Browns
and Rideouts
Track
twins
Down the Corridor
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75 years ago |
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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.
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50 years ago |
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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.
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25 years ago |
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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.
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10 years ago |
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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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