Presidential greetings
Back to school
Down the Corridor
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100 years ago |
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The North Texas baseball team beat Southwestern Christian College twice in September. … Steam heat came to campus after a large boiler was installed. … Tales of ghosts in the old bell-tower of the Normal Building were featured in the Normal Journal. A student awakened by haunting cries went up to the tower with his roommate and confronted the ghost — the bell squeaking on rusty hinges and occasionally moved by the wind. |
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75 years ago |
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North Texas began building a photo studio darkroom and workroom for the Yucca yearbook staff. … The installation of high-mount pole lighting at Eagle Park allowed the Eagles to play their first football game at night, Oct. 17, 1930. They beat Trinity University 9-6 after trailing at the half. … The Second Grade Chat newspaper, published by students of the North Texas Demonstration School, was offered on campus with original work by the students that included comics and advertisements. … The movie Moby Dick, starring John Barrymore, played in the auditorium. |
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50 years ago |
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Registration — with record enrollment — caused a traffic jam at Prairie and Avenue A, forcing police to ticket an entire line of students' cars. … A newspaper report covered the pros and cons of a proposed invention combining the telephone with a television screen. ... Two North Texas students attending the State Fair were the visitors who tied and broke the fair's attendance record of 2,506,463 and received free admission. … Faculty, staff and students mourned the Thanksgiving Day passing of President W.J. McConnell, 72. |
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25 years ago |
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KERA-FM 90.1 began a series of monthly programs titled "Music From North Texas," featuring the work of music faculty and students. Bob Ray Sanders ('69) was the station manager. … North Texas played the University of Texas at Arlington in UTA's first football game at the new Maverick Stadium. North Texas won, 31-14. … The inauguration of Frank Vandiver as university president brought numerous dignitaries to Denton. Daniel J. Boorstin, librarian of Congress, delivered the address. |
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10 years ago |
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The North Texas NAACP chapter was revived by an alumnus after a two-year hiatus. … The trials of O.J. Simpson and the suspect in Tejano singer Selena's murder were in the news on campus. … Harry Connick Jr. played at the Coliseum on Halloween. … UNT broke ground for the Murchison Performing Arts Center. … Students watched the Fry Street Delta Lodge burn to the ground. Faulty wiring was determined to be the cause of the fire.
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