A HISTORY OF THE SOUTRPIEST

TEXAS STATE TEACHEZRS COLLEGE

Approved :

Approved:

duate G O W C ~ Z

V i e w of the Southwest Texas State Teachers Colle$e, August , 1939

A HISTORY OF THE SOUTkFIylEST

TEXAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

THESIS

Presented t o t h e F a c u l t y o f t he Graduate School of

SouYcxest Texas S t a t e T e a c h e r s College

in P a r t i a l F u l f i l l h e n t o f

t h e Rkquirements

F o r the Degree o f

I'LASTER OF AETS

R o g e r Franklin French, 3 . S I

( P f l u g e r v i l l e , T e x a s )

San Marcos, Texas

August, 1 9 3 9

me compila t ion of t h e d a t a used in t h i s t h e s i s h a s

requil-ed the coopera t ion of many people . To D r . C e c i l Eugene

Evans, resident of %!he Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers Col-

l e g e , who suggested th is s u b j e c t f o r i n v e s t i g a t i o n , the w r i t e r

wishes t o aclmowledge h i s apprecie 'c ion f o r t h e a i d he rendered

by making a c c e s s i b l e many impor t an t v a l u a b l e documents and

f o r the %nf ormation given h i m i n p r i v a t e i n t e r v i e w s

Lilcewise t he w r i t e r acknowledges h i s indebtedness

and than!.rs t o t h o s e who c o n s t i t u t e d h i s committee: D r .

Edward Orlarldo Wiley, Chairman, D i r e c t o r of Teacher Training;

D r . M t h w August Grusendorf , R e g i s t r a r ; and D r . Claude

E l l i o t t , Associa te P ro fe s so r of H i s to ry , a l l of The .?out,hwest

Texas S t a t e Teachers College.

S in l i la r ly acknowledgements of a p p r e c i a t i o n are given

t o D r . P-lfred Henry Plolle, Dem~ of t h e Col lege; Miss H a t t i e

Roberts , Ass i s tan t R e g i s t r a r ; Miss Rober ta Johns ton , Stenog-

rapher t o the R e g i s t r a r ; Miss Frances Hons, S e c r e t a r y t o

Pres ident Evans, f o r t h e i r h e l p i n s e c u r i r g imp0ri;ar.t i n f o r -

mation; and a190 t o t he many College i n s t r u c t o r s and s tud-

e n t s , who have c o n t r i b u t e d s u g g e s t i o r ~ s i o be i n c l u d e d i n A - History of The Soutliwest Texas S t a t e Teachers Col lege. --

Roger F r a n k l i n French

San Marcos, Texas

August, 1939

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter Page

1 . Statement of Problem . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . Reason fo r Seleoting This Problem . . 1 3 . Colleotion of Data . . . . . . . . . . 2 . 4 . Extent of the Problem . . . . . . . . 2 5 . PhasesChosen . . . . . . . . . . . + . 2

I1 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTH'FSST TEXAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE . . . . . . . . 4

1 . Steps toward Establishment . . . . . . 4 2 . Personnel of F i r s t Faculty and the

Subject Taught . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 . Personnel of the Faculty f o r the

Thirty-seventh Session of the Southwe s t Texas Sta te Teachers College (1939-1940) . . . . . . . 8

4 m Local Board of Directors and Board of Vis i to rs . . . . . . . . . . . 10

5 . Sta te Board of Teachers College Regents 11 6 . General Off icers of AdminZstration . . 11

111. THE COLLEGE PLANT . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The Main Building . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . The Pres iden t ' s Home 13 The Classroom Building (Old Library

Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Home Economics Building (Formerly . . . . . the Manual A r t s h i l d i n g ) 14 The Demonstration School 14 The Riverside Park and Adjoining . . . . . . . . Recreation Grounds 18 The Education Building . . . . . . . . 1 9 TheMenlsGymnasium (Old) . . . . 20 The College Hospital . . . . . . . . . 20 The A l l i e Evans Demonstration Cottage . 21 The College Farm . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The I n d u s t r i a l A r t s Building (Power

P l a n t ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Women's Gymnasium (Old) . . . . . . 22 Evans F ie ld . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 The Science Building . . . . . . . . . 23 The CampusModelHouse . . . . . . . . 24

TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)

Chapter Page

17 . The en's Gymnasium (New) . . . . . . 18 . The Cooperative Houses . . . . . . . 19 . Jess ie A . Sayers B a l l (Women's N e w . . . . . . . . . . . . Dormitory) 20 . Harris Hal l (Menr s Dormitory) . . . . 2 1 . The Library Building (College . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library) 22 . The Women's Gymnasium (New) . . * a .

23 . The College Dining Hall . . . . . . . . 24 . The Music H a l l . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . The Auditorium-Laboratory School . . .

I V . THE INTEBNAL DEVELOPMENT OF TFZ COLLEGE . 1 . A Comparison of the Normal School and . . . . . . . The Teachers College

a . Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . b . Coursers of Study . . . . . . . . a . Admission Requirements . . . . .

2 . Requirements f o r Diplomas andDegrees . . . . . . Offered by the College 3 . The Graduate School . . . . . . . ~ MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES AND IUTERESTS

. . . . . . . . . 1 . Student A c t i v i t i e s 2 . Honor S 0 c i e t i . e ~ of the College . . . . . . . a . The Scholarship Society

b . P i G m a M u . . . . . . . . . . c . P i K a p p a D e l t a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d . The Purple Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ServioeBureau . . . . . . . 4 The College Publ ica t ions

5 . StudentHelp . . . . . . . . . . . . V I . SKETCHES O F EDUCATIONAL CAREERS OF THE

TWO PRESIDENTS O F THE COLLEGE

1 . Thomas GreenHar r i s . . . . . . . . . 2 . OecXl Eugene Evans . . . . . . . . *

V I I • A SURVl3Y OF THE SOUTB3'7EST TEXAS STATE . . . . . . . . . . . TEACHERSCOLLEGE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIBLIOGRAPHY

LIST OF TABLES

Page Report of Board of Regents of The Southwest

Texas Sta te Normal school . . . . . . . . 58

. . . Inventory of Normal College Property. 59

Inventory of the Board of Regents of The Southwe s t Texas S ta te Teachers College.. 60

Report of the Board of Regents of ,The South- west Texas State Teachers College . . . . 64

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of The Southwest Texas Sta te Teachers College, 1 9 3 5 e m a . . . . . * . . . . . * e m a e 70

The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College Comparative Long Session Data, 1932-1934. , 7 7

The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College Comparative Long Session Data, 1934-1936. . '78

The Southwe s t Texas S t a t e Teachers College Comparative Long Session Data, 1936-1938. . 80

Excerpts From the Sumtm?y Statement of Revenue and Expenditures f o r the Fisca l . . . . . . . . Year Ended August 31, 1938. 82

The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, Balance 8hee t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College Statement of Cmlrent Income for the Fisca l Year Ended August 31, 1938. m a . . . . . 84

The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College Statement of Investment i n Plant, Awust 3 1 , 1 9 3 8 . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . .

The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College Bonds Outstanding, August 31, 1938. . . .

The Southwest Texas S ta te Teachers College . . . Appropriations by Years, 1902-1939.

LIST OF TABLES (Continued)

Page

~ ~ ~ r o p r i . a t f o n s f o r Five Year Per iods From 1904 t o 1 9 3 8 * * * b . * . * . . m . . . . e . . m . 89

Number and Kind of Degrees Held by College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ a c u l t y , 1918-1940 90

Degrees Conferred by The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, 1918-1938 . . . . . . . . . 91

The Number of Bachelors and Iflasters Degrees Con- f e r r e d by The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, 1918-1938 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Total Number of Courses Offered Yearly by The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, 1 9 0 3 - 1 9 3 9 * . . * . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . 4 93

Total Number o f Courses Offered by Departments i n The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College From 1903 t o 1939 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Enrollment of The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, 1903-1939 . . . . . . . . . 95

D i s t r i b u t i o n of College S tuden t s i n Five-Year Per iods From 1903 t o 1938 . . . . . . . . . . 96

College Enrollment by Count ies From 1929 t o 1 9 3 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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ILLUSTRATIONS

view of The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers

col lege, August, 1939 . . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece

b c n A HISTORY OF THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE TEACHEBS COLLEGE

CHAPTER I

3 "

)"..i< ,/! r . . INTRODUCTION '3, 1

$& : & K r . Statement of Problem t$ s:

t * . The chief purpose of t h i s thes is i s to r e l a t e the

l%?~tory of The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College from

&,a beginning u n t i l 1939.

Reason fo r Select ing This Problem

The wr i t e r , who has been acquainted with The South-

eat Texas S t a t e Teachers College since 1930 as a student i n

,, . '@Ev e:; . e Demonstration School, the College of Arts, and the Grad-

ohool, has watched with i n t e r e s t the growth and prog- I

the i n s t i t u t i o n through the nine years of his connec-

t h it. Upon entering the Graduate School, he planned

ent as h i s t h e s i s a biography of President Cecil Eugene

-'Evans, showing h i s guiding influence i n development of the 7

' Oollege, but when President Evans was approached on the sub-

< j eo t , h i s answer was, "NO, wr i te the h is tory of the College i L J- ( * ,ti.'..

aria include my l i f e , i f you s i s h . " l his suggestion was glad- * I*

* . , p t.r. , .., X acoepted and thus i t was t h a t the problem of t h i s t h e s i s : - :% * * :&$&&?,.

," #, , , a 4

, . ' *m%r,, . y ; 1. Evans, C. E., Personal Interview, August, 1937. I ', $kr'.rr:

became A History of The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers Col-

lege . Col lec t ion of Data

The da ta f o r t h i s t h e s i s were ga thered d i r e c t l y from

o f f i c i a l College Records, College Catalogs and o the r College

publ icat ions, Biennial Reports of the S t a t e Board of Educa-

t ion and of the Board of Regents. Perdonal observat ion and

interviews w i t h College O f f i c i a l s suppl ied much pe r t inen t

mater ial .

Extent o f t h e Problem

Due t o the e x t e n t of the problem, t h e m r i t e r chose

only d e f i n i t e and s p e c i f i c t o p i c s t o show t h e h i s t o r y and

development of The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College,

r e a l i z i n g , on t h e o the r hand, t h a t many i n t e r e s t i n g and sig-

n i f i c a n t phases of t h e a u t i v i t i e s of t h e College had t o be

omitted.

Phases Chosen

The severa l phases d iscussed i n t h e h i s t o r y of the

College include: t h e development of the co l l ege p l a n t and

of the curriculum; t h e educa t iona l growth of the col lege faa-

u l t i e s and the growth of t h e s tuden t body and t h e alumni; the

various appropr ia t ions made by the S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e s f o r

f inancing the College; i t s o rgan iza t ions , e x t r a - c u r r i c u l a r

a c t i v i t i e s , and teacher t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t i e s ; t h e genera l

value of the College to the people of the State of Texas; and

the biographies of each of its presidents. These biographies

are brief and give only their educational qualifications and

their connections with educational institutions.

