Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-18
a STRONG LETTER IN FAVOR or
oivoRcEmENT.


Mr.. Henry NJ. Rollins.
Gulfport. Mississippi.
Dear Mr. Rollins: Referring to
your letter o. May 18th. and your tel
egram Of the 18th. and my reply
thereto. | have plead guilty to tardi-
ness in replying to your letter. due
to having just moved into a new
home. In addition to official duties.
As stated In my reply to your tele-
gram OF May 18th believe the best
interests OF higher general and tech
meal education In Texas win result
from complete separation OF the
University and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College. The State Is
young. and both OF these institutions
are but In the real beginning OF their
usefulness. Also. the State Is large.
and the educational fields to be COW
cred by these institutions have scar.
cely been cleared and opened for de-
velopment. For a very short time a
single institution. combining the use
full work OF both, might make more
impressive showing. but for the ulti'
mate good Of the State do not be-
lieve Il. As one OF the early bene-
ficiaries of the State. through the op.
portunities offered by the University
for a more advanced education than
would otherwise have been possible,
| have watched the progress OF this
Institution with interest and pride. As
professor In the Agricultural and
Mechanical College have watched i,s
progress with equal pride and inter
est. belong to both institutions. but
belong also to.the State. or. rather
TO the State first. and Afterwards to
each and every institution which
makes for the upbullding OF the State
The Influence OF both the University
aud the College has already made
itself felt. and will do so more and
more as time passes. Even now both
institutions are on satisfactorily
firm basis as far as their inflence for
good extends. their youthfulness con
sidered. but both have possibilities
for usefulness not yet possible Of
comprehension. even by those who
have spent the better part OF theft
| lives working for the desired end.
From personal association and con
nection with six different institutions
OF higher education am convinced
that a university or college may lose
more than II gains by becoming yer,
large. The item OF duplication is no
/ material, because. for the proper
training or students about the sam'
amount Of equipment. and the SAINT
number OF instructors. will be needed
whether the instruction be given al
at one place or In two or more, Thu
item OF cost OF transportation OF stu
dents to and from the institution
may easily. In a State the size OF Tex
as. overbalance By far the cost OF In
stalling and equipping additional In
stitutIons OF higher education. 70
many years yetto come one State Tn
Iversity may suffice but I believe tina
additional Agricultural and Mechar
ical Colleges should be established Il
order. especially. that the agricul-
tural and allied training may be mad
TO AZ conditions existing In differen
portions OF our State. which contain
such varied interests and conditions
Tor training In engineering. and Il
allied Industrial lines. the localizatiol
gof institutions Is not 50 importan
but for economy Of transportation O
students the same arguments wi
= hold.
do not think you need fear tn