El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-16
Dr.. VinS0nASkS
Rotary To
Education Bill
President of University of
Texas Speaks at the
Weekly Luncheon.


Many OF the students Of the Uni
versity OF Texas are being housed in
buildings that would be a disgrace 10
any common school district" DR..
Robert E vinson. President Of that
Institution, declared. Thursday at the
weekly luncheon Of FL Psso Rotary
in making an appeal for that organi-
zation's support Of a constitutional
amendment to be voted upon Novem-
Der that viii enable the school 10
grow as It should
Dr.. vinson, who IS district COVER
nor Of Rotary as wei as head Of the
states leading educational establish
menr, told FL PasO Rotary that there
was no politics in his appeal for sup
port of the amendment, but q straight
way request for the backing OF
proposition vital to the needs and
progress Of this great school II would I
not be coming before Rotary with the
matter if it had any politics in it." he
said
University Ranks High
IF the Amendment lails. you viii
have put before the university . wall I
which &c can not scale Dr. Nlnson 4
said "Our university ranks sixth OF 4
seventh among the great state uni +
versitfes OF the nation and the others e.
won't be ahead long know OF no
state in which a-er demand Tor Z
higher education has been made than 4
in Texas except the state Of Wash .
inEton. And I would rather be pres I
ident Of the University OF Texas than &
Of any business conce n or Of any
other school in the country
I'VE have just escaneu from the
grave as IL were and I want you 10
Q a nj III ar
said to 40 with Lazarus when he arose
from the dead. loose him and let him
gos I want YOU to take the shacl-les
off Of the universitys Feet ana lne
shacks off its campus
blatant Exposition Of Ignorance.
Let your hearts talk to your heads
and let your children's needs talk 10
YOU I -elI you these people who are
always going around knocking the
university behind its back and say
ing mean thin S about j. make me
tired. People who know anything
about 1t don't DO it. Such talk IS only
3 blatant expedition OF ignorance
University Enrolment 1900
ssrF oRtarv knew the needs OF rhel
r-frersitv i know YOU would be as
eager TO provide its needs as you are
10 provide higher salaries Tor your
Yurn teachers right here In lacl- n
providing for the university needs
7ou VIII be providing 1or needs mere
FOR YOU have the school Of mines here
Fith an enrolment this year OF 200
asst year the enrolment was about
10. the school was only planned FOR
bout IS students
The state university this year has
vice the enrolment OF last year,
when we had provided q budget 10
axe care OF an increase Of about 10
lercent- Last year the enrolment J
7as about z0O0. This year the enroll
lent at Austin is 570o.
1T would have impressed you IL {
on could have seen the gathering
-e had in the gymnasium the other Z
az. This gymnasium is 100 feet
luare. A platform just large enough
lr me 10 stand on was provided FOR
le 10 speak from. and we had 20
Irn 1000 students away The Eyn-
asium cost $1,000. Think OF IT, $1,000
II @ gymnasium TO- 4 great state
niTerSl ".
1T is a wonderful sight to look {
Ito the faces OF 1000 young people {
{ this state and TO think of the im-
rint the school IS -nal1ing on their 2
Rotary MeetIns In Scotland.
when we realize whit It means 10
ave these young people coming back n
ito the state 70 build It up we should Z
o. hesitate to provide for their in :
-ruction down there what they =
Dr.. Vinson said he was speaking \
q double capacity. After he spoke =
president Of the university he Z
loke FOR q short time as governor of s
otary for the 18th district He urged 4
tendance Of the district conference
Galveston in February. he also s
iked FL Paso Rotarf 10 prepare for Z,
e great world meeting OF Rotary IN q
dinhurgh. Scotland next year. He 8
= A
rs were planning - charter great r
ler and go over with their wives Z,
Dr. Ninson told FL Paso Rotary TO 4
, on with the Boy 4cvut work they a
Id undertaken a report on which q
as made at the luncheon. DR.. Vinsou e
III be here until Saturday and VIII
eet with the Rotary board Of direc- c
IS at o'clock Friday night at the
leldon hotel.
Rotary Endorses amendment. Il
George LeBaron moved that the G.
ub endorse the constitutional q
nendment giving the university u
ore funds. Edgar Kayser seconded 81
e motion and II carried without dis e.
Rabbi Martin Zielonka opened the W
Getting with a prayer, chiefly de
ted TO an appeal for the recovery y
the president q
7 Frank Terrell, secretary Of the com O
---1H III Sile-l &c OF rotary 8 Roy SCOUT y
oop, reported a mem bersniD in that II
oop Of % now as against is when Il
Is organized James A. Dick, Joseph e.
right and VIII Hepburn said they "
ould see that their sons got into the =
DIX when president VIII Crombie 2
ked for men with sons IS years old -
guarantee their membership. Dave II
'oerts, Fl Paso's first Eagle scout
as guest at the luncheon.
Thomas T.. Gable state game =
arden Of New Mexico. was a ruest =.
Alves Dixon. .
E. C. wade. who recently returned y
ON Y IT. c. A service IN Meso- -
tamia with the British army. was a.
have spoken Thursday. but gave
as 70 DR.. Finson and viii speak
KIT Thursday.
0V. CAMPBELL PARDONS 6