The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-25

is IT roo MUoa GOVERNED ?
a Gard from lion 0rofas q. r"hd, one %
ihe iirn"ui-, ~ ii.ply To ,ir,,itisms
on the Ipnd Hoard, Al yEing
Hostility Towards ~

JtTFEHHoS, Dee. ISL Editor IIHR
AID my attention has been called .,
q leading editorial under the ahove epp
lion la lho Austin Statesmen ~ ih,
Eth instant, and ns the tone Of said mr.
tlcle seeii Ia indicate tho existence OF =
hostile spirit an the part of III. Land
| hoard TOW ards our stale university,
ieel IL not improper 10 Hsk the use al
your columns To ondeavur Ia alay nny
such approximation. II, al oniy M NJ,
individual member oi Mo Duard oi re-
gvnts, lut ! believe al, the other meni-
h,rs viii roucur with ne Ia sHyi that
thu u divitual members composing lhr
iHnd bonru, have NJ al .iues evincrd
the M ~ irir ndly aud livciy interest In
The promotion oI this grra' state eutvr-
PRISE. Ii the governor, wuo In the hrnd
VI the board, has uoi been as vnthurias-
ne IN his hubble ut,eranc, ~ some
Others, yet knowing ~ he has IA al ny
oar con paratiyely narrow and restricted
available resources, lac H.
only acluaied by his well known
caution nud prudence In keeping The
university ON paying basis aud free
Il ON debl. Comptroller Sw Ain, another
member 1T he hand board, has ever been
u strong friend TO the university, aud
his ruling, made September 10, 1881, ~
vnking the action Ot his prruece-s u and
holding the Interests OF land notes o. be
available luid, was oi great heuciiJ 10
Tie board at regents in The re>puusibili
~ then thrown upon II, oi lnaug urnliug
The uLiyt rsiiy 40 all active living insli-
tutiou ui leaning.
10 Land Commissioner Walsh. also u
leading member Of the Land board, III.
regents have often been ind rbted for
al. "A r..
uered ~ rruuptiy as his limited clerical
o GO would permit.
WAiie tue aud BOARD has been vested
Win the control Of The uni
versitv, as well as the common
school lands, II was not done
"a their inslahce,and they would doubt
less all be glad TO he relieved Of the
OnerOuS AID Responsible dulles attach
Ing To th,lr control. In fact, 50 iHr as
they could, they have permitted the re-
gents 10 einpiuya competent surveyor,
Mr.. Dennis Curwin, To survey aud plat
The university lands, and which was u
necessary preliminary before they could
he leased This survey and plat WAS
not complete until our last meeting, in
September, 1854; 81 that our lands could
not have been leased in day or
mouth, Ut 4 cehts per acre or any other
sum, as the Stat, sii,Ln seems to think. |
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leased either hy the iauu boar. or ia ease
the duty rs transferred by The legislature
Ia the bn ri oi regents, tnen bv that
board at as early 81 psriod AS practicable.
The responsibilities of the board at
regents are alre ady extremely veirhtN,
yet IL the Legislature should sea tit tO
+, qure them 10 invest the permanent
fund aud lease the lands # the univer-
sity, ! believe they will all strive tn So
control thu sacred property as IT, pre-
mote the best and highest interests OF
thai inSituti ~ for which they all feel
The most profound solicirude.
Tile board /, III session to-day, or IL
not VIII meet AT an early day 10 formu
late prOpIs ed Legislation and disc uss the
feasibility Of 80 grazing the common
schu Is rs I" make them feeders To the
university, and to amend IN some re-
specls the act of March, 1881, est bish-
ing the university, much of which in
plans for buiiuing, &C.. as already
been long accomplished. We
hope to obtain pat, at
least, of tho ,rge amount due
by the United States to Texas for from
tier defence, aud we confidently look to
every branch and department OF the
state govrrnm ent to give all possible aid
aud encouragement in fostering and
further building up the university of
Texas, in which every Texan must feel
the greatest pride in seeing a grand sue
cess. Truly yours,
University Regent.