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... IIRABEAU B. LAMAR o1nce said that education is the guardian genius of democracy. Through the years
The Junior Historian, Volume 7, Number 5, March 1947: Searching Inside
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... THE JUNIOR HISTORIAN University appointed by Roberts and approved by the Senate were T. J.... Smith, being actuated by his zeal for the cause of the University, in 1882 made a visit through... possibly be secured as professors in the proposed University. The cornerstone of the first building... of the University was laid with imposing ceremonies at Austin. Novernber 17, 1882, in the presence of over three... the cornerstone of the University of Texas. The original idea of a University for Texas, of a home institution
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... of the occasion. In his address he reviewed the events which had led to the founding of the University... 1, 1884, when it was remove(l to the University Building in the west winl,, which hadl -ten... co(mplete(l. Thus began the mainly ranch of the University of Texas. Its cstal;lishment was the crowning... was one of those who incorporated the University, and the energies and wisdom of his last years were... for three years the fruition of his pat iotic ambition in looking forward to a Texas university of the first
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... Smith, and J. W. Throckmorton. By i88o a great demand had grown up for a state university. A battle had... and statecontrolled schools. A demand arose for the long-talked-of state university of the first class, severed from... all denominationalism whatsoever. In the establishment of the University, Ashbel Smith took the lead... the state university became acute, and Ashbel Smith came out baldly and stated, "In my opinion there can... be only one suitable place for the University, and that is the seat of government-the City of Austin
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.... 338 pages, illustrated. $3.00 At all Bookstores in "Texas, or UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS : NORMAN... THE TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION University Station-- Box 2131 Austin 12, Texas
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... SMITH, FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS by MAeI'IIA NAN INGRA M Santa Fe High School, Alta ILoma... and action. In 1824 Ashbel Smith was graduated from Yale University with the Bachelor of Arts degree. Being
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... Historical Quarterly. ASH BEL SMITH, FATHER OF TI'IE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (Continued from page 4) ficient... yet known. We are proud to hail him as the Father of the University of Texas.
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... Association Box 2131, University Station, Garrison Hall 105, University of Texas, Austin 12, Texas Editor : H
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..., FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS by MARTHA NAN INGRAM IHE STORY OF A BOOM TOWN- - - - PETER SMITH, A MAN
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... is a regent of the University of 'Texas, but probably the most important position which he holds
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