The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11
AUSTIN COLLEGE.
Some Pointed Reasons Given for No
Chunging the MIME


Chunging the Name,
Tho following Is a copy OF an interesting
circular issued by an aumnus OF Austin
College, sherman;
Sulphur Springs, Texas, June 3, 1899 ---
My Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends; You
have all, | am sure, learned with keen re-
greet that the seml-centennial exercises Of
Austin college had TO be postponed on ac-
count of the smallpox scare aud the hegira
following Extensive preparations had been
made-the building artistically repainted
and the campus put in coed condition and
embellished with woven wire fence. 1t
has been decided to celebrate the centen-
NAL In September
rhe members OF the class of 80 being
ipso facto members of the Alumni assocla
ton, will be regarded as such in the alb
sence Of meeting to receive them for
mally They, too. have Joined the great
| body Of the Alumni IN protesting against
the abolition of the old name of the col
leRe canvass of the class was made
and their replies constitute an interesting
addition to the discussion II may inter
est you to know also that out OF all The
replies | received u the last letter ! s-
sued there was only one voice raised that
was not dissatisfied with the abolition o
| the old proud name Of Austin" for John
Knox" The alumni, who are scattered
| over the whole state, regard the alleged
| confusion between Austin college and tho
| State university at Austin as overestimat-
| ed and insufficient ground for such a rad
/ cal step. They maintain that an actual
| investigation and canvass OF fact Will not
| support the assertion that the intelligent
mass of the people prevalenlly believe that
Austin college is at Austin. 1t is only In
exceptional cases that confusion occurs
! For every letter that has TO be forwarded
from Austin, hundred go correctly ad-
dressed for every time we hear Austir
college. Austin, we hear Austin college
! sherman, a hundred times. And then, ms
an alumnus wrote me, "a fortlori, If 1t mas
taken the people nifty years 10 learn tha'
! Austin college Is not at Austin how long
viii it take for them to learn that INC
name has been changed ana tnat Ausuu
college Is no moreY
Just Yesterday / received most inter
estingly printed document enti-led =
Memorial from the Daughters OF the he
public Of Texas to the president ana podr'
OF trustees of Austin college ,
| noticed a reprint Of TINS memorial
The Houston Post, and an additional ar
ticIe reminding us of the benefciarles o.
ne uiA-Yeteraus and Of Ausin's family
and heirs 10 tho college. The clerk
Brazos presbytery has sent me a COPY o
a resolution adopted by the presbyterl
with only one dissenting vote. II is a.
follows
"Presbytery OF Brazos overtures TN
synod OF Texas to restrain the board
trustees OF Austin college from changing
the name OF Austin college for the reason
that such an action Will prejudice the ID
stitution in the minds and hearts OF gu
people. j. u, tanner, :.
Secretary Brazos Presoytery'
A true copy.
1t has been suggested by several ina
the alleged confusion might be reduced !
minimum and no radical change mad
IL Austin alone the full name, stephen !
Austin, be used. can not see any seriou
objection to this change and shall, per
haps, vote for It as an alternate.
The board OF trustees meets on IN
18Th instant. / want to be Of real servlc
to our alma mater, and | shall be yer
grateful to any alumnus or friend who Wi
send me any suggestions looking to tn
betterment of the college or the Interest
of the alumni. Always sincerely yours,
George G. F. Butte.