El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-04

college education is but the stamp
Of one man upon another.
I'VE have a good faculty at the
University Of Texas. as a whole. but
net the best in the United States We
can't establish faculty Of the first
class under the policies which have
directed the university for the past
IS years. To build a faculty of the
first class. we must give its members
opportunity to do good work and rec
ignition OF this work. and adequate
money compensation for such work.
Best Men Arc Paid Well.
Today the University of Texas is
largely a training school for other
universities. because We won't pay
enough 70 keep our best men. In the
two years 7 have been president OF
the university We have had to give
up some Of our brightest faculty
members to other schools. because
they paid more. I'd go myself, under
the same circumstances.
You've read, no doubt of the per
cent salary raise for members Of the
faculty which has been recommended
to the board of regents. 1 recon-
mended this increase. because hope
10 build a university Of the first class
Wants Standard Raised.
The second necessity for the uni
versity of the first class is an ade-
ouate course Of study. I don't want
courses, but do want to see the pres
ent courses raised TO their proper
standard We do not have as high
q standard as Harvard or Yale. be-
cause we are a part Of the school sys-
tenn of the state
IF we had so high a standard as
these schools, there would be an in
terval OF four years Of study between
the high school graduate and the first
year OF college-and then we wouldn't
have a university of the people.
Has Dream OF Greater Personality.
las the standards of the university
are raised, so will the standards OF
the school system Of the state be
raised for advancement in education
al systems comes largely from those
who have had the advantages Of
higher education
versitv with a personality Of its own
"a personality common to Texas II
won't be the Harvard or the Prince
ton of the south, but it viii be a uni
versity Of Texas.
Needs Better Buildings.
The third necessity for a univer-
sity OF the first class is adequate
We can't accomplish the
ideal things we desire in the ''shacks"
we now possess. A university OF the
first class can't be maintained on 30
acres of ground; 400 is more like what
We need.
when these three things are ac-
ccmplished. we viii not have TO con-
Germ ourselves about the number of
students-that will take care of it
self. When We accomplish these three
things. we won't be able to keep stu
dents away-4000 or 5000 students is
not beyond the possibilities OF the in
stitution-
Puts 1t Up to FL PasOanE.
The men and women in this room
can start fire which never viii die
but in this state If they care to do so.
These things are not yet the plans
Of the board Of regents It takes
more than a recommendation from me
10 make these plans an actual accom-
plishment. The board has had these
recommendation presented TO it /
twice. I don't believe the regents
themselves are ready for these plans
vet But I told them that I'd come |
back next year and the year after and /
with the same recommen- 1
iations until action was taken re-
yarding them
We must quit trying to build a /
OF the first class on shoe
string"
Dr.. Vinson dwelt at some length l
.pon the war work which the uni
-ersity had accomplished
Says VinsOn @Bear Fighter
Mr. Burgess characterized Dr. Vim 4
ION as the champion bear fighter"
# the world. when our former gov
.rnor started fight with DR.. Vinson
le displayed judgment as bad as his
character was shown to be by testi-