Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-20
A GREAT MASS MEETING.
Some Earnest Talks Made Accusing
Great Interest In the Texas wo-
mans College.

One OF the most important meetings
that has been held in Bryan In many
a day and one that perhaps means as
much for Bryan, was the mass meeting
held at the First Baptist church Sun
day afternoon.
The meeting was In the interest oil
the Texas womans College or the
Bryan Baptist Academy as II Will be
called from the close Of this session.
The meeting was presided over by
DIR. Weaver. pastor Of the church. Az
ter stating the object Of the meeting.
DR.. Hayle was called for, who respond.
ed with some very pointed remarks
ON the Importance and necessities OF
educational institutions. laying great
stress ON Christian education. He
made the fact very plain that the
church and city and community at
large could not afford to let the school
70 down even II they had TO sweat
blood IN maintaining IT, DIR. Hayle
having had great deal to do with
educational institutions spoke almost
entirely from experience and his re-
marks made marked impression on
his hearers.
Mr.. A. w. Buchanan. president OF
the board of trustees was the nexs
speaker who treated the subject more
from a business standpoint. He show
cd the necessity OF the school from
the fact that there Is not Protest
ant school for girls from Waco on the
northwest TO Orange on the southeast.
In going over the history OF the school
he pointed TO the fact that the citizens
OF this city had given TO this school,
all told. less than ten thousand dollars.
while the little city of San Marcos less
than half the size OF Bryan. had given
$4,000 TO It's school. and was going
to give more. He asked them how
much money the people oi Bryan
would give before they would lei Al
len Academy be moved. He said that
they would be foolish to let Il go AT
any price, when Il brought TO the town
each year In the neighborhood OF
$50. 900. lie also said II the news were
10 come from Austin that a law had
been passed to move the A. and NJ.
College to another section OF the state
that Bryan would go into mourning
and well she might He used those
two schools as Illustrations TO show
what Bryan is tossing every year by
not maintaining and working for the
building up OF the T. w. c. He said
II the people Of this town had stood
together that there would have been
three or four large buildings all paid
for. while we now only have one aud
Il In debt: besides we would have 800
girls there instead OF the small band
that We now have and that three hun.
dred girls In school In Bryan would
bring at least 100000 here annually.
He also showed how Bryans trade ter
ritory was being cut on and curtall-
ed every year thereby making the
school an absolute necessity. He made
a strong appeal TO the people to stand
together and quit their foolish faction
nj business fighting and made the as
serfion that II all the people OF the
town had stood together for the last
ten years that Bryan would today be
a city OF 10000 inhabitants. A trolley
line would have been built TO the A.
and NJ. College and every man. wo-
man and child in Bryan and Brazos
would have been better on than
they are.
Or. Charlton next spoke. II VIII be
that DIR. Charlton is to re-
ire from the presidency OF the school
n the end of this session and his re-
marks for the good Of the institution
showed the great Christian spirit OF
ne man. He told Of the efficiency OF
ne work OF the school. making the as
erticn that there Is not another school
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