The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-16

and enthusiasm the great university must
SO largely depend for its success, have
with singular unanimity Endorsed Mr.. Gus
ley's peculiar fitness and ripeness of expe-
rlenoe for the position.
His selection would in this and other
ways -eminently popularize the great
school.
When The Post frst mentioned the name
OF this excellent gentleman for the selec-
ton in question It did It with the utmost
confidence that no better could be found
in all Texas for the university presidency.
In common with the great mass OF Texans
The Post desires to see the University OF
Texas grow until It shall become one OF
the greatest and most noted and most
popular educational institutions In the
land
This contamination can never be accom-
plished II politics or intrigue plays any
part In its management! To place some
aged man, whose energies and enthusiasm
have been wellplgh exhausted, at the
head OF young institution that has yet
to make its reputation and attain great
ness; to select some politician for the
charge because of his political pull,
would be scandalous and ruinousl
This is sacred trust that devolves
upon the regents and they should dis
charge 1t with an eye single to the present
popularlzng and future growth of the uni
versty Young blood. intellectual and
scholarly attachments of creditable or
der. and above all executive ability and
energy are needed in the president to BIZ
selected. The managers of the institution
must select man who would enter upon
his duties with the ambitious determina-
ton to make the development of the Uni
versity of Texas into a Southern Yale or
Harvard his life's work and his imperish-
able monument.
This is the policy now being pursued by
some of the great educational institutions
in the East Men who were scarcely
known of before, beyond the circles of
their acquaintances bright, energetic
young men, are being selected by these
important institutions on their merits
alone. The greatest educational institution
! in the land made such selection the other
day for the first time in its history!
| Clarence n. Ousley Is the man for the
position In Texas. He has had varied
experience in educational matters. Before
| Mavin college was merged in the Methodist
University of Georgetown Mr. 0usley went
to the college as tutor, was soon made
| full professor of chemistry and SUISSE
] al far In
coed General Lewis, when the college was
removed to Georgetown. He was there
upon elected superintendent Of the public
schools of Waxahachie and organized the
system He voluntarily resigned to en-
| gage in private business. After n time In
private business he became the editor of
/ the Farm and Ranch. then was called to
the Dallas News and later made managing
editor of the Galveston News The latter
position he resigned to take hold of the
Galveston Tribune. of which he has had
for some years the full management.
He is particularly happy in managing
men and in harmoniaing and correlating
| the varied talents of those around him.
| He is enthusiastic for Texas and her In
! situations at all times In the very prime
! of life, with ardor and intelligence in all
he does, he believes that the right sort OF
effort can not only populari2e the univer-
/ slty with thinking classes, but that dlplo-
matte presentation OF its merits will draw
out .endowments and requests which will
make 1t great in resources.
II such man were passed by because
he had not earned notoriety in politics,
or failed to enjoy some pull with poll
teal or other forces and man chosen
with not half his learning. his tact or his
executive ability and popular manners, the
people of Texas would have just occasion
to feel aggrieved and the University OF
Texas would suffer!
Napoleon often selected his marshals
from the ranks. but he saw the genius
behind and they never deceived him
given the opportunity, they soon won
fame OF their own