El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08

I board Of regents. signed report to-
the term 1856 which said that 442
male students in the university earned
part OF their expenses, and that 4Z5
earned all Of their expenses, making
661 male students earning either all
or part of their expenses. This is
over IS percent of the male students
Of the school OF the women students,
so earned part OF their upkeeD and
102 earned all Of it, making 1929 stu
dents in the University of Texas who
earned all or part Of their expenses
during the time that Ferguson said il
was rich mans institution.
Says Figures Are Wrong.
ferguson said that he vetoed the
university appropriation bill on three
grounds, the first two being that it
was not properly managed and the
second that some Of the instructors
should besdismissed- The bill carried
Sl,640,OO0 for the maintenance Of the
university for two years At the rate
Of attendance at that time, this az
gregated about S545 per student Fer
gusOn said the other night that. under
Hobby, the university was costing
a million a year. which was incorrect,
and that the 1900 students now in the
university cost as much in a year as
they cost in two years during his adj
ministration- Ell is wrong in both
figures. Under the present admins
SS09,000 a year for maintenance Of the
university. including the school Of
Mines in FL PasO. and the medical col
lege at Galveston
Stands Up for Vinson-
ferguson said that the university
was headed by a man who was not
capable. either through experience or
education, TO handle the job; that be
was sectarian preacher and as
leader OF a single religious sect. was
not fit 10 head university.
Ferguson said that Dr. Ninson had
preached $50 sermons in six weeks
According TO his line Of argument the
only fit person 10 head O university
would be an atheist. and I leave IL TO
you as 10 what effect such man
would have on the young mind after
four years Of training
@StraW Men" Sign Notes.
ferguson charged that the univer-
slty carried straw men on its rolls
he said IL, but did not prove IL, be-
cause there was not a single man on
the payroll Of the university who was
not actually employed by the univer-
sity- And speaking Of straw men,
what about the $4,000 forced loan
that Ferguson levied on the Temple
state bank and which Ferguson COW
cred by notes signed by straw men
u was afterward brought out that
the Temple state bank had not paid
dividends in two years because Fer
guSon had been riding tt too hard
sslIOb- Turns out Patriotic.
And referring TO the personnel Of
the student body Of the university
whom Ferguson referred TO as mob.
it is a fact that 100 Of those boys are
now in the army and navy, either here
OF over there. Two thousand men
have already been trained for differ
ent branches Of the service at the
University Of Texas and government
mans Include =.f1s y %
$500 men for army training purposes
nc the university at one time, or more
than double what has been accom-
plished in any other state university.
Ferguson attacked the milli0uaires
on the board OF regents, the men who
dug up $4,000 at the request Of Dr.
NInsOn for the remOdeling of the
blind institute for war purposes ].
for one, would rather have such mill
liOnaires on the board Of regents Of
the university than men which VIII
stand hitched-
Ferguson. Never Again.
ferguson viii never be governor
Of Texas again. because the people
VIII not elect him. and because he
could not hold the office If he did.
He was tried and disqualified from
holding that office by the legisla-
ture. whose decision is upheld by the
constitution Of the state Of Texas
The Judgment Of the legislature in
A4Aa AAAALEL ENN4 aa AAAAA VA AAAN
supreme court Of the state on any
matter in its jurisdiction and for
that reason Jim Ferguson can never
again be governor Of Texas"
Appeals For Stamp Fund.
IF America doesn't know her duty
now. God help her. for she viii
never know it," declared Sergt.
Marshall. who brought the meeting
to a close. FL Paso has bought
$500. 600 Of her $4,000 war saving
stamp quota and must buy the re-
mainder in five months"
He concluded by saying. This is
the time for patriotic politics. but
not for political patriotism. The lat
ter is one Of the cheapest things in
the country"
Women Well Represented.
The women voters we're Wen rep
resented on the platform and were
distinctly in the majority. They were
Mesdames W. 3. Bull Ballard Cold
well. Il. F. Thomson. 3. J.. Jen-
Sins. J. NJ Crawford. F. 3. Elliott.
William J. Moran. j. T. Williams. W.
vs.. Turney. j. Livingston Ely, w. g.
Roe. G. II. Clements, r. L. Peach and
Miss Katrina kennehau- The men
were j. Mack Crawford. T. b Elliott,
W. J. Moran. J. Livingston Ely. Pey-
ton F. Edwards. W. O.. Roe. T. L.
Peach. r. l. Nichols. Victor C. Moore.