The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-21

this does not argue that, II Dallaashould
offer the committee on Austin college
Inducements 10 locate here, she IN
''sneering ut and misunderstanding
every and all efforts 10 snstainN good
primary schools, III. w. A. ~ mega
live way Of discussing the two causes
combined 10 neulrallze all efforts 10
build up large schools or colleges" cuts
no figure worthy Of notice, than that
already suggested, that the manage
mem has everything To do with The
success of any school, or even any other
enterprise, other causes being OF minor
Importance. This the writer knows In
regard 10 schools, having been
teacher In the estates nine years, aud
most Of this time did he teach In the
southern states, aud he failed 10 find u
difference that can be called differ
ence In the natural disposition Of
scholars. They ARE about the same
under simidr management, found
that II required about as much skill
and tact 10 supply the necessary slim
ulous to exertlonn In Kentucky ~ In
Tennessee.
al, w. A. certainly does not apply
that Zone important fact IN talking
about the establishment of schools to
"Parent," "fhat Austin college or
any other college must loolSto the
youth of the state for support" This is
what "Parent' urged upon the citizens
as great financial desideratum.
"Parent and Others like him. do not
'cSpect Texas TO effect In day what
II has taken other states centuries to
bring TO perfection" But they do ex-
pect Texas 10 take hold, even in her in
fancy, aud in "hltYycarsn present much
moro than u bnre "better showing"
There must be no "maysbe" about II,
Kentucky and Massachusetts present
no "may bc.n The excellence Of their
schools of learning to-day are facts,
ii. w. a. Is also mistaken In his no
ton that students have more to do
with stamping Il character upon schools
than teachers" The board Of directors
Of the university Of California did not
agree with him when they called Presi-
dent Gilman, of Yale college, to the
management Of their cherished institu-
! ton, Offering him, rs an inducement, n
salary Of ten thousand dollars. When
Professor Barker Of Yale was called
recently to an institution in Pennsyl-
vania, ] rather guess the board looked
to the celebrity Of that eminent chemist
to give tone and character to their
school. ''rhe youth Of Texas have had
abundance of time to be trained, but
not the facilities deserving their intel
ligencc." parent and Others like
him. claim to be progressive men, and
not born for "ftg ycars' ago, may, In
amuch less time, therefore they urge the
citizens of Dallas to take the initiative
step and IN fifty years" let's pre-
sent to the noble youth of Texas an in
stitution rivaling the best in Kentucky,
Virginia and Massachusetts, and let
our children, when referring to Austin
college, proudly rise up and eXclaim,
"Aind Mater"
AS to III. w. A.'sn advice to "Mr.
Parent" | have only to say that ! was
born, reared and educated in Kentucky
by Kentucky parents, who trained me
to respect old age and contemn person.
alites, such rs contained in his con-
GLIDING paragraph, as discreditable and
unmanly. | revere my native state,
and respect and honor her sons and
daughters, and had | been born in
Massachusetts, | would do likewise.
And now that Texas is my adopted
home, she will find me friend and
advocate. PARENT.