The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-26
A GREAT INSTITUTION.
THE AGRICULTURAL AND MEcHAN-
ICAL COLLEGE.
The Real Facts About the work NOW
Being Done There-rhe Duties and
Opportunities Of the student.
The oHicinl Administration,

Opportunities Of the student.
The oHicial Administration,
Bryan. Texas, January ai-(stan corre-
spondenoe)-A representative of The Post
made a visit TO the Agricultural and Me
chanical college in order to satisfy a curt
osity TO know something of this State
Institution. Carrying the name OF coll
tege, one familiar with regular academic
curricula would naturally expect to nnd
this school like all others In this par
tieular however one would be mistaken.
II any one will stop long enough to think
he will see from the name itself that che
agricultural and mechanical denomination
gives II distinctive nature as compared
with those institutions which teach read
ing, writing and arithmetic, or those higher
grade schools thar teach Latin, Greek.
Hebrew, bellies letters and the modern Lam
guages.
Suffering with this SAME ignorance OF the
real intent OF such an institution, COM
mittee from the Twenty-third legislature,
which was sent to the Agricultural and
Mechanical college to report upon It's
condition, misconceiyed the very object of
the founders, and after making an exam
ination OF field, workshop and cow pen.
the members OF the committee returned TO
report their disappointment, and in Mt
tempting to critlcise the Institution. wrote
down upon the legislative history OF the
state a confession OF their own nrcludices
and Ignorance.
Relieving that the public generally were
not informed on the subject of the real
nature OF this institution The Post man
stole upon the school in the night time.
spent day looking at the various de-
partments and Is now prepared to say that
whenever the taxpayer OF this State un-
derstauds the objects of such institutions
and can learn the magnificent results that
the Agricultural and Mechanical college
, is producing. a sentiment VIII be created
in its fnvor that WILL In time make the
esteem Of the entire people rise TO point
Of reverence.
Ex-Governor L. S, Ross is the president
OF tho Agricultural college and he devotes
his entire time to its management, Presi-
dent Ross IS very proud of his charge,
and while the duties are onerous and con-
tining, he devotes himself to the work with
an asaduity that is peculiarly indicative
Of a loyal pride. But he lahors under
the constant embarrassment OF seeing a
great institution wholly inadequate for
all designed purposes. because OF the lack
of accommodat lions FOR all the applicants
VINO S.sN %i"s IN, '"I ivIe my "ts.'
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present lilne lot tI'S eolesia'e ?Var a"u
OF these thrty-three were rejected because
{ not "a t,t-,f
alton, and other causes
Thore being SO many applicants would
indicate that the people are Informed of
the merits OF the Institution; but strange
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be safelv predicted TINT when 1t becomes
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