The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 60, July 1956 - April, 1957 Page: 216
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
foundly convinced of the wisdom and ability of our helmsman, we
bid him, disregarding the cant and cry of the religious bigot, to work
his work with the consciousness that every man with the true Christian
spirit is his friend and defender.27
More tangible evidences of the new administration were also
present. The new president planned immediately to erect the
long-needed east wing of the Main Building. And, to the immense
delight of the students, he believed heartily in football. His
encouragement and the new gymnasium helped start the season
in full swing.
John was, as usual, indifferent to the sports enthusiasts. He
worked hard on the Magazine, and it provoked much criticism,
which indicated that at least people were reading it. More con-
crete results were an office for the staff and increased appropria-
tions from the three literary societies. In the Magazine John estab-
lished an Alumni Department to contain news of alumni of the
University and thus secure their support. He gave more space
to poetry and inserted a few fairly clever jokes. He included in
each issue one or two critical estimates of some major writer's
work. Surprisingly enough, he replaced the regional stories, which
had formerly appeared, with tales of the occult and mysterious.
Perhaps, in his attempt to produce a sophisticated periodical, he
was reflecting the then-current disdain for native American, and
particularly cowboy, tales. He was not to take an active interest in
the cowboy ballads, which were to win for him lasting renown,
until several years later. At mid-year, editors of the Magazine were
changed, as was customary, and though John remained on the
staff as assistant editor, his policies were no longer to govern it.
Under his successor, the publication deteriorated rapidly.
In January of 1897, as in the previous winter, the most pressing
concern among the students was the reconvening legislature. The
Alcalde noted that many of the students were daily attendants at
the legislative sessions, "not in the role of lobbyists, though."2,
The governor was little more endearing than he had been a year
before. In his message to the legislature, he explained that the
University needed about $350,000 but that it was unconstitiu-
27 University of Texas Magazine, XXI (October, 1896), 31.
28Alcalde, January so, 1897, p. 7.216
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