Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-06-07
GIRLS INDUSTRIAL EDUCA.
TION.
Nothing TO Keep Them out of
the A. and NJ. College Mt
Bryan--An Estimate
of Expenses.

which will be Of interest to all whC
favor industrial education Of Oh,
girls Of Texas:
Austin, Tex, May 26.-Hon. l..
l.. Foster, President Agriculture
and Mechanical College, Colleg,
Station, Tex.-Dear Sir: | regret
to inform you that the senate will
adjourn without coming to a vote
on the final passage TO the bill for
the establishment of girls indus.
trial college, TO which have devot.
ed SO much labor during the pres.
ent session Of the legislature.
1t is useless for me to refer again
to the local selfish interests which
conspired with the avowed enemies
OF the measure To destroy it. |
hope | may be able to forgive those
who are responsible for the result
In recent conversation with Won.
| understood you to say that there
Is nothing in the organic law of
The agricultural and mechanical
college to prevent the admission of
girls to its benefits and privileges,
and that YOU favored opening the
doors Of the institution to them
without discrimination.
Please give your views in full
upon the subject, including an
estimate Of the expenses necessary
t. provide for fair proportion of
girls who may desire to avail them.
selves of its advantages. With the
present equipments there are but
lew studies taught there which /
could be proftably pursued by
hem, and assue you that in the
went Of their admission, faci lities.
specially adapted TO their intel
ectual, physical and social condi.
ion would have to be provided.
respectfully, V. W. Grubbs.
College Station, Tex, June g.
Ion. V. W. Grubbs, Greenyille.
'ex.-Dear Sir. Replying to your
Inquiries of the Goth ultimo. |
eg to state that there is nothing
D the organic law Of the agricul.
ural and mechanical college TO
revent the admission of girls on
lual terms with boys, and | am ,
horned that when the college ,
.as first organized a few girls who q
sided on the campus and were !
'la'ed to the professors, were adj =.
lifted.
10 provide equal accommoda. a
ons for, say, 100 girls, including y
I'd equipment, a matron and three \
achers OF technical subjects for :
rls, would cost $4,000 for the :
~ year and about $4,000 per o
'ar for teachers maintenance J
GREATER. For additional students. ,
Iditional room and teachers would "
required. >,
The subjects now taught in the o.
llege, applicable to both sexes.
e algebra, trigonometry, caculus, b
lglish, history, composition. !"
etoric, chemistry, German. G
ench, Latin. Technical subjects A
ight that could and should be "
ight to girls are: Dairying. en-. IT
nology, fruit culture, botany. "a
'tallurgy, zoology and free hand Il
lwing; in fact there are but few AZ
ldies taught in the College that CO
ght not with equal propriety be
lght to girls. ''
With the question of policy in.
wed in the establishment of a
Is industrial department at the 90,
Ilege J have nothing to do. NV NJ,
lies are of an administrative we
'racter, and my purpose is to gr'
ry out the will Of the legisla- ln'
9 as expressed by law, and Of ge
board of directors as expressed Dn
resolutions in the minutes Of m.
ir proceedings. Very respect.
" l.. l.. Foster. 40