The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-26

raj. OF the lbS students IN the mechanical
branch fourteen have transferred by their
request TO the Agricultural, making u,
morn than half the number In the mo-
ohanlcai department and these transfers
are constantly taking place
4 Having disposed of objections that have
4 been raised frOm time 70 Time ly the enc
mics OF the school. Il is now the desire OF
/ the correspondent 10 convey to the minds
I Of those seeking information some OF the
I solid facts about the college and TO tell
! what ltoffers to the limited few who can
I be accommodated Within the restricted
( limits OF the premises.
! This college owes It's origin 20 an act OF
/ congress, donating public lands to the sew
eral Suites ana Territories which may pros
/ vide colleges for the benefit OF agriculture
and the mechanic arts. This law was ap-
Z proved July 9 1867; was amended july q,
1865, and again August 30, 1880, This latter
act adds $4,000 TO the eudowments In
clpded in the FIRST act
1 By Joint resolution approved November
! l. lSil. the legislature OF Texas formally
accepted the provisions OF the congresslon-
! al acts, and the state received from the
( genoral government scrip for 10000 acres
OF public land, the proceeds Of wtish eon-
stitute The present permanent endowment
innd OF this COLLEGE, and is In Texas per
I cent gold frontier defense bonds. 70 the
amount OF S1a00Q
The legislature fulnlled It's obligation by
passing IAN act 10 provide for the estnh-
{ hshment OF an agrlcn, turat and mechanical
college OF Texas" approved April II. 1871,
and by making liberal successive appro-
I prlatiOns. asSrespting SisJ000, for the
buildings and equipments necessary for
putting the institution In operation, And
The county OF BRACES secured its location
within its limits 10y donating 10 the state
the present college farm, n tract OF 2il6
nj Vs,e ltas ts.lts ST. a fsttsF fKf
I Bryan,
1 Finally the constitution OF 1876 article
| . provided: Section 3. The Agricultural
and Mechanical College OF Texas, estab-
ished by the act OF the legislature, passed
| April IL, iSil, located in the county OF
/ BRACES, IL hereby made alid constituted n
| branch OF the University OF Texas, for
instruction In agriculture the mechanic
arts, aud the natural sciences connected
| Herewith"
The college was formally opened for the
reception OF students October 4, 1876.
The constitution Of Texas provides that
/ taxes may be raisgi FOR the maintenance
and support of the college
I In 1850 congress- passed another net Cmen-
/ toned aboVe) appropriations Sl5,0V0 for the
/ year ending June 80, 1850, an annual M
/ crease OF the amount OF Aucn appropria-
ton for ten Years by an additional sum or
$1,000 over the preceding year, untl the
! endowment shall reach Sg1.NQl The condi-
1 tlon5 imposed are thar tilla money Is 10
/ be applied only to instruction Ia agricult-
ure, the mechanic arts tho English lAn-
Euuge and the various branches OF mathe-
NAUTICAL physical natural and economic
science. with special reference 70 their ap-
piicatons in the Industries OF NE and to
the facilities for such instruction" etc,
This is known as the Morlll fund
In addition to THIS. ana which makes
part OF the original endowment, Is the
interest on S3j 600. watch ITSELF WIS inter-
est accrued since the act creating the fund
aud before the State ni Texas had pro-
v1ed for the acceptance Of such bounty.
The legislature OF the state has from
time to time made appropriations for The
maintenance of the school, but Al no dime
has an adequate fund been provided.
state pride the advantages resulting to
students educated with Texas boys-to
say nothing of the vast sums now sent out
of the State to support other colleges
should be Sufficient incentive to stun great
er aid and announcement.
However, the Twenty-thlrd legislature
granted an appropriation OF 5000 that
serves wholesome purpose. 1t IS known
as tho "student labor fund" aud shoil lac
used during the terms of 1874 ana 1875.
Tho object of qhls fund Is TO pay tho
student for productive work In Held ana
/ shop Each student must perform "A GER
2 isLitl amount Oh NbIh fNAAt Ntths " NlRNf'N
students who hack necessary money to
/ bear their expenses additional volunteer
/ work rs supplied.
4 The vlr.ous funds which come to the col
/ lego proper having been mentioned 1t Is
I we'll nDw to call attention 10 the Texas
4 Agricultural Experiment station, which Is
! anuuner example OF the general govern
ments muniuceneo
4 The station Was established during the
/ winter OF iSS1-S in accordance with the
/ Hatch act. Dill passed by the Congress
/ vi the United SEHes and approved by the
president OF the United States March 2.
! I'M, and another bill PASSED by the legis-
lamrc OF Texas. approved 10y the governor,
/ April 2, 1891. accepting the PROVISIONS OF
/ the Hagch act
The object of the experiment station Is
| 10 couduct original researches or verify
/ experiments IN ahe physolugy of plants
| ana animals: the diseases 10 which they
are seyerally HubIcct, with remedies for
| the same; the chemical c0mn0s4tion OF use
! ful plants at their different stages of
\ gro WITH; the comparative advantage OF ro-
/ tntiye cropping dA pursued under Il varying
/ series OF crops, abe capacity of new plants
! or trees for acClimWttoai tho unalyBis of
/ soHs and water; the chemical composition
OF manure3, natural OF Rrtiicial with ex-
perlmorts designed to test their compara-
| live cnccts on crops OF different huds;
4 the adaptation and Vniue OF gtasses ana
forage plants. the composition and dlgesti-
| b.lhy OF the dincrent kinds Of foods for do
nestle animals: the scientific and eco
/ nomic questions Involved In the production
! of butter and cheese and such other re-
searches or experiments bearing directly
on the agricultural industry OF the United
states as may In each case be deemed adj
ylsable, etc, aud for the purpose OF meet
ing the EXPENSES OF such work. the United
STATES government has provided a fund Of
/ $4,000
In addition 10 this fund the Twenty third
/ legislature apl rgrdiuted @9pO for the aup-
port of sub-Gtations, two of wh!cn have
been located and are IN operation al Nc
Kinney Colin county, ana al Wichita
FAILS, Wichita county Reports on this
work are free.
Tho correspondent took particular notice
Of every department, the workshops, The
| laboratories, the garden and fields, the
stables ana cow pens, the culinary and all
the Lesser appurtcnanoos that make a part
OF this great institution, and one Of the ef-
fects that were fclf in making these OBJ
servation was ihe desire 10 remain there,
become a boy ngain and 80 over the course