The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-18

Harvard University a fellowship In mathe-
maticsi in Chicago University a fellowship
IA history; In Johns Hopkins University a
fellowship In Greek; In Cornell University
u fellowship In philosophy; in Columbia
University q fellowship In geology Five
appointments to fellowshlps have just been
made, as follows; In Columbia University
n Fellowship In history; in Bryn Mawr coll
ieee fellowship In philosophy; III the
University of Chcago three fellowshlps.
one In chepis try one In history and one in
physics, President Winston makes an
earnest plea for equipment for our univer-
Sly to enable us TO give advanced instruc-
ton OF like character with that furnished
by other leading universities. For this
purpose there Is need OF 5000 TO $l0,Ouv
worth OF books, like amount for apparat-
us. like amonnt for additional teachers
and $1,000 or $4,000 for fellowship funds
The ereotion OF an additional durmitory
for male students, or the enlargement OF
| University hall ts strongly urged, and 1t Is
believed that in this way The living ex-
pensc Of students could be- reduced to $40
per month. and that such reduction would
almost Immediately double the attendance
| In the academic department. II ia also
urged that loan fund be established for
| aiding mcritorious students to complete
| their education without Interruptions
1 ~
! erection OF woman's building is recom-
! mondcd essential to the health and COM
: plctc education OF the lady students. as well
| as necessary In order 10 reduce the expense
Of education for women aud bring the ad-
vantages OF the university wlthin reach OF
as large class as possible.
Many improvements and additions have
been made In the University during the
1 year. The teaching force has been largely
Increased, Metallic additions having been
made in the election OF Prof. Mark H. Lid
! dell to the chair of English literature and
| Prof. w. =. Mather 10 the chair OF physics.
and Profs. W. s. Sutton aad Caswell Ellis
! 10 the school az pedagogy. Instructors
have been added In botany, mathematics.
| chemistry engineering, Greek and physical
/ culture. All The large classes In the fresh
man and sophomore yc1rs have been d-
| vided into small sections, thus securing
| more efficient instruction and greater in
| divldull attention 10 students,
| The school OF pedagogy has been revived
| nnd its work carried forward with vigor
and efficiency. It's popularity Is shown by
an enrolment OF l52 students during the
| session
The University library has received dur
I Ing tho year an addition OF 10000 volumes
and about half RS many pamphlets and
newspaper files, The library has been
moved into better quarters, rearrangcd re-
classified and placed under the efficient
management OF a skilled and specially
trained librarian. Good results have al
ready followed. The number of volumes
taken out during the year is SAFE against
1859 the year before. The NUMBER Of vol
umcs drawn from the Law library during
the past year was 3093.
Before the beginning OF next year the
eaft wing, now in process OF constructipn.
viii ho flushed and the main building VIII
be completed according 10 It's original de.
sign. This gratifying result has been made
n anna FnT
University lands under the most inteit-
gent management Of the land committee
and the land agent. The new wing VIII
furnish much needed room for lectures and
recitatons. There is s,ill urgent need Q,
separate building for Biological STUDIES
and another for physics and engineering.
The study Of botany has received special
attention during the year. and II Is hoped
soon 10 see Il developed into large and
Thoroughly equipped and most efhclent
school. For this purpose there IL need "
large equipment. including botanical gar
/ den and herbariurn.
THE various summer schools have already
surpassed the largest expectations. The
enrolment Is now $50 and about twenty
five enrolled teachers are present Mrrh
good will be accomplished by these schools,
and their perman ent establishment In Aus
lin will insure for next year an attendance
OF nj least 500. The University hopes BY
these schools aud by It's own permanent
school o: pedagogy 10 perform us great
mission In building up the public school
system OF Texas OF which 1t proudly con-
sders itself the head
Tho University Is in great need OF funds
for the development OF It's work In all d.
rectons. New buildings should be erect
Cd additional grounds nurchascd, more
teachers employed. larger equipment pro-
yided. additional schools OF instruction
added. and facilities multIpliei for aiding
merltorious students In need OF help. Theirs
"a no better field than this for philan-
nro,itable investment OF money for the
protection OF our institutions. the advance
ment az our civilization and the benefit %
humanity. The State Is nobiy doing its
dntv and will so continue. but the State
needs here, az elsewhere. the aid Of phi.
ianthropy to achieve the greatest ana oeR
results.