CHAPTER I1

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE

Steps toward Establishment

From the time o f t he f i r s t s tep toward the es tab-

lishment of the S t a t e Normal School, which i n 1923 became / --

The S'outhwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, t o the day of _ - - - _ _ _ _ _ -

t h e opening of t he school, t e n years elapsed - not a long

time f o r t he incept ion of such an idea and i t s r e a l i z a t i o n

i f we consider t he many s t e p s involved i n such a pro jec t and

t h e comparatively slow movement of government a 1 ma.chinerg . Since the center of population was s tead i ly moving

westward, t he re had long been f e l t a need f o r a teacher

t r a i n i n g school in Central Texas such as East Texas had i n

t h e Sam Houston Normal I n s t i t u t e a t Huntsville Influenced

by t h i s publ ic opinion, t he Twenty-third Legislature of the

s t a t e of Texas i n 1893 passed the following law:

Teachers holding a diploma from a Texas normal school, o r from the Peabody Normal School a t Nash- v i l l e , Tenne s see ; or the North Texas Normal College of Denton, Texas, or the Coronal I n s t i t u t e a t San Marcos, Texas, may t each i n the public schools of t h i s S t a t e during good behavior, and such diplomas s h a l l rank a s permanent c e r t i f i c a t e s ; and such teachers s h a l l not be subjec t t o examination by any board of examiners; provided, t h a t the S ta t e Board of Education, together wi th t h e S ta t e Superintendent of Publ ic In s t ruc t ion , s h a l l prescribe the course of s tudy which teachers s h a l l complete i n the North Texas Normal College and Coronal I n s t i t u t e , before

t h e i r diplomas from t h e same s h a l l have t h e f o r c e of l i f e c e r t i f i c a t e s e l

coronal I n s t i t u t e , under t h e d i r e c t i o n of t he Metho-

d i s t Conference Board, was a t tha t time a s o r t of p repa ra to ry

school fo r Southwestern U n i v e r s i t y a t Georgetown, which was

a l s o owned by t h e Methodis t Ep i scopa l Church, South. Since

i t had one school of h ighe r l e a r n i n g i n C e n t r a l Texas, t h e

Board did no t choose t o change t h e cur r icu lum of Coronal In-

s t i t u t e t o conform t o t h i s new l a w r e g u l a t i n g Normal Schools,

The second s t e p toward t h e e s t ab l i shmen t of the

school a t San hfarcos was taken by t h e Twenty-sixth Legis la - , - - - - - - - -- - - -

t u r e i n 1899, when it passed an a c t a u t h o r i z i n g t h e e s t ab - - -

l ishment and maintenance of a S t a t e Normal School a t San

hlarcos, Hays County, --- - - Texas, which should be known as the

3outhwest Texas Normal School. The c i t i z e n s o f San Marcos

had s i g n i f i e d t h e i r eagerness f o r an i n s t i t u t i o n of th i s

s o r t by donat ing f o r t he purpose about e l e v e n a c r e s of ground ... .. -

loca ted on an e l e v a t i o n over looking the town and surrounding --_ - -

country, known as Chautauqua H i l l . The LegLs la ture de l ega t ed

t o t he S t a t e Bawd of Education t h e management and c o n t r o l of

t h i s proper ty and the establishment and maintenance of the

school as soon as t h e Board should deem i t a d v i s a b l e and a s

soon a s s u i t a b l e p r o v i s i o n s f o r c a r r y i n g o u t t h e a c t oould

be made,

1. The Southwest Texas S t a t e Normal School, Announcement, 1903-1904, p. 7.

I n 1901 the Twenty-seventh L e g i s l a t u r e made the

f i r s t provis ion f o r p u t t i n g t h e a c t i n t o e f f e c t . A t i t s regu-

l a r sess ion it appropria ted twenty-f i v e thousand d o l l a r s f o r

the e rec t ion of a bu i ld ing on t h e e leven a c r e s donated f o r

purpose and author ized the S t a t e Board t o appoin t a l o c a l

board of t h ree t r u s t e e s . I t p l aced the new school under t h e

same r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s , as f a r as a p p l i c a b l e , as the Nor-

mal School a t Hun t sv i l l e .

A t i t s c a l l e d s e s s i o n i n October of 1901 t h e same

l e g i s l a t u r e appropria ted an a d d i t i o n a l twenty- thou-sand dol-

l a r s f o r the purpose of completing and equlpping the bu i ld-

ing.

The S t a t e Board of Education a t once appointed Hon. W. D. Wood, Hon. Ed. J. L. Green, and Hon. S. V . Daniel members of t he Local Board of Trus tees . Under t he imme- d i a t e superv is ion of thls Local Board, w i t h t h e genera l d i r e c t i o n and approval of t h e S t a t e Board of Education, the magnificent b r i c k b u i l d i n g which now s t a n d s upon the c r e s t of Chautauqua H i l l was planned, e r e c t e d , and equipped.

I n Apr i l , 1903, t he S t a t e Board of Education e l e c t e d the p r i n c i p a l and t e a c h e r s , des igna t ing September 9, 1903, as the gay f o r t he opening of t he f i r s t s e s s i o n of the school.

Below a r e l i s t e d t h e names of t h e members of t he .i

f i r s t f a c u l t y of The Southwest Texas Normal School i n c o n t r a s t

t o t h e names of the members of t h e f a c u l t y of t h e Thi r ty-

seventh Session of The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College,

2. I b i d . , pp. 7-8. -

the L o c a l Board of Di rec to r s and Board of V i s i t o r s f o r t he

f i r s t sess ion I n c o n t r a s t t o t h e S t a t e Board of Regents

f o r 1939, and t h e Adminis t ra t ive O f f i c e r s o f t he College

f o r 1939

Personnel of F i r s t Faculty

and the Subjec t ~ a u ~ h t ~

Faculty Members Subjec t Taught

Thomas G . Harris, P r i n c i p a l P ro fes s iona l Vork

J. E. B la i r Engl i sh

J. S. Brown Mathematics

Mrs. Lucy Burleaon

Miss )!my S t u a r t But le r

Secretary, L i b r a r i a n J and Ass i s t an t i n Engl i sh

Vocal Music

Nrs. Fitz-Hugh Fos te r Ass i s t an t i n His tory

Alfred Freshney Physics and Chemistry

Miss Lula Hines Primary Work, Reading, and Phys ica l Cul ture

Miss Helen Hornsby German

W. A . Pa lmer H i s to ry and Civics

Miss Annie P e a r s a l l Primary Work9 Geography, and Drawing

John E. P r i t c h e t t L a t i n

Miss Je s s i e A . Sayers

Mrs. L i l l i e T . Shaver

Ass i s t an t i n Mathematics

Ass i s t an t i n Engl i sh

Miss Maud M. Shipe Ass i s t an t i n Profess ional Work

Biologica l Sciences and Penman ship

~ i s s Kate E m White A s s i s t a n t i n English

Personnel of

mir ty- seventh Facu l ty of The Soutliwe s t

Texas S t a t e Teachers College (1939-1940)~

Personnel Degrees Held Subject Taught

C . E. Evans, B . A . , M.A., LL.D. Pres iden t

Education end Di rec ted Teaching

E , 0 . Uiley, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Direc tor of Teacher Training

D. F. Votaw, B.S. , l h . A . , Ed.D. Education J. L. Rogers, B.S. , M.A., Ph.D. Education A . A . Grusendorf, B . A . , M . A . , Ph.D. Registrar-Educat ion Pat H. Norwood, B . A . , M . A . Di rec tor of Public Ser-

v ice - Education Hope H e Wilder, B.A. , M . A . Kindergarten-Education Ruby Henderson, B.A., M.A. Education

English and Speecsh

Gates Thomas, B.S., B . L i t . , M . A . L. N. Wright, B . A . , M.A. , Ph.D. D. A . Snellings, B.A., M.A. , Ph.D.

Engl ish English Engl i vh

4. The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, Catalog, 1939-1940, pp. 7-11.

Personnel of

Thi r ty- seventh F a c u l t y of The Southwest

Texas S t a t e Teachers Col lege (1339-1940)

(Cont inued)

L. E. ~ e r r i c k , B.A. , M.A. Eng l i sh sue Taylor, B . A . , M.A. Engl i sh Dora ~ i v e n s N e t t e r v i l l e , B.A., M.A. Engl i s h Ralph H a Houston, B . A . , M.A. Eng l i sh ugh F. Seabury, B.A., M.A. , E ~ . D . Speech alla as S. Williams, B . A . , M.A. Speech

F ine A r t s

Mary S tua r t Butler,S.A. ~ o b e r t A. Tampke, B . A . , M . A . , B.M. H. Grady Harlan, B.A., B.M., M.A. Howell Branning Laura Parke Georgia Lazenby, B.s. , N . A . Verna Deckert, B , s . , M . A .

Music Music Voice Vio l in Piano A r t A r t

Fore ign Languages

A . H . Nolle, B.A., M . A . , Ph.D. German J . L. Read, B.A., M.A. , Ph.D. Spanish J. R. Buckner, B. A . , M . A . Sp anl. sh Alma Lueders, B.A., M.A. German-Spanish

Physical and Health Education

0 . W. Strahan, B.S., &?.Ed. Phys ica l Education f o r Men J . B . Cheaney, B.A. Phys ica l Education f o r Men George Vest, B . s . , M.Ed. Phys ica l Education f o r Men Cla i re Mi tche l l , B.S., M.A. Phys ica l Educat ion f o r Women Elizabeth Moore, B.S., M.A. Phys ica l Educat ion f o r Women Hiawatha Cross l in , B . A . , B.S. , M.Ed.

Phys ica l Educat ion f o r Women

P r a c t i c a l A r t s

C . E. Chamberlin, B . s . , M . A . T * W. Nichols, B.A. , M.A. Cora Lay, B.A. ,Ph.B., M.A. Mabel L. Evans, B.S., M.A. Brenta MacGregor, B . A . , M.S. Homer U . Miles, B.S. , M.A. Ernest B. Jackson, B .A . , M.A.

Business Adrnlnis t ra t ion Business Adminis t ra t i o n Home Economics Home Fconoml c s Home Economics I n d u s t r i a l A r t s L ib ra ry Sc lence

Personnel o f

Thi r ty -seven th F a c u l t g of The Southwest

Texas S t a t e Teachers Col lege (1959-1940)

(Cont inued)

Sc i ences

C . S a Smith, B.S=, M.S., Ph.D. Biology S. S - Wilks, B.S.9 Ph.D. Biology C. L. Key, M.A. , Ph.D. Cheni s t r y ~ e r s c h e l Hopson, B.S., M.s . , P~.D. Chemistry J. M e Roady, B.S, B.A., M.A., P ~ . D . General Science-Chemistry w. C . Vernon, B. S . , M.s. Mathematlcs S. M. Sewell , B . A . , M.A., M.S. Mathematics H. E. Speck, B. A., M.A. Dean of Men-Mathematics H. A . Nelson, B . s . , M.S. A g r i c u l t u r e Ew R e Rush, B.A. , M.A. Phys ics L - H. Kidd, B . A . , M . A . Phys ics

Soc i a l Sc iences

M. L. Arnold, B . A . , M.A., Ph.D. H l s t o r y R e t t a Murphy, B . A . , M . A . , Ph,D. H i s t o r y H. M. Greene, B . A . , M.A. H i s t o r y Claude E l l i o t t , B. S, , M.A. , Ph. D. H i s t o r y A . C . Burkholder, B . A . , M.A. Economics- Sociology Bryan Wildenthal , B.A. , M.A. Economics E. 0 . Tanner, B .A. , &A:i.:7Ph.D. Government J . H . Vordenbaum, B.A. , M.A. Government E l i zabe th S t e r r y , B.S., M.A. Geography Mrs. Brent Woods Epperson, B . A . , M.A. S o c i a l Sc ience

Local Board of D i r e c t o r s

and Board of v i s i t o r s 5

Hon. W. D. Wood

Hon. S.V. Daniel

Ron. Ed. J. L. Green

S t a t e Board of Teachers College ~ e ~ e n t s ~

Members

J. G . Ulmer, P r e s i d e n t Tyler

5. The Southwest Texas State Normal School'; Announcement, 1903-1904, p . 3.

6. The Southw s t Texas S t a t e Teachers College4; Catalog, 1939-1940, p. 8.

Sta te Board of Teachers College Regents

(Continued)

Members

J, E. H i l l , Vice-President

b p s . 5. K. Bere t ta

V. A . Collins

R . A . S t u a r t

J. E. Josey

J. D. Jackson

A . H. Eubanks

W. B. Bates

H. A . Turner, Secre tary

Arnar 1110

San Antonlo

Living aton

F o r t Worth

Houstoli

Alpine

McKinneg

Houston

Austin

General Officers of ~ d m i n i s t r a t i o n ~

C. E. Evans, M . A . , LL.D.

A . H . Nolle, Ph.D.

E. 0 . Wiley, Ph.D.

A. A. Grusendorf, Ph.D.

Pat H. Norwood, M.A.

R. E. Speck, M . A .

Nary C. Brogdon, M.A.

Arlin B. Cooper, I1T.D.

Ernest B. Jackson, M.A.

Bryan Wildenthal, M. A.

P res iden t

Dean of College

Di rec to r o f Teacher Training

R e g i s t r a r

Di rec to r of Publ ic Service

Dean of Men

Dean of Women

College Phys ic ian

L i b r a r i a n

Busine s sf Manager

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CRAPTElR I11

THE COLLEGE PLANT

The Main Building

The Main Building of The Southwest Texas S t a t e

Teachers College was constructed during 1902 and 1903. A t

t h a t time the bu i ld ing contained the adminis t ra t ive o f f i -

ces, seven r e c i t a t i o n rooms, a large auditorium, the College

Exchange, the Young en% Chr i s t i an Association Recreat ion

Room, and a room f o r Business Administration. The year 1939

f i nds t h i s thir ty-seven year o l d bui ld ing i n a very excel-

l e n t s t a t e of preservat ion . I t has seen some changes i n use,

however, since 1902, It now conta ins the admin i s t ra t ive of-

f i c e s , such as the Office of the Pres ident , Dean of the Col-

lege, Dean of Men, Dean of Women, Reg i s t r a r , Auditor, Execu-

t i v e Secretary of the Graduate Council, EX-student ' s Asso-

c ia t ion , and Teacher Placement Bureau. The bui ld ing a l s o

contains a s torage room, mimeograph room, s i x c l a s s rooms,

and several o f f i c e s f o r College i n s t r u c t o r s . The p resen t

value of the Main Building i s $45,000.00.

