Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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not think there is a student in College who fails to ad¬ mire his manliness or who is not loyal to his leadership They may not know him well, but they respect and honor him. They realize that the College is making rapid progress under his aggressive administration; they stand ready to cheer every forward step and to push wherever help is needed. Long may the College retain him as its executive head. 10

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and experiment station work, is to disseminate useful information to the people of the State—to bring- aid •directly to the farmer, the stock-raiser, the fruit¬ grower, the bee-keeper, the truck-grower. Bulletins of information are frequently sent out free to a list num¬ bering 16,000 names; short courses in agriculture are •ofifered, to which one may be admitted without entrance examinations; one man is employed who gives his en¬ tire time to the work of lecturing to farmers, and •organizing Farmers’ Institutes, and often parties are sent out to aid in this work. The College must give help to the people or it fails in its high office. During the last eighteen months additions to the teaching force have been made as follows: One man in Experimental Chemistry; an instructor in Veterinary Science; an associate professor in Civil Engineering; an expert in Physics and Electrical Engineering; an associate professor of Animal Husbandry; and assist¬ ant in Entomology, and also instructors in other non- scientific departments. All these improvements and enlargements have been made possible through the largest appropriation ever received by the College at the hands of the Legis¬ lature. This amounts to $266,000 for the two fiscal years beginning September 1, 1903. The State thus shows its confidence in its industrial future, and also recognizes the important function of the Agricultural and Mechanical College in promoting the material prosperity of the people. One other advance made by the College may be mentioned: Secretary Wilson said in a recent news¬ paper interview that the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was the most progressive institution of its character in the United States. He is proving the sincerity of his words by making valuable concessions to the College in the boll-weevil crusade, which call for large appropriations from the National Government to be spent under the immediate direction of the local authorities. The importance of this close and cordial relation with the National Department of Agriculture can not be overrated. It means, practically, that Uncle Sam and his treasury are behind us in whatever work we undertake for the relief or enlightenment of his favorite son, the farmer. President Houston has been no small factor in establishing these friendly relations. To the average student President Houston’s manner and bearing may seem to be lacking in cordi¬ ality and in ready sympathy. He has been called a well-balanced man; and this balance or poise, which is characteristic of his temperament, does not readily lend itself to emotion. Possessing a mind judicial in its bent, he meets all issues squarely on their merits, be the matter however unimportant. The students who have come to know him best uniformly testify to his straightforward candor and to his unfailing sense of fairness. Always easy of approach, ready with words of counsel or sympathy, he does not thrust himself forward, but seems to prefer for the student to seek him. In his public addresses—which are few—he speaks to the point, and quits when he is done. We do

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I UnarJi of limtnrs. President ....... Marion Sansom ......Fort Worth. Vice-President .... F. A. Reichardt .....Houston. Sec’y of Board . . . J. A. Baker ........College Station. K. K. Legett, Abilene. George T. Jester, Corsicana. L. D. Amsler, Hempstead. A. Haidusek, La Grange. W. J. Clay, Austin. A. J. Brown, Dallas. ii