The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
OF TEXAS NOTES
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE
BOARD OF REGENTS.
A Woman's Building to BE Erected
Annual Purchase of Books for
University Library.

Austin, Texas, January Eek Governor
Bob Taylor OF Tennessee will deliver lee
ture in the University auditorium Wednes-
day, January 90. under the auspices of The
Young Ladies' Gee club of the university
The subject Of his lecture is Sentiment"
and the proceeds will so toward paying for
paror grand piano presented to the in
stitution by the young ladies' OF the nn-
versity. Governor Taylor is popular in Aus
tin, and large crowd is expected TO bear
him.
According TO a resolution OF the BOARD OF
regents all the students have been required
to be vaccinated this week.
Messrs. CLINTON Brown and Jack Keys OF
San Antonio, two of the recent nlatr.cuatcs.
were initiated in the Kappa Sigma fraternity
last Saturday night.
Messls. j. p. smith of Mexia and George
w. Coleman OF WaNahachie, boln Old stu
oents, have matriculated IN The law depart
ment during the past week.
Adolphus Andrews Of Dallas. former Stu
dent OF the University OF Texas anl now
a member OF the senior class al he United
States naval academy, Annapolis, is
Just now being much talked OF IN varsity
circles on account of his being the leader
| Of the squad OF American cadets who we're
victorious in contest in fencing with
number Of French CADETS now on a visit TO
this country in Their training ship. loung
u
dent during his stay in the university and
has many friends here.
Friday night, January 49, Dr. ". NJ.
Wheeler, professor Of zoology in the I'M
yerslty OF Texas, delivered a ecture before
tho academy OF science on The reation Of
Ants to Other LIVING Organisms.
Librarian Wyche is very busy making the
annual purchases OF books ,or tha vi.
versity library. About $500 Will te spent
for new books. This annual rep'enlsHlps OF
books Will soon give the University OF Teas
r.avlF4r 4 hrsar MAT 20 "a.
'voraby with some Of the older ir.sti.niions
of learning OF the North and last,
At a recent meeting of the athletic council
Mr.. George Robertson of Dallas was elected
manager Of the baseball team, tLl Mt J.
A. Elkins OF Huntsville was c.ected lusi,
ness manager OF the Cactus. Inc council
also voted sweater with az emor1.a.Ied
~ and monogram to the 'ollog1g mem
bers of the victorious football am OF the
season of 1900: W. e. Montetth, =. \. Kim
der, D.. A; Mcdaniel, J. L. necan. l.; g.
Semp Russ j. H. Hart, S F. eslie, II. r.
Kennard, W. O.. Mcmahon, A. y. Griggs'
John De Lesdernier and |. V. ,]ineaa. Mr.
J. b. Dbrell, Jr,, was elected Track team
The board OF regents at their re'.nt meet
ing accepted the resignation nj Pror L. r
Hall OF the medical faculty aud eleCtef Or.
John B, Haden TO NIL the yaaa1t char OF
ophthalmoogy, GEOLOGY and rhinolosy They
subscribed for 100 copies Of the 1907 Nl Sac-
tus to be used for advertising Iuiltfes ior
in considering the plans for tie urFcfslty
growth and maintenance nat nave beeh
presented TO the Twenty seventh eS s'Hflre
which will come up for cons latANoh lafr,
Among the most important recon- nendsuons
made by the regents is one ior woman
building to be erected IN order 10 snt "a
adequate boarding facilities or yolrs lady
students. At present no accom- uoaalIpps
can DO offered young ladies' at so low
nrce as Is furnished at un.yersiiy nan lot
young men, board and logging oe,nS eae rer
Arrff n n
month Such discrimination asa nst yonng
lady students was not ntenied ny tns
founders OF the university, VINO reelhred
that II should be opened TO 10Th men M
women on equal terms with ol' alng
equipped with modern eonyenences ara
built especially for the comfort o. NuAs
women The university would attract a
much larger number OF women s,to wv,
than 1t has heretofore. Az present ihey
number more than 200 and may aie eeheo
the privilege of attendance iSr RON me
reason that they can not come 81 cbeaply as
Young men and that, no ifhcial boarding
house under the managem mt o. the uiH-
Ve 1 c Is e strias number Of the q. vtrsy
Magazine under the editor ehietilip Of Ut.
w p. Allen, has been very iSFp loS ~
eeived by the critics ~ con pn9 ne ,n a.i
Nm nose and poetry, reflects much credit
upon the student contributors, ...o, -,
The following resolution was auopisa
thu faculty on January l6' \
The committee appointed TO prepare reso-
,.,na reiative TO the death OF DR.. Y. p.
pocytn would report the following;
whereas. The faculty Q, The uniyers,I'y ,S OF
Texas has heard with deep, re pesfs' @ r ,9e
~, ,er'N' sYnerintendent OF the State institute
te o' the blind; therefore be II ,., =,
resolved l. That the faculty recG ~ zea ~
Dr' ~ bis convictions and faithful u the
.sue AZ ali his duties, public and FRI
yate, .,..,s. -asolutions he given
Z hSs nspers al tine State for publication
HespeoNu's George r Garrison,
w s. sutton,
Lila NJ CASTS.