The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-17

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! ana anectionate gratitude the readiness
MIN which ne turned aside from politicaI
pretcrment and renounced all other ambi-
lions save that OF conserrating bimsaIf IN
the education OF the young men Of Texas
i.esoived, That we profoundly sympathlze
Win me family whom he so dearly loved
and to whom We have been bound with ,hs
| ties OF years OF friendly intcrro,,rse: and
,nal we sincerely trust that they may And
some consolation in the great love In which
State. '' az
RESOLVED. That copy OF these resolu-
tions be communicated to the bereavetl
FAMILY and that they be also published in
Inc principal papers of the State.
T. G. Bit,le,
NJ. Francis.
J. III. Cornell,
@. W. Hutson,
Il. II. Price
A. l.. Banks,
3. C. Pittuck
Captain r. A. Reichardt, the chairman
OF the assembly, then announced that Major.
w: r. Cslvitt would make an address in
oehalf OF the board of directors In very
hitting and eloquent manner Majn,, Cayitt
recited the va!orous deeds performed by
Governor Ross as a boy captain IN resisting
the invasions of the savage Conanches.
later his heroic conduct on the field OF
battle; his being elected by the citizens Of
McLennan county as sheriff: his respond-
ing to the unanimous cali az his state tn
preside as Its chief executive. which duties
ne assumed at great peciiniary loss; and
then oil the manner In which he had distin-
gulshed himself as president OF the grand
est institution OF learning In the State. In
Lremulous tones the speaker referred to
governor Ross declining political prefer
ment at great personal sacrifice In order
u rn In NJ l,l... n
vance the Interests OF the Institution. !,
winch he had grown to love as parent
OFT does All adopted child. AT the conclu-
sion OF Major Cayitt's address there were
tears in the eyes of many present
Dr. 5. G. Bittie, representing the faculty,
spoke for ten minutes in most interesting
strain. His theme was General Ross as
an Educator He spoke of the public's
omission, in the glare OF his public life,
to remember and honor the deceased presi-
dent as an educator. Seemingly his valor-
Gus deeds on the battlefield his self sacri
ficing services as legislator and his pa
triotic attention to the duties of states
man, have occupied the public mind almost
to the exclusion OF the last great work In
which General Ross engaged. AS mould
err of character, the deceased had no supe-
rior, and in his quiet. modest way, DR..
Bittle said. he has taught without class
room, books. charts or apparatus, taught
the boys more than the faculty who con-
stituted the instructors. President Ross.
the educator. This was rendered possible
by the eagerness ON the part of the youth
to absorb without question the great pearls
of truth which this good man often deliv-
cred during the morning chapel exercises.
He was to the sons of the South a hero of
romance, and his laurels withered not a
whit in their estimation as he stood before
them In propria persona. Nor was General
Ross educating influence limited to the
cadets. Every official In the campus was
benefited by his presence and felt that all
work and plans were incomplete without
the sanction and approval OF 1.-The COVER
nor" Dir. Bittle mentioned General Ross
conservatism as his main, most prominent.
practical and educational characteristic.
This was firmly adhered to. without his
being in any sense a stickler for old usages
because they were old or because of any
unreadiness to grapple with progressive
aims. He was eminently an upholder of
tried, tested measures, as opposed to all
projects which had their raison d'etre in
the cobwebby imagination of the theorist
or the selfish motives of the trickster. DIR.
Bittle concluded his address by referrins
to General Ross reverence for Christianity.
and the many times he had taken occasion
to instill into the minds of the young men
at the morning exercises some Of the divine
truths contained in the Bible, and encour-
aged them TO make 1t the guide Of their
youth The man has gone. but the char
acter. well rounded, unselfish, conservative,
complete. has not Jeff us, and 1t will be
many day before we forget the unstudied
lessons of General Ross life,
Again the organ pealed forth a mourn
full melody, and Mrs. NJ, Francis sang
with much feeling the beautiful song,
'One Sweet and Solemn Thought"
This solo was succeeded by Mr. c. G.
Todd, who had been selected by the alumni
TO deliver an address. In his eloquent
tribute the speaker told the audience OF
the development of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college. which has taken such
rapid strides while General Ross was Its
executive. Mr.. Todd reminded his COM
rades of the wise precepts that
had often fallen from the dead presidents
lips, and exhorted his hearers to emulate
the noble examples set by this paragon OF
men. No monument Of marble is neces-'
sary to perpetuate the memory of this
chieftain.
His image with all the attributes OF
fatherly love, solicited. encouragement ard
firnness is too deeply engraved In the
hearts of every alurnnus 10 ever perish.
With what pride he used 10 say, NO
graduate OF this institution has ever be-
come drunkard. gambler or an idier'
Let no path be trodden, howeer pleasant
nor no business, however great remunera-
ton it may promise, be followed by any
boy who has ever attended this nstitu
tion. unless II Is the path OF rectit,ide and
business OF honor. May the glorious words
that proudly crossed this dead states,nan's
Inns ever be true Of the graduates OF tho
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege.
Cadet Lieutenant G.. l.. Snoed next
spoke. as tho representative Of the corps
of cadets. Commencing with the new
boy's experience as he first matIiculated al
The college and received warm welcome
from the president. he related how the
influence of Governor Ross had pfryaded
and guided the course and conduct ui
the students during their entire stay here
In sympathetic tones he EXPRESSED the deep
arfliction each boy felt had been visited
iron him individually. and 10 the bsreavei
family. In this, their hour Of distress. he
tendfrsd the entire corps sincere con-
dolence.
That beautiful hymn, Rock OF Ages,
was next rendered as an anthem.
Captain Reichardt then Introduced Judgs
n ~ hn