The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-14

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lover which prof. r. w. Maily OF Hulen
Texas. has been recently elected to pre-
side) thereby relieving the horticultural
department OF this really extraneous work
and affording 1t more time for concsntrat-
Ing upon those main lines OF instruction
and investigation for which it was created
horticulture and botany. This depart
ment has also heretofore been crowded In
limited quarters. but ample room for eS-
pansion will be provided In the new
agricultural and horticultural building
/ The mechanical department Is presided
over by Prof r. H. Whitlock, ably as |
sisted by Prof. G. u. Burgoon, r. w lo
Kerr. c. a. Lewis and George grippe. !,
pretty scene was presented In the students Y
of this department operating the different
! contrivances In the carpenter machine
and blacksmith shops during the inspec-
tion.
! The papier mache horse and the mounted
skeletons of man and various beasts, on
display in the veterinary department, at
ractcd the attention OF all passers-by
Here were also considerable number OF
skulls aud bones, both healthy and dis
eased, on exhibition, but these were
, daintily handled by the visitors. The
, equipment OF this department. including
3 nno collection Of the most improved
; surgical Instruments usually required by
. ID. v MS, Is valued at more than $1,000
Or Francis, the head of this department
e sustains an enviAble reputation among inc
stOCkmen OF the STATE ana IL hnVNH ~ W
ono Of the foremost veterinarians IN
I America.
S on the fourth floor Of the main building
9 is a large well-lighted room devoted 10
= the department OF drawing, in charge OF |
- Prof f. e. Giesecke with Mr.. j. w |
Spence as assistant. Drawings OF tho va
: rlous departments were on exhibition, |
~ which showed that the instruction In this
- branch Is not behind the usual excellent
~, standard required by this college
!" The students OF the higher classes OF
-; both the agricultural and mechanical
VI branches of the college receive Instruction
a., in the department of chemistry, whore is
IN taught chemistry. mctallurgy and mlner-
>" uogy Profs Harrington riison and
49,. Martin have charge Of this department.
~ Tho display in the student and private
80 laboratories were especially interesting,
:" and the officers took pleasure In explain
T, ing tho uses of the various instruments
~ to inuurers II is hoped that the next
70 legislature will provide tho necessary
,,w building for the proper housing OF the
of chemical and veterinary laboratories as
an the present quarters are inadequate ana
unsulted for this purpose.
TO- Tho civil engineering department Is To-
,r Gated in moro cnmmodious quarters this
year than has heretofore been the case. the
am lower portion of the old mess hal! having
,ch been assigned to Prof, j. c. N6gle and
liz his associate. MIR. D. w Spence. with
lch the increased facilities that have been at
IT'S torded, better work Is OF COURSE "'ine
1st done The various engineering tn6iru-
M ments Law in the glass cases respondent
to in their glitter aud attracted conFderahi
as attention. The department. is alst
vie, equipped with high frequency con t'i
re- producing the Roengen ray when is
tch valuable adjunct to tho excellent civil
So engineering and physical equipment
ical this department.
adj Prof j. II Connell is the auin'A'h''",V
the head Of the agricultural department ah'
! directs It's operations through ms aS'ls'
leir ants, Mcssrs. Pittuck Kyle ana Hooper
res Il is only recently that THIS depm' men
late has been permitted To assume us h'iu'"
'ein relation to the college although ne mrs
in the name Of the institution, IL mas nee
was among the last TO receive me aUeh' 'ph
on those IN authority ana IL wa o"'' O.
Don The last session or the legislature ,n'
bat provision was made for "A dlsilhct nu'iHlH
WIN for the agricultural aud horticultural DIV
'ach partmens and as tho present hple o'hI
5sVu of directors and eihciehl pr'Sluern' y. =.
l.sC college are cooperating htaruy io""
ne the uphulding OF THIS depAr menl' ieN'
isn, agriculture viii proht ace 'ruhsI$, al
wen every farmer should spare no tHoIl
'ult- send his son to this institution 10 r'Ge'
unU' training IN scientiuc asricni'uI''
mn indeed surprising that ms cIlles'' q
FIRST name OF which is synonymous WI
ine the work OF the tIller Of the soil IL n
eau better patruni2ed by those Tor Whom u
eh.e college was originally tounded' IL COS
INKS n,i. t,sti,,,io,, and mis- amount o.
way LAVE i~ooi,. Ianrsags5 hv induqtrious 81
,1 be largely decreaseu ny mus 'u'' W
n.y. dents who wish 10 pay thelr own wa
hoSI The money expended by farmer tor i
anu CONS training at THIS college "iI p'
n IN ~, KEY 10 ''''', assI and Iuprpy
hu methods pursued, by all those son mn,
RAM who have the advantage Of sc'nii
Nuo"!subo %, as ,,, ~ "a, ,r,,,,r tina, p
inn %, ~ 'H,s .uuu, ~. slh,,II no ma
com leN"S rp'nV.' ,ha ,.Ic,,lin
crest ,lou'u, aS we 80 H.. g. i,rc.ly -,
atpartm'nt 81 'piS eon.h' rt ,a' ~ ,.,,,,r
suing spuhslple LOT ila eN.S',''N IT,,
o,ia- IS me result oi we "'A',Sn'' vs.