Arlington State College - Reveille Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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Mall Construction Brings Mud Fest A new, scenic mall, cutting right through the middle of UT Arlingtonls campus, was completed in mid-March and many observers feel that the end result was worth the many painstaking delays encountered in the con- struction. The mall, built at a cost of approximately 3S250,000, is composed of concrete and bricks, arranged in patterns and squares. Construction on the walkway was detained several times during the course of the year, due to many strikes and what a campus in- spector for the UT System called temporary delays. During these delays, rains pelted the cam- pus, causing students to virtually resort to water-wings in order to attend classes. Occa- sionaly figures assumed almost Robin-Hood positions, battling for position on the Wooden planks. They lacked only quarterstaves to complete the comic situations. 1 -- - -- lu Leveling for the mall began in the summer of 1968 when bull dozers upended existing streets and sidewalks. - v Workmen add jinishing touches to brick sidewalk replacing the old intersection of College St. and Second in front of Engineering Building. ' P I '1 1 ' -4. .Q NT it . 562. Y N. 5, L x l sw. :A f Kal. . ' .5 J 53 H, X 4 an Q 5 1 4 1. a . 5'!V-'fri . UQ li Q.. N 9 H X rl fs,- .v . 3 Controversy between University construction inspectors and the mall con- tractors resulted in a three week work stoppage in mid-winter.

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new .a , 15' ' f wif The engineering school quadrupled its en- rollment during the three-year period 1953- 1956, as did the schools of business, liberal arts and science. Declining enrollment in the areas of agriculture and home economics caused these programs to be phased out. Overall enrollment rose from around 1750 in 1949 to 6150 in 1959. A 10072, population increase in the Dallas- Fort Worth area between 1940 and 1955, and tremendous economic growth brought about by industrial expansion were taken into consideration by the 56th Texas Legislature when it approved senior college status for the school in 1959. At this time, the college instituted baccalaureate degrees in aerospace, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical en- gineering, economics, English, foreign lan- guages, mathematics, history, sociology, psy- chology, biology chemistry, geology, physics and business administration. Teaching certification as well as pre-pro- fessional transfer courses and two-year tech- nical and business courses leading to an As- sociate in Science diploma were also included. The Army extended its ROTC program, en- abling students to earn both a baccalaureate degree and an Army commission. The decade of growth from 1959 to 1969 was accentuated by a doubled enrollment. Figures jumped from a little over 6,000 in 1959 to 12,500 in 1969. The focal point of these 10 years was 1965. In that year, Ar- lington State College moved from the Texas ASJM System to The University of Texas System. Under new leadership, the college made greater advances in the areas of grad- uate programs, building construction and stu- dent participation in college life.

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