The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-30

caps OF new design the boys wear Con-
federate gray made in the latest cadet
style.
4 military company known as the Rich
ardson Minute Men has been organized
Mr. Mcclure is the cantain, to whom
on December 20 the company presented
very handsome sword a token OF their
high esteem. The company has recently
received guns and complete equipment
and has good armory in the college.
A fine system Of discipline has been
school.
There have been enrolled Counted only
ONCE nine'y-three p9lpils--total In differ
book keeping. short hand, etc, 1870. There
Nus e sorey has msS The f ar
number of the best Journals and period
icals. Quite an Interest is manifested
for the young ladies', the Excelsior l.. S..
with motto '.Nll .Desperandum." The
work done and lad out for the future
This week will be finished the plank
sidewalk. to the college great comfort
to all. There has been started college
library which has received some
The college is fortunate enough to have
good labora tory, physical. chemical, as
sll0o. And to practically teach mineralogy
and geology some 500 or 1000 specimens
gathered from the various parts of the
New pianos and organs have been put in
the college; also single. and double desks
rs to 200 a atSa ehnrs en0"E" to seat
Last, but not least. there has been
awakened high moral sentiment and
this. is only the beginning Of this noble
work In the lire Of moral and Christian
educa1 ton, for. truly; this Is the balance
Vow. this IS only a brief of what the
college has done, OF what Y has. but we
feel that this is very healthful. normal
months old educational child OF East
Texas. What saw YOU. my brothers? Bnt
say, have YOU helped IN this work. To
foot for enlarged facilities and conve..
niences We need bookcaees we need
money TO equip library and reading rooms.
very good The faculty with he Increased
Now 20 our friends We Eft our hat
s or In for seS or
words and work In the interest OF the
institution.
Allow, me to wish you all happy and
=. close with the motto OF the college.
"C'r'et'nn Education the Hope of the
Country"
SAM HOUSTON NORMAL. INSTITUTE.
HUNTSVILLE.
School was suspended from the 21st to
the 26th instant and many OF the students
went nome Tor the noFdaNS.
Miss Augusta Lawrence, assistant teach
er in natural science and geography. has
beer sick for several weeks and unable
to be at school.
Miss K!tkley. assistant teacher in Latin
and history. spent Christmas with her
friends and relatives a her home
Professor, X. b. HALEY and w. NJ.
struclor in chemistry, the other our pro.
| found perceptor of zoology, botany and
geology, have been at their homes dur
freshed by their short rest
Almost all students and teachers are
back aga'n. and work has been COM
! pened that tended to divert the mind fro m
business to pleasure. ,,.
O. II. and C. E., Hrogden and Misses
/ Amelia Miller and Mamie Allison, all
| former graduates Of the normal, are WIS.,
itlh,g here at present.
/ been sick month with typhoid fever.
Several new students have arrived since
The second quarter Of the present ses-
| can he seen little excitement about an
! occasional examination. These written
exercises" are frequent near the close
| OF quarter and US true that they serve
to move us TO some faithful work;
AT tho residence of Mrs. A. T. Olphint
on Tuesday evening. the Path instant, was
/ an event long to be remembered by the
/
For there. until Christmas had silently
approached with the wee hours of the
night. could be seen and heard expres-
| sions OF pleasure without tarnish. The
| music rendered by Miss Baker, the !. ock-
! lngbird Of the normal, with her faultless
banjo and cultured voice. was such as to
| disDel the irlSsome regrets OF Grsence
/ from home from the minds Of the most
/ penslve.
~ For go, 70 more beautiful table Vas ever
Those present were: Miss Davis of
Calvert and T.. b. Davis Miss Branch
1 ,,sasa a. 4 ,, AgS2 Mss Boum and l.
Miss Rardolnh and NJ. NJ. Major. Miss
Bloomheld and b. q. Mahaffy, Miss
Keslor aud Lee Henry, Miss Garrett ard
+. 7 Stirling, Miss Daisy Kelsler and w
!; Price, Miss Allison and j. n; Rhodes.
Turner and c. r. Cole. Miss Thom,s and
W. c. Stirling, Miss Baker and T. u.
Ma iss Ne, Ms Bog g End " Lpsoen1b
iaywor,h and J II Jenkins, Miss Tray,
l9r end r !; 4 sps9rkman, Miss Cary and and
Biackshear, Miss Nash and L. w. Las
ter, Miss Norsworihy aud b. A. Woods.
Miss Barnes and w. ]. West.
BLIND INSTITUTE AUSTIN.
BEGINNING with December 81 at u 80 p.
m. the Institution for the Rlind vii hay,
teachers and nup'ls are braced for jolly
good time which beran with Chrlstmas
tree on the eve of the 9Th. Every child
was remembered WIFI rrcsent, and a
hammer. iollier lot of children would b,
hard to find Several tea rhcrs went off
In search OF a good lime. Mig Rutherford
! attend the exposition. Messrs. Mitchell
and Gay went 70 their res ec' W hem 8 /,
| search Of the girls left behind them. and
we trust 'ahsence has not made the heart
| grow fonder'--of tho other Fellows.
Mrs narrett Is taking a much needed
rest with friends IN Hampstead.
! Mrs. Carr and Miss Ethel car. sister
ana niece ~ Mrs y ct n. sp mt few avs
at the institution this work. Mrs. Bee on
returns with them 20 N'rth Texas leav-
Ing our superintendent a lonesome widow
err
4 Messrs. BLACK. from the Ge-rg town uni
! Versiy, are visiting Mr. Logan II nrron.
our affable little office boy, this week.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.