The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
1jSTON LYCfUM.
i what Is Probably the
Oldest
..,rzArlos IN THE STATE

(lNILA 'O'' :"
!. rorties-Its vscis-
~, Make way for the
fsr,tsie Library
=. cora Bacon Fostero
!" nd debating society was
l. "a DAYS Of the Republic OF
u .,,y Of Houston; this was
" M chartered under the state
"a as the Houston Lyee ela.
~ ,.,rnorators we're: Aoner
q ara crsy, 3. A. Palmer James
~. Il. Basby and others. We
.s. a thi. first association
.stssr society, calling itself
.'...,on Lyceum was formed un-
. ',.,,blp Of Andrew Dsly- ms
Il i've orsanl1a''".' q. ana ,,,a ap,
81 aiken a part in all pubic
M saturday evening nies,..
ne .,a n the court house u,
s,s s,Il happened, the ,. d,mf aSL
4, sirbt sessions The iyceunn ,.u s
Ut, y curious to note That until
s,sri.hed the only illumina-
" 4, ~ county commissioners as
- ,,,ous from enterprising clti-
ssn1 10 for lights, presumably
q, dshstes we're given behind
sssp ~, montnl; me public were
S,' .aursa Of lectures was given
sIrtsrs. to which the ladies'
,sslly invited, with the amount
\, W. A.. would be PROVIDED Tor
IN The range of subjects ior
!. ~ y. great, from the politics OF
$3.50 10 the questions OF The
~ va, NV debated if The Africani-
sc,h, by the spanlard would be
~, ,ause 20 warrant the unile1
i n, t,kiug military possession Of
s.ms 10 have always been a
! Il hooks kept for the use OF
.sI.ties. as in 1854 a committee
Younger was appointed 30 con-
olsr in regard to their library.
Il, Nj, DAILY reported the dona-
4 volumes and $3.50. MIR. j. D.
" ater contributed S25 towards
y, md he was elected life mem
Il. lyreum. IN 1854 the Young
ch,istian and Literary association
/ part Of the lycenm. disb.aldihs
uganl1ation. For several WIN
members kept free night school
hsueat OF young men unable to
ir education othsrws Sc. n be-
custom for the Lyceum TO give
tie night OF Washington's BIRTH
NE benefit OF 'he library fund;
Ills nctted them 800. The gen
100, took charge of the celebra-
h tbe ith OF July. March. 1856,
he $50 volumes in the book CAGES
i IN the treasury. Books were
ii With this amount, tine list Is
lone Of then. are in the present
1. Two Of them were ticlion.
FABIAN Nights" and "Nslly E,'ack-
X read different literature in
il
aNh 1856, the older organization
b the younger that they should
" thus secure the privileges Of
sis The proposition seems to
sen gratefully accepted, and the
RENDERS Of the older he ,ame tine
dthe united organization. Val,l-
cH we're donated by Generals
tri Rusk.
Telegraph Of April 7th, 1856, we
The aourishing condition of our
ha source Of pride to every
Elin. Il is often said that nothing
lefiry nature will last in Hous-
ms Is a standing REPUTATION
irsrtion, for 1t has been in ax-
10y several years, and seems yet
all the vlgor of youth"
gfad Of the times is shown in
'allon to prohibit all subjects OF
q nature from debate. In these
sN'ds one finds the names of all
sloas cultured citizens, and they
70 few in those remote years
as'cendants might suppose. One
sa't q Andrew Daily, is conspic.
y issi to the breaking up on
Y 'ne war excitement in 1860.
q must have been the life Of
F.ce came the reorganization
pay as of old. in the chair.
lM bis name again, but there
spnsion from 1865 to 1869. An
n isss till the fall of 1877,
~ again reorganized with Mr.
1. "a the chair, the library hav-
uNays open to readers.
@sncll granted the Lyceum the
'ase room In its new building
!, ~. ala meetings. Here lectures,
Meerts and other entertain-
~ suen, and patronized by the
an cl'y that had taken the place
Ase 81 the ilfties. A music Il
~, .aaed to the literature club,
~ was purchased, and musical
,s ss,a. About this time the fine
N, s's'lon OF e. A, Cushing, an
"a lyceum man, was added to
Vur representative in con-
SsT ss, Charles Stewart, secured
nat records, which is large
hui. 'aslhg collection of most
a and the late B. A. shep-
y eyer to the Lyceum all of
nm rs. old Houston Telegraph
r.. sha the Morning Star, which
y sI n. the most complete
MR., now extant in Texas.
= Ss lsnguished and, although
"a o0's have never been closed,
struggle for the faithful
mail necessary expenses. The
portion Of the spaco at
ae Lyceum was restricted
a. room on the north Of tho
St AZ we're few and indif-
nia' ~, q dissolution had come.
I'M a.. .ne members of the Wo-
clubs. I'VE will save the
M "a PROPOSAL was made and &C.
r,,, should be removed to
infs Ia the Mason block.
lssonsas, lately done; the bea,iti-
Unpublished ,sp Miss shai,er in
s1ppisTlan and under the aus
sa aaal Reading and Shakes.
ad,ss sss .. and bright life opened.
-, l ~ With results, recoenizinc
NV i've mayors chair was iliied
n sas, and cultivated man and
council was comnosad =.