Samford University - Entre Nous Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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ABU il REVEREND JAMES H. DeVO1'lE raised funds for Howard's beginning. Samuel Sterling Sherman was chosen to be ftrst President of Howard College, and durtng the first year he saw the ortgtnal ntne students lotned by twenty-two others. In 1848, Howard graduated tts ftrst class of exactly seven young men. Before President Sherman resigned in 1852 the enrollment had grown from these few to one hundred and forty-five students. t Howard moved into ,its second decade under the leadership of the Rev. Henry Talbird. Misfortune struck the college in October of 1854, for on that night the college burned. A faithful and heroic Janitor named Harry gave his life to warn the students in time to save themselves. Soon after the fire, Noah K. Davis, professor at Howard, designed three new build- ings, and Howard seemed well on its way again. 2 ARS M and l ' l8l3 - I89I gs I ll'...,,1-, -t, , ttttttl tm. est AN Ac'r Toiaoorpouata th Howard College' in Marion. Perry rf-ttrnt. Section 1. Bc it enacted by Me Smale and Ilmttf if 1.5, rcsmtalivea of the Stale qf .fllabama in Uenrral . f5V'lll -.U com-cited, That E. D. King, Il. C. Lea,O. G. Eiland. Jas 51. Massey, Vvm. N. XYyatt, W'aIker Reynolds, D. P. llc-stor. that lf. 1-Inland, 1Vm. C. Crane, YN'm. P. Chilton, James ll. DcVot.r, 12-.lward Baptiat, Robt. J. 1Vare, L. Y. Tarrant and l,at:g-ttttt Gott-e, and their auccessora in olhce, be. and they are lterei t- conatituted a body corporate by the name :md sly le ot' the tint-- teea of tlte Howard Collegrzantt by that name shall have full pn- er and authority to have und tn use a conttnnn acal, and tltt-s..nt1to brcalmalter and renew at pleasurcg tn sue and he sttt-1l,plt-atlnwll-v implfldcflt in all kinda ut' actions in law ur rtlttity. to tt:-t .tt donattontt and to purchase property, botlt real and pt-raonal. t'- value not exceeding two'ltuntlred thousand dullarsg nlnrlt sl..-.t enure to them and their aucccsaots lotetetg and to aell, :tltfn an-L dtapoae ot' the aame, and to paaa all auch by-Iawag rulea and nt' ulattona aa the uid corporation may deem expedient for tm- gtwtl government of the aatd tnatitutton and of thctr own pt-- ceedinglg the IIIDQ not being repugnant to the conatttuttun sin! lawa ot the Unit:-d Statca or of thia State, See.2. .intl br iljitrlhrr rnurlrd, That seven trustees do ' Oottatituto a quorum for ttto tranaaetion of buaimaa, and t-tml bn power to appoint a preatdcnt, a aecretary and a treaauaum OFFICIAL ACT INCORPORATING HOWARD COLLEGE ' t 7 t

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N The year 1841 mcrksthe chodenng ofon educohonol institution for the Baptist D nomination in Alobczmci This move by the smoH group of Bcphstlecdem ond pknnem ochmved hun and rechzohon ihe vmy nextyecrin 1842 when Howard Col lege opened ns doom to young anen n Marion named English of the Century

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A .' . Howard students laid down their books and took up arms in the Civil War. f x f l W 551' , .,'.'-- '- -' ' .4 + tl, l,..l?'fft1::if V,,f ' mt. tigiggliztiim rt 3 uf its t ' X, I ,qi f.'t Al 4f4 'T i,:f W ll M Hx , Q, 'tss Q Xl ybgk Q471 REV. H. TALBIRD. President Talbird became Colonel Talbird of the Confederate Army. Registration at Howard at this time was ten dollars. YU lv I ffffflf ff ,ffl-117. f 1 f I ,1 , ,, 44, 6 ffffffly ffl IM ,