The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-19
REPORT ON UNIVERSITY
No PARTISAN or sECriRIiN ~
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thcnltS Is Selected on "a Test pf
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Hli'.e appointed TO Nlslt the university
and md uut what is being taught there
reported as follows ,n,s morning
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H'"pan'a ana one IRON s"'t4eriahd' ana
!" uultioh' 'here were tihHio!tu tiHNch
ia"Na'eS OF the UNIV IfIy Oh ieNaS as
'iSli ue'ors' tutors ana 'th"Ws. IN answer
% nireet question mo bnafd OF regents
st"teu mat on the'r par mere never has
p"eh any desire to employ professors or
coming from the northern states. me SOLO
,'S' uaA n'sn huueas 'GF the position "hich
""S 'l'o'""en as'', eiul INJURY INTO iaihlly
history ana fnofai character.
me personal productions oil the regents
uit, other tniHss nelns equal Tor ls*as
''.h hIsL ana SoulheTh men next anu We
tte sh'lSneu thdl tlcIe mas not bcch taught
IN INC university anything Objectionable
10 southern people
we DclleYe mat the board or regents
nave the best interests OF the university
nj heart ana are very earnest In their ef-
FORTS TO build II up.
The COMMITTEES has not had the time TO
mako Il critical examination OF the book
written by Professor Houston. entitled "a
study of Notification in South Carolina, >"
but from Il casual reading would pro-
noInce IL to be Unacceptable from "A South
ern standpoint as setting forth principles
contrary to Southern teaching We aues-
Professor Il "A
CnroIinian. with regard TO the book. ana
he stated that it was written before he
came TO Texas and that tn his tearhinp
here II was not used nor Nyag n raf,rrod
ia
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'"''n W 'He N0''"''''c,
'''"S'eE,
Chairi'a"'
lfacy'
Bulhs.
McGaughey,
Hill OF Travis,
Committee
No instruction Is given In the university
of Texas OF partisan or seotarian char-
a'ter nor have any partisan or sectarl'n
tests been used in the selection OF Inem-
hcrs Of the university faculty. Professors
have been selected with reference to their
qualifications, The members Of The faculty
come from twenty different colleges ana
universities In America and Europe. Should
any member of the faculty attempt 10 N
culoat" seciarinn or PARTISAN idcas, he
would he considered unfit TO teach III the
university and The regents would require
his resignation. only three subjects taught
In the university relate to political mat
tiers. to-wit; History. political science and
constitutional law. All these subjects are
taught from the STANDPOINT of scientific
investigation and not of partisan advocacy
and propaganda In studying the interprp-
tation al the constitution. for example, the