The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-08
FACULTY OF A colI'

ul.' 20 'nt praih' wherein reslas -
trlcai energies. and whence ~ y
nerve forces that are behina ''a
tory to all the other funrt,a. sa' q
tenn Fine and commodious ,ss
lavish supply of apparatus .. sala
yolumlnous libraries, museums 'f'o'a
ana comprehensive as TO be ya., - "
cUsms, are all very helnf,t. @s+
desired; but not indlspensabls ~
er Is the Que sine qua non n. ~
the skilled artincer tnat Il !.
raw material and stamp unos $50
product his image and superss,,
me Master Teacher lecturea ~, I,
ciples on the highways, in ths s',i
the homes. as well as in thu !,
taught the multitudes In fha MlFt,
as lne giiueu city, lrOnl tna Su',sfla
or rostrum OF native roct sssu
Slopes of Mount Beatitudes y. 20
greatest OF all speeches H. we,
NHlch are OF unntleraDle fnlls wa
set ringing throughout nh nv us~
Inc ldculty III u Christlan aou1Nk
very nature of the case. sacs evtsss
the school than do those t s.ns1 "a
led at the public crib. az a ea"
III State institutions many ins vuiN
Notlon TO branches tanghf. h ms,
regularly paid exempt them ~
cares and solicltuue. So thav . ~
Lree TO pursue their own ssnai. ii. Y
receive from the foster STATE l.aea
pflatlons Tor needed eaulpmea,s
palatus 10 iacilitate the prosecutlca !. !,
Investigations ana the instruclIs =
sIuuehls' 10 meet and compele W.,
Cunuitlohs teachers In Chrlstian .rs..l
at disauN anta.e, 'A' W.
The teachers oil Baylor colle,. ~.
the FIRST had to carry along y, 10y
sevC raj diverse lines OF worE Tas
Tor specialization made by tbs !.
hot ana can not be met fully
school in Its formative perlol' IL.
scope OF its WORK is circumsrs'.'s'
limited. Here only In the mus,e y.
me afl departments has any ssas.s
! bttn possible. And yet by Iasss.
patient continuous application H. \.
ot Baylor college have moi on,s ~.
ca Il cieditaDle standard Of s.A ~
hut have steadily striyen Ia aST,.l
uplif. II. \ study OF the cs,,l.
even the first decade of the coIls.,
III IT. new Be,ton home. Will rerrs y
an JudiciOus progress both in Ia =
ana character oil the work daa. h
wholesome increase In the reerlr,-
ior graduation. one STANDARD MI,
Is hoped, will ever be maiuiaInsi n
hlgn religious standard. For Often I
PAST, Superstructuros have been NAV
foundations originally Christian thtl
sleaully departed In faith and pnejs }
Inclr ornamental ienets. Sons
would DOUBTLESS experience 4 reyuIssI
Iegiihg, u such a thing is possirst
spirit life, could they revisit he N
lions named for them, and planned }
petuate their Individual creeds' = ~
nave they diverged from their oriris.5
OF thought and education. We Ell
plea for the perpetuation OF human ~
and condemn any policy Of eous,
prletors to drive their teachers Mi
and bit and blind, or 10 muzzle thorft
speech. But In a Christian sehN'
cornerstone Is Christ. And Chris |
same yesterday, today aud forever m
Is yet the Way, the Truth, and Ii, 4
one, indivlsible, Interchangeable, etefyt
Is gratifying that after the lapse X 4
SIX years, the simple faith Of tbe n
founders is exemplified in the earns
and DECISIONS of the Baylor college u
ers of today.
While unlike the Institutions Of u
admission to which Is condtlonA n
formal renunciation of the world. VI
sumption of the veil, and the soltn,
Ing OF a VOW, vet the attachment y 4
OF our teachers to their calling seal
have been none the less real, ar
devotion mono the less pure and Ws(
than II they had formally bound thfts3
10 lives OF celibacy. The fact ~
four or five Baylor teachers haytysd
dnring perhaps score o. years ab
only after quitting Its shelterlnr foil
ONLY attests their thorough devotion y 4
calling, but should suggest 70 thsr
peru that Is Imminent on the outsldt
My attention was recently dlrstttitl
itemized statement Of approprlahcsi
ed for the main State university
includes all departments located Of lls
Salaries aggregate Sl06,43s, cnrftr!
pcnscs 500 466. schools, lahorstcns
workshop $3.50; total s1S74a lA1
ont the law school, and omittlnr IL
dent, we find twenty processes enle
at S46.350. and three more said 70 @
ed at S6500, Total nearly $500
teen assistant professors and insls,'
with salaries aggreGating SlS6M ~,
teen tutors and fellows paid Sp.
four others connected with house n1,'
ment and gymnastics, paid s5en
teachers In collegiate departments Z.
number dfty-four. costing s2m w
Tor college six. costing sftNo-u'ae Z
as many teachers, paid eighteen We
much. In all departments nt Ansul, y,
four, costing over SSS.000. IN al y y
fifteen. costing $500. Win ~
three times the students. they INV
than four times the faculty, cos..as
than ten times as much. some ous "
ready with the contention mat w. ~, !.
of the instruction Is broadsr ~. ~.
but not ten times broader. NOW. W
trast Is presented for the sole wv,
illustrating the truth already s,s,.s
Baylor teachers are making anu a.,
heroic sacrifices. a like comla'', ~
Vassar college would perhaps pe ~,
ting, hut would punctuate me siD' 7
even more plainly. III
Though doubtless fhe innuenee, w
merit Is no loss potent now tpsn IN, VA
II may seem to get less recognilicp. ~
there are multltudes IT 1000 in ~. Il
Perhaps out Of these conditions ~,
the modern custom as to advertssst
public not only tolerate, NV "a nt IA
teachers advertise their giils va 40 :,
ties IN a way that. fifty wears a w
rave been out Of taste ann ls W. M
But now tits the fad to adveluass,.s,
lccos bid and wrestle for pa. ,tss,sr
writer prefers the old mcthon rs' s,srs.
the new Is to obtain. I cer'alnA NJ
advertising Is due the goo1 temh s, M
ms Tho GOOD buildings and otne' =
Condiments. rtkK
But 7 fear 7 grow tedious ...sNr:
mate h conclude from the M
Christ Himself that in heaSep.yd 4
gon. to he MANY SURPRISES trrs
ono that saith unto me lnrus
ertcr into thc kingdom OF nc .,,,s ~
~ tho widow who cast her MI. Il
treasury. Hc said; "Shc hath "a,
than thov nU." and o. MARY; sor,.
Gono what she cnuld" 50 ssslsts
think. TINT when tS.~ anal gre aar I'D
cnllrd many n great prntesNtie
himself Guaranteed nv some mum m "
ful woman. who will he carr ~
hsSnusc she will come Leading Imnts
unon whom she had left ny arl
tho trrest and hest education IN
rad'ortlv beautiful characte..
Of this world erect their n'Vs.scag
end then men quarrel about ,Ssl w
therein. Rut In Gods :. mst
mistakes rs 10 places VIII y, MI =
humble, modest worth VIII ~
| viii close with q pertissia .p, tiifa
OF two stanzas Of o'Iiaras -
Toll on. esteemed and nohls
Dear Is the hloni We sltsirpEoa; .
No tongue should dare VIE Me-:
Malirn you while you Forgot
Nor shall vour labors ne teens
While fame her eco,,,orsa sest