The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-05
Public Debt Statement.
STATE UNIVERSITY.


The Board OF Regents Conference.-The.
Collier Interviewed by Herald Cor
resp ondent-The Doctor Talks Sense
About Educational extraordinarily
n High School Only.
AUSTIN, Feb. Especial Correspond
ence. Your Austin correspondent on
Monday last solicited and obtained an
interview with Rev. DR.. John Collier, n
gentleman of learning and distinction
as an educater,and his views are worthy
tho careful consideration and respect of
everyone, especially those interested
either directly or indirectly, with the
| welfare, success and elevation OF our
state University.
Correspondent: CDR. Collier, on the
part of the Dallas HERALD l desire to
| interview you and obtain your views as
to the present status of the state uni
versity, Its management, etc."
DIR. Collier: swell sir, it will afford
me pleasure to give you any iniorma,
ton may possess on the subject, and
| to express to you my views and opin-
\ ions upon the vital and most important
question proposed"
Correspondent: 81 will first ask you,
sir your views as to the management
under the regency system, which now
obtains"
| Or. COliler. ~ am uHuer VIC iii
preston that the management of the
Texas University has been very I'M
fortunate. The entire management OF
one of the most important, and perhaps
the greatest interests of the state, with
it's immense wealth, should never have
been removed so far from the control
and sympathy of the people. Without
the sympathy of the citizens of Texas we
can never hope to carry it to grand sue,
| 81 foil aH
to secure that sympathy. The earnest
work of the regents has built up a re-
spectacle high school for the city OF
Austin, at the enormous expense to the
state of Texas of over 100000. 1 have
been kindly furnished by the Hon.
| George Pfeuifer, chairman of the SO nate
committee on education, with minute
statement of the cost Of running the
University, and what each pupil costs
the state. 1t has cost the state $3.50 1.-TWO
hundred and eighty dollars( Tor every
matriculate so far. 1t cost the students,
IN addition, about $3.50 (three hundred
and fifty dollars) for board and current
expenses. 1t is an extravaganza high
school.
Correspondent: "What class of men
have been secured as professors, and
walton of the university and its popular
ization with the people of the state"
DR.. Collier: $50 far as l am informed,
the regents have secured men we'll quail
flied for the various professorships. but
not more so than many eminent educa-
tors of Texas. We have men as well
qualified, and had they been elected,
would have brought large patronage to
the University by their personal lm1u-
ence in different parts of the state. These
eminent Texans have felt the sting OF
this neglect and do not feel lively in
terest in the success of the University
under its present regime. Many OF
these men may be SO circumstanced
that it would be almost impossible for
| them to leave their present work to aid
in building up the University by accept.
| ing positions, but they feel the sung OF
being entirely ignored:
Correspondence: "What suggestions
would you make, If any, as to change
| in the management OF the University
DIR. Collier: 81 would favor Univer
sity board, consisting of the board OF
education, superintendent of instruc-
ton and q chancellor, elected by the
a constitutional body. The superin-
tendent of instruction is elected by the
people and the chancellor by the legis-
1ature. This board would be in entire
sympathy with the people, and would
be located in Austin. This board should
have all the power vested in the DOard
OF regents, and be required to perform
all the duties of that board"
Correspondent: "What are your
views as to the matter Of expenses"
DR.. Collier: ~ would favor "a great
reduction of expenses. Instead OF $50,
900, would run the University with
$4,000 and appropriate $l6,5Oo Of that
fund for the purpose of establishing
eleven high schools, one in each con-
| gressional district, at the most suitable
places in said districts, that amount of
the University fund to be used in hiring
eleven principals OF those high schools,
at $l,560 salary. These schools would
be feeders for the University, and the
people would willingly contribute
grounds, buildings and assistants, and
would be encouraged to prepare their
sons and daughters for the University"
Correspondent: "What would you
suggest as to the duties of the Univer-
sity faculty.? don't mean their du-
ties as mere professors of the different
chairs they fill, but their duties collat-
eral to them."
| Dr. Collier: eve want faculty who
| will remain in Texas, become identified
| with its interest, associate with and
counsel the teachers Of the state when
ever an opportunity occurs, although
some of them may be out on our great
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