The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-07
BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
Prof. Tsver Not an Advocate Of Z State
Colcred University.
SAYS PRAIRIE VIEW SHOULD BE ENLARGED
Masses Of the Colorcd People Do Not
Require Classical Education.
Green's BriRudc Reunion.

BRENNAN. Texas, january 6.-Prof. III
NJ. Tarvcr OF this city, a teicher In thu
to,csei schools here. is one OF the COM
mittee appointed by the crlorei State
teachers to agltate the question OF n state
university for that roce. He was not Pres
eht at he meeting held IN Austin last Sat
| urday which passed a set Of resolutions
urging the legislature 10 iulfll certain
pledges regarding State university, and
ths reporter for The Past called Gu him
yesterday 10 know why he was not. He
said
iee. am member OF The colored
university committee and sickness alone
prevented my presence In the meeting last
Saturday"
did YOU sec the resolutions passed by
tie needing" he was asked.
Yes, ana hold some Views widsdy diff
ferent. aud III tile light Of nil conditions,
! trust not unweeiy. In the irst pace.
university. like any ether school for any
people. must have its true life In the minds
ot that people, IL, roots deep down in The
subsci OF the lace and register in he
grounds, building and other equipment the
actual needs ard restless desires OF that
people for higher training. / have not
calling for classical training but on tho
other hand one or two loud moGthed fel-
lows, the second generation of curpet-
baggers, from tEtsl-rate schools called uni
versities. have come down here TO
strengthen the mentalG.y' Of the race aud
secu!e good elsy chairs for themselves.
| do not believe Texas is in the b;plness
of establishing Institutions simply to give
employment to these eloquent Pharisets
or 70 graduate a handful OF genp,emen of
leisure. but rather to reach the great
masses and to At them more perfectly for
the duties of citizenship OF greate5 use
fulness TO themselves aid to tho state
What do you suggest :" he was asked.
"WG,h competent and honest and Indus
;trious teachsrs in the pu-lic Shoots" he
replied, and with increased facilities at
Prairie View college. I think the negro
pspu, alton In the State could be touched
more essly and surely into the higher
walks cf modern civilization, By increased
facilities at Prairie View. / mean an in
crease in the number OF State students
TO three or four times the present number,
and a commensurate addition to the nor
NAL. and particularly the industrial dss-
partments already established there and
presided over by persons or genius, QuSli-
fcations and pains .aling industry. Prai-
lie View can be made TO reach nearly
every negro family in Texas, but It must
reach down to do SO, rs Is evidenced by
the ak or eight lonely students in its
sisnicr classes
THE lawmakers of tile State have their
thumbs on the publ: pulse and have the
courage to do their dirty TO the colognd
man. and to me that duty seems to he to
mike Prairie View great nornllf and In
Gusttial institution suffclers to mec. ijls
wants OF the colorcd ycu'h OF Taxae''
Frof. Taryer IS a thinking man and Is
inclined to favor the Improvement OF thas
clrosdy established instead OF going after
something new. He bell ewes that the coll
orsd race Should he cncou nssi 10 sake
advantage of the eiucntio1al facilities al
Hady provided and in the course OF time,
when universities are needed, they Will
come.