El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-20

need Of better educational facilities FOR
the rural districts OF Texas.
Everybody Must share.
Everybody must have an education
in Texas, whether he or she IS able
to buv it or not. When the destiny
no time to talk about the technical
proposition of taxation without repre-
sentation.
"one Of the ways that this idea can
be put into practical operation is to
appropriate $250,0O0 for the support Of
100 rural high schools Said money
to be given $500 to each school To-
Gated in towns Of not over 1000 in
habitants and conditioned that said
district raise by taxation, bond issue
or otherwise a like sum OF $500 or
more.
Recommends Free Text Books.
Il would recommend the passage Of
an act authorizing trustees of dis
trict, whose taxpayers do vote, to fur
nish to the children of the school free
text books
Il would recommend a reasonable
compulsory education law. This law
can be so drawn as not to interfere
with the necessary liberty of the child
and at the same time make certain
at least an elementary education to
every child in TEXAS.
The agricultural and mechanical
college and the state university seem
now TO be the subject of much discus
sion and concern to those interested
in higher education in Texas. The
magnitude Of legislation affecting
these two institutions ought not to be
underestimated.
1T is apparent to any fair minded
person that Texas is today suffering
more from a want of under education
OF the many than 1t is from a want OF
over education Of the few.
when we consider the 10000 chill
dren in Texas y no never get chance
TO go to school and against this put
the fact that the Texas legislature IS
today being asked to appropriate over
1925 per student for the benefit Of
those fortunate enough and able to
go to the A. and NJ college and the
university, you can begin to see that
there is a real danger of somebody go
ing hog wild about higher education;
Let US avoid any legislation that would
permit the establishment of a law
school at the a. and NJ. college or the
establishment of a veterinary school az
the university.
Suggests a Plan.
= shall take the liberty to suggest
q plan that viii in my opinion at least
improve conditions / am not edded
TO my plan and I invite most careful
scrutiny OF its merits. 1t may not
please anybody. I have had an awful
time trying to please myself.
Il recommend that a proper bill be
drawn and passed putting the n and
NJ college and the university under
one central board of control to consist
of six members, three Of which number
shall have had each seven years actual
experience as a farmer or stock raiser
and ten years residence in Texas.
Members of said board to hold their
office for six years, with the exception
that Of those first named whose terms
shall be two. four and six years. TO
be determined by lot and two mem
bers to be elected every two years
thereafter.
NO member Of said board shall re-
side in Galveston, travis or Brazos
counties. and shall receive no compen-
sation for his or her services, other
than his or her travelling expenses.
II would fix by statute the perma-
nenJ location in Brazos county, Texas
as an agricultural and mechanical col
r-.. Of the first class, and provide that
such institutions have a president with
Iuu power TO control at the viii and
pleasure OF said board of control
II would further provide that if said
central board OF control should at a
subsequent time establish another A
and NJ college as a part of the uni
versity system Of Texas, that same be
located at some point north of a line
running across Texas due east and
west Of the city Of Waco, in McLennan