University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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1952 h Members of the Student Engineering Council personally conduct the excavation for their own student lounge. Dec. 11, 1952 Persons unknown paint the Littlefield Memorial Fountain maroon and white. The soldier ' s statue is found to be wearing a white hat and leis. Jan. 18, 1953 selection acinto Bat- Union employees fail health test M A student mass meeting protests Senator Joe McCarthy ' s as the annual San Jacinto Day speaker at the San Jaci tleground. March 30, 1953 IW JU Mezes Hall, named for Sidney Edward Mezes who developed the Department of Psychology in 1898, is completed and dedicated. April 1, 1953 Batts Hall is completed and dedicated. April 8, 1953 Benedict Hall is completed and dedicated. April 13-14, 1953 |l| As a deluxe on-campus dining establishment opened in 1939, the name of the Home Economics Tea House is changed to the University Tea House. Sept. 1, 1953 A- The printing of The Daily Texan is separated from the University Printing Division and placed in the School of Journalism. Sept. 12, 1953 U| Students vote for a compulsory Union fee hike from $1 to $2. Oct. 2, 1953 A Logan Wilson is inaugurated as the 10th president of The Universi- 1 ty of Texas. Oct. 29, 1953 |l| An independent Texas Union survey examines the University Com- mons, Chuck Wagon and Soda Fountain and they all fail the test because 58 of 83 employees do not have a current Travis County health certificate. Nov. 22, 1953 i I i 111 The Silver Spurs, organized in 1938 as an honorary service group, serve as the custodians for Bevo. In this photograph, Spurs and their dates walk in a torchlight parade 66 The University ' s First Century ,

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Regents plan four dormitories 1952 (J| Regents approve a recommendation to raze old B. Hall. The recommendation states that there is serious danger due to falling struct ures in the building. 1952 Iff B. Hall, the first UT dorm, is torn down by a construction firm owned by a former Aggie. Sept. 26, 1952 The University Regents approve a $5.3 million construction plan for four new dormitories and a cafeteria on the main campus in an- ticipation of the I960 enrollment boom. Oct. 12, 1952 Ella Fitzgerald announces student government election returns dur- ing the intermission of Jazz at the Philharmonic held in Gregory Gym. Oct. 29, 1952 | University Regents appoint a committee to investigate the possibilities for establishing an educational television station on the University campus. Dec. 6, 1952 A A Fhis 1950s traffic and security officer served UT as the law west of the Waller. 1 . . . and you can imagine what happened next. Littlefield Fountain has been host to many pinning parties, pledge dunkings and an occasional container of detergent or bubble bath. iThe University ' s First Century 65 .

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Auction increases PUP to $200 million $ tt 1111 1954 I Townes Hall and Tarlton Library are dedicated. Hon. Herbert Brownwell Jr. delivers the address. Dec. 5, 1953 A public auction of oil and gas leases on 50,358,500 acres of University land adds $10,372,500 to the University ' s Permanent Fund, boosting it to more than $200 million. Dec. 13, 1953 Dr. Logan Wilson becomes president and acting chancellor of The University. Jan. 1, 1954 The Regents authorize The University to build three new dor- mitory structures and a cafeteria on campus at a cost of $3.4 million. January, 1954 111 The Regents approve a recommendation that the Board of Regents be increased from nine to 12 members. Jan. 23, 1954 25th annual Round-Up is celebrated. April 2, 1954 Students reflect holiday season festivities on campus 1 Even into the 1950s, some wooden buildings continued to survive on campus. This photograph of the old art buildings is a world away from today ' s modern facilities. The University ' s First Century 67