Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-01
PEOPLES SONS
HOPE Of STATE
Best Raw Material from
which fashion Men, says
College President

College Station, Tex. April 30.
At a meeting recently OF all the OF.
ficers OF the School OF Agriculture OF
the Agricultural end Mechanical Col-
iege OF Texas there was formed an
organization to be known as the
Conference for the Advancement OF
the school Of Agriculture OF the Ag-
Iiculiural aud Mechanical College OF
Texas" At the first conference Y.
4. Miner, president OF the college,
made an address on the Relation
That This School Bears to the Peo-
pie. lie said:
The relation that this school
bears TO the people Ii simple. II IL
the relation In the fullest sense OF
The debtor to the creditor. The peo-
pie give II all II hath, and they have
right 10 expect In return the larg-
est possible good That the cDliga-
ton Is a solemn and b!adirg one Is
obvious 10 every rejecting mind. II
should az all times enlist IN the most
earnest manner the best thought and
talents OF all those In any way en-.
trusted with the payment of the debt
What is the debt What docs Il
imply Let those who can measure
the value of human intellect train
ed and developed in n manner that
viii elevate II TO rs highest degree
OF usefulness answer these Qles,ions
The people have built the irftlu-
ton and are maintaining II by annual
contributions made through the ma
chinery OF government aud the peo-
Piles sons are the raw material out NJ
which are 90 be manufactured men IN
the various callings of life will de
sermine tho value OF the Investment
But as all the people contribute to the
investment and n very small per cent
receive instruction. how are the mas
SEES 10 be benefited and thus come In
possession OF their share OF the divi-
bends which they have n right 10 ex-
pect from the investment II IL the
business OF this institution as il Is OF
every institution of higher learning,
to furnish teachers In every depart
ment OF industrial and professional
lie. and the benefits accruing 10 the
great mass OF our people By the az.
plication OF principles promulgated
by its leaders will far exceed the cost
TO the state. The history OF edu-
cation shows that knowledge like wa
ter, viii not run dp hill. and that no
people ever had or ever can have a
good system OF common schools with
out colleges and universities from
which 10 draw teachers. So we must
ever .ook 10 the higher Institutions
tor those who will constitute the real
iaotCrs In working out tho problems
ihat encompass the great body of the
people. and 10 fit and q lalify those
who are to become active In the va.
rious walks OF life.
Just here | would like 10 empha-
size ;he fret obligation CT the peo-
0le's debtor or course II IL under.
stood that the officers and instruc-
iors az the college constitute the le-
sitimlte debtor. They are entrusted
stth the funds and property OF the
college. and q them Is committed the
whole scheme Of Intellectual, moral
anh physical development Of the
lounC men who are beneliciaries OF
the institution Tney can. with pro-
dirious energy and with a deep sense
% responsibility. work out the best
system OF instruction. and with a un-
ion Of ohle-t and purpose see every
Improvement ir thr reach OF science
and human ingenuity lf any course
~ study needs 10 be revised. moth
m. should stand IN the way of q
lhance Agricultural education Is SO
modern that the elementery branches
are not vet established and the teach
er II any branch of the sUhicct who
would get into rut would not be
worthy u The least consideration at
college hike this.
Thomas IIuNlcy's Views.
Thomas Henry Huxley. IN his able
address az tho formal opening OF
Johns Hopkins University in 1907,
among other things said The uni
versiiy can ada no new departments
81 knowledge. can offer no new fields
o. mental activity These are the