Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-26
THAT AGRICULTURAL. AND
MECHANICAL COLLEGE.

The Randall County News.
commenting adversely upon an
editorial which appeared IN these
columns some days ago. seems TO
be somewhat in the dark Is 10
the attitude OF The amarillo
News with reference TO the con.
struciion OF an Agricultural and
Mechanical College in West
Texas and a. 10 our opposition to
centcring the efforts al the pco-
pie ,oi the Panhandle upon gain
ing an extension 90 the agricul-
tural department, OF the Normal
az Canyon
Let Us state once again that We
believe il is the first duty oi the
people OF the Panhandle TO bring
about an appropriation Of cdc-
quaic funds by the legislature To
establish wcll-cquippcd. indie
pendent agricultural and mcchan-
zeal college in some good town in
Nest Texas. We doub, whether.
because OF it, northern location.
such school could bc located III
Amarillo We think tina, there
are scores OF better towns To re-
ceivr !; than Abilene. We see no
rcason why Plainyiew. or l.ub-
beck. or Sweetwa,cr. or a hos, OF
other cities IN the South Plains
country should no, be selected A.
the site, serving a. they would.
both the north and the south
plains country and that country
which must be taken care OF we'll
south of the Cap Rock The
proposition l. too big Tor cat.
and dog fight over a location. The
future OF the farmers oi all this
vast territory depends upon the
placing OF a school in this section
that can be reached by them al.
Ne would oppose Abileuc a, the
site under any conditions Tor rea-.
sons known to all who remember
the history OF the last attemp; TO
Locate an Agricultural aud Me
chanical College in this SECTION Of
the state Aside from that. We
view the location proposition
with an open mind.
General conditions. a, to soil
and climate. IN the South Plains
country. are the same a. in the
North Plains. II j. ridiculous 90
intimate that a school situated in
some good South Plains town
would not serve the people OF our
own section.
We do not favor the lauuchIne
of J determined ciiort 10 secure
an extention OF the agricultural
department vi the present Nor
nal at Canyon. because We be-
heve that by 81 doing the one
best excuse would be given mem.
bers OF the legislature iron
other sections OF Texas TO defeat
any Wcs, TcXa, Agricultural and
Mechanical College bill tina,
might be IN future be- presented.
And we still contend that such an
extension would. after all. be but
a "makeshiit' as compared with
the SOFT OF school West Tcxa, ha,
a right 10 demand
The News would he state Ia adj.
vance IT, arguments Tor Wcs,
Texas Agricultural and Mechan.
zeal College II. by 80 doing. wc
believed that. by even the great
est stretch 81 the imagination
one could charge that We ,ough,
e. hamper the CANYON Normal
We are. on the other hand q
strong ADVOCATE oi the Normal 4
q rormal. aud a plank IN IN, STATE
DcmOcrailG platform calls upon
che Legislature 10 be gcncrou, il.
is support OF every established
educational institution. The IN.
turc prosperity Of the Normal 4,
CANYON is a. sincerely desired bv
The Amarillo Daily New, a, b,
the Randall COUNTY News. and W,
NAV state in the same connection
thu Ne are equally a. proud Of the
record II achievement. Il that
Institution.
Bur we feel that those who love
the Northwest Texas Normal
should also love Ncrthwes;
Texas. itscli. and should center
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