> D. of B* UL 6 .19 5 r AT a meeting held in Austin on October 27, 1911, the Initial Committee con- sidered a report of the subscriptions to the endowment fund of the organization. It was found that there were 443 separate sub- scriptions aggregating $29,800 a year for five }^ears. The stipulated minimum of $25,000 a year for five years having been secured, and exceeded, calls were ordered to be issued to the subscribers for the payment of the first annual installment, according to their contracts, on or before November 10. 1911. By-Laws were adopted, as provided by the Constitution of the organization. A Finance Committee was appointed, con- sisting of Mr. S. E. Mezes, Mr. E. B. Parker, and Mr. Will C. Hogg. Suitable persons were chosen to complete the membership of the Standing Committee. Announcements of these appointments will be made after acceptance of the high respon- sibilities by the appointees. The Finance Committee appointed Mr. Arthur Lefevre as the organization's Secre- tary for Eesearch, subject to the conditions provided in the By-Laws. Mr. Will C. Hogg was appointed Executive Secretary pro tempore, pending the arrival and qualification of a suitable person to whom an appointment to that position has been tendered. The Constitution and By-Laws were sub- mitted to, and received the approval and endorsement of the Board of Eegents of the University of Texas at a called meeting held on October 28, 1911. The Constitution and By-Laws of the or- ganization, and the list of subscribers with the letter of transmissal, are hereto appended. Becipients of this announcement are in- vited to communicate to the appropriate sec- retaries of the organization all suggestions or criticisms that might be helpful to the great enterprise which is to be prosecuted henceforth with constant zeal and diligence to the fulfillment of its far-reaching pur- poses. ORGANIZATION FOR THE ENLARGE- MENT AND EXTENSION BY THE STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY PLAN OF HIGHER EDUCA- TION IN TEXAS ORIGIN" AND CONSTITUTION At the regular annual meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Texas, at Austin, Texas, on June 12, 1911. the following resolution was unanimously adopted : "Resolved, That the President of the Univer- sity of Texas, Dr. S. E. Mezes, and the President of the Alumni Association, Mr. E. B. Parker, and such another gentleman as those two may select, be and are hereby appointed a committee of three to formulate and adopt for this Associa- tion by-laws or rules denning the purpose of the organization of the permanent standing committee, and such by-laws and regulations adopted by the sub-committee of three herein authorized are hereby adopted and made a part of this resolution as if read and carefully con- sidered at this meeting. Be it further "Resolved, That a committee composed of the President of the University of Texas, the pres- ent President of the Alumni Association, the President of the Board of Regents of the Uni- versity of Texas, are hereby instructed to pro- ceed, in their own way, to the selection of a permanent stading committee of nine of ways and means for the enlargement and extension of the University plan, and that the first meeting of said committee, if possible, be convened in the city of Austin on the first Saturday in October, 1911. Be it further "Resolved, That the President of the Univer- sity of Texas, the present President of the Alumni Association of Texas, and the President of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas be requested to select and authorize som; suitable individual who will undertake, without any remuneration or expense, to provide a fund of not less than $25,000 per year nor more than $50,000 per year during the period of five years, payable in advance, in five equal annual install- ments of not less than $25,000 per year nor more than $50,000 per year, on the first day of November, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1915." In pursuance of the act of organization and constitution, the President of the Uni- versity and the President of the Alumni Association selected the Chairman of the Board of Regents to be the third member of the Initial Committee of three to formu- late and adopt By-Laws for the regulation of the permanent organization. BY-LAWS 1. The name of this undertaking shall be: Organization for the Enlargement and Extension by the State of the University Plan of Higher Education in Texas. 