The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-08
BULLETIN ON HIGHER
EDUCATION IN TEXAS

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The Document Shows What Is
! Needed BY Some of the
Institutions.
4 The Educational Campaign Com
mittee of the Hogg Organization,
composed of F. NJ. Bradley, state
Superintendent of public instruction
and executive secretary. Austin,
| Texas; President w B. BizzelI OF
| the college of industrial arts, Dean
| Charles Puryear of the Agrieultur-
al and Mechanical college, Presi-
dent s. E. Mezes of the University
of Texas. President R. B. Cousins
Of the West Texas state normal
college, President S. P. Brooks OF
Baylor University and Lee Clark.
general agent of the conference Tor
education in Texas, has published
4 for free distribution bulletin on
THE State Institution of High
or Education in Texas, Their Past
Services. Future Possibilities and
Present Financial Condition"
The bulletin shows what the PEG
pie may reasonably expect of the
state institutions of higher educa-
ton, what these schools are now
doing, and what they could do UNI
der the more favorable conditions
Of proper financial support; and
discusses the needs of the state
institutions of higher education
Our institutions OF higher eduea-
ton should prepare men and wom-
en- for the most useful citizenship.
for efficiency in various occupa-
lions, industrial and otherwise;
they should apply technical learn
ing to the various resources of is |
mess and philanthropy; they should
contribute to the sum of human
knowledge, offering advantages To
all people of the state throuh lect-
lres and correspondence courses.
To accomplish the needs of the
student body, which exceeds 5000
annually in all departments, and to
erye Texas in the iarest and most
Useful way, the university should
ave a larger teaching force, more
,uildfng better elnls pment and ao-
Iitional courses of instruction. 1t
5 conservatively estimated that an
ncrease Of so per cent in the uni
ersity's income would increase
many times the efficiency OF the
nstitution. extending its penellt9
n Increased numbers OF loyal leA-
ms. L.
Texas needs at the Agriculture.
nd Mechanical college where lhe
~. nber of stude IS has increased
rom 500 to 1926 within the past
i've wears, several new buildings
and additional instructors, in order
that efficiency may be Increased
along chronological lines and that
the institution may perform lts ou-
ty TO the people.
Likewise the college Of industrial
arts and the four state normal
schools should be provided with ad'
ditional buildinge, new departments
more teachers, additional dormi-
tory and laboratory facilities 70
meet present demands.
1t is also shown that the private,
endowed and UNCONVENTIONAL
schools have rendered invaluable
service to the state. and that they
are rightly entitled to adequate
support
The discussion closes with tia-
grams and tables of statistics off
he following fourteen leading
states with respect to their insti- |
utions of hiher education; Texas, |
Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Mich gan,
indiana, California Wisconsin, To-
va, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, |
colorado and North Dakota. Of
hese fourteen states, Texas ranks
bird in population; but in the fin
,ncial support of higher education
he following interesting compari-
ons indicate the rank of Texas |
Total income. 18th; income per in |
labitant, 18th; income per $1,000
property, 18th income per stu
ant, 18th; income from state tax, |
and appropriation, 10th; income
from other sources, includin fees
9Th teachers per 100 students,
18th; value OF buildings. Sth. Our
institutions of higher education
should be made as good as the
best