The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15
UNIVERSITY DAY AT DALLAS.


'yhe Committee Has Completed nm
Elaborate Progrn NINE.
4 Dallas, Texas. october 1.-THE commit
ke having in charge the arrangements
Eon University of Texas Day at the fair
aere on October u announced tonight that
tnSlr programme for that day had been
ppieted, all of the speakers, both for
~ morning exercises and the banquet,
wing been selected and have accepted
&e programme, as outlined by the COM
ftee. begins with a demonstration down
N by the students from Austin and
weston, visiting University of Texas
lbs and the local club. The whole
8Pwd will then proceed together to the
grounds, where general reunion will
held at the auditorium. during which
crowd will be entertained by, short
echt,s by Hon. r. l.. Henry OF y, AGO,
n. X. w. Hall of Vernon, Hon. Mar
lli Hicks of San Antonio. Hon. Claude
eaver OF Pauls Valley, l. t., and Hon.
ia u. Samuels of Fort Worth. interspersed
h music by Carrico's band, the Univer-
VA Quartette and Giee club and other
nominations This meeting will be pre-
'tatd over by Hon. E. b. Parker of Hous-
on, president of the University of Texas
vegetation. and Joint sessions of this or
IMITATION and the Alumni association
Nh be held to attend to such matters as
nay come before them.
THE afternoon will be devoted to the
Lr1diron struggle between the old time
c6xas football rivals--the University and
3Allas teams. Great interest is being
Aenifested in the result OF the gane By
9th university men and the friends of
~ Dallas team as 1t is claimed that botn
eams are in better condition than they
ave ever been before this early in the
eeson. and the most holly contested
'eme ever played in the State is predict
A. both teams being confident of victory.
Evil be the first game of the season for
ne Varsity team, but Dallas defeated the
eort Worth university eleven last Sat
|rday by score of 10 to 0.
lAt $50 p. m. an informal banquet will
~ served at the fair grounds, and from
|yesent indications 1t will be the most
&tensive affair of the kind ever held in
he State. with the exception of the re-
ent dollar dinner during the democratic
Afnival. Among those who have accepted
Mutations to respond to toasts are 7.
~ Gregory and A. S. Burleson of Austin
yencey Lewis of Ardmore. !. T.; DR.. Il.
81 Osborn Of Cleburne. l.. T. Dashiell of
- Antonio, Judge w. j. ]. Smith of
{allas. W. L. Estes of Texarkana. j. C..
F3lson OF Weatherford and representa-
Ain departments of the university at
|&stin and the medical department at
l4lvestoD, Mr.. Charles S. Potts having
An selected to represent the former.
|Fpf. R. l.. Batts-of Austin will act as
oAgtmaster.
The board OF regents and the faculties
fSboth branches Of the university have
e4lared the day an official holiday, and
~ students and faculty from Austin will
ne up In a body on Friday. the goth,
special train over the International
~ Great Northern and Houston and
'6&as Central roads with accommodations
NJ 400 people. Those from Galveston viii
tfive on special on the morning OF the
(6t. Many clubs have been organized by
4rstudents at different points over the
tote which promise to have large delega-
|ops on hand, friendly rivalry having
Men as to which shall be the best rep
Mfnted.
Extensive preparations are being made
"a the local ex-students OF the university
xreceiye their visitors. and as 1t is the
Saturday OF the fair and all railroads
he announced an extremely low rate for
u day. they confidently expect one of
largest crowds that has been gathered
iether during the fair.