2. The objects of the organization are: (a) To stimulate thought and arouse aspira- tion for higher education in Texas. (b) To secure the best thought and counsel of competent persons engaged in educational work throughout the United States and Europe. (c) To investigate and to advise the people of Texas Avhat the scope of the higher educa- tional institutions should be, and what method and adequate means of maintenance should, be provided. This will be accomplished by the ap- plication of modern business and scientific meth- ods of investigation and determination. (d) To elaborate and present a program, thoroughgoing and modern in its details, re- sponsive to the various activities of a great commonwealth. 3. Standing Committee. — The Standing Com- mittee provided in the constituting resolution shall be composed of the Chairman of the Board of Regents, ex officio; the President of the Uni- versity, ex officio; the present President of the Alumni Association of the University of Texas, and six additional persons to be selected by them, at least four of whom should preferably be alumni of the University. Members of the Standing Committee shall serve for a period of ten years. Vacancies shall be filled by the re- maining members of the committee. 4. Advisory Committee. — An Advisory Com- mittee of eight persons shall be elected by the Standing Committee to serve for a period of five years, and shall be composed, preferably, of two alumni of the University, one banker not an alumnus, one railroad man not an alumnus, one other man of affairs not an alumnus, and three graduates of other universities resident in Texas. Vacancies shall be filled by the majority of a joint meeting of the Standing and Advisory Committees. 5. Corresponding Committee. — A Correspond- ing Committee of not fewer than five and not more than ten non-resident former Texans of national standing shall be selected by a majority of a joint meeting of the Standing and Advisory Committees. 6. Each of the aforesaid committees shall elect a chairman and shall appoint such sub- committees as may be deemed expedient. Each committee shall meet at the call of its chairman, and the chairman shall issue a call upon his own motion or upon the written request of a quorum. 7. Five members shall constitute a quorum of the Standing Committee; four members shall constitute a quorum of the Advisory Committee; three members, acting either in assembly or by joint signature, shall constitute a quorum of the Corresponding Committee; and four members of the Standing Committee with three members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quo- rum for a joint meeting of the said committees. An annual joint meeting of the Standing Com- mittee and the Advisory Committee shall be held on the day after Thanksgiving of each year. 8. Two members of the Standing Committee and one member of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed by their respective committees as the Finance Committee of the organization; pro- vided, that the Initial Committee of three shall appoint the first Finance Committee, to have full powers pro tempore, but to be subject to con- firmation by the first joint meeting of the Stand- ing and Advisory Committees. 9. The Secretary or Secretaries of the organi- zation shall be elected by the Standing and Ad- visory Committees acting in joint meeting; pro- vided, that the Finance Committee may appoint the Secretary at any time when that office is vacant, or engage a Secretary or Secretaries, sub- ject to confirmation by the next ensuing joint meeting of the Standing and Advisory Com- mittees. 10. The funds at the disposal of this organi- zation shall be expended upon appropriations made by the Standing and Advisory Committees in joint session, provided that the Finance Com- mittee may make appropriation for these com- mittees in emergencies subject to their con- firmation. 