Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-15

alluded 10 here should devote 40
much time and Ingenuity TO the de-
Tense of the present management, II
they could 40 easily obtain the same
salaries elsewhere. II Is singular that
they should call the regents together
by telegram, because OF the introduce
tion of the Pfenffer bill, and that they
should, az 10 reported, furnish the
morning paper here with such quantl-
ties OF editorial matter in their own
dc Tense.
Mr.. Simpklns apparently ignorant
of the cause OF the resignation OF DIR.
Mallett. IL is sufficient here TO state
that Il was not on account of his sala-
~, which was $500 more than he Is re-
ceiving at present In the University OF
Virginia.
As TO the cost of living, Mr.. Simp-
kins simply errs when he states that
board can be obtained mt $l2 per
month. II he will name the place he
will confer a lasting obligation upon
the foreign portion OF the students,
who are now paying from $50 10 S25.
Those who are most economic say that
their expenses fall but little below $500
a year.
II IL a factwhich may be interesting
10 the people OF Texas, II not the re-
gents, that one-half the students In the
academic department are from Aus
tin. Not 2 per cent. could meet the
lowest standard required by any uni
versity for entrance and the others
were simply admitted to "illl In" and
make q display Of numbers. AS the
regents themselves admit the school ID
nothing but college OF which Austin
gets the chief benefit. The
present course OF training Ia
not above, even II II equals
| that Of n dozen colleges In
! the state that are run at one-half the
| expense. In other words, the state is
| furnishing Austin with high school
| and because some people want TO
place a curb chain on the expenditures
| for her benefit they are assailed AS enc
mics of higher education. Another
feature, that is entirely origlnal.with
| the regents, Ia the law department.
! Never before In any country were law
yers educated at the public expense.
| The Texas university without the
law department would be like the
play Of Hamlet with Hamlet off on a
| picnic.
When the people located the literary
department OF the university they also
voted medical department ut Calves
ton. That, II Is safe 10 say, was es'
teemed OF equal Importance with the
academic and even lazy departments
It IL as necessary that the country
should have good doctors as good law
yeIs and highly educated gentlemen
Of leisure. Vet instead OF accumulRt.
ing reserve fund for the establish
ment OF this department., the regents
are rapidly sinking the cash balance
and every day but makes more evident
the fact that the medical branch 10
Gated by the people Is but a myth ant
q delusion, which can never have an
actual existence.
Regent simpklns chooses TO ignon
all reference to the personal expense
OF the regents, and leaves unanswered
the question rs 10 where the authorit.
was obtained 10 charge s. per day 10
[ their services, when the law only o.
J lows actual expenses. These, togethe
) with the etceteras and cargiag'
Z hire" will 20 down 10 posterlty alou
!. with the man with the iron mask an
Z the author OF Beautiful SNOW {
involved In insoinble mystery. y