Texas Military Institute - Crusader Blue Bonnet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Texas Military Institute ---AND-- San Antonio Academy % TWO GOOD SCHOOLS OFFERING A THOROUGH COURSE OF' TRAINING FROM THE FIRST GRADE TO THE UNIVERSITY. One of the most widely affiliated institutions in the South. The only military school in San Antonio recognized by the U. S. Government and the State Department of Education. FOR OTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT S. A. BARCLAY Best Drilled Cadet X 6 X

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THE FOUNDING OF T. M. I. X X X X A new day dawned for education in the South with the consolidation of San Antonio Academy and West Texas Military Academy in 1926. Both schools were greatly strengthened and the result proved gratifying to all concerned. A mutual friend of the two schools conceived the idea of uniting them and the feasibility of his plan was at once recognized. That the consumation of this project was carried out so quickly and so smoothly is a striking testimonial to the friendliness of the rivalry that existed between these two historic institutions. West Texas Military Academy was founded by an Episcopal clergyman, Bishop J. S. Johnston, of sacred memory, loved and venerated by men of all creeds and all walks of life. San Antonio Academy was founded by a Presbyterian Elder, Dr. W. B. Seeley, a graduate of Princeton, and a pioneer in private school work in Texas. Bishop W. T. Capers of the Diocese of West Texas succeeded Bishop Johnston as President of the Board of Trustees of West Texas Military Academy and now serves in the same capacity for the consolidated schools. Dr. W. W. Bon-durant, an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio, succeeded Dr. Seeley as head of San Antonio Academy, and now assumes the position of President of the united schools. A new name for the consolidated schools was imperative. After several conferences over this question, and after very generously taking the boys into confidence on the matter, the euphonious name of Texas Military Institute was selected. The name was accepted with enthusiasm from the first and is steadily supplanting the old names of “San Antonio Academy” and “West Texas” in the hearts and minds of all interested in the welfare of the school. After the consolidation, fifty thousand dollars were spent on improvements on the West Texas school plant. All buildings were completely renovated, refurnished, and thoroughly modernized. Since then other improvements have been steadily made with the sole purpose of providing the boys with adequate facilities for study and recreation. And so the future for T. M. I. looms bright and glorious, opening up new fields and greater possibilities in this God-given work at which it has so earnestly set itself. X 7 X