On the second f l oo r i s the Auditorium, w i t h a sea t -

ing capacity f o r e i gh t hundred people and a s tage t h a t i s

equipped w i t h modern l i g h t i n g f a c i l i t i e s and spec i a l adJus ta -

b le cur ta ins and scenery. On t h i s f l o o r t he r e are a l s o sev-

e r a l c l a s s rooms and a music s tudio . The bu i ld ing w i t h i t s

many spi res and s t eep roof shows the Gothic in f luence i'n i t s

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s t y l e . The P r e s i d e n t t s Home

b o a t e d on the e a s t h i l l s i d e of pic turesque "College

ill" near t h e Main Bui lding, i s t h e spacious and b e a u t i f u l

residenoe occupied by t h e P res iden t of t he College and h i s

family. This home, equipped wi th many modern conveniences

and arranged f o r comfort i n every r e speo t , has been v i s i t e d

by many College s tuden t s , e s p e c i a l l y junior and sen ior stud-

e n t s , who a r e each year extended an i n v i t a t i o n by Pres ident

and Mrs. Evans, t o a t t e n d the Junior and Senior Reception i n

the l a r g e r e c e p t i o n rooms. The resident's Home, a two-

s to ry frame b u i l d i n g , was b u i l t i n 1909 and i s valued a t

$7,072 e00.

The Classroom Building

(Old Library Bui lding)

The College had grown t o such an ex ten t by 1910 t h a t

t h e e r e c t i o n of a Library Bui lding was deemed necessary. In

1910 t h e f i r s t College Library Building, a t h ree - s to ry b r i c k

s t r u c t u r e , was e r e c t e d west of the Main Building.

In 1937 the College, w i th the a i d of Publ ic Works

Administrat ion Funds, e r ec t ed a new LJbrary Building, thus

leav ing t h e o r i g i n a l L ibrary Bui lding open f o r o ther purposes , such as the housing of the College Exchange, and providing

spaoe f o r t h e Young Men's C h r i s t i a n Association Recrea t ion

Room, Young Women's Chr i s t i an Associat ion Recreat ion Room,

the College DOC t o r ' s O f f ice, Pedagog Office, College S t a r

Office, fourteen large c l a s s rooms, four o f f i c e s f o r i n s t r u c -

t o r s , a small Auditorium on t h e f i r s t f l o o r , and an A r t Labo-

t a to ry . The construct ion of t h i s bui ld ing p lus add i t ions has

cos t $20,000.00.

The Home Economic s Building

(Formerly the Manual Arts ~ u i l d i n ~ )

In 1912 t h i s th ree - s to ry bui ld ing of b r i c k and r e i n -

forced concrete was e rec ted south of the f i r s t Library Build-

ing a t a cos t of $25,000.00. It conta ins four rooms espe-

c i a l l y designed and equipped f o r c l a s s rooms and l a b o r a t o r i e s

i n Home Economics, In t h i s bu i ld ing one w i l l a l s o f i n d a

well-equipped ki tchen, a dining-room, a sewing-room, and t h r e e

o f f i c e s f o r ins t ruc to r s . A t p resent the basement f l o o r i s

used f o r the College Text Book Library and the f i r s t f l o o r

provides space fo r the College Dining Hall. The Dining Hall

was formerly the College C a f e t e r i a b u t it discont inued opera-

t i o n when the g i r l s ' and boys' dormitor ies were b u i l t i n 1936

and 1937 respect ive ly . It i s used f o r serving meals t o the

res iden t s of the var ious col lege dormitor ies and t o f a c u l t y

members and college s tudents wishing t o take meals i r r e g u l a r -

l y . The Demonstration School

'in 1912-1913 the College en te red i n t o an agreement

w i t h the San Marcos School Board t o use two t eachers of the

E a s t End Vard School f o r demonstration and p r a c t i c e teaching.

This plan was continued through the Session of 1913-1914 and

three teachers were added, making a t o t a l of f i v e t eachers

used f o r p rac t i ce teaching. In January, 1914, the College

opened i t s o m P r a c t i c e School on the Campus w i t h Lynton G a r -

r e t t , Graduate of the College i n 1912, as P r i n c i p a l and Miss

Elizabeth F a l l s as Supervisor of P r a c t i c e Teaching.

In 1917-1918 the College and t h e San Marcos School

Board entered i n t o an agreement under which a l l of the East

End Ward School was t r a n s f e r r e d t o the Education Building

on the Campus, but on a m o u n t of a disagreement over sa la-

r i e s , t h i s arrangement l a s t e d f o r only one year. 1

I n 1923 n e g o t i a t i o n s were s t a r t e d again f o r a coop-

e r a t i v e arrangement between the College and City Schools and

conticued u n t i l 1933 when the p resen t cooperative arrangement

was consummated. It was made permanent i n 1935 under the

contract quoted

A Contract Between t he Publ ic Schools

of San iflarcos and the Southwest Texas

S t a t e Teachers col lege3

I. The purpose of this c o n t r a c t i s t o e s t a b l i s h

1. Evans, C . E., Pe r sona l Interview, August, 1939.

2. WiZeg, E. O., Personal Interview, August, 1939.

3. Contract f i l e d i n t h e Office of Di rec to r of Teacher Training.

cooperative r e l a t i o n s h i p s between the Public Schools of San Marcos and the Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, whereby t he s a i d Public School 2 become_-&_he laboratory school of t he said Teachers College. The duration of this c ~ n t r a c t - ~ ~ ~ l - r bee-indef i n i c e 'except under the fol lowing condit ions:

If e i t h e r con t rac t ing par ty wishes t o discon- tinue the' opera t ion of t he cooperative con t r ac t a t t he c lo se of any school year , an o f f i c i a l l y signed statement of such des i re s h a l l be f i l e d wi th the o ther con t rac t ing pa r ty on o r before January 1 of the school year a t the close of which i t i s des i red t h a t the d i s so lu t i on take place. Such o f f i c i a l no t i ce s h a l l be construed as br inging about t he d i s so lu t i on of the con- t r a c t a t t h e c lose of the school year i n which it i s presented t o t he other con t rac t ing par ty .

( 2 ) If e i t h e r con t rac t ing p a r t y wishes t o modifty the condi t ions of the cooperative con t rac t a t the c lose of any school year , an o f f i c i a l l y signed statement of such des i re t o modify it s h a l l be f i l e d w i t h t he other con t rac t ing par ty on or before January 1 of the school yea r a t t he c lose of which it I s des i red t h a t the modif Fed form s h a l l be adopted.

The s e l eo t i on of t eachers f o r the Public Schools of S a n Marcos under t h i s cooperative con t rac t s h a l l be c a r r i ed out a s fol lows:

(1) A 1 1 nominations of new teachexsAfor the coop- e r a t i n g u n i t s of the Public Schools s h a l l or ig- i n a t e w i t h a n d be-presented t o t he Board by the Superintend&aJ-of t h e San Mawlcos City S c h o ~ k a f t e r the Superintendent has conferred w i t h the Pres ident of the College concerning such nomi- nees.

( 2 ) Teachers a l ready employed i n t h e cooperating u n i t s of the San Marcos C i t y Schools s h a l l be recommended annual ly by the City Superintendent t o the Board f o r reemployment o r r e j e c t i o n , a f t e r consu l t a t ion with the Pres ident of the College.

(3) The Board of Trus tees of the San Marcos Ci ty Schools s h a l l have power t o e l e c t or r e J e c t any nominee of the Ci ty Superintendent. I n case the Ci ty Superintendent recommends the r e j ec - t i o n of a teacher i n the employ of the San Marcos

City Schools, t h e Board may accept o r r e j e c t such recommendation.

3 + The c o ~ t r o l of the Pub1.i~ 3chool.s s h a l l remain. i n the hands of the C i t y Superilltendent end the Bozrd of Trustees ,

4 , The Pr inc ipa lzof the Campus School and the P r inc i - pa l of t h e Senior High School a re t o be ranked as associa te p ro fesso r s i n the College ar-d may be as- signed t o teach one-c lass i n the College. The Super- in-tendent and a l l t,he P r i n c i p a l s s h a I l have a t l e a s t the Mastert s Degree. No newly e l e c t e d f u l l t i m e teacher s h a l l hold l e s s than the achel lor ' s Degree, with t h e aster' s Degree being regarded as the de- s i r a b l e standard. The assignment of Teachers t o the Campus School s h a l l i n no way v i o l a t e the s p i r i t o f the S t a t e law r e l a t i n g t o the employment of two o r more members of one fami ly i n a S t a t e school. Sala- r i e s paid i n f u l l o r i n p a r t by the Southvest Texas Teachers College and adjustments of s a l a r i e s w i l l be submitted t o the Teachers College Board of Regents for approval o r r e j e c t i o n *

5. The College s h a l l equip and maintain the-Campus School Building f= elementary ~ n d , j ~ u ~ i o r high school wprk* T h i s serv ice s h a l l include: -

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(1) Upkeep of t h e bu i ld ing , j an i to r s e r v i c e , hea t - ing, l i g h t i n g , crayon, e r a s e r s , 2nd t o i l e t sup- p l i e s *

( 2 ) S ta f f and opera t ion of the Campus School Library under the admin i s t r z t ion of the College Librar ian .

( 3 ) Equipment of classrooms and l a b o r a t o r i e s i n the Campus School w i t h a l l necessary permanent non- educat ional equipment. Per i shable educat ional equipment t o be suppl ied by the Publ ic Schools.

6 . The College playgrounds and r e c r e a t i o n a l f a c i l i t i e s s h a l be made ava i l ab le f o r use by the Publ ic Sc l~oo l s where such use i s deemed p rac t i cab le by the College- Administration.

7 , For t h e se rv ice , equipment, and c e r t a i n monetary considerat ions supplied t o the Public Schools the College s h a l l r ece ive i n r e t u r n the use of t h e San Marcos C i t ~ School's a s a l abora to ry school f o r o-b- servat ion and p r a c t i c e teaching.

I E , The College and the Publ ic Schools s h a l l open aid -

close as nearluhe---same- datss.a-%-is found t o be pr<Cticable, Variat ions s h a l l not ~ x c G t i o j g - lv-GE--

9. This cont rac t s h a l l become e f f ec t i ve when signed by the o f f i c i a l s of both contrac t ing p a r t i e s .

The Riverside Park and Adjoining

Recreation Grounds

From the San Antonio-Dallas highnay where It passes

over the San Marcos River people have been a t t r a c t e d by the

beau t i fu l spot known a s Riverside Park since it was opened

by the College i n 1917, and which has grown i n popular i ty

dur ing the l a s t few years , due t o t h e advantages t h a t have

been taken of its grea t na tu r a l p o s s i b i l i t i e s . Using t he

waters of the San Marcos Ri~rer a s a bas i s for a swimming re-

s o r t , adaptations have been made t o take care of both begin-

ning and experienced swimmer s. Bathhouse s containing dress-

ing rooms, lockers, end showers a re adequate f o r the needs

of the bundreds of col lege s tudents who each year l e a r n t o

s w i m a t Riverside, a s a pa r t o f t h e i r regular col lege work.

Not only i s the pool supplied w i t h a l l the equipment usua l ly

found a t the b e t t e r r e s o r t s , but i t i s also well l i gh t ed f o r

n ight swiming . A large oernent f l o o r placed on The Is land i n the ten-

t e r of the park o f f e r s an unexcelled place f o r skat ing and

dancing. There, too, are s e a t s f o r t he accommodation of la rge

orowds who gather f o r graduating exerc i ses and other en te r -

tainments.

In addi t ion t o tbe above mentioned oppor tun i t i e s

found a t t h i s park, the re a r e , on the four teen ac re a r ea ad-

joining River side, t enn i s cour ts , vol ley b a l l cour t s , s o f t

b a l l diamonds, ping-pong t a b l e s , and various other f a c i l i -

t i e s f o r outdoor a c t i v i t i e s which a r e pa r t i c ipa ted i n each

day and a l so a t n ight under the well arranged l i g h t s .

This property a c t u a l l y belongs t o the Federal Gov-

ernment; hoaever, the College has a long term lease and has

spent $25,000.00 f o r improvements of the t r a c t .

The Edu-cation Building - / - ---

The Education Building was e rec ted i n 1918 a t a

cos t of $85,000.00, inc lus ive of i t s equipment. Thls mod-

e rn building contains a gymnasium, an auditorium, a l i b r a r y ,

twenty-five c lass rooms, t e n off ices and severa l s torage

rooms. With the except ion of four rooms which a r e occupied

by college c lasses during the Summer Session, it i s occu-

pied by The Sax Marcos Campus School, which i s the Labora-

t o ry School of The Southwest Texas S ta te Teachers College.

A t t h i s juncture it i s we l l t o expla in t h a t the -- - _ _ _ - - - - - - --

Campus School comprises the f i r s t e i g h t grades of The San

Marcos Public Schools, i n which the col lege s tudents do _ _ -- -_ _ __ _--- -- - -- .

praot ice teaching. Also t h e o f f i c e of Direc tor of Teacher

Training of the College i s found i n t h i s bui ld ing . In 1929

an improvement of $20,000 was made i n the Education Build-

ing; a fur ther enlargement i n 1937 was made, a t which time

six new c lass rooms were added a t a cos t of $25,000, making

a t o t a l outlay of $130,000 f o r the i n i t i a l cons t ruc t ion and

improvement of the Education Building.