11. Such matured plan or proposals affect- ing the University of Texas as may result from the deliberations and counsels of the committees shall be submitted for criticism to the Faculty Council of the University, and then referred to the Board of Regents of the University for amendment, rejection, or approval, before sub- mission to the people of Texas. 12. These by-laws may be amended by a ma- jority of any joint meeting of the Standing and Advisory Committees. 13. The Alumni Association of the University of Texas, at any regular meeting, may remove any member or members of any committee of this organization and elect a substitute or sub- stitutes. (Signed) Claeence Ousley, Chairman Board of Regents of University. S. E. Mezes, President Universitv of Texas. E. B. Paekee, President Alumni Association of University of Texas. ADDENDUM— NO VEMBEB, 20, 1911. The Standing Committee has been duly con- stituted and will meet at Austin on December 1, 1911. Its members are Clarence Ousley, S. E. Mezes, E. B. Paekee, W. H. Btjeges, El Paso, T. W. Geegoey, Austin, John W. Hopkins, Galveston, F. C. Peoctoe, Beaumont, Geo. A. Robeetson, Dallas, M. Sansom, Fort Worth. SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR FIVE YEARS' MAINTENANCE Houston, Texas, Oct. 28, 1911. Mr. Clarence Ousley, Chairman of Board of Regents, University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Mr. 8. E. Mezes, President of Uni- versity of Texas, Austin, Texas; Mr. Ed- win B. ParTcer, President of University Alumni Association, Houston, Texas. Gentlemen: By resolutions of the Alumni Association of the University of Texas, passed June 12 at Austin, you were nominated, ex-officio, to select six other per- sons to serve with you for a period of ten years as a Standing Committee of ways and means of an organization looking to enlarge- ment and extension by the State of the Uni- versity plan of higher education in Texas, and you were asked to select some individual who would undertake, without remuneration or expense to the fund, to secure a fund of not less than $25,000 per year, nor more than $50,000 per year, subscribed in ad- vance. I was appointed by you to direct the work of raising the designated amount, and on behalf of the subscription committee I take pleasure in making the following report : The leading daily papers of Texas have been very cordial indeed in their support of this movement. . The Fort Worth Eecord, Fort Worth Star- Telegram, and the Houston Chronicle, aside from editorial endorsement of the work, sub- scribed $250 each per year for a period of five years, and the Dallas and Galveston News, Houston Post, San Antonio Light, San Antonio Express, Beaumont Enterprise, and Austin Statesman were of indispensable service to your committee. The subscriptions were made upon a con- tract, that unless subscriptions aggregating at least $25,000 per year for five years should be made on or before November 1 all subscriptions lapse, and that in the event of insanity, insolvency, or death or dissolu- tion of a subscriber, liability for unpaid installments of a subscription should be avoided. Here is a list of the subscribers, arranged by towns: AUSTIN FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR R. H. Baker George W. Littlefield A. S. Burleson S. E. Mezes Gregory, Batts & Brooks E. M. Scarbrough E. M. House Wooten & Wooten W. J. Jones $200 A YEAR Austin Gas Light Co. $100 A YEAR Mrs. R. L. Brown McKean, Eilers & Co. Citizens Bank and Trust James H. Robertson Company Smith & Wilcox Ira H. Evans Walter Tips Estate Dr. H. L. Hilgartner E. P. Wilmot $50 A YEAR Wilbur P. Allen Griffith Drug Company W. J. Battle H. C. Jackson H. Y. Benedict R. H. Kirby T. B. Cochran Nalley Grocery Company Condit & Davis Oscar Robinson Nelson Davis Van Smith Company W. S. Drake H. A. Wroe Driskill Hotel A. J. Zilker Franz Fiset $25 A YEAR G. A. Bahn Company S. W. Fisher. A. C. Baldwin W. W. Fisher E. C. Bartholomew H. E. Ford Bauer Bros. Dr. Joe Gilbert William G. Bell