Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-06-13
BULLETIN ON HIGHER EDUCATION.
IN TEXAS
For Free Distribution

Committee of the Hogg Organi-
zatlon, composed of +. M. Bradley
State Superintendent of Public
instruction and Executive Sec
rotary, Austin Texas; President
w. B. Bizzell of the College of
Industrial Arts, Dean Charter
Puryear of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, President
S. E. Mezes of the University of
Texas. President r. B. Cousins
of the West Texas State Nor,
NAL College, President S. p
Brooks of Baylor University,
and Lee Clark, General Agent of
the Conference for Education in
Texas, has published for free
distribution a bulletin on The
State Institutions of Higher Ed
ucation in Texas, Their Past
Services, Future Possibilities
and Present Financial Condition
The bulletin shows what the
people may reasonably expect
of the State institutions of high
err education, what these schools
are now doing, and what they
could do under the more favor
able conditions of proper tinan-
cial support; and discusses the
needs of the States institutions
of higher education.
Our institutions of higher ed
ucation should prepare men and
women for the most uesful citi-
zenship, for efficiency in the va
rious occupations, industrial and
otherwise; they should apply
technical learning to the vari-
Gus resources Of business and
philanthropy; they should con-
tricute to the sum of human
knowledge, Offering advantages
to all people Of the State through
extention lectures and CORES
pondence courses.
To accommodate the needs Of
the student body, which exceeds
5000 annually in all departments
and to serve Texas in the larg-
est and most useful way, the
University should have larger
teaching force, more buildings,
better equipment, and additional
courses of instruction. 1t is
conservatiuely estimated that
an increase of so per cent in the
University's income would in
crease many time the efficiency
of the institution, extending its
benefits to increased numbers
of loyal Texans,
Texas needs, at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College,
where the number of students
has increased from 500 to 1926
within the past five years, sever
al new buildings and additional
instructors, in order that effici-
ency may be increased along
chronological lines and that the
institution may perform its duty
to the people.
Likewise the College of Indus
trial Arts and the four State Nor
NAL Schools should be provided
with additional buildings, new
departments, more teachers, ad-
ditional dormitory and labratory
faculties to meet present de-
mands.
1t is also shown that the pri.
vate, endowed and denomina-
tonal schools have rendered in
valuable service to the State,
and that they are rightly en-
titled to adequate support.
The discussion closes with
diagrams and tables Of statistics
of the following fourteen lead
ing States with respect to their
institutions of higher education;
Texas, Illonois, Ohio, Missouri,
Michigan, Indiana, California,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota,
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and
North Dakota. OF these four
teen States, Texas ranks third
in population; but in the hnan-
cial support of higher education
the following interesting com
parison indicate the rank of
Texas; Total income 18th; in
como nor inhabifant Il,h. in
come per 81, 600 property, 18th;
income per student l4th; income
from State tax and appropria-
ton, 10th; income from other
sources, including tuition fees,
9th: teachers per 100 students,
18th; value of buildings, 7th.
Our institutions OF higher edu.
cation should be made a. good
a. the best
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