The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-08
No NJ. DIRECTORS.
Discussed Candidates
Three Hours
b IN NO ELECTION.
:, I,rd three votes. hut
t.. could Agree ON
No one Man.

40 one Man.
,nrIl THE board OF
Agricultural and Mechani--
n here today, the following
". r. Cayitt of Bryan,
hand Of Dallas, Charles Ro-
wood. George C. Pendleton
Johnson of Austin and II.
Of Houston.
was in session three hours
a president of the college,
ucceed.
2 candidates were before the
,cants for the position;
hry Of Austin, Prof. H. II
BRYAN, W. 5. Sutton OF
Cooper of Carthage, +. T.
alnesyiilc, r. B. Cousins of
Edmonds of Sherman, Alex.
Worth, L. e. Bramlett CT
Mark Harrington OF New
,srlisle Of Austin, James +.
WACO, Hon. r. B. Hubbard
d j. Buck Of Waco.
ent Carlisle has announced
4 candidate, but the Board
number of Endorsements
ds and he was considered as
idate.
TODD that General Mabry re-
totes out of the six on each
hers voting for first one and
4 the other candidates. Prof.
said to have had the strong
xccpting Genral Mabry. 1t
NOTES TO elect and after three
effort to agree upon a presi-
I'd adjourned to meet again
o. directors consists of the
btlemen: Jefferson Johnson,
missioner of agriculture, In
stics and history, ex oflicio,
George C. Pendleton, Bolton;
avitt, Bryan; Hon. f. P. Hol-
Hon. r. A. Reichardt. Hous-
rles Rogan, brentwood.
card, which the governor Sc
governing body, both of the
and Mechanical college and
t station.
tural and Mechanical college
n to the act OF congress do
Hands to such several States
which by act of legislature
colleges for the benefit of
nd mechanic arts.
other acts and amendments
hing for the support of the
nd mechanical colleges to be
der the congressional appro-
olution, approved November
legislature Of Texas formally
provisions of the congress
Ind the State received from
oyernment scrip for 1Sa.0t0
land, the proceeds of which
present endowment fund of
and is in Texas Z per cent
pefense bonds, to the amount
lre fulfilled its obligations BY
let to provide for the estab-
Agricultural and Mechanical
as" approved April II, 1871,
pc liberal successive appro-
grega;ing $lo7, O0O) for the
equipments necessary for
hstitution in operation. And
Bra2os secured its location
Its by donating TO the State
pllege farm, tract of 2416
lies south of the town OF
constitution Of 1876, article
Section 3. The Agricultural
al college Of Texas, estab-
act OF the legislature, passed
located In the county of
eby made and constituted a
University of Texas. for in
agriculture, the mechanic
natural sciences connected
was formally opened for the
ludents October 4, 1876.
|'loh OF Texas provides that
raised for the maintenance
the college.
nas grown in patronage, in
ieiehcy and become one OF
mar educational institutions
ernor Ross devoted the best
ne 10 its development and
uer his administration Is
as, april 7.--Commissioner
Johnson returned from
hng. where he attended the
'ee'ors of the Agricultural
eoilege, which for the third
eject a Successor to Presi-
easeo. Mr.. Johnson refu,el
,ne proceedings, but 4, II
D pest Of authority that three
~ Tor Mabry and three
nan Reichardt voting as on
SION with the opposition,
consolidating. was string
ne assistance of the chair
a'l election. A proposition
.ne last meeting. made 10
u peopie by one of the gem
IA a 20 vote for any acceptable
,Ioa agree upon and thus to
MOCK, but the three oppon-
'0u'a not get together on
0F COLUMBUS.
oF ms GREAT DE-