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The history of East Texas State College (ETSC) comprises the history of the university now known as East Texas A&M University from its renaming as East Texas State College by the Texas Legislature in 1957 (in recognition of the school's expansion beyond its original scope of teacher education) to its renaming as East Texas State University by ...
The McDowell Business Administration Building, built during the presidency of D. Whitney Halladay. The history of East Texas State University (ETSU) comprises the history of the university now known as East Texas A&M University from its renaming as East Texas State University in 1965 (after the establishment of its first doctoral program) to its admission into the Texas A&M University System ...
Historian of the university William E. Sawyer described the teaching loads for the 1925 summer normal institute as "excessive": one single teacher was assigned to teach agriculture, physical geography, physiology, and zoology, while another teacher taught ancient history, modern history, Texas history, United States history, and school law. [11]
The institution was renamed East Texas State College in 1957, after the Texas Legislature recognized its broadening scope beyond teacher education. [ 12 ] [ 8 ] [ 14 ] [ 11 ] Following the inauguration of the institution's first doctoral program in 1962, [ 12 ] [ 8 ] its name was changed to East Texas State University (ETSU) in 1965.
The 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision affected Texans for decades. In 1956, for instance, Joseph "Joe" L. Atkins tried to transfer to North Texas State College, but was denied entry.
A panorama of the East Texas State Normal College campus in 1921. The history of East Texas State Normal College (ETSNC) comprises the history of the university now known as East Texas A&M University from when it was acquired by the State of Texas in 1917, to when it was renamed East Texas State Teachers College in 1923.
ETNC was renamed East Texas State Normal College in 1917 after it was acquired by the State of Texas and transformed into a public college. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 11 ] In 1923, it was renamed East Texas State Teachers College to define its purpose "more clearly", [ 8 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and in 1935, it began its graduate education program.
Areas along the state's East Coast could see winds gusting up to 40 mph. (1:02 p.m. ET) Snow Visible On Satellite From Texas To South Carolina. See that white stuff covering land along the Gulf Coast?