The Men' 9 G~ynnasium (Old )

This Gymnasium w a s erec ted during 1920, 1921, and

1922 by college s tuden t s a t a low cos t since the S t a t e fu r -

nished pa r t of the funds and the col lege s tudents donated

both money and labor towards i t s cons t ruc t ion , T t i s worthy

of not ice t ha t i n 1927 the col lege s tudents donated the pat-

ented German t r u s s l e s s roof fo r the Men' s Gymnasium.

On the second f l oo r there were two baske tba l l cour t s

wi th seat ing space f o r a thousand people. In the basement

were l a rge dressing rooms, equipped with lockers , shower ba th

rooms, a squad room, equipment rooms, and o f f i c e s . The Men's

Gymnasium was a frame s t r uc tu r e , painted white, one hundred

and forty-two f e e t i n length and n inety-s ix f e e t i n width.

It served the College very s a t i s f a c t o r i l y u n t i l it was de-

stroyed, along with the women's Gymnasium, by f i r e on a s t i l l

and dreadful September n ight i n 1930. The wr i t e r , witnessing

the d i s a s t e r , remembers wel l t h e sad expression on the f ace s

of President and Mrs. C . E. Evans a s they watched from the

ga l l e ry of the i r horie, the d i s a s t rous f i r e . The est imated

value of the en' s Gymnasium was $25,000.00.

The College Hospital

A t one time the College maintained a small Hospi tal

an t h e Campus. T h i s p r a c t i c e h a s been discont inued s ince i t

hag been found more p r a c t i c a b l e , though not more economioal,4

+,a arrange with The Hays C O t l l l t y Memorial Hospi ta l f o r t a k i ~ g

,ape of s tudents whose c o n d i t i o n demands spec ia l i zed a t t e n -

t ion . F i r s t a i d , minor medica l and s u r g i c a l a t t e n t i o n i s

,till provided, however, from the o f f i o e of t he College ~ h g -

~ i c i a n , loca ted on t h e first f l o o r of t he Classroom Building.

The A l l i e Evans Demonstration Cottage

This P r a c t i c e House f o r home economics s t u d e n t s i s

a two-story frame s t r u c t u r e con ta in ing a l a r g e l i v i n g room,

dining room, t h r e e bedrooms, two h a l l s , two bathrooms,

ki tchen, laundry, o f f i c e f o r superv i sor , and l a r g e s l e e p i n g

porches. The Cottage i s s c i e n t i f i c a l l y designed t o c a r r y

out t h e p r i n c i p l e s of good household arrangement. It en-

ab le s severa l g i r l s who a r e maJoring i n Home Economics t o

obtain p r a c t i c a l exper ience i n household accounts , buying,

planning, and se rv ing meals, and t o become acquain ted wi th

the modern labor sav ing devices . The Cottage was b u i l t i n

1921 and i t s p re sen t va lue i s $10,000.00.

The College Farm

The Teachers Col lege owns and ope ra t e s a farm con-

t a i n i n g f o r t y a c r e s of l a n d one m i l e from t h e College on t h e

4 . Cooper, A . B , , Pe r sona l Interview, August, 1939.

e a s t s ide of the San Marcos River . I t was purchased in 1923

and i s valued a t $3,380.00.

I n addi t ion t o supplying the College Dining H a l l

with da i ry and garden products, the farm i s used f o r demon-

s t r a t i o n farming, gardening, and poul t ry r a i s i n g p r o j e c t s.

Certain p a r t s of it are equipped w i t h overhead i r r i g a t i o n

f a c i l i t i e s .

The I n d u s t r i a l A r t s Building

(Power P l a n t )

This two-story b r i c k and re in fo rced concrete bul ld-

ing was constructed i n 1924. It houses the power p l a n t f o r

the College and f u r n i s h e s steam h e a t f o r the bu i ld ings on

the immediate campus. In add i t ion , i t a f fo rds r e c i t a t i o n

space f o r a l l College c l a s s e s i n Agricul ture and I n d u s t r i a l

Arts. During the y e n s 1937 and 1938, the College acquired

a l a rge r and more e f f i c i e n t I n d u s t r i a l Arts Department, by

purchasing $3,500.00 worth of new machinery and shop equip-

ment.

The Woment s Gymnasium (Old)

The women' s Gymnasium, a two- s tory frame s t r u c t u r e

b u i l t a t a cos t o f $5,000.00, was e igh ty - s ix f e e t i n l e n g t h

and f i f ty- two f e e t i n w i d t h * This bui ld ing , which was e r e c t -

ed i n 1924 and destroyed by f i r e i n 1930, contained a hard

maple f loor designed f o r ska t ing , a ba ske t b a l l cour t , c l a s s

rooms f o r i n s t r u c t i o n i n p h y s i c a l educat ion f o r women, dress-

ing rooms, and a shower room.

Evws F i e l d

There are r e a l l y two d i s t i n c t p l a c e s c a l l e d Evans

F i e l d - t h e "o ld" Evans F i e l d and the nnewn Evans F i e l d , - both named f o r P r e s i d e n t C. E. Evans. The o r i g i n a l f i e l d

was improved a t an approximate c o s t o f $15,000.00 f o r l e v e l -

ing, grading and e r e c t i n g b l eache r s . The l abor was suppl ied

by College s tuden t s , as i n t h e case of t h e f i r s t Gymnasium

f o r men, and the funds were de r ived p a r t l y from donat ions

and p a r t l y from the S t a t e and College appropr i a t ions .

I n 1936 the "near' Evans F i e l d was dedioated. It

i s a nine-acre enc losed park conta in ing a sp lendid f o o t b a l l

f i e l d , t w o supplementary f i e l d s , a n d an e x c e l l e n t qua r t e r -

mile c inder t r a c k , s a i d t o be one of t h e b e s t c inde r t r a c k s

i n the South. It i s equipped f o r night play ing , and has

s tee l -concre te b l e a c h e r s w i t h a sea t ing capac i ty of f i v e

thousand. This F i e l d h a s been used as a p lace f o r t r a c k and

f i e l d events s i n c e 1924. The f i e l d house, g rands tand , and

grounds are valued a t $50,000.00, p a r t of which was financed

by the Federa l Government through the Publ ic Works Adminis-

t r a t i o n .

The Sc ience Bui lding

In 1926 t h e f o u r - s t o r y , f i re-proof Science building

was constructed a t a c o s t o f $150,000.00, i n c l u d i n g t h e c o s t

of equipment. I t i s conveniently arranged and equipped i n

the modern manner f o r the teaching of the Physical Sciences.

It contains a museum, f i f t e e n l e c t u r e rooms, e leven labora-

t o r i e s , f i ve s t o r e rooms, and twelve o f f i c e s f o r the depart-

ments of Business Administration, Economics, Sociology, and

Spanish. It i s one of the l a r g e s t buildingson the Campus.

The Campus Mode 1 Rouse

Between the Science Building and the Education

Building stands a s m a l l frame house, used by the kinder-

garten and primary gyades of t h e Carnpus School. It was

o r i g ina l l y a Model House, b u i l t i n 1931 by an i n d u s t r i a l

a r t s c lass , of which the w r i t e r was a member. Later i t

mas given t o the kindergarten department. It was b u i l t

on a one-half s ca l e , y e t i t conta ins the customary rooms

of a moderate s i z e d house. The bui lding was constructed

a t the cost of a very few d o l l a r s and has brought i n r e t u r n

many, many hours of enjoyment t o the l i t t l e school chi ldren

who play i n t h i s " r ea l " d o l l house.

The Men1 s Gymnasium (New)

The Men's Gp-masium, b u i l t i n 1932 t o r ep l ace the

gymnasium t h a t mas destroyed by f i r e , o r i g i n a l l y c o s t

$41,000.00. It has s ince been enlarged and remodeled and

a t present i s valued a t $50,000.00. The b r i c k - t i l e s t ruc -

ture i s modern Lla every r e s p e c t , and meets the needs of the

men1 s p h y s i c a l education department. The f i r s t f loor con-

tains t h e baske t b a l l court and has seating capacity s u f f i -

c i e n t t o take care of the specta tors . The basement of the

Ggmnasium oontains i n s t ruc to r s 1 of f i ce s , showers, and lock-

ers , handba l l and basket b a l l courts. A t the entrance t o

t h i s Gymnasium there i s an a t t r a c t i v e display of t rophies ,

Also on d i s p l a y i s the f i r s t l e t t e r , 'IN" , ever awarded by

The Southwest Texas S t a t e Normal School'. I t was awarded i n

1 9 1 1 f o r excel lence and service i n footbal l .

The Cooperative Houses

The College makes provision for those students whose

means are l imi t ed by providing Cooperative and apartment

house s ,

Since 1934 the College has secured nine Cooperative

Houses valued a t $30,927~30. Here room and board can be ob-

t a i n e d a t a minimum cos t to the student who i s wi l l ing t o

h e l p e a r n h i s way.

The College owns and operates p r a c t i c a l l y a t cos t

seven apartment houses so t h a t the ambitious and indus-

t r i o u s s tudent may lessen the cost o f h i s education. Their

value i s $15,810.00.

Jess ie A . Sayers Hall

(women' s New Dormitory)

!Phis th ree-s tory b r i ck dormitory named i n honor of

the late Miss J e s s i e A . Sayers, who was a member of t h e o r i g i -

pal f acu l ty , was e r e c t e d i n 1935-1936 and w a s f i r s t occupied

during the Summer Session of 1936. Funds f o r the eons t ruc t ion

of the dormitory were der ived from a Publ ic Works Administra-

t i o n loan of $98,000.00 and a grant of $28,000.00 and a sum

of $2,130.00 t aken from t h e l o c a l fund, a l l of which amounted

t o $128,180*00*

The g r e a t e s t care was given t o .arrangement and -le-

t a i l s i n every r e s p e c t i n making t h i s a convenient and modern

dormitory. On t h e second and t h i r d floors, arranged i n

s u i t e s , a r e a l l of t n e bedrooms nhic'n l~ouse e i g h t y girls. Be-

tween the two rooms of each s u i t e , which accommodates f o u r

g i r l s , i s a t i l e ba th , complete i n every respect. On the

f i r s t f l o o r are t h e spacious living rooms, t h e o f f i c e , the

manager's bedroom amd l i v i n g room, and the a s s i s t a n t mana-

ger's bedroom. A l a r g e room equipped w i t h l aundry facilities,

a trunk room, and o ther s t o r a g e rooms are i n the basement.

The l i g h t i n g tlwoughout t h e b u i l d i n g i s i n d i r e c t ; t h e r e a re

telephones and f o u n t a i n s con ta in ing i c e water on each f l o o r .

Operating i n connection with Jessie A . Sayers Hal l

i s The Annex, a dormitory which accommodates s i x t y women*

Harris H a l l

e en' 3 Dormitory)

Harris H a l l , t h e Iden' 3 Dormitory, i s named i n honor

of the f i r s t p r e s i d e n t of The Southwest Texas S t a t e Normal

College, Fdr, Thomas Green H a r r i s , deceased. This building,

was made poss ib le in p a r t by P r e s i d e n t Franklin D. Rooseveltf s

N e w Deal program, namely, t h e Publ ic Works Administrat ion.

Funds f o r the b u i l d i n g were secured through t h e e f f o r t s of

President C . E . Evans and t h e Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson,

United S t a t e s Representa t ive from t h e Tenth Congressional

D i s t r i c t i n Texas, who i s a graduate of t h e c l a s s of 1930 -- . ----- - -__

from The South~ve s t Texas S t a t e Teachers. College. - - - _ _ - .- - - "-__-"____C

Harris H a l l , which i s a t t r a c t i v e l y designed and

loca ted on one of the most towering e l e v a t i o n s i n S m Marcos,

cos t $185,454.00. O f th is amount $101,000~00 was furn ished

by t h e Publ ic Works Adminis t ra t ion loan and the remaining

$84,454.00 by a Publ ic Works Adminis t ra t ion g r a n t . This four-

s to ry bui lding, cons t ruc ted i n 1936 and 1937, was used f o r

the f i r s t t i m e i n the Summer of 1937, It forms the shape of

a "u" and enc loses a b e a u t i f u l lawn which i s surrounded and

t raversed by spacious concre te walks. The H a l l i s equipped

t o fu rn i sh modern rooming f a a i l i t i e s f o r one hundred and

e ighty men. The s tudent ' s rooms, designed f o r a i r - cond i t ion -

ing, contain tvio s ing le beds, a double me ta l desk and two up-

hols te red metal c h a i r s , two l a r g e c l o t h e s c l o s e t s , and two

ches ts o f drawers. The rooms have e x o e l l e n t e l e c t r i c l i z h t -

ing f a c i l i t i e s , and the n a t u r a l l i g h t coming through the

double casement windows i s c o n t r o l l e d by Venetian b l i n d s . A

l a rge c e n t r a l l y l o c a t e d bath room i s placed on each of the

f o u r f l o o r s , Some of t h e o t h e r f e a t u r e s of t h e dormitory a re :

a p u b l i c add re s s system used f o r c a l l i n g and locat ing students ,

s e v e r a l w e l l l oca t ed telephones, a col lege laundry, a r e a d i w

room supp l i ed with d a i l y papers, and a l a rge c lub room equip-

ped w i t h a modern rad io and s u i t a b l e f u rn i t u r e fo r s o c i a l ac-

t i v i t i e s . The manager's qua r t e r s and o f f i c e a r e loca ted on

the f i r s t floor, and, i n add i t ion , there are severa l s torage

rooms.

