University of Texas - Cactus Yearbook

“CENTENNIAL by BRIAN ALLEN VANICEK , ROUD AND LUSTY, SEASONED WITH A DASH OF SELF-CONCEIT, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CELEBRATES ITS 100TH BIRTHDAY IN 1983- CONSEQUENTLY, AN AIR OF CENTENNIAL FESTIVITY MARKS THE AN- NIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY. THE CROWN INSTITUTION OF THE 14-MEMBER UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, UT AUSTIN IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE NATION ' S GREAT UNIVERSITIES. IN PROMOTING THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION, THE UNIVERSITY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DIFFU- SION OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE PROMOTION OF SCHOLARLY IN- QUIRY. PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN ALMOST EVERY FIELD, THE UNIVERSITY LEADS ALL INSTITUTIONS IN THE SOUTH IN THE NUMBER OF DOCTORAL DEGREES AWARDED. FOURTEEN C OLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND 73 ACADEMIC DEPART- MENTS PROPEL THE 300-ACRE CAMPUS THAT ATTRACTS STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT TEXAS, THE FIFTY STATES AND MORE THAN 100 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. LIKEWISE, THE SOCIAL CLIMATE OF AUSTIN IS SUCH THAT IT EXPOSES STUDENTS TO A MULTI-COLORED CATALOG OF IDEAS, IDEOLOGIES AND LIFE EXPERIENCES THE SUM TOTAL OF WHICH CAN MAKE HIM A MORE CONSCIOUS PERSON. BEFORE ENTER- ING UPON A LENGTHY DISCOURSE OF THE UNIVERSITY DURING ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR, THE 7983 CACTUS REFLECTS UPON OUR UNIVER- SITY ' S FIRST CENTURY. THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE A FIRM POINT OF REFERENCE FOR UT STUDENTS THAT WILL SERVE AS A SOURCE OF UNIVERSITY FACTS AND REVERIE. Centennial handshakes are extended to Dr. Margaret C. Berry, from whose reference files, many of the entries were extracted and to Ralfh Elder and Lynn Bell of the Barker Texas History Center for their help in locating the photographs and flyers used in the opening section. " Hook-em ' s " are also extended to Barbara Allen, Rhea Burns, Maureen Creamer, Cynthia Darwin, Mike Godwin, Bill Kar- noscak, Jeanne Mixon, Jerry Thompson, Roy Vaughan and Judy Ward for all of their assistance in compiling the Centennial Section. 4 The University ' s First Century ”