Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-20

On July 70 the voters Of Texas will be given
opportunity TO accept or reject the proposed
amendment to Sections 40 and 81 Article
of the Constitution. which will authorize enact
ment Of a law whereby the University OF Texas
may issue bonds for the erection OF buildings and
purchase Of grounds. the interest and sinking fund
to be paid entirely from the income OF the per
manent University endowment
In this way. advocates OF the amendment as
sert the needed buildings and grounds at the IN
iversity may be erected and acquired without one
cent OF extra cost to the taxpayers OF Texas.
The News believes that this amendment should
be adopted that consequent enactment OF law
providing for more liberal maintenance OF the
University will prove long. forward step in the
interest Of higher education IN lexas and that
it is the duty of forward looking. progressive
minded citizens to accord this measure their hear
ty support The remarkable growth and expan-
SION Of the University OF Texas demands more
generous maintenance. With such. the nstitu
ton may be made within decade. what its ioun-
ders intended it should become. one Of the great
est universities in the southwest.
There are at present five one-story, wooden
box house buildings on the campus OF the Un
versity which the regents were compelled to erect
to accommodate the increased number OF students
This is a direct result OF the niggardly policy pur
sued by State legislatures in the past. and II allow
ed to continue. will prove standing reflection upon
the citizenship of Texas
The amendments adoption would not effect
the University alone. he Agricultural and Me
chanical College. College OF Industrial Arts and
the four State Normals would benefit well. And
the amendment provisions also make possible
erection OF better buildings. at the state peniten
tiaries protection and market for farm products
and construction OF better roads throughout the
state.
a fuller idea of what the amendment means
may be gained from statement made 10y the Con
ference for Education in Texas;
II would permit the Legislature to enact law
providing for the issuance OF bonds TO erect nee
essary buildings now urgently needed at the In
iversity OF Texas and the Agricultural and Me
ohanioal College.
More than 5000 students are enrolled each
year in these two institutions. Additional buildings
are imperativey demanded. and Texas cannot
afford longer to delay their construction. he
State Constitution at present prohibits appropra
tons for University buildings and many lawyers
one Governor among them. have held that this
prohibition applies to a. and NJ College build
ngs.
II would give the Legislature power to provide
Tor immediate needs OF the College OF Industrial
Arts and the four Normal Schools OF Texas by IS
suance of bonds for erection OF permanent TIRE
proof buildings More than $500 young men and
young women attend these institutions each year
returning TO their communities as home makers and
as teachers OF our children. The construction OF
buildings by this method distributes the payment
over several years for those deriving the benefits
employing approved business principles now used
IN erecting courthouses schoolhouses. and all 9th
er public buildings The Agricultural and Me
chanical College buildings could also be provided
under this clause at the discretion of the Legisa
ture. Neither These Two Nor Any Other Pro-
visions Affect the Constitutional Relations OF the
Agricultural and Mechanical College and the I'm
iversty.
i would empower the Legislature to authorize,