The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-05
The A. and M. Presidency.
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To the Editor of The Post.
Amphion, Texas, April why ali this elsmor AID
succession to the presidency of the Agricultural and N
zeal college? Is the institution suffering becaus. hs
not been elected to the lamented prssd
| l." L. Foster? Are there so many we'll qualified %
out OF job that the board of directors must hum
make an easy - sitting down place for one Of h,nl
critics of the board that elected Governor Ross and
ter seem simply to regard the position as "eOniy
berth and then, without lifting the pen, proceed u
ish their own argument by pleading for the eeccnp
tlnguished educator, who should be man with rrps|
and with physical constitution sufficient to endrT
cope with the requirements of the poston) sneatl
that the loard will not be affected by this tontom
elamor and that they will go and do their duty u
boards have done, politics or no politics,
When the late lamented Foster elected prsitsa
was howl went up from the outs" that il was n
unta that had put him in and that his election Es
ltieal reward Even admitting that this might Be ~
shadowing truth, il turned ont to be good politics
proved to be the very for the place, and tie sF
were senced. Now again, these same fellows lnssj
litcsl buccaneers). who don't care snap for the Aa
and Mechanical college, in pecks Of trouble icf
the directors are going to make political dmpps
OF the presidency The thing is all right II they On
nut all wrong if they can't, and especially DO ng
dread the election of Governor Sayers. AS lar y mn
IS concerned, there is necessity Of being m oup
hlling the vacancy for the college is getting On
Whitook and being patron OF the institution ~
VISITED it since the acting presidents nouma'nV
somewhat qualified TO speak and right here ie' y.
It would be no bad thing he continued IN tnf
1t is not known to me whether or not 1o'sna
ever intimated to any one that he desired or Hou-
the place, but supposing that such thing ~ III
should occur, who would have the folly to qusst0h
oty or his qualification? Should not man VIC ~, =
admirably the gubernatoral office of this siea' ~.
has done be capable of filling place that Is ~. N
Portable berth :" Should man be elected go'.,usA
not capable of filling the position in question: ~
hand there numbers of men who would mas ~ =.
ege presidents who not very well hted ioi ~ ",
ship These people who worried WIN y.
that the board might be holding the place IN 80
some politician Comfortable berth may resi- -. "a
should the present governor be placed there ,r
considered snecure and that the governor ; ss
fall very gracefully on Jim" Browning Ever S
eNas is interested in the prosperity OF the - .
Mechanical college. The board is CONSTITUTED y
patriotic citizens and they be trusted 60
man. Feeling keener interest in the insttulVa,
OF being patron, jealous of its prosperity anu -. IA
long time been close personal friend OF ~ IN,
president of course, it appears to me that % * ~
hard to fill, but the board be trusted w. I'D
writer has suggestions to make), and II y
will not be handicapped in their action by ", K, n
as everything is getting along smoothly wv. SOD
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