L. N. Goldbeck Isaac Bledsoe S. Goldstein W. Bremond J. W. Graham Burt Shoe Company J. A. Greathouse Butler Brick Works Dr. W. A. Harper Capital City Auto Co Harrells. W. T. Caswell F. C. Hendrix John H. Chiles J. W. Hill Mrs. Agnes Dahlich Mrs. T. S. Hillyer T. H. Davis J. G. Hornberger W. W. Deen Dr. J. E. Howze Frank DeLashmutt J. L. Hunter , Dillingham Shoe Co. D. T. Iglehart Mrs. A. C. Ellis J. A. Jackson John H. Keen Joe C. Kerbey John La Prelle H. P. Ledbetter W. T. Mather P. W. McFadden J. W. McLaughlin George Mendell, Jr. Moore & Morrison Moreland Paint and Paper House J. G. Palm J. M. Patterson J. B. Pope C. S. Potts Raatz & O'Reilly B. W. Randolph M. H. Reed W. H. Richardson, Jr. R. C. Roberdeau J. B. Robertson John H. Robinson Charles Rogan S. E. Rosensren Charles Rosner N. C Schlemmer George E. Shelley Charles A. Shurr Tom D. Smith M. Snaman W. H. Stacy A. E. Stelfox Otto Stolley W. S. Sutton Swann Furniture Co. R. M. Thomson Tobin's Book Store Von Bo eckmann- Jones Co. Voss & Koock Del Walker T. B. Walker Robert W. Walling Williams & Fink D. K. Woodward, Jr. S. K. Wroe Yates & Cornwell BEAUMONT $100 A YEAR F. C. Proctor $25 A YEAR Walter J. Crowford BROWNSVILLE FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR James B. Wells DALLAS FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR John W. Philp Alex Sanger $100 A YEAR H. D. Ar drey- Rhodes Baker Alex Camp T. L. Camp Charles A. Culberson W. H. Flippen Osce Goodwin R. E. L. Knight $75 A YEAR Majestic Theater $50 A YEAR J. B. Adoue, Jr. E. A. Blount S. E. Moss George A. Robertson John C. Robertson Saner & Saner G. H. Schoellkopf E. Dick Slaughter Edward Titche C. W. Cahoon J. K. Hexter Henry C. Coke Arthur L. Kramer Wirt Davis James A. Stephenson W. T. Henry William Thompson $25 A YEAR Jed C. Adams Dr. John O. McReynolds Robert B. Allen L. B. Milam Newton Ayres T. S. Miller Henri L. Bromberg Homer R. Mitchell W. E. Campbell W. J. Moroney Ed C. Conner C. H. Munger W. 0. Connor L. R. Munger Edward Crane Murphy & Bolanz J. H. Cristler W. W. Nelms L. M. Dabney H. J. Pettengill Dr. H. B. Decherd G. H. Pittman Arthur P. Duggan Alex Pope J. J. Eckford Hugh E. Prather A. B. Flanary E. M. Reardon E. L. Flippen W. A. Rhea D. A. Frank William F. Robertson M. D. Gano John H. Senchal T. D. Gresham George Sergeant Freeman Hall J. B. Stephenson Victor H. Hexter Dr. Martin E. Taber Sam J. Hogsett Cullen F. Thomas F. P. Holland Marshall Thomas G. D. Hunt H. B. Thompson John T. Jones Wm. Thompson J. S. Kendall M. W. Townsend Ed Kneeland Leslie Waggener Louis Lipsitz Frank O. Witchell M. T. Lively A. P. Wozencraft. Fred H. Lowrance G. S. Wright Eugene P. Locke L. M. Yesner DENTON $25 A YEAR William B. Gregg EL PASO $100 A YEAR W. H. Burges $50 A YEAR J. W. Goggin $25 A YEAR Eugene L. Harris Robert L. Holliday FALFURRIAS FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR Ed C. Lasater FORT WORTH FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR E. E. Bewley Fort Worth Record Co. S. B. Burnett Fort Worth Star- Capps, Cantey, Hanger & Telegram Short M. Sansom $100 A YEAR George W. Armstrong $75 A YEAR Majestic Theater $50 A YEAR Charles Kassel W. P. McLean, Jr. Charles K. Lee John L. Terrell $25 A YEAR B. P. Bailey H. T. McGown William L. Evans R. J. Rhome A. C. Heath Rel Roy Joe B. Hogsett S. L. Samuels T. R. James, Jr. W. H. Slay J. L. Lockett Leroy A. Smith M. L. Massingill John Tarlton Max K. Mayer W. F. Young GALVESTON FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR C. H. Moore John Sealy $100 A YEAR Dr. William Gammon George Sealy Dr. M. L. Graves $50 A YEAR Ben Dolson, Jr. . $25 A YEAR Louis Fisher M. E. Kleberg Dr. Allen G. Heard Dr. J. H. Ruhl Dr. J. B. Jones HOUSTON FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR James L. Autry Lynch Davidson James A. Baker John M. Dorrance Bassett Blakely Thomas J. Freeman Douglass Burnett Will C. Hogg Carleton, Townes & Houston Chronicle Townes Jesse H. Jones S. F. Carter John H. Kirby W. T. Carter Jonathan Lane J. R. Cheek Levy Brothers J. S. Cullinan Edwin B. Parker John W. Parker W. B. Sharp W. B. Renn J. M. West H. B. Rice H. T. D. Wilson J. S. Bice William A. Wilson W. M. Rice $100 A YEAR C. A. Barber J. W. Link H. L. Borden A. T. Lucas 0. S. Carlton N. E. Meador G. H. Hermann T. H. Stone W. S. Hunt .