The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-14
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS,
lassssfsl Address Delivered By
Professor Winston.
IT'S POLICY AND ITS NEEDS SHOWN
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Austin, Texas. February lo.--The follow
ing IL Professor winston's inaugural ad-
lress, delivered at the university this after.
noon:
We are net here today TO contribute Ia
the building up OF this university and the
Strengthening Of the foundations OF this
mighty Commonwealth. To build a uni
ve,lty "a 10 make strong a Commonwealth.
4 Liberty and learning &c hand IN hand. The
greatest Eeniuses Of THE race have founded
at the same time both States and universe
Ties, thus seeking to perpctuste liberty by
pcrpetuating knowledge.
Alfred tho Great, the founder Of the Eng
iish nation. vas likewise tho founder OF
English literature. scholarship and learn
ing. Popular tradition nscrihcs to him the
foundation OF the university OF OxioTl.
The immortal Washington. in his last Will
and testament. declared that the perpe,ua-
tinn OF republican government. the main
tenaucc OF the true and genuine liberties
Of mankind, and the binding together into
one Nation Of the people OF the United
States. would be moat strongly promoted by
a National university. For The establish
ment OF such university he bcquea,hed IN
his VIII the sum OF $4,000.
Thomas Jefferson founded the University
Of Virginia.
Robert 4. lee. the greatest captAia Of the
Enelish race. .hea,hing forever his stain
lcxs sword at hpppmA;iox. and seeking
hencetorih to sender his people the greatest
service IN tasir poverty snd defeat, as
sumcd the infringement NJ a great unieer-
s!ty. Il shall devote my iife now said
he. " 70 training young men to do their
dlty IN no"
We need not multiply examples. Wisdom
IL everywhere justified c. her children.
"iiafpy is tie man thai fndeih wilson.
And the man that gc,,eth undertaking.
For the merchandise o. II Is better than the
merchandise OF silver
And the gain thereof than hne gold.
She is more pr~cnus than rphles
And all the things thou canst desire
Are not 20 he compared unto her.
Length OF days Is IN her right hand,
And In hnr LETT hand riches and honor.
Her ways are ways n plcaAnuiuess,
Ard all her paths are pcsoe."
or the ats men who sirped the Dcclars-
ilon OF Independence all but eight were
college bred. a. the I'VE Sho GRATED IT,
three were college graduates @; iAe hiiy-
FIVE men who wrote the constitution ~ he
Union thlr'y-fix were college fasu. fifteen
of our presidents. one-hSlf o. The senate
snd one-,h.I1 Of the holse have CONE t7oa,
eollsges
The Protestant reformation began IN =
German university, ;Ale modern cortensing
steam engine The father u r1oisrn com
,perif. modern trEvs. ARD modern u1sna-
IA Il Aiss. vss n1&ae IN Soateh university 4
Ire electric Telegraph WIS Invented i5 a.
American university professor sne lac cot
;s- Kin ~ trh5isriy shSnl master
K-cvfeage ~ rosHr. Wseshar q Be in the
ted, Ire fActcrT n t,e ,os-fEn.
Not n-ly by the cra-ipt.s Il wise men Z
but also b. tie general sxDssie2es ~ nan
kind eeueftlnu Is Demonstrated 70 be the
foremost l1struncnt r. hunaan progress It
IS now bceors = all fiYiiisri countries re
mos; important flnCtip- Of government
Great Britain has eight universities and ,
six,r-ei@ht colleges, Fraare sirtcen uRiVer-
sites. ssi Germany iwerty-ihree Every
state e. nos TuFsAel wIiE en-
extensive system q publ'c schools Ea1 81
least ot.r urirHrflty Fifttea million pupils
are 10 attendance upon ;ha puhiic teeo1's
OF the United STATES. ME- one bundrei aui
Fifty thousand students ere IN ine colleges
ard nniversliics TIE ulti-c1ie dssuns r.
America Will 10 yhap.d b. her schools. oni-
leEes ard Vuiverties Each isdirhtuai
State Viii be potential 10 the lie ~ the
Nation as e uiagnihcs education anil pro-
vidcs for the general diffusion o. KNOW.
edge.