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75 years ago
 
     
The Dolphin Swimming Club sponsored a water pageant, "Treasures of Youth's Happiness," at the swimming pool. … 148 candidates filed for bachelor's degrees for summer commencement exercises. … The dedication of the open-air theater and stadium featured an all-college festival sponsored by members of the faculty, physical education department and YWCA. A concert, plays, games and a barn dance all took place. … Members of the industrial education class went to Dallas for an observation trip. They visited such sites as the Ford Assembly Plant and the National Casket Co.
 
   

50 years ago
 
     
Denton's mayor proclaimed Aug. 15 official Old Maid's Day in Denton, an event started by Dorothy Babb, Latin and English instructor. Statistics showed Denton was above average in that population, with 92 "spinsters" on the North Texas faculty alone. … Demolition of the old men's gym began in accordance with a policy to tear down all temporary buildings on campus that were no longer needed. The gym was built in 1919. … B.B. Harris, 66-year-old educator and a member of the North Texas community for 37 years, announced his retirement. Harris was a pioneer of the conservation education program.
 
   

25 years ago
 
     
The first North Texas Fourth of July Christmas party got under way. More than 150 students, faculty and staff passed a plastic green Christmas tree adorned with blinking lights, miniature American flags and red, white and blue ribbons. … Construction neared completion on the General Academic Building. … Parent Orientation began for the first time at North Texas, held concurrently with Freshman Orientation. The program allowed parents to receive answers to questions about all aspects of university life. … More than 1,000 people dressed in colorful Roman togas participated in a procession from Kerr Hall to Fouts Field. The event was part of the Silver Anniversary Convention of the National Junior Classical League, an organization of high school Latin clubs, being held in Denton.
 
   

10 years ago
 
     
D. Jack Davis was named the first dean of the School of Visual Arts. … An electronic business library was created on the third floor of the Business Administration Building. … An after-hours table was set up for commuters who needed assistance with financial aid, transcripts and other services after offices closed. … More than 3,500 athletes competed in the 1993 Texas Special Olympics Summer Games held at UNT. Former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry was the honorary head coach for the games. … The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved UNT's request to establish master's and doctoral programs in environmental science, the first graduate study of its kind in North Texas. … Gov. Ann Richards signed a bill redesignating the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine as the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
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