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Alpine Man Marquis A Long Career In Texas Education
The Alcalde profiles Professor R. L. Marquis president of Sul Ross Normal, tracing his 20 year service across Texas normal colleges from West Texas to Denton and his role in building Alpine’s Normal campus. Born January 4 1880 in Goliad he sang his way through college then pursued science, rising to lead Sul Ross Normal. He lives beside Alpine with the mountain view and oversees a top school plant, guiding its expansion amid local opposition.
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Normal Colleges of Texas
Sam Houston Normal
West Texas Normal
Denton Normal
Sul Ross Normal
Jarvis College
Sharp Spring
John Tarloon College
Stephenville
Texas
Huntsville
Canyon
R. I. Cousins
Great Panhandle
Twain
West Texas Normal College
Marquis
West Texas
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce
Temple State Bank
Denton
Sul Ross Normal College
Thomas Fletcher
Lula M. Parkey
Tennessee
Carson Neuman College
Cincinatti Conservatory of Music
Bob
Jack
Goliad
DeWitt
Lavaca
Wilson
Gonzales
Grayson
McLennan
Travis
Hood
Erath
Walker
Pala Pinto
Brewster
Texas Christian University
Waco
Vader
University of Chicago
Spurgeon Bell
Miss Parkey
Charlie Audrain
Carl Widen
Carl Dowell
Carl Hartman
Frank Barry
Alpine