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

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CACTUS MCMLXXXIII Commemorating The University of Texas Centennial Nor will the benefits of the University and its branches be confined to the sons of the wealthy few. By no means will that be so. Place the facilities of a higher education before the people of the State, make it a reality, make it complete and cheap by a splendid endowment, and youths all over this broad land who catch the inspiration of high native talent . . . will adorn every sphere of life with their brilliant accomplishments and practical usefulness. So it has been in other countries, and so it will be here. GOVERNOR ORAN M. ROBERTS, MESSAGE TO THE SEVENTEENTH LEGISLATURE, APRIL 1882 The University ' s First Century The University of Texas at Austin Published by Texas Student Publications e 1983 Austin, Texas Volume 90

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CACTUS MCMLXXXIII Commemorating The University of Texas Centennial BRIAN ALLEN VANICEK Editor-in-Chief MAUREEN L. CREAMER Associate Editor JERRY R. THOMPSON Supervisor of Yearbooks STEVEN PUMPHREY Photography Supervisor ABOUT THE COVER Two primary factors were taken into considera- tion in designing the cover for the 1983 Cactus Yearbook. First, the cover had to reflect the dynamic spirit of The University during its Centen- nial year. Second, we were looking for a cover that would incorporate the best of both the old and the new University. The cover design includes a watercolor of a stained-glass window found on the third floor of the present Main Building. Encouraging the reader to come in and take a better look at The Universi- ty, the window is especially appropriate as the elements found within the University shield, the longhorn steer and the cactus, are all part of the University ' s past that are still alive today. The Old Main Building blind embossed in the cover ' s border of cactus is more subdued than the water- color, symbolizing a shadow of our past. r 2 Title Page