The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-21
GIRLS INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE.
Judge Grubbs OF GreenvilIe Replies to
an Austin Report

Judge Grubbs Of Greenville Replies to
an Austin Report.
To n Editor OF The Post.
Austin, Texas. February 1S.-In your is
sue of today l note the following among
the Austin dispatches and l beg sufficient
space to make a reply.
Judge Grubbs, who has made speciality
of the industrial school for girls idea
has fallen out with those who want the
school established as an adjunct OF the
Agricultural and Mechanical college. Ia
this he goes contrary to the prevailing
sentiment of the State. Most of the States
having schools of this kind have located
them with their agricultural and mechan
ical Hlleees and, judging from the memo
rails received so far ON this subject. Il
majority OF those who have given the mat
Ter thought in Texas, want the school
made an annex of the institution main
tanned at College station.
am at a loss to understand wnere
your reporter gets his information that "a
majority Of those who have given the mat.
ter thought in Texas want the school made
"a annex of the institution maintained at
college station am aware that a few
sehemers at Bryan have been since the
bills were introduced in The senate anu
house of representatives trying to make
The legislature believe that such is the case
hut feel that am In position TO know
what the general sentiment of the pcople
OF Texas is on the subject and Particularly
mat OF the Intelligent womunhooa OF the
STATE, anu from my personal knowledge
Of the subject | 40 not hesitate TO ssv
that the sentiment is very decidedly on.
posed TO any such, disposition OF tile
Urls Industrial college. The same Bryan
| hght into the legislature over the location
| OF the. proposed institution caused the dc
| leat OF the measure In the senate In 1900
ihey coralied' every enemy of tho bill
In that body and in that way secured The
adoption OF an amendment to the original
nlil making II part of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college and the same enc.
miles OF the bin then proceeded TO strike
| q down by ilibustering tactics From thai
time until the meeting of the Twenty.
1 seventh legislature not a word of encour.
! agement did they offer to those who have
| neen at work and by whose efforts the
| platform demand was secured at Waco
While. a number of the counties OF Texas
| passed IN their democratic convention
dlsng resolutions fnvoring such platform
uehand no ntimation came to Waco from
| ne citizens of BRYAN or the democracy al
brazos county thar they favored or Ia
| slreu the establishment of an industrial
| eohege for girls. Not word was heard
rev thrin until the bills We're introduced
| mo the legislature as above stated They
then organized strong lobby 10 come ~
hnsun ane either make the proposed cirls
! niuuslr'al college a feeder for them or 4,
sectional section u soR passage by getting IN bitter
| hygtion OF the school have niendad
Win them not TO do 1t, but to let the lin
| WIS ana then submit the advantages they
rn sssan Tor College station TO the Hoard a
district Of the State. which board e em
| poMsteu by an amendment TO tho hill a.
chbnp,,ne II With the Agricultural and Ne
OF icsrn,nr, ohsge or any oyher Institution
:, TO-, 90 50, considering the interests at M IN
nwo schools as well as the relative s er
- euuipping and maintaining thu