* $75 A YEAR Maiestic Theater $50 A YEAR Thomas H. Ball Frank C. Joaes Frank L. Berry Ed Kiam R. L. Blaffer Arch Kyle, Jr. Chester H. Bryan J. L. Lewis Guy M. Bryan William Malone Coke K. Burns H. C. Mosehart Raymond Dickson C. G. Pillot Andrew Dow J. M. Rockwell Roy M. Farrar James L. Storey Dr. John H. Foster Tom M. Taylor Howard R. Hughes William H. Wilson J. L. Jacobs J. F. Wolters $25 A YEAR W. M. Abbey Mike Hogg Jesse Andrews Travis Holland Edward H. Bailey Fred A. Jones J. C. Baldwin Murray B. Jones Charles Boedeker J. G. Leavell Thomas H. Botts L. Lechenger Elliott Cage John G. Logue Rufus Cage W. G. Love T. A. Cargill Richard G. Maury C. L. Carter John M. Murphy W. C. Connor, Jr. E. L. Neville James Cravens Ed S. Phelps John T. Crotty Teolin Pillot Samuel B. Dabney W. W. Ralston James D. Dawson Geo. D. Sears E. K. Dillingham E. R. Spotts Dr. J. H. Florence G. C. Street John J. Flynn S. Taliaferro H. H. Ford J. H. Tallichet R. W. Franklin Otto Taub John T. Garrison John B. Warren Robert E. Goree Earl Wharton Otis K. Hamblen G. C. Wood A. L. Hecht KERRVILLE FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR Charles Schreiner PALESTINE $25 A YEAR Thomas M. Campbell Thomas B. Greenwood PARIS $25 A YEAR R. W. Wortham PORT ARTHUR FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR Charles G. Gates Mrs. J. W. Gates '$25 A YEAR . C. F. Ireland RICHMOND FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR T. W. Davis SAN ANTONIO FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR Ball & Barclay Denman, Franklin & George W. Brackenridge McGown William A. Cocke Otto Wahrmund Fred W. Cook $100 A YEAR Mrs. Jot Gunter J. H. Kirkpatrick Hicks & Hicks Nat M. Washer $50 A YEAR H. C. Carter ' William Negley J. Locke Dr. F. Paschal W. F. McCaleb A. B. Spencer Lewis Maverick P. H. Swearingen Dr. Robert E. Moss $25 A YEAR Leon A. Baer J. G. Fowler Carlos Bee Harold L. Geisse M. J. Bliem George J. Giles R. J. Boyle George R. Gillette S. J. Brooks Thomas Goggan Lisbon A. Casey Joe H. H. Graham F. C. Davis Amos Graves, Sr. Thomas J. Devine Franz C. Groos Charles Ditmar Frederick Hadra C. R. Edwards G. A. C. Halff Theo Y. Hull Ira C. Ogden. Dr. T. T. Jackson John F. Onion, Jr. Glover Johns R. A. Richey Homer Jones George D. Robbins I. S. Kampmann Semp Russ J. I. Kercheville VV. B. Russ John F. Keys Seth S. Searcy H. L. Leap John Seborn William E. Luter A. W. Seeligson Augustus Maverick John J. Stevens George V. Maverick Mrs. Eleanor Stribling George M. Mayer W. B. Teagarden Dr. Alfred C. McDaniel Dick Terrell Conn L. Milburn Dr. C. S. Venable Dr. G. H. Moocly Duval West Will A. Morris Mason Williams Walter P. Napier Dr. W. M. Wolf Wallace Newton SAN MARCOS $25 A YEAR Harvey C. Stiles TEXARKANA $50 A YEAR Morris Sheppard WACO FOUNDERS' LIST— $250 A YEAR J. T. Davis WAXAHACHIE $50 A YEAR J. L. Gammon PORTLAND, ORE. $50 A YEAR— George M. Duncan FREEPORT, L. I., N. Y. $50 A YEAR— Harry Peyton Steger Several cash contributions, aggregating $150, in amounts less than the minimum subscription for five years have been received and cordially appreciated, but only the list of regular contracts for annual payments during five years is here printed. The subscriptions, made by 443 subscrib- ers, listed above, aggregate $29,800 per year during a period of five years, which is a very substantial evidence of confidence in your de- votion and your ability to assemble an organ- ization which, through deliberate and digni- fied processes, will accomplish something by which the citizens of Texas may be duly gratified. Respectfully, Will C. Hogg, Chairman Subscription Committee. ADDENDUM— NOVEMBER 20, 1911. In this reprint of the Announcement of November 1 the Subscription List has been corrected to date, — showing 450 subscribers and the amount of $30,050 a year for five years. LIBRARY OF CONGRFQQ ■■■nil* 020 407 448 3 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 020 407 448 3 • Hollinger Corp. pH 8.5