The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-25

%; Buchanan. Mrs. Roberts John s. Kerr.
r' nhi edueatlon-oswald Wilson, j, d,
ro SGgcrbe,t s B. {. plttuek Of the congress,
It1u ms annual report, which was n very
a nie ana interesting document Among
0luer matters he discussed thar of fine nuh
i iacai,lon OF the proceedings of the organ
Mr Ealkner, in speaking on the subject.
rcierrea to some matters in the last re-
tR9 ro whi ,c he Thought should not be there.
nlnohg these was the phrase Gods conn.
! Try, and the advertisement Of nrivStc
business. President Cornell spoke on Inc
suplect. resolution was offered which
concerned President Connell, and he nniied
Mr. r. S. Peters to The chair Mr. Mr. G kirsi
patrick made substitute for the origlna,
inh9}tton' the substitute providing for an
en- etn,tlhg committee. All but the original mo
non which commended President Connect
an9 secretary iIttuck was ruled out ~
uiiner MT Kerr spoke In very con,
P,nIniehtary manner Of Messrs. Cornell and
Illtuck: MT, SAMSON moved that the mo.
lion before tho house be laid on inc :able
This was carried
.o on motion, It was decided to refer the
Atchley. ""'
A resolution was offered making all
papers read before the general sessions
the property OF the congress Carried
Ad1ourned to r. m.
AZ the beginning of the night session,
a resolution limiting the time of papers,
NJ.
rue committee on secretary's report re.
ported; indorsng the efficient work of Mr.
ihdnEs t ana rendering eEd him vote If
recommended that the proceedings of tie
congress be published under the supervision
OF the president and secretary. That each
person present subscribe for two coples
az - cents that the secretary he author
lzed to solicit further subscriptions ND 70
cents each and for advertisements at reas
onaoie rates. Adopted. The work of secur
-
Immediately commenced
me committee ON corn premiums re
ported, recommending that tlve cash AMI
two special premiums be offered for best
corn grown under specified conditions
After considerable discussion slight
amendment was made and the report was
the corn premiums was added Ia By tlle
following donations Montague county, by
=, II: llillyer; Collin county, Aaron Coffee:
Fayette county, Frank Schulz; Johnson
county NJ. SAMSON; Ellis county, j, b.
wilson; Cherokee county. DR. Britain;
frallklln county, J. J. Morris Tarrant
II. \. CLARK; Galveston county. Captain
y hti On; Robertson county, NJ. u, sharp;
Bee county %, J.. Atchley; Bastrop coun
tt{Tir - NJ Roe; Webb county. NJ, {. Ncy;
nm county. j. A. Gordon; McLennan cOun.
", !. Il, Cox; Anderson county walter
Narah; rails county, w. ;. Conley; Grimes
county, b. w. Burrows; McLennan comfy,
john Gurley: Burleson and Robertson
NC atlanta Journal So each Contribn,
lions OF $50 each were made by the San
Antonio, International Fair association 10y
Worries J.. Brown, ]. II, Routt OF Clappeil
Illll and J. s. Barmore of Milan county.
SO donations were made by r. W. Het.
man \ Co Of Houston and A. II. WI
kins of Dallas, making grand tOtal Of
$40, 1t was announced that the expenses
81 the congress amounted to sos and T.
Holland Of Dallas was appointed to raise
II. He did so by subscribing So for Royal
A. Ferris and 800 for himself he was
warmly applauded
The report on rural utilities was adopt
ed. The committee on education report |
ed, recommending the establishment Of in. |
dustrial and textile schools at College STA
tlon; these TO be open to both sexes 1t !
was also recommended that the State school |
laws also N amended as to include agr. |
cultural and industrial instruction in the |
State normal schools. After n very long
discussion the report was adopted.
Oswald Wilson offered resolution pro /
vlding for the appointment OF a commit
tee, the duty Of ~hich should he to secure /
legislation making compulsory the teaching |
of the science Of agriculture in Texas pub. |
lie schools. Adopted. President Council |
then introduced ColonS Harvey r. Jordan /
of Georgia, who delivered an address. /
which was most favorably received