The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-18
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
Annual Session of the Board of Re-
gents an Important One.
PROMOTIONS IN THE FACuLTY
W. u. nrynn OF Nebraska Presented
the Institution with $3.50,
Which Was Accepted.

Austin, Texas, June The board Of
regents OF the university have just held
their annual meeting In Austin In con-
nection with the commencement exercises.
There were present DR.. Thomas II, Woo,en,
chairman of the board, and Regents Geo.
W. Breckenridge of San Antonio. Will
lam l., Prathcr of Waco, Thomas s Hen
derson of Cameron. Frank w. Ball Of Fort
Worth, Boauregard Bryan of Brenham and
Frank NJ Spencer of Galveston,
The annual report OF President Win
ston covering the work of the university
during the year aud It's needs, together
with The reports of the various professors,
the librarian, the registrar, the gymnasium
director, the proctor ana other officers ol
the university, were read before the board.
IL WAS ordered that all these reports b
published in pamphlet form for dlsiripn-
1 don IN the State and That Bynopas OF
them be furnished the press with re-
quest for publication.
A gift OF $3.50 waB accepted from Will
lam j Bryan OF Nebraska. the interest
OF which Is TO be used as au annual prize
for the student producing the best ESSAY
on government, the prize TO no awarded
ci her in money or az medal AT the OBJ
lion of the recipient. A gift OF valua-
bic moteorltc FOR the university museum
by prof George +. Garrison was accepted,
Tho following promotions In the isculty
md appointments for next year were made.
Mark H. Liddall to bo professor of Eng
lish Prof. Liddall has recently contrib.
uted most interesting series OF articles
on the teaching of English to the Atlantic
Monthly Prof. Morgan Galloway. Jr"
10 be professor OF English philologY Or,
nat In Ia ha No Of oil +.
DR. William l.. Bray now instructor In
botany. TO he Professor OF botany, Mr.. L..
r. Hanbcrlin to be adjunct professor OF
English and expression. The following IN
struotors were promoted on grade j. r..
Bailey. IN chemistry; NJ. -. Porter. IN
mathematics; l.. q. Bugbee. In history.
Tho employment OF an additional assist
ant In English was also authorized and
one also IN tho laboratory IN physiology
and hygiene.
An appropriation Of $1,000 was made for
equipping the laboratories OF physics, biol
ogy and chemistry. Much OF this equip
men, viii be manufactured sn the uni
versity Workshop which will mot only save
from % per cent to 90 por cent but win
also furnish training for tho students IN
these schools An appropriation Of s200n
was made for the library. to buy books
needed for HIGHER instruction In various
schools Tho financial budget for next year
WIS considered IN dctall ana nunrOprl1-
tons made for the various university ey-
lpenses. n was ordered that tho con.
struc,IOn OF tho east wing he puehod for
wnrd 10 oOmpiftlon and . s,iYhcien' amount
was appropriliod for that purpose. Tho
hoard was much released with the progress
OF tho work aud its character.
The report OF President Winston OF tho
University for he session Just closed shows
a remarkable growth ~ that iustltution.T The
roll OF students numbers 500. as follows.
department OF literature. science and arts.
39I department 81 engineering. 10; depart
ment Of law, l43; department Of medicine,
$751; names repeated. n; total. 500. The
II elical department has i95 students In the
School Of Medicine, a in the School Of
Pharmacy ana 20 In ths School OF Nursing.
The student body represents one foreign
country, seven States and 100 counties In
Texas. The counties with the lnrgest en-
rollment are Bell rs, Bexar a, Dallas 10.
McLennan II. Lamar IL, Williamson ii,
Johnson 10. Ellis o. III Paso .. Fortyrfive
different trades. occupations ana protes-
sions are represented by The patrons OF the
University. OF whom farmers and stock
men constitute over one-fourth equiling
the lawyers, merchants. physicians ard
ministers COMBINED. Two hundred ard
twenty students pay their own expenses, Of
whom So have Inherited property. while I'D
have earned their money By personal labor.
Ninety students, while pursuing their stud
les, are at the same time engaged In labor
OF various kinds, thus supporting them
selves elsher wholly or In part.
There are sixteen graduate students car
rylng on advanced work IN the t<niveralty,
making original investigations Ia various
lines OF study. The merit OF this work has
been recognized by many appointments OF
our students 10 feilowships and scholar
ships Ia leading universities elsewhere
During the past year fellowships have been
held by graduates of the University OF
Texas In the following institutions; In