The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-04
THE NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY AT DALLAS.
TEXAS UNIVERSITY NOTES
WON A FOOTBALL GAME FROM THE
BAYLOR TEAM.
Successful Year for the Land Depart
nent-lmportanoe OF Young Men
ATTENDING Their Home Schools.

Austin, Texas, November THE matrlcu-
lation at Austin has reached Tas students.
Nh j. ~ Goldbeck of Austin has been
elected manager of the baseball team for
the season of 1902. No schedule OF games
has as vet been arranged, but it is likely
that the University Of Texas team viii
play leading institutions of the South,
The Spanish Octette. a very successful
musical organization, gave concerts in the
auditorium on Friday and Saturday nights,
They came to the university under tile
auspices Of the University Glcc club The
University Glee club is now arranging a
tour in North Texas. Their success the
rast year has encouraged the young men
to undertake similar trip this session
The club Is greatly strengthened by the
addition Of several good voices
Dr.. George Needham delivered an nd.
dress before the Young Mems Christian As.
sociatIon in the chapel on Sunday. Dr..
Needham Is tine speaker and made a good
Impression on all.
The University Tennis association has ar
ranged local tournament for next month.
Tennis is very popular here The eight
courts on the campus are In almost con.
slant use.
The football game with Baylor university
on last Tuesday resulted in victory for
the University OF Texas by a score of %
TO O, The members of the team and the
VISITORS who accompanied them to Waco
! unanimously praise the students and
tl'enus OF Baylor for their courteous treat
/ m,ht ana clean playing. The annual re
! cGlrCnCe OF these athletic contests win tend
To draw the two institutions closer 10,
! getuer and TO establish bonds OF mutuaI
iHendship ana esteem that would otherwise
ProI. d. + Houston visited the High
| school at Waco during the past week This
school IS on the affiliated list with tho
! university, and Prof. Houston's report Ia
| the committee of its work and enJinment
/ viii be favorable one.
Or H. Green professor of history in the
/ University OF Illinois, is here visiting Prof
| Houston ana Dr. Mezes, his former class
! mates in Harvard university. DR. Greer
| Will spend some months in the State M,
mission being a study of social condition,
Cards have been received announcing tn,
marriage of Miss Bess stephens and Mr.
Neu l.anham. Miss stephens was at on,
/ 1ime popular student in the University OF
inc FIRST meeting of the Texas Academ,
! OF Science was held In the cbpmjstrv bniii
ing on last Friday night Al this meetin.
I'lot D.. c. Maggie entered into the oific,
! OF president, succeeding DR.. H. w Har
P per. professor scr OF chemistry in the Uni
| the presidents annual address on the TN
| huence OF Applied Science " He is a grad
| GatE OF me university ard is now telcEla,
| OF TcN5s
In accordance with a recent act of tn,
/ BOARD or regents, the land department Of
the university has been moved from Aus
! TN TO Dallas. H. will continue under tn,
management of Mr.. II. e. l.. Saner Ii
1850 when the board Of regents were glvei
control OF the university lands, the re
cents from that source that year wer'
Ss663 40. The report Of 1900 shows tina
curing the present year the university viii
get from this source Si5,634 As, an increase
In income Of about 800 per cent at a cos
OF scarcely AZ per cent for conducting TILL
department
Senator Joseph w Bailey, In recen
Interview, when speaking OF why he In
tended TO place his sons 10 the Universt,
Of Texas, said II shall do this becaus
{ believe they will meet there the mel
WHO VII be most important in the futur
life Of the state. They will make acquaint
ances IN that university, which is nor dc
ncieut IN any respect as an educator, VIII
viii be OF more value TO them in thei
lives as citizens Of Texas than any the.
would meet elsewhere One OF the grea
advantages Of a university education
the associations which are formed In col
lege life There IS no stronger bond tina
that which exists between the men OF tn
same university, the members Of the sam
college fraternity and the chums Of Ia
same class.
Commenting upon this interview, the sal
Antonio Express says: mfr. Bailey mn
doubtedly has the right idea as to the ad
vantage Of a home education, especiall
for young men who expect to continue Z
live In the State and to engage in bushes
I or public life. II Is the most natural thin
in the world for a man who has bushes
10 eRtrust to lawyer or other profession
al men Ia another part Of the State to thin
first OF one whose acquaintances at schoC
had ripened into friendship. If In late
years the graduate OF the university shout
be seeking political preferment from m
State at large or even from one % the di.
tricts, there would be no question Of tn
value Of his associations at the universit
, or finishing school OF his own State an
the hundreds OF friends he made there an
who were afterwards distributed through
ont an the localities from which the aspi
ant for political houorg desired intiuenti'
support Senator Bailey Is politician enoug
to understand this and i may be that J.
4 Intends that his sons shall follow IN h
/ footsteps and become statesmen, But m
, point IN favor OF the home school IS we
taken, whether that be the purpose
whether 8 business career has been mappe
our Tor them.
, | cot oner as attractive educational instit'
! tlons AS the East but that time Is pa
Y | and there Is not now the occasion Tor sen
ing youths 10 other states 10 he educated
--szEs.---------
2 To Close a Revival at Marshall
{ Marshall. Texas November ? Rev. Ro
4 ert sene the evangelist closes very su
3 cessful meeting here tomorrow In the Met
5 oGist church. Work on Their new. slQ.V