The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13

other series Of resolutions which forcShad.
owed the girls industrial college, Of which
l became the recognized champion They
were In substance as follows;
Resolved, That in the enactment ~
laws for the government Of our people and
tiuctions should he made on account Of sex
and that the same facilities. opportunities
and encouragement should be given Ga tho
female as 70 tho male portion Of our citizen
'Rcsolved, That any Industrial system
which discuminates against the woman.
hood cf Texas is unjust aud ought 10 be
Resolved. That m industrial college or
colleges should be established by the State
for the training ~ our girls for the prSc-
teal duties of life to the end that they
independent
Three days thereafter J introduced the
girls industrial college hill, which bore my
name from that tine until It's final passage
in the closing days of the Twenty Seycnth
legislature, although ! was not member
of that body. II was laughed at AT urSt,
but after a most interesting ana persistent
fight It passed the lower house on the
9Th day N April. 1893, by a majority OF
twenty-five II failed Of hual passage 10
the senate through the influence Of hllbus-
then organized state COMMITTEES. com
posed OF thtrty-two members, including the
chairman charged with the agitation OF
the question OF industrial education among
the people and incidentally To force the
passage Of the bill TO establish an indus
trial college for girls.
l Travelled over many sections of the
state and made speeches in advocacy of
lhe reform at my own personal expense
ana besides that | wrote many letters to
prominent educators and political leaders
urging that demand should be lncorpo-
rated In the State democratic platform at
Waco for the passage or the bill and the
establishment of such an institution We
succeeded, ana the twenty seventh legiS-
l9ture established an Industrial school FOR
girls
tloheu IN connection with the sOVernorShip
nl texas ana quite number OF the lead
Hls papers OF the StNto approved the suS
Besuon. Many OF these, however, have
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