Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-16
Three A. and M. College Pro-
fessors Quietly Let Out.
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MEETING.
A Land Office Decision Which is Worth Mil
lions to & Paso and Reeves Counties.
ConSrs ssman Breckenridge of Kentucky
Unable to Deliver the University
Address-Hon- j. c. Hutch
eson Speaks.
A. and VI. College Professors Let Out.

NUttldI 10 tNe G1ZetIe.
AU>rIN. Tx Tune LIT leaked ont to-
day that the board of managers of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college al L
meeting held last week at Bryan failed 10
rc-elect three of the old professors of the III
StItution. These We're Professor Wipprech,C
who filed the chair of languages; DIR.
Read. college surgeon. and Professor
Beach. who taught horticulture. The
board also abolished the office of fiscal
agent, and transferred the duties thereof 10
the president. \ committee of the board
will select professors 70 nil the three yacan-
cicS and report a. the next meeting.
Judge Reagan and Mr.. Foster being alb
sent to-day, nothing was done by the rail-
road commission.
COMMISSIONER N'GAUGHEY' DECISION.
In the contested boundary line case be-
tween III PaSO, JEFF Davis and Reeves couu-
ties. pending for two wears III the general
land office, Commissioner MctaUChey to-
day decided that the corner OF
the three counties was AZ San
Martin Springs. on the Texas and
Pacific railroad. This places the boundary
line as FL Paso county wanted II. Iett
Davis county held that the true corner was
about thirty miles northwest of San Mar
tin spring. The decisi0u i said 10 bs
worth s., 600 900 in taxable value TO FL Paso
and Reeves counties.
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MEETING.
a meeting OF the university alumni was
held this Afternoon 10 elect officers for the
ensuing year. James Hamilton, city re-
cOrder of Austin, was elected president;
Miss Minnie Darlington and Miss Jessie
Andrews of Austin, vice-president
and secretary, respectively; Alex
Walker, treasurer Samuel DabMey,
son of Professor Dabney. WAS
chosen orator for next year Tonight
George Russell Smith of Mckinney. Tex,
delivered the annual address to the univer-
sity alumni before Il large audience in uni
versity hail
GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
A communication received to-day from
Hon. w. G.. Breckenridge of Ken
lucky stated that owing TO press
ing business engagements he would be-
unable to deliver the university address, as
advertised, for Wednesday. This is a great
disappointment
HON. ]. c. HUTCHINSON
of Houston addressed the literary societies
of the State university in assembly hall at
II Il. m, to-day, III the pres
euce of large and interested
audience The address proper was prefaced
with some remarks of II reminiscent char
acter, touching the establishment of the
University in which he had 4 part as the
author of the bill creating that institution
at the legislative session of 1881 He
regretted to confess that his bill contained
no clause providing for cO-educatiOn, as
at the time ne uld not Oelleye IN II. Judge
Terrell. who was Il widower then, over
ruled him and amended the bill in favor of
the girls. CCapt. HutchseonrS stated
that in view of the success of CO.
education in the university ne no
longer thought as he once did-thao
boys with their eyes fixed on the girls
could not do good work. The orator then
entered upon the discussion of his subject,
speaking. apparently, extempore but very
pntprt aInInOlI and plOoUpOTlN The subject
was the ''Heresy of Genius Wor-
Ship The boys were cautioned
against such folly, and were given some
very wholesome advice about the manner
of directing the course of their lives The
address abOundcd in wit and sense, and was
very much enjoyed by all vino heard it.
CHARTERED.
The Snyder association. capital
5000: Progress Alliance milling and
ginning company. capital, 5000; Dallas law
library association. capital, $50, 900; Orange
foundry and repair company, capital, $1,000