Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-24
.pM DEPARTMENT.
j. :. HUFFMAN, Editor.


~ anish, Il shows a marked
u ~ @nt and its contents COM
WV nInted matter and pictures,
" ~ ,rorthy OF some thought.
Vs., students, and the objects
" s.rt policy" of this college
,hse students, as set out in
>fs.,ngue. are all right both as to
,.,,,e and mechanics. This coll
alshad a lot of objects and pres
~ concerning agriculture and
w. in Texas since its estab-
n p. IN 1876, and 1t Is to be hoped
~ sa.n this up even unto the end.
4 tbe way the printed matter ex-
Itself. 1.-THE object of this
n ,s 10 excite and foster in the
PA n our people an enthusiastic
,,stion OF the attractiveness and
: n tbs pursuits by which the
N.sI development of the country
rroposes to equip boys for their
career by the fullest develop
NJ their powers with reference
4. wants of life. and acquaint them
y nghly. both theoretically and
.,,ealH. with the duty, the dignity
ne nobility of labor. There is n
!, deld opening in our state for
,,,al technical employment and n
ing demand for the services OF
Y atted for labor in every branch
.rlentific knowledge, and we are
compelled to draw upon the skilled
Al AZ other countries to fill the most
Live. honorable and important po-
IN IN every industrial enterprise.
a. OF this fact, there can be no ey-
csration of the value of an institu-
VIZ which will afford the direct ad-
H,ars of conducting the student
4 The simplest mechanical princi-
4 !. 10 the complex order of artistic
a rnuty by enabling him to combine
X~rlples, construct models and call
n activity his ingenuity for design
I, while practical knowledge of
use OF tools can be acquired In
Hlhalf the time necessary under the
Hgnary methods of obtaining a trade
wledge as an apprentice, kept at
4 work only as proves most profit
III 10 the employer.
Horticulture In our country Is the ad-
nd basis of public wealth, and we
y, look to It as the chief source of
prosperity. The machinery OF a
rsperous agriculture once put In mo-
brings in Its train vast number
~ ether public enterprises, creating
demands for skilled workman
M and the skillful hand gives dig
h h to these pursuits and places
fer estimate upon their value.
n mtructlon in agricultural and horti-
ture; how to plant, tend, harvest
n store the products OF farm and
\ fien: how to care for all the vari-
8 kinds of stock found on well regu-
si farms, will inculcate a taste for
,se pursuits, and induce the young
"a to seek employment in the coun-
\ =. 10 the development of self-reli-
manhood, instead of wasting their
fss as is frequently the case. in the
/ Picrowded professional ranks in the
eies, by being educated into a fitness
n such employments only as require
h abstract mental training, and lg-
Xrying altogether that which Is prac-
Bal The young men OF the state can
|squire at this institution a knowl-
Ne that will prepare them to achieve
" highest and best results In any
u siton, through the reliable factors of
kgcation. industry and n proper NOR
4 Instruction by the application of
itn moral precepts to every act of
H.
IN addition to this, the military fut-
~ Of the college is of undoubted i'm
Mtance, though probably not fully
rpreciated. The arguments In Its fa-
~ are numerous; but far In advance
n all others, and what Is sufficiently
zpoTtant to at once decide the matter
It's conduciveness to health.
ne outdoor exercise, the erect
rstion and expanding chest,
rve the lungs free play SO essential
neg the cramped position necessary
the school room; the pleasurable
rsiement accompanying the drill. the
nletness Of attention required to Sc
ne precision and accuracy of move
M In performing the evolutlons, are
Xlghly conducive to bodily health,
pace and strength, and perform a
dy active part In the incubation of
htits Of promptness, regularity and
slsf, and aid materially In preserving
T. Proper discipline.
y is the business of this college to
IN the attention Of our young men
tgn the overcrowded Learned pro-
nnons' to those occupations which
w brought abundant wealth and
Yer TO other staies. and which are
scanning now to attract and VIII ~
the services of trained young men
Texas.
These objects are to be obtained:
ny thorough course of instruction
A practical and useful branches
knowledge, with continual applica-
~ Of principles to work in the shops.
nls' gardens, vineyards, orchards,
iastures, diaries and other labora-
tiles
~ relying upon text books as little
possible and leading the students
seek Information directly from OBJ
Nnatlon and experiment,
.y intoxicating the dignity OF intel
.seht labor-banishing the idea that
y farmer or mechanic who Is worthy
me name need be any less learned
az me professional man.
ny inducing in the mind OF the stu
wv an enthusiastic love of nature
~ me study Of natural laws, where
asrcultural and mechanical pro-
,a'es become invested with absorbing
,1sIest and are pursued In a spirit
'sa,vn leads to progress and success.
VIII thus be seen that the au-
1-..lues OF this school adhere to the
expectation OF the act founding 1t,
.nleh has been given by the author
MS act, and which has been adopt
all the successful colleges OF
mar origin, namely: That this col
~ not a trade school, designed
N. uake the place of the old apprentice
Nv system, but an institution where
Ing men may receive broad and lib
~ raining in all those sciences and
m,. which contribute to useful citizen
XXX N the pursuit Of all productive
ne pictures. having been taken by
MN without any Imagination
'ssks all Of this charming effusion
up against the ropes.
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