The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-21
=, rxrvErsiry OF TEXAS.
.,sr,tom Hna Aireaay re-
s"~.,xcl ynIusblc GIFTS.

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..stustom Hna ALREADY re-
"rctvcd valuable GIFTS.
rnxas. November 20. The NM
!. retelving a great many valuable
~ In due time. no doubt, the in
= viii be enriched by such dona-
rrseisely as Harvard, Yaaa, Princeton.
no md other great universities.
uslly our people win come to UNDER
,ha, IL they wish to benefit the State
social, political religious or indus
Ne they can do 50 most certainly
n education. In education Influences
york outward from a great center.
,dtles are tho head and heart OF all
,,opal systems. Harvard university
Established before the first child bora
,olony was In his teens. For hun-
,oars Il has been almost reQuire-
n Massachusetts that respec. able
= should Dequeath something 10
I'd. Yale university received in gifts
Lsautsfs 100000 month for thirty
cuilye months. !;
valuable gifts. Its chief behefacior
,ar Las been Hon. George w. brucA-
"a NJ san Antonio, a member OF tne
OF regents. He has given to the In
ion dormSt0ry ar'i boarding hail for
men Vi the main university and a
tory and boardang hail for y0uhs
n In the medical department. These
irstituuons enable young men and
N of limited means to obtain the adj
res of higher eiucat,on. Colonel
erradge has also shown a most gem
Interest in all the schools OF the
rsity, making donations from time to
wherever they seem to BIO most
ID.
S. NJ. Swensone before his death,
the university 4 valuable collection OF
and medals.
Swante Pain Of our city has given
Institution the Palm library, to the
ction OF which he had previously de-
his entire life.
la OF books have been made also by
pyernor Roberts, who donated to the
library all his books and papers.
j. b. Rosborough of Victoria has
doaated his library of $50 volumes to
law library.
Inv other similar donations have come
ID university for the library. It seeming
generally recognized that the chief
OF the institution now Is books. When
lite libraries are presented they are
led ard kept as far as possible entire,
TO retain their individuality and make
a memorial OF the donor as well as
nstrumentality of culture for the in
Xti0n.
Sp. A. w. Terrell has presented very
able ancient manuscript OF the New
ameDt. and an exceedingly rare Greclan
and inscribed marble tablet onco in
Forum of 1lium.
Spf w. 7. Mather has very recently
ented q very valuable set OF Greek
from the library OF his father who
so long professor Of Greek in AM
college.
IS. Dohmen, in memory of her daugh-
Nina, presented the school of biology
valuable microscopes.
IS. George Hathaway of Palestine.
is, In memory of her husband, hns
|ertel the university with valuable
kotion OF insects.
i. A. Beaton of Corsicana has presented
Election OF minerals. Prof. Garrison OF
| faculty has given very large and
able meteorite.
De citizens of Austin have from time
|ms contributed to the necessities of the
terslty, notably to the campus i'm
cement fund and the athletic fund.
would be handsome thing for some
| to present the university with a fine
and set OF chimes to ring the hours.
IT beautiful memorial this would be.
here Is ALWAYS need of fellpWships and
Plarships for ahling meritorious stu
p In the university. One such fellow
in the school of pedagogy has been
plished by Mss Eleanor Breckenridge
ioan fund for needy students is very
b to be desired. Scores of young men
forced to leave the institution each
| In the middle of their courses Of study
|ack OF means even to pay board. Some
fs as little as $25 or $50 would enable
Pung man to graduate. Harvard college
annually over 100000 in scholarships.
Pwshps and prizes and funds OF vari-
Kinds to its meritorious students.
Fr lady stu1euts of the university are
Pesty striving to procure piano for
lca culture. They have already secured
|and lack now $50 before they can make
dfst payment required to procure the
10,
Cere is no end Of worthy objects in the
|efsity to which money may be applied
absolute certainty of doing good. and
Il are plenty OF people in Austin and
(ughout Texas who will aid these and
Prs enterprises in the university rs soon
[ney become better acquainted with the
|lts OF the institutions and its needs.