The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-06
NO. IS

T leaving TO the credit OF the $4,000 90 appropri
: alton the sum OF 81 SI2 s.. The board al ono
tJannary y, 1888 took steps 10 put the institu
? tion into operation by elecfins Prof. T. s J;afh
right, the president OF the Agricultural and Ne
ohanieS College, also president OF this without
seditlonal sslsry Snd authorizing him 10 en-
ptoy necessary Instructors. purchase furniture
etc so as 10 be ready for the reception OF stu
dents at the earliest day practicable. Prop /
furniture for the house, diningroom and kitchen
Tor twenty students was purchased, Gfty acres
enclosed with substantial fence, Prof L W
MINOR employed as instructor and the school
opened on the eleventh day of March, iS9s
NotwithStandlng The opening OF the school had
been advertised IN the local paper AZ Hampstead
and by 3 large number OF circulars distributed
generally smorg our colored citizens. only eight
| schoiars entered and the number has decreased
until II is now entirely without students Prof.
| MINORS engagement will terminate on the thir-
teeDth day OF Februery, 1873 and there IL money
enough left OF the balance OF 81 SSS Or out OF the
$4,000 appropriation TO pay him and meet ali
| not in debt
The cost OF board lodging, clothing and tui.
| ton were reduced al this institution $40 below
that charged at the Agricultural and Mechani-
! csI college near Bryan, and Prof. Minor, n col
ored man himself, OF 1ne euucation'and excel.
lent character, has, IN addition TO the Ordinary
means OF advertising in newspapers and by cir
cuiars, appealed directly and by numerous pri.
vate letters TO persons OF influence among his
own race TO come 10 the aid OF the institution
out The fact is, as stated by Prof. Gaihright
there is no demand for higher education among
them alone, viii not be patron Zed and can not
be made self.susIaining. We apprt ciate the
Justice and pIopriety OF the effort made by the
Fifteenth Legislature to extend to our colorad
citizens the opportunity of higher education
and still believe that in kome practical Way they
should be allowed TO share in the benefit OF the
congressional donation, which was intended for
all ankle, and we fucther believe that every rea-
sonable effort should be continued TO educate
and eleva.e them.
President Professors and Officers OF the Az.
rieaitaral and Mechanical College at Bryan
Thos. s. Gathright. President and Professor OF
Mental and Moral Philosophy and Book keep
ing; Alex. Hcgg, Professor OF Pure Mathemat-
les; &. L. Il. Martin, Professor OF Natural Sci.
ences and Agriculture; W. A. Banks, Professor
OF Modern Languages; John T. Hand, Pro'es-
sor of Ancient Languages; r. p. W. Morris
Professor OF Natural PhIlo -ophy and Engineer
ing; L. NJ. Lewis, Professor of English Ian
guages and Literature; j. E. BinAley. Adjunct
Professor OF Mathematics; l.. L. NJ. Innis, Ad-
lunct Professor OF Ancient Languages and Eng
hsh; Capt. Geo. T. Olmsted, u. s. A Com
mandant; DR.. ID. Port Smythe. Surgeon.
Resolutions adopted by the board at It's Janu-
airy session, 1875:
ResolCed That in the future the following
schedule and payments for the students be made
to commence October /, 1879: October !, SOS:
December l S35; February II. $35; April l. $35
R6sOlUed, That the Governor as president OF
the board, be respectfully requested to commu-
nicate TO the Legislature now in session, the
IACJ tnat the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege (. colored youths, located al Alta Vi-ta,
is without students, and to request that honora-
bic body to give the continuance OF this insti-
tute and Its future management its eraly atten-
tion.
II was further resolved that a committee OF
three, composed OF Col. DeMorse. Governor
Pickett and II Nj. scott, hereby appointed
to draw up statement of the condition OF the
Agricultural endl Mechanical College, and pre-
sent It to the Legislature at its present session.
to which committee A. j. Peeler was added.
ReSOlUed, That the salsry OF the president for
the year beginning the first OF October, 1879
shall be twenty-five bundled dollars, and
That the latles OF the professors shall be
eighteen hundred dollars each, and OF the a.
slstant professors enc Thousand dollars each.
ReSOgUed That after the expiration of the
present session. the professorshps OF modern
aud ancient languages shall be combined under
the title of professor OF languages, to which
chair competent professor shall be elected,
who shall have the assistance OF one OF the ad.
Junct professors now in the college, and here
aftea until it shall be found desirable to the in
terest OF the college there shall be no distinct
chalr or aucient languages.
ReSoiUed That the professor OF agriculture
shall be person qualified to instruct in the |
field az well as IN the lecture room and that the
duties or said professor shall REQUIRE him to |
instruct his scholars fully az practicable |
i'll the nature and composition OF Soils and their
analysis ana relations to special products in |
the cultivation or fruit and forest tr es and all
the other practical matters connected with Bro |
ducts Of the soil cultivated for profit and in |
pursuit OF this object he shall. not less than |
grounds in cultivation in the college enc osure
and by practical application teach them all the |
elements OF husbaLdry, and have them give such |
personal attention and practice as viii enable |
them 10 become practical farmers, with |
knowledge of the advantages which scientific |
research and analysis tested by practice have al
ready given to agriculture.
ReSOkeed, That for the purpose OF carrying out /
the two foregoing resolutions information shall |
be given through the public press that an cleo /
tion for professor of languages and an election /
for professor Of agriculture will be held by the /
college.
ResoIued, That the President is reouired to |
see that the superintendent OF the farm shall |
have fifty additional acres OF land well broken |
ana as thoroughly prepared as practicable for
ReSotUed, That any student desiring TO culti-
vate land as means OF paying his college ex-
penses, in whole or in part, shall have assigned |
poses to labor win enable him TO cultivate 70 be
determined by the Professor OF Agriculture, |
and that the crops when ready for market sub
use ard feed s-1nals, shall be sold under AZ
thority OF the Professor of Agriculture and the
proceeds placed TO the credit OF said student
upon the books OF the college.
ResolUed, That the Professor OF Agriculture.
with the advice OF the President, shall as fast as
the carrying out Of the culture above named |
shall require purchase upon the best market
terms suitable mules to make the cultivation
and furthermore, that every student, TO whom |
mule shall be assigned, shall be instructed by |
superintendent in the best mode OF feeding car
ing for and working said mule to keep him in
efficient working condition
RfSotUed. That the report of the membera of /
the old board be made to the Legislature through |
MS excellency the Governor, as chairman OF the |
board, with the request that he submit IL with |
such recommendations as his Judgment may
RtSol0ed I hat hereafter the students be fur.
nished their uniforms at a cost OF not TO exceed
$50 or at actual cost, be ,he same more or less,
aud that the first payment be reduced 10 S85.
Members OF the board when the foregoing
resolutions were adopted. at the January ses
sion, 1879:
o. NJ ROBERTS, Governor and /
President Of the Board,
j ID. SAVERS. Lieut.. Governor,
j. II. COCHRAN, Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives,
B. II. DAVIS,
CHAs. DEMoRsE,
A. j. PEELER
T. NJ. ScoTT,
Z. Il. PICKETT,
f. s SToCKDALE, mot presently