San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-06

studying chemistry. eight geology en-
three were studying agriculture; noth
ING Of practical agriculture has evs
BEEN attempted in the institution, Th'
instruction which Glasses have received
Who were pursuing the study, - ! hay'
learned from tho professor. has been B!
Lectures, recitation from tsxt books enc
aome observations on processes Of til-
lass, pursued bv the Farm Supsrintsnd
emit, but which processes we're conduct
cd in no scientific manner. nor intended
to. illustrate any scientific principle
But if this ID all, that has been at.
tsmpsed in tho past, the present char
aoter OF the college is still less sncour'
aging to US - agrioulturists. There ID
at this time not even . professor oi
agriculture the litth GLASS Of three,
who were studying tho subject. had
been disbsnded, and not . single stu.
dent is now pursuing the subject, and
the Agricultural College presents the
strange anomaly Of no professor of ag.
riculture-no student pursuing the
study Of agriculture or any branch Of
sciences with the especial design Of
having . bearing upon the tillage Of
the soil, or knowledge Of the growth
and culture Of plants and the rearing Of
crops. Nothing 10 there, as part and
parcel Of . real, living, active. working
agricultural college, such % We oil
wanted to see-suoh as tho people Of
Texas demanded such IS the law Of
Congress designed when the liberal
bounty was given to the States to estab-
lish schools Of learning especially inten.
ded for the industrial classes With
these facts before US, it seems to mo an
imperative duty. the performance Of
which We owe to the people Of the
State to raise our voices ID loud pro-
testation against this wretched mis-.
management Of this institution-this
wilful perversion from tha original OBJ
'jects, for which it was designed this
prostitution funds, intended to be
used for the establishment Of institu-
tions of learning differing . in all their
conceptions and al their modes Of
operations from ordinary colleges. and
for the education and benefit Of special
classes OF individuals. designated in
the original act of donation as the in
dustrial classes" and,ip place Of these
buildiag up q college where the old
ourripulumw wof Latin and Greek, has
maintained its old supremacy, and six
professors have been mostly occupied
ip teaching language 10 its various
phrases Of ancient and modern classes
grammar, logic, etc., and but one
professor employed in giving instruc-
tion in these sciences which can con-
tribute dirset assistance to the improv-
ment of agriculture. And duty re-
quires US to 60 step further than the
uttersnce Of y mere trotestation against
these wsnton abuses. It requires
us to demand of the Legislature Of the
State An entire change in the oryani-
cation and working of the college. that
it may 60 forward in Its intended and
blessed work Of usefulness and Of help
to the industrial classes" We have
q right to make this demand. I'VE
are the undisputed Heirs apparent to
to the noble legacy given BY Congress
for the purpose OF industrial education,
and it becomes US to speak out like
men and with emphasis, claiming in
behalf Of the members Of the ''indus.
trial classes" that the Agricultural
and Mechanical College shall be what
il was designed to be--a nursery OF
practical. scientific knowledge for the
benefit Of the industrial GLASSES" oi
our fellow citizens. The change
should be radical and complete. The
institution should be made practical
in all lis departments and all its aspi.
rations. Of what use is there in Q
school Of Its kind Of . professor Of an
cient languages, with his Latin and
Greek, or why such extended course
of msthamatios? Ifit be said that
such . chsnge Is this would greatly
reduce the number of students Of the
class. such as hereto attended, let it be
90, if those who have been its stu
dents have been there for the purpose
Of being educated for the bar or
merely to be "geutlemenZs thou
sand more would come Of . different
class and with different aims and pur-
poses oflife. and will Be greatly more
benefited by the instruction which
the school will Be prepared TO give
under IL altered ospsisation. There
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