San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-06-20
, plea for CoronaI Institute.

matter which in my judgment is OF no soe'
ondary importance to them
The Coronal Institute, established at this
place IL perhaps the Oldest Protestant ins'i'
tuition situated in Texas west oil the oolor-
ado river; and there Is no school situated In
the territory referred to SO well and 80 III
yorably known. It's session which has Just
closed is themost successful, in somo respects
nj least, of any in its history-the attend
anco has been larger. Tho president OF the
school informs the board of trustees that
there have been seventy.two boardora IN a'-
tendance during tho past session--and
counting boarders and resident children
there have been in attendance pupils
the past year. The commencement exer-
cises of the school hnvo just closed, and
the impression made upon those who we're
or esent and witnessed tho exercises was
highly favorable to the institution and lis
management. Especially expressions wero
free from tho nonresident patrons OF tho
school, and without exception they will re-
turn their children here, and with them
others will come from abroad when an
other session opens.
risk nothing, no one risks anything who
predicts for this institution Of learning q
long future and full of usefulness If tho
people of San Marcos do their duty; but
there is something to be done by US, and IN
my judgement it ought to be done now
before another session opens, The build
ing must be repaired. The walls must have
another coat of plaster, and tho wooden
work in some parts of it, within and with
out, must be gone over. and tho main
building must be raised q story by means
of nansard roof to take the place OF the
tin one, thus obtaining additional and
needed room and ut the same time trans
forming the building into one that is orna-
mental to the city. The cost of these re-
pairs and changes in the building will per-
haps reach four or five thousand dollars, to
raise which, in such community as ours,
will be no burden to any one fall will
contribute O little. wish to say further
in this connection that the board of trus-
tees have taken steps to have IN estimate
made of the cost of the repairs and changes
in the building suggested above, and in a
few days the exact amount of money needed
will be known.
When the amount is known it should be
raised and the work suggested on the build
ing should be ut once done. This is the
matter which started out to suggest to
the people of San Marcos as being of no
secondary importance to them.
The advantages, the benefits, the bles-
sings to our city of the maintenance within
its limits of school Of high character
where our own children may be educated
and to which the children of the section of
the state in which we live are sent for
higher education and culture arc well
known and we'll understood by every cit.
izen of this city. Now, if we have such q
school we must have suitable building in
which to conduct it. No argument is nee.
essary to sustain this proposition.
OF tho nonresident patrons of the school
who were present OF the commencement
exercises which have just closed, do not
think there was one who did not speak in
the highest terms Of its homogeneous, OF
its professors and the proficiency of the
pupils; and while they will return their
children and perhaps induce others to
come, it was noted that all criticised unfav-
orably the building.
This should be an index and we should
profit by it, We should act now, and what
other cities have already done we should
delay no longer to do. Our college build,
ing should be made attractive SO that every
body may know that we take an interest in
it and are proud of it; and its boarding
apartments should be refitted that non-res
ident patrons may feel tina: their children
have comfortable homes within it.
lam not On old citizen of San Marcos,
and do not claim the right to dictate as
SUCH / came here recently like many
others-attracted by the fine school ant
with view to educate my children. Be.
ing here for the purpose mentioned, though
1 am not an old citizen, I claim the RICH
to speak out in reference to matter that
think vitality affects the prosperity of ths
school.
have nothing more to add only this
That as soon as the board of trustees hav
learned just the amount of money it vii
need to make the required repairs ant
changes in the building, hope n meeting
of our citizens who feel interested in tn
matter will be called, and that such step
will be taken as are deemed proper to rails
the amount necessary. L. II. BROWNE.
San Marcos, June Is, 1889.
rive take pleasure in giving place to tn
aboyo-the more, as we have been uniustl
stigmatized by few narrow.minded ones
as an enemy 10 Coronsl Institute, mere
ly because we advocate q separate publ
, school. We accept the fact of the abov
having been offered Us for publication as
suflic lent refuiation OF this charge. W
have not the least objection TO the improve
ment above suggested as a distinct enter
prise. We only ask in return, that th
friends Of the Institu te do not stand in ID
way Of the new public school building S
, urgently called for by the mass Of our pee
! pie. Let the two NOV ements proceed "a