The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 234, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 10, 1946 Page: 4 of 38
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THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Sunday Morning, February 10, 1948
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EARLY CAMPIS GROUP OF BUILDINGS includes Anna
Hall. Original home of the president, the dining hall, girls
dormitory in upper left hand corner. First building erected
“old main building," upper right, cottages for men, shown in
center and first dormitory for boys, lower center. Anna Hall
is now used as a library.
AT OPENING 54 YEARS AGO
HSU Founders Undaunted
By Failure of 16 Colleges
from 1902 to 1909 and was suc-
ceeded by Dr. J. D. Sandefer, who
served as president until bis death-
March 22, 1940, nearly 31 years.
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The building for which the cor-
ner stone was laid in the cere-
mony of 1891 was the only one on
the campus during the first year
of the school. During the next year,
however, the first need for dormi-
tory’ space was met with a tempo-
rary wooden building which was
erected as a dormitory for board-
ing students.
The year following six two-room
brick cottages were built for the
use of men students and in 1903
the second permanent building was.
constructed It was a two-story’
brick named Anna hall honoring
a daughter of Dr. Simmons’. It
was originally used for a girls dor-
mitory. but later was converted
innto a music conservatory, and
still later. 1925, into the present
library building.
Billie Cowden Hall, erected in
1907 as a home for boys, was the
next permanent structure It was
a two story brick located just
north of the present site of Fer-
guson hall, present dormitory for
men. This building was destroyed
by fire in 1922 after having serv-
ed as the only men’s dormitory
on the campus for many years.
The next building was Smith
hall erected in 1909-10 as a co-
operative home for women stu-
dents and originally called the Girls
Industrial Home. Later it was nam-
ed Smith hall in honor of the Rev.
George W. Smith.
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Other buildings on the campus
$ Per Capita
School Aid Paid
Warrants totaling $30,690 may
be expected within the next week
by Taylor county school officials,
according to an Associated Press
dispatch yesterday.
Dr. L. A. Woods, state super-
intendent. announced release of
warrants representing a $3 per cap-
ita apportionment on 1,491,688
scholastics, the AP reported from
Austin.
Taylor county school superin-
tendent Tom McGehee said the S3
per capita apportionment would
total $30,690 for county schools,
based on the current census figure
of 10,230 scholastics.
Dr. Woods said that with this
payment, a total of $14 of the an-
nual $30 for schools support has
been apportioned on the 1945-46
per capita and that another pay-
ment will be made early in March.
According to the last Taylor
school census figures there are
2,107 scholastics in the common
schools. The census roll of inde-
pendent school districts, is: Abi-
lene, 6,382; State hospital, 177;
Lawn. 205; Merkel, 870; Trent, 311;
Tuscola, 178, or a total of 8,223
McGehee will receive warrants
for the common schools while
school officials will receive checks
for the independent school dis
tricts.
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were erected in the following or-
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coming largely from the city of
Abilene; Mary Frances hall. 1916.
- .I given largely by J. H. Parramore
_____________, = -..........- ______- First Baptist church of Abilene and C. W. Merchant, pioneer Abi-
of native brick made on Elm creek and hauled to the site of the first wagon load of native and resulted in the appjointment lone citizens and named for their
D of a committee to present the pro- wives: Marston gymnasium. 1918.
By HOMER HUTTO the Baptists should build a college
But for the faith of a few pio- in Abilene His suggestion was
1 i . , neers, undaunted by the failure of made to the Rev George W. Smith,
FIRST BL ILDING erected to house the first session ot 16 early West Texas colleges, who was at that time pastor of the
Simmons college opening in September. 1892. It was built which led to the unloading in 1891
two miles north of Abilene in wagons. A big bell mounted brick out in a cow pasture two. Succinct Babtistiwives. --------- -----------------
miles north of the sprawling village—posal to the Sweetwater Baptist named in honor of Edgar Mars-
of Abilene, many of the more than association. It was through this ,„„ New York Citv. who was a
20:000 men and women who 1 large uuawa, ...........- .....
attended Simmons college and of the association, that the First building 1920. given by Judge and
Hardin-Simmons university might Baptist church of Abilene came to Mrs C. M. Caldwell; Ferguson hall,
never have had the opportunities be known as the mother of Sim- 1925 named for W. P Ferguson
this school has afforded the past mons college. I and his two sons of Wichita
54 years. This interest on the part of the Falls, built for a boss dormitory
It was amid great festivities that local church as expressed through to replace Cowden hall: Behrens
the cornerstore was laid for the the pastor, the Rev Smith also led .......
