Texas - have you seen this one?

email | 10/14 | anonymous

[El Gato]

Well Southwestern was formed from the merger of several struggling Methodist schools. The oldest of those was chartered in 1840, but it got a new charter from the state in 1875. Austin College was chartered in 1849, and has been operating under that same charter ever since. They did merge with Texas Presbyterian, an all girls school, in 1930. Thus Austin College has been continuously operating under the same charter longer than in other college or university. They were also the first college in Texas to grant a graduate degree. Today they only grant Master's degrees in Education. They did change locations, from Huntsville to Sherman in 1876, for much the same reasons that the schools which made up Southwestern chose to merge at Georgetown. Yellow Fever was a real problem at the original location(s) and the schools all suffered in the aftermath of the War of Yankee Aggression.

Baylor was originally chartered in 1845, but didn't confer their first degree until 1854. In 1886 they consolidated with Waco College, which was under control of a different Baptist group beginning in 1847, and a new charter was issued as Baylor University at Waco (The original Baylor had been at Independence) in 1886.

So, Southwestern has the oldest roots, Baylor's roots go back farther than Austin College's, but Austin College has been operating under the same charter the longest, in fact since it's original founding.

The site in Huntsville where they were originally located is now the site of Sam Houston State, having passed through the hands of a short lived Methodist school. When the last remaining former Austin College building burned down some years ago, some of the timbers were salvaged and a ceremonial "Mace" constructed of one of them was presented to Austin College by Sam Houston (or it's students). That Mace leads the procession at Graduation and other important events at AC, along with 2 to 4 pipers in keeping with the school's Presbyterian roots. It's an impressive beastie. :)

[Revolting cat!]

I luv BBQ and I hate Taxes!

[bobbyd]

You may prefer the long way around, it's a block longer

What the hey, I could use some......eerr... the exercise.

[El Gato]

The 1824 has to do with the treaty of 1824. There was a flag with 1824 written on it flying above the Alamo as a reminder to the Mexican army of the 1824 treaty.

Actually the Mexican Constitution of 1824, the violation of which by Santa Anna was the nominal casus belli of the Texian Revolution.

[Fiddlstix]

I luv BBQ and I hate Taxes!

I must agree.....

I Hate Taxes Too!

[Squantos]

Here ya go Nita......Did ya know Tom is running for Governor of Texas ?

[potlatch]

LOL, thanks for the ping Eaker! This "is" my little Yorkie and Bevo!!

Ps; Yorkie had a 'hair trim' and Bevo had a 'horn trim'!

[Bigun]

I can't even imagine a Mexican Restaurant in Holland of all places.

Neither can I but there ARE Mexicans there or at least there WERE!

Some years ago a friend and I were traveling back to Saudia Arabia and got stuck in Amsterdam overnight, terrible shamal (sandstorm) at Daharan or something like that. Anyway the airline put us up in the Hotel Pulitzer right in the middle of the canal district. We got our rooms and decided to go out for a drink since it was still early in the evening. We walked around for a few minutes doing a little window shopping ( what else does one do in the canal district?) and eventually walked into one of those street corner bars (there is one on EVERY corner in the canal district). We ordered our drinks and, since we were the only two customers in the place at the time, struck up a conversation with the bartender who turned out to be a Texican who had landed in Amsterdam 25 years before and never left.

We stayed there into the wee hours of the morning and never paid for another drink as our new friend was having a grand time blathering back and forth with us in Tex-Mex!

[Smartass]

LOL, looks like Piper's in control.

[groanup]

LOL. The guy was an elk hunter from Giddings and was no tenderfoot. Of course, until the scorpion got hold of him.

[potlatch]

Yep, Piper would chew his ankles to death!!

[Fiddlstix]

Well I'll be danged.......
Who'da thunk it....
Small world ain't it.....
lol

[AmericanDave]

As a native Texan, I thank you for the compliment.

[AmericanDave]

builds character, LOL.

[groanup]

builds character, LOL.

absolutely. Snakes, Black Widows, fire ants, scorpions, mosquitos, guitars tuned good and firm feelin' women.

[AmericanDave]

Nobody recognizes the shape of New York State...LOL

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

The flip side is that for some years the chief cook in the Macaroni's Grill in Stafford, Texas had worked in a bar I hung out at in Bergan an See, Holland. He knew all my oilfield trash friends and told me some stories that won me some dinners on bets and as bribes to keep my mouth shut.

[JFC]

Texas Ole Texas all hail the mighty state.

I love this great state.

[petitfour]

And Natalie Maines

[Dawgreg]

This is a keeper! I was Texas born, Texas bred and when I die, I'll be Texas dead! Thank you Lord for allowing me to be born in Texas! *~*