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THE BATTALION.
leg’e and to remove it from political influences and control.,
it is necessary that the law be changed, and the term of
office be fixed at a period that will insure the presence on
the Board,, at all times, of a majority of members with ex
perience in the administration of the affairs of the Collegfe,
and conversant with its needs; otherwise, no policy that
may be adopted can be carried out before the terms of of
fice of the Board will have expired and a new Board
appointed.
In his last messag-e to the Legislature, Gov. Culber
son recommender that the present law governing- the ap
pointment of the Directors of the A. & M. College be
chang-ed; and accordingly bills have been introduced in
the Legislature by Senator John A. Wayland of Robert
son county and Representative Henderson of Brazos coun
ty which eliminate that feature of the old law which ren
dered it unconstitutional, and providing- for a board of
eig-ht directors, who shall hold their offices for two. four,
six, and eig-ht years from date of appointment, and pro
viding- that the terms of two directors shall expire every
two years.
Under this law there will always be six experienced
directors on the Board, and the Colleg-e g-overnment will
be made independent of every consideration except its own
interest in the administration of the affairs of the In
stitution. This measure meets with the approval of
friends of the Colleg-e who have given thoug-ht to the mat
ter and, if ag-reeable to you, we hope that you will write
at once to your senator and. representative in the Legisla-