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

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7900 Band initiates football music shows JL Requirements for athletes and required physical education courses for freshmen are instituted by the Athletics Committee. Oct. 15, 1900 fc The Texan announces the cancellation of the UT-LSU football game at the news that the LSU team had been disbanded. Nov. 6, 1900 111 The All Saints Episcopal Chapel at 27th and Whitis opens. Nov. 9, 1900 The University Band first plays at the football game between The University and Kansas City. Nov. 24, 1900 111 For the first time, seniors decide to order caps and gowns. Dec. 8, 1900 |h Students meeting in mass form a temporary organization to study the possibility of forming a students ' association. Jan. 10, 1901 111 Because of low demand, The Texan lowers its subscription price to $1.00 for the remainder of the year. Jan. 8, 1901 JL The Athletic Council awards T ' s and monograms to the members of the football team for the first time. Jan. 13, 1901 111 According to a Texan editorial, The great chief reason why Texas separated from Mexico was because the people of Texas refused to be governed by an inferior race ... Feb. 12, 1901 u 1 President and Mrs. William L. Prather give an at home for the students. Prather, a former member of the Board of Regents, served as the University ' s third president from 1900 until his death in 1905. March I, 1901 M A letter in The Students ' Forum in The Texan complains about the loud and boisterous conduct at black baseball games on the University field. It advocates limiting use of the ballpark. March 27, 1901 Organized in the fall of 1900 by Dr. Eugene Schoch, the band made its debut during the Texas-Kansas City game. Pictured is the 1905 version of The Showband of the Southwest. 18 The University ' s First Century

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Regents declare orange and white school colors 1900 Known for their independent spirit, University students have often gone out of the way to make a statement. On April 11, 189C . this group of seniors socialized at an antisenior picnic. That we believe Cleanliness is next to Godliness is proven by our frequent use of the towel (each man carries his own head unless some other knocks it off with a towel tied in a knot). C. B. Williams ' 99 Class Historian AA The Regents select Miss Pearl Nowell as the first physical direc- tress. July 10, 1899 The old temporary Capitol, where classes were first held, burns. Sept. 30, 1899 (b The University of Texas Day is held at the Texas State Fair in Dallas. Oct. 21, 1899 A William Lambdin Prather, a member of the Board of Regents since 1887, is elected president of The University. Nov. 4, 1899 |b The Board of Regents outlaws drinking and gambling in Brackenridge Hall. Jan. 25, 7900 f Regents declare orange and white to be the colors of The Universi- ty following a count of votes cast in February. May 10, 1900 UjThe Sidney Lanier Literary Society is organized. June 7, 1900 s The custom of presenting flowers to speakers and members of the graduating class is established on this commencement day. June 20, 1900 tf| The city of Galveston is devastated and the Medical Branch seriously damaged by a hurricane. Sept. 8, 1900 JljThe Faculty adopts a committee recommendation that all students be vaccinated for smallpox before Nov. 1. Oct. 2, 1900 (IfThe first issue of The Texan, student newspaper, is distributed. Oct. 6, 1900 |||A group of fraternity men watch the Texas- Vanderbilt game in Dallas while sitting in a horse-drawn carriage on the sidelines. Oct. 13, 1900 The University ' s First Century 17

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President McKinley visits The University 1902 In 1902, basketball and tennis were the mainstays of the women ' s athletic association. 1 President William McKinley visits Austin and The University, making him the first U.S. president to visit the campus. May 3, 1901 jftj An appropriations bill before the 24th Legislature includes funds for building the first University dormitory for women. Sept. 24, 1901 |1| Mrs. Kirby ' s Rule proposed by Helen M. Kirby, lady assistant, forbids ladies and gentlemen to study together in the library. - 1901 The term Bachelor of Arts degree is adopted to replace Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Literature in academic departments. Jan. 22, 1902 Because of widespread cheating, notice is served to the students by the faculty that students caught violating the honor code will be expelled. Jan. 22, 1902 Baseball, America ' s national pastime, had an earlier start at the University than did football. A varsity team was formed in 1886. Above is the 1901 team coached by A. C. Ellis. The University ' s First Century 19