Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-02-11
Especial to The Bryan Eagle.l


The coming of the legislature of TeXa.
to A. & NJ. college is big event, ant
one that means much to the educa
tional interests of the state.
Just at this time the educational in.
terests of Texas are of paramount i'm.
lportance. There is movement, en-
couraged by the inaugural message OF
the governor, to strengthen the public
school system by the establishment of
county high schools. The superintend-
ent of education is endorsing the work.
The needs of the university are being
given attention and that A. & NJ. col
lege needs much to put it on basis
equal to the demands for higher indus
trial education is admitted. Mr.. Col
quit stated before he was elected and
has said since he became governor
that he viii lie as liberal with A. e. NJ
college as the revenues OF the state
will permit. He is friendly to the col
lege and to the betterment of its facil-
tiles. The Conference for Education is
making a strong fight for more equip
ment in the institutions of higher ed
ucation and for larger appropriations.
With such influences at work, and
with the members OF the legislature
themselves satisfied in their own
minds that there must be something
done, the coming at this time of the
legislature of the state to A. & M. col |
lege means something of vast impor- |
lance
1t is the first time that the legisla-
ture has adjourned to attend in a body
an educational institution of the state
located away from the state capital
The college property consists OF 2416
acres of land in Brazos county. There !
Ire large number of buildings on
he property, and the interests are
arge.
The legislative special train arrived G
It II o'clock 1t brought a large .um- a
Ter of visitors. They were met at the s
tation by the college officers, the a
lemhers OF the board of directors, Il
MEMBERS of the alumni association and T
he ladies of the campus The battery Il
artillery Of the cadet corps fired a %
alute of twenty-one guns, A process
ion was formed and the visitors were
lken to the assembly hall under the
'adership Of the student brass band.
'elcoming addresses were made by
lie president of the board of directors,
r. w. A. Trenckmann, of Austin, and
le president Of the college, Col. r. T.
liner, and responses were made by
embers of both the house and
e senate From the assembly
III the visitors were taken to the
ess hall for dinner. Directly after
nner they were taken first to the ii
mt section, where there are 249 tents,
oh occupied by two students. Then
ere was an inspection of the two
rmities and a tour of the depart.
ents At each of the departments
mes Hays Quarles, OF the depart
ent of journalism, made a brief
ltement of the condition in that de.
rtment.
At 4 O'Clock there was dress parade
the visitors by the cadet corps,
pit Andrew Moses directing the mil
ry evolutions.
1t o'clock supper was served for
visitors, the train leaving for the
urn trip at 6 p. m. The visitors were -
ormed that the college has been
ced to adopt the policy of employing \
married men because there are no
re homes on the campus for fam.
S. Employment of unmarried men
lot satisfactory, as there is no as.
ance that an unmarried man will
lain permanently, and constant
nges in the teaching force are not CT
ducive to the best results. Added 81
hat is the further argument that
Re community" will be helpful to
students. III
he chapel has reached its capacity.