I t might a l s o be noted t h a t p a r t of the bu i ld ing

has been used f o r the pa s t severa l s m e r s bg boys en ro l l ed

under t h e Na t iona l Youth Administration.

The Library Building

(College Libr wy)

The spacious nex Library Building wss csnpleted a t

a c o s t of $155,000~00. The f i r s t two s t o r i e s Rere e rec ted

i n 1936 by the Public Works Administration a t a cos t of

$100,000.00. Later the t h i r d s to ry was added by S t a t e and

Col lege funds , cos t ing $55,000.00. !This t'nree-story b r i c k

s t r u c t u r e con ta ins t he r e f e r e n o e l i b r a r y , reserve reading

room, newspaper and magazine reading room, College Iduseurn,

Graduate School reading room, a l a rge l i b r a r y science c l a s s

room, l i b r a r i a n s ' o f f i c e s , and mending and binding rooms.

The L ib r a ry a t p resen t , July , 1939, conta ins 43,150 acces-

s i oned volume s, 9,000 pamphlet s, pe r i od i ca l s , and news-

pape r s . The Library f i l e s con ta in tvro hundred and f o r t y

c u r r e n t p e r i o d i c a l s and t e n d a i l y new spaper s . The acces-

s ioned and unaccessioned books i n the Colleffe Library number

approximately 53,000. A sample of the c i r c u l a t i o n of books

i n the l i b r a r y i s shown by a monthly r e p o r t for 1935, 1936,

1937, and 1938, a s fo l lows:

College Library C i r c u l a t i o n , 1935-19385

1935-36 1936-37 1931-38 Monthly To ta l

Jan. 21,158 17,746 15,348 54,252 Feb. 17,921 16,457 13,813 48,197 M a 18,540 19,283 18,789 56,612 Apr. 15,650 20,999 15,462' 52,141 May 17,448 21,374 18,698 57,520 June 39,678 30,707 31,676 102,061 July 31,043 37,441 31,375 99,859 Aug. 17,113 28,056 28,243 73,412

+*Sept 7,490 5,541 4,122 17,153 Oct. 19,698 24,216 19,906 63,82 0 NOV* 18,835 17,276 16,431 52,542 Dee* 16,004 14,793 11,630 42,427

Total 240,584 253,889 225,493 Grand To ta l 719,966

$$NOTE: Only 1/2 month o f school.

The Womenf s Gymna s i lm (New)

The TKomenf s Gymnasium i s a tmo-story s t r u c t u r e

e rec t ed i n 1937 w i t h the a i d of the S t a t e and Pub l i c Works

Administration funds t o t a l i n g about $65,000.00. The build-

ing i s modern throughout, and tlie f i r s t f l o o r includes in-

s t ruo to r ' s off i c e s , d re s s ing rooms and showers, handbal l

courts , r e c r e a t i o n rooms, and a k i t c h e n e t t e , which i s used

5, The Southwest Texas S t a t e ~ e a c h e r b College, Ci rcu la t ion Record - 9 Book 1935.

f o r College s o o i a l functions. The second s t o ~ y houses the

f l o o r whiah i s divided in to severa l seotions f o r badminton,

b a s k e t b a l l , vo l l ey b a l l , archery, and tennis. The large

mirror i n the gornents Gymnasium i s a unique feature which

a i d s o l a s a e s i n developing ce r t a in physioal s k i l l s , e spe-

c i a l l y i n dancing.

The College Dining Hall

The present modern College Dining Hall, valued a t

$8,000.00, was opened i n June, 1938. I t s primary purpose

i s t o provide an ea t ing place fo r those students rooming a t

Sayers H a l l , the ~ i r l s ' Dormitory Annex, and Hmris H a l l ,

b u t it i s open t o other students, facu l ty members, and Col-

l ege employees a t a l l times, and ac tua l ly serves a nurnber

of them. The Dining Hall accomnodates about two hundred

s t u d e n t s in t h e Regular Session and three hundred i n the

Summer Sessions . TWO hundred people may be served a t one

t ime . The p r i ce charged per month for board i s seventeen

d o l l a r s and f i f t y -cen t s , an average of l e s s than twenty-

c e n t s pe r meal. Three ful l - t ime cooks and one part-time

cook a r e employed i n the kitchen t o prepare the food. In

a d d i t i o n t o t h e regular cooks, there are a number of s tudent

h e l p e r s and a d i e t i t i a n who works jo in t ly i n t h a t posi t ion

and a l s o as d i r e c t o r of the two dormitories f o r g i r l s . A l l

food purchased by the Dining Hal l i s bought from well recog-

n i z e d packers and only qua l i ty merchandise i s used. Bread

is the only food s t u f f bought ready prepared, a s a11 meats,

vegetables , p i e s , cakes , ho t bread , and i c e cream a r e pre-

pared i n the ki tchen. The k i t c h e n i s equipped wi th modern

conveniences, such as an e l e c t r i c po ta to pee l e r , e l e c t r i c

mixers, e l e c t r i c d i s h washer, e l e c t r i c r e f r i g e r a t o r s , water

h e a t e r s , and gas r anges and ovens.

The Music Ha l l

The Musio H a l l i s a large frame s t r u c t u r e which was

completely remodeled and renovated i n 1938. Its o r i g i n a l

c o s t p lus improvements make t h i s bu i ld ing worth $10,000.03.

In i t the re a r e s t u d i o s f o r vo ice , v i o l i n , and piano,

s p e c i a l rooms f o r cho rus s ing ing and band r e h e a r s a l s , prac-

t i c e rooms, and i n s t r u c t o r s ' o f f i ce s .

The Auditorium-Laboratory School

This Audi torium-Laboratory School, a l s o p a r t l y

f inanced by the Publ ic Works Adminis t ra t ion of t h e Fede ra l

Government, i s nea r ing completion a t an e s t ima ted c o s t o f

$145,450.00. It w i l l have a s e a t i n g capac i ty of 1,600

people and w i l l be u sed a s the cen te r o f a l l College a c t i v i -

t i e s , The Laboratol-y School proper w i l l aoco~umodate most of

t he p re sen t Campus School and n i l 1 provide a t l e a s t f i v e

College c l a s s roo~~ i s . This new b u i l d i n g i s scheduled t o be

ready , f o r occupancy i n September, 1939.

CHAPTER IV

THE INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE

A Comparison of t he Normal School and

The Teachers College

I n o rde r t o show the great ohangas and tremendous

growth of The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, t h e

w r i t e r has come t o t h e conclusion t h a t t h i s can be done by

making t h e following comparisons f o r the year 1903, t he year

t he school opened, and the current year , 1939.

1. Object ives

2. Course o f Study

3. Admission Requirements

A P a r a l l e l Summary of the Objectives of The

Normal School and o f The Teachers College

1. The Southwest Texas S t a t e Announcement, 1903-1904, pp. 9-10.

1. Objec t ives

Normal

Normal School (1903-1904)~

1. D i s t i n c t i v e purpose i s

t o f i t young men and women

f o r profess ion of t each ing

through understanding of

School,

Teachers College (1939-1940) 2

1. To prepare t e a c h e r s f o r

t h e p u b l i c schools of the

S t a t e .

2 To appea l t o young men

2. The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers Col lege, Catalog, 1939-1940, p. 16.

32

h i s t o r y of education,

s c h o o l management, and

sc i enoe of educat ion.

2 . To improve scholar-

s h i p i n o rde r to give in-

s i g h t i n t o problems of ed-

ucation and e f f i c i e n c y i n

the ar t of teaching.

3. To t e a c h s tuden ts ad-

van tage s of h igher educa-

t i o n i n c o l l e g e s and univer-

s i t i e s .

4. Of curr iculum aims

w i l l be thoroughness, sound-

n e s s , and accuracy i n schol-

ar s h i p

and women of native a b i l -

i t y , broad scholarships,

and worthy character ,

3. To offer extensive

program of s tudies t o en-

r i ~ h the student ' s l i f e .

4. To give student

broad cul ture and enlarged

v i s ion t h r o ~ h preparat ion

i n the various f i e l d s of

howledge.

' 5. To develop technique

of teaching.

6 . To maintain sound

scholar sh ip i n order t h a t

holders of College Degrees

mag be admitted t o the

Graduate School of t'ne b e s t

un ive r s i t i e s i n America.

A P a r a l l e l Summary of the Courses of

Study of The Normal School and of

the Teachers College

c. His to ry I c . General Science 6

2. Courses of Study

d. Civ ics I d. Music or A r t 6

Normal School (1903-1904)

1. To provide c e r t a i n re-

q u i r e d s t u d i e s :

a. Eng l i sh

b . Mathematics

e. Geography I e. Related Electives 6

Teachers College (1939-1940) 4

1. Elementary Teacher Eours

(Fr e shman )

a. Education 6

b . English 6

f . Sc iences prescribed

by law:

Physiology

Physics

Chemistry

P ro fe s s iona l Work

2. To provide e l ec t ives :

a. L a t i n

b. German

c. Sciences no t pre-

s c r i b e d by l a w :

2 . IIigh School Teacher

(Fr e shman )

a. English 6

b e Biology o r

Physics or

Chemistry 6

c. Foreign Language

or Related

Electives 6

d. Social Science o r

Related Electives 6

3. The Southwest Texas Normal School, Announcement, 1903-1904, P O 100

4 . The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, Catalog, 1939-1940, pp. 49-54; 56-57.

Bo tang

Physiography

Zoology

3. The s t u d e n t i s r e -

qu i r ed t o take a l l f i v e

of t h e r e q u i r e d courses,

and o n l y one of t h e

three o p t i o n a l aourses .

4 . I n no case w i l l a

student be pe rmi t t ed t o

g ive up one o p t i o n a l

aour se f o r another .

e Related Electives

3 - P u b l i ~ School Musio

Teacher

(Fre shmm )

a. English

b. Biology or Physics

or Chemistry

c . Foreign Language

d. Music

e. Ensemble

4. Instrumental ldusic

Teacher

(Fr e shman )

a. English

b , Biology or Physioa

or Cheni s t r y

c. Foreign Language

d. I\Iusic

e. Ensemble

5. Vocational Home Econom-

i c s Teacher

(Fr e shman )

a. Education

be ~ n g l i s h

c , Chemistry

d. Home Economics

I 0 . Art

f. Physics

A P a r a l l e l Summary of the Admission

Requirements of The Normal School

and The Teachers College

3. Admission Req

Normal School (1903-1904 l5

1. S t u d e n t must be s i x t e e n

y e a r s of age.

2. S tudent must sign pledge

t o t e a c h i n p u b l i c schools of

Texas as many terms a s he 3r

she a t t e n d s sess ions i n the

Normal and t h a t he w i l l n o t

engage i n any conduct t h a t , 5n

the judgment of the f a c u l t y ,

would be p r e j u d i c i a l t o Cns

i n t e r e s t s of t he school, and

t h a t he w i l l cheer fu l ly con-

form t o r u l e s and r egu la t ions

of t h e sc l lool government.

3 . S t u d e n t s must declare t o

1. Uniform requirements

among Teachers Colleges of

Texas.

2. A l l c la ims for admis-

s ion are reduced t o high

school u n i t s o r equivalent .

3. Transcr ip t must be

signed by proper author i -

t i e s *

4 . Uni ts f o r admission

must be from schools ap-

proved by tile S t a t e Depmt-

ment of Education.

5. F i f t s e n u n i t s a r e r e -

qu i r ed f o r admittance t o

5. The Southwest Texas S t a t e Normal School, Announce- - merit 1903-1904, p. 19. -'

6. The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, Ca ta log , 1939-1940, pp. 36-37.

become Texas o i t i i e n s and

teach i n the Texas publ ic

schools.

4. As t o scholarsh ip ,

t h g student must have a

fair knowledge of !

a . Orthography

b. Writing

c. Arithmetic

d. Elementary Alge-

b r a

e . Geography

f. English Grammar

g. Composition

h. History of the

United S t a t e s

and Texas

Freshman Class and must in-

c lude :

a. Engl i sh 3 u n i t s

b. Mathematics,

including a t Least

one u n i t i n Algebra 2 u n i t s

c. Social

Soiencb , inc luding

a t l e a s t one unit

i n History 2 u n i t s

d. E l e c t i v e s

s u f f i c i e n t t o make 15 u n i t s

e . A s many a s two of the

above seven requi red admis-

s ion u n i t s may be absolved

a f t e r enrollment, provided

the candidate has f u l l f i f - teen admission u n i t s .

