The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-28
ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS
AT THEIR MEETING THURSDAY
Brief Sketches Of the Three Most Import
ant Men Who Will Go to
Make Up the Faculty
Next Year.
DIR. HENRY WINSTON HARPER,

His academic education was begun
in the schools of his native town and
was followed at Cooper Institute and
Mound City college.
After serving an apprenticeship Of
five years in practical chemistry in
the manufacturing parmaey of ]. A.
Howard, president of the Missouri
state board of pharmacy he became a
student in the Philadelphia college
of pharmacy ard graduated from
that institution in 1881, re-
ceiving honorable mention, and
also the Henry G. Lee prize
for the most meritorious thesis chosen
from class of l40 members. During
his collegiate course in Philadelphia,
he pursued in addition to his required
college course, a special course IN an
alytical and practical chemistry as
saying and metallurgy. In 1881 he
became citizen of TeXas. After q
short residence at GAINESVILLE he re-
moved 10 Fort Worth and became en-
gagged in the business of manufactur-
ing chemicals, etc., continuing in that
business until the winter of 1884 when
ne became assayer, chemist and
metallurgist to the Colorado and Re.
fugio Mining and Smelling company
of Ceralvo Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He
remained in this service until the
spring of 1886, when he returned to the
United States and got employment
with Doctors Beall and Anderson OF
Fort Worth, as chemist and micro.
scopist subsequently he became a
student of the University of Virginia,
where he took the entire course in
medicine and courses in chemistry,
biology and physiology, receiving the
degree of M. ID. and diplomas ia the
other branches indicated. After grad
uating, he returned to Fort Worth
and entered upon the practice of med
icine in that city, where ne now re-
sides. DIR. Harper comes with recon-
mendations of the highest order,
among those who have testified to his
eminent ability and thorough fitness
for the place is DR.. j. w. Mallett of
the University of Virginia, who for
merly filled the chair OF chemistry in
the University of Texas and was the
A consideration that doubtless
largely influenced the board of re-
gents in the selection OF DIR. Harper
is the circumstance that he is thor
ough Texan and that he brings strong
testimonials from teachers of the state
bother persons devoted to the Uni
SefNity:t among those who endorse
hinh highly is Prof. Alex Hogg, super
inYendent of the public school OF
Fort Worth, and one of the best
known educators of the state.
81 DR.. Harper is also enthusiastically
supported by large number of alum
nj and former students of the Uni
versity.
It has been the policy of the board
to select Texans for a position in the
faculty when practicable, and it is a
matter for congratulation that it was
able to find within the state a man &c
eminently qualified for the position to
which he has been chosen.
DAVID T. HOUSTON.
The board of regents of the Univerr
sity of Texas on June q elected David
T. Houston adjunct professor of politi'
cal science. Mr.. Houston is South
erner, q native of South Carolina. He
graduated from South Carolina college
with honors, and was Immediately
thereafter elected tutor in that college
Shortly after he was elected 70 the
superintendency of the public school;
in the city of Spartanburg, s. o..
which position he filled for three
years. He then entered the Harvard
graduate school. AS student in thai
school he devoted his exclusive atten-
ton to political science, taking the
course in economic history and theory
in the tariff legislation of the United
States and European countries, in the
origin of the American institutions
in the government OF the United
States, in the history and practice
in the constitution and politi-
cal history of the United States
and in the constitutional ant
political histories of England, France
and other European countries
having continuously since his gradu
alton from South Carolina colleg,
given his attention and study almos
exclusively to political science.
He received the degree of M. A. from
ddTNdTu "oO phOiA ~
pointed to a fellowship ia and subse
uuently received the degree of docto
of philosophy from the same univer
sity.
He comes exceedingly highly rec
commended by the professors of the va
rious institutions of learning will
which be has been connected.
Prof. f. w. Taussig, professor o
political economy in Harvard univer
sity, in speaking OF Mr.; Houston'i
qualifications, among other things
saws: "He is trained as an economis
ana has also given much study t.
American constitutional history.
can candidly recommend him as equip
ped tor good university work. Mr.
Houston has an excellent presence arc
address, is gentleman in demeanol
as we'll as in essentials, and will maxi
a welcome addition to academic"
AS teacher and instructor he ha
always given very great satisfaction
and the different institutions will
which he has been connected hayt
always parted with him with grea
regret. Prof. r. Means Davey o
south Carolina college, among othe
things, says that "Mr. Houston 10