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Sul Ross State University - Brand Yearbook (Alpine, TX)

 - Class of 1967

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r Texas Legislature Approved Sul Ross College in 1917 It was no accident that Sul Ross came into exist¬ ence and was located in Alpine, Texas. The story of the origin of Sul Ross State College is truly one wor¬ thy of recollection. It is an example of the courage and the ability of the pioneers of West Texas to pro¬ cure their necessities. Alpine was originally a ranch town, but since Sul Ross College was established, it has become the center of culture and education in the Big Bend Country. The profound effect of Sul Ross College on Alpine and the Big Bend Country is immeasurable. The idea of a permanent institution of higher learn¬ ing originated from the Summer Normal which was first held at the Jackson-Harmon Ranch, present site of the W. T. Meriwether Ranch, northwest of Alpine. The late J. D. Jackson was one of the greatest pioneers in the history of the Big Bend; he was the father of Sul Ross State College. Jackson had very little formal education, but he realized the import¬ ance of education. Even though he was one of the highest tax-payers in the area (Jackson owned ap¬ proximately 192,000 acres in Brewster County) he still fought for educational improvement in the Big Bend Country which would inevitably increase tax valuation on ranch land. Jackson was virtually the founder of Central School in Alpine. Even though he was ridiculed for it, he supported the bond issue which financed the school. In 1910, when Central Ward was built, the Summer Normal was transferred to it. The Normal was held there until 1920, when W. B. Hancock donated 100 acres to the State of Texas to serve as the site of Sul Ross State College Sul Ross Normal College was opened. The opinion of the people who remember Jackson is that he spent more of his private funds than any other man to se¬ cure Sul Ross College for Alpine. The first attempt to establish a permanent insti¬ tution of higher learning in Alpine was the campaign of the Alpine Commercial Club in 1917. As soon as the Alpine Commercial Club started its campaign, several other towns joined to try to secure colleges in their towns. The Sul Ross Bill was presented to the Senate by Senator Claude Hudspeth after he had received word from Dr. Benjamin Franklin Berkeley (another of the leaders in this great movement was Berkeley, who came to Alpine from Kentucky in 1897) to do so. The bill had no trouble passing either the Senate Com¬ mittee or the House Committee. The Senate Commit¬ tee unanimously approved the bill for consideration, and there was only one dissenting vote in the House Committee. From 1910 until 1920, the Summer Normal met in Central Ward School. This structure is presently being utilized by Alpine Public Schools as a junior high school building.

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