The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Normal School, 1922 Page: 11
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N OT ONLY is the Eagle the king of the air, but he has been con-
sidered by more than one nation as a fitting emblem of national
sovereignty. Our own country stamps its purest gold coin with the
likeness of this king of birds and calls the coin itself an Eagle. Such
honor is granted because no other bird of the air and no beast of the
field was ever so graceful, so swift, or so aggressive: there is no eye so
keen, no talon so sharp or powerful. When an Eagle screams, all beasts
seek cover, and man himself is awed. An Eagle is also independent and
takes no food except that provided by his own power and skill. Further-
more, no other was ever so loyal to its kind. An Eagle will die in defense
of its nest.
The rapid rise of this college from comparative obscurity to a
place among the great educational institutions of the State of Texas
has not been unlike the rise of an Eagle from the valley to a place on
the mountain top. Our faculty, our students, and our alumni will
never be satisfied until they see our college resting on the topmost
peak of fame.
Since February 1, 1922, Eagles, to the supporters of the dear old
green and white, has had an additional significance. It suggests that
esteem and loyalty for school, and of school for team, which is so
characteristic of the N. T. S. N. C. The keen eye, the speed and endur-
ance, the aggressiveness, the beauty, the strength, and the independence
of the Eagle typify similar qualities found in our teams and in our
school.Eleven
Thae Eaglee
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North Texas State Normal College. The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Normal School, 1922, yearbook, 1922; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth60990/m1/17/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.