The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-10
Need a Commercial Department


The congressional act, providing for
{ e establishment in each state and
territory Of college devoted 10 the
science Of agriculture and the mechanic
arts. and other sciences and arts. seeks
TO aid the Industrial classes and any
help that these schools can render them
or any extra advantages or o,her lines
Of study that they can open up fof
their benefit, Is due them They de
serve the kini,st treatment by these
colleges, aud IT, curriculum should In
clude everything that is In conformity
with the law aud needed by. or would
be an advantage, TO this elias Of our
population.
This article is suggested by an eli Or
ial We noticed in a recent issue Of he
Battalion, edited aud seat ont by the
cadets Of the Agricultural and NechAui-
cal college Of rexas. The editor under
takes TO show In this article the many
advantages TO be derived by the con.
nection Of what he terms CONNER.
cial Department with the State col
lcge OF which lie lisa student. In al OF
Of bis argument, we con ider this SEN
tence the most cOgent "Duiiug the
writer's short sojOg.rn az this college
three year-), he has found how uece.-
sary such a department is, and would
surely have been glad to have embraced
the opportunity OF taking iull course
Ia Il, had such department existed +"
Having been there, he is suppo,ed to
know whereof be speaks, and indeed We
understand that his expression Is sim-
ply a capitalization Of he opinion PIE
vail NJ among the students OF this col
lege. In our opinion, he ably shows the
advantages the addition Of this depart
meat would add TO a Students general
education. We have, ourselves, given
a great deal Of careful consideration TO
the subject on which the afore aid edi.
tor has touched, and, rs = result, We
are glad TO say that We can heartily en-
dorse and second his motion. That the
department is badly needed, there IL
not the slightest doubt. We are ,ure
that the excellent President Of this col.
Iege, x.Goyernor l.. :. Ross, cannot
help fayoring the suggestion, and 10
only remains for the board Of directors
to comply with the sincere solicitations
made by those most affected. the stu
dent.body Of the college, and approved
hy those who are interested 10 seeing
the institution do the most good 10 the
largest portion Of our population. We
are aware Of The fact that the Board Is
inclined 10 be as economical as possible,
but, while We commend their frugality,
there are instances In which economy
proves to be very expensive.
Some twelve or fifteen state In titn-
tons, similar to this one, are already
teaching these branches, and why
should Texas be behind them Instead,
Texas, with her deseryedly famous free
school system. ought 10 be In the al.
vance. Every facility that il Il pos /.
HE o. obtain should be at the command
Of the Texas boys. The col e l. now
ripe for the addition Of such a depart
menl and the Eagle hope that with the
lS8B.l7 session TO sce a Commercial
Department" Of the Texas A. & N. col
lege In active operation.
The question may he asked whether
or not instruction In these c0une con G
under the provisions OF the congress
sional bills providing for the endow.
ment, supper, aud maintenance ofthcse
state colleges We think that we can
clearly demonstrate that Il does The
Land Grant Act Of 1862 provides an APP
I preparation fof each state and territory
with the provision that these fund.
shall be applied "lo the endowment,
support aud maintenance Of at least
one college, where the leading objects
shall be, without excluding other scicn.
tliic or classical studies, and including
military tactics, TO teach such branches
Of learning as ara related TO agriculture
and the mechanic arts. IN such manner
as the legislature Of the sta Is may NJ.
specliyely pres fibe. Ia order b prom he
the liberal aid practical education Of
the Inc nstfial classes In the several
pursuits and pr feeaons Of lif.." The
&orFill bill o. ISeO, providing a further
end iwment FOR these colleges, stipulates
that this donation shall be applied
oaly TO aHienk sc, the mechanic
arts, tie Engis Image aud the var
ions branches olmathomalics. physical.
natural aud economic 3 sence with
apccial reference 30 their applications
IN the indu tries Of life aud to the "a.
Utilities for such instruction" Il Is Oh.