6. Applicants fo r College

admission who do n o t present

c r e d e n t i a l s from acc red i t ed

h igh schools may absolve the

requirements by examination.

In 1923 The Southwest Texas S t a t e Normal College be- _-----

came The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College and was given ----. -- \ --- " -. ------------

membership i n t h e American Association of Teachers Colleges,

henoe the w r i t e r wishes t o p resen t a b r i e f summary of t he

~ i p l o m a s and Degrees awarded i n the f i r s t year of the Teachers

c o l l e g e proper of 1923, and of t h e cu r r en t year, 1939.

The progress the College has made during the pas t

s i x t e e n y e a r s i n the way of o f f e r ing and awarding diplomas

and degrees w i l l be shown in the fol lowing p a r a l l e l study.

Requirements for

Diplomas and Degrees Offered

by the College

I. Diplomas: I I. Degrees: 1. Upon the completion 1. Bachelor of Arts

of the Sophomore year 1 a. Requirements fo r F ~ e s h - i

diplomas a r e awarded as men and Sophomore y e a r s :

fo l lows:

a. Kindergarten-

~ r h a r ~

b. Intermediate

7. The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, Catalog, 1923-1924, p . 36.

8. The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College, Catalog, 1939-1940, pp. 44-47.

(Same star-hour s )

(1) Engl ish 12

( 2 ) Soc i a l

Science, including Gov-

grade

(3. R u r a l school

ernment

( 3 ) Phys ica l

teaoher s

2. Minimum requirements

f o r diploma:

a. F i f t een units f o r

admission t o the College

b. Eighteen term-

hours i n Education.

c. Nine t o e ighteen

term-hour s i n Engli sh . d. Eighteen t e r n -

hours i n r e l a t e d courses.

e. Other College

subjec ts t o make n i n e t y

term-hour s

11. Degrees Offered:

1. Bachelor of Science

a . Requirements

( In term-hour s )

(1) One major

36-48 hours-

( 2 ) F i r s t minor

24-36 hours

(3) Second

minor 18 hours.

(4 ) English

1 8 hours.

Science 6

~ (4) Education 6

(5) Foreign Lan-

guage 12

(with en-

t rance u n i t s ) or

( 6 ) Foreign Lan-

guage 1 8

(with no en-

t rance u n i t s )

( 7 ) Mathematics 12

(8) Complete two-

years non-oredi t physical

education.

b. Requirements f o r

Junior and Senior years :

(1) Education 24

( 2 ) Minor 18

( 3 ) Academic

Major 24

( I n courses

number 100 o r above)

(4 ) Academic

Minor 18

( 6 hours i n

oourses nwnbered 100 o r

(5) Science I 9-12 hour s . I

( 6 ) Education 1 36-45 how P .

+i (7 ) Education

27 hours

%(nleg be pre-

s e n t e d if no permanent high

soh001 c e r t i f i c a t e i s de-

s i r e d . )

2 . Bachelor o f Arts

a. Requirements

(1) Same aa f o r

Bachelor of Science and

( 2 ) ~t l e a s t 27

h o u r s of f o r e i g n language, or

( 3 ) Eighteen hours,

if c r e d i t in language has bean

submi t t ed as a p a r t of the

r e g u l a r admiss ion requirement.

above )

(5) Second Academic

minor 12

( 6 ) Spec i a l Note:

S tudents not

de s i r i ng t o o b t a i n c e r t i f -

i c a t e to t e ach may omit

a l l Education except ,

P sychologg 3

(7) Student must

complete

(a) Advanced

courses 30

(Numbered

100 o r above)

(b ) T o t a l of 120

( c ) Total of

80 qua l i t y p o i n t s based

on 12 0

2. Bachelor of Saience

a . Requirements for

Freshmen a d Sophomore

years .

( I n semester-hours)

(1) Engl i sh

( 2 ) S o c i a l

Scienoe

(Including Gov-

ernment)

(3) Physical Sciencg

or

Elementary

teachers may be of fered

( 4 ) General Science 6

(6 ) Eduaation 6

( 6 ) Complete two

years non-credit physical

education

b. Requirements f o r

Jun io r and Senior years.

( In Semester-hours)

(1) Education 24

( 2 ) Minor 18

( 3 ) Socia l Science,

not more than 42

or

( 4 ) Physioal

Sciences, not more than 54

(5) S p e o i a l Note:

Students no t de-

s i r i n g to obtain c e r t i f i -

ca te to teach may omit a l l

Education exoept

Psychology

(6) Students must

1 complete:

(a) Total of 12 0

(b) Total of

' 180 quality points based

1 3. Bachelor of Business

Adminl stration. (First of - fered in 1939-1940)

l

a. FOP two classes

of students - I

1 (1) Those students

expecting to teach

(2) Those students

I expecting to enter some field

of business

b , Requirements f o r 1 1 graduation. (In Seme ster-hour s)

I (1) Business Admin-

i s t r n t i o n 42 I

(2) English 12

(3) Physical

3 c ienae 6

I (4) Mathematics 9

I ( 5 ) Related

I Electives 15

I (6) Economics 12

I (7) Education 18

(8) Government €3 - - -

me Graduate School

The Graduate School of The Southwest Texas S ta te

Teachers College was authorized on Jw-e 15, 1935, bg the

Board of Regents. Work i n the Graduate School was f i r s t of- -- ---- -- -------___I___ - -- -

f e r ed by the College i n the Sumrner Session of 1936. This . ---

--b _ - - _ _ f i f t h year of work -leading t o the Degree of Master of Arts

was inaugura t ed - ....... i n response t o the demand of school authorl- - - . .. .... ." .......

t i e s f o r t e a c h e r s with higher educational qua l i f ica t ions . ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . .

---.--.____l____ ."- . . . . . . . . .-. . . . . . . . .

The adminis t ra t ion of the Graduate School i s en-

t r u s t e d t o the Graduate Council, appointed each gear by the

P r e s i d e n t ; the Dean of the College and the Regis t ra r b e i r ~ g

e x - o f f i c i o members of the Council. The Council a c t s through

i t s Execut ive Seoretary.

The F i r s t Graduate Council was organized as f o l l o ~ s : ~

C . E. Evans, B.A., l l . h . , LL.D., President of the

Co l l ege , Chairman.

A . H. Nolle, B.A., B.S., M.A. , Ph*D*, Dean of the

F a c u l t y .

9. The Southwest Texas Sta te Teachers College, Cata log , 1935-1936, pa 58.

E. 0. Wiley, B.S., M.A., Ph*D., Director of Teacher

Training . D. F. Votaw, B , S , , Ikl.A., Ed.D., Professor of Educa-

t i o n , Secre ta ry .

C. S. Smith, B.A., M.A. , Ph.D., Professor of Biology.

Gates Thomas, B , S . , B.Llt., M.A. , Professor of Eng-

lish.

M. L. Arnold, B.!., , K.A. , Ph.D., Professor of History.

Requirements f o r the Degree

of Master of Arts

The student enrolled i n the Graduate School must do

a t l e a s t t h i r t y - s i x weeks o f res idence work i n order t~ meet

t h e requirements, and must have completed a l l ~ o r k tornard the

Degree of Master of Arts within a period of f i v e yea r s from

date of i n i t i a l matr iculat ion a s a graduate s tudent .

The Course of Study f o r Degree

of Master of Arts

P A minimum of t h i r t y hours of work i s r equ i red for

graduat ion , of which s ix hours c r e d i t i s allowed upon com-

p l e t i o n of a sa t i s f ac to ry thesf s. A l l work of fe red i n p a r -

t i a l f u l f i l l m e n t of the requirements f o r t he Master' s Degree

must average "B", provided t h a t no grade o f "D" s h a l l be

valid f o r c r e d i t toward the Idaster ' s Degree.

A s the f i n a l requirement for the aster's Degree

t h e c a n d i d a t e must pass a f i n a l wr i t t en examination, includ-

ing a l l work o f f e red for the degree and t h e s tudent must pass

an oral examination concerning h i s thes i s .

Thesis Requirements Altered

I n January, 1939, the Graduate Council took a his-

tory making s t e p colicerning the t h e s i s r egu la t ion fo r receiv-

i n g a aster's Degree.

Normally, the t hes i s will carry 6 hours of c r e d i t , b u t a candidate mag, with proper approval, o f f e r in l i e u of t h e 6-hour thes i s one f o r 3 hours of c r e d i t , p l a c i n g l e s s emphasis upon research, e.g. , an o r i g i n a l c r i t i c a l essay, or philosophical t r e a t i s e , oF a r e p o r t of a p r o j e c t , such as a remedial program i n reading, o r a comparative survey of a school systemel@

If t h e three-hour t h e s i s plan i s followed, t.he

s t u d e n t must o f f e r addit ioi lal c r e d i t to o f f - s e t the d i f f e r -

ence betbveeli a three-hour and a six-hour t h e s i s .

10. The Southwest Texas S ta te Teachers College, Ca ta log , 1939-1940, p. 57.

CHAPTER V

MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Student Act iv i t i e s

In order t h a t students may have ample opportuni t ies

f o r development i n varied a c t i v i t i e s , along with t h e i r regu-

l a r c l a s s work, a large number of organizations a r e maintain-

ed. It would no t be p rao t i ca l t o try t o give here a l l the

d e t a i l s r e l a t i n g t o each of these organizations, but they may

be named and b r i e f l y explained, There are the Shakespeare,

t h e I d y l l i c , the Philosophian, the Allie ?vans, the Charles

Craddock, t h e J e f f ersonian, and the Harris-Blair l i t e r a r y

s o c i e t i e s , t h e f i r s t f i v e of which a re fo r %omen and the

last two, f o r men. There are a l so two fo re ign language

c l u b s , La Salamanca f o r students who are studying Spanish

and D e r S c h i l l e r Verein f o r those who are studying German.

In a d d i t i o n t o the l i t e r a r y and foreign language clubs",

t h e r e a r e t h e following organizations : the College Theater

f o r s t u d e n t s who a re in te res ted i n t ra in ing i n dramatics;

t h e Band, t he Orchestra, the College Chorus, the Glee Club, - 4

and t h e Quar t e t t e f o r those in te res ted i n music; the - Kappa

Lambda Kappa f o r students of Home Econolnic s ; the Science

Club for s tuden t s studying the various s l e n c e s ; the Primary - Counci l f o r s tudents who are in te res ted i n the f i e l d of

pr ima-y work; and the wr i te rs ' Club, whish i s of specia l in -

t e r e s t t o s t u d e n t s of Journalism and Enp.lish.

The Southwest Texas S ta te Teachers College is a mem-

ber of t he Lone S t a r Athlet ic Conference, and c a r r i e s on a

program i n va r ious forms of a t h l e t i c a c t i v i t i e s , such as foot-

ball, b a s k e t b a l l , vol leybal l , indoor baseball, t r ack , tennis ,

artlhery, swimming, and other sport 3. Rigid r u l e s must be met

by students before they oan be considered e l i g i b l e t o p a r t i c i -

p a t e i n i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e a t h l e t i c contests.

Honor Soc ie t ies of the College

The Scholarship society

The Texas I o t a Chapter of Alpha Chi, organized i n

1923 a s t h e Nol l e Scholarship Society o f The Southwest Texas

S t a t e Teachers College, i s a charter member of m e Scholar-

shlp S o c i e t i e s of Texas, ~rhich in 1927 became the Scholar-

ship S o c i e t i e s of the South, and i n 1934 were na t iona l ized as

Alpha Chi. The p r inc ipa l purpose of the organizat ion i s t o

s t i m u l a t e , develop and recognize high standards of scholar-

sh ip . Membersliip i n the society i s r e s t r i c t e d t o the upper

t en per cen t of the membership of the junior and senior

c l a s s e s a s c o n s t i t u t e d a t the beginning of each Regular Ses-

s i o n and of the membership of the senior c l a s s a s cons t i tu ted

at t h e time of graduation, both a t the c lose of the Regular

and Summer Sessions.

P i Gamma Mu

The Texas Eta Chapter of P i Gamma i s a na t iona l

sooial science honor souie ty , organized i n the College on

March 27 , 1928, w i t h twenty c h a r t e r members s e l e c t e d from

t h e College Facul ty and Senior Class. The purpose of P i

Gamma Mu, w h i ~ h was organized n a t i o n a l l y i n 1924, i s t o en-

courage and reward those s tuden t s studying s o c i a l ques t ions

in the l i g h t of s c i e n t i f i c t r u t h and method.

Members of t h e f a o u l t y , alwnni of t h e College, and

members of t h e Senlor Class who have earned twenty semester

hours c r e d i t i n t he s o c i a l sc iences and make a t l e a s t a

g rade of "Bn or b e t t e r on each course , a r e i n v i t e d to become

members of t h e l o c a l chapter of P i Gamma Mu.

