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“A view west of the campus in 1929. (Photo from Southwest Collection) /C III. (^kltwood, who nad preiied for the creation of tne college, wai reuiied fuit before ltd preientafion to C^onareii, ana the name of the college wai changed frotn Weit Uexai ^Cf illl L^olleqe to ZJexai Uechnotoqicai College. On the morning of 3eL. 10, 1923, Qov. fjeff iigned the LiU at 10 a.m. that created ZJexai ZJechnoiogical y^ollege. Jne iigning of the oili wai og no meani the end of the legendarg campaign to eitabiiih the ichool, in fact, that wai iuit the beginning. CJn flov. 11, 1924, an eitimatea 20,000 people gathered for the momentoui occaiion of iauing the cornentone of the college. ZJexai ZJechnoiogical College had iti firit facultg meeting on Sept. 15, 1924. Claiiei began at 8 a.m. (Jet. 1, 1924. ^^^^^iiitlllllllll This 1960s student places a sticker in her back window, displaying her opinion about the name change. Hundreds of students protested in 1967 because they wanted the college to be named Texas State University instead of Texas Tech University. (Photo from Southwest Collection) ”
