1912. Erroneously numbered as Vol. ii, No. 1. The whole number is de- voted to Memorial Tributes to Col. James Thomas Murfee, sometime President of Howard College, and the first Superintendent and foun- der of Marion Institute. There is an excellent portrait of Col. Murfee. MURFEE, COL. JAMES THOMAS. Memorial sketches of.
In the Marion Institute: Autumn Bulletin, Oct., 1912, vol. viii, No. 1, new series, errone- ously numbered vol. vii, No. 5, 8vo. pp. 35.
Contents: F. H. Abbot, Poem, addressed "To the Colonel;" Mathew Arnold, Poem, "Rugby Chapel," 1857; Dr. George H. Denny, sketch of James Thomas Murfee; Gen. Thomas T. Mun- ford, Virginia Military Institute Memories of James Thomas Murfee; Dr. George M. Edgar, A Tribute of a Half Century of Friendship; Dr. Charles Manly, A Tribute by Pastor and Friend; Dr. John R. Sampey, The Inspiring Teacher; Editorials from The Marion Times, May 1, 1912, The Tusacloosa News, April 28, 1912, Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette, April 27, 1912, The Educational Exchange, 1912, The Alabama Baptist, 1912; Dr. Paul V. Bomar's Address at Funeral Services of Col. Murfee, April 26, 1912; Resolutions of the Board of Trustees of Marion Institute, May 11, 1912; Resolutions of the Trustees of Judson College, May 10, 1912; and a Sketch of Marion Institute Foundation.
MARKETS. See Agriculture.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. The institu- tion of marriage, and the right of divorce exist in Alabama, the former sacredly hedged about with important safeguards and restric- tions, and the exercise of the latter authorized only within narrow limits and after strict proof.
Marriage "may be defined either (a) as the act, ceremony, or process by which the legal relationship of husband and wife is consti- tuted; or (b) as a physical, legal and moral union between man and woman in complete community of life for the establishment of a family." The Encyclopedia Britannica, p.
753, says "it is possible to discriminate be- tween three stages, taking marriage in the latter sense as an institution-the animal or physical stage, the proprietary or legal stage, and the personal or moral stage. ' In the first or physical stage the relation of the sexes was unregulated, and in many cases of brief duration. In the second or legal stage greater permanence was secured in marriage by as- signing the husband a property right in his wife or wives. In the last stage the proprie- tary relation falls more and more into the background, and the relation of husband and wife approximates that of two individuals entirely equal before the law."
Under the Roman law marriage was of three types: first "confarreatio," a religious ceremony, performed before ten witnesses, at which time an ox was sacrificed and the prin- cipals broke a wheat cake, the cake being divided to each by the priest. The second "coemptio in mannum" was more or less "a fictitious sale," in which the woman was con- veyed to the husband. The third "Usas," was really "the acquisition of the wife by prescription," she had to live with her hus- band a year, and not be absent from his home more than three nights during that time. It was absolutely necessary to have the con- sent of the "paterfamilias" to the marriage of his children.
The Britannica says on page 754 "The canon law of marriage is based partly on the Roman law, the validity of which the church from the first recognized, partly on the Jewish law as modified by the new prin- ciples introduced by Christ and his apostles, developed by the fathers of the church, and medieval schoolmen, and regulated by popes and councils.
Under the fully developed canon law im- pediments to marriage are of two classes "public and private." Near relatives are for- bidden to marry, persons of different reli- gions, who have not received a dispensation, those with living wives or husbands, and those who have taken "religious orders." Under the canon law marriage is legal, when no impediment is seen, between baptized persons by "the facts of consent and consummation." Divorce is unknown to the Roman Catholic Church. There may however be a separation from "bed and board" even though permanent which does not give either party a right to remarry during the lifetime of the other.
In England marriage may be the subject of an ordinary contract. Certain disabilities prevail which if possessed by party may pre- vent marriage. One of these is physical, the other civil. The inability of either party to procreate children is disability. Civil dis- abilities are: (1) the fact that either party has a living spouse, without an absolute di- vorce; (2) the fact that either party is of unsound mind; (3) want of full age, that is the age of puberty; (4) relationship within prohibited degrees.
The chief differences between Scotch law and English law is "the recognition of ir- regular marriages" in the latter country.
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"A public or regular marriage," says Fraser, "is one celebrated, after due proclamation of banns by a minister of religion; and it may be celebrated either in a church or in a private house, on any day of the week at any hour of the day." At first only ministers of the National Church could perform mar- riages. This restriction was removed as to Episcopalians by 10 Anne C. 7 (1711), and the privilege was extended to other ministers by 4 and 5 Will IV C. 28 (1834). Another method of the consummation of marriages may be had by "declarations made by the man and woman that they presently do take each other for husband and wife." These declarations may be made in the presence of witnesses or when the parties are alone, and it is held legal.
