Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-03

the day of its glory and strength. But
It was built mainly around the person
ality OF one man, DR.. z. c. Graves.
The base was not broad enough' the
anchorage was not secure. As with
advancing years. ~aned the strength
Of the great man who founded the
school. so waned the strength Of
the school Itself That. too, at time
when IL ought TO have increased with
every passing moment had the plan
OF organization been wise. All over
the Southland there are Ammnae of
Mary Sharp College. among the most
cultured and useful men Of the land.
There is pathos in the fact that they
nov have no Alma Mater. This could
not have been II their Alma Mater
had had anchorage in a great repre-
sentative body. In this transitory
world we ought TO be wise in our in
vestments OF time and money for the
good OF humanity. and one OF the best
of all investments Is that made In an
institution OF learning properly found
ed One OF the most insecure and
foolish investments that We can make
Is an investment made in an educa-
tional institution that is built around
an individual or that Is purely local.
One other thing must be said. The
fact that the Bryan Baptist Academy
is to be received into the Correlated
System Of Baptist schools OF Texas
and Is to have its anchorage in the
Baptist General Convention OF Texas
does not mean that all at once barrels
Of money will be poured out upon H.
The citizens who so generously helped
will all bear witness that did not
ask them 10 contribute on the condi.
ton that promise them immunity
for the future. ! never do things that
way. OF course. the citizens Of Bry
an will have TO contribute In the IN
ture TO this good cause as 10 others.
The demands and opportunities for
such service and labor viii never grow
less. We would not wish them 70.
We want to be doing good TO the very
limit OF our strength all the time. We
would not be much account In this
world II we were not. The education
board Is n money.raising and money
distributing agency for the Baptist
schools OF Texas under it's fostering
care. II has not one dollar Of funds
on hand II has absolutely no accu.
INFLATED assets. II has no prospect
OF any except as the Baptist people OF
Texas may respond In heart and
purse to the needs OF their schools as
we present them. We gladly help
whenever and wherever We can. but
II will always be true that the citizens
in each respective community where a
school is located will have to do large
things for the institution. This Is Just
as II ought TO be. The city where the
school is located gets all the material
benefit that is derived from the school
In view OF this every citizen in Bryan
can see good business reasons why
he should support school located
there and can add this TO the benevo-
lent reasons for making his gifts.
Every dollar that is contributed from
the Baptists OF Texas at large is
pure benevolence. In addition 10 such
financial help as Il may be able TO give
the education board can greatly help
in an advisory way at many times and
in many things concerning the life
and work OF the schools which Il fos-
tiers. In this case. for example. many
of the mistaken OF the past could have
been wholly avoided by wise counsel
and cooperation.
am anxious that no false hopes
shall be aroused to be disappointed.
On the other hand I am anxious that
all. both the Baptists and all others.
shall understand that a really great
thing has been done and that the fu-
ture is glowing with promise. The