Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-15

should undertake 10 operate on the
child's head and character?
The South Texas State Teachers
College at Kingsville-your Institu-
tion.
Located in 1917. during the second
]. Z Ferguson administration and
built in the d. A. Ferguson admins
t~ration, with money appropriated by
the Pat Neff administration. IL was
opened June 8. 1925, and il now be-
ginning its third year. During three
summers and two years its record
shows about $500 registrations. The
greatest attendance was reached the
past summer. 1927, which was 56S
students. When we finish our in
complete br1lding, now one third
completed. we can take care Of $50
students.
Physical Properties
The local people gave the state ISL
acres Of land, fifty acres on the cam
pus, and the balance farm land. There
IRE In all seven buildings On the cam
pus with equipment Of all kinds will
probably amount 70 ~S550,000.00.
Organization
Il is . senior college OF first rank
and Is recognized as such By reput-
able institutions throughout the
country. IL offers the standard c0l-
lege courses in English. foreign lar
guages, mathematics, natural scien-
ces, history. and the other social
sciences, business. manual arts. fine
arts. domestic arts, and science. az
riculture, and education. The college
emphasizes understanding as its
major function. but IL welcomes all
earnest students and can meet their
needs.
The faculty consists o. forty or the
best men and women that u money
can employ.
The morals of our student body are
most excellent. The religious stmos-
phere is helpful. The spirit Of work
j. felt everywhere.
Our great commercial organization
in other sections OF the state have
put themselves squareiy behind thu
institutions of their respectative sec
tons. We are begging you TO make
the school al Kingsville your specia
interest and care Look into ii rare
fully, and II you find that il IA not
such D school a. South Texas should
have, then put FOUR shoulder % thu
wheel and give those in charge the
benefit Of your wisdom and strength
in building a really great institution
in and for South Texas. IL its pro
gram should be enlarged. 10 meet th'
increasing needs 0f this section, iii
farms. its fruit, and it, cattle indus
try: then let US 30 enlarge this pro
gram until every man in South Texas
will have q school which meets ths
needs Of his family. You will find b.
examination that every known educa
tonal need Of the people Of Souti
Texas is found in its elemental form
In the curricula OK the school a
Kingsville. We shall need only I,
enlarge what we have "a meet en-.
educational need Of South Texas.
We want you 10 look into the in
stitutioa and embrace il IL fount
worthy-we need your help in making
il known and felt ss q great poweI
in South Texas-we need your hell
before legislation committiees-wI
are the first and only seniorcol legI
on the field, in your territory, and W.
want first place in your heart ane
1 tkA4kAhs
If / have failed to enlist your sym.
patty and interest in this institution
I have wasted your thirty minutes
and have fallen below the opportun-
ity. for the college at Kingsvillt
ought By every token 70 become the
favorite state school for South Texas
Come and see.
The Summer School
One thing more-last summer we
had SOS Of the most earnes young
peolpe that ever blessed d modern
college. The 10th legislature was not
In sympathy with summer school
work and failed and refused TO make
adequate provision for this work.
Texas does no better and more
profitable work than that done III
the summer schools. Why was the
appropriation cut? Dr. Harrington 81
Ine board OF control made this state
rient, "That because most or the SUM
mer students are earning their Cwn
means Of support they should pay
their tuition. Others quoted and
voted that wayl In other words. the
state can furnish a school for the fell
low whose father can nav his expen-