Marriage in Alabama .- The marriage cere- mony in Alabama "may be solemnized by any licensed minister of the gospel, in regular communion with the Christian church or so- ciety of which he is a member; by a judge of the supreme, circuit, or city court, or by a chancellor within this state, or by a judge of probate, or any justice of the peace within their counties."
No marriage can legally be solemnized without a license. The judge of probate is required by law to keep a registry of mar- riage licenses issued by him. The penalty prescribed by law for marrying persons with- out a legal license is one thousand dollars.
Minors, that is males under twenty-one and females under eighteen must have the consent of their parents to their marriage, before it is legal in this state. A man under seventeen years of age, and a woman under fourteen "are incapable of contracting mar- riage."
Marriages between son and mother or step- mother, or the sister of his father or mother, or the widow of his uncle; between brother and sister or half sister, or the daughter of his brother or half brother, or of his sister or half sister, between father and daughter or granddaughter, or the widow of his son, are illegal and incestuous. No man is permitted to marry the daughter of his wife, or the daughter of his son or daughter of his wife.
Each person prescribed by law as having the power to unite persons in the hands of matrimony, are entitled to a fee of two dol- lars.
Divorce .- The dissolution, in whole or in part, of the tie of marriage.
The history of divorce begins properly speaking with the law of Rome. Under the Roman law a woman was "transferred at mar- riage to the authority of her husband." He could renounce, at will, his authority over her, but must make an adjustment pre- cuniarily in her favor. Later on the law was developed so a wife could divorce a lunatic husband or vica versa.
The laws of Honorius and Theodocius, enacted in 421 A. D., are practically as fol- lows, if a wife divorced her husband for (1) "grave reasons or crimes, she retained her
dowry and could remarry after five years;" (2) if for criminal conduct or moderate faults, "she forfeited her dowry, became in- capable of remarriage, and liable to deporta- tion," nor could the Emperor pardon her. If a husband divorced his wife for a serious crime he was permitted to retain the dowry, and could remarry at once; (2) for criminal conduct, he was not permitted to keep her dowry, but could remarry; (3) for mere dis- like, he forfeited all property, acquired by the marriage and could not remarry.
Later on it became possible for either, to receive a divorce if it were proved that the other had been guilty of treason, adultery, homicide, forgery, violating tombs, stealing from a church, robbery, cattle stealing, at- tempting a wife's life, beating his wife, or introducing immoral women into his house. If the wife divorced the husband she lost her dowry, and was not permitted to marry for five years. The husband was allowed to divorce his wife on the following grounds, dining out with men without the consent or knowledge of her husband; leaving house at night against his wish without reasonable cause; and for going to the circus, theatre or amphi-theatre after having been forbid- den to do so by her husband. The foregoing paragraphs have been given here in order that the reader might have an opportunity to see the beginnings of divorce, because the laws that are in effect in this state are more or less based on the old Roman and canon laws.
In Alabama a court of chancery may grant a divorce on the following grounds.
1. "In favor of either party, when the other was, at the time of marriage, physically and incurably incapacitated from entering into the marriage state; 2. For adultery; 3. For voluntary abandonment from bed and board for two years next preceding the filing of the bill; 4. Imprisonment in the peniten- tiary of this or any other state, for two years, the sentence being for seven years or longer; 5. Commission of crimes against nature; 6. And becoming addicted after mar- riage to habitual drunkenness.
If the wife was pregnant at the time of marriage, without the knowledge or consent of the husband, he may obtain a' divorce. If a husband is extremely cruel to the wife she may obtain a divorce. Cases for divorce must be conducted as other chancery suits.
Under the following circumstances divorces are not granted: If adultery was committed by either in order to obtain a divorce; or when both parties have committed adultery; or where there has been a condonation of adultery, after knowledge of the commission of the crime, or when the husband knew of or connived at the commission of adultery by his wife.
The court must make an allowance for the wife who is waiting the outcome of a suit for divorce. The chancellor may in his discretion prescribe an alimony.
If a wife is divorced for pregnancy at the time of marriage, the issue is thereby bas-
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tardized. The court may use its discretion in giving the children to elther of the parents when a decree of divorce is granted.
By an act of February 3, 1903, p. 49, it was enacted that "the court shall decree that neither party shall again marry except to each other until six days after decree rendered, and that if an appeal is taken with- in sixty days, neither party shall again marry except to each other during the pendency of said appeal.
