Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-19
FORMAL Presentation MADE
Mr.. Dickinson's Letter to President
Milner--ln Addition to Gift of Sta
ton Mr.. Dickinson Endows
Chair in Telegraphy.


complete. and the instruments ar,
now ready for communication with tn,
outside world.
With the completion of this install
lation, and the deed of gift which ac
companies it, A. & NJ, college come!
in possession of the most complete
wireless station owned by any college
CT university in the country. 1t wa;
presented by J. B. Dickinson, presi
dent and manager OF the Texas Fisca
Agency of San Antonio, who is pro
noting the Texas Wireless Telegraph
& Telephone Company Not only doe:
he give the equipment complete, but
he tenders the board of directors OF
the college suitable endowment SO
as to establish class in the study OF
wireless. Mr.. Dickinson's letter to
Col. R. T. Miner, president of the col,
lege, conveying the station says:
1T affords me great pleasure to pre-.
sent to the great state OF Texas for
the exclusive use of your splendid in
stitution wireless telegraph station
fully equipped and ready for opera.
ton. You will confer a favor upon
the donor by accepting this small gift
which is destined to become an impor-
tant factor in the education Of our
young men of Texas in one of the
latest and probably the greatest of all
inventions.
81 present the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College with this wireless
station with view to encouraging the
son to see the service inaugurated.
The station has been placed upon the
roof of Leggett Hall, a new dormitory
that is now under construction, which
was named FOR Judge X. X Legett,
formerly president of the board of d.
rectors of the college, and who served
eight years in that capacity.
The wireless station at the college
will have a wide range and communi-
cation will be possible with Houston,
Austin, Galveston, Waco, San Antonio
and other cities. The company which
Mr.. Dickinson represents has a num-
Der of commercial stations in opera
ton. Mr.. Dickinson said
MY opinion is that within ten years
wireless will be as commonplace as
the wires of today and the time may
come when a wire line across the
country will be considered curiosity.
The history of wireless. has been one
of rapid development, but being OF
such technical character the aver
age reader knows little about it. The
\. & NJ. college should be soon in
close touch with the University of
Texas by wireless, as we expect to
locate a station there"
The endowment of a chair in wire
less, which is proposed now by Mr..
Dickinson, will at once open a field
for students in that science. It will
enable the college to teach that branch
OF telegraphy and will open POSSIBLE
tiles for young men in the state. Mr..
Dickinson said further;
I'VE are not altogether unselfsh in
this gift We want to develop young
men who will become factors in the
great development Of the wireless, and
as people must be taught new things,
we want to provide the opportunity |
FOR them, and We have selected A. &
VI college because we believe in the
institution
Mr., Dickinson was first attracted to !
lie college when.h he made a visit here
md addressed the corps of cadets on
Wireless and It's Importance to HUI,
nanity"
The new wireless station will be
lnder the control of the department of
electrical engineering; F. C. Bolton,
professor in charge, and ]. f. Lear, as
istant professor.
The tower stands 124 feet above the
oof of Legett Hall.