Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-25

SHAKING EN- UP.
The Austin Air Full Of lnvesti.
cations Of All Sorts.
COMMITTEE ON LAND OFFICE
Matters Has Organized and Gone 10 Work on
the Testimony.
COMMITTEE ON LAND OFFICE
The University Side Heard From In Answer 10
Pool o. w. Cooper Dr. wauuonsr Reads
aLoaVIhy Hopy-Tho mpts, Of De-
poslls-A and N. College

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Austin. Tex. March -(Spcdall--
Lhe senate committee, on education, TO-
whom was rfUrrcd the memorial of
l'rui q, III. Cooper of Galveston, con.
uemuing the management of the unlter.
Sly OF Texas, met tonight Chairman
smith said this was special meeting
ot tho committee for the purpose ot
hearing what DR. WaggOucr aud others
eeivcd q letter trnm Prof. Cooper that
nc would not he prcHcit
Dr WuggOnUr said hr had prepared u
rcply 90 the memorial which would con.
sumo about un hour to deliver aud tho
cnmmiuco invited him 20 read that aus
wpr. Ito said that Prof. Cooper had
unipiruly undertaken to gct his memorial
before the senate, which WIS FOR the
purpose Of venting hia personal aplccn
Ito took up the diloVnN ChurHvg IN thu
memorial aud answered them al lonHth.
a. Regards the action OF the regents,
be said his testimony ne to hls htnosa
WaH before the board when they selected
him nv member OF the faculty lie
exhibited his diploma from Harvard
couforrlpr upon him tho degree ~ A. H..
aud evidences Of various other honorary
degrees conferred upon him.
IN referring 60 the attack upon thg
HvtuudRrd of the university, he said
Prof Cooper had paid n high compliment
10 the Texas nBtituiiOn 10y the selection
of Johns Hopkins university, an inHutu'
ton originally intended for graduates
of other institutions with which 10 CONS
porO H. Tho comparison na 10 the roQui-
siiua for admission hadn't been fair be-
cuuac the Iuhns Hopkins COURSE II q
ihruo year one while that of tho uniyor.
mty HAS four years Taking the school
of mathematics be- mentioned thlrtccn
universities, In mono of which were tho
requisites FOR admission in this school
greater tlnu that of tho University u
Texas, anu iu some ~ thcm they wcf0
MOI sn great lie snid, however, that
the standard of admission had nothing
go DO with lho competency OF the mom-
beers of The faculty La fact, he thought
tive STANDARD too high ana that Il might
we'll hc lowered until the high schools
OF the state had attained greater dc.
gree of proficiency
Touching The deposN Of funds Of the
university DR. WupEonor said he had
nothing nt all 10 DO with the finances II
the Institution. Iuuy Wpru mnn-
ggod and controlled by the proctor and
Judlv Clark.
comprehensive, covering nll the chnrFea
Boa the memorial " pruf Cooper, nih lie
ronding occupied more than an hour.
lie concluded by rendiug letter from
prof Cooper undcr date of June 10.
1901, in which that gentleman said he
had been for the best uiorcst FOR the IN
Hitutinn, which lao Cooper had mle.
trusted, nun ho regretted II oNcecd-
inRly
Judge Clark, proctor Of the university,
gnyo a detailed statement OF his trana-
aotiona with the National bank OF Aus
Tin of which a. u Woodbridge. aocre-
tary OF the board OF regents, vaa pyea-
dent No funds Of the university wore
deposited there. Whit ~ known na The
library fees which amount 10 about
$500 arc keri there ON drpogit. THESE
fees ARE not state funds aud can be
placed by the proctor anywhere he
chooses as be- NJ rcdponAblc FOR Il aud
na each student h entitled 10 the re-
turn of bis deposit nt tho end Of tho
Hiason, VI no books nrr lust or Injured.
AZ one time the entrance fcOs have been
Deposited et tMs bank, but at the re-
quest of Mr. W0ldndp these deposits
wcro Withdrawn aud discontinued some
tlinu ago. Somo years ago Mr. VOL
bridge had kindly offered 10 cash hia
drafts, u settlement 10 be- made oneo
month when All the vouchers for that
month would be presented 10 the state
treasury aud the hnnk be reimbursed.
For nll this he never charged a cent
Of interest, and tho Oyerdraft averaged
per month about $4,000. Ihls the proc
tor said WAS Q great conygnienge 10
him. as n saved him the trouble Of hunt
ing up the president of lhe board Of re-
gents every Umo he wished 10 pay a
bul Those checks were always Paid
in full by The bank without discount.
Or any clurgcs No funds we're drawn
from Tho state treasury unil month'n
debt Was due the bank, aud then not
more than enough to cover the indcbt'
ednpAa.
A. n Woodbridge. president Of the City
National bank made a very clear und
satisfactory statement 20 the commits
Too M regard 10 the pr0ctOr'a tiunsac-
lions with tho bank lie said he had nj
WAYS taken great Interest Ia the uni-
yerhfy since ifh birth While ho was
nctuatcd in part by bis friendship for
the institution IN eushing those checks
Cor ihe prJft0r, he said hlq bank had
.icrlYed gomr benefit thcrofr1m, via Ia
two ways only, by $500 deposit Of tho
llbmry fees und the fact that some q
the professors, whose checks we're paid
az his bank, made dcposite there
The members VI the committee ekpreal-
od themselves a. perfectly satisfied with
Mr. W0idridgGe gtRteinent.
MIR Woodbridge rldicuee the idea That
10 controlled either Tho bunld Of re-
geutn or the faculty.
Professor ieilnW Of tho university.
formerly connected With John Hopkins,
made o detailed stntemem 10 show that
tho University Of Texas would NOT anf-
for by a just comparison with John Hop
The committee adjourned Until tomor-
row az q, w.