Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-03-03
DIR. A. J. BARTON WRITES.
Tells Of Campaign for Baptist Aeac
emy-Expresses Appreciation to
People ofe6yan.

tcOnccrnlnE my recent WISH ihel' anu
the campaign for the benefit OF Bry'
an Baptist Academy. My visit was
so pleasant and | received so many
gracious courtesles from the citizens
and the campaign was so successful
that | feel | must express my person
al appreciation and say a word con
corning the campaign and the outlook
OF the school
First OF all. let II be said that II Is
not strange thing that the school
has had It's problems and struggles.
Most schools do Some are managed
more wisely than others and have
fewer problems. but II is safe TO say
that all have them In the early days.
This school has had its problems great
Is increased by being launched on too
large a scale with too little financial
prospects. The problems were In
creased by the fact that the school
became top heavy in the number and
expensiveness OF its faculty. But
whatever the past we are not TO think
much OF that in planning for the pres
ent except simply to avoid the mis-
takes OF the past. One OF the finest
things in the recent campaign was the
willingness OF everybody to forget
past mistakes Of whatever kind or by
whomsoever committed and do with a
will the thing now at hand.
Then II was glorious to see how the
citizens OF all kinds and classes were
ready to fall in. The Baptists did
magnificently. At the outset II was
said to them frankly that so far as
the writer was concerned the cam
paign would not be launched and the
citizenship at large would not be APP
preached till the Baptists had done
their full duty. so that others could
be approached without apology. In
response the Baptists took hold in a
most serious and joyful way, giving
over $4,000 before any one else was
asked to help. This accomplished. the
other citizens gave a most sympa-
thetic and earnest hearing and made
a response that gladdened the soul.
Methodists. Presbyterians. Episco-
palians. Disciples. men OF all creeds
and men OF no creeds, for aught !
know. gave joyfully and literally.
They were interested in education and
In Bryan, in whatever would help and
build up Bryan. ans hence they gave.
The banks gave: business men In all
lines gave. individuals Of all classes
gave: native citizens gave: Germans
gave: Bohemians gave These last
two classes are ment. with spe-
cial pleasure Their gel ,us help in
dicates how many OF our 'od friends
of other tongues are rea as good
citizens TO fall into line n every
thing that makes for the upbuilding
of our country. Every one OF the no.
BILE and generous helpers has the deep
and abiding thanks OF the writer. The
victory was won and a glorious vic
tory Il was. II was won. not with.
out labor. nor without much hard la
Dor; but II was won. that is the main
thing AFTER all II as won.
This campaign will enable the writ
er TO recommend TO the education
board Of the Baptist General Conven.
ton OF Texas that the Academy be
received into the correlated system OF
Baptist schools OF Texas Of which Bay.
Tor University is the head This gives
the school a broad UNCONVENTIONAL
base and a secure anchorage. This
Is far the most important thing accom-
plished II will bring confidence in
the permanency and stability OF the
school. One OF the hugest blunders
ever made in school building is to
build around an individual or on a
base that is local and narrow. To
pharaphrase the words OF Tennyson.
Men may come ans men may CO."
but institutions 20 on forever. Per
haps the first great college ever found
ed in America for the education Of
women was Mary Sharp at winches-
ter. Tenn. Certainly II was among
the FIRST and one OF the greatest in
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