Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-18
UNIVERSITY MEN
MAY MEET HERE
COMMITTEE SPEND ACTIVE
AND RESULTFUL ROUND
UP DAY

With yieg OF discussing tho
feasibility OF grand rally OF alumni
and eX-studeuts OF the University OF
Texas In Amarillo at an early date.
with a banquet as the chief event.
meeting OF local University men was
held Yesterday afternoon In the Of
fees OF Il + Underwood
Those IN attendace we're enthus-
iastIcally IN favor OF calling together
al available university men In this
senatorial district. and belief was
expressed that a date during the cat
tlemens convention would meet with
approval OF outside. students who
might care 20 attend The date sug-
gcsted by the state Alumni Associa-
ton Of the University Of Texas is
March 2. Texas Independence Day.
but as this falls on Sunday. a change
would be- necessiiated
lu order 10 reach all outside Uni
versity men 10 the district. 10 first
determine what their opinion Is rela-
tive 10 the proposed banquet and
gathering OF the clans. and then TO
sci in active motion plans for en-
teriaiumeut and program shaping. a
committee was named. consisting OF
n & Pipiin. Secretary r f. Tn
derwood. T. r Miller. p Dooley
and " Il Greer
Letters will be sent ont over the
district today and tomorrow. with
request for immediate reply. To a
list o' Varsity mene who are located
iu practically every town Of the Pan
handle and South Plains. number
of ayalablcs residing in New Mexico
As soon as the sentiment OF these
outside men is sounded. determine
ton a. 10 the banquet and its date
OF holding will be reached
n g Pipkin. secretary of the
committee and the prime mover M
the meeting OF yesterday. recently
received tho following letter from
President lee OF the Alumni Asso-
citation OF the University Of Texas,
which will make the purposes OF the
proposed gathering in Amarillo clear
to an Interested
Fort Worth. Texas, Feb, L..
Mr. n G. pipkin,
Amarillo. Texas
Dear Sir
At the annual meeting OF the
Alumni Association OF the Cniver-
sity of Texas. al Austin. IN June
lall March End, Texas lndepend-
ence Day. was selected as the appro-
pirate day for all eX-students OF the
University over the State to get to-
gether In their separate localities TO
revive old acquaintance and old as
sociations and to consider what was
the then state OF the University and
what could bee done In its behalf.
II is the hope of the Executive Coun-
ell of the Alumni Association, that
on the 2nd OF March Of this year. We
may have more reunions OF eN-stu-
dents over the State lsuch reunions
take such form as local conditions
may Indicate as most desirablel
.han have ever heretofore been had.
You. as secretary OF your state
Senatorial District. are now called
on to take this matter actively in
charge In your section. and arrange
as far as YOU possibly can TO this
end
There are something like 1909 eN-
students OF the University in the
State
II their interest can be aroused.
the University OF Texas can be made
what It ought to be-. the greatest
educational institution in the ooun-
try
You are earnestly urged to take
the matter up actively with the eX-
students in your District. and to ar
,range for meetings ia very town of
importance. OF such character as VIII
get as many OF the eN-students to-
Icthcr as is possible
A. ~ these meetings the following
live questions now affecting univer-
sity life. are worthy Of considera-
ton
Shall the State through an amend
ment TO the Constitution. provide
reasonable annual taN for the main
tenance OF the University. such as
will make Il independent and put IL
on a sound financial basis.
The governor has In mastery
message short time ago recon-
mended that this be- done. and there
is strong feeling over the State