The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-01
An Important Consideration for Our
People.

10 the rOt tne 'allaS Heralu:
There can be no doubt of the fact
that in all the aggregate transactions
of which any country can boast, that
of education most justly stands pre-
eminent. 1t is upon the rising gener-
ations that all the responsibilities, sue
cesses and cares engenderud by their
ancestry must ultimately fall. To pre-
pare the youth of the country for the
proper ad ministratiOn of this heritage,
to mould their minds so that morals
may ever command its defenders and
realize in the full grown men who are
to succeed us, trained heads as well as
skilled hands in advancing the stand
ard of a higher civilization, constitutes
no ordinary reflection, and one too
| that should ever fill II sacred place in
the affections of every true and good
man who may be ambitious of leaving
some footprint behind calculated to
encourage and stimulate forlorn
brother. The faithful workers who
have already done so much for Dallas
in developing those material interests
from which its &napcial prosperity
takes its source, are now ,busily en-
gagged in laying the foundations for
nOber enterprises than they have al
ready erected, and with Il zeal inspired
by the importance of their undertake
ing are making bold efforts for the
erection and maintainance ot Il college
in our midst, where young ideas may
be trained so as to graPple successfully
with the obstacles with which life is
beset and young emotions so nOur-
.nl, Il dad. tn. 70
those qualities of heart that are so
character.
"The Educational Association of
Texas" organized by the jealous Bap-
fists of this city, ,are already in the field.
Having secured their charter, they are
now soliciting, through their agents,
contributions in land and money for
the purpose of founding an institution
of learning in Dallas, which shall fix
its imprint deeply upon the mind and
morals of those who are to come after
them. The following judicious set of
officers will show the kind of men into
whose keeping this responsible under
taking has been entrusted, and at the
same time just idea of the standard
that will be affixed to their completed
labors may be readily formed from the
character of those who are named rs
leaders i'm the holy work: q. L. Will
burn, president; Abraham Weaver,
vice president; G. j. Thomas, secretary;
w. l.. Williams, treasurer; 4. j. Dranc,
agent.
These gentlemen are in earnest, and
they intend to concentrate their hest
efforts in the production of an institu-
ton that shall live long after they
shall have passed from their labors to
their rewards. Its foundations are to
be laid SO broad and deep and secure
as to be monument of their wisdom
and benevOlence even for generations
to come, when oblivion shall have
spread its mantle over all other memo
rials.
In the augmentation our city will
experie ce i'm its attractive features
from the erection of this institution
every ole i'm our midst is interested.
Parents are always solicitous for the
proper education of their children, and
in many cases make educational facili-
ties the point upon which their settle
ment i'm any country is mainly deter
mined. With such an institution as
the one proposed to be erected by the
gentlemen named above in this
city, what all Argument will it
afford i'm the favor of Dallas
towards influencing a large num-
but of the better classes of immigrants
who are seeking homes i'm Texas to To-
cate here and thus to lend their ener-
gies and their capital in developing
and extending our claims to be the
great inland city of the southwest. Let
all who can contribute something tc
this work, and in due time W. proilise
them that they will realize the advan-
tages that a.e 70 be derived from so do
ing. /. G. Nc.