The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-14
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS NOTES.
BOARD or REGENTS TO CONVENE
AT AUSTIN NEXT TUESDAY.
Vow Nearly Eight HanareG->outh-
crn Oratorfcai Association.

Austin. Texas. Jaaulry 1.-THE board
Of regents 81 the Uaiyersity viii eovene
in their regular sem.-annsIl meeting
at Aastia on Tusss4y. January Is. The
board Is composed u aoa. T. 5 Hsader-
son chairman. Cameron. Texas Hoe. g.
W. Erackaridge. San ARtoaio; Hon
Beagregard Bryan BreahSmi HoI. Z. E.
Cowars, Daills. Hon H. u GaTwOod. la
Grange Hon. T. W. Gregory Austin:
Hon. Il. B. Marsh. Tyler ard H9a- r. ".
ss.enceF. Galveston.
Inc university Is ia a most prosperous
condition Ia ali its branches The meli-
cal department is fast recovering from
the depression oecIsioned by TIE storm
Il Galveston ana me attend Aree al Aus
LIN IS now one hundred students more
shan il ever was in the history OF the
institution. Al present the enrulimenE
a. Austin Is 1ef stadents in aeLl8l al
tendance. THIS Is more than twice tina
aamoer o. students resisgpre3 durias
the session OF 1883 and 1884. Since that
date the university mas constantly gro VI
IN attendance. It's equipment and teach
ing force mas been enlarged year D.
year. Unless some unforeseen calamity
overtakes me institution, with the pres
ent ratio OF growth. the attendance 10
seven years E.u reach 1000 students ia
all departments.
ia his message TO the legislature. Gov
eTnor Sayers calls attention TO the fact
that students Of the University OF Texas
are drawn from al classes OF people and
from every section OF the state. More
than one hundred counties are repre-
eenyed on the rolls besides twelve or If
teen states. Governor Savers also calls
favorable attention 20 the fact thai more
than one-thlrd OF the students have
either the money they are spending on
their education or are doing Work TO
pay for their current expenses. There
are more than tao hundred students now
IL the university who are either wholly
or partly defFaying their expenses By
some sort OF service.
Professor Garrison and Nr. e. G. Bar
ksr. tutor OF history. were In attendance
a. The meeting Of the state Historical as
ISOLATION at Waco during the past week.
Mr.. Barker read a paper AT this meet
ing on some difficulties Of the Mexican
revolution
Challenges for debates have been re-
ceiyed from the University of Missouri
snd the Tulane University al New Or
leans These debates Will be held some
time during the spring. Negotiations are
ia progress for meeting the University
NJ Missouri at Dallas. In that event II
is expected that the large number .,
alumni in Dallas viii assist In making
arrangements to bring the aff5it to 4
successful issue.
The meeting OF the Southern Oratorical
association will be held in Austin. May
next Tne University of Texas Is the
only institution IN he State that holds
membership In this association The
other colleges that will BE- represented
are: Vanderbilt university. University
81 Virginia Sewapee university OF
South Carolina Center college and a
few other leading Southern institutions.
The University OF Texas i PES to win
tais contest
A large number OF students met in t1-
auditorium On Thursday afternoon and
organized a students council, This or
ganizitiOD wiil probably take Charge OF
ali student publications AMI viii cn-op-
crate with the faculty regulating
student disciaiine7 on zalnaAation
each student is put on mis- lon3r not 10
receive or give aid II he work cf
the student council is thoroughly or
gauized all breaches Of the rule forbid
ding the giving or getting OF al On eN-
animation viii come un Ter rs province.
Any student found guilty OF sus1 j
charge viii be promptly dealt With by his
fellows aud they Will have the power to
demand his Withdrawal from tea unNcr-
s.ty Tas system prevails with Van
deroilt university, University OF Var
glnia and many other ins buttons %
learning throughout the Mason,
On Tuesday last Mrs. Sayefs invited
the young ladies' OF the Ashbel Literary
society to assist in receiving her gdesis
al her regular weekly reception \
large crowd Of university people were
In attendance, Throughout Governor
Savers term OF ofhce Mrs Saves has
been member OF the University Ladies
club and her constant kindness 10 the
institution Is appreciated by every one
Or. Halsted of the school Of mathe-
mates, ana Dr. Wheeler OF the sc3ool al
biology spent Christmas week % lex
leo in the interest Of their respective de-
partmeuts.
Mr. NJ. NJ Mcmahon has been elected
captain Of the track team. HIS team
viii compete with teams from leading
institutions Of the South q. some time
letics
Mr.. J. e Neal. member q the senior
law class. familiarity known as "Blg
Neal among university circles. has
created 2 mild sensation by beating the
worlds record In lung capacity in a test
mace under the direction OF Director
curtss OF the gymnasium. He regis
tered lung capacity Of 4l4 cuoie inches
Tais is four inches above the world q
record. should Mr. Neal continue to
develop his lung powers 1t is possible
that the university will have 10 order a
specially prepared spirometsr.
Letters OF invitation have heca sent
70 the colleges in the safe by the
University Ataletic association inviting
them 10 participate in an intercollegiate
meet 20 be held in Austin early IN May
Tn S meet is for the purpose o. oyganiI-
ing a state athletic association ana de-
gliding the State championship tor he
current year. The university associ5-
7 tlon viii offer a banner TO he collegs
Winning the greatest number Of poin.s
and suitable trophies 10 the winners of
the Individual events
Mrs. Lease Lived at Denison.
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