original main building of "Simmons to interesting Dr. Simmons in giv-
college into which went that first ing his financial support to the
Mrs. Ida M James, U.S. district and many other loads of brick pioneer venture in Christian edu-
made on Elm creek Representa- cation And in addition to giving
lives from counties all over the the $5,000 check that made the
been away from her office the last Sweetwater Baptist association were first building possible he made
present on that July 4. 1891. for several substantial gifts before he gaging in athletics. It was named
the cerem ■ y and the barbecue finally willed his entire estate to honor two other outstanding
*h+411 . T , .J -*who had been
in the steeple summoned students to classes from the campus,
then little more than a cow pasture. The present science hall
was built around this building.
Gannett Peak is the highest
mountain in Wyoming.
A panel of 50 names was drawn
Saturday morning in preparation
It was through this | ton New York Citv. who was a
have action, which gained the approval large donor: Caldwell Fine Arts.
DR. JOE E. BUSBY
CHIROPRACTOR
4th Floor Mims Bldg.
Phone 5709
Abilene. Texas
of the jury list for Taylor county
court to be called for service
Feb. 18.
chapel, named for the late W J.
Behrens and the cafeteria, both
court commissioner and clerk, has
two days because of illness
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built in 1907.
—The other efforts were made
to enlarge the plant until
1941 when Cowden-Paxton hall was
built to—house men students en
that followed These from adjoin valued at $80,000 to the school in Texas families
ing and nearby counties came by 1906.
horseback and buggy, hitching
horses to the mesq te trees and Enrollment for the first session
barb wire fences, w :e a special of the school which opened with
train was run from Cisco to bring Rev W. C. Friley as president, was
the visitors from that section, around 90 pupils. Other early
Many from the west also came by heads of the school were George 0
train. The crowd was estimated Thatcher. Dr O. C. Pope, and Rev.
at from five to six thousand ac- c J Hairfield, and Dr 0. H
cording to a story in the Taylor Cooper
County News of July 19. 1891. | . ,
Grand as was this ceremony and Dr. Cooper served as president
the building which was finally p-—■—■——■—■—^——■^—^^^
friends and patrons of the school
from the beginning.
THE NEW ARMY IS
A SKILLED ARMY
Over 200 trades and sk Ils,
includ ng radar, weld ng, avia-
tion, account ng and communi-
cations, can be learned n the
U. S. Regu ar Army today.
Many veterans have made fe
work of trades learned in the
Today these skills are being
used by the Army in rebu ding
our strongholds, working toward
a permanent world at peace.
See your U. S. Army Recruiting Station
for informat on concern *3
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Durin
If you suffer w
of Asthma when
completed for the opening of the
first session in September. 1892
they would pale in the light of
1946 nee ds and demands for high-
er educ tion. The contract for the
first t uilding called for an expen-
diture of $10,000 and the largest
donor was Dr James B Simmons
of New York City, a long time
friend of Christian education, who
gave $5,000. It was because of
this gift that the school.• first
chartered as Abilene Baptist, was
later named Simmons college.
It was General Henry Sayles, ac-
cording to the late Emmett M.
Landers in his thesis A Short His-
tory of Taylor County, who was
responsible for the suggestion that
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MRS. H A FENDER
Mrs. Pender for
Supporting HSU
“Thinking of people in all walks
of life are now pointing to Chris-
tianity as taught and practiced
in our church related schools as
the only thing that stabilize us
in this immediate post ear per-
iod." said Mrs. H A Pender in
support of the Hardin-Simmons
unversity expansion program which
is to be presented to Abilene citi-
zens next week.
"This realization certainly pla-
ces Abilene with her three church
schools in an unusual place of op-
portunity and responsibility which
we cannot afford to treat light-
ly," Mrs Pender continued. "Look-
ing at the situation from any
standpoint wou might choose, a
homemakers, leaders in society,
business and profession, or civic
welfare, schools like Hardin-Sim-
mons are a great asset.
'Therefore, I would say that
anything that we can do to help
Hardin Simmons expand her facil-
ities to take care of the return-
ing service men as well as the
boys and girls who come out of
our public schools the next few
years will be an investment in good
citizenship rather than a gift," ‘
Mrs. Pender concluded.
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