P i Kappa Delta

I n 1934 t h e debating, o r a t o r i c a l , and extempore

speaking s o c i e t y of t he College was admitted t o the n a t i o n a l

o rgan iza t ion of P i Kappa De l t a , a s Chapter 160 Texas Larnbda,

The purpose of t h i s soc i e ty i s t o c r e a t e an i n t e r e s t

i n t h e art of publ ic speaking and t o develop ab le speakers.

Each year t h e chapter e n t e r s i n t o s t a t e and n a t i o n a l competi-

t i v e r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h t h e lead ing co l l eges and un ive r s i -

ties of Texas and of o t h e r Southern States.

The Purple Mask

The Purp le Mask is an honor dramat ic organizat ion ' ,

t h e purpose of which is t o create interest in dramat ic art,

t o encourage o r e a t i v e and o r i g i n a l efforts and t o reward

accomplishments in dramatics.

Membership i n t h i s organiza t ion i s the h ighes t honor

awarded t o s tuden t s i n dramatics. Members of the f a c u l t y ,

j un io r s , and s e n i o r s a r e e l i g i b l e t o e l e c t i o n , provided t h a t ,

i n a d d i t i o n , a t o t a l of one hundred po in t s have been earned

i n a t l e a s t two of these f i v e f i e l d s : a c t i n g , d i r e c t i n g ,

p l aywr i t i ng , s t a g e c r a f t , and genera l serviae .

Uember s of the College Theatre, an organiza t ion f o r

persons i n t e r e s t e d i n l i t e r a r y i n t e r p r e t a t f o n and dramatic

t r a i n i n g , a r e a l s o e l i g i b l e t o q u a l i f y f o r t h i s organizat ion.

' Se rv i ce Bureau

The Southwest Texas S t a t e Teachers College h a s a

committee on recommendation and appoinment of teacher 3.

The committee a i d s s t u d e n t s i n contac t ing super in tendents

and t r u s t e e s needing t eache r s . No enrol lment f e e i s charged

t o s tuden t s d e s i r i n g t h e se rv ioes of the Bureau.

The College Pub l i ca t ions

The p u b l i c a t i o n s of t he College .are: - The Pedagog,

The College S t a r and The Sheaf. - -9 - The Pedagog i s the College annual s tudent a c t i v i t y -

book, and i s e n t i r e l y a s tudent e n t e r p r i s e supervised by the

College o f f i c i a l s . It inc ludes p i c t u r e s of t he College fac-

u l t y , members of the Senior , Jun io r , Sophomore, and Freshman

c l a s s e s , and p i c t u r e s of t he s e v e r a l bu i ld ings , s tuden t

a c t i v i t i e s , student or@;anizat ions, and clubs. - The Pedagog

includes a short summary of the achievements of the various

a t h l e t i c organizat ions, such as f oo tba l l , t enn i s , basket-

b a l l , and other spor ts .

The College S t a r i s the weekly newspaper published - - by the student body. It inc ludes a l l the important school

news, such as o f f i c i a l announcements, not ices , a t h l e t i c news,

organizat ion and c lub r e p o r t s , soc i a l events, cu r r en t happen-

ings on the Campus, and news concerning graduates and ex-

students of the College. The College o f f e r s special courses

i n English and Journalism which requ i re the s tudent to wr i te

a required number of a r t i c l e s f o r publ ica t ion in The S t a r . -- This f a c t causes various s tudents taking these courses t o

make specia l ques ts for inf onnation and news concerning the

college students, f acu l ty , and ex-students. The Star i s -- issued t o the student body g r a t i s . This weekly i s now i n

i t s t h i r t y - f i r s t year of publ ica t ion . Since it i s issued

continuously the year round, there have been t o da te , July,

1939, approximately four teen hundred weekly i s s u e s of the

paper s ince i t was first published i n 1908.

The Sheaf i s a r e c e n t l y i n s t i t u t e d co l l ege monthly -- under the d i r ec t i on of the English department, which fur-

nishes a medium f o r the c rea t ive l i t e r a r y e f f o r t s of the

student 3.

Student Help

"1: A limited number of deserving students are grmted $ 9 financial assistance each ye- by the College through its

various loan funds; namely, the Freshney-Shaver-Fenn Memorial

Fund, The John E. Pritchett Memorial Fund, The Jack Arnold

Memorial Fund, The Harris-Blair Student Loan Fund, The Ex-

~tudents' Memorial Loan Fund, which w a s made possible by

gill C. Hogg, The Ex-Students' Association, The Chamber of

Commerce Loan Fund, High School Honor Student Scholarship,

en' s Faculty Club Scholar ship, omen' s Faculty Club Scholar-

ship, The Schreiner Scholar ships, The Tabor Loan Fund, and

the loan fund of The Young Ivlenl s and Young Women1 s Christian

Associations.

CHAPTER V I

SKETCHES OF EDUCATIONAL CAREERS

OF THE TWO PRESIDENTS

OF THE COLLEGE

Thomas Green H a r r i s

he s t a t e Board of Education chose, f o r the f i r s t p r e s i -

d e n t of t h e SouthvJest Texas Normal School, Mr. Thomas Green

~ a r r i s , who, a t the time of h i s s e l e c t i o n , was Superintend-

e n t of t h e P u b l i c Schools of Aust in , Texas. An acquaintance

w i t h MI' Harrisf previous record and q u a l i f i c a t i o n s j u s t i f i e s

t h e Board1 s cho ice .

Thomas Green Har r i s was born May 27, 1254 i n hlunroe County,

Tennessee . H i s elementary educat ion w a s obta ined i n t h e r u r a l

s c h o o l s of Munroe County. He a t t e n d e d Carson-Newman College

a t J e f f e r s o n C i t y , Tennessee, where he rece ived his Bachelor

of A r t s d e g r e e i n 1876 and h i s Master of A r t s i n 1880.

Af t e r t e a c h i n g a few years a t E l i j a y , Georgia, he came

t o Texas. From 1881 t o 1883 he was Superintendent of t h e Pub-

l i c s c h o o l s of Weatherford, Texas. R e spent four years i n t h e

s c h o o l s of Mansf ie ld and Plano, and i n 1887 he becme p r i n c i p a l

of the D a l l a s High School i n which p o s i t i o n he served u n t i l he

was promoted t o t h e superintendency of t h e alla as system i n

1891. A f t e r servlng three y e a r s In t h i s c a p a c i t y , he was c a l l e d

t o Hous ton a s P r i n c i p a l of t h e Houston High School, where he

r e m a i n e d t h r e e yea r s . I n 1895 h e accepted the p o s i t i o n of

s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of the Aust in P u b l i c Schools from which

p o s i t i o n h e r e s i g n e d t o accept t h e c a l l of the Board of Educa-

t i o n a s P r i n c i p a l of t h e Southwest Texas S t a t e +Torma1 School

at San Marcos i n 1903.

The above mentioned f a c t s r e v e a l t he f i t n e s s of M r .

Harr is t o s e r v e a s P r i n c i p a l of t h e newly e s t a b l i s h e d T\!ornel

Schoo l H i s wide range of experience i n the t each ing profess-

i o n e n a b l e d h i m t o make c a r e f u l s e l e c t i o n of t h e members of

t h e f a c u l t y . It i s worthy of no te t h a t t w ~ members of the

o r i g i n a l f a c u l t y a r e s t i l l s e rv ing i n t h e Southwest Texas S t a t e

T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e a f t e r t h i r t y - s i x y e a s of f a i t h f u l service---

Mary S t u a r t B u t l e r of the Fine Arts Departrn~nt and Mrs.Lucy

B u r l e s o n , A s s i s t a n t L ib ra r i an . M r . Har r i s s e l e c t i o n of e f f i -

c i e n t t e a c h e r s such as Miss B u t l e r and Mrs. Burleson, gave t h e

Normal School assurance of success i n t h e beginning. Of P r inc i -

p a l H a r r i s , i t may be s a i d t h a t he was h l g h l y e s t ezxsd by t h e

f a c u l t y and s t u d e n t bodies . As t ime went on the Eisrmal School

p r o g r e s s e d under h i s leadership.

A change i n *dminis t r a t i o n came when t h e S t a t e Bo&-I'd of

~ d u c ~ t i o n c o n s i s t i n g of Governor 0 . B. C o l q u i t t , Secre tary of

S t a t e C. C , ~ c ~ o n a l d , and Comptroller W . P . Lane e l e c t e d C * E*

Evans , P r e s i d e n t .

Ceci l Eugene Evans

Cec l l EXgene Evans w a s born a t Bowden, GeorgZa, January

21, 1871. Upon completion of the work o f f e r e d I n the Bowden

Schools, he e n r o l l e d i n the Oxford College i n Alabama. From

t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n M r . Evans rece ived his Bachelor of A r t s de-

g ree i n 1888. I n the sum?lers of 1891 and 1392 he fu r the red

h i s educat ion by a t t e n d i n g t h e S t a t e Normal College a t Troy,

Alabama. After coming t o Texas, Mr. Evans a t t ended the Uni-

v a r s i t y of Texas and was graduated with the Tilaster of Ar t s

degree i n 1906. A s proof of h i s a b i l i t y as an educa t iona l

l e a d e r i n Texas, t h e Southwestern Un ive r s i ty , a t Georgetown,

i n 1923 confer red upon Mr. Evans the Honorary Cegree of LL.D.

M r . Evans' first pub l i c pos i t i on was t h a t of c l e r k i n

a Probate Off ice which he h e l d during 1888 and 1889, I n the

f a l l of 1889 he began his teaching career i n the publ ic schools

of Alabama where he remained u n t i l 1893.

Coming t o Texas i n 1894, he secured a teaching p o s i t i o n

f o r the school s e s s i o n of 1894-1895. He was i n t u r n Superin-

tendent of the schools of Anson and Merkel and i n 1906 he was

e l e c t e d Superintendent of the Abilene Publ ic Schools. H e

remained i n t h i s p o s i t i o n u n t i l he became General Agent of

t h e Conference f o r Educat ion in Texas i n 1908. Whlle se rv ing

i n t h i s capac i ty f o r t h r e e years K r . C . E. Evans brought about

t h e passage and adopt ion of th ree important educa t iona l amend-

ments t o the C o n s t i t u t i o n of Texas.

M r , C. E. Evans succeeded MP$. Harris as President

of the Normal School on ~ugust 10, 1911. Since that time

Dr. Evans has been the only President of The Southwest Texas

State Teachers College.

It might be of interest to note at this juncture that

Mr. Evansf first visit to the College occurred three weeks

before the opening of the First Regular Session, of The

Southwest Texas State Normal School, on September 9, 1903.

He was stopping in San Marcos to make train connections and

while waiting he walked around the Main Building observing

the Building and Campus.

It can truly be said that President Evans has proved to .

__.-___ __.. _ ................

be an outstanding educational leader in Texas; for under his . . . . . . . . ................. --- - . ... ....... .............

leadership, the immature Normal School of 1911 became a Junior .I__C_I_.,.-..... _ - ......I..., _.-- ...

-I.-- %.... . ... ..*...- _ .

college C_.._C--- in 19L.Z.;~.in l23..L-~+.a...fulz_l..f ledged ........ ......__._ four .........._. y e w . . . Senior . Coil.- -. .... - ege , and in 1936 an institution with a Graduate School provid- _-_-- .- --

i n g the fifth year of' work f o r those students desiring to -- _ _- _ - - . a -

advance their education by earning the Master of Arts Degree. --

Dr. C. E, Evans is one of the most active and mentally

alert educators in Texas today, He is continually striving

t o enlarge the College Curriculum and the College Plant. He

is active in securihg appropriations from the legislatures

of Texas and successful in securing loans and grants from the

Federa l Emergency Administration, To him is largely due the

credit for receiving membership f o r The Southwest Texas

s t a t e T e a c h e r s College i n the American Association of Tea-

c h e r s C o l l e g e s and The Southern Associat ion of Colleges and

Secondary Schools .

A s a m a t t e r of f a c t , Pres ident Evans i s t h e o ldes t

c o l l e g e p r e s i d e n t i n term of o f f i c e , i n Texas today, and

i t i s t h e w r i t e r ' s s ince re wish t h a t the College w i l l Se

s o f o r t u n a t e a s t o have t h i s capable man a t its head f o r

many y e a r s to come. 1

Evans, C . E. , Personal Interview, August, 1939.

CHAPTER VII

A SmmY

OF

THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE TEACFDIRS COLLEGE

A v a s t a r r a y of f a c t s concerning the f i n a n c i a l , educa-

t i o n a l , c u r r i c u l a r , and phys ica l s t a t u s of The Southwest

Texas S t a t e Teachers College w i l l be found i n the twenty-

t h r e e t a b l e s t h a t fol low. The w r i t e r has spent consider-

able t i m e i n c o l l e c t i n g and t a b u l a t i n g the statistics whlch

he o f f e r s i n an e a s i l y i n t e r p r e t e d form. The t i t l e s , sub-

t i t l e s , c h a r t s , and graphs are se l f -explana tory . If t h e

informatlon given se rves as a record or a s source material,

the e f f o r t s of t h e w r i t e r will no t have been i n vain.

