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Excerpt from The University Record, Vol. 4: December, 1902There is a disposition that is even now manifesting itself in the political utterances of the State campaign now in progress, and that was discernable in the actions of the Twenty-sixth Legisla ture, to discredit the work of this body. The sources of this attack are easily traceable, but they are of no concern to us here. This paper is not intended as an apology for the Railroad Commiss...

Excerpt from Conference Upon the Teacher-Problem in Texas: The University of Texas, Friday and Saturday, April 21 and 22, 1922In the towns and cities of Texas, What is the status of 1. Teachers employed in elementary schools? 2. Teachers employed in high schools?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical ...

Excerpt from The Texas Mathematics Teachers' Bulletin, Vol. 8The University publishes bulletins four times a month, so numbered that the first two digits of the number show the year of issue and the last two the position in the yearly series. (for example, No. 2901 is the first bulletin of the year These bulletins comprise the official publica tions of the University, publications on humanistic and scientific subjects, and bulletins issued fro...

Excerpt from Directory of the University of Texas for the Session of 1908-1909Sororities: Pi Beta Phi, 60, Kappa Kappa Gamma, 60, Chi Omega, 61, Kappa Alpha Theta, 61, Zeta Tau Alpha, 61, Alpha Delta Phi, 61.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology ...

Excerpt from The University of Texas Record, Vol. 3: March, 1901For detailed statement of the courses of instruction offered in the University and for requirements for admission and for graduation, see Exhibit B.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technol...

Excerpt from The University of Texas Record, Vol. 3: June, 1901For the better part of. A century the efforts of the Spanish gov ernment to colonize Texas by Spaniards or Mexicans had failed of practical success. When the young Republic of Mexico, fresh from helds of victorious contest for independence, opened its por tals to foreign emigration of non - Spanish descent, this measure brought to Texas, then a political division of Mexico, emigran...

Excerpt from The University of Texas Record, Vol. 10: No. 2, July 15, 1910We have never taken an inventory of our national resources. We are in the position of a man who, when bequeathed an estate, has gone on spending his money freely, and has never taken the trouble to ask what his capital is. Now, however, we are beginning to realize that the resources mav not be limitless, that we must. Know what we have to depend on, and how long we can. ...

Excerpt from The Experiences of Self-Supporting Students in the University of TexasDallas banker proposed to give to start such a fund for the colleges of Texas, In a private conversation he expressed his belief that he could get one thousand other Texans to join him in this generous offer. The interest on one million dollars could be wisely used by the University of Texas in aiding stu dents of keen mental caliber to obtain a University train...

Excerpt from The Home-Rule Act of TexasThe great significance of the home rule amendment to the Constitution of Texas, adopted by popular vote in November, 1912, and of the enabling act passed in April, 1913, in exeem tion of the amendment is shown by the fact that no less than thirty-nine cities of. Texas have already taken action under this legislation. This represents about seventy-five per cent of the cities over 5000 population in the sta...

Excerpt from The University of Texas Record, Vol. 11: January 22, 1912General News Notes Calendar of the Fall Term at Austin, 197, Three Resignations from the Faculty, 198, Farewell Dinner to Dr. Rall, 199 Public Lectures, 199, Miscellaneous Notes, 200.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forg...

Excerpt from The Texas Mathematics Teachers' Bulletin, 1912, Vol. 21As the drill will not penetrate the granite unless kept to the work hour after hour, so the mind will not penetrate the secrets Of mathematics unless held long and vigorously to the work. As the sun's rays burn only when coneen trated, so the mind achieves mastery in mathematics, and indeed in every branch Of knowledge, only when its pos sessor hurls all his forces upon it. Ma...

Excerpt from The University of Texas Record, Vol. 11: Number 5, March 15, 1913 (With This Number the Record Will Cease to Be Published, See P. 571)In the summer of 1861 he came to Virginia. To visit his friend, Colonel R. E. Rhodes, then in command of the Fifth Alabama regiment of the Confederate army, arriving a few days after the first battle of Manassas or Bull Run and in going over the battle field he saw abundant traces of. The fight, esp...

Excerpt from Bulletin of the University of Texas Number 115, Vol. 9: The University of Texas RecordYoung ladies and gentlemen, this brings me to one of my hob bies, the subject of style in writing: it is little more than the matching of perfectly appropriate words to the ideas to be ex pressed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduc...

Excerpt from The University of Texas Record, Vol. 9: January 1, 1910What might have been the achievement of Mr. Miller if the three score years and ten of the Bible had been allotted to him in' the enjoyment. Of health and his mental faculties?The past gives promise of the future. He was a remarkable man, he excelled where he tried. His efforts were by no means limited to the pursuit of his profession. He strove to upbuild it. He contributed t...

Excerpt from The Texas Mathematics Teachers' Bulletin, Vol. 7: February 8, 1922Everyone but the geologist stresses the importance of the graph as a mathematical instrument to be used to represent the dependence of one quantity on another, or to picture statistical data. As a means of solving problems the graph as a tool is found very useful. Ratio, proportion, and varia tion, closely allied to the formula both in interpretation and as a method...

Excerpt from Ferguson's War on the University of Texas: A Chronological Outline, January 12, 1915, to July 31, 1917, InclusiveTo this attack on his personal integrity Dr. Battle made no public reply, but on September 11, 1915, he made to the Regents a very complete explanation and refutation of the Governor's charges.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.co...

Excerpt from The University of Texas Record, Vol. 9: June 1, 1909In behalf of the students of the University of Texas, it is my pleasure to Speak briefly of the late Judge James B. Clark as the students knew and understood him. The hour of our deepest mourning has passed, and time has softened, in some degree, the grief that overwhelmed us. We can now calmly lay aside our sorrow fer the moment, and bear impartial testimony to the worth of him ...

Excerpt from The Texas Mathematics Teachers' Bulletin, Vol. 3: February 20, 1918In the summer of 1916, during the first four days of the University Summer School, there was held at the University of Texas a Mathematics Tea'chers' Conference. It was rather well advertised in this bulletin and in the literature sent out by the University concerning the session. About thirty teachers came for the conference. They were earnest and enthusiastic and...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...