Texas A&M University: A Pictorial History, 1876-1996Texas A&M University Press, 1996 - 199 страници This expanded edition of Texas A&M University: A Pictorial History gives a panoramic view of Texas A&M, from its infancy as a college with forty-eight agricultural and mechanical (engineering) students to today's diverse campus of more than forty thousand students. Captured in full-color photographs are the modern university, its buildings, its far-reaching programs, and its students. The book is also a gallery of Aggie greats—on the battlefields of five wars; on the athletic fields; in industry, agriculture, science, and civic leadership. Historical photos show visits by Presidents William H. Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George H. W. Bush; preparations for military actions of World Wars I and II; the 1939 national championship football team; and the campus filming of the 1943 World War II movie We've Never Been Licked. From the first day of classes, the A&M College of Texas encountered successes and setbacks that would provide valuable lessons, established traditions that would shape the university and its students, and began its transformation from a frontier educational community to one of the nation's largest and most active teaching and research institutions. Gov. Richard Coke's admonition of October 4, 1876, has governed the school's growth: "Grave responsibilities rest upon you. The excellence of the college will be determined by your progress." As new frontiers beckoned, A&M accepted the challenges—excelling not only in agriculture and engineering but also the sciences, medicine, education, and research relating to space and the sea. A&M's military program received national recognition for providing military leaders during the Spanish-American War, the two world wars, and subsequent conflicts. With growth have come a more diverse student body, administrative reorganizations, and expanded educational programs. |
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IV Peace and a New Purpose | 47 |
V Growing Branching Out | 59 |
VI Veterinarians Foresters and Broadening Services | 69 |
VII Gig em Aggies | 91 |
VIII Fifty Years and Counting | 117 |
The Fighting Texas Aggies | 129 |
X Proud and Painful Growth | 143 |
XI Challenge and Change | 151 |
XII Into the Second Century | 171 |
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Страница 140 - Before he was discharged as a captain in 1945, he had flown fifty-six missions and won the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
Страница 61 - Also the college was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In 1930 Governor Bilbo came back for a second term, which was marred by wholesale college firings and the loss of Southern Associa?-iVP i li'l
Страница 136 - ... disabled by a high-explosive shell which shattered his arm, forcing him to withdraw. He was last seen at a medical aid station which was subsequently captured by the enemy. By his superb courage, inspiring leadership, and indomitable fighting spirit, Lieutenant Leonard enabled our forces to hold off the enemy attack and was personally responsible for the direction of fire which destroyed six German tanks.
Страница 140 - Softly call the muster, Let comrade answer, "Here!" Their spirits hover round us: As if to bring us cheer! Mark them "present" in our hearts, We'll meet some other day.