The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29

SLOW mGw many States are there in the United
Sudtcs' jim.
Forty-flve.
PRESIDENT WINsToN,s ADDRESS.
"ThorouEh schools the Means of Ma
ionui Progress"
At the session OF the Association Of
Southern Colleges and Schools held re-
Gently at Nashville. Tenn. the president
of the association. DR. George T. Winston,
delivered an address entitled Thorough
Schools the Means of National Progress"
The Nashville American contains tho fol-
lowing synopsis thereof:
The regular ad ress by the president
was delivered by DR.. George r Winston
of the University of Texas, an earnest
worker in the cause Of universal educa-
ton, as means of public Improvement
and progress in that section OF the coun-
try so long handicapped by slavery and
strict construction" Dr. Winston Is a
native of North Carolina and was until
recently president of the university OF
that State. He is seeking to develop the
institution with which he is at present
connected on u scale worthy of the mag
nitude of tho State.
lie spoke in substance as follows ut
can not be denied that the Southern States
have failed to make adequate contribu-
uon to the literary and scientific wealth
Of the world THIS failure was due, not
to lack of Intellectual power or OF charac-
ter, but rather to the environment of
slavery and TO the false theory that gov
crnmcnt Is intended solely 10 restrain
| wrong doing and for the active help of
D It'd an rru.4faf
theory for two hundred years prevented
public schools and retarded the develop
| ment of the southern States in manuiac-
lures, in commerce. N agriculture, and
especially in literary, scientific ani arts
| tic culture Thank God said Governor
berkeley, there are no FREQ schools In
Virginia, nor are there hkely to be for
| yet one hundred years This sre en- an.
| this spirit Is the keynote to nearly al
| the evils under which the South ms SUI
| fcrcd md yet IS suffering 1t explains me
| lpg and bitter contest over slavery the
/ possibility OF c.vil war and the necessary
| tern.nat Ion OF hat awful struggle. inc
| the nrgNo slave. Jagged behind the edu-
Gated free lahorer of New England mount
Ell upon the steam engine h1d summoning
| 10 his service all the marvellous inventions
! OF :. fnarVt.Ously educated age.
''rhe South. freed from the letters OF
| slavery, = leaplng forward with aina@ng
! iapid4ty. The cuumerr al and industrial
ictil iiy, Of ms EeHrration surpasSes tnti
o.: the hundred Ytars preceding. But the
| old theory Of government remains 10 mn
! der public progress and ohstruct every
| Improvement. Its MOTTO =, l.1issez fare
hands OF rs fundamental principle Is,
| that government Is best which d 2cs the
| least. its everlasting shhholeth Is. lower
! taXc3' 1t means public roads imphsStble.
pubic schools inefficient. public buildings
! Ina itquate and shabby puh"c oihe'als
poorly paid. and pubic institutions Tor
higher and technical and profess onal edl!-
| cation poorly equipped and unequal 20
their work. i fl to So tnat tnf ~ .,
American No l.ss 30 the ability ana the
Willingness of the peop.e, By uulty OF pu'-
pose mi union of effort, 10 promote the
common welfare through Institutions
maintained NJ the @ mmon expense.
what n noble Example OF the henefcen
powcr Of government Is furm he'd by tnI
and generously endowed grSai syStt"'n !
of public schools ant crowned i with a
nob's university. Here. free OF charge
she welcomes the youth OF every STAY;
Her splendid medical depaTtment WIN
It's four years Of instruction, her law de-
rartme7t, with three years, her 81 s,hc' T.
| inc and her colleSiatc icle'rI menus, "
ltss OF lex rcct or section Her splenlid
example is followed by her cities 20 M, I nc
city Of Houston with Ices than urJn IN,
boSStonts. ma5ntains a high school ting,
urepares pupils for any university u
America. Here arr enrolled oyer ~ epnHn-
Mis- in a total school population OF nv
~ rsuing at the public e%relse 4 car 80 80
INN of study more comprehensive, NOR
rSrctInr anil more hclpfu than was over
3sa ' was ij' ssy |. P$ s .as5
aid achieveme. It how pit tui Is the NY ~,
T rate 9is n lover or DAT doe ne
intsrfeas. wlh TIE people N the pr'''''
af 5ls,$ Of eipas "a public and an eaon
nsgeSsljS. rhe s,russie 6G,w ,,e,, Geo go
North ana the south T2s a. n,'a4in ,tD
monte u WaS q" umW.j,i.atcl Tho sam'
!ae9r e. i a 5aG9 on today and W., go o.
ore .er M, n..ji1Ttoi or half elueateI