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FEATURESAND NEWSVOL. XXXIAUSTIN, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 22, 1929.No. 1BronzeTabletPlacedonStadiumThisFallPanel to Bear NamesSTADIUM DRIVE LEADERS.......................■—.»lt;p 0m i.Of5,280 Men, WomenyKilled in World WarBy BESS JANE L.OGAN('■' ' t vt (“-S 5? .V ' Jf . . . -r.’ ' *** j: .i. ••J? . ’ t' ' V*. Ll’ r- 1 j'i',i ■Sometime this fall, probably in October, a bronze memorial tabletiwill be placed on the north wall of the University Memorial Stadium.The placing of this memorial tablet was authorized by the FortiethLegislature which appropriated $10,000 for the construction and erection of the tablet. In a recent interview with Hugo Villa, sculptor, R. L. White, Uni-t*------versity Supervising Architect, learned that the model is complete, has been cast in plaster, and is ready to be cast in bronze. Thereconcrete which will stand throughthe ages. AH new' students whoenter the University will have im- j pressed upon their mind and mem-is a possibility, however, that the model might be sent to Italy for lories the splendid tribute of thosethe bronze casting.S. C. P. Vosper, formerly connected with the University, designed the panel. The model is forty feet long and ten feet high. In the center is the figure of a woman with her arms outstretchedftwho have preceded them.■Retore me winter term of school opened, Mr. Stark, Mr. Richard-i son, and Mr. McGill began workas members of the permanent el-ecutive committee. Herbert M. jGreene, University architect, drewL. Theo Beiimont (left) who was the originator and guiding influence in the Stadium movement. William E. McGill, (right) now president of the Ex-Students’ Association, who acted as chairman of the student drive for funds for construction.program. It was he who made the initial speech in Houston inaugurating the idea of a Texas Stadium. He was at many of theluncheons with encouragement for all. He startled the campus by his statement that for each ten dollars raised by the students, he wouldpledge a dollar. At the end of the drive, the Stadium Association received a check from Mr. and Mrs. Stark for the pledged amount totaling over $15,000.As each $10,000 was raised, a cannon boomed out words of thevictory. A huge thermometer was erected in front of the Main Build* ing, and each clay the amountraised was placed on it in huge S red letters. The main slogan of the drive was “Bust the Darn Thing.MFrom all sections of the state and from Texans in distant parts of the country came letters and telegrams telling the University to go ahead with plans for a stadium and pledging support. As a fitting climax for so great a victory, the final night when more than the stipulated amount had been raisedadvise with the local committee onits problems.who came on the campus decidedThe next campaign was held inthe city of Austin, and was con-that they wanted a part in themovement and subscribed some $30,000.ducted by the business men andwomen of the city under the leadership of Sam Sparks. A week of actual stadium work resulted inContract for the building of theeast and west stands was let in thespring of 1924, and work wasAustin citizens subscnmng $115,-000 to the fund.Campaign in Other CitiesThe campaign spread out intoether cities of the state and continued throughout the year. In the fall, the new group of studentspushed to completion with all pos- j sible speed. Thanksgiving Day, 1924, one year and two days after the first meeting, the University Memorial Stadium was dedicated. All Texas was represented in the tribute of concrete and steel to war heroes. Over 36,000 personswitnessed the baptism of immortalglory wnen Doc Stewart’s team downed the Aggies for a 7-0 victory. Rivalry, however, was forgotten for the moment as the dedicatory exercises were in progress, for the Stadium stands as a monument to all Texas soldiers* who lost their lives in the World War. The Stadium stands as a monument of Texas spirit, of the will to do and to carry on for theold University.Two hundred and twenty-three individual bronze tablets have beenTurn to Page 3 This Section■ - ««*• •.Scarbrough SonsI he “I ashion Center ’ of AustinSuch Things as These
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Sun, Sep 22, 1929
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