The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-09
ANOTHER OVERFLOW
or students "a the A. a. NJ. Col
lege.
NEED FOR MORE ROOM.
What an Eagle Reporter Saw
and Heard at the Great
Industrial School.
FOR MORE ROOM,

telegram 10 be sent 10 the state papers
for publication this morning:
please advise the public that the
Agricultural and Mechanical College can
receive no more students At present.
We will make an effort 10 provide for
those who have been promised places. "
IL. s. Ross, President"
An Eagle representative spent sever
al hours at the A. and NJ. College yes.
terday and witnessed a scene Of unusual
activity for the opening ofschool. The
rush OF new students 10 almost unprece.
dented, and the management ofihe insti.
tuition 10 beng severely taxed 10 provide
room for them all. They are coming
from all parts Of the state many Of them
accompanied by parents or guardians.
Among those there on such a mission
yesterday we're State Senator +. A. At
lee Of Lerado, Capt. White Of Cleburne,
Mr.. jameson Of whitesboro, DR.. Gard.
ner Of Belleyille, Mr. Stafford Of Colum.
bus, Hon. \. X. Wallace, representative
from Tarrant county, DR.. Reuss Of
Cuero, Major 7. +. Durham Of Long.
view, ]. n. Miller Of Houston, and 9th.
ers, while many have already come and
gone.
Senator Ailee was member Of the
senate committee which visited the col.
lege last spring, and he has proved his
abiding faith in the institution by bring.
his son to It, portals. Senator Atlee
said 81 was indeed favorably impress
ed with the work Of the college and am
sorry / did not send my older son here
two years ago."
Mr.. JefN. Miller, who is chief clerk
the Office Of the yiee.piesident Of the II.
& I. G. at Houston, in addition to en-.
,ering bis nephew a. a student, con-
ierred with Gov. Ross regarding lay
ing a Temporary railway track from the
college station up 10 the site Of the new
mess holl for handling conveniently the
immense amount Of material required
for the construction Of the building.
In speaking Of the increased attend
ance, Gov. Ross said "Ii we had the
necessary room 10 accommodate them
could guarantee 10 have 500 students
here for the session just opening and
with that he showed the reporter a
stack Of some four hundred letters and
kilograms making inquiry II stuCents
could he taken. With the new mess
hall secured the crying need Of the col.
lege Is certainly more dormiiory room,
aud 1, must be provided for before the
instuuon can grow 10 its proper dimen.
sions.
The throng Of students we're mairic.
ula,ing yesterday. getting their book.
and being assigned 10 quarters. Exam.
nations were In progress in the section
rooms and Lieut.. Bartlett was busy or.
gaining the battalion. In this connec.
ton Il will not be amiss 10 quote from
the report made to the inspector gener.
al Of the United States army At Wash.
ington by Lieut.. Col. Lawton OF the
Southern district with headquarters at
Santa Re, New Mexico. Col. LAwton
visited the college In bis official capaci.
ty as inspector last May and In a lengthy
report, among other things, wrote as
follows: "The battalion Of cadets we're
reviewed and inspected, all forms being
observed, the result, being mosi salts.
factory. Battalion, company and squad
exercises then followed, equally a. sat.
isfactory. Then followed drill by com.
pany Of selected cadets known AZ the
Ross Guards in a uniform specially
adopted, and differing from the college
uniform. This drill was simply perfect.
The band maintains lie former excel.
lence. The artillery detachment and
signal oorpsare satisfactorily instructed
The dormltories and mess hall were also
visited, AZ was the armory, all being
satisfactory, This college 1, perhaps
the best organized and equipped In lie
military department In the southwest,
aud deserves the highest consideration
The excellence reported at last inspec.
zion n ttll maintained, aud improve
ment In discipline and efficiency was
observed. Lieut.. Bartlett h Eealous
and efficient, and Ia deserving the high.
est credit ior the excellence ofhis work. I"
The present overflow ofsiudenis for.
chilly emphasizes a statement regarding
the college made to an Eagle reporter
by Judge Rogan, one OF the now board
OF directors, just after the las, meeting
Of the board. Judge Rogan said
Everything pertaining TO the coll
lege and iis seperate branches IL in ex.
cellent condition, the management
having been extremely economical aud
efficient In every department The min.
ules and books and other matters per.
tanning 10 the institution were In such
excellent shape a. to enable the new
board 10 quickly aud successfully ar.
range matters satisfactorily.
The inahcial condition Of the College
and Experiment Station and Prairie
View State Normal school ia sound and