Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-21
STATE UNIVERSITY.
All Bids for Contract for Building the
Central Building Too High for
the Appropriation.
Commence ment ExercI't s-Tho GraduE:ts
in the Various Depsrimerts-Tho
New Csnohers-Chelr Salaries.
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| Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, Ju1e 25-The Bo.rd Of
Regents st meeting IL the University
building this afternoon elected ". W.
Fontaine, sn old school teacher at hide
pendence, assistant professor of Lstin in
the State University; salary $4,000. Fon-
tame WAS educated at the University OF
Virginia, and taught school in Austin
many years ego, where he was not re :
gaTded as much Of q teacher. He wss
recommended by Seth Shepard, of Dallas.
Professor sserrist, OF OHIO, accepted oy
Wl,e the professCrsblp OF Greek, tendere d
him yesterday. Several distinguished
southern men had applied for the place,
but the regents, remembering several
southern professors have resigned il the
State University, they One reger's)
seemed 10 60 OF the ide& thaJ an Oai0
man never refused an cfice, and hEylrg
got one new g YES it up.
Bids were opened to-day by the re-
gents for the central build
r 'oert L jones of Dallas bid $4,000;
Key and Lambin OF Austin, s85 600; joan
McDoEEld of Austin, s67 500; Gus
Wilke OF Austin, S93.0Oe; Wil.ism
rhelstop, SSl 900, and Nike Butler CT
Austin SS8. 600. The board having only
$50. GOO to spend On the building, rejected
al! The bids.
Comm lcement exercises Of the State
University were held in Millet's opers
house to-day, a lsrge and fashionable au-
dlelce being present. The following pro
ceecings were had:
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Austin.
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Orsilon, "The N cessity For 8 Greater
Vigsr in State Government" william
Herbert Wilson, rep esentative Of the
University.
Z say. "WtY Should Yuag Woman
Study ScienCe?" MISS Jennie Patten, rep
resentative Of the academic department.
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Orasion, "A Rent in the VEIL" Robeleta
eight, representative of the law depart
ment.
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Announcing distinction snd comforting
certificates Of proficiency, DR.. W.ggener,
of the faculty.
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ConferEirg degrees, DR.. J. D. Wool,
presids0t OF the board Of regents.
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University address,, General D. II. Hill.
Following are the graduates e The STATE
University st this term: Miss Jsssie Pat.
len takes tae degree of Master Of Arts
sad also bachelor Of arts. Tae fJllowir
Foungs gentlemen take the degree Cf
bachelor OF letters: A. Clnp:On, Z Z
Culberson, Il W. Gllsop, J. H. HerEdon;
and the 70 loving bachelor OF science: W.
Fl. 2. Hunn!cutt, 5. Morris, S M. Smith
Glowing are graduates IN law with the
teg-ee Of bachelor Of law, Gil Of whom
we're to-day examined by tho Supreme
court snd licensed TO practice: B. F
Bean, Jasper county; L Doughty, Travis
county; <. 81. Hicks, Trovis county; A.
L. Jackson, Colorado county; W. C
Dallss county; r. Ell
Anight, Dallas county; " Munson
3rsz1ria county; JIM Poor, Hill couRy;
! E. Pops, Jsff Dsyis county: " B
: well, jasper coua,y; W. e. Wilson,
1arrls county; Z. E. Allen, EunuIus
county; S. B. Bell, Llmesione COUNTY;
". NJ. Bond, Cass county; E
). Branch, kacogdocaes county;
.. R B1mpass, Kaufman county;
A. Dawson, Travis county; E. NJ
1ddens, McLennan county; G S. Farris,
Cherokee county; A. b Graham, LINE
tone county; J. Il. H&rgr6ve, Hopkins
county; q. e. Martin, Wichita count7;
7. FL. AcLeaR, ShackeIford county; WV
Moore, Travis county; j W. Nunsop,
srsz9ris county; Milton White, Travis
oaIty; George 4. Hutctins, Travis
ountY.