Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-01
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR
VISITS 4. AND N.
Dr.. Lovett, President Of Rice institute,
at Houston, Spends Afternoon on
campus--interesting Talk,
With President MiIner

College Station, Texas, QoE 1.-Dr.
Edgar Odell Loyett, of Houston, presi-
dent OF the William NJ. Rice Institute
for the Advancement of Literature,
Science and Art, was visitor to the
A. & NJ. College of Texas, Thursday,
spending few hours to see the army
Of young men who are coming to this
institution for a technical education.
DR.. Lovett came unheralded. He
was not exactly incog because he has
friends here, and he wanted to call
on them, but he made no announce
ment OF his coming. and casually
dropped off the train with the crowd
Of incoming students. Without dis
closing his identity to those at the
station he strolled about the campus.
enjoying the scenes incident to the
beginning of the session and listen
ing to the small talk between old stu
dents who were meeting again after
several months of vacation. The sun
was warm, but he cared not for heat,
strolling among the trees, in the park
and about the walks II happened that
the president OF the College. Col. Mil
ner, was on the campus at the time.
He had never met DR.. Lovett and DIR.
Lovet had never met him, but they
met on one OF the grayeled walks of
the campus Ordinarily they would
h We passed each other. except that
President Miner never let's a stranger
pass him without speaking, and he
never lets an acquaintance pass with
out stopping to shake hands with him.
How are you, sir" said the president
of the college. "My name is Miner.
I'm glad to see you
My name Is Lovett.' said the pres
ident OF the institute.
You are not Bob Lovett of the
railroad world, because | know him."
said Col. Miner, 80 you must be the
man who is building that great school
in Houston. and I'm glad to see you"
President Loyett acknowledged the
soft Impeachment and the two presi.
dents had pleasant chat right then
and there on the gravel walk Later
they met in the Office Of the president
of the A. 4 NJ. and talked seriously
of matters that are OF interest to both.
the~one with a big school already
going institution under his control. the
oAhCl NiAh FiOept'lo vi a DlN
school, which Is soon to be going and
which when established will prove to
be one of the most important educa.
tional institutions in the country.
President Lovett congratulated Presi-
dent Miner on the success which
marks the beginning OF the third year
Of his administration OF the affairs
Of the A. & NJ. College. He spoke of
the great increase In the attendance
nt the college, and said that II showed
a remarkable sentiment among the
people of the state in favor of scien-
tific and technical education. II Is be.
cause there Is such a sentiment that
DR.. Lovett believes that the William
NJ. Rice Institute will find favor among
the people of this state, as we'll as
among those OF other sections of the
country.
DR. Miner complimented DR. Low
EFT upon the thorough manner in
which he is seeking to organize his
institution to meet the demands that
permanency will bring Hurried ac-
ccmplishment of temporary affairs can
be brought about" said Colonel Mil.
ner, "but when you are building for
the future, when you are planning for
years and years to come. there must
be care in the planning. II would have
been well had those who wero the
founders OF the A. & NJ. College
looked far into the future. The per.
manency OF this institution Is estab.
lished now. but its permanency ought
to have been considered when years
ago-a third OF century past-the first
foundation for a building was laid
Had this been done We would not be
perplexed with problems which now
confront us. You will not live to see