Three interesting events:
Oct. 4, 1876: The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened for classes. Gov. Richard Coke gave a speech during the formal inauguration. He said:
"In time, these halls will become classic and the strong men of Texas, the men who will control the destinies of the State and direct her government, and her material development; men from the farm, the shop, the counter, the bench, the senate and the forum, who have been prepared for life's great struggle here, will, after we have been gathered to our fathers, meet in these halls and with grateful hearts amid the scenes and struggles of their youth, in poetry and song, and in silvery eloquence, chant the praises of their Alma Mater."
Oct. 4, 1905: Edwin Jackson Kyle, horticulture professor and chairman of the Athletic Council, purchased lumber to build wooden bleachers, according to A Centennial History of Texas A&M by Henry Dethloff. Kyle, class of 1899, paid $312.63 of his own money, according to the Brazos Genealogical Association. A&M's football field would eventually be known as Kyle Field.
Oct. 4, 1963: The Masked Rider is Texas Tech University's official mascot. A selected student wearing a mask and cape rides a horse, and leads the football team onto the field before kickoff.
On the eve of the A&M-Tech game in 1963, the horse named Tech Beauty went missing from her stables on campus in Lubbock and was not found in time for the game. The quarter horse mare was found Oct. 6 in a barn in Idalou, 12 miles northeast of Lubbock. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported Tech Beauty was shaved and had "AMC" painted on each side.
Oct. 4, 1876: The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened for classes. Gov. Richard Coke gave a speech during the formal inauguration. He said:
"In time, these halls will become classic and the strong men of Texas, the men who will control the destinies of the State and direct her government, and her material development; men from the farm, the shop, the counter, the bench, the senate and the forum, who have been prepared for life's great struggle here, will, after we have been gathered to our fathers, meet in these halls and with grateful hearts amid the scenes and struggles of their youth, in poetry and song, and in silvery eloquence, chant the praises of their Alma Mater."
Oct. 4, 1905: Edwin Jackson Kyle, horticulture professor and chairman of the Athletic Council, purchased lumber to build wooden bleachers, according to A Centennial History of Texas A&M by Henry Dethloff. Kyle, class of 1899, paid $312.63 of his own money, according to the Brazos Genealogical Association. A&M's football field would eventually be known as Kyle Field.
Oct. 4, 1963: The Masked Rider is Texas Tech University's official mascot. A selected student wearing a mask and cape rides a horse, and leads the football team onto the field before kickoff.
On the eve of the A&M-Tech game in 1963, the horse named Tech Beauty went missing from her stables on campus in Lubbock and was not found in time for the game. The quarter horse mare was found Oct. 6 in a barn in Idalou, 12 miles northeast of Lubbock. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported Tech Beauty was shaved and had "AMC" painted on each side.