Of matrimony in the early history of the State, Pickett says in his History of Alabama: "Upon the Tombigby and Lake Tensaw, the people still (1800) lived without laws, and without the rite of matrimony. For years, the sexes had been in the habit of pairing off, and living together, with the mutual promise of regular marriage, when ministers or magistrates should make their appearance in the country. An amusing incident will here be related, in which a young couple were united by a functionary not hitherto known as participating in such sacred rites. The house of Samuel Mims, a wealthy Indian countryman, was the most spacious in the country, and hither the young and the gay flocked to parties, and danced to the music furnished by the Creoles of Mobile and others, for the country abounded in fiddlers, of high and low degree. Daniel Johnson and Miss Elizabeth Linder had, for some time, loved each other. She was rich and he was poor, and, of course, the parents of the former objected to a pairing. On Christmas night, a large party was assembled at "Old Sam Mims," and the very forests re- sounded with music and merry peals of laugh- ter. In the midst of the enjoyment, the lovers, in company with several young people, of both sexes, secretly left the house, entered some canoes, paddled down Lake Tensaw, into the Alabama, and arrived at Fort Stoddert, an hour before daylight. Captain Shaum- berg, who had risen early to make his egg- nog, was implored to join the lovers in the bonds of matrimony. The proposition as- tounded the good-natured old German, who protested his ignorance of all such matters, and assured them that he was only a military commandant, having no authority whatever to make people man and wife. They en- treated, telling him with truth, that the Federal Government had placed him there as a general protector and regulator of affairs, and that the case before him demanded his sanction and adjustment. After the egg-nog had circulated pretty freely, the commandant placed the lovers before him, and, in a sten- torian voice, pronounced the following mari- tal speech: "I, Captain Shaumberg, of the 2d regiment of the United States army, and commandant of Fort Stoddert, do hereby pro- nounce you man and wife. Go home! behave yourselves-multiply and replenish the Ten- saw country!" The happy pair entered their canoes, rowed back to the Boat Yard, and were pronounced by the whole settlement, "the best married people they had known in a long time."
REFERENCES .- Encyclopedia Britannica; vols. 2, Code of Alabama, 1907.
MARSHALL COUNTY. Created by an act of the legislature January 9, 1836. Its origi- nal territory was taken from Jackson, Blount and the last Cherokee cession. It has been greatly reduced in size to form Etowah County, but compensated by a small strip from Jackson County. It has a total area of 610 square miles, or 390,400 acres.
The county was name "to perpetuate" the name of Chief Justice John Marshall.
Location and Physical Description .- Lo- cated in the northeastern part of the State, Marshall County is bounded on the north by Madison and Jackson Counties, on the east by DeKalb, on the south by Etowah, and on the southwest and west by Blount, Cull- man, and Morgan.
Elevation varies from 600 to 1,400 feet. Annual mean temperature is about 60ºF, while the annual precipitation is about 52 inches.
The topography of the county is marked by broad, level plateaus and valleys. There are three soil divisions "the sandstone and shale soils of the Cumberland plateau; the limestone soils of the valleys and ridges; and the alluvial soils along the drainage ways. The DeKalb and Hanceville series are found on the mountain or plateau areas; the Hag- erstown, Decatur and Clarksville series occur in the valley lands; and the Huntington, Holly and Elk series are developed in the alluvial or bottom lands."
Nearly all of the drainage of the county is into the Tennessee River. The more impor- tant smaller streams are Paint Rock River, and Browns, Big Spring and Sort Creek. The extreme southern part of the county is drain- ed by the Locust Fork, of the Warrior River, this river receives the waters from Clear, Mud and Slab Creeks. None of the small streams mentioned above are navigable.
Transportation facilities are excellent. The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway traverses the county as far as Guntersville, where junctions made with boat lines which carry passengers and freight twenty miles down the Tennessee river, to the same railroad line, at Hobbs Island. Boats ply between Chattanooga and Decatur nearly all the year around, thus giving good boat transportation.
The roads of the county are in good shape in dry weather, but in wet weather are almost impassable.
The native forest growth consists of oak, hickory, walnut, poplar, and short leaf pine.
Corn is the principal crop, the county tak- ing first rank in its production. Wheat, oats, sorghum, peas, potatoes, hay, vegetables and fruits are grown for home consumption.
Guntersville, the county seat, is an impor- tant shipping point, heing situated half way between Decatur and Chattanooga. Albertville and Boaz are the other leading towns of the county.
Aboriginal and Later History .- The first inhabitants of the county were Cherokees,
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