Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-28

iW. II WNllHIJ
PLEMONS. Texas. june % pur.
Ing the recent session Of the state
Legislature me subicct OF dismant-
ling the Agricultural and Mechan,-
cal COLLEGE ~ College station was
discussed pro and con 10 the capital
city. and since then there has been
added controversy over the proposed
amendment 90 tho state constitution
10 b. voted ou soon which the adyo-
Gates of tho s and VI consiruo aa %
weapon 10 combine lho various cor.
related educational institutions and
situate them li Austin
President Molcs OF tho State INT
scrsity 40 Austin recently ventilated
The matter and proved fhc assertion
made by tho a and VI supporters
that the amendment if passed would
work grave hardship on thc tax pay
crs. 10 boz absolutely rroundlcss
President Nrlcs b. q puhllr.spiritod
gentleman. iaracoinr in scope 0f the
educational Iutcro o. of The state
and understands through hts keen
perception iusi what should be 60.
sorted 10 boz order 10 maintain the
integrity OF our great public insiitu.
tions Of learning ana provide for The
phenomcually increasing matrcula-
iion from year 10 year The disscn.
lion which has been aroused over The
proposed amendment ~ the constitu.
ton is pucrilc effort upon the part
Of promoters Of Bryan and the B1l
os bottoms and of alumni al troasur.
ed memories They see Boo enabling
act means whereby the correlation
Of our schools may ho moro apple
able by amalaamation Of the 9rloIs
Institutions at Austin II IS rnil.
Austin that tho1 fight instead OF the
State luIycrWiys tendency 90 be-
monopolistlo of educational buildings.
The Brazos bottoms offer uuefccl-
led opportunities 10 the tyro agrical
turists The \ and VI seems rom
all appearances 10 ho centrally l'cat-
ed and accessible To the major part of
thc state population hut there are
rouuteraclinR disadvantage IN con.
ucrtIon with the location which
seem ~ proMso removal of the main
body of students of agriculture from
that institution The llralos bottoms
.arc a. best uuhoalthul The lands
are subject 10 overflow. The school
il practically isolated from other
state Institutions The school should
be more closely correlated 'lth tno
other departments of our educational
system Aud just nov agitation has
been begun for the removal of the de-
partm'nts at Bryan go Austin his
aster Boo the form of cuuflagrltions
and Boo utter lack OF discipline and in
mutinics has been time and agaiu
repeated. proving beyond q shadow
.of doubt that the uporyislon hy
the board has been futile aud pusll
luminous hy reason of the apparent
segregation of the institution from
the main department lt Austin Be
yond doubt the various reflections
AZ that school duriug the past few
years has had ,cry serious effect
upon the patronage thar h would
Lave obtained had conditions been
more normal
The University 40 Austin rs the
most splendid institution iu the
state u has MANY louarmouts that
are intended 20 provide practical and
complete instruction Boz tho yar,us
crafts There b. mo- good reason va,
the agricultural and mechanical de-.
partmeuts of this school should b.,
marooned FAR down Boz the Brazof
bottoms away from tho refining in.
fluencos of lifo and Bon mo- relation
with the main departments Austin
Is healthiul city. centrally located.
surrounded hy tcry fertile country
whose yield of cotton hy the acre d.
iot surpa sch by ans other county Pcs
rbc agricultural department might
be- removed fo Au.tir and tho super
ision which would then bc Jointly
over n With the other departments
would BE- moro practical and bencd.
ial. The students of 400 the various
departments would then Boo Goo rold.
ton and the board of supervision
r3nld more accurately and precisely
transact their vigilance over them
As science OF agriculture advances by
sweeps and makes tho cali back to
he farm more appealing and per.
suasive the africuliural department
Of our Institution viii demand prob.
ably more additional structures than
any Of the other departmental cour
-. II would be- feasible under such
cxigency 10 construct tho second az
ricuitural school al Austin. allowing
the college station plant 10 cater for
the enrolment OF the Braz - bottoms
aud other Contiguous territories.
The State OF Texas IL the greatest
state IN the Union More than this u
must IN time have an institution oN
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