Letters to the Editor

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80th birthday bash

Posted on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 11:19am

When the roll was called in Ponder, they were all there — scores of friends and students Barbara Colegrove had taught in her Journalism 101 and History of Journalism classes at UNT in the 1960s.

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Rocky Mountain connection

Posted on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 10:57am
I’ve been meaning to share this photo from our vacation to Colorado in June 2008. My husband, Michel, and I came across two more UNT alumni on a hike through the Rockies in Estes Park, Colo.
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Matthews’ stories

Posted on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 10:36am
Your fall North Texan article on President J.C. Matthews (’25) reminded me of the “15 minutes of fame” I had with him in 1958.
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Rings full circle

Posted on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:25am

I read of Bob Ray Sanders’ loss of his college ring and how UNT awarded him a ring (“Last Word,” summer 2009). I, as a senior senator in 1949, was assigned the task of designing a new official ring. I worked with three ring companies to complete the design and put the order out for bids.

Determination

Posted on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:21am

This remembrance is submitted for encouragement as to the value of patience and determination. While I do not know the present status of my night school classmates of 1965 to 1970, I wanted to extend my encouragement to present students on the value of patience and perseverance in the pursuit of an advanced degree.

FBI trio

Posted on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:19am

A bit of trivia: After teaching high school biology in the Dallas ISD for five years (1963 to 1968), I accepted an appointment for training as a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of training, I was transfered to Seattle, Wash., for about a year.

Happy and honored

Posted on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:18am

Seventy-three years after receiving my bachelor’s degree and 61 years after receiving my master’s degree from UNT, I am still so very happy and honored to have had the opportunity to attend this college. I was from a poor West Texas farm family and was able to attend after high school graduation due to the generosity of my mother’s “city” brothers.

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Souvenirs

Posted on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:16am

I loved the favorite souvenirs coverage so much that I’m sending you a photo of one of mine from the early ’60s. This shiny bookcover shows the Ad Building, the logo for the Trading Post (where I later worked for “Swede” Swenson) and a hair cream ad all in one. Don’t ask me why I kept this, but I am glad I did.

Photo ID

Posted on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 9:32am

You published a photo on page 40 of the summer issue under “Down the Corridor,” a brief article about where students congregate. I was amazed that I had seen this photo before. The male student in the photo is Terry Don Crawford (’60). We were both Lambda Chi Alpha members and pledged at the same time.

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Summer kudos

Posted on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 9:28am

Just received the summer North Texan. I would like to compliment you on the layout, short concise stories of interest and the use of colors. This is the best — y’all did a good job with this one.