TABLE I

Buildings ( 7 ) Furn i tu re 8,300.00 Bqu ipmen t 32,925.00 Grounds 20,000.00

Summary o f S t a t e L p p o p r i a t i o n s

Support anlz mintenance , salaries '$ 23,985.00 $ 35,330.00

Bgr icultur e , doinest i c science a d manual t r a i n i n g 6,000.00

Library , a p p a r a t u s , r e - p a i r s , and e q ~ i p m e n t 3,000.00 3,000.00

Widening r o a d 1,589.5'7 Manual h t s Bui ld ing con t raa t 25,000.00

T o t a l $ 32,985.00 $ 64,919.67

1. Sta te Normal School Board of Regents , F i r s t Biennial Re?ort , f o r the Years Ehding August 31, 1911, and August 31, 1912, pp. 12-19. Hereinafter r e f e r r e d to a s Biennial Eieports.

Buildings

Education Build ings Heat ing P l a n t lain Bui ld ing Manual Arts a i l d i n g Science Bui lding Library Building Training School a u i l d i n g P r e s i d e n t t s r e s i d e n c e Bath house and r i v e r r e s o r t J a n i t o r f s co t t age No. 1 J a n i t o r ' s co t t age Xo. 2 Agr i c i l l tme t o o l house Campus Athletic f i e l d

Total

Equ ipmm t

Furniture Heat ing p l a n t L i b r a r y and r e f e r e n c e books Phys ics Che111i s try Manual t r a i n i n g A g r i culture Home Xconomi c s Biology 33lsic Mathematics Phys i c a l Educat ion Education Drawing

T o t a l

2. Fourth Siennial Report, 1917-1918, p. 20.

. * . . * . a 0 0 0 3 0 0 3

* O O . d ' o o , OLD N O 4 . n n . . . ,. 0. -4' -1.

' L D rl 9

zi>

TBBLE 3 (Continued)

From L o c a l Fund: For years ending August 31, 1925

1. Sa l a r i es , inc lu ding flurmer School. . . .$ 1,052.81

2. Departmental Main- tenance and Equip- ment . . . . . . . . 12,475.17

3. Miscellaneous Items 24,698.58 4. Repairs , Replacements ,

h p r o v anent s , w d . . . . . Equipment 7,735.96

Balances as of August 31, 1926: . . . . . . . . . . Local Funds . . . . . . . . . . S t a t e Funds Tot a 1 . . . . . . . . . .

TABLE 4 (Cont inued)

Dormit o r ies :

No . 1 . Girls' Dormi t my . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $: 10.000.00 NO . 2 . Annex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.000.00 No . 3 . Moore House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00 No . 4 . Ex-Bospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.000.00 No . 5 . Kellam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.000.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No 6 Teacherage 3.500.0(! No . 7 . Oahrood Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.559.60

Gymnasium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.675.57 Dernonstration.Cottage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.000.00 Janitors ' Cottages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.500.00 Rivers ide Dwelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000.00 Riverside Bathhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.000.00 Riversirie Dwe!.ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 500 . 00 Farm Owelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.500.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Farm i3arns and 5heds 2.188.58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garage-Athletic Fie ld 424.94

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yew Barn Farm 801.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3leachers- Athle t i c F i e 1 c;. 2.258.97

Fence . Athle t ic F ie ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,733.90 Lighting System - A t h l e t i c Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.094.79 Lyons House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.250.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garage 142.12

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total of B u i l d i n g s

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Equipment College Ferm . Stock . Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instruct ional Equipment

Tota l Lase t s . ;L~Lu:t 31. 19% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783.575.72

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Aug

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19

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UN

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pus ..

....

....

....

....

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4.2

74

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thle

tic

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ld ..

....

....

....

.. 17

.98

5.2

9

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....

....

....

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00

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oll

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....

....

....

....

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3.0

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....

....

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..

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s ..

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..

....

....

....

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....

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(Old

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.42

8.9

5

Mu

sic Hall ..

....

....

....

....

4

.25

0.0

0

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....

....

....

.. .$3

49.6

9 8

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s:

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nas

ium

..................

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45

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5.5

7

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on

stra

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....

....

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(U -4 h -4 a r;.

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a C W T S FR91,1 WE SKiZ!W?Y STATELSiT OF -2TC'VXiirUL 2D

DPENDI'NRES FOR %Id FISCAL YE89 bTDE3 AJWST 31, 1938.'

T o t a l Revenue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (: 536,375.78

Expenditures :

Operating c o s t s . , , , . , :431,387.75 Acquisition of

p rope r ty :md P14k bonds retired. . . . . . . . . . 158,512.49

. . . . . . . . . . . . T o t a l 'Expenditures 2 569,900.25

Excess o f Expenditgres over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revenue 33,542,47

9. King, Tom C . , yepart of Examination of the Southwest Texas Sta te Teacllcrs C o l l q p , T e a c h e r s Co l l ege , S a n ~ c o s , Texas, for t h e F isca l Year Ended August 2, 1938. pp. 2-3. - -- -

TKE SOU-T TEXhS STATE TiUCH!ZRS COJLEGZ

STATEMEXT OF CiQREWT Il\:GOm

FOR THX FISCAL YEAR ZFJDEI) AUGUST 31, 1958 11

Cur ren t R u ~ d s T o t a l Fee s $121,126.36 S t a t e appropr ia t ions 262,513.00

T o t a l Fees. and Appropriations

A u x i l i a y e n t e r p r i s e s a c t i v i t i e s

Dorni t o r i e s C. 'I<

?3oysV a t h l e t i c s P u b l i c a t i o n s :

rtSTAR " "PFJAGOG"

Dramat i c a Textbook L ib r a ry Debate B e a l t h Service Summer School Ac t i v i t i e s Misce l laneous enter-

tainment Lyceum Sand Misce l laneous Co l l eg e Farm

T o t a l A u x i l i a y Ehterpr i s e s Tot a1 Current Funds

P l a n t Fund s _ . c _

Appropr ia t ions f o r nevr cans t ruc t i on S t a t e 41,500.00 Feder a1 35,163.36

TO tal. p l a n t funds

TOTAL DdC Oh#- --ALL FUNDS

ME SOUEl%'EST T%kS STATE mCIE!!S CQLLEGE

Balance Additions Deduct ions Balance September 1 , Year Year August 31,

1 9 37 1337-1938 1937-1938 1938

B u i l d i n g s and Grounds T o t a l Grounds :

$102,491,32 $12,535.00 T o t a l B ~ i l d i n g s :

439,120,33 57,604.75 S t u d e n t a c t i v i t y b u i l d i n g s ( H e c r e a t i o n a l and m i s c ~ l l t m - eous B u i l d i n g s ) 59,183.17 101,301.32

T o t a l Pov~er P l e n t , P r e s i d e n t ' s Home E t c , 81,643.37

Dormi to r i e s and S e n t a l p r o p e r t i e s T o t a l - 352,377.69 17,735.25

T o t a l 3 ldgs . $925,61G.96 147,209.53

T o t a l C o n s t r u c t i o n i n p r o g r e s s 70,594.17 $ 70,594.17

T o t a l f u r n i t u r e and Equipment $ 6,001.20 $ 494.80

$ . 6,496.CO

T o t a l g e n e r a l a b i n i s - 659.24 c?

tra t i ve equ ipmen t ?A 659.24 -

12. I b i d . , pp, 41-45.

TAJ3LE 1 2 (Continued)

Balance Addit ions Deductions 3dsmco September 1, Year Year A u g u s t 31,

19 37 1937-1938 1937-1938 193E

Total Resident Ins t ruc t ion and Department Re- search .$ 84',354.33 4,893.94

Total general L ib ra ry 70,961.39 6,219.69

Total general service (P res iden t ' s home, cxre of grounds, e t c . )

10,210.62 5,120.09

Total Student A c t i v i t y B . i ld ing

50,798.15 7,541.68

Total Furniture and E?u ipment 222, '325.68 24,930.X 247,256.02

TABLE 13

SOCTWi'fET TEx4S STATE Tj&cimS Z3;LZGE

BONDS OUTSTAND D?G

AUGUST 31, 1938 13

Interest P r inc ipa l Accrued :::eturit i e s Total

GXRLS ' DOiili'IITORY FWIXTm SOltDS

Dated ?!ov. 1, 1934 Type Se r i a l Coupon Denomination 91,000 In te res t r a t e 4% Tota l 1934 Series

BOYS ' UCIRT~LITOHY mTEIWE !3OlXX3

Dsted Nov. 1, 1935 ??qe S e r i a l Coupon Uenorninat ion $1,000 I n t e r e s t r a t e 4$ Tota l 1935 series

13. Ibid., pp. 47-49.

Year ending Regular h r g e n c y 3 t d August 31 Appropriation Deficiency, 3 t c .

14. l]ecords filed. i n o f f ice ~f t h e :rezLia:lt.

T~~ 15

~;PPROPRIATIONS FOR F m - W PEFiI(jGS FROK 1904 TO 1438

; . . E f U rjEsS IOpT m,fYm 2 ~ 5 13;:

- - * . - . - Tota l Year 5.8. 3.5, ..-.id! , B,A, '3.5. .... .. jech. P.:ast,

T o t a l s

- . 2duthliiest T e x a S t a t e Teachers College, Jtatis t i c n l Isdger ,

i3Y S O Q i m S T T G L s STAT3 TEXEERS COLLZGE

Scale: 1/161f z 4 Degrees

Bachelor's Degrees

m ?:aster of A b t s Degrees

18 " U m G E , SAh? WCOS, TEXAS 1903 - 1939

Long suloner Year Session Session T o t a l

, 1,5$6 T o t a l s 37,905

GRAU'D m*

le. The Southwest ~ e s s State Teachers College, Statistic& Ledger, p . 316. 1

TABLE 23

19

From 1929 To 1338

GO

Um

TY

29-30

30-31

31-32

32-33

33-34

31-35

35-36

36-37

37-38

TOT'

Wg

e 1 Fna

Q

rche

r &

stro

ng

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e y

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trop

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lor

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Bow

ie

Bra

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a

Bra

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Br 6

ba t er

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oks

Br

m

Bu

rles

on

19.

The

S

ou

thw

est

Ter

ns State Teachers C

oll

eg

e, Statistical Le

dger,

pp. 206-217; 390-400.

TAB

LE

23

(C

on

tin

ue

d )

CO

UN

TY

29

-30

3

0-3

1

31

-32

3

2-3

3

33

-34

3

4-3

5

35-3

6

36

-37

37-38

TOT&

Burn

e t

44

C

ald

we

ll

141

Cal

ho

un

11

Cal

lah

an

Cam

eron

24

C

amp

2 C

ass

2

Chambers

Ch

ero

kee

6

Ch

ild

ress

1

Slay

3

Coc

hran

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C o

1 em

an

14

C

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in

Co

ll in

gsw

or

th

C

olo

rad

o

33

C o

mal

38

C o

mm

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e

2 6

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1

4

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ke

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32

Cr

me

C

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23

(C

on

tin

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d)

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lla

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ith

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mni

t D

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al

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tle

nd

Ec

tor

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is

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Er a

th

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Fa

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31

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33

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35

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3

6-3

7

37

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TOTAL

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23

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on

tin

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C O

UN

TY

29

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30-51

31

32

3

23

3

33

-34

34

-35

35-3

6 36

-37

37-3

8 TOTAL

Joh

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Jones

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end

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TAB

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23

(C

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tin

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CO

UN

TY

29-3

0

30

-31

31

-32

32

-33

33

-34

34-3

5

35-3

6 36

-37

37-38

TOTA

L

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ard

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A

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cCu

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cMul

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Newton

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lan

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ran

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mer

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al

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23

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bert

son

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wal

l R

un

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3an

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wsti

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an P

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icio

S

an

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a

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rav

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34-3

5

35-3

6

36-3

7

37-3

8

TOTAL

-

21

1

4

9

15

1

67

1

2

13

7

9

10

8

9

2

2 2

25

1

4

3 9

3

18

15

7

1 9

15

1

20

26

ie

1

6

21

187

2

2

1

7 2

2

2 1

23

1

3

3

1

2

1

25

4

7

5

1

5

4

50

3 4

3 2

4

4

18

1

1

1

9

1

1

2 1

1

1

5

3

2

4

10

50

3

1

1

2 0

1

2 2 2

10

1

1

2 1

3

5 5

3 3

27

17

29

10

2

38

8

1

3

1

1

4

2 1

1

6

1

3

t-' 0

W

7'a

U 2

3 (Continued)

COUNlY

29-3

0

30

-31

3

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2

32

-33

3

3-3

4

34-3

5

35

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3

6-3

7

37-3

8

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-

--

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