Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-01-11


saved money % the state and should l.
continued.
The governor reviews the schools Of
the stafo-the university. the agricul.
tural and mechanical college. Prairi0
View state normal and industrial col.
lege and the sam Houston normal insti.
tute-And gives details as 70 the number
~ teachers aud pupils and expenses.
lie makes no Recommendation except as
% rcpairs for damage done the Prairie
View normal and industrial college.
which suffered by the great storm in
September.
The governor Ia strongly in favor 81
an industrial school for girls and rec
ommends that the properties for normal
schools either at Denton or San Marcus
b. utilized for that purpose.
As 10 the public schools the governor
says
"The scholastic census upon which
the apportionmonf Of the available
srhool fund is made. aggregates 729. AS
children, within the scholastic age. for
the year l90l-an excess of 22.s99 over
the year 1900. The number Of teachers
employed in the public free schools for
the year 1899 was 1889. Of whom 1914
were white male teaehers, 6i7j white
female teachers. 1895 colored male
teachers and 1915 colored female
terhers. II is estimated that the total
number for 1900 will be nearly 1900
THE return as 10 the number Of chill.
dren can not however, be- relied ON asa
cOrroct ascortainment of those entitled
b. the benefit Of the free school fund.
'1n order 10 demonstrate, beyond all
question. the entire reliability 81 the
scholastic census and It's utter unfitnoss
10 h. a basis upon which 20 apportion
the fund, il viii only b. necessary to
compare through a series u years, the
number u childrcnas shown by the cen.
sus with that Of those actually enrolled
| In the schools. For 1895 the excess Of
the census return over the school enroll
mcnt was lO3.OSl children; for 1897
/ i39gOl: for lS9s-li9.GOO. and for 1899
ill
The governor urges that some plan b.
adopted 10 correct the evil of a commu-
nifty obtaining pay for three times the
number Of pupils that attend school
The school census cost the state &c.
900 year
The governor recommends that coun.
try districts be- allowed 10 erect school
buildings the same as towns and vii.
lagos Incorporated for school districts.
Recommendation Is made that the
laws goycrningpublic schools be revised
50 rs % afford better protection and On.
largcmcnt Of school facilities.
The governor goes into lengthy detail
as 10 the cleemosynary institutions Of
the state. He says appropriation should
b. made for additions to the State insane
asylum 10 accommodate 200 more col.
ored patients and 10 the Southwestern
asylum for the accommodation Of 400
whites
The governor recommends that the
salaries Of the officers and helpers Of the
various asylums b. readjusted 80 that
each may bc justly compensated.
The epileptic asylum at Abilene has
been held up by the governor because
the buildings could not be erected for
the amount Of money appropriated Tho
governor refers the matter back 10 the
legislature for action.
The Confederate home shows inmates
to the number Of 1858 aud Governor Say
ers asks that all aid possible be- given
the old soldiers.
The ponitcntiarios come In for q large
share Of the message and a. a whole the
officers are praised for hecilicicnt man
I ncr in which they have discharged their
duties Tho governor snys
Notwithstanding the heavy losses 10
the pcnitentinry system, estimated by
the superintendent at s23s. Pa. 20. aud
occaioncd by the fire ~ Huntsville ON
Feb. i3. 1899. the overflow ofthe Brnzos
river In July Of the same year, the
storm Of September last, and the boil
weevil, there viii bc no necessity for
any appropriations for rs maintenance
beyond those made for the past two
years. and they are recommended.
"Since February, 1880, there has been
expanded for lands, permanent improv.
ments, machinery aud live stock. for
the use Of the system, and which were
necessary 20 is better efficiency, slS3,.
293.Sl. This exceeded the expenditure
for similar purposes during the two
years ending 81, lsgS, by sli7, 5000.
! Forty thousand dollars Of the appro-
priation made by the Legislature were
used in the purchase Of lands, but the
} same has baen restored 10 the treasury,
and is now part Of the general reve.
nue. Of the state"
The number " conyicts ON hand Oct.
3d. 1900, was 400, which was less by
49, than that for Oct. "a. 1898.
p The number Of pardons issued since
, Jan. ~, 1892 Aggregates 1888, and OF
. rcstomtiOns ~ citizenship as.
b The governor recommendst the enlarge.
] mcni Of the house Of correction and re-.
formatory and the purchase Of more
s lands. The number Of boys in that in
/. sttution is lj3
The governor urges that stringent
{ laws be- passed 70 prevent the pmctic,
l Of medicine in the state by others than
; those entitled 10 that distinction.
. He urges just and equitable libe
; law for the act now on the statutes Of
!. Texas.
( Special attention is directed TO th,
1 method ~ taxation and the legislator,