The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-13
BIG CAMPAIGN !
FOR EDUCATION
Texas Booming States lnstltu-
lions Of Learning.
FUND OF $4,000 RAISED.

me ro99 OF9aHtzatioU Atms 10 ooHu
TO the Legislature Only Men Who
Are Known to Be Friendly to the
Cause Of Education.
Texas is engaged In a gigantic ami
unique campaign to boost the state ed
vocational institutions and popularize
education. There are a state UNIVERSE
ty, a state agricultural snd mechan-
ical college, a state college OF indus
trial arts and three state normal col
leges. and tuition in all these Is free.
The theory OF the new publicity cam
paign is that not enough people In the
state know about these institutions.
The official name of the enterprise
Is "The Organization For the Enlarge
ment and Extension by the State of
the University Plan OF Education In
Texas" That name is a very large
mouthful, too large, In fact. Another
and shorter name, "The Hogg Organi-
z%ation," is commonly used. This name
comes from the leader OF the move
ment, VIII g. Hogg, son Of the late
Governor Hogg. He is a successful
business nan In Houston and a gradu-
ate of the state university.
$4,000 Subscribed.
AT the annual meeting of the alum
nj association last year Mr.. Hogg
sprang this scheme for advertising the
university. He did not solicit money.
Practically all he asked was that the
graduates indorse his scheme. He
said he would look after the money
raising part of 1t and that 1t would
take $4,000 a year for Eve years.
This was In June, 1911. He said he
would guarantee to get the money
$4,000, pledged by the following No
vember. When November came around
he had obtained subscriptions Of $780,
800 a year for FIVE years, and by Nov.
70 they had increased to $4,000, max
Ing more than $4,000 for the five
years.
Thus established on O firm basis
financially, the organization was per-
fected and the work entered mon. II
has been going several months now.
and already a change In the attitude
OF the people of the state toward their
institutions has become manifest. The
program is really a very large one
larger than simply to advertise
the institutions. 1t contemplates also
the Improvement OF the institutions,
keeping them thoroughly in line with
educational progress In America and
Europe and adequately presenting
their needs to the legislatures, upon
whose bounty expansion is dependent.
Program of Work.
The program OF work Is divided into
two lines OF activities-frst, an inves-
tgation of higher educational institu-
lions: second, an educational campaign
acquainting the people with the pres
ent condition of these institutions and
with the enlargement and extension
of their service that would be bene- +
fetal to the state" A research secre- 4
tary was employed to conduct the
work Of investigation. A committee 4
of lawyers (all graduates Of the State
university will deal with the constitu- |
tional and legal status Of the institu-
tons.
The other side of the work Is con- !
cerned with publicity Of the various
Observation-Disclosures about the re-
quirements for admission, the facili- |
ties. opportunities offered, work done
school and municipal suffrage. In !
Scotland single women and widows |
have municipal and county suffrage.
In the Isle of Mar ome possess |
full parliamentary suffrage. In France
they may vote for judges of the tIibu- |
nal of m Denmark ONE
can vote for all officers except men,
bers Of parliament. In Belgium they
vote for members of city councils. In
Bosnia women taxpayers have the
parliamentary vote. In Laibach, Aus
tria, they have municipal suffrage. In
Baroda, India, women have municipal
suffrage. In Burma they have munic-
ipal suffrage. In the kingdom Of Wurt-
temberg they have a slight form Of sur
frage.
The new republic OF China has
granted the suffrage to women on the
same terms as men, and Il Is said that |
the Chinese parliament will have at |
least one woman member.
Capitals New Fad.
A new fad. that Of carrying alpen- |
has been begun in Washington
by Miss Alice Gates Houtell and Henry !
Boutelle, her father, American minis |
ter to Switzerland. Among those who |
have followed suit in the carrying Of
the stick are Miss Katherine Elkins,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and Mrs |
Meyer. wife OF the secretary of the
navy.