The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04

value Of the Texas oils and the Texas Goals
for heating PgPG ann n 1s Ip sSrTsI
the university TO the railroad commission
and will bear directly upon the important
question now pending before them IN the
matter " frelghts upon oil.
Provision was made for the Improvement
cf the campus OF the university, ana II
Is contemplated that the walk-way now
upon the west side OF the campus will BE-
extended entirely around the campus. AMI
viii DC shaded with rows of trees. = topo,
graphic map OF the campus prepared br the
engineering department OF the UNIVERSITY
VIII be submitted to skilled landscape
gardener. who VIII systematicaly law on
buildings which mus, soon be erected 10
accommodate the rapidly increasing num-
her Of students Tho efforts will be Ia
nreser,.e Iii that nature has d,ne fnr tiis
remarkable spot OF land, containing FORTY
acres. which was set apart as far back
as 1880 by the fathers Of Texas as 10,
cation for their university.
Some years ago the athletic association
acquired by purchase desirable block OF
laud near the university grounds, wnlln
with the improvements thereon S3J0N OF
S4O0O aud these grounds the association
hes rendered to the university FOR thc
accepted and the title hereafter Will be
vested In the state for the bench ~ the
university; This Will enahlc tn nuth"ri,
Ties OF the university better To control
The regents by resolution approved the
recent action Of nc dacui,F, 1@cllnl ..,sg
new constitution, hy the terms OF which
II was proposed 20 transfer To- TIN student
body the control and management OF ath
letios instcaG OF having the same controlled
by the faculty. The board 10y resolution
also expressed the view that tue proper
control and direction Of all university Nc'
tiyities devolvus upon the faculty ANA as
a delegated trust Ii can neither be ahdl
Gated nor re-dclegnted to others, ana Np
proved the action taken by the faculty,
declining 10 consent to allow any outside
persons TO manage the lnternn! nnairs ~
the university unless such outside persons
should be selected or approved by the fac'
The board passed resolution Of thanks
20 the Young ladies' Of the university VINO
presented the Institution WIN grahu
plano costing $3.50.
III, board of regents, upon the recon
men ton Of the faculty, determined mat
beginning with the commencement OF the
session OF 1906 only one bachelors degree
that OF bachelor OF arts should be con
rcrred upon students completing tue work
required for graduation from the depart
Inent of literature science aud arts. Ihls
course of passing TO one bachelors degree
is being adopted by the lending universities
In the law department Of the university,
Judge John G. TONNES was elected deWl
for the ensuing year, and three follows
were appointed as quiz masters for the
law classes. II was determined by the
board TO discontinue the post graduate
course In law, aud Judge Gould was as
signed 10 duties With the regular Ia"
classes
The regents passed RESOLUTION on "P
probation and thanks TO Miss Mary /.
Sloss of Taylor Texas for presenting To-
tho university two pieces OF paper money.
one for the sum OF So issued by the United
one for the sum Of S65 issued by the
United States under date January ~, llIA.
Mrs Ida IIngerty also made contribution
TO the university. Of $40. THE widows
| Mite" as a beginning OF fund to be
maintained for the purpose of dciraying
all the expenses of women who would
otherwise be unable to have a university
! education. and suggests that III every
woman who graduates and leiyes the uni
gratitude for the benefits received thcre'
i contribute as much as she could to thls
4 fund that the same would soon reach INTO
/ The following were elected instructors
/ In the university for the ensuing YEAR
] In French, 2. vlllavaso; in English, pr;
/ Kills Campbell. DR.. Pierre ~ Ter and
I Miss Cora Waldo; in German Hlss Jessie
Andrews; In Latin and Greek pr p A. A.;
pure gr,,'n nathcmat i,s c! n Rice in Soolog
1 Miss Augusta Rucker' in boinuv' NJ
Ferguson; in history, f. Barker, -
/ The following tutors were elected for
III In V1 Spanish, 90 Miss Alice Hubbard; in
psychology. Thomas Fletcher ig geology;
art of education, Miss Maude Shpe; u
I physic j. NJ. Kuchne and Miss Lnln
Bailey; in mathematics p. r Il. lhVal'
in Latin. Miss Roberta Lavender
The following fellows were also elee cd
for the ensuing year.
In palgi s R$PSSi s R RStls q fcR ays
cox; in oratory w P; Allen in phrsoogsy,
and sygfne Je5dS md, gna p zoology and
EiH sHtosry. /. ut e. Audrain; in Ia;GG end
GeG X e II Gro Mss nG SeTe' anu
The following student assistants were
tivVlcu .t ~ I, cb,O.. tr s,io,