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75 years ago |
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The Dramatic Club presented Wedding Bells, a three-act play
by Salisbury Fields, at the Auditorium.
Summer enrollment reached
2,300. According to Dean W. Joseph McConnell, the increase included
more juniors and seniors, indicating that more people were interested
in getting degrees, thus raising the standard of public education.
Parking was becoming a problem. With enrollment nearly doubled,
the campus was encircled with automobiles of commuting students. |
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50 years ago |
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"Doc Hibberd" was featured in a Campus Chat article
on his unconventional teaching style, which involved teaching his
600-level doctoral music class from his home.
Jerry Cahill's
19-inch, 500-pound vase, which, according to art department head Cora
Stafford, was one of the best designs to come out of the department,
was featured on the front page of the Chat.
W. Joseph
McConnell retired as North Texas president after 17 years of service.
J.C. Matthews, vice president, succeeded him. |
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25 years ago |
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The Regents voted 5-3 against a request to sell alcohol in the Union
Building.
The One O'Clock Lab Band began a four-week concert
tour, with two concerts scheduled for the Fourth of July in Leningrad,
Russia.
After five years of deliberation, the Denton City Council
approved construction of an intersection connecting Avenue A and Fry
Street. |
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10 years ago |
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Kendall Hall was closed and residents relocated to West Hall.
A proposal for 18 area toll roads, including I-35E, brought negative
reaction from the Denton community.
A football autographed
by such sports greats as Evander Holyfield, Tony Dorsett and Jerry
Rice was sold for $775 in an athletic department auction that raised
$8,000 for scholarships.
Carl returned to campus after the
summer break to continue preaching at the free speech area near the
University Union. |
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