The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-06-18
A. q NJ. COLLEGE AND uNIvER.
sITY pIvoRcEMENT.
Pertinent Reasons Why Resolution "a
Should be Adopted at the Election
on July Path.


TO pass upon six constitutional amend
ments submitted by the Thlrty-fourth
Legislature. Among them Is House
Joint Resolution No. "a. better known
as the Sackett resolution. II concerns
the State institutions for higher edu'
cation. II deserves the support Of all
who stand for the advancement OF the
cause OF education. II Is agreed by
all who are familiar with the subject
that the existing provisions OF the con
stltutlon In regard to these institu'
lions are not satisfactory. The OBJ
ject OF this statement is to point out
the respects wherein the existing pro
visions are unsatisfactory, and the
ways In which the proposed amend
ment will bring about better condi'
lions, The constitutional provisions
affecting the institutions for higher
education are found In article 7. sec
lions 10 to 10. These provisions as
they now stand are unsatisfactory
l. No money can be appropriated
out Of the general revenue for the
erection OF buildings for the unlyer'
slty Of Texas.
In one section Of article 7 provision
is made for the establishment Of a
university "of the first class" in an
other section the use of money out
OF the general revenue for buildings
for the university ia prohibited.
Section n now reads
1.-THE Legislature shall, also. when
deemed practicable, establish and pro
vide for the maintenance OF a college
or branch university for the instruc'
ton Of the colored youths on tho
State to be located by vote d the
people. provided, that no tax shall be
levied and no money appropriated out
OF the general revenue, either for this
purpose or for the establishment and
erection Of the buildings Of the Uni.
yersity Of Texas"
II is passing strange that the In.
hlbitlon against the use Of money out
OF the general revenue should appear
as rider In the section which pro.
vidos for the establishment Of a
school for negroes. The urgent need
OF buildings has been repeatedly
stated by the hoard Of regents In tho
most emphatic terms, The proposed
amendment does not give the uniyer'
sity any buildings It merely empow-
ers the Legislature to appropriate
money Tor that purpose who would
contend that the legislature ought not
to have that power?
.. The relation of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College to the uniyer
sity are not satisfactorily determined
by the present provisions OF The con.
atintlon Nobody knows to a Ger.
tninty what these relations are.
I''hnl'alll. n' a',''oh l'' 'nv 'o,''tp
is O branch Of the university ia IT,
then. lawful Co appropriate money out
OF the seher'' r''enu, TOT pu''u'u.'
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been held that IL o. lawful but at
least one Governor bias held that 10
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grounds surely tnls uncertainty
ouEh' To DO removed
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the constitutional PROVISIONS "7 'n''
now STAND. Ih' heh'h'S TO u' '''u''u
by uhe auop''o" OF 'n' '"I''''
amendment are OF PRIME 'll'po' ''l'''
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uei' support
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