Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-27
THE WACO UNIVERSITY.
lis Advantages and Facilities as an
Educational Institution.
An Eloquent Address Delivered by DR.,
H. B. Carroll

Wednesday night last is given below,
that the readers of THE GAZETTE and
the friends of education throughout
the state may become familiar with
the advantages offered by the Waco
university, which Is one of the insti-
tutions of the state of which the state
may Justly feel proud. Referring to
this subject, Mr.. Carroll said;
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - Two
causes make this an occasion of en-
barrassment to me, q stranger here.
First, the absence of those to wnom
was committed the proper announce
ments of this meeting. From differ
ent parts of our state we arrived here
to find no notice or programme In your
daily papers. Let 1t he distinctly under
stood that for this, we attach no blame
anywhere, however much we may feel
the rigor of the circumstances. Since
our arrival, and since matters have
been better understood, the enterpris-
ing press of your city has merited our
gratitude for its great aud character.
istic courtesies.
In the next place, we apprehend
that some misconception of our mis-
sion may possibly forestall candid
and hearty hearing. This possibility
not only embarrasses me to the extent
that it may prevent a hearing, but
also in the difficulty it suggests OF dis
abusing the minds of those who do
hear, of preconceived opinions.
Possession Is nine points of the law. ~
1t is no easy task to dislodge an idea
which has preoccupied the ground.
To hedge against any misconceptoN
If such exist-let it lie fully granted
in the beginning. that if we come
among you to secure cooperation in
a merely private enterprise, not inter
resting the general public: or in 8
merely local enterprise, not inuring t.
the prosperity of your city, then is oui
mission an impertinence, unworthy OF
, a favorable hearing If it be not
/ shown, TO your satisfaction, thai
4 this enterprise which asks a hear
e ing in your great and enterpris ny
city, is not local. not privat. enter
prise, but one widely and deeply af
q. Iecting all Northern and Contra
= Texas then may you count our visit /
- trespass and hold our mission unde
= serving of your cooperation.
y Only near us. And then may wha
we say have no weight with you thar
as il convinces YOUR judgment an,
& y coi
With these preliminary statements
we now proceed, as briefly and lucidl.
as possible, to state our mission an,
r make the following points:
We came here To secure cooperation
in the endowment of Waco university
u and would commend our mission fron
. these considerations. First:
IA, TIE IMPORTANCE or A UNIVERSE L
ie EDUCATION.
70 Two remarkable state documents {
,e great historic interest make the fir.
4 argument, the Declaration of Anne
~ lean Independence in l776 and III
Declaration of Texas Independence
1886.
% Forty.two ont of iifty-six signers
" that first declaration were graduates
universities or colleges, oxford, Cen
bridge, Edinburgh and Paris of FL
rope, and Harvard, with other Anne
.st lean institutions furnished this illu
hit trious majority.
nd The Declaration of Texas Ind
ed pendence was written by Geo. &. Chi
Is. dress, university man, and amor
its signers are others such as HoustC
and Rusk, the first senators; Colling
,ly worth, the first chief justice; Dav
di. Thomas, the first attorn ey-gener,
ch Antonio Navarro OF the University
ire Mexico, Carson of the University
North Carolina, DIR. Motley, the ty
Fishers, Menard, Potter, Brisc
Galley, Conrad, Stewart, Stepp, Raj
-. and others.
es This statement, which is here
re- credited to Judge Terrell's great spec
Ids before the literary societies of the Sta
ort university, is one of mighty import
,as any thoughtful mind. 1t is more S
at niiicant in its first part when we &C
led slider another historical fact, cit
lrn from the same great speech, that
avs Tag there Were only seventeen col
of giate graduates in all New York.
as Upon the same authority, and
MO showing the necessity OF greater att,
one tention To university education,
rrE following astounding statistics are 81
the mitted
TO SCARCITY or CLASSICAL. LFARSINo
Passing from the common school TO c
sid the statistics OF col ie les and universe
We ma that In 1881 OF the fifty millions
our people there were but $500 stude
od seeking higher instruction than is sff,In
lair students. or that $1,000 there were hut IA
Hiss pursuing u Classical course, or one
every ~ pupils In the schools Now
those 400 students IN a classical com !
lssl but one in every ten would q aduaie
ured flll collt giate course, thus furnishing Nh
~ ally but one accomplished scholar In The
ents every 5.uOv pupils being educated. OF ID
who graduated there were but itp who
,apu manned az graduate students, so that, of n
line graduating. 50 as 10 Thoroughly pre-,
Fort thems. Ives for transmitting to o hers the
In vanced learning OF the age, there was but
hese ten 10 every million OF .uI peon'e - ~
III The necessity for increased ia,
ties of university education becol
further apparent when we c0nsi
has that all our great bridges, great bu
vans ings, mighty eDginery and other @,
be plicated machinery are wrought
nina OF the minds of highly educated nj
40c. And this education Is the heritag,
the people, whether rich or poor. .
tocratic or plebeian, wherever the b,
n 70 aspires to 1t and the mind is cap,
% Soc of 1t.
q Co The dissemination of higher ed,
ton among the people finds an II
tration OF its mighty power in
ING the Franco-Prussian war The
tenn of educating the soldiery for IN
, gent warfare adopted by the Prus
oAF court gave her arms the late unpr
dented victories which startled
world. Her peculiar stat. service
the manner In which great knowle
y 20 In military affairs was diff
1utz. throughout the army made her \
'er of militia superior TO the veterans of n
apor Mah0n and Bazaine.
lrs. 2. Importance OF University Il
cation at Home:
cunt o. The vast amount of money car
place out OF Texas every year for the hip