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BULLETIN OF HOWARD PAYNE COLLEGE
General Information
HISTORY
The history of Howard Payne College may be summed up
as follows:
1889-Pecan Valley Baptist Association resolved to build a
College. The College was named for Edward Howard
Payne, a Baptist Deacon of Fulton, Mo., a brother-in-law
of Dr. John D. Robnett, the founder.
1890-First Session. Dr. A. J. Emerson, president. Main Building
erected. Robnett Hall erected.
1891-Separate Bible Department established. Dr. G. W. Griffin,
Dean of the Bible Department.
1893-Dr. J. D. Robnett, president. J. H. Grove, chairman of the
faculty.
1895-First graduate, John D. Robnett, Jr.
1896-J. H. Grove, president.
1897-A member of Baptist Correlated System as a Junior College.
1900-Last degrees granted under the old system.
1901-All debts paid.
1902-Robnett Hall destroyed by fire.
1907-New wing on Main building erected.
1908-John S. Humphreys, chairman of the faculty. Temporary
dormitory for girls constructed.
1910-R. H. Hamilton, president.
1911-John S. Humphreys, president. Campus increased to seven
acres.
1912-Howard Payne Hall erected. Cottage Home added. Steam
Heating plant constructed.
1913-Dr. J. M. Carroll, president. Department of Home Economics
added.
1914-Became a Senior College.
1915-A. E. Baten, acting president. First degrees granted under
the new system.
1916-Recognized by the State Department of Education as a
"First Class College" with privilege of granting teachers
certificates.
1916-Became a member of Texas Association of Colleges.
1917-Dr. J. A. Tolman, president
1918-Students Army Training Corps established.
1918-Twin Barracks erected.18
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Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.). Catalog of Howard Payne College, 1954-1955, book, April 1955; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46498/m1/20/?rotate=90: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.