El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-08
CD To FIGHT
FOR TEXAS j.
Ell Paso's Delegates to the
Meeting at Austin Go
Backed by Rotary Club.

sional men can help to do it. the
University of Texas will open next
fall with a full corps of teachers and
with funds 10 maintain the institu-
ton. in spite of Gov. James E. Fergu-
sons veto OF the university appropria-
ton bill. \ delegation composed Of
John NJ Wyatt, president of the cham
/ Der Of commerce, Victor Moore. Vol
ney N. Brown, W. ". Turney and U.
S. Goen left Thursday night for AUS
tin to attend meeting of the alumni
OF the college. The purpose OF this
meeting is to devise means for main
tanning the university despite the gov
| ernor's veto action.
! Friends of the Institution as well
as graduates VIII attend this mass
| meeting No stone will be left IN
/ turned, said Mr.. Wyatt before his de-
parture, TO bring about a settlement
OF the difficulty caused by the gov
ernor's action A resolution of the
I FL Paso Rotary club denouncing the
governors course was carried by the
I FL PasO representatives.
Kelly Refuses To Talk.
In spite of the fact that Gov Fergu-
son did not veto the $4,000 apprO-
priatiOn for the School of Mines at
FL Paso, friends and graduates here
of the university are indignant be-
cause of the veto. c. i. Kelly. who
returned recently from a meeting Of
the regents. refused to make any COM
ment on the action of the governor
or that Of the regents. Another meet
ing of the board of regents is sched-
uled for the 18th Of June.
Advices from Austin Friday indi-
Gated that Dallas might be chosen
instead Of the state capital as the
meeting place for the men Who are
trying 10 find a way out of the tangle,
regardless of the governors action
Nearly every town and city OF the
state is sending representatives, TO
this meeting.
Rotary Clubs Protest.
John VI. Wyatt carried the Fl
Paso Rotarv clubs resolution con-
demning the action OF Gov. Ferguson
in vetOing the appropriation e.
A Martin. DR.. R. l. Ramey and c. W.
Groom met Thursday afternoon and
drafted the resolution, as instructed
by the club at its meeting Thursday
at noon The resolution. addressed to
the board Of regents. Texas Uni
versity. follows;
Al regular meeting Of the Ell
Paso Rotary club. on Thursday,
June Z. 1917, at which there was
an attendance of more than 100 . /
members, representative business
and professional men of FL PasO.
the following resolution was
vote:
whereas. the governor of the
state of Texas has seen fit TO veto
the appropriation for the Uni
versty of Texas, and has, in a
manner i'll befitting the digni-
fled office to which he was elect
ed by the people OF Texas at
tempted, in our opinion, to inject
politics into one of the most sa-
cred institutions of the state. and.
Whereas. il is our firm belief
that the school system. the bull
wark Of our nation. should in all
instances be free from every tinge
of politics and political influence.
or control therefore
Unwarranfed, UncalIed For
Be 1t resolved that the FL Paso
Rotary club denounces as unfair
unWarranted and uncalled for. the I
action OF Gov. James E Ferguson
in Yetoing the appropriation for
the school,. also mis- attempt to
dictate the policies Of the regents
Of the University, and we hereby
express our hearty approval Of
the regents who refused to be die
tsted TO By the governor and, who
performed their duty as they saw
it; further. that we commend the
attitude of the officers Of the
university who refused TO resign
their positions at the demand OF
the governor. and we place our
selves upon record as of the be-
lief that II is time the institutions
of learning of this state were re-
moved even further from the in
fluences of politics and time for
the men of Texas to rise and stand
between the boys and girls of this
state and all such political at
tacks as have recently been made
upon the Texas university by our
governor, and We hereby call upon
all the people of Texas. whatever
their political sentiments or
friendships may be, to rally TO
the side of justice and right and
give their aid to the university
in its present distress into which
il has been dragged by an act that
should have been far beneath the
dignity of a man elected to the
highest office within the gift of
the people of Texas