Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-02-12
PLANS UNDER WAY FOR
UNIVERSITY BANQUET
Invitations viii Ne sent Ia EN-Slu-
dents and tlumni to attend
Amarillo Rally.

Plans for the annual banquet o..
eN-studcnts and alumni OF Che JuI
yersity of Texas. 10 be- held % Anna
rillo on the night OF March .. lf-
already underway. various commit
tees having been appointed 90 lola
after advance details.
The initial Panhandle banquet ua,
held last yoar. Hut short time 500
allowed for perfection of plans bu'
the rally VAS pronounced success
The banquet this year gives promise
Of double attendance aud increased
interest. Additional alumni and "N
students have been located iu tIs
district. and an effort VII. be mluC
To reach these at once with invita-
ti0ns.
The purpose OF these district ban
uuets ~ outlined IN the following
letter. received by Amarillo alumni
from Charles X. Lee OF Fort Nurfi
stnte president of the Alumui Assoc
citation OF the University of Icyis
About two years ago The Alumni,
Association OF the University JlOp
ted a resolution looking lo having
meetings and hanQuets of tho oN.stu-
dents all over the state ON March a.
independence Day, each year FOR th"
purpose of course. of bringing 100 cN.
students together. reueWiug uulyrr-
sity ties and arousing university
interest
II this program can be carried out
actively all over the state, Z VI' mo-.
doubtcdly result In great benefit tu
the university.
Unfortunately. IN the past there
has been lack of association and
cohesion among the cX-siUleuis OF
the University The luiycr't. un.l
This spirit. u is SUFFERING .Or tN.
lack of o. The Alcaldo hds certain
~ been success In arou..Ur inter
yst in the university anon. 'h. ga.
students. but cnthusiagti, meeting
ON March .. an over the state uIll
certainly further the good work. chat
tine Alcalde has done.
Those who are listed below m..
been selected by me after 81 Dun'Dr
encc with q number of other WuiN,.
sity men. to take charge of tHo mat
ter of arranging for the uuuua. bau-
quct la their respective sections
The following suggestion occur
10 me for tho consideration 0i th'
eN-studcnts. iu connection with mi.
annual banquet
T. That the price per plate shoul'
not exceed one dollar. t1n-idorIul
that the primary purpof of thi.
movement is To get as many cN-iUd
ents together as possible. and con
, sidering the fact that soWe OF th'
eX-studeuts do not think that they
can eat more than a dollars worth
/ / think u rs better 10 have the Or,u
| ion advertised as dollar banquet
The University of Texas Is essen
TALLY democratic institution, U,
occasions that are strictly uniyorsit.
affairs had perhaps better be hand
led on basis that appeal TO th.
/ greatest number.
=. Among those t;kit5 5to,a,
/ I think should be included the bus
bands and wives OF ne students. Nhc
Their they ever attended the uniycr
/ sity or not. and that the Invitation
should be- particularly extended %
children of cN-studerts old enough b
enjoy and appreciate du occasion %
| this kind
g. ! think II would De well q
have strong representation of lU
/ Importance of the ct.-tudont- keep
ing mp their interest Zoo the luiErr
sity. aud that IN thi- connection o
should be- pointed ou' that the u'
/ ycrsity has never received that 5000
port from the state that the founder
of this state contemplated or tIH
The importance OF the tate demand.
aud that % Is porhap largely lu
to tho Indifference 0' the oN-.iUd
euts that such support uas not b,c
had