The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-13
Upon Securing the Services Of DR.
George Winston.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT.

News and Observer, Raleigh, N. G.

of Texas. recently rendered him by the
unanimous vote of the regents of that in-
st-tuion.
In this acceptance North Carolina loses
her foremost educator and her first schol-
ar. and this announcement will be read
with unfe.gncd regret in every section of
the commonwealth. His departure Is a
great loss TO the people OF the S;ate-a
loss that can not be measured, but Will
be felt more and more on as the years
go by and his master hand Us missed DIR.
Winston is In the prime of life, strong
IN mind and body and is animated by the
spirit oil progress that is typied III the
larseness ana libeiality that characterize
Texan methods OF pupltc education. lie
Is a man OF the highest natural endow-
inent and TO ms aods the best education
10 be had III the schools and universities
of America lie was the best scholar AT
formers famed preparatory school, led
his classes In the unsted states Naval
academy, and was the best scholar al Cor
nell university. Upon these foundations,
his constant habit of mastering All prob
lens. supplemented by travel in THIS coun-
Try, England. Germany. France and Italy.
where ne studied OLD world methods OF
education and -,viliaation have enabled
MN 10 build structure OF scholarship
that gives him rank among the donei
foremost college presidents in this coun-
try.
| President Winston rs not only well
| equipped BY nature. education and success
as college professor and president. he
| also possesses executive ability of "a high
| order. lie has the genius of directing
strong and vigorous MINDS and makes
| body and the faculty, but ws.h the publ,
us welt lie is an organzes OF great ca
pacity, having In the five years If iis
| presidency OF the University Of North
| Carolina nearly trebled the attendance OF
| students the number growirg from 30
| to nearly 90. Naturally th.s evidence Of
I,txs
| given him great popularity and inlluencc
| in the State. He numbers II friends ny
the thousand. and there ate few enter
| prises or interests in the State that have
| operation. Whatever makes for inc glory
| or prosperity of the people has found IN
| him earnest supporter DR. N.usron's
social gifts have made him af.ays vel
| come IN the homes of the people one of
| the most accomplished women IN the
| State. who has intimately known public
| men IN this and dozen other States, at
| n dinner recently made his rematk. "I he
| nearer you come In contact with great
men, the smaller they seem know but
| one man who Is not dwarfei by IN. mate
| acquaintance. He grows greater the bet
| ter you know IL IN, and.as this ~ the suresi
test of real ability and scholarship,
count President Winston the foremost man
| have known
The secre. of the great success achieved
| by DR.. Winston lies n his breadth. There
| is nothing narrow about him. He has
broad sympathy with life. He is a scholar
| but not a recuse. He is a man of the
people. man of afiaics. He has had The.
| best culture that Me offers, but has s:iil
| kept in touch with life in it's deep. strong
currents. He loves humanity, believes in
the people and labors for their upl fang
ard education. he has not confined his
:ntercS, in education 10 increasing the at
| tendance and usefulness ~ the university.
He has been influential In all eduoit onal
| endeavor, going into the remote counties
as we'll as in the cities stimulating the
people to deeper interest In pubic oduca-
lion. from the little log school house 10
the university. He Is one Of III. most ef-
fective platform speakers in the South
combining the humcs and pathos of tho
orator with the fulness of !nformat.on OF
the professor. and scholar. He talks edu-
cation like the statesman talks for his
party. Ike he believes In IL and is terribly
In earnest He is power for pubic edu-
cation and has made his influence fell
from ocean to mountain. Ii Ia well for
aspiring politicians mat he did not 20
INTO politics. He would have won the odu-
Gated by his learning and cap,uccd the
plain people by his dlrectnrss, democracy
and fund of anecdotc. In his life work he
Is "A fisher of men for higher ideals. noblcr
think ny and better living. ne is an op-
people, ana he means 20 do all lie can
to prove his faith
Presiden, Winston does nothins by
whatever he does. He has never known
such a hing as failure He despises half
success When he became pres den, OF
ouf "nN.r3.lN M NM ILL., ~. NJ -,
land. and he saw mat large attendance
as well as ilgh STANDARD wns ssscntal
to this hich END re leaves the un. " rsltY
nj high water mark In numbers as well
as N scholarship
Texas is 10 be congratulated upon Or.
| Wrnston's acceptance. The people Of thai
young empire will hn1 that he viii soon
beconne leader IN education. lie 5 adapi.
rnv,s AVA p,asier Them and prnvc /. row,
er and 9 lya.lsr ,hcre :, as IL, il Seth carq
IIilh. 49, ,,,,.nrs,,uy ,n,a !" -
none none on N ii H Continent -
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rhmsi ana nn. MrN'i INV - f'"N ~"
News ana oDs'rs s.,a. ,'"' ~ 20 70 r.xas
a'i few Dr. hours m yes'pras MD Afternoon
u. smoke of leaving North CAROLINE
with deep regret. bu, seemed to see ii
. the State of the Lone S,ar a wider open