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The Oklahoma A&M College Alumni Association became a self-governed association...
Students (many in uniform) could always grab a hamburger or get candy and cigarettes...
The new Science Hall dramatically expanded the scope and capabilities of the chemistry...
Alumnus Dr. Clarence H. McElroy returned to Oklahoma A&M College to serve as an...
Some of the early coaching heroics of Edward C. Gallagher in wrestling and Henry P....
While residence halls were available on campus by 1918, many students still lived in...
By 1918, the college pointed with pride to sixteen brick buildings including separate...
From 1917 to 1952, thousands of students, faculty, staff and others attended numerous...
When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, the college was quick to offer its...
The Harvest Carnival became the ""Tiger Roundup"" in 1916 to reflect the school mascot...
After years of disuse, the Central Building bell rang again to call the freshman and...
Jeff Campbell was the first student to receive a degree in business or “commerce and...
From its beginning the university had programs for military drill because military...
Often called "Oklahoma A&M's John Philip Sousa," Bohumil Makovsky was a prominent...
The college president’s wife, Ada Cantwell (pictured), is credited for organizing...
Maude A. Spear became the first female to graduate from Oklahoma A&M College with...
While formal records aren’t available, the first “vigorous discussions” on the subject...
Although the facilities were sparse and the equipment was often makeshift, the Tigers...
James W. Cantwell became the college's seventh president, serving from 1915-1921. He...
The first women's dorm on campus, the Women's Building (now known as the Bartlett...
Dr. Lowery L. Lewis was appointed dean of both the School of Veterinary Medicine and...
Nell Foster of Gage became the first woman graduate of the School of Agriculture in...
1914 – Congress passes the Smith-Lever Act, officially creating the Cooperative...
A requirement for all freshmen attending Oklahoma A&M College to wear small caps,...
The university recognized the School of Education as a separate administrative unit at...
The May Carnival, highlighted with a parade, a carnival and dances, also helped raise...
Starting in 1913, freshmen began placing their class colors in a tree outside Old...
As anticipated when the college was first founded, Stillwater benefitted from the...
Work started in 1911 and by September of 1912 the various departments were able to...
The Women's Building (now the Bartlett Center) and the Men's Dormitory (later named...
Although secret societies were banned from campus in the early 1910s, certain groups...
The encampment school (pictured on campus) was an out-of-doors cross between a camp...
Literary societies were popular on campus during the early years.
Open to both...
Considered one of Oklahoma A&M College's greatest early educators and the father...
Students lobbied hard to be able to publish an annual wrap up of college happenings by...
The college and various railroad lines began partnering to outfit several train cars...
