Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26

with the duties formerly discharged 10y
the iiscul ngVut of Tie board and chair
mani OF ia, faculty, and was also made
Treasurer OF the A. a. NJ college and
Experiment station. aud cX-olicio treas
urcr and purchasing agent for the Prai-
RE View state Normal school. also chair
man OF the building committee To super
intend the awarding o. contracts and
erection % OH buildings at the 4, X NJ.
college and Frnrie View Normal school.
The honorable committee then conf
mend the sanitary regulations aud gem
orll health Of The college, students quar-
tors. the Young Mems Christian ASSOC
CiutlOa,' aad the fact that the PERM
cious practice Of huZing has been sup
pressed by the present administration
and they add that 'tlc military dis
iplnc has been much improved In the
last two years according 10 general expires
sion on the subject
The sufficient quantity and variety of
food was admitted but There was
complaint as 90 the cleanliness of the
food and cooking On these points the
b0uYi submit thut the very best cooks
aud walters 90 bc had IN the country are
employed. and that the attention OF the
legislature hos heretofore been called 10
the Inadequate accommodation at the
moss hall, nnl they were asked for IN
creascd facilities In the way Of dining
hall. Kitchen etc. without which the
! h1uiu NNNt NNhMN lANA INC NlhNtAth
could no be properly accommodated
''rhe laundry work was strongly and
unanimously condemned" We state in
reply that the college has no laundry
establishment but has been compelled 10
I rely upon the lnundries 40 Houston unul
! the citizens Of Bryan erected one, aud
| the college has since polr0niEcl it 0G the
| best that could be done, until the lcgs-
/ lature might see it 90 make an appro-
I pintiOn for one &C the college.
in regard To that part OF the report
charging carelessneas and inatteutiun
/ upon the aergc0n, Il Is believed that the
| committee has been misinf0rmed and
| thereby utislead For refutotion Of this
! criticism. reference rs most respectfully
updc 60 the president, professors, aud all
$50 have becn pndcr medical treatment
+ aksiatsatQlege The surgeons duties are
! of st'r4s ~ ractcr that they must neCes-
sarily sunyeNetHm To some complaint
from students Wgs attempi 20 amy,old
find the mechanicafs department in good
condition. and speakNlAsorably OF "the
| creamery and cheese Winding for practi-
| cal instruction Ia dairylnND and cheese
| muking:N also "the stock 'fpf breeding
and dairy purposes and feeding tests
were found In good condition aud well
! managed"
And they joined the board in recom.
mendiug the establishment Of an electric
light plant, And Il il but Just TO the
board OF directors TO here record the fact
that the committee End the Prairie State
Normal school IN satisfactory condl
ton and well managed, but failed "a
note the fact that " " also under the
direction 81 the same board.
In regard 10 the charge that position;
have been created ana promotions made
20 advance the interest Of friends and
relatives, rather than that OF the col
legc," we reply that there Is only one
member OF the board having a relativ,
connected with the college whose sol
was q graduate Of che college ana az
assistant professor long before his faith
on was mcmher Of the board and n,
persons have been. at any time, rewardel
because they were friends. NcpOUsu
has always been scrupulously avoided
And we believe that the salaries iixet
permanently By the action of the boar
June 3. 1892, viii bear favorable com
Darson with those given for the sam,
line OF work In other institutions Of IN,
character. and ara much less than thl
salaries in other state institutions %
learning But one instance Is cited, an,
that tx the steward, which they asser
has heon Increased from time 10 liml
until II now amounts 10 1000 per an
num- with good residence, water fuel
lights and board for himself and family
furnished by the state, which y elaine,
80 be extrayagant when compared witt
salaries OF similar officers Of other stat
Institutions" Iha facts are. he occupie