Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-05
EXTENSION PLANS Of
A. & M. DISCUSSED
Or. Bizzell Declared All Asked Of
Legislature Was Necessary for
institution and No Excess.

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institution and No Excess.
San Antonio, Tex. Jan. 5.-Plans
for extending the usefulness of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
College Station, to the adult citizen.
ship OF the State were discussed In.
formally at a meeting of the board
of directors of that institution at the
Gunter Hotel Monday. Activities OF
the college extension service under
the liberal appropriations OF the
Smith.Lever act were reviewed b.
the board and the members expressed
satisfaction with the program for or.
ganization OF diyersincation and mar.
keting associations which Is being
carried on under the direction OF
Clarence Ousley head OF the service
The meeting Monday was called
principally for consideration Of a leg.
islatlye program. which will include
the appropriations for the college for
the next two fiscal years. beginning
September /. The bulge: for the year
1886 asks for S76S.5iO. Of which
S355,O0O Is for new buildings and per.
manent Improvements. For the sec.
ond year SS1L75O will be asked, $685..
OOO OF that amount TO be expended for
permanent improvements.
Dr. W. b. Bizzell, preslden; OF the
college. pointed out that practically
all OF the permanent improvements
asked for were granted by the Thirty
third Legislature, but vetoed by the
Governor.
Asking Only for Necessary Things.
we are asking only for those
things which are imperative" said
Preslden, Bizzell IN presenting his
budget to the board for IT'S approval
Due 20 the present financial siren.
gency II would be unwise for MS TO
ask the Legislature Tor q single dol.
lar that is not needed imperatively.
The permanent improvements include
new auditorium. hospital veteri-
nary science building, agricultural
building and mechanical englneerlns
building"
Thai the college Is enjoying the
best year Of IT'S history was the con.
sensus OF opinion OF the board mem.
bers. The enrolment, according TO
President Bizzelrs report. is now 600.
and when the second term begins.
February /. the attendance probably
will reach the 1000 mark. Students
are doing good work and the affairs
Of the college are in splendid shape.
For the frs; time in years the college
is free OF deficiencies.
At the meeting Monday il was de-
cided that Bryan banks, which are the
repositories for college funds, will be
required to pay interest on daily bal
ances. The college deposits amour.
to an enormous sum-" said Director
L. J. Hart of this CITY, in submitting
the report OF the banking committee.
"and the banks receiving the benefits
of these deposits should be required
to pay interest on the daily balances"
Board Meeting Well Attended.
The meeting Of the directors was
well attended. Present were: Colonel
E. b. Gushing Of Houston. president
OF the board Of directors; f. II. Astiu
OF Bryan; Walton Poteet, formerly
newspaper man Of this city, now Of
Waco; Judge John L. Guion OF Bal.
linger, r. l.. Bennett OF Paris and l..
j. Hart of this ci;y. Or. w. b. BIZ.
cell president of the college, and Ike
Ashburp secretary OF the board, also
We're present
In discussing the relations of the
State University and the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, DR.. Bizzell
said that enforcement OF the two in.
stitutions was essential The intense
rivalry supposed TO exist between the
governing bodies and faculties of
these two institutions is more imagin.
AIRY than real, DR. Bizzell thinks. He
made a plea for adequate support of
the university, Agricultural and Me.
chanical College and all State insti.
tutions of learning.
The board adjourned Monday after
adopting resolutions expressing their
thanks to Director Hart for courtesies
extended by the Gunter Hotel.