University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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AT O and appointed N .r. Calnoim to tnat position. Oince tlien, as one ol trie major duties ol nis ollice, ne lias devoted ellort, attention, and energy to tlie promotion ol tne vrreater University ol lexas. it may be truly said tliat ne nas nailed every nail and laid every onck - so tireless nas been liis supervision ol tne steadily growing institution, in keeping witli tne spirit oi expansion expressed in a building program ol siicli lar-reacning pro- portionSj we dedicate tnis 1932 ( actiis to Jonn William L-alnoun, wliose constant endeavor and iinllagging energy nave done so miicn to ellect tne progress ol tne University.

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HIRTY ODD years ago, Jokn William .« c C-alJioiin, a young man Irom lennessee, oecame laentilieo witn ine University ol lexas as a student ol matnematics. rrom stiioent to tutor, instructor, ana so to prolessor, ke watcnea ano lurtnereo tne growtli ol tne University Irom a lour-builaing plant to one ol nine ouiioings and numerous snacks. -During tnis period lie served as a member ot tne Atliletic L-ouncil, reorganized tne Uni- versity V o-operative Oociety, and lormed an independent corporation ol tne lexas otudent Publications. In February, 1926, the Board ol Regents autliorized tne establisliment ol a new administrative ollice - tne V otnptroller -

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HE most signilicant cnapter in tne nistory ol Xne University ol iexas is just beginning. Tne unsigntiy snack is becoming a tmng ol tne past and tne ground ixpon wnicn it stood is lurnisning material lor tne steam snovel. A lazy patn is cut oil abruptly by a lugn, annoying wire lence ; part ol a building is wrecked; tne quiet dignity ol tlie classroom nas given way to tne noise ol construction. To tlie onlooker tne scene is one ol cnange, transition, it is true, but also ol conlusion. Yet from tliis state ol cliaos is evolving tne new, tne greater University ol iexas. Witnin two years tnere will be erected a otudent