Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-26
The STATE AGRICULTURAL
AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE.

lature Governor Lanham did not
have a great deal to say about the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, PROBABLY not as much as 1t
deserves, but what he did say was
good. In his reference to the college
the Governor said:
THE Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College is an institution OF great
practical utility and has been stead
lily advancing in efficiency. 1t is
believed to be one of the best of its
kind in comparison with those OF
like purport in other States. Its
graduates are in great demand and
have no difficulty in securing en-
ployment in the various pursuits
for which their training has quail
fed them. Its present facilities
are insufficient for its increasing
necessities. Its conservation, pro-
per equipment and further upbuild-
ing should receive the favorable
consideration of the Legislature"
II is true, as the Governor says,
that the college is IAN institution
of great practical utility" 1t has
demonstrated this all along. Its
helpfulness to the farmers of the
State since its existence is practic-
ally innstimable, yet only the foun-
dation for its usefulness may be
said to have been laid. The de-
velopment of the resources OF Texas
agriculturally have, comparatively
speaking, only begun, and as time
passes the usefulness and helpful
ness of the college and experiment
stations is felt with increasing
strength. The prejudices that at
first existed in some quarters
against il have long since been dis.
sipated. This was done by the eff
fective work of the institution.
Now every farmer, stockman and
orchardist recognizes its great
value, and is not slow to call upon
it when wanting advice or assist
ance in any line of his 80 :.
The Governor further says: 1T
is believed to be one Of the best OF
its kind, in comparison with those
of like purposes in other States
1t Is not only believed to be. II
is. And yet Texas spends only one
dollar in its support where some OF
the other States spend many dol.
lars. Still, Texas is less developed
and is more essentially an agricul-
tural State than any Of those hav-
ing such colleges. The only dit
ference is that the Legislators Of
some of the other States have been
made to see more clearly the great
profit to be gained to their States
by the appropriation of money to
the cause Of their agricultural col
lege and experiment stations, and
have not been slack in doing all
possible in promoting their effect
iveness and upbuilding.
cts graduates are in great de-
mand and have no difficulty in Sc
curing employment in the various
pursuits for which their training
has qualified them" says the Gov
ernor. Yes, but that is not the
best feature of their training. 1t
qualities them TO conduct farms of
their own intelligently, as we'll as
business concerns, which il more
desirable than depending on em-
ployment by others, although, OF
course, il is very gratifying thing
to know that ones services are in
demand should it be necessary for
him to seek employment.
Then the Governor gets down
to the point at which the Legisla-
ture should give most attention.
He says: cts facilities are INSULT.
cient for its increased necessities.
Its conservation, proper equipment
and further upbuilding should re-
ceive the favorable consideration
of the Legislature" Every word
of this is true and the most liberal
treatment possible by that body
should be accorded il. Let il be
remembered that at the present
session of the school the boys from
over the state who want to do