Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-11
BOARD MEETING
AND BARBECUE
DIRECTORS OF KINGSvILLE COL
LEGE HOLD CONFERENCE
Interesting Event at Kingsville Con-
cludes With Barbecue-College
Grounds Show Effects of Much
Well Directed Work.

Special Report for The Herald.
The board of directors for the
Texas Mexican Institute met at
Kingsville Tuesday evening, May z.
| OF he twelve members OF the board,
ten were present. The West Texas
Presbytery met in conjunction with
the directors
DR.. ]. W. Skinner. the president.
made full report of the work done
and moneys disbursed since January.
The board ordered the building to
continue; in addition 20 the barn
completed and presidents residence
now in course of erection, the first
school building will be begun In
June. the farm superintendent
home and three cottages for the
hands and also a small, well equipped
hospital will be erected this year.
Ends With a Barbecue.
The board ordered DR.. Skinner to
visit. Hampden, Sydney, Tuskeegee.
Albuquerque and San Luis Potosi and
Nuevo Laredo. Mexico, to see the
practical workings of the industrial
idea
AS 'all work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy" the directors, after
their strenuous meeting, decided to
combine business with pleasure on
Wednesday, and visit the grounds on
a tour Of inspection, enjoying a bar
becue dinner at noon.
Mr.. Flato of Kingsville sent his
man out TO the grounds Tuesday aft
ernoOn with a wagon load OF good
things, among them a calf and a kid
which he spent the night barbecuing.
The feast was spread in the large
new barn. What matters ii If the
barbecued meat was served in
brand new wash tub. the lemonade
and coffee drunk from tin cups, the
crust OF the lemon pie rolled with
fruit jar in lieu of a rolling pin
The appetites We're equal 10 the
occasion and a jollier set of grey and
bald-headed boys CD could not be
found anywhere.
If Methodist minister suggests
yellow legged chickens. after this oc-
casion Presbyterian minister viii
suggest barbecued meat. Young
Richard Kleberg called attention O
his fathers plate and wlttily re
marked:
If workman is Judged by his
chips, then surely my dad will make
a good carpenter."
There were other good "workmen"
present also. Altogether il was
most joyful occasion and will be part
Of the early history Of the institu-
tion
There were twenty-five present al
the barbecue. Among them were the
directors, reporter, Mr. Breeding.
the photographer; Mr. mad Mrs.
Rogers and Mr.. Robert Kleburg and
son of Kingsville, Mr.. and Mrs. I.eh-
man, Of Ricardo; Mr.. Bunday o.
Minnesota; Mrs. J. W. Skinner. Of
Brownsville; j. B. Skinner and
daughter of Hutchinson, Kansas.
The work al the Industrial col
lege i progressing steadily. One
hundred of the seven hundred acres
given by Mrs. King have been
cleared; corn, cotton, cane and
sorghum are planted. The depart
ment at Washington sent bunch of
ornamental trees and shrubs, all OF
which are growing, also the lilies
and cannas sent from Brownsville
are flourishing.
This work seems 20 be interesting
q great many people. and generous
donations are coming in. JOSIAH
Turner OF Santa Maria has promised
4 COW to add TO the herd
No work in Texas could be more
important TO the state than the In
dustrial education of the boys who
are parr